Entertainment Calendar April 21, 2011

MUSIC

Celebrate the armed forces at the Community Band Festival, presented by the Poway Community Band and the City of Poway, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 14 and noon to 8 p.m. Sunday, May 15 in Old Poway Park. The band will be joined by concert and military bands from San Diego County playing patriotic music. Also featured will be music vendors, an arts and crafts market and park attractions. Free. The park is located at 14134 Midland Road. For more information, call 858-668-4576.

The Mt. Carmel High School choirs will be performing their final concert of the year 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 at MCHS, 9550 Carmel Mountain Road. The choirs will be performing songs from “Sister Act,” “Singing in the Rain,” “Slumdog Millionaire” and several Disney movies. Tickets are $8 in advance and $10 at the door. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.mtcarmelchoir.com.

The Coastal Cities Jazz Band is presenting “A Tribute to the Big Band Era,” 2 p.m. Sunday, May 15 at the Carlsbad Community Church, corner of Jefferson and Pine, Carlsbad. Featuring music of the ‘30s, ‘40s and ‘50s, such as Harry James, Billy May, Count Basie, and, Stan Kenton, as well as the band premiering a new arrangement by Sammy Nestico, “Surrey With a Fringe on Top.” Tickets are $15/$12 Seniors and Students. For more information, call Gary Adcock at 858-775-1113.

The Poway Folk Circle, a group of local musicians, host folk song circles and acoustic jams. Folk Song Circles meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road. Bluegrass Jams meet on the second Monday of every month at Round Table Pizza in Rancho Bernardo, 16761 Bernardo Center Drive. The Craft Fair Jam is 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in Old Poway Park, and Slow Jam Sunday is 1 p.m. the last Sunday of the month in Old Poway Park. These events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit www.powayfolkcircle.org.

The Birch Aquarium at Scripps is holding their sixth annual Green Flash Concert Series, featuring Earl Thomas & The Blues Ambassadors, combining traditional and contemporary blues with rock, soul and funk to create a new sound 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, May 18. Surf rocker Donavon Frankenrieter and his full band performs 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, June 15. Fitz & The Tantrums perform 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, July 20. San Diego legend Steve Poltz takes the stage 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17. Brett Dennen performs 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography is at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. Concerts are ages 21 and up only. Tickets are $25 with RSVP ($120 Season Pass)/$30 at the door. For tickets and to RSVP call 858-534-4109.

The Church at Rancho Bernardo’s Senior Choir, Joyful Praise, is accepting new members. This choir is designed for older adults interested in being part of a fun, caring, and energetic family who share a love for music. No audition is necessary and no formal musical experience is required. Rehearsals are 7-9 p.m. every Thursday. For more information, call 858-592-2434.

Join the Rancho Bernardo Community Band from 7:30 to 9 p.m. every Thursday at Rancho Bernardo High School, 13010 Paseo Lucido. All ages, proficiency levels and instruments welcome. For more information, send an email to rbcommunityband@yahoo.com or contact Hope at 858-382-3763.

The Sandy Devito Combo is performing with special guest, master Latin percussionist Roy Gonzales 7 – 10 p.m. Friday, April 25 at the Rancho Bernardo Courtyard by Marriott, 11611 Bernardo Plaza Court. No cover charge; $15 minimum for food and beverages.

DANCE

“The Nureyev Effect,” a lecture and film by Rudolf Nureyev biographer Linda Maybaruk will be presented by the Southern California Ballet at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road. Also featured will be a contemporary ballet, “In the Midst of a Southern Storm” by Gregory Dawson of Lines Ballet and a section of “The Sleeping Beauty,” a big part of Nureyev’s legacy. Special guest artists Corina Gil and Carlos Molina from the Boston Ballet dance the Grand Pas de Deux in “Beauty’s Wedding.”

Tickets are $15-$28 with $10 tickets available to Girl Scout troops. For tickets, visit http://Powaycenter.com or call 858-748-0505.

Linda Maybarduk, a former dance partner and close friend of Rudolf Nureyev, will be teaching a master class as well as hosting a lecture on Nureyev’s life and work. This is in part to honor the 50th anniversary of Nureyev’s defection to the west. The master class is for intermediate to advance levels. It will be 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 21 at Black Mountain Dance Centre, 12285 World Trade Drive Suite L, Carmel Mountain Ranch. Maybarduk will also talk about Nureyev and show some of his finest performance clips.

Tap dancing classes for adults, taught by Gigi St. John, are Tuesdays at the RB Swim & Tennis Club. Each class is one hour, intermediate at 11 a.m. and beginners at noon. Just show up or sign up by calling St. John at 951-282-3639.

