thursday, july 20
Subject To Change
Subject To Change is Finest City Improv’s ensemble peg that fits in no hole and every hole at the same time. Described as “the gunslingers of improv” viewers are warned to refrain from blinking as what you see on stage will not be what it is, because everything becomes what it isn’t, and what it is, it wouldn’t be, and what it wouldn’t be, it would. You see?
Finest City Improv, 4250 Louisiana Street in San Diego, 9 p.m., tickets $10, 619-306-6047, finestcityimprov.com
friday, july 21
Dana Gould
Dana John Gould is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor who has been featured on HBO, Showtime and Comedy Central. The first episode of Gould’s own podcast, The Dana Gould Hour, was made available on iTunes Jan. 31, 2012. Recurring guests include comedians like Eddie Pepitone, and each episode revolves around a singular theme. Currently, a new episode of The Dana Gould Hour is released about every two months.
The American Comedy Company, 818B Sixth Ave. in San Diego, 8 p.m., tickets $16, 619-795-3858, americancomedyco.com
saturday, july 22
Raiders, Rebels and Supermen: The Music of John Williams
Join the San Diego Symphony inside their home at Copley Symphony Hall for a special concert of live music by the greatest soundtrack wizard of our time, John Williams. The concert will feature famous excerpts from Jurassic Park, Superman, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. and more. And no John Williams concert would be complete without music from the Star Wars movies, including some selections from The Force Awakens!
Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B Street in San Diego, 7:30 p.m., tickets from $25, 619-235-0804, sandiegosymphony.org
sunday, july 23
Animal Crackers
Hooray for Captain Spaulding! When a celebrated painting goes missing from Mrs. Rittenhouse’s fancy house party in honor of African explorer Captain Spaulding, her guests set out to find the thief in a series of madcap antics and exploits. Based on the original Marx Brothers Broadway hit and film classic, this adaptation of Animal Crackers is an outrageous, rollicking, laugh-out-loud musical comedy, complete with audience participation!
Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St. in San Diego, 2 p.m., tickets $47, 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com
monday, july 24
Hermia & Helena
In Matías Piñeiro’s latest “Shakespeareads” – modern day stories inspired by the playwright’s heroines, a young translator moves to NYC from Buenos Aires to work on a translation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. When she arrives, she finds herself distracted by a series of mysterious postcards, a young administrator who has caught her attention and a desire to explore certain questions about her past.
Digital Gym Cinema, 2921 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park, 3:30 p.m. and 10 p.m., general admission $11, 619-230-1938, digitalgym.org
tuesday, july 25
Baja’s Wild Side
Baja’s Wild Side features the breathtaking photography of shark expert and Scripps marine biologist Dr. Dan Cartamil as he explores Baja California’s Pacific coast region. This exhibition chronicles a fragile paradise of remote and hauntingly beautiful landscapes, wildlife and ancient rock on the verge of being taken over by modern civilization. From the high sierra to the desert to the surf-pounded Pacific, visitors will discover Baja’s little-known “wild side.”
San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado in Balboa Park, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., adult admission $19, 619-232-3821, sdnhm.org
wednesday, july 26
PJ Morton
After traveling the world as a successful solo artist and keyboardist for pop powerhouse Maroon 5, Grammy Award- and Dove Award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist PJ Morton gained a new perspective on his old stomping grounds that would inform his 2017 solo offering and debut for his own Morton Records, the aptly titled Gumbo.
House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave in San Diego, 7 p.m., tickets $15, 619-299-2583, houseofblues.com/sandiego
