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Minions of "Con" attendees have descended on our fair city. Downtown will be packed with myriad of cosplay characters infused with a spirit that is uniquely fun. Even if you don't have tickets, just walking around the Gaslamp and Convention Center areas can be quite diverting! But if Comic Con is not your cup of tea, we've found a number of other events in and around San Diego you might just enjoy!
Cross-cultural/international themed theatrical offerings in San Diego include: Lempicka at UCSD's Mandell Weiss Forum (ends Sunday), The Remarkable Mister Holmes at North Coast Rep (opened this week), Spring Awakening at Ocean Beach Playhouse (opens tonight), Here Are the Blueberries at La Jolla Playhouse's Potiker (opens Tuesday) and Head Over Heels by Junior Theater at Balboa Park's Casa del Prado Theater.
Saturday, a 6-week "Summer Shakes" Shakespearean acting workshop will begin at Liberty Station. The House of Peru will hold its annual Lawn Program at the International Cottages in Balboa Park. Ukraine: Songs of Freedom at the Coronado Library will feature an afternoon of Ukrainian music. At Chollas Lake there will be a ranger-led Kumeyaay Ethnobotany Hike. The Little Italy Summer Film Series will continue at Amici Park with a screening of the Fellini film Fred e Ginger (Fred and Ginger). Colombian band Monsieur Perin will perform at the Music Box. The absolutely wonderful Trio Zeni will perform at the Folk Dance Center in La Mesa.
Sunday, the delightful film Coco will, once again, be shown atop the downtown Hyatt. In Carlsbad, Hands of Peace will be holding a Farewell Celebration for the American, Palestinian and Israeli youth that are participants in their summer program. At the North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre in Chula Vista, there will be a Disney-produced Encanto Sing-Along Concert.
Wednesday and Thursday of next week, Angelika Film Center will continue their Studio Ghibili series with screenings of Howl’s Moving Castle.
Next Wednesday, a "captured live" broadcast of the London West End Harold Pinter Theatre production of Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie will be screened at the Reading Cinemas Town Square in Clairemont Mesa. Warwick's will host an online talk with Madeline Martin who will discuss her new book, The Librarian Spy: A Novel of World War I. The Academy Award winning film Cinema Paradiso will screen at the Coronado Village Theater.
Next Friday and Saturday, the La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival will take place at the LOT in La Jolla.
Next Friday, the California Center for the Arts in Escondido continues their summer Música en la Plaza series with a performance of Huapango music by Tres Trios.
Next Saturday and Sunday, the Mingei Art Library will hold a Book Sale.
Next Saturday at Liberty Station, the 2nd Annual Filipino American Friendship Festival will take place. The Little Italy summer film series at Amici Park continues with a screening of comedy-fantasy Non Ci Resta Che il Crimine (All You Need Is Crime). Watching films there is really a pleasant way to spend a summer evening.
Next Sunday, the film Encanto will be shown at the Hyatt.
Everyone here at the San Diego Participant Observer and the Worldview Project wish you fulfilling, illuminating, and culturally-rich experiences in the days ahead. See you next week!
