thursday, dec. 1
World AIDS Day: Bar AIDS San Diego
Join Bar AIDS San Diego and “raise your glass” to the end of new HIV infections in San Diego County. On this day, participating bars, nightclubs, coffee shops, and juice bars will be donating 25% or more of the day’s earnings to the San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative (SDHFC), which supports HIV/AIDS services throughout San Diego County.
For participating businesses and more information visit baraidssd.org
friday, dec. 2
Bobby Lee
At 18 years of age Lee moved out of his parents’ home and took jobs in restaurants and coffee shops in the San Diego area, while also attending Palomar College for a brief period. In 1994 the coffee shop for which he was working closed. “I just went next door to get a job,” he said, “which was The Comedy Store in San Diego” (also known as the La Jolla Comedy Store). After a few months of working odd jobs at the club he decided to try stand-up during one of their amateur nights. Within a year of doing regular comedy sets he got offers to open for both Pauly Shore and Carlos Mencia.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., tickets $22, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
saturday, dec. 3
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer has proven herself one of the entertainment industry’s leading forces as a standup comedian, actress, writer, producer and director. Amy is the creator, star, writer and executive producer of the award winning Inside Amy Schumer, the popular Comedy Central television series which premiered in April 2013 to the network’s highest season premiere ratings of that year. The show is currently airing its fourth season.
Valley View Casino Center, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $35, 619-224-4171, valleyviewcasinocenter.com
sunday, dec. 4
Adams, Atoms and Planets
Peter Oundjian leads this program which illustrates the awesome power, beauty and danger of our universe that is on display in the melodic and harmonic soundscapes of two composers separated by time but synchronized in world-encompassing vision. Gustav Holst wrote The Planets, richly portraying astrological personalities using the widest orchestra palette possible, wider in fact than he ever thought would be achievable on the stage; a rich patron unexpectedly made a live performance possible in Holst’s lifetime, paving the way for The Planets’ frequent and welcome appearances today in concert halls around the globe.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
monday, dec. 5
The Handmaiden
From Park Chan-wook, the celebrated director of Oldboy, Lady Vengeance and Stoker, comes a ravishing new crime drama. Park presents a gripping and sensual tale of two women – a young Japanese lady living on a secluded estate, and a Korean woman who is hired to serve as her new handmaiden, but is secretly plotting with a conman to defraud her of a large inheritance.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, show time 3:15 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, dec. 6
Robin Henkel
Three time winner of “Best Blues” at the San Diego Music Awards Robin Henkel performs country blues with an intensity rarely seen in Southern California. Grounded in the blues of Mississippi 1930s-50s, Robin has built his own personal style drawing from the influences of Robert Johnson, Fred McDowell, Muddy Waters, Skip James and others.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave in San Diego, 7 p.m., free, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com/sandiego
wednesday, dec. 7
The Cherries Jubilee
The Cherries Jubilee Jazz Cabaret pays tribute to the music and dance of the early jazz era, taking inspiration from Harlem landmarks The Cotton Club and Apollo Theatre. Created in 2008 by Claudia Gomez, a San Diego native and tap dancer extraordinaire, The Cherries Jubilee Jazz Cabaret blends choreographed dance numbers, improvisation, singing, audience engagement, and live music to transport audiences back to the early 1900s when jazz was new and entertainment was hot.
The California Center for the Arts, 340 N Escondido Blvd. in Escondido, 7 p.m., free, 800-988-4253, artcenter.org
