Thursday, July 7
Once Upon A Wedding
Everything is sure to be perfect at the Dudley/Do-Wright wedding. The bride, Daisy, and her groom, Davis, are blissfully in love and surrounded by their friends and family. Nothing could possibly go wrong. That is, until the wedding coordinator goes missing along with half of the wedding party and the bride’s parents seem on the verge of divorce!
Once Upon A Wedding is the new interactive musical comedy. Complete with a three course dinner, drinks, dancing and tons of live entertainment, the Bahia Resort invites you to join the fun and frolic as we cruise around Mission Bay aboard the timeless sternwheeler ship, the William D. Evans.
William D. Evans sternwheeler, at the Bahia Resort Hotel, 998 West Mission Bay Drive, in Mission Bay, 6:40 p.m., $55, bahiahotel.com.
Friday, July 8
Remember the mixtape?
The cassette that held that just right mix of your favorite music. It was the perfect way to remember a feeling, celebrate a moment, make a statement and share your heart.
Mixtape holds those favorite memories from the ’80s with the music of Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Dire Straits, Journey, Paul Simon, The Cure, U2, Amy Grant, Duran Duran, the B52s, Tears for Fears, Billy Joel, Madonna, Sting, Michael Jackson and much, much more. Lamb’s Players Theatre presents a celebration of that most awesome of decades, performed live by a multi-talented cast and San Diego’s hottest band.
Horton Grand Theatre, 444 Fourth Ave., in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $33, 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Saturday, July 9
Red Hot Babes and Bow Ties!
Bust out your favorite bow tie and kick off your Pride festivities a week early with Red Hot Babes and Bow Ties, a women’s nightclub presented by the Women’s Resource Center. DJ Muse will be in the house, spinning all your favorite hits. Enjoy dancing, mingling, snacks and a no-host bar. Best bow tie wins two free drinks! Tickets are available at the door. A no-host bar will be available, complete with drink specials all night, including $1 kamikaze shots from 6-7 p.m. Women 21 and up are welcome.
The Center, 3909 Centre St., in San Diego, 6-9 p.m., $5 per person, contact Danielle Lopez 619-692-2077 ext. 201, email women@thecentersd.org.
Sunday, July 10
A neighborhood block party
Come help HillQuest celebrate the completion of another great book with a true neighborhood block party, at the ninth annual Hop in the ’Hood!
Cornhole will be played throughout the day and keeping the party going will be Mistress of Ceremonies Laura Jane. Entertainment line-up includes Girls Gone Band, Kitten With A Whip, Shawn P. Rohlf & The 7th Day Buskers, Amanda Waggener Band and there will also be karaoke and a DJ. And as a special treat owner Christian Chaffee is bringing a fabulously restored 1914 streetcar from San Diego’s history.
Along the 3700 block of Seventh Ave., in Hillcrest, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., hillquest.com.
Monday, July 11
Landscapes of China’s Grand Canal
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla presents Emperor’s River: Philipp Scholz Rittermann
which features dramatic landscapes of China’s Grand Canal captured through the lens of celebrated San Diego-based photographer, Philipp Scholz Rittermann. In 2009, Rittermann set out to capture China’s rapidly evolving economy with a study of life along its historic Grand Canal. Rittermann’s panoramic images portray the often jarring contrasts of history and modernity, rural terrain and burgeoning metropolises of this rapidly developing country.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla, 700 Prospect St., in La Jolla, open 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., general admission $10, 858-454-3541, mcasd.org.
Tuesday, July 12
All that glitters …
San Diego Natural History Museum presents the gem and mineral exhibition: All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals.
Discover how the same Earth processes that build landscapes produce dazzling gemstones and precious metals, even right here in San Diego County, one of the most famous gem-producing regions in the world. Witness a stunning selection of spectacular natural mineral crystals, exquisite jewelry and works of art. See objects on display for the first time ever. Discover “first finds” in the world, found right here in California: benitoite, gold, kunzite and morganite.
San Diego Natural History Museum,1788 El Prado, in Balboa Park, open 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., adult admission $17, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org.
Wednesday, July 13
Ultra camp classic!
FilmOut San Diego presents Female Trouble. What better way to kick off San Diego Pride than with a rare screening of John Water’s ultra camp classic charting the life and times of Dawn Davenport, showing her progress from loving schoolgirl to crazed mass murderer – all of which stems from her parents’ refusal to buy her cha-cha heels for Christmas.
If you’ve never seen an early John Water’s film (considered one of his best by fans) with an audience, then you are in for a memorable experience.
The Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets $10, filmoutsandiego.com.
