thursday, march 24
Dreams and Diversions
The San Diego Museum of Art and the University of San Diego present Dreams and Diversions: 250 Years of Japanese Woodblock Prints. This landmark exhibition unveils prime examples of Japanese print treasures drawn from the museum’s rarely seen collection. Spanning the history of Ukiyo-e and beyond from the 17th to 20th century, the exhibition is arranged thematically within a chronological framework, and includes important works by Japan’s most celebrated print artists, including Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige.
University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, in San Diego, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., free, 619-260-4261, sandiego.edu/artgalleries.
friday, march 25
Tradition!
Lyric Opera San Diego presents one of the most beloved musicals of all time, Fiddler on the Roof. This rousing musical, based on the stories of Shalom Aleichem, takes place in pre-revolutionary Russia and centers on the life of Tevye, a milkman who is trying to keep his family’s traditions in place while marrying off his three older daughters as times are changing and Russia is on the brink of revolution.
Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $32, 619-239-8836, lyricoperasandiego.org.
saturday, march 26
Whoopi Goldberg
Don’t miss your chance to see one of the funniest women in Hollywood as Whoopi Goldberg performs live at the Fantasy Springs Resort in Indio. She doesn’t mince words and she crosses race, gender and demographic boundaries as if they didn’t even exist.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84-245 Indio Springs Parkway, in Indio, 8 p.m., tickets from $29, 800-827-2946, fantasyspringsresort.com.
sunday, march 27
The incomparable OMD
Goldenvoice presents Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) with Oh Land on their North American History of Modern tour. Reformed with the original members in 2006, this English band were part of the “new wave” of synthesizer-based acts of the later 1970s and early 1980s. They are best known for their hit single “Enola Gay,” named after the plane that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima.
4th and B, 345 B Street, in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets from $34, 619-231-4343, ticketmaster.com.
monday, march 28
Carnegie Hall concert preview
Classical pianist Judy Huang has performed throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia as a soloist and chamber musician. She made her debut at Carnegie Hall in 2006, where she will be revisiting the stage in April.
As the Grand Prize winner of the 2004 Carmel Music Society Competition, Huang has brought sensitivity, depth and richness to her music through her versatility, lyricism and masterful technique. She received mention in the German Marktoberdorf newspaper which stated, “Judy Huang shows the highest quality of playing with most expressive tone and charming personality”.
Greene Music Recital Hall, 7480 Miramar Road, in San Diego, 5:30 p.m., free, 858-586-7000, greenemusic.com.
tuesday, march 29
Embracing the spontaneous
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Paris: Dialogues and Meditations, the photography of Jonas Yip. Modernists across the globe looked to Paris as the source of movements and ideas that revolutionized art in the 20th century. Photographer Jonas Yip (born in America in 1967) and his father, poet Wai-lim Yip (born in China in 1937), chose Paris to be the focal point of a dialogue between text and image, classical and modern, East and West, and father and son.
The San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, in Balboa Park, open 10 a.m.-5 p.m., tickets $12, 619-696-1966, sdmart.org.
wednesday, march 30
Native American art
In Their Own Words – Classic and Contemporary Native American Art presents classic art from North America’s indigenous artisans shown alongside paintings by four native-Californian contemporary artists, L. Frank, Robert Freeman, Billy Soza Warsoldi and Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez.
The classic art of the indigenous peoples of North America is as diverse as the nations that created it. Beginning in the late 19th century, Native American classic art became popular with tourists. Styles and designs were changed to meet the demands of this new market of settlers, trading companies and collectors.
Mingei International Museum Plaza Gallery, 1439 El Prado, on the Plaza de Panama, in Balboa Park, open 10 a.m.-4 p.m., adult tickets $7, 619-239-0003, mingei.org.
