thursday, oct. 3
Dance Like MJ
Michael Jackson dance workshop. Taught by MJ celebrity impersonator DEV. Learn “Thriller!” and other great MJ moves. All ages, all levels. Eight week session, Thursdays Oct. 3-Nov. 21.
The Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, Studio #106 at Liberty Station in Point Loma, 5:30-7 p.m., every Thursday for eight weeks, 8 week session adults $150, single class $20, 619-861-5496, devasmj.com
friday, oct. 4
Pumpkin Patch at Bates Nut Farm
Come and experience the fall harvest at Bates with the colors, scents, tastes and sounds found on our 100 acres. Shop for pumpkins, squash and gourds in a variety of shapes, colors and sizes. Family and friends will enjoy numerous activities including hay rides, straw maze, pony rides, picnic grounds and farm zoo. Many special events take place each weekend to celebrate pumpkin season.
Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Road in Valley Center, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., free admission, 760-749-3333, batesnutfarm.biz
saturday, oct. 5
San Diego Comic Fest
The second annual San Diego Comic Fest will be a friendly, uncrowded comic-convention experience where you can relax and hang out with writers, artists, filmmakers and fellow fans.
San Diego Comic Fest, Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle North in San Diego, 9 a.m.-11 p.m., Saturday general 1-day admission $25, sdcomicfest.org
sunday, oct. 6
Gem Faire
Gem Faire is one of the largest gem, jewelry and bead shows in the United States. Discover fine jewelry, costume jewelry, precious and semi-precious gemstones, millions of beads, sparkling crystals, gold and silver, tools, jewelry supplies and boxes all under one roof! Gem Faire dealers are direct importers, wholesalers and manufacturers so you are buying from the source.
Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. in Del Mar, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., general admission $7, gemfaire.com
monday, oct. 7
Community Conversations: Verdi and Gustav III: A Fateful Encounter in Stockholm
Community Conversations are exciting and thought-provoking collaborations at well-known institutions around town discussing the powerful themes in San Diego Opera’s 2014 season. A panel of experts on Swedish history, theater and opera will talk about the main subject of Verdi’s opera A Masked Ball, King Gustav III of Sweden who was assassinated at a masked ball at the opera house in Stockholm in 1792. In a free-ranging and fascinating discussion, these experts will look at Gustav’s life and reign, the political reasons for his assassination, and compare the opera’s story to the real-life history of this multi-faceted monarch. Liberally enhanced by musical examples from the opera by Dr. Reveles at the keyboard, this will be an evening of Swedish history and Italian music that you will not want to miss! The panel will include: Dr. Anne-Charlotte Harvey, School of Theatre, Television and Film, SDSU (ret.); Dr. Michael Harvey, School of Theatre, Television and Film, SDSU (ret.) and Dr. Nicolas Reveles, The Geisel Director of Education and Outreach, San Diego Opera.
Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twigg Street in Old Town, 7 p.m., admission free, 619-533-7000 sdopera.com
tuesday, oct. 8
Pet Shop Boys in concert
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals. Pet Shop Boys have sold about 100 million records worldwide. Since 1986, they have had 42 Top 30 singles and 22 Top 10 hits in the U.K., including four Number Ones: “West End Girls,” “It’s a Sin,” “Always on My Mind,” and “Heart.”
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets from $78, 619-235-0804, petshopboys.co.uk/tour
wednesday, oct. 9
Charles Curtis
Cellist Charles Curtis performs new music written just for him by renowned contemporary composers Christian Wolff, Eliane Radigue and Tashi Wada, as well as earlier works by his frequent collaborators Alvin Lucier and Alison Knowles. Interspersed will be pieces from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Conrad Prebys Music Center, Russell Lane and Gilman Drive, UCSD in La Jolla, 7 p.m., tickets $15.50, 858-534-3448, musicweb.ucsd.edu
