thursday, march 23
Brian Posehn
Brian Posehn has been busy for a while. As a writer/actor/stand-up comic he doesn’t have a ton of down time. Brian has most recently been seen on the acclaimed Netflix show, Lady Dynamite and FX’s You’re The Worst and in his recurring roles on The Big Bang Theory and New Girl. He was one of the stars of Comedy Central’s popular show, The Sarah Silverman Program. He has also appeared on such seminal sitcoms as Seinfeld, NewsRadio, Everybody Loves Raymond and Friends and a recurring role on Just Shoot Me.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $9, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
friday, march 24
A Night of Classical Iranian Music
A night of Iranian music improvisation featuring Niloufar Shiri: Kamancheh, Mahtab Nadalian: Santour, Milad Jahadi: Tombak and Daf and Hesam Abedini: Vocals. This event is supported by UC San Diego Department of Music, the Iranian Student Association (ISTA) and Persian Cultural Center (PCC).
Conrad Prebys Music Center, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Dr. in La Jolla, 7 p.m., free – RSVP required, 858-534-3448, musicweb.ucsd.edu/concerts
saturday, march 25
The 39 Steps
Hitchcock meets hilarious in this award-winning stage adaptation of The Master of Suspense‘s murderous classic thriller. Director Desha Crownover (Seussical) makes a welcome return to Coronado Playhouse to bring you this multi-award winning, ingenious and entertaining theatrical extravaganza. Four actors, 139 characters and 100 hilarious minutes await you when you journey back to 1930s Britain and meet our hero, the painfully English (and painfully handsome) Richard Hannay.
Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way in Coronado, 8 p.m., tickets $27, 619-435-4856, coronadoplayhouse.com
sunday, march 26
Hillcrest Wind Ensemble Spring Concert
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble’s Spring Concert will include Gershwin’s “An American in Paris”, Bernstein’s “Candide Suite”, and Copland’s “Hoe Down” from Rodeo. A highlight will be the performance of organist Russ Peck joining the band on the newly restored and enlarged pipe organ on Alfred Reed’s “Alleluia Laudamus Te”
First United Methodist Church of Chula Vista, 1200 East H St. in Chula Vista, 4 p.m., freewill offering is suggested, 619-692-2077×814, hillcrestwindensemble.com
monday, march 27
Julieta
Renowned director Pedro Almodovar returns to the big screen in the film adaptation of three Canada based short stories by Nobel Prize-winner Alice Munro. After a chance meeting, middle-aged Julieta (Emma Suarez) learns that her long-lost daughter has resurfaced in Madrid. This begins a painful reflection by Julieta into her checkered past, flashing back to the moments of pain that defined her current life. Spanish with English subtitles.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 5:05 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, march 28
Michelle Montjoy’s River
River is the reimagining of traditional techniques and attitudes of knitting into a contemporary role that connects communities through comfort, inspiration and empowerment. Using large table top looms or finger crocheting forms, the community will be invited to contribute to a visual conversation by knitting or crocheting, braiding or knotting a form using old t-shirts. The resulting unusual abstract piece of art will be installed as an exhibit and will embrace the connection, fluidity, and vitality of the many hands of the community involved. The multiplicity of those hands’ work becomes a conversation. Not nostalgic or sentimental, the artwork is a translation of domestic form to cultural object. It’s a retro-revolutionary approach to engagement and art making.
Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way in Oceanside, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., general admission $8, 760-435-3720, oma-online.org
wednesday, march 29
Art Connection: Where Music Meets Art
It’s one of the basic contradictions of our time that we live in an era of extreme divisiveness (you’re red, I’m blue), but in the arts, barriers are coming down. Composers are getting more visual while artists are getting more musical. What effect does this have on artists and musicians? What are the ramifications for visual art, which has traditionally been object-oriented (ask any collector), and music where, for all intents and purposes, there is no “object”? How do you “view” sounds? How do you “listen to” images? This panel discussion will be moderated by James Chute.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., this is event is free, but ticketed, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
