thursday, nov. 3
Ruben Ochoa: watching, waiting, commiserating
Ruben Ochoa makes use of common construction materials to create imposing sculptural installations that intervene into the existing built environment. His sculptures – in addition to his drawings, photography, and public projects – move beyond the materials’ direct references to construction and labor in order to generate new associations between aesthetics, architecture, and class.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown, 1100 and 1001 Kettner Blvd. in San Diego, 11 a.m.–5 p.m., general admission $10, 858-454-3541, mcasd.org
friday, nov. 4
Craig Robinson
Craig Robinson began doing stand-up and taking classes in improv and acting at The Second City in Chicago. Beginning in 2005, he portrayed Darryl Philbin on the American version of The Office, and was promoted to a starring role in the fourth season. He has appeared on other television shows, including Arrested Development, Lucky, Friends, Halfway Home, and Reno 911! He appeared in the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers song “Hump de Bump”. He also hosted the seventh season of Last Comic Standing. He voiced Cookie in Shrek Forever After and played Reg Mackworthy on the HBO hit series Eastbound & Down.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., tickets $35, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
saturday, nov. 5
Alan Parsons Live Project
The Alan Parsons Project were a British progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of Alan Parsons and Eric Woolfson. Since 1993, a new version of the band has toured, with Parsons performing live acoustic guitar, keyboards and vocals, with various line-ups. This latest incarnation was called Alan Parsons, eventually renaming as the Alan Parsons Live Project, the name distinct from The Alan Parsons Project, due to founder Parsons’ break-up with Woolfson.
The David and Dorothea Garfield Theatre, 4126 Executive Drive in La Jolla, 9 p.m., tickets from $45, 858-362-1348, elegalworld.com
sunday, nov. 6
Sitar Concert by Ronobir Lahiri
Ronobir Lahiri is an accomplished and innovative sitar player. Using elements of raga and tala theory, his live mini concert explores the tension between computer generated music and human emotion. By overlaying traditional Indian ragas onto ambient, house, techno, and club tracks, he seeks to create a sound environment that is intense yet soothing, joyful yet profound, uplifting yet understated.
Lyceum Stage Theatre, Westfield Horton Plaza, 79 Broadway Circle in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $5, 619-544-1000, sdrep.org
monday, nov. 7
King Cobra
James Franco, Christian Slater and Alicia Silverstone star in this scandalous true-crime thriller about two rival gay porn producers competing for the attention of a particularly popular adult video performer.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, show time 1:15 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, nov. 8
Miss You Like Hell
When a whip-smart, deeply imaginative teenager agrees to take a road trip with her free-spirited Latina mother, neither can imagine where it will take them. Chance encounters with a medley of characters along the way brings them closer to understanding what sets them apart – and what connects them forever. Featuring compelling original songs that are every bit as diverse and eclectic as America, Miss You Like Hell is a new musical that exudes the joy, love and frustration of being a family in a changing country.
La Jolla Playhouse, Weiss Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Dr. in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $25, 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
wednesday, nov. 9
Joyce Yang and Dvořák
A Chamber Music Series Concert at the Auditorium at TSRI with special guest: Joyce Yang, piano. Blessed with “poetic and sensitive pianism” (Washington Post) and a “wondrous sense of color” (San Francisco Classical Voice), pianist Joyce Yang captivates audiences with her virtuosity, lyricism and interpretive sensitivity. As a Van Cliburn International Piano Competition silver medalist and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient, Ms. Yang showcases her colorful musical personality in solo recitals and collaborations with the world’s top orchestras and chamber musicians.
The Auditorium at TSRI – The Scripps Research Institute, 10620 John J Hopkins Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $35, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
