thursday, nov. 24
Skating by the Sea
Skating by the Sea returns to Hotel del Coronado for the 12th year from Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 24, through Jan. 2. This spectacular ice rink is located seaside on Windsor Lawn and features stunning views of the Pacific and Coronado beach. The Del’s iconic Victorian building, adorned with thousands of white lights, provides a magical backdrop as holiday music fills the air and guests enjoy hot chocolate and libations.
Hotel Del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave. in Coronado, 11 a.m.-9 p.m., skating is $25 per person and ice skate rentals are free, 619-522-8490, hoteldel.com
friday, nov. 25
Free tacos and beer starring Yannis Pappas
Come and be entertained by Comedy Central’s Yannis Pappas, the Greek-American comedian born and raised in Brooklyn, New York and enjoy food specials like one free gringo taco included with each drink purchased and drink specials like one free bottled beer included with each shot purchased.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., tickets $16, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
saturday, nov. 26
Count Basie Orchestra: Sinatra’s Jazz
The Count Basie Orchestra and guest vocalist Jane Monheit kick off the Jazz @ The Jacobs season with a tribute to Frank Sinatra’s unique contributions to the jazz repertoire. The concert opens with a set by vocalist Dave Damiani and friends.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
sunday, nov. 27
The Fantasticks
The 1960 musical with music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones, The Fantasticks tells an allegorical story, loosely based on the play The Romancers (Les Romanesques) by Edmond Rostand, concerning two neighboring fathers who trick their children, Luisa and Matt, into falling in love by pretending to feud. The fathers hire traveling actors to stage a mock abduction, so that Matt can heroically seem to save Luisa, ending the supposed feud.
Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets $31, 858-578-7728, scrippsranchtheatre.org
monday, nov. 28
American Honey
Star, an adolescent girl from a troubled home, runs away with a traveling sales crew who drive across the American Midwest selling subscriptions door to door. Finding her feet in this gang of teenagers, one of whom is Jake, she soon gets into the group’s lifestyle of hard-partying nights, law-bending days and young love.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, show time 5 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, nov. 29
Porter Robinson and Madeon
Having first met on an Internet message board a decade ago as young Daft Punk fans who wanted to produce music, Porter and Madeon have pursued distinct but coincidentally parallel careers to become electronic music creators of their own. Each has emerged out of the electronic music scene to become crossover electronic pop powerhouses.
Valley View Casino Center, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. in San Diego, 8:30 p.m., tickets from $53.50, 619-224-4171, valleyviewcasinocenter.com
wednesday, nov. 30
Scenes from an Execution
Howard Barker’s Scenes from an Execution is a play confronting the contentious relationship between art and politics. It centers around Galactia, an artist in 16th century Venice who paints an enormous image depicting a violent battle that recently claimed the lives of countless soldiers. When the government finds out about the painting, they do all they can to silence Galactia and prevent the painting from seeing the light of day.
The Theodore and Adele Shank Theatre, UC San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive in La Jolla, 7:30 p.m., general tickets $21.69, 858-534-3791, theatre.ucsd.edu/season/Scenes/index.htm