The Academy of World Dance n Arts offers a free introductory class to swing, salsa, and ballroom every 7 to 8 p.m. Fridays, year-round for ages teen through adults. No previous experience needed. For more information, visit www.worldancenarts.com or call 858-679-8277. The academy is located at 12621-A Poway Road, Poway.

The Poway Library is hosting Zumba!, a free dance exercise class for all levels at noon Friday, April 15 and April 29. The Poway Library is located at 13137 Poway Road. For more information, call 858-513-2900.

THEATER

Tickets for the 2011-2012 season at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts are on sale on the center’s website, www.powayarts.org, by calling 858-748-0505 or at the box office, 15498 Espola Road, noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.

“Anything Goes” continues is performance by the award-winning Mt. Carmel High School Drama Department through April 23. Set on an ocean liner heading from New York to London, the Cole Porter musical features an array of characters, including a stowaway who is in love with the engaged heiress on board. Familiar songs include ”Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” “It’s De-lovely” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.”

Performances are 7 p.m. April 21-23, and 1 p.m. April 23. Ticket are $10 and $12 and are available at www.mchsdrama.com or by calling 858-484-1180, ext. 3366. The theater is located on the school campus, 9550 Carmel Mountain Road, Rancho Penasquitos.

A gentle spoof on the politics of big business, peppered with mistaken identities, “Pardon Me, Prime Minister,” opens April 22 and runs through May 22 at PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre. Performances are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday.

The theater is located in the Lively Center, 13250 Poway Road. For tickets, email boxoffice@powpac.org, or call 858-679-8085.

The California Youth Conservatory Theatre (CYC) is presenting “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a Tony-award winning musical comedy complete with audience participation, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21 and Friday, April 22; and 1 p.m. Saturday, April 23 at the Lyceum Theater in Horton Plaza, downtown San Diego. Tickets range from $18-$30. For tickets and more information, call 619-944-7574 or visit www.cyctheatre.com.

North Coast Repertory’s production of “King of the Moon,” sequel to “Over the Tavern,” runs through May 8. The sequel takes the Pazinski family into the turbulent ‘60s with issues such as divorce, remarriage, war and draft evasion taking center stage. All are handled with humor and down-to-earth common sense. Single tickets are $32-$41 with discounts for students, seniors, military and subscribers.

For tickets and reservations, call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org. The theater is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive in Solana Beach.

Westview High School is presenting the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” 7 p.m. Thursday, April 21 through Saturday, April 23 and Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30, and 1 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at Westview High School, 13500 Camino Del Sur, San Diego. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.westviewtheatre.com.

The Ramona Mainstage is presenting the Men’s Comedy Club Tour, featuring Dean Napolitano, Chris Edgerly, Dean Wolfe and T.K., 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7. Tickets are $25 for general admission or $40 for VIP. Craig Shoemaker is the Lovemaster, 7 p.m. Friday, May 27 Tickets are $25-30. The Ramona Mainstage is located at 626 Main Street, Ramona. For tickets and more information, visit www.ramonamainstage.com.

Star San Diego, in coordination with San Marcos Senior Center, is presenting “Spring Fling” Senior Follies, a 90-minute follies-variety show featuring songs, dances, comedy skits, musicians and impersonators, all over age 55, 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30 at the San Marcos Community Center, 1 Civic Drive, San Marcos. Tickets are $12 general public, $10 seniors and children under 12. For more information, call 760-744-5535 or 760-294-1331.

PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theatre, is offering a number of varied volunteer opportunities for its award-winning theater. For more information, contact Maxine Brunton at 858-679-0640, or call the theater box office and leave your name and telephone number at 858-679-8085.

Showtime presents impressionist Peter Small, recreating President Harry Truman, 1:30 p.m. Friday, April 22 at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Socializing is at 1:30 with the show beginning at 2 p.m. Cost is $5 for non-members. For more information, call 858-487-7873.

Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church presents “Singin’ in the Rain,” performed by their Wing It Theatre, 7 p.m. Friday, May 6, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, May 7 and 4 p.m. Sunday, May 8. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. The RBCPC is located at 17010 Pomerado Road. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.rbcpc.org/youth-musical for mail-in form or visit in person.

PowPAC, Poway’s Community Theater, is conducting open auditions Monday, April 25 and Tuesday, April 26 for “Life Cycles,” at the PowPAC Theater, 13250 Poway Road. The parts available are for three men, ages 25-70, and one woman, age 25-40. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. For additional information, call director Grant Gelvin at 760-685-2654 or contact grantgelvin@cox.net.

