thursday, jan. 5
Corey Holcomb
Corey Holcombe’s film and television credits include the independent film Who’s Watching The Kids, MTV2’s Wild ‘N Out, NBC’s Last Comic Standing and much more. He has appeared in three comedy specials of his own, Corey Holcomb: The Problem Is You, Comedy Central Presents: Corey Holcomb, and Corey Holcomb: Your Way Ain’t Working.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $22, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
friday, jan. 6
4UP Art Show
The 4UP Art Show opens after the New Year at The Studio Door at 3750 30th Street (North Park, San Diego). The show appears in two distinct exhibitions that run back to back for two weeks each. First, Sherry Krulle-Beaton and Jackson Thilenius will be featured from January 6 – 15 and then Nancy Plank and Patrick Brown are featured Jan. 20 – 29.
The Studio Door, 3750 30th Street in North Park, 12-7 p.m., free, 619-255-4920, thestudiodoor.com
saturday, jan. 7
Midnight Madness: Howl’s Moving Castle
Visionary director Hayao Miyazaki’s (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) animated adventure brims with imagination, humor, action and romance. Sophie, a teenage girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl, and is subsequently turned into a 90-year-old woman by the Wicked Witch of the Waste. Subtitled.
Landmark Theatres, Ken Cinema, 4061 Adams Ave. in San Diego, rated R, 11:59 p.m., tickets $8.50, 619-298-2904, landmarktheatres.com
sunday, jan. 8
A Culture Shock Nutcracker
Culture Shock Dance Troupe’s modern re-interpretation of the Nutcracker stays true to E.T.A. Hoffman’s story and honors the brilliance and beauty of Tchaikovsky’s score. With special guest stars and a whole new twist like you’ve never seen before in the Nutcracker, come prepared for a night of true fun and entertainment.
Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway in San Diego, 1 p.m. and 6 p.m., tickets from $18, cultureshockdance.org/nutcracker/
monday, jan. 9
Cameraperson
A boxing match in Brooklyn; life in postwar Bosnia and Herzegovina; the daily routine of a Nigerian midwife; an intimate family moment at home: these scenes and others are woven into Cameraperson, a tapestry of footage collected over the 25-year career of documentary cinematographer Kirsten Johnson. Through a series of episodic juxtapositions, Johnson explores the relationships between image makers and their subjects, the tension between the objectivity and intervention of the camera, and the complex interaction of unfiltered reality and crafted narrative.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 7:55 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, jan. 10
Les Liaisons Dangereuses
San Diego’s New Fortune Theatre Company’s next show will be a San Diego premiere of Christopher Hampton’s Les Liaisons Dangereuses, better known as Dangerous Liaisons. Set in sumptuous 1780s France, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is adapted by Christopher Hampton in 1985 from an epistolary novel of the same title by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, 1782.
The Lyceum Space, 79 Horton Plaza in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-544-1000, lyceumevents.org
wednesday, jan. 11
Marjorie Prime
Fresh from triumphant runs in Los Angeles and New York, comes this fascinating, skillfully wrought family drama that dazzled critics and audiences alike. A finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize, Marjorie Prime is set in the near future, a time when artificial intelligence has reached new heights, and lifelike robots provide companionship for the lonely.
North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr. in Solana Beach, 8 p.m., tickets $39, 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
