thursday, april 19 San Diego Asian Film Foundation Spring Showcase The 2nd annual San Diego Asian Film Foundation Spring Showcase is a week-long celebration of Asian cinema at the Mission Valley UltraStar Cinemas, April 19-26. An exciting collection of 11 titles from 8 countries features the best in Asian cinema. There are films from Japan,…
thursday, april 12 Tim Minchin Australian musician, actor, comedian and writer Tim Minchin has been performing his unique brand of musical comedy in front of appropriately excitable and ever growing audiences since 2005. During his shows he plays the piano, “… always nicely and oftentimes wildly and excitingly, whilst looking wonderfully athletic, in a pair…
thursday, april 5 The Pride Oliver, Philip and Sylvia are caught in a love triangle. Their complex and tumultuous relationship shifts from the repression of 1958 to the sexual liberation of 2008 and back again. Characters in the past and modern day share the same names and are played by the same actors. It starts…
thursday, march 29 Tour de Cuisine – Celebration of French gastronomy and wines Experience the 2nd Annual Tour de Cuisine restaurant week now through April 1. Get a unique French culinary experience and enjoy a great prix fixe menu of $30, $40 and $50 at participating restaurants. All of the participating restaurants have French proprietors…
thursday, march 22 Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist cave temples of Xiangtangshan Majestic sixth century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 21st century 3D-imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China. A video installation, touch screens and research kiosks enable visitors to…
thursday, march 15 Anna Christie Anna Christie is a gripping account of the relationship between an old sailor and the daughter he hasn’t seen in almost twenty years. Their new bond becomes strained when she falls in love with a young man whose seafaring life isn’t what her father wants for her. When Anna reveals…
Parade Hauntingly beautiful music permeates the Tony Award-winning score as Parade tells the true story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, accused and convicted in 1913 of murdering thirteen-year-old, Mary Phagan in Atlanta, Ga. Set against the backdrop of his controversial trial and conviction, Parade explores the deep love that grows between Leo and his…
thursday, march 1 Beethoven’s ‘Immortal Beloved’ The San Diego Symphony presents Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 . Ludwig Van Beethoven considered his Symphony No. 7 one of his best works. Beethoven completed the seventh just weeks before writing the famous letter to his “Immortal Beloved,” presumed to be Antonie Brentano, in July 1812. This letter and,…
thursday, feb. 23 Tower After Hours: Ireland Discover Balboa Park’s most popular cultural attraction: Tower After Hours: Ireland. The San Diego Museum of Man and the Irish community of San Diego invite you to experience the best of traditional Irish music, dance and story-telling performed by our city’s top talent. Part of an ongoing series…
thursday, feb 16 Museum Month Museum Month is back for the 23rd year in San Diego County. Presented by Macy’s, this popular event allows participants to enjoy half-off entry fees at 40 San Diego Museum Council member museums. Museum Month Passes may be picked up starting Feb. 1 at any of Macy’s fourteen locations in…
