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DANCE

City Ballet of San Diego

(858) 272-8663, www.cityballet.org

Ballet at Twilight

City Ballet's highly regarded Summer Intensive program culminates in two FREE public performances featuring beautiful classical ballet.

Location: Balboa Park Spreckels Organ Pavilion

Date:   Thursday, August 14, 2008

Time:   6:15pm

Price:   FREE

Location: City Heights Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Ave

Date:   Friday, August 15, 2008

Time:   7pm

Price:   FREE

Eveoke Dance Theatre

619.238.1153, www.eveoke.org

Celebrate Dance Festival

A three day FREE event featuring more than 60 dance artists and organizations for performances on three stages in beautiful Balboa Park.

Location: 1650 El Prado, Balboa Park

Date:   Aug 22-24

Time:   Fri 6-10pm; Sat 12-10pm; Sun 12-9pm

Price:   FREE

Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater/

Malashock Dance

619-225-1803, www.sandiegodancetheater.org

Summer Workshop Concert

Dancers from Dance Place Summer Workshop perform new choreography and repertory from Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater and Malashock Dance.

Location:   TBD

Date:   July 26

Time:   7 & 9 pm

Price:  $10-$12

Mojalet Dance Collective

858-243-1402, www.mojalet.com

Summer Series at The Vine

Mojalet and guests perform at The Vine, at the Bernardo Winery. Choreographers: Faith Jensen-Ismay, Erica Buechner, Jillian Chu , Daniel Marshall, Betzi Weinburg, Sadie Weinburg, and Heather Zornes-Almanza.

Location: The Vine: Mojalet's Place for the Arts, Bernardo Winery 13330 Paseo Del Verano

Date:   Aug 1- Sept. 7

Time:   Fri & Sat 7pm, Sun Noon & 6pm

Price:   $15-$10

Samahan Filipino American Performing Arts

619-444-7528, www.samahanphilippinedance.com

Philippine Cultural Arts Festival

A free admission family-oriented festival showcasing the cultural heritage of the Philippines specifically dance, music and costumes. Big outdoor stage and seating for 200. Filipino food available. Exhibit booths.

Location:   Lawn corner of Park Blvd. & President's Way, Balboa Park

Date:   Aug 9-10

Time:   Sat-Sun 11am

Price:   Free Admission

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FAMILY PERFORMANCE

CCT Musical Theater

The East County Performing Arts Center, 210 E Main St, El Cajon

619-588-0206, www.cctmusicaltheater.org

Senior Follies

SENIOR FOLLIES is back by popular demand! - From Ragtime to Big Band, from Swing to Barbershop, this show has it all! With elaborate sets, beautiful costumes, dazzling lighting, and unbelievable!

Date:   July 10-20

Time:   Thu-Sat 7:00pm; Sat & Sun 2:00pm; Sun 6:30pm

Price:   $17-$37

Alice

Alice is a rockin' new musical based on Lewis Carroll's classic, Alice In Wonderland!  Filled with exuberant dances, infectious tunes and startling imagery, Alice is a rollercoaster journey of discovery like you've never seen on stage before! Say you saw it first here at CCT!

Date:   July 31 - Aug 10

Time:   Thu-Sat 7:30pm; Sun 2:00pm, Sun 8/3 7:30pm

Price:   $17-$33

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Come join small town girl, Millie Dillmount, as she moves to New York City in search of a new life. It's crazy fun, it's frisky flappers, it's jazzy tunes, it's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE.

Date:   August 21- 31

Time:   Thu-Sun 7:00pm; Sat&Sun 2:00pm

Price:   $17-$33

Imagination Express…All-Aboard

619-575-3023, www.ieallaboard.org

How Loud Is Silence?

Rated one of the top school assemblies! This mime ensemble creates dramatizations to promote positive, healthy choices for youth.

Date: Call for performance schedule or to book a show.

