Hello San Diego!
Comic Con is here! While it is not dedicated to cross-cultural or culture-specific creative expressions, the world encompassed by "The Con" owes a great deal to international cultural phenomena. For those who were unable (or unwilling) to buy a "badge" for the pop culture convention, the lovely folks at KPBS have compiled a list of Top Offsite Events That Don't Require a Comic-Con Badge. Heck, just taking the trolley down to the Convention Center will treat you to a visual feast of cosplay costumes to behold. It's fun to just walk around the bustling madness of it all.
Throughout this weekend (and for the next 3 weekends), Southwestern College will present their annual Summer Shakespeare Festival.
Friday (today), Reggaetonlandia en la Playa will take place at Mission Bay's Beach House. Cabaret, the Musical opens at the Ocean Beach Playhouse. Acclaimed Malian singer Oumou Sangaré will perform at UCSD's Epstein Amphitheater. The Garza Quintet will perform Brazilian and Jazz standards at Brew Coffee Spot.
Saturday, there will be a Kintsugi Workshop (art of golden repair) at the San Diego Craft Collective. The House of Peru will hold its annual Lawn Program. The 3rd Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival will take place at NTC Park in Liberty Station. The Quartyard will be hosting Pon Mas Reggaeton, a night of outdoor music and dance. UK Reggae band Steel Pulse will perform at The Sound. The Sabrosas Latin Orchestra will perform a free concert at Tierrasanta Community Park.
Sunday, Tango del Rey will be hosting a Lucha Libre event. Dezarie will be performing at WorldBeat Center. The House of Colombia will host their annual Lawn Program at the International Cottages. Dornob will hold a Persian Dastgah Jam at Donut Panic on Mission Gorge.
Tuesday, Yussef Dayes will perform at Music Box.
Wednesday, the Roman Palacios Trio will perform at Amalfi Cucina Italiana. The Studio Ghibli film When Marni Was There will be shown at the Angelika Film Center. There will be a Contra Dance session featuring the Happy Vampers at the Balboa Park Club. The Digital Gym will be screening a live broadcast of the National Theatre's production of Good starring David Tennant.
Next Thursday, there will be an African Peace and Security Architecture Summit at Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library. There will be another Intersections Concert at Park and Market; this time they will feature Flamenco dancer Lakshmi Basile. The Digital Gym will screen the Mexican film A Morir a los Desiertos. Cuban pianist and composer Harold López-Nussa will perform at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.
All next weekend, Billie! Backstage with Lady Day will be performed at the Sunshine Brooks Theatre in Oceanside. The Shakespeare Festival will continue at Southwestern College (it ends August 5th).
Next Friday, at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar, you can enjoy Havana Nights featuring Latin/Cuban band Fercho. The Hawaiian/Polynesian music Anthony Stanley Duo will perform an acoustic show at the Mingei. The Digital Gym will screen the David Bowie biography Moonage Daydream. Latin Grammy winning singer/songwriter Aleks Syntek and hometown Latin singer Fehr Rivas will perform at the House of Blues. Mamma Mia! will screen atop the parking structure at the Manchester Hyatt.
Next Saturday, there will be an Indigo Dyeing Shibori Workshop at the San Diego Craft Collective. The San Diego International Children's Film Festival will be held at the Central Library. At Centro Cultural de la Raza, there will be a Reception for the opening game of the Ancestral Mesoamerican Ballgame. The House of Mexico will host a Summer Fiesta. At the First UU Church, there will be a Summer Tardeada Dance & Mariachi Performance. Tuareg group Imarhan will perform at The Quartyard. The Hot Club de Clermont will perform at Vinya: vino + vinyasa. Filipino singer and songwriter Nery will perform at Four Points by Sheraton. At Corazon Del Barrio, you can enjoy a Night of Live Cumbias. The Digital Gym will screen Gone with the Pope.
Next Sunday, the Schools of Flamenco Series #2 will be held at Normal Heights Community Dev with Flamenco demonstrations and a chance to try some steps. At the Bonita-Sunnyside Branch Library, there will be a Conversational Filipino Workshop. At the Grand Hyatt, a film adaptation of Romeo and Juliet (the 1996 modernized version) will be screened. Mariachi Los Camperos and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra will perform together at the Rady Shell. The Mexican musical duo Los Gemelos de Sinaloa will perform at the House of Blues.
Local theatrical productions include Cabaret: the Musical at the Ocean Beach Playhouse, and Billie! Backstage with Lady Day at Sunshine Brooks Theatre in Oceanside.
Please note that after two weeks in the main calendar section, ongoing events (such as exhibitions and plays) can be found in Ongoing and Extended Events.
