Hello, San Diego!

Special Announcement: As a special for Participant Observer readers, the Center for World Music has given us a discount for their upcoming concert at the Mingei. Use the code WVP10 to get a $10 discount (online orders only) on General or VIP admission for the Hermanos Herrera concert next Friday night! Having shared the stage with world-renowned artists like Linda Ronstadt, Jose Feliciano, Los Tigres del Norte, and Los Lobos, Hermanos Herrera have been widely celebrated for their contributions to Musica Norteña, Son Jarocho and Son Juasteco, for which they earned the prestigious Sol Poniente award in Veracruz, Mexico. These concerts have been selling out, so don't miss out, get your tickets now!

This weekend, comedian Cristela Alonzo will perform several sets at Mic Drop Comedy.

Friday (today), the Chinese Historical Museum will open its new exhibit Anna May Wong: Icon of the Silver Screen. The exhibit will be on display until March 10th. Grammy award-winning ensemble Quetzal will perform at Park and Market. Comedian Nasser Al-Rayess is bringing back his interactive comedy show, Habiiibi Nights, to the Charcoal House Restaurant & Bar. Mexican stand-up comedian Carlos Ballarta will have a show at Balboa Theatre.

Saturday, there will be a MLK Gospel Music Celebration at the Joan Kroc Theatre on University Ave. The Asian Story Theatre's Two Dragons program will take place at Ocean Beach Library. There will be a Taste the World food fest benefit for the Peace Corps at the First Unitarian Universalist Church. Los Shadows will perform at the Quartyard. Centro Cultural de la Raza will host a Connecting en la Cocina Get Together. La Morra will perform at St. James by-the-Sea Episcopal Church. At Park and Market, Peter Sprague and other awesomely talented musicians will present their Estrada do Sol – The Music of Jobim concert. Spanish group Las Migas will perform at the outdoor Epstein Family Amphitheater at UCSD.

Sunday, there will be an Opening Reception for the aforementioned Anna May Wong: Icon of the Silver Screen exhibit. They even have an Anna May Wong look-alike contest! Corrido singer and musician Edgardo Nuñez will perform at the San Diego Civic Theatre.

Monday, at USD, Alberto López Pulido will give a talk on the History of the Penitente Brotherhood of New Mexico.

Tuesday, the Irving Flores AfroCuban Jazz Quartet will perform at the Senses Human Bistro. Comedian Kristina Wong will perform at SDSU.

Wednesday, there will be an online book talk with Denny S Bryce & Eliza Knight who will discuss their book Can't We Be Friends. At the USD Prebys Music Center, there will be a concert for International Women's Day. Performances will begin for Molière's Tartuffe at the North Coast Repertory Theatre.

Next Thursday, the Japanese Friendship Garden's Cherry Blossom Festival will begin. The festival will continue through Sunday. At UCSD, Uffa Jensen will discuss the recent history of antisemitism in Germany. The San Diego World Affairs Council will host a talk by Marie Arana about her new book Latinoland. The classic film Journey to Italy will be shown at the Digital Gym. At Cal State San Marcos, Landa Lakes will perform traditional Chickasaw storytelling and dance.

Next Friday, a 6th Annual International Women's Day Celebration. At the Mingei, the Center for World Music will present the acclaimed Hermanos Herrera band. A Midsummer Night's Dream opens at the Coronado Playhouse, and performances run through to the end of March.

Next Saturday, Cary Lowe will discuss his book Becoming American. Guitarist Jose Rodriguez will perform in Encinitas. There will be a South Asian Dance Performance at the Rancho Bernardo Library. At the Athenaeum Art Center, there will be an opening for the Tarrah Aroonsakool Exhibit. The Invisible Traditions exhibit at Fronte Art & Cultura will feature works by Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, and non-binary designers and artists from both sides of the border. Kids for Peace will hold a Hero Gala Fundraiser honoring the contributions of Giancarlo Esposito. There will be a Nowruz Celebration at UCSD. La Parranda will perform at Over the Border.

Next Sunday, the House of India Lawn Program will take place at the International Cottages. There will be Pro Lucha Libre at Bay City Brewing. The San Diego Jewish Men's Choir will perform uplifting Jewish music at Congregation Beth Israel. At the Mission Hills Library, saxophonist/flutist Adrienne Nims and accordionist Mark Danisovszky will play Music from Italy. Popular Mexican band Los Huracanes del Norte will perform at Balboa Theatre.

Local theatrical productions include Outside Mullingar at Lamb's Players in Coronado, Fiddler on the Roof at San Diego Musical Theatre, and N at the Point Loma Playhouse, Molière's Tartuffe at North Coast Rep (starts 3/6), and Midsummers Night's Dream at the Coronado Playhouse (starts 3/8).

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.