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< December, 2019 >
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| Sunday, Dec 8 |
| All Day |  Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: And Neither Have I Wings To Fly |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 4:00 PM | Encinitas Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 4:00 PM | Amnesty International Write-a-Thon |
| 6:00 PM | Comedy: Modi Rosenfeld |
| 7:00 PM | Music: Jason Vieaux |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 7:30 PM | Music: Andrea Bocelli |
| 8:00 PM | John Leguizamo: Latin History for Morons |
| Monday, Dec 9 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Tuesday, Dec 10 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:30 PM | Music: Gamelan and Mariachi Ensembles |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| Wednesday, Dec 11 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 5:30 PM | SDLFF Poster Unveiling Party |
| 6:00 PM | Movie: The Farewell |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| Thursday, Dec 12 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 4:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 7:00 PM | SDIFF Film: La Befana Vien di Notte (The Legend of the Christmas Witch) |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| Friday, Dec 13 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 6:00 PM | VIA Posada Holiday Celebration Fundraiser |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | An Irish Christmas |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| Saturday, Dec 14 |
| 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 | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 3:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 5:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 7:00 PM | Southern California Ballet The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 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: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 3:00 PM | World Holiday Traditions Variety Show |
| 7:00 PM | World Holiday Traditions Variety Show |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Cambodian Rock Band |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8:00 PM | Reggae Tuesdaze w/ Ocean Natives & Bunny Mystic |
| Wednesday, Dec 18 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Old School Little Italy Food Tour |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 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 |
| 7:30 PM | Film: La Befana Vien di Notte |
| 7:30 PM | SDIFF Film: La Befana Vien di Notte (The Legend of the Christmas Witch) |
| 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) |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| Friday, Dec 20 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| Saturday, Dec 21 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 3:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Nutcracker in Balboa Park |
| 7:30 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: Around the World in 80 Days |
| 8:00 PM | Stage: A Christmas Carol |
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Ongoing and Extended Events
Spotlight
• One Book - One San Diego Events
Stage
* Note: newest and shorter run productions can be found in our regular calendar listings.
Exhibitions and Art
• [A] Portrait of People in Motion
November 30, 2019
•Hanjialin Bao - Between Black and White
Until January 26 2020
• Art of East Asia
Until December 31, 2019
• Art Of The 20th Century
Ongoing until December 31, 2019
• German Expressionism
Ongoing until December 31, 2019
• Barrio Art Crawl
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
Places
• Free Admission to Japanese Friendship Garden
Ongoing, 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Walking Tour of Asian Pacific Historic District
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
• Chicano Park Tour
Ongoing Saturdays and Sundays
Kids
• Kids Meet Mandarin
Ongoing Fridays
• Chinese Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Spanish Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Bilingual Storytime
Ongoing Fridays
Classes and Workshops
• Asian Brush Painting/Sumi-e Class
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Capoeira Angola de Sao Bento Grande
Ongoing Saturdays
• Mahjong Lessons
Ongoing Thursdays
• Emei Qigong Practice
Ongoing Saturdays
• Kokedama Workshop
Ongoing every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
• Irish Gaelic Conversation Circle
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Tai Chi Workshop
Ongoing Saturdays
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Latinx New Play Festival
A weekend of readings of new plays by Latinx playwrights along with a festival showcase production of 57 Chevy by Emmy Award-winning writer/comedian Cris Franco, starring Culture Clash co-founder Ric Salinas.
The San Diego REP Latinx New Play Festival is a celebration of engaging, dynamic and enlightening new plays by Latinx playwrights from across the United States. Submissions were accepted from Latinx playwrights representing an array of genres, styles and experiences highlighted by both emerging and veteran playwrights.
Festival Schedule:
Friday, August 30
7:00 PM - Gallery Walk
7:30 PM - Dream Hou$e by Eliana Pipes
9:00 PM - Opening Reception
Saturday, August 31
12:00 PM - Designer Showcase
1:00 PM - To Saints and Stars by Jordan Ramirez Puckett
3:00 PM - Sin Fronteras Writers
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| 11:00 AM |
Film: Princess Mononoke
Princess Mononoke is a landmark of animation and a film of unsurpassed power and beauty. An epic story of conflict between humans, gods, and nature, the film has been universally acclaimed by critics and broke the box office record on its original release in Japan. While defending his village from a demonic boar-god, the young warrior Ashitaka becomes afflicted with a curse that grants him super-human power in battle but will eventually take his life. Traveling west to find a cure or meet his destiny, he journeys deep into sacred depths of the Great Forest where he meets San (Princess Mononoke), a girl raised by wolf-gods who is waging battle against the human outpost of Iron Town, on the edge of the forest. The girl Mononoke a force of nature
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49th Annual Barona Pow Wow
The Barona Band of Mission Indians proudly invites the San Diego community to celebrate Native American heritage at the 49th Annual Barona Powwow over Labor Day Weekend.
The three-day cultural celebration starts on Friday, August 30 with gourd dancing at 6:00 PM and a dramatic grand entry of dancers in colorful regalia at 8:00 PM The Barona Powwow will continue Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 11:00 PM Admission and parking are free.
Hundreds of Native American participants of all ages and from across the country will showcase their dancing skills as they compete in a variety of categories for $80,000 in prize money.
In addition to beautiful regalia and dancing, spectators will be able to enjoy hand drum contests, singing and music, authentic Native American food including delicious Indian fry bread tacos, arts and crafts and handcrafted jewelry.
The Barona Powwow will be held at the Barona Sports Park located on the Barona Indian Reservation just one mile north of the Barona Resort & Casino on Wildcat Canyon Road in Lakeside. Free shuttle service is available from Barona Resort & Casino to the Powwow.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Barona Resort & Casino
1932 Wildcat Canyon Rd.
Lakeside, CA
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Dates and times:
Friday, August 30 - 6:00 PM
Saturday, August 31 - 1:00 PM
Sunday, September 1 - 1:00 PM
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| 2:00 PM |
House of Ukraine Lawn Program
The House of Ukraine Lawn Program will feature Chervona Kalyna dancers (Los Angeles), Oksana & Sviatoslav Stus (San Francisco), Ridna Shkola (San Diego) and much more.
Ukrainian traditional food varenyky, kovbasa and kapusta will be available for purchase.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
International Cottages
Balboa Park
2294 Pan American Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
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Sunday, September 1 - 2:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 234-0734 or visit: www.facebook.com
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