San Diego 's Balboa Park Puppet Guild

Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, 2130 Pan American Place, Balboa Park

619-544-9203, www.balboaparkpuppets.com

July 2-6: BIG JOE'S FIREWORKS

July 9-13: SOMETHING'S FISHY

July 16-20: PIRATE PAUL'S PIRATE PARTY

July 23-27: BIG FOOT, THE MUSICAL

July 30-August 3: GIDDY UP COWBOYS

August 6-10: KING MIDAS: THE GOLDEN TOUCH

August 13-17: FERDINAND THE BULL

August 20-24: MAXFIELD'S TIME TRAVELING FLEA CIRCUS

August 27-31: THE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKER

The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater offers a variety of shows year round. For more information as well as show descriptions or to make a group reservation please visit www.balboaparkpuppets.com.

Time: Summer Show Times beginning June 18: Wednesday thru Sunday 11am, 1 & 2:30pm

Price: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children (ages 2-12), Children under 2 are free

San Diego Guild of Puppetry/Puppetry Center of San Diego

1-800-954-6696, www.sandiegoguildofpuppetry.org

Free Puppet Shows

Dori Smith (Pig's Eye Puppet Theater)'s "Circus Minimus" featuring Madcap, the Daring Unicyclist, Tumbelino, the Acrobat, Rocko, the strongest man in the world, and a number of other equally amazing performers. Great entertainment for everyone.

Location: San Diego Intnl Airport/Lindberg Field-Terminal 2(near baggage claim)

Date:   August 5

Time:   11am, 11:45am and 12:30 pm

Price:  Free to the public, but you need to pay for parking

The Ugly Duckling

Hans Christian Andersen's classic tale of a small misfit's search for acceptance,

wordlessly told through movement and music with rod and shadow puppets.

Location/Date/Time: Call for further info, or to book a show.

Try Your Hand at Puppetry

An interactive experience where volunteers from the audience, directed by the puppeteers, learn to bring a variety of unusual puppets to life in a series of exciting mini performances.

Location/Date/Time: Call for further info, or to book a show.

San Diego Junior Theatre

619-239-8355, www.juniortheatre.com

Really Rosie

Really Rosie, adapted from stories by Maurice Sendak (author of Where the Wild Things Are) and with music by the legendary Carole King, is a gem for the whole family!

Location: Casa del Prado Theatre, Balboa Park

Date:   June 27-29, July 3-5, July 11-13

Time:   Fri 7pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Sat July 5 2pm and 5pm

Price:   $8-$13

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Thoroughly Modern Millie, the Tony Award-winning musical, brings style and dancing for the whole family to the Balboa Park stage!

Location: Casa del Prado Theatre, Balboa Park

Date:   July 25-27, Aug 1-3, Aug 8-10

Time:   Fri 7pm; Sat-Sun 2pm

Price:   $8-$13

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MUSIC

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

858-454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org

Athenaeum Summer Festival 2008

Ten years, seven composers, one pianist… the Athenaeum celebrates its 10th anniversary Summer Festival with Gustavo Romero, playing highlights of past festivals.

Location: The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Dr .

Date:   Jul 6, 13, 20 & 27

Time:   4pm

Price:   $25- $40

Farrell Family Jazz at the Athenaeum

Celebrate 20 years of Athenaeum jazz with the Los Angeles-based Frank Potenza Organ Trio including Potenza on guitar, organist Joe Bagg, and drummer Steve Barnes.

Location: Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. , La Jolla

Date:   Jul 18

Time:   7:30pm

Price:   $24

Farrell Family Jazz at the Athenaeum

Celebrate 20 years of Athenaeum jazz; we conclude the summer series with the New York-based duo of pianist Kevin Hays and Israeli saxophonist Eli Degibri.

Location: Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. , La Jolla

Date:   Jul 31

Time:   7:30pm

Price:   $24

La Jolla Music Society   

(858) 459-3728, www.LaJollaMusicSociety.org

SummerFest 2008               

La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest is a nationally-recognized chamber music festival featuring over 70 world-class artists and ensembles.     

