thursday, april 28
Dan Soder
Dan is a New York based actor, writer, and stand-up comedian. He has appeared on Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, The Half Hour, Conan, and Opie and Anthony. He had a leading role in the feature-length indie film It Had To Be You opposite Cristin Milioti.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $16, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
friday, april 29
Jahja Ling Conducts Mahler
Performed without intermission and led by Music Director Jahja Ling, Gustav Mahler’s Sixth Symphony (Tragic) is his purest sustained expression of the joy and sublime beauty that a human life may offer, even if in the face of inevitable and sometimes inescapably cruel death.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
saturday, april 30
Way Downriver
A flood of Biblical proportions on the mighty Mississippi provides the dramatic backdrop to this gripping, edge-of-your seat adventure. Adapted from the William Faulkner short story, Old Man, Way Downriver reveals an unlikely pair of souls who are bound together by the forces of nature, and who struggle to overcome their fears and prejudice in order to survive their harrowing experiences.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach, 2 and 8 p.m., tickets from $43, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
sunday, may 1
Constellations
Physicist Marianne meets beekeeper Roland at a party. They hit it off … or perhaps they don’t. One of them is married … or maybe they’re both single. Nick Payne’s Constellations takes this chance encounter between two lost souls and opens the door to the infinite possibilities of their relationship. Breathlessly navigating through the spellbinding and romantic journey of being in love, Constellations looks at how the tiniest change in the details of our lives can lead us on completely different paths. Contains strong language.
Sheryl & Harvey White Theatre, The Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 2 and 7 p.m., tickets from $66, 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org
monday, may 2
Fossil Mysteries
From dinosaurs to mastodons, discover the rich fossil history of our region. In this major exhibition, created by the Museum, ponder a mystery, examine the strong fossil evidence from the Museum’s collection, and use scientific tools to discover answers. Traveling through a 75-million-year timeline, from the age of dinosaurs to the Ice Ages, experience an unfolding of the prehistory of Southern California and Baja California, Mexico.
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $19, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org
tuesday, may 3
Gin Wigmore – Willing To Die Tour
Gin Wigmore is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Featuring on the Smashproof single “Brother” in 2009, Wigmore went on to release her debut album Holy Smoke, in 2009, and her second, Gravel & Wine, in 2011. Her third album, Blood to Bone, was released June 26, 2015. She is known for her high and raspy voice.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets $16, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com/sandiego
wednesday, may 4
Laddie John Dill: Light Sentences And Light Traps
A central figure in the California Light and Space movement, Laddie John Dill has been using a combination of weighty and incandescent elemental materials to construct luminous sculptures, formalistic wall pieces, and site-specific installations since the 1960s. This split-gallery survey combines artwork from Dill’s argon and mercury gas Light Sentences series, a Light Plains sand and light creation, and several new aircraft aluminum wall pieces in the Light Traps series.
Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way in Oceanside, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., admission $8, 760-435-3720, oma-online.org
