thursday, may 11
San Diego Surf Film Festival
The 6th Annual San Diego Surf Film Festival (SDSFF) builds momentum year after year due to its incredible event schedule and film lineup. The SDSFF returns through May 13 with its headquarters at Misfit Gallery in La Jolla and once again offers a very ambitious program. Festival highlights include over 25 of the finest international surf films, a Skip Frye Lifetime Tribute, filmmaker meet and greets, Grant Ellis (Surfing Magazine photo editor) slideshow, live art brewery party, beach clean-ups and surfing expression sessions.
Misfit Pictures HQ, 565 Pearl Street #100 in La Jolla, for full festival details visit sdsurffilmfestival.com
friday, may 12
Loverboy
For more than 30 years, Loverboy has been “Working for the Weekend” (and on weekends), delighting audiences around the world since forming in 1978, when vocalist Mike Reno was introduced to guitar hot shot Paul Dean – both veterans of several bands on the Canadian scene – at Calgary’s Refinery Night Club.
Sycuan Casino, 5485 Casino Way in El Cajon, 8 p.m., tickets from $59, 1-800-2-SYCUAN, sycuan.com
saturday, may 13
Ron Funches
Ron Funches is a very funny stand-up comedian with a unique delivery and lovable demeanor. You just want to hug and squeeze him like a big stuffed bear. His easy going, inventive style sounds the way fresh chocolate chip cookies taste. Ron performs stand up all over the United States impressing audiences everywhere.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., tickets $18, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
sunday, may 14
The Old Man and The Old Moon
After delighting audiences in New York, Chicago and Boston, The Old Man and The Old Moon makes its West Coast premiere. The Old Man tends to The Old Moon, refilling the light that spills out every night. When his wife unexpectedly leaves home, The Old Man abandons his post and plunges the world into darkness. His eventful journey across land, air, and sea to find her reminds them – and us – of the unwavering power of love.
Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, The Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park, 7 p.m. and 7 p.m., tickets from $29, 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org
monday, may 15
Risk
Filmed over six years including through the 2016 presidential election and up to the present moment, Risk takes viewers closer than they have ever been before to Julian Assange and those who surround him. With unprecedented access, Oscar winner Laura Poitras give us the WikiLeaks story from the inside.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, 1:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, may 16
Selections from The Vietnam War
The Vietnam War is a ten-part, 18-hour documentary film series directed by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick that will air on PBS in September 2017. A free screening of selections from The Vietnam War takes place today May 16 at the Balboa Theatre. The Vietnam War features testimony from nearly 100 witnesses, including many Americans who fought in the war and others who opposed it.
The Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave. in San Diego, 7 p.m., to be added to a wait list, email GIFilmFestivalSD@kpbs.org, gifilmfestivalsd.org/2016/films/vietnam-war
wednesday, may 17
Duncan McCosker, A Memorial Exhibition
Duncan McCosker (1944-2016) was born in Glendale, Calif. and taught photography at the University of San Diego from the early 1980s until last year. For decades, McCosker meticulously documented the Del Mar County Fair, the beaches of San Diego County, and the tourist zones of Paris. This memorial exhibition – organized, in part, by USD art history students – will survey forty years of this talented photographer’s work.
Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park in San Diego, noon-5 p.m., free, sandiego.edu/galleries/exhibitions/fine-art-galleries