Location: MCASD Sherwood Auditorium, La Jolla ; Birch North Park Theatre

Date:   August 1 - 24               

Price: Free - $75   

Fallbrook Music Society

760-451-8644, www.fallbrookmusicsociety.org

Symphony 'Pops' on the Green

What a fabulous summer evening! Bring a picnic and dine lakeside at the beautiful Grand Tradition while you enjoy an uplifting concert of American Pops played by a special engagement of the San Diego Symphony.

Location: 1602 S. Mission Road , Fallbrook

Date:   Aug 14

Time:   Thur 5:30 pm

Price:   Adults: $25; children 12 and under $5.00

Museum of Making Music

5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad

760-438-5996, www.museumofmakingmusic.org

The Violin in America : Old World Tradition, New World Sound

A special exhibition that explores the evolution of violin making in America throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Date: Feb 23-Sept 7

Time: Tue-Sun 10am-5pm

Price: Free, though a $5 donation is greatly appreciated.

The Salvation Army Kroc Center School of Performing Arts

619-269-1552, www.kroccenter.org

Top of the Kroc Music Recital

Come join us in celebration of our guitar students as they showcase their talent.

Location: 6611 University Ave.

Date:   Jul 1

Time:   Tues 7 pm

San Diego Chamber Orchestra

858-350-0290, http://www.sdco.org

Pops in the Park

A mixture of American favorites and jazz, featuring local personality and crooner, Dave Scott (from KUSI) and local jazz great Bill Watrous, featuring the musicians of the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of the Artistic Director/Conductor, Jung-Ho Pak. Spend the evening under the stars in Grape Day Park (next to the California Center for the Arts, Escondido).

Location: 340 N. Escondido Boulevard , Escondido

Date:   Aug 10

Time:   7pm

Price:   Free

San Diego Symphony Summer Pops

Embarcadero Marina Park South, 206 Marina Park Way

619-235-0804, www.sandiegosymphony.org

Marvin Hamlisch Leads A Star Spangled Pops

A Stars and Stripes extravaganza served up Marvin Hamlisch style, with Broadway hits, Sousa marches, a stirring salute to our military—and, of course, a grand red, white and blue fireworks display over the bay.

Date:   Jul 4-6

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Stayin' Alive - The Bee Gees Tribute

They achieved worldwide fane in the late 60s with a string of top 10 hits like Stayin' Alive and Night Fever. The Bee Gees Tribute will have you struttin' your stuff.

Date:   Jul 11-12

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Motown Magic - Mary Wilson of the Supremes

Who can ever forget the greatest female group of all time—The Supremes. Co-founder Mary Wilson relives that Motown Magic. Make a date to Come See About…Mary!

Date:   Jul 18-19

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Burt Bacharach

Burt's back! Debonair…sophisticated…and oh so cool. Burt returns this year with a trio of guest vocalists singing his Grammy-winning hits along with a few new songs.

Date:   Jul 20

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Video Games Live

Where can you hear today's most cutting-edge classical music? In the fantastic worlds of Nintendo and XBox! Thrill to the music of Mario, Zelda, Halo, Final Fantasy and more.

Date:   Jul 24

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $20-$90

The Music of Billy Joel Featuring Michael Cavanaugh

Young piano man and singing sensation, Michael Cavanaugh, pays tribute to pop piano man extraordinaire, Billy Joel. Billy Joel personally selected Michael Cavanaugh to perform at the Pops!

Date:   Jul 25-26

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

A Celtic Celebration with Eileen Ivers

Eileen Ivers will change the way you think about the violin. She's been called a “sensation” by Billboard magazine and “the Jimi Hendrix of the violin” by The New York Times. It'll be a summer Celtic celebration…

Date:   Jul 31

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Monica Mancini – Daughter Remembers Dad

In an elegant salute to her father—the incomparable Academy Award-winning Henry Mancini, multi-talented singer, Monica Mancini, will take the Pops patrons on a journey through song and film

Date:   Aug 1-2

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Baseball Goes Pops with Dave Winfield

Take Me Out to the Ballgame …or to the Pops…or to both! Padres legend Dave Winfield hosts a Summer Pops salute to America 's favorite pastime featuring a whole ballpark's worth of baseball music.