Due to rave reviews, Cabaret, the current production by Cygnet Theatre, has extended their production run by one week until May 22 at the Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St. in Old Town San Diego Historic Park. The show performs 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday, and 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Tickets range from $39 – $59. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 619-337-1525, visit www.cygnettheatre.com or in person at the theatre.

ART

Fantography, a baseball photography exhibit, is at the Rancho Penasquitos Library during April and May. Andy Strasberg, local baseball historian and author, has assembled photographs as part of his Fantography project to gather photos taken by fans over the last 100 years.

The library is located at 13330 Salmon River Road. For more information, call 858-538-8159.

Members of the Rancho Bernardo Art Association will be displaying art through April at the following locations.

Marilyn Link at the Incredible Café, 11828 Rancho Bernardo Road.

Catherine McKinnell at Pacific Trust Bank, 16536 Bernardo Center Drive.

Pat Dispenziere, Lynn Coppes, Karen Vincent and Scott Palmer will exhibit April through June at the Stoneridge Country Club, 17166 Stoneridge Country Club Lane, Poway. An artists reception with appetizers and no-host bar will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12.

Rancho Bernardo Art Association is looking for artists who want to meet others who share the same interest, learn from demonstrations and exhibit their work. The members have critique nights and an award show. For membership, contact Phyllis Hensperger at 858-675-2262. Adult membership is $25, Couples $30, Students $15. More information at ranchobernardoart.com.

North County Society of Fine Arts meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16051 Bernardo Heights Parkway, Rancho Bernardo. They offer art critiques, demonstration programs, workshops, paint-outs, bus trip to museums and display opportunities. NCSFA’s open art exhibit at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, runs through April 26.

Members have a square-foot exhibit at Bernardo Heights Community Center, Blair Shamel’s photographs are at the Poway library, 13137 Poway Road and Sherry Roper’s watercolors are at Luc’s Bistro, 12642 Poway Road.

For further information, contact membership vice president Lori Chase at 858-578-8752 and visit ncsfa.org.

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 3502 Clairemont Drive, is hosting an Art Festival that features two local award-winning artists, Joyce Brunn and Vita Sorrentino, both of Rancho Bernardo, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Featuring 35 paintings, two sculptures and 12 poems, the show is free for public viewing. For more information, call 858-273-1480.

San Diego Art Department, San Diego Visual Arts Network and Fashion Opportunities Connect Us present their April 2011 Exhibition “Art Meets Fashion” through May 15. San Diego Art Department is on Ray Street in North Park one block east of 30th Street. Artists are invited to participate in the 3rd Annual Plein Air North Park competition. Registration is open through May 9, and the opening reception will be on May 21. For more information, visit www.sdad-sdai.org.

“Art in the Park,” a free family arts and crafts event, is noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 11 at Poway Community Park Auditorium, 13094 Civic Center Drive. For more information, call 858-668-4671.

James Patino, Artist Consultant and Motivational Speaker, will be discussing “The Energized Art Business,” which helps all artists market and sell their work, 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28 at the April meeting of the Rancho Bernardo Art Association, located at the Swim and Tennis Club, 16955 Bernardo Oaks Drive. Cost is $3 for non-members. For more information, call Phyllis Hensperger at 858-675-2262.

An Art Reception showcasing the newest series of abstract paintings by Temáre is being held 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 at the Rancho Bernardo Inn on the Granada Lawn, 17550 Bernardo Oaks Drive. Meet the artists (Terry Anderson and Marlene Levitt) while enjoying wine and hors d’oeurves. To RSVP contact Marlene Levitt at mlevitt@pacbell.net.

MUSEUMS

See how creatures interact on a coral reef in Hawaii over a 24-hour period in the 3-D film, “Turtle Reef,” now showing at the San Diego Natural History Museum. The film, a blend of education and entertainment, is based upon years of research by reef scientists. Screenings are included with the price of museum admission.

Also running is “The Color of Water,” featuring photographic works of nature by Abe Ordover, David Fokos, Steven Friedman, and Aaron Feinberg, which is running through May 1.

Water: A California Story demonstrates through photos, maps, video, and hands-on activities, current, local issues on land and in the ocean. Examine the infrastructure of the regional water system, and discover how we import the majority of our water and the costs associated with this practice. The exhibit also looks at effects of a changing climate on our region’s water supply and reveals how Southern Californians can help protect water for future generations.

Admission: $17 for adults; $15 for seniors; $12 for military, youth 13–17, students; $11 for children 3–12. Free for members. More details at www.sdnhm.org or call 619-232-3821.

