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< December, 2019 >
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| Saturday, Dec 14 |
| All Day |  Old Town Las Posadas |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 11:00 AM | Paris Holiday Celebration |
| 1:00 PM | Southern California Ballet The Nutcracker |
| 1:00 PM | Talk: Dragons, Myth and Reality |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 5:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 6:00 PM | Centro Cultural de la Raza Posada |
| 7:00 PM | Southern California Ballet The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Film: Love Actually |
| Sunday, Dec 15 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:00 AM | Hanukkah Painted Placemat Class |
| 10:00 AM | Association for Jewish Studies Conference |
| 1:00 PM | Southern California Ballet The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2:00 PM | A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 3:00 PM | World Holiday Traditions Variety Show |
| 7:00 PM | World Holiday Traditions Variety Show |
| 7:00 PM | Staged Reading: Lighting the Way |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| Monday, Dec 16 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:00 AM | Association for Jewish Studies Conference |
| 12:45 PM | Film: The Bookshop |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A People's Cuban Christmas Tale |
| Tuesday, Dec 17 |
| All Day | Free Admission to Japanese Friendship Garden |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:00 AM | Association for Jewish Studies Conference |
| 6:30 PM | Open Reading: The Merry Wives Of Windsor |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Cirque Dreams Holidaze |
| 7:00 PM | Staged Reading: Lighting the Way |
| Wednesday, Dec 18 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Cirque Dreams Holidaze |
| 7:30 PM | Music: Irish Christmas in America |
| Thursday, Dec 19 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | Talk: Consul General Carlos González Gutiérrez |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 7:30 PM | Mariachi Sol De Mexico: A Merry-achi Christmas |
| 7:30 PM | SDIFF Film: La Befana Vien di Notte (The Legend of the Christmas Witch) |
| Friday, Dec 20 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 7:00 PM | A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Film: Downton Abbey |
| Saturday, Dec 21 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 9:30 AM | Pekiti-Tirsia Kali Class |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 7:00 PM | A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Film: Downton Abbey |
| Sunday, Dec 22 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 1:00 PM | Winter Solstice Native American Flute Concert |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 2:00 PM | A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play |
| 3:00 PM | Food: AfroVegan Pop Up |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| Monday, Dec 23 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Tuesday, Dec 24 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Wednesday, Dec 25 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Thursday, Dec 26 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Friday, Dec 27 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Dim Sum Tour |
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| 12:00 AM |
Art of the 20th Century at San Diego Museum of Art
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Art of the 20th Century.
The first decades of the 20th Century witnessed a schism in the arts as painters and sculptors in Europe and the Americas began to break with academic traditions. Rallying under the banner of expressive freedom and an independence from established institutions, these artists began to explore new social realities, and the even more radical concept of a purely abstract art. Adding to this transatlantic transmission of ideas was an unprecedented internationalism. A new era of travel and communication would, for example, lead Mexican modernist Diego Rivera to Paris. Conversely, wars, suffering, and the dream of a new life led ever more European artists to emigrate to the United States.
Tracing a trajectory through a century of art, from the School of Paris to Surrealism and Pop, the paintings and sculptures on view do not present a traditional survey divided by national schools. Instead, this display combines artists from Europe, the United States, and Latin America to highlight the international aspects of modernism. In so doing, the installation showcases the special strengths of the museumˇs collection of modern and contemporary art together with a select group of loans.
The exhibition is on view through Dec. 31, 2019. For more information, call (619) 232-7931.
Admission/Cost: $8 - $15
Location:
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
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Ongoing from now until December 31, 2019
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| 12:00 AM |
San Diego Museum Of Art Presents Art Of East Asia
The San Diego Museum of Art presents Art of East Asia.
Art of East Asia vividly animates the philosophical and creative traditions that inspired Asian luminaries and everyday people throughout China, Japan, and Korea. This story begins with a section devoted to Chinese tomb art and develops through Buddhist icons, Daoist visions in the setting of a formal Chinese reception hall, the mixture of Buddhist, Daoist, and Shinto domestic piety embodied by the objects of a Japanese living space, and a much-anticipated display of arts of Korea. Throughout the galleries, hands-on elements offer visitors chances to interact with East Asian art in an uncommonly tactile way.
Occupying the space once known as the Asian Court, these galleries have been extensively renovated thanks in part to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Reclaimed teak floors, atmospheric exhibition design, and state-of-the-art lighting all come together to create a unified and powerful environment for these exceptional arts.
The exhibition is on view through Dec. 31, 2019. For more information, call (619) 232-7931.
Admission/Cost: $8 - $15
Location:
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
MAP - [Park Map]
Ongoing from now until December 31, 2019
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| 12:00 AM |
German Expressionism At SDMA
The San Diego Museum of Art presents German Expressionism.
In 2011, the museum received an extraordinary gift from the Estate of Vance E. Kondon and Liesbeth Giesberger: 48 exceptional works by the leaders of the German and Austrian avant-garde in the first half of the 20th century, including Otto Dix, George Grosz, Gustav Klimt and Egon Schiele. Presented as a temporary exhibition in 2012, these works are a remarkable collection of German Expressionist paintings, drawings, and prints.
Today, a selection from this private collection, as well as a few other German Expressionist works from the museumˇs permanent collection, are on display.
The exhibition is on view through Dec. 31, 2019. For more information, call (619) 232-7931.
Admission/Cost: $8 - $15
Location:
San Diego Museum of Art
1450 El Prado
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
MAP - [Park Map]
Ongoing from now until December 31, 2019
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| 9:30 PM |
39th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration
WorldBeat Cultural Center will be celebrating its 39th Annual Celebration with 5 of the 7 days of Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is an African American Holiday celebrated from the 26th of December to the 1st of January. This year, December 26th, marks the 51st anniversary of the Kwanzaa holiday (1996-2016) created by Dr. Maulana Kaulana Karenga to celebrate and reaffirm family, community, and culture.
Each Day will feature Ceremonial candle lighting and libation with live Drumming Kwanzaa.
Poetry reading by Johnnierenee Nia Nelson, Karamu - the traditional feast ( Free vegetarian African American soul food),
"Kwanzaa Celebration Exhibition" will remain open for tours.
Location:
WorldBeat Cultural Center
2100 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101
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Dates and times:
Ongoing from Thursday, December 26 until Monday, December 30, 2019
Thursday , December 26 - 9:30 PM Umoja - Unity
Friday , December 27 - 9:30 PM Kujichagulia - Self-Determination
Saturday , December 28 - 9:30 PM Ujima - Collective work & Responsibility
Sunday , December 29 - 9:30 PM Ujamaa - Cooperative Economics
Monday , December 30 - 9:30 PM Nia - Purpose
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.com/events
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