The arcHIVe project, along with the Sunset Temple and Claire de Lune Coffee Lounge, will be hosting an art mixer for the Greater San Diego Business Association (GSDBA). The evening will feature local artists affected by HIV as well as The arcHIVe project artists Chad Elliott Hirata, Kyle Cardwell, and art from the country’s first group of Girl Scouts dedicated to becoming life-long community advocates in HIV/AIDS issues.
Claire de Lune’s Sunset Temple, 3911 Kansas Street in San Diego, 6-8 p.m.,$10 for GSDBA members
Mixtape is an awesome collection of your favorite memories from the ‘80s – featuring the music of Journey, Peter Gabriel, U2, Dire Straits, Paul Simon, The Cure, Amy Grant, Duran Duran, the B52s, Madonna, Sting, Michael Jackson… and much, MUCH more. Performed by a multi-talented cast and the region’s hottest band!
Beauty and the Beast
Horton Grand Theatre, 444 Fourth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $26, 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
saturday, march 23
Beauty and the Beast
Join the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet and explore the timeless themes of inner beauty and prevailing love as they retell the classic story of Beauty and the Beast through the lyric art of ballet.
Walter Cronkite is Dead
Woodland creatures, magical fairies, and a beloved storyline make this production an enchanting experience for families of all ages.
Casa del Prado Theater, 1600 Village Place in Balboa Park, 2 p.m., tickets from $10, 619-233-3060, sdcyb.org
sunday, march 24
Readers Theatre: Walter Cronkite is Dead
A fierce thunderstorm has shut down airports up and down the East Coast. Two women who appear to have nothing in common are stuck in a waiting area at Reagan National Airport. Patty is a chatty Southerner – a blue-collar woman from a red state – who is almost physically unable to tolerate silence. Margaret is a Washingtonian, reserved, educated, liberal and not interested in sharing her thoughts, or her table, with Patty. Forced together for a long night in a public place, the two strangers share a bottle of wine and begin to talk…and to listen. Their conversation is funny, difficult, deeply revealing and astonishingly frank. Patty and Margaret share details of their lives that lead them to a place of kinship neither of them could have imagined. An insightful comedy about what might be possible if people from opposite sides of the political aisle would stop shouting and take even one night to listen.
PowPAC, Poway Community Theatre, 13250 Poway Road in Poway, 7 p.m., tickets $10, 858-679-8085, powpac.org
monday, march 25
Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders
Explore the wonderful world of bugs in all their splendor. From glow-in-the-dark scorpions to the world’s biggest bird-eating tarantula, Dr. Entomo’s living examples will fascinate everyone!
Rosehair spider in Dr. Entomo's Palace of Exotic Wonders
Resembling an old-fashioned circus sideshow, Dr. Entomo’s Palace of Exotic Wonders explores the truth, myths, and mysteries surrounding some of nature’s most curious creatures – many of them alive and on view. The exhibit also contains a special San Diego-only section that features unusual insects that call San Diego home – straight from the Museum’s own Department of Entomology.
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, admission 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult tickets $17, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org
tuesday, march 26
Damien
Damien
This “riveting”, “fascinating”, “inspiring” piece of theatre has received more requests for a remount than any other Lamb’s production. You don’t want to miss Robert Smyth’s “tour de force performance” as the passionate priest who fought government and church for the lepers on the island of Molokai.
Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave. in Coronado, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $24, 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
wednesday, march 27
Rocky Mountain Express
Rocky Mountain Express
Experience a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies, highlighting the adventure of building the nation’s first transcontinental railway. Retracing the original route aboard the majestic steam engine 2816, you’ll be transported back to the age of steam to re-live this incredible engineering feat. The film weaves together spectacular IMAX aerial cinematography and archival images to immerse you in an era of remarkable ingenuity amidst a region of stunning natural beauty.
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado in Balboa Park, 12, 2 and 4 p.m., adult tickets $15.75
