Hello San Diego!

Here's what's happenin' around town:

The wonderful San Diego Latino Film Festival continues. Check it out!

Friday (today), it will be Kpop Club Night at the House of Blues. In honor of Nowruz (Spring equinox), there will be a Persian Music Performance at the San Carlos Library. Irish music and dance group Celtic Spells will perform at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Mexican bands La Nueva Linea, Grupo Destello, and La Descarga will all perform at the Warehouse.

Saturday and Sunday, at Balboa Theatre, City Ballet will present An American In Paris (and two other works).

Saturday, the 42nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival will take place in Balboa Park. ShamROCK Music & Beer Festival will also be next Saturday. Also, there will be an Irish Dance Performance at Pacific Highlands Ranch. The Chinese Historical Society will host an online talk on the Dragon Boat Festival and the Symbolism in the Poem “Li Sao”. The San Diego Storytelling Festival will take place at the Coronado Library. This year's theme will be "Building Bridges". At the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, the Persian Cultural Center will hold a Nowruz Celebration featuring the Iranian pop singer, songwriter, and composer Mansour. Peruvian comic Luz Pazos will be tickling funny bones at Mic Drop Comedy. Noche Sinaloense at La Sinaloense Bar & Grill will feature 4 different Mexican bands. Maz Jobrani, who you may know from NPR's radio program Wait Wait Don't Tell Me, will perform at the Comedy Store in La Jolla.

Sunday, the House of Ireland will hold their annual Lawn Program to celebrate St. Patrick's Day. Save some soda bread for us! There will be a Pysanka Demonstration at the House of Ukraine in Balboa Park. At the Carmel Valley Ranch Rec Center, there will be an Akshaya Patra Holi Fest which by its very nature should be very colorful. Holi is a celebration of spring, marked by colorful powder fights, bonfires, and the triumph of good over evil. The Latino Film Festival will hold their Family Day. Rounding out St. Pat's weekend, the Young Dubliners will perform at the Belly Up.

Monday, Noche de Romances at the Point Loma Library will feature Victor Viberos & Friends performing boleros and rancheras. At the Mingei, there will be a reception for the current Epic Expressions: Shahnameh by Seven Female Artists exhibition.

Tuesday, the 17th Annual Festival of Indian Music and Dance will get underway and will continue every day until the 24th. There will be a Holi Festival of Colors at the University Community Library. At UCSD, Ian Johnson will present a talk on Counter Histories in China. At Southwestern College, performances of The Crucible will commence.

On Wednesday, Kate Liszka will discuss Communities of the Nile. Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha will perform at the Belly Up. At the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center in La Jolla, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and the Chitrasena Dance Company will collaborate on a contemporary fusion of Odissi classical dance from India and traditional Kandyan dance from Sri Lanka.

Next Thursday, there will be a Bilingual Ramadan Storytime event at the Balboa Library. At UCSD's Geisel Library, there will be a talk on Perspectives on Time, Space, and Sense Making from Okinawa . Alfredo Rodríguez Trio will perform at UCSD's The Loft. The Crazy Woke Asians show returns to Mic Drop Comedy.

Next Friday, at the Hall of Nations in Balboa Park, there will be a talk on Goldoni, Verdi, and the Myth of Venice. The acclaimed South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo will perform at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Cente. The Mexican comedy duo Brincos Dieras will perform at the Balboa Theater.

Next Saturday, at the Chinese Historical Museum, there will be a storytelling event featuring Tales of Fish and Fishing. There will be a Mega Holi Festival at Westview Park. CRY San Diego will hold their annual Holi Festival at Hourglass Park in Mira Mesa. The San Diego Latino Festival will hold their Closing Night Concert and Awards Ceremony at UCSD Park and Market. At the UCSD Epstein Family Amphitheater, Red Baraat will merge hard-driving North Indian bhangra with elements of hip-hop, jazz, and raw punk.

Next Sunday, the House of Iran will hold its annual Lawn Program to celebrate the Persian New Year known as Nowruz. At Ocean Front Walk, they will hold a Holi Beach Festival. The Flamenco music and dance show at the Turquoise will feature "guitarrista" La Caro. At the Soda Bar, Halluci Nation will perform a blend of genre-bending mix of hip-hop, reggae, dubstep, and First Nations musical traditions.

Local theatrical productions include Molière's Tartuffe (held over) at North Coast Rep and Midsummer Night's Dream at the Coronado Playhouse.

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.