Date:   Aug 8-9

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Pops Goes Classical

Come hear symphonic music at its finest, with favorite works by Mozart and Handel. But rather than indoors at Symphony Hall, we have the music of the masters by the bay beneath the stars.

Date:   Aug 10

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Broadway Here and Now!

Powerhouse talents from the Great White Way , including the return of Pops favorite Doug LeBecque, will sing a Tony Award-winning line-up of show-stopping favorites from Hairspray, Dreamgirls, Spamalot, Mamma Mia and more.

Date:   Aug 15-16

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

The Wizard of Oz – The Movie

See the 1939 family classic movie beneath the Summer Pops stars. Follow the Yellow Brick Road as Dorothy and Toto join the Tin Man, Scarecrow and Cowardly Lion on their journey to the Emerald City .

Date:   Aug 17

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

The Machine: A Pink Floyd Tribute

For one night only, world-renowned Pink Floyd tribute band The Machine will launch their audio pyrotechnics in a multimedia show sure to thrill – whether you're already a Floyd fan or new to the experience.

Date:   Aug 21

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Daydream Believer…Davy Jones

Sixties pop idol and multi-faceted entertainer Davy Jones of The Monkees brings his music and antics to the Summer Pops stage including number one hit, Daydream Believer.

Date:   Aug 22-23

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular

Saying goodbye to the summer has never been more of a blast than it is with our traditional Symphony spectacular. It's the perfect way for family and friends celebrate one more time as the sun sets over the bay.

Date:   Aug 29-31

Time:   7:30 PM

Price:   $15 - $75

Super Sonic Samba School

2125 Park Blvd.

619-267-6356 , www.sssamba.org

Super Sonic Samba School

Join in the excitement of Brazilian Samba, with Rio de Janeiro Carnaval marching drums, dancing and jamming samba reggae. This lovely outdoor venue is located south of Balboa Park 's Children's Playground.

Date: Ongoing

Time: Sun 12-3pm

Price: Free

Super Sonic Samba School Practice

Location: World Beat Center, Balboa Park

Date: Ongoing

Time: Wed 8-9:30pm when the center does not have planned events. Check the Schedule of Events at www.worldbeatcenter.org/Events_New.html

Price: Free

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THEATRE

ACT - San Diego

Lyceum Box Office: 619-544-1000 (For information about ACT-San Diego, call 858-777-9899), www.actsandiego.com

High School Musical

It's a clash of the brainiacs, the jocks and the thespians when over 80 talented young actors bring this popular new musical to life. Perfect summer entertainment for the family.

Location:   Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza

Date:   Aug 22-24 (Senior Cast), Aug 28-31 (Junior Cast)

Time:   Senior Cast: Thu-Sun, 7pm every evening, 2pm matinees on Sat & Sun; Junior Cast: Fri-Sun, 7pm every evening, 2pm matinees on Sat & Sun

Price:   $12-$21 with discounts for seniors, military & youth 17 and under

American Rose Theatre

858-243 4349, www.americanrosetheatre.com

The Music Man

The Music Man plays out the eternal battle of the sexes as, charming schemer, Harold Hill, meets his match in the unfashionably smart and uncommonly beautiful town librarian, Marian Paroo.

Location: 3333 Bear Valley Pkwy. Escondido

Date:   July 2-18

Time:   8:00 PM

Price:   $10 - $17

Broadway/San Diego

619-570-1100, www.broadwaysd.com

A Chorus Line

Winner of nine Tony Awards® including “Best Musical,” and the Pulitzer Prize for drama, A CHORUS LINE is the longest-running American Broadway musical ever.

