thursday, june 2
Chamber Players at St. Paul’s Cathedral
Hear world-class chamber music in intimate settings as the Mainly Mozart Festival Chamber Players perform a series of concerts at St. Paul’s Cathedral in San Diego. Composed of members of the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra, the Chamber Players series offers programs that thematically connect chamber music to the repertoire being performed by the Festival
Orchestra.
St Paul’s Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7 p.m. wine reception, 7:30 p.m. concert, tickets $58, 619-239-0100, mainlymozart.org
friday, june 3
Lola Demure’s Burlesque & Variety Show
Originally from Los Angeles, Lola Demure comes from a long line of Vaudevillian performers and ballerinas. Demure has a new show at the San Diego House of Blues bringing the best in burlesque, circus, and vaudevillian performances to the stage!
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $25, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com/sandiego
saturday, june 4
Woody Guthrie’s American Song
Bound for Glory, Nine Hundred Miles, This Land Is Your Land. We all know them and we’ve sung them – songs about the open road, fighting for one’s rights, and the beauty of nature. Now meet the man that brought them all to life. As he looked for work and his next meal, Woody sang the stories of a whole nation determined to survive the Great Depression. Pull up a chair and join with us in discovering and celebrating the great American who gave our country its voice
Horton Grand Theatre, 444 Fourth Ave. in San Diego, 4 and 8 p.m., tickets from $38, 619-437-6000, intrepidtheatre.org
sunday, june 5
Adam Ray
Adam Ray is best known as the bad guy opposite Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy in Paul Feig’s buddy cop comedy The Heat. He can also be seen in McCarthy’s newest movie, Spy. And next summer, he will appear in Judd Apatow’s Pop Star, from the Lonely Island crew, and Paul Feig’s reboot of Ghostbusters, in which he also voices the iconic character of Slimer.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $10, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
monday, june 6
Fossil Mysteries
Ponder mysteries. Examine fossil evidence. Discover a world full of change. From dinosaurs to mastodons, travel through 75 million years and dig into the rich fossil history of Southern California and Baja California.
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, june 7
Missy Andersen
Missy likens her musical approach to Soul dipped in Blues. While you wrap your head around that description, consider the early influence of her parent’s extensive record collection of soul, R&B, blues, jazz and gospel. Her mother fanned Missy’s interest in singing early by entering her in a children’s talent contest and practicing with her after school. Missy started singing and performing at six, and particularly loved listening to songs that told stories like those by Gladys Knight, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, The Staples Singers and Teddy Pendergrass.
Humphreys Backstage Live, 2241 Shelter Island Dr. in San Diego, 7 p.m.., $5 cover, 619-224-3577, humphreysbackstagelive.com
wednesday, june 8
Love Letters in Metal: Jewelry By Svetozar And Ruth Radakovich
Svetozar (Toza) and Ruth Radakovich created some of the most exquisite, unique, and recognizable pieces of mid-century American jewelry. Their designs have left a lasting impression on the modern design and studio jewelry movement. Radakovich jewelry is exceptionally rare, whereas many studio jewelers created a design and produced hundreds of examples, the Radakoviches were known for creating unique, one-of-a-kind pieces which took inordinate amounts of time to perfect and complete. This exhibition is a narrative of their interwoven personal and professional lives—a long journey across continents and wars during which they found ways to speak words of love to each other through their art.
Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way in Oceanside, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., admission $8, 760-435-3720, oma-online.org