thursday, nov. 24 San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival The San Diego Thanksgiving Dixieland Jazz Festival is a favorite of festival-goers from around the globe. All venues are conveniently located in the Town and Country Convention Center. There are large concert rooms with double dance floors and small, intimate “listening” rooms. All are non-smoking. The…
friday, nov. 18 Herb Alpert and Lani Hall Legendary horn player Herb Alpert and vocalist Lani Hall perform innovative arrangements and skilled improvisations that make old songs new and bring new songs to their audience. The blending of their vocal and instrumental talents will make for an evening of pure enjoyment of great songs. Balboa…
thursday, nov. 10 The Bangles It was 30 years ago that guitarists Susanna Hoffs and Vicki Peterson and drummer Debbi Peterson formed the Bangles in a Brentwood, Calif. garage. They did so based on two crucial elements: their common love for rock’s golden age and the crystalline sound they quite naturally created when they blended…
thursday, nov. 3 Dia de los Muertos Gala Concert Celebrate Mexico’s most colorful and magical holiday by honoring the legacies of Mexico’s most beloved artists and the lives of our loved ones who are no longer with us. Symphonic Mariachi Champana Nevin’s Dia de los Muertos Gala is a family celebration with gleeful, dancing skeletons…
thursday, oct. 27 Man of La Mancha One of the great theater successes of our time, the show features a play-within-a-play, based on Cervantes’ Don Quixote . We have a poignant story of a dying old man whose impossible dream takes over his mind. “It’s All the Same,” “Dulcinea,” “I’m Only Thinking of Him,” “The…
thursday, oct. 20 Taylor Swift As part of her Speak Now world tour 2011 Taylor Swift comes to San Diego for one night only. Taylor, who is currently nominated for four Academy of Country Music Awards – including the evening’s biggest honor, the fan-voted Entertainer of the Year Award, spent most of the month of…
thursday, oct. 13 The Lord of the Rings In Concert The Lord of the Rings In Concert: The Fellowship of the Ring comes to Valley View Casino Center for one night only. Featuring Howard Shore’s complete Academy Award and Grammy winning score performed live on-stage by more than 200 musicians. Peter Jackson’s complete award-winning epic…
thursday, oct. 6 Pride and Prejudice All of the wit and romance of Jane Austen’s classic 1813 novel come to life in this refreshingly fast-paced and engaging new adaptation. Finding a husband is hardly Elizabeth Bennet’s most urgent priority. But with four sisters, an overzealous match-making mother and a string of unsuitable suitors, it’s difficult…
thursday, sept. 29 New date! 12th annual Taste of Downtown Take your taste buds out for a night on the town … downtown that is! Taste of Downtown is back this Thursday (rescheduled from Sept. 8 due to the blackout!) Choose from over 50 restaurants throughout the Gaslamp Quarter, Financial District, East Village and Little…
thursday, sept. 22 Marc Anthony Marc Anthony is an American and Latin Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, actor and producer. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Marc Anthony is the top selling tropical salsa artist of all time. The five-time Grammy winner has sold more than 10 million albums worldwide. He is best known for…
