thursday, may 15
Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego
Throughout its existence, San Diego has been impacted in some way by the military’s presence and has benefitted from its proximity as well. Presidio to Pacific Powerhouse: How the Military Shaped San Diego is a nine-museum collaboration that tells the story of San Diego’s relationship with our military.
The San Diego History Center is the exhibition’s hub with nine other museums telling supplementary stories! Pick up a Tour of Duty Passport at The History Center and catch this exhibition at:
Coronado Historical Association and Museum of History and Art
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Maritime Museum of San Diego
MCRD Command Museum
NTC at Liberty Station
San Diego Air & Space Museum
USS Midway Museum
Veteran’s Museum & Memorial Center
San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Suite 3 in San Diego, 619-232-6203, sandiegohistory.org
friday, may 16
Featured Artists Show
Featured artists are oil painter Ellen Lindsey presenting California seascapes and landscapes, Soon Chung presenting oil and watercolor paintings and Ofelia Alvarado, acrylics ranging from intimate portraits to visions of the cosmos.
Southwestern Artists Association, Spanish Village Art Center, Studio 23, 1770 Village Place in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., free admission, 619-232-3522, swartists.com
saturday, may 17
Tim Youd: The Long Goodbye
Artist Tim Youd has undertaken the task of retyping one hundred classic novels, staging his durational performances at locations relevant to the author’s life or the plot of the novel. Employing the same make and model typewriter used by the author, Youd types each novel on a single sheet of paper, which is backed by an additional sheet. The artist runs this doubled paper through the typewriter repeatedly, until every word of the novel has been retyped. Upon completion, the two pages—a positive and negative image—are mounted as a diptych, representing two pages of an open book. A selection of completed diptychs from the first year of Youd’s 100 Novels project will be presented in the Meyer Gallery, along with a number of his eccentric typewriter “portraits,” which take the form of wall-bound sculptures fashioned from cardboard. Taken together, these works stand as the insistently material residue of Youd’s performances, which last weeks and months at a time, but are ultimately ephemeral.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St. in La Jolla, for more information call 858 454 3541 or visit mcasd.org
sunday, may 18
Gregg Allman
As a founding member of the one and only Allman Brothers Band, and in his own storied solo career, Gregg Allman has long been a gifted natural interpreter of the blues, his soulful and distinctive voice one of the defining sounds in the history of American music. Low Country Blues, released in 2011, marked the legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s seventh solo recording and his first in 14 years. You can expect an evening of lengthy guitar solos and a mixing of classic hits (“Midnight Rider,” The Whipping Post,” “Dreams” and “Revival”) along with solo hits (“I’m No Angel,” “Anything Goes”) with covers of blues, R&B and soul classics.
Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $55,
800-745-3000, humphreysconcerts.com
monday, may 19
EFT and Stress Management Workshop
Join The WRC and Brenda McEachern C.Ht to learn how to manage the stress of our busy lives.
Brenda has been a Reiki Master since 1980s and is certified in EFT, Emotional Freedom Technique, and owns her owns business. She will be teaching techniques we can use to unwind and help us deal with the stressful situations and emotions that come up day to day.
The San Diego LGBT Center, 3909 Centre Street in San Diego, 7:15 p.m., for more information contact Sheena Whitaker at 619.692.2077 x212 or women@thecentersd.org
tuesday, may 20
Leigh Scarritt presents Stars of the Future
An evening of hope and musicality. Talented young performers will share their gifts as they showcase
the miraculous nature of young artistry. Credits include the Old Globe Theatre, The San Diego Rep & the La Jolla Playhouse. Hear your favorite musical theatre pieces from the voices of future Broadway Stars. Winners of Old Globe honors, local American Idol contests and newly signed recording artists.
Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave., 2nd Floor in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., $25 premier seating, $20 reserved seating (plus $15 food/drink minimum), 619-400-4500, martinisabovefourth.com
wednesday, may 21
The Motherf**Ker With The Hat
Set smack in the middle of New York’s mean streets, this Broadway hit is exhilarating, hilarious and totally irreverent. Recently sprung from prison, Jackie has an AA sponsor and is back with Veronica, the love of his life since eighth grade. The problem is, Veronica can’t shake her drug habit, and she refuses to answer when he asks about “the man hat that ain’t my hat” on their bedside table. But Jackie is a survivor, and if he sometimes loses sight of his goal, he never loses his decency, in this surprising examination of acceptance, loyalty and love.
Contains drugs, violence, nudity, sexual situations and a lot of strong f**king language.
Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs Street in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets $36, 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com