Location: San Diego Civic Theatre; 1100 Third Avenue

Date:   Aug 12-Aug 17

Time:   Tue, Wed 7pm; Thu 7:30pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm and 8pm; Sun 1pm and 6pm

Price:   $15- $73

The Phantom of the Opera

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera directed by Harold Prince, tells the story of a masked figure that lurks beneath the catacombs of the Paris Opera House.

Location: San Diego Civic Theatre; 1100 Third Avenue

Date:   Jul 16-Aug 10

Time:   Wed 7pm; Tue, Thu 7:30pm; 2pm Thu July 17; 1pm Thu Aug 7; Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm and 8pm, ASL interpreted performance at 2pm on Aug 2; Sun 1pm and 6:30pm (no evening performance on Aug 10)

Price:   $19- $127

Spring Awakening

First a reading at LJ Playhouse; 8 2007 Tony Awards ® included Best Musical. Haunting and provocative, the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality, electrifying score by Duncan Sheik.

Location: The Balboa Theatre; 868 Fourth Avenue

Date:   Aug 15-31

Time:   Tue, Wed 7pm; Thu 7:30pm; Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm and 8pm; Sun 1pm and 6pm

Price:   $15- $85

The Broadway Theater

760-806-7905, www.broadwayvista.com

Girls Night Out

Four women, show up at a bar to meet their men.  When the four meet - Heaven help the mister who comes between ANY of these sisters.  A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY

Location: 340 East Broadway - Suite B, Vista

Date: Jun 26 - Aug 2nd

Time: Thu - Sat 7:30 pm; Sat and Sun 2:00 pm

Price: $16.50

CCT Musical Theater

619-588-0206, www.cctmusicaltheater.org

Forever Plaid

Four wacky male singers come back to life after a car crash to sing their first and final concert that they never got to perform. Funny, entertaining and you'll recognize every tune as you sing along.

Location: Rooftop of the Westgate Hotel, 1055 2nd Ave

Date:   Thru July 6

Time:   8pm.

Price:   $17-$37

Diversionary Theatre

4545 Park Blvd

619-220-0097, www.diversionary.org

Yank!

Yank! is a love song to Hollywood 's "it takes one of every kind" platoon flicks and to 1940s Broadway.

Date: July 10-Aug 17

Time: Thursdays 7:30pm, Fridays 8pm, Saturdays 8pm, Sundays 2pm and 7pm, Monday July 28, 7:30pm

Price: $31-$35

GB Productions

619-220-8663, www.northparkvaudeville.com

North Park Vaudeville Show

Enjoy nine acts of family suitable variety entertainment in the vaudeville tradition. See singers, dancers, comedy, bits of theater in our initmate theater decorated as a vaudeville house.

Location: North Park Vaudeville and Candy Shoppe, 2031 El Cajon Blvd

Date: Jul 12 & Jul 13

Time: Sat at 8 PM, Sun at 2 PM

Price: $14

La Jolla Playhouse

2910 La Jolla Village Dr , La Jolla

858-550-1010, www.lajollaplayhouse.org

The Night Watcher

An exuberant one-woman performance which brings to life the personal triumphs, fears and often humorous adventures of kids growing up today.

Date:   Jul 1 - Jul 27, 2008

Time:   Tues-Wed 7:30pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm

Price:   $25

Memphis

An electrifying musical about the birth of rock 'n' roll in 1950s Memphis .

Date:   Aug 19-Sep 28

Time:   Tues-Wed 7:30pm; Thurs-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Sun 7pm

Price:   $42-$75

Looking Glass Theatre & Rainbow Action of First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego  

(619) 871-5441, www.lgt-sandiego.org

The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told             

As part of LGBT Pride Month, Looking Glass Theatre presents Paul Rudnick's hilarious gay send up of the Bible which also wrestles with questions like fidelity, commitment, purpose, persecution, and oh yes, God.             

Location: First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front St             

Date: July 11 - 12             

Price: $10 - $15

Moonlight Stage Productions

Moonlight Amphitheatre, Brengle Terrace Park , 1200 Vale Terrace Dr .

