thursday, april 30
Dining Out for Life San Diego
Help raise funds for the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV/AIDS programs by simply dining out for breakfast, lunch and/or dinner today at participating restaurants. More than 75 San Diego restaurants, bars, coffee shops and ice cream shops will donate 25-100 percent of their food and liquor sales from that day including a record number of locations donating 50 percent.
For participating restaurants, visit thecentersd.org/events/dining-out-for-life-restaurants.html
friday, may 1
OK Go
Formed as a quartet in Chicago in 1998 and relocated to Los Angeles three years later, OK Go (Damian Kulash, Tim Nordwind, Dan Konopka, Andy Ross) have spent their career in a steady state of transformation. The four songs of the all-new Upside Out EP represent the first preview of Hungry Ghosts, due out in the fall. Drawn from the same marching orders issued to big-hearted happiness creators as Queen, T. Rex, The Cars or Cheap Trick, Upside Out is a reaffirmation of the sounds and ideas that brought the band together in the first place. With special guests Kitten.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $10, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com
saturday, may 2
Expressions of Pride
Attend the nation’s largest multicultural LGBT literary and arts festival and gain a deeper understanding of the history and art of LGBT people of color. This year the festival features Creek author, academic, and fiddler Craig Womack, whose book Red on Red: Native American Literary Separatism is often taught in Native American Studies classes. Also featured is the award winning Chicano writer Rigoberto González, as well as Chinelo Okparanta, a Nigerian lesbian writer.
Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. in San Diego, 10 a.m.-7p.m., readings and performances: 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 6-7 p.m., sdliteraryfoundation.org/events-2
sunday, may 3
Boeing Boeing
American bachelor Bernard is happily engaged to Gloria. And to Gabriella. And to Gretchen. Having successfully juggled the arrivals and departures of these three gorgeous flight attendants, things are about to get turbulent. Weather delays and a new speedier Boeing jet see all three invading his apartment at the same time. Don’t miss this hilarious Tony Award-winning farce.
Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way in Coronado, 8 p.m., tickets $23, 619-435-4856, coronadoplayhouse.com
monday, may 4
Lalla Essaydi
Moroccan-born, New York-based photographer Lalla Essaydi (b. 1956) explores issues surrounding the role of women in Arab culture and their representation in the western European artistic tradition. Her large-scale photographs are based on nineteenth-century Orientalist paintings, but work to subvert those stereotyped and sexualized representations. Aside from their timely and provocative subject matter, Essaydi’s photographs are technically impressive.
The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $12, 619-232-7931, sdmart.org
tuesday, may 5
Occupy the Rice Fields
In this comedic monologue, Aimee Greenberg travels to the island of Bali in search of the sacred and the last of the trance dancers, but encounters fake spiritualists, hawkers and hustlers. The antidote to Eat Pray Love!
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach, 7:30 p.m., tickets $15, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
wednesday, may 6
The Moody Blues
The Moody Blues have been at the forefront of the classic rock music scene for more than 40 years, with their multi-platinum, platinum and gold albums and singles hitting Billboard at No. 1, Top 5, Top 10, Top 20 and Top 40. Their illustrious roster of hits include: “Nights In White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” “Ride My See Saw,” “The Story In Your Eyes,” “Isn’t Life Strange,” “Question,” “I’m Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)” and “Your Wildest Dreams,” and many more. The band will be touring in relation to their new box set, The Polydor Years 1986-1992, which was released last year on UMe.
Humphreys Concerts by the bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $85, 800-745-3000, humphreysconcerts.com
