thursday, may 21
Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast
The Harvey Milk Diversity Breakfast is designed to bring together more than 1,000 diverse San Diegans – business, labor, Democrats, Republicans, all communities, all ages, all San Diegans who support equality and justice – to celebrate the memory of this influential civil rights activist. This year Phill WIlson, president and CEO of The Black AIDS Institute and Rev. Troy Perry, founder of Metropolitan Community Church will be honored. Proceeds benefit the social services programs of the San Diego LGBT Community Center.
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel in San Diego, 7:30 a.m., 619-692-2077 x247, http://events.thecentersd.org/HMDB
friday, may 22
Megablock
Megablock seeks to reveal, if not defamiliarize, an emerging typology of urban redevelopment endemic to North American cities, typified by the mid-rise “five over one” and high-rise “Vancouver” tower block buildings that dominate downtown San Diego’s East Village. The artists that make up the exhibition represent a consortium of similar interests and serial-collaborations, all making work that seeks to critically address and engage with the built environment, and all currently working in the San Diego / Tijuana region.
Space4Art, 325 15th Street in San Diego, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., 619-269-7230, https://ruby-cougler-xoag.squarespace.com/
saturday, may 23
Midnight Madness: Raiders of the Lost Ark
Globe-trotting archaeologist Indiana Jones (Harrison Ford) races the Nazis for possession of the long-lost Ark of the Covenant in this breathtakingly exciting adventure. But to find the Ark, Indy must first secure a medallion kept under the protection of his old friend, whose daughter Marion (Karen Allen) evidently has a “history” with Jones. Whatever their personal differences, Indy and Marion become partners in one action-packed adventure after another, ranging from wandering the snake pits of the Well of Souls to surviving the pyrotechnic unearthing of the sacred Ark.
Landmark’s Ken Cinema, 4061 Adams Ave. in San Diego, ‘round 12 midnight, tickets $8.50, 619-283-3227, landmarktheatres.com/san-diego
sunday, may 24
Stephen Hough Plays Beethoven
The Jacobs Masterworks Season Finale concert opens with Aaron Jay Kernis’ heavenly, luminous Musica celestis followed by a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s personal showpiece, the Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, by master pianist Stephen Hough. Music Director Jahja Ling brings the program to a close with the confident, colorful and thrilling Second Symphony of Johannes Brahms.
Jacobs Music Center formerly Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, http://www.sandiegosymphony.org/
monday, may 25
Charlie Imes
Blending elements of pop, jazz, folk, rock and a host of other musical styles (a little bossa nova here, some ragtime there), San Diego singer-songwriter Charlie Imes’ music is self-described as laid-back, jazzy, beach folk rock – sort of like James Taylor took a band of Steely Dan-worthy soloists down to Jimmy Buffett’s studio in Key West and having Michael Franks produce their album. The result is music as comfortable as your favorite T-shirt and shorts, and has had people talking ever since.
Croce’s Park West, 2760 Fifth Avenue #100 in San Diego, 6 p.m., 619-233-4355, http://crocesparkwest.com
tuesday, may 26
Defining Modernism: 20th-Century Parisian Art Journals
This exhibition features a selection of original prints and covers from leading modernist art journals chosen mainly from the Museum’s Permanent Collection. Published in Paris in the mid-twentieth century, these lithographs, etchings, woodcuts and stencil prints were products of a remarkable collaboration between publishers and artists including such renowned talents as Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Wassily Kandinsky and Alexander Calder.
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
wednesday, may 27
Ciara
She’s a global superstar whose infectious tunes have resulted in multi-platinum albums, smash singles and a truckload of awards. Her dazzling dance moves have mesmerized audiences worldwide. But with Basic Instinct, her fourth album, Ciara wanted to push things further than she ever has before. “With this album I wanted to take it back to the basics and bring back the bass,” says Ciara. “At the same time, I’m still showing my growth and trusting my first instinct, my basic instinct on everything – my music choices and creative choices.”
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave. in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $10, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com