760-724-2110, www.vistixonline.com

Guys and Dolls

The beloved Damon Runyon fable of New York showgirls and gamblers in a funny, fabulous musical.

Date:   Jul 9-20

Time:   Wed-Sun 8pm

Price:   $22-$39

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Immerse yourself in the celebration of music, dance and storytelling of Andrew Lloyd Webber's first produced musical. The timeless story of this Biblical favorite son is youthfully irresistible.

Date:   Jul 30-Aug 10

Time:   Wed-Sun 8pm

Price:   $22-$39

Les Miserables

Experience this Broadway pop operetta phenomenon that has become a global sensation. The show, based on Victor Hugo's epic novel, is an emotionally riveting tale of revolution, loyalty, friendship and love.

Date:   Aug 20-31

Time:   Wed-Sun 7:30pm

Price:   $22-$39

The Mystery Café Dinner Theater

Imperial House Restaurant, 505 Kalmia Street

619-544-1600, www.mysterycafe.net

Where There's a Will…There's a Wake!!

Set in a 20's speakeasy with such notorious gangster characters as Sonny Shoeleone, the heir apparent to the family empire, unless his siblings have their way, in this zany comedy filled with gangsters, games and dames!

Date: Ongoing every Fri-Sat

Time: 8pm

Price: Fri- $56.50, Sat $59.50

New Village Arts

2787 B State Street

760-433-3245, www.NewVillageArts.org

Golden Boy

A 1930's love story about a classically trained violinist with a unique attribute: the skill and strength to become the lightweight champion of the world.

Date:   Jun 21- Jul 13

Time:   Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 3pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $20-$26

Sailor's Song

This stylistically daring love story brings us a cynical man and a true believer who battle over beautiful women and the power of love. One of NVA's most requested "repeat" performances.

Date:   Aug 2-Aug 24

Time:   Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 3pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $26 Reg; $22 Students/Seniors (65+)/Active Military; $20 groups of 6 or more

The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (Abridged)

Within the span of the evening every single Shakespeare play is covered as well as a nod given to the sonnets. Includes the shortest-ever performance of HAMLET, clocking in at 43 seconds.

Date:   Aug 10-Aug 31

Time:   Sun, Tues and Wed at 7pm through the 24 as well as, Aug 28 at 8pm, Fri the 29 at 8pm, Sat the 30 at 8pm and Sun the 31 at 2pm.

Price:   Free to Season Subscribers, Pay-What-You-Can for everyone else.

The Old Globe

1363 Old Globe Way , Balboa Park

619-23-GLOBE, www.theoldglobe.org

Shakespeare Festival 2008: Romeo and Juliet, All's Well That Ends Well and The Merry Wives of Windsor

Romeo and Juliet tell of Shakespeare's “star-cross'd lovers” who defy their entire worlds to be together, in All's Well That End's Well Helena who cunningly sets out to win the heart of Bertram in this enchanting Shakespearean fairy tale, in which true love goes hand in hand with the tenacious spirit of an indomitable heroine, and Sir John Falstaff steps out of the world of court life to take up residence in the country town of Windsor. There he attempts to use his own celebrity to his advantage by seducing two happily married wives in The Merry Wives of Windsor.

Location: Lowell Davies Festival Theatre

Date:   Jun 18-Sep 28, In Nightly Rotation

Time:   Tue–Sat 8pm

Price:   Call Box Office for Details

The Pleasure of His Company

THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY is a delightfully entertaining comedy about young love, family expectations, and the promise of lifelong dreams fulfilled. Long-lost playboy father Biddeford Poole (Dancing in the Dark's Patrick Page) turns up unexpectedly to attend his daughter's wedding, throwing the entire family into disarray.

Location: The Old Globe Theatre

Date:   Jul 12 - Aug 17

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Tues,Wed, Sun 7pm

Price:   $42-$64

Sight Unseen

This award-winning play is already considered a modern classic. American artist Jonathan Waxman is in England for his first European exhibition. A friendly visit to a former lover and her archaeologist husband becomes a journey of self-discovery, in the process opening up a gripping exploration of art, commerce and the interplay between the present and the past.

