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< December, 2019 >
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| 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: Sherlock Holmes & the Case of the Christmas Angels |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: A Midsummer Night's Dream |
| Friday, Dec 13 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | Via Posada Holiday Celebration Fundraiser |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: Sila (The Arctic Cycle) |
| 7:00 PM | A Christmas Carol: A Radio Play |
| 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 | An Irish Christmas |
| 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 | Stage: 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 | Stage: Lighting the Way |
| 8:00 PM | Reggae Tuesdaze w/ Ocean Natives & Bunny Mystic |
| 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 |
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Ongoing and Extended Events
Spotlight
• One Book - One San Diego Events
Stage
• Cambodian Rock Band
Until December 15, 2019
• Around the World in 80 Days
Until December 21, 2019
• A Christmas Carol
Until December 29, 2019
* Note: newest and shorter run productions can be found in our regular calendar listings.
Exhibitions and Art
• 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
•Hanjialin Bao - Between Black and White
Until January 26 2020
• 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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| 8:30 AM |
Symposium: Archaeology in Israel 
Scripps Center for Marine Archaeology & the Israel Antiquities Authority invite you to:
Archaeology In Israel-Land And Sea Lightning Sessions
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Scripps Seaside Forum
8610 Kennel Way
La Jolla, CA 92037
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Wednesday, November 20 - 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM
For more information, please visit : www.ucsd.edu
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| 12:00 PM |
Talk: The Racism of Antisemitism
Antisemitism is a form of racism that functions in the same way as other types of race prejudice-a set of common (negative) characteristics is generalized to all members of a particular race or ethnic group. Religious hatred of Jews gave way in the nineteenth century to racial bigotry under the ideology of an Aryan race superior to all others, including a socially-constructed pseudo biological race of Jews. This lecture shows that stereotypes about Jews fit the definition of racism-the belief that persons of other races have inborn, inherited traits that make them inferior, while one
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| 7:00 PM |
Astana Ballet
Astana Ballet is a top performance theater company in the Republic of Kazakhstan. For the first time, the theater group will be on the West Coast, featuring a world-class and diverse repertoire, set on a technically riveting stage. The program will include classic and modern dance as well as original compositions by renowned choreographers. The Astana Ballet Theater has toured all over the world with performances in Paris, Beijing, Vienna, Budapest, Tokyo, Brussels and last year's performance at the Lincoln Center in New York City. The evening's performance will feature The Heritage of the Great Steppe, a Kazakh folk dance which is full of expressive music and remarkable artistic imagery. Also included will be three neoclassical one-act ballets, which include two pieces by Brazilian choreographer Ricardo Amarante: Love Fear Loss, a ballet set to songs by Edith Piaf that focuses on Piaf's remarkable life story; and A Fuego Lento, a ballet that uses the rhythms of a Samba and Tango to tell a passionate story about the flush of first love. The final one-act, Love
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| 7:00 PM |
The Horszowski Trio: From Prague to Moscow
Piano Trio No. 4 Op. 90 "Dumky", Antonin Dvorak (1841 - 1904). Epigrams, Elliott Carter (1908 - 2012). Trio No. 2, Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 - 1975).
Admission/Cost: $5 - $15
Location:
Cuyamaca College
900 Rancho San Diego Parkway
El Cajon, CA 92019
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Wednesday, November 20 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
International Chocolate Tasting
Join us on Wednesday, November 20th from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM to sample chocolates made here in San Diego and from around the world. This is a casual event designed to provide an opportunity for people to meet and explore a food that is popular around the globe.
Chocolates and palate cleansers will be provided. If you have a favorite chocolate that you would like to share, feel free to bring it!
The HI San Diego Point Loma hostel has happy hour at this time. Therefore, you are welcome to bring a beverage to enjoy.
This is a FREE event, however space is limited to 20 people. If you cannot attend, please let us know by sending an email to community.sandiego@hiusa.org.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location
HI USA San Diego Point Loma
3790 Udall Street
San Diego, CA 92107
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Wednesay, November 20 - 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
For ore information, please visit : www.eventbrite.com
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