thursday, aug. 21
transcenDANCE presents Because I’m Still Becoming
While we all have stories that tell us where we’ve come from, we are not our past. Enjoy the culminating event of a summer long exploration that highlights youth voice, creative writing and personal storytelling as catalysts for creating future change both internally and externally through dance. transcenDANCE Youth Arts Project empowers culturally diverse, City Heights and National City neighborhood youth to mobilize social change through performance arts based community-building, leadership, and service.
Lyceum Space Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets $25, 619-544-1000, lyceumevents.org
friday, aug. 22
Sapphic Cinema: I Can’t Think Straight
Come to The Center for a free movie night! This month’s featured film will be I Can’t Think Straight. This is a romantic film adapted from a novel about a London based Jordanian of Palestinian descent, Tala, who is preparing for an elaborate wedding. A turn of events causes her to have an affair and subsequently fall in love with another woman, Leyla, a British Indian. Sapphic Cinema will take place in the library with concessions available for a donation. There will be a group discussion to follow.
The Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego, 7 p.m., free, for information contact Sheena Whitaker at 619.692.2077 x212, or women@thecentersd.org
saturday, aug. 23
Ageless Artist Senior Art Show
Come view the masterpieces of the 50 & Better Together Art Group. Enjoy wine, light snacks and good company. Win a masterpiece of your own! Admission is free, but you must be 21+.
The Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego, 7 p.m., free, for information contact Ben Cartwright at bcartwright@thecentersd.org or 619.692.2077 x106
sunday, aug. 24
Sweeney Todd
An infamous tale, Sweeney Todd, an unjustly exiled barber, returns to 19th century London seeking vengeance against the lecherous judge who framed him and ravaged his young wife. The road to revenge leads Todd to Mrs. Lovett, a resourceful proprietress of a failing pie shop, above which he opens a new barber practice. Mrs. Lovett’s luck sharply shifts when Todd’s thirst for blood inspires the integration of an ingredient into her meat pies that has the people of London lining up, and the carnage has only just begun!
AVO Playhouse, 303 Main Street in Vista, 5 p.m., tickets $29, starrepertorytheatre.com
monday, aug. 25
Keyshia Cole
Often it is said that the only constant in life is change. Four-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum-selling singer/songwriter Keyshia Cole knows well about enduring the seasons of change, particularly matters of the heart. With the release of her fourth album Calling All Hearts (Geffen Records), in the true spirit of full disclosure, Keyshia pours her heart and soul on all 14 tracks of her latest masterpiece. Enlisting powerful collaborations with Nicki Minaj, Faith Evans, Tank and her mother Dr. Yvonne Cole, and partnering with production giants Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Timbaland, Keyshia made this project a labor of love and an true expression of life … Keyshia’s life.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 6:30 p.m., tickets from $30.65, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com
tuesday, aug. 26
Featured Artists Show
Artists Maryellene Deason, Arlene James and Gloria Galbraith will present their exciting acrylic and mixed media paintings. The artists share a wonderful sense of color and texture that make for an exciting exhibition.
Southwestern Artists Association, Spanish Village Art Center, Studio 23, 1770 Village Place in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free admission, 619-232-3522, swartists.com
wednesday, aug. 27
B.B. King
His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on Earth. Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 88, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion. Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished and more relevant than ever.
Humphreys Concerts by the bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $75, 800-745-3000, humphreysconcerts.com