Location: Cassius Carter Centre Stage

Date:   Aug 2-Sept 7

Time:   Thu-Sat 8pm; Sat-Sun 2pm; Tues,Wed, Sun 7pm

Price:   $42-$59

Palomar Performing Arts

760-744-1150 x2453, www.palomarperforms.com

Wait A Minute, Men!

Writers/directors Carlos von Son and Michael Mufson tackle precarious immigration issues from both sides in this original play. Enhanced through authentic website postings and live Ballet Folklorico performances.

Location: 1140 W. Mission Rd. San Marcos

Date:   July 11-13

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm

Price:   $8- $12

Patio Playhouse Community Theatre

760-746-6669, www.patioplayhouse.com

Cole Porter's Anything Goes

This classic musical comedy is a zany romp aboard a cruise ship, with great songs like "You're The Top" and "I Get A Kick Out Of You". Outdoors at Kit Carson Amphitheatre

Location:   3333 Bear Valley Parkway , Escondido

Date:   Aug 8-31

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm Sun Aug 31 at 8pm

Price:   $7-$17

PowPAC, Poway 's Community Theatre

13250 Poway Road , Poway

858-679-8085, www.powpac.org

No Sex Please, We're British

A British farce. A young married bride orders Scandinavian glassware. She gets Scandinavian pornography. The plot revives around what to do with the assorted pornographic material -- and girls -- that arrive.   

Date:   Jul 11-Aug 10

Time:   Fri-Sat 8pm, Sun 2pm

Price:   $12-$15

San Diego Chamber Orchestra

858-350-0290, www.sdco.org

Pops in the Park

A mixture of American favorites and jazz, featuring local personality and crooner, Dave Scott (from KUSI) and local jazz great Bill Watrous.

Location: California Center for the Arts, Escondido 340 N. Escondido Boulevard

Date:   Aug 10

Time:   Sunday 7pm

Price:   Free

Stone Soup Theatre Company

619-287-3065, www.stonesouptheatre.net

tick, tick…BOOM!

Before the revolutionary pop rock musical RENT, Jonathan Larson had another story to tell…his own. 'tick, tick…BOOM!' is the critically acclaimed autobiographical musical of the award winning composer.

Location: 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Avenue

Date:   July 10-August 17

Time:   Thu-Sat 8 p.m.; Sun 7 p.m.

Price:   $25

Welk Resort Theatre

8860 Lawrence Welk Drive , Escondido

760-749-3448, www.WelkTheatreSanDiego.com

The King And I

It's 1862 in Siam and an English widow has been summoned by the King to serve as a tutor to his many children and wives and to seek her assistance in changing his image.

Date:   May 22-Jul 27

Time:   Tue-Thu 1:45pm; Sat-Sun 1:45pm; Tue 8pm; Thu 8pm; Sat 8pm

Price:   $44-$63

The Altar Boyz

Musical comedy about a fictitious Christian boy-band on the last night of their "Raise The Praise" tour. The Boyz are five all-singing, all-dancing heartthrobs from Ohio : Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham.

Date:   July 31-Sept 14

Time:   Tue-Thu 1:45pm; Sat-Sun 1:45pm; Tue 8pm, Thu 8pm, Sat 8pm

Price:   $44-$63

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VISUAL ART

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

858-454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org

Thought to Pop: The Art of Jim Lee, Carlos D'Anda, Richard Friend, JJ Kirby, Michael Lopez, Joel Gomez, Oliver Nome and Eduardo Nuñez

Jim Lee, one of the most successful artists in American comics, will exhibit work along with his fellow artists from WildStorm, a division of DC Comics.

Location: Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St. , La Jolla

Date:   Jun 21- Jul 26

Time:   Tue-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Wed 10am-8:30pm

Price:   free

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