thursday, feb. 7
The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye tells the story of one year in the life of a young black girl in 1940s Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Left to fend for herself, she blames her dark skin and prays for blue eyes, sure that love will follow. Adapted from the debut novel of Toni Morrison by the playwright of Mo’olelo’s 2011 production of Stick Fly, The Bluest Eye paints a portrait of the legacy of racism on a young girl’s psyche.
Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company, Moxie Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., Suite N in San Diego, 8 p.m., preview regular adult tickets $20,
858-598-7620, moolelo.net
friday, feb. 8
The Laramie Project
San Diego’s newest community theater company is presenting a revival of The Laramie
Project and partnering with the Hillcrest Youth Center to bring awareness and support for local
LGBT youth. The Trinity Theatre Company revisits the tragic hate crime in October 1998 when a
gay 21- year old University of Wyoming student was kidnapped, beaten and left to die on a fence on a
remote prairie outside Laramie, Wyo. Matthew Shepard endured almost 18 hours near death
before he was discovered. He later died from his injuries sparking international.
Swedenborg Hall, 4144 Campus Ave. in San Diego,7 p.m., tickets: presale $15, at the door $20, 619-269-9283, facebook.com/trinitytheatrecompany
saturday. feb.9
New Shanghai Circus
New Shanghai Circus brings 2500 years of acrobatics, magic, juggling, contortion, humor and color to San Diego’s Spreckels Theatre. The first company to perform on Broadway and be named “Best foreign company on Broadway.
Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway in San Diego, 3 and 7:30 p.m., tickets from $33.35, 619-220-8497, spreckels.net
sunday, feb. 10
Inside/Outside
La Jolla Symphony & Chorus Music Director Steven Schick conducts the orchestra and guest artists in three works that occupy very different senses of space: from the “cathedral” sound of Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis by Ralph Vaughan Williams, to the intimacy of Luciano Berio’s Folk Songs featuring brilliant soprano and rising star , to the expansive grandeur of Symphony No. 3 by Carl Nielsen with soprano Bonnie Lander and baritone Austin Thompson.
The La Jolla Symphony & Chorus, Mandeville Auditorium, UCSD campus in La Jolla, 2 p.m., general tickets $29, 858-534-4637, lajollasymphony.com
monday, feb. 11
Lowrider Legends
A fascinating exhibit of lowriders – the amazing engineering and cultural phenomenon that is such an integral part of San Diego
San Diego Automotive Museum, 2080 Pan American Plaza in Balboa Park, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., last admission 4:30 p.m., adult admission $8, 619-231-2886, sdautomuseum.org
tuesday, feb. 12
The GSDBA Professional Luncheon with guest speaker Bronwyn Ingram
These unique lunch events present special guest speakers discussing issues pertinent to LGBT
professionals and their allies at a sit down lunch. This Tuesday, hear San Diego’s first lady, fiancée of Mayor Bob Filner, Bronwyn Ingram speak. A GSDBA members event.
Wang’s North Park, 3029 University Ave. in San Diego, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., tickets $25 prepay, $35 at the door, 619-296-4543, gsdba.org
wednesday, feb. 13
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
Romance, beauty, splendor. It’s a dazzling spectacle of grace and beauty! The dancers of the Russian National Ballet Theatre perform to Piotr Tchaikovsky’s beloved masterpiece of doomed love, Romeo and Juliet. The choreography is a new restaging by Elena Radchenko based on original choreography by the legendary Marius Petipa. The evening’s presentation opens with Mikhail Fokine’s short grand pas Chopiniana, featuring music of Frédéric Chopin.
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $20, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