Mingei International Museum presents “Classic and Contemporary Native American Art,” featuring classic art by North American indigenous artisans from the Museum’s collection alongside paintings from four native-Californian contemporary artists, Robert Freeman, Billy Soza Warsoldier, Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez and L. Frank. The exhibit continues through Monday, Sept. 5. The museum also is presenting “Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon,” featuring selections from the museum’s collection of 155 unique beckoning cat statues, running through Jan. 15.

The museum is located at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. Hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Regular admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for students and active duty military with ID. For information, call 619-239-0003 or visit www.mingei.org.

“Cellular Journey,” an introduction to human cell biology and stem cells is at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. Interactive exhibits include “From Tissues to Cells,” in which visitors can view human tissue samples through microscopes, and “Journey Inside a Cell,” where visitors board a motion-activated scooter and take a virtual tour inside a human cell, and can also launch a stem cell on its path to become a specific cell.

Also running is “Earth Exposed,” which offers a hands-on look at the forces that shape and reshape the Earth. For more information, call 619-238-1233 or visit www.rhfleet.org.

Walk in the footpath of Poway’s first residents every Saturday morning at Poway’s Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center. Savor the smell of blooming native plants that Kumeyaay people smelled each spring for more than 2,000 years. Trained guides will share the culture, history and botany of this five-acre archeological jewel for free from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at 13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail (formerly Silverlake Drive). For information, go to www.poway.org/kiic.

The Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at MCAS Miramar has its Bell 214ST Iraqi “Super Huey” helicopter on display. Also on display is the Sikorsky HRS.

Another feature is a single-seat flight simulator, which gives members of the public a 20-minute “flight” for $15.

The museum is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Call 858-693-1723 or visit www.flyingleathernecks.org for more information.

The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society runs a free museum at the Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, Rancho Bernardo. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and Fridays. Call 858-487-4599.

The Poway Historical and Memorial Society operates the free Poway Heritage Museum and the Nelson House in Old Poway Park, 14114 Midland Road in Poway. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 858-679-8587 or visit www.powayhistoricalsociety.org.

Learn about the past from the San Diego History Center, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. The organization is dedicated to preserving San Diego’s history through education and preservation.

The Norman Bayard Photograph Collection is on exhibit running through May.

Tickets are $5 for adults, $2 for children, and $4 for seniors, students and military. Museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, visit www.sandiegohistory.org.

The Barona Cultural Center & Museum is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed Sunday and Monday to focus on creating new exhibits and providing community outreach. The museum houses more than 3,000 artifacts, photographic displays and archives. There is no charge for tours, and admission is free. For more information, visit www.baronamuseum.org or call 619-443-7003 ext. 2.

The San Diego Museum of Art presents the exhibition Dreams and Diversions, 250 years of Japanese Woodblock prints. This landmark exhibition features prime examples of Japanese print art from the 17th to the 20th century, this exhibit runs through June 5. Also featured through July 10 is Life and Truth: French Landscapes from Corot to Monet, the exhibit includes landscape paintings by artists such as Corot, Courbet, Théodore Rousseau, Narcisse Diaz, Charles-François Daubigny and others, as well as the museum’s own Haystacks at Chailly by Claude Monet. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for Seniors and military, $8 for college students with ID, and $4.50 for youth ages 7-17. Members and children ages 6 and under are free. For more information, visit www.sdmart.org.

The San Diego Museum of Man presents the exhibit Race: Are We So Different? which tells the stories of race from the biological, cultural, and historical points of view, offering a look at race and racism in the United States and runs through May 15. Guided tours of the exhibit are offered daily at 1:30 p.m. Also being offered is Strange Bones: Curiosities of the Human Skeleton, focusing on the many strange and curious things that happen to our skeletons throughout the course of our lives, including the effects of scurvy and syphilis, running through January. The museum is open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $5 for children 3-12, and $7.50 for Seniors, military, students with ID and children 13-17. For more information, visit http://www.museumofman.org.

The Timken Museum of Art presents the exhibit Robert Wilson Video Portraits, featuring Robert Downey Jr., Mikhail Baryshnikov and Jeanne Moreau, among others, running through May 15. The museum is open 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, visit http://www.timkenmuseum.org.

The San Diego Children’s Museum, formerly the Escondido Children’s Museum, and Stone Brewing Co. are offering a “Night of Discovery,” 6 to 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 3 at the Stone World Bistro and Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway, Escondido. Featuring gourmet food paired with beer and wine, live Brazilian music and a silent auction and drawing held by the museum, this event celebrates the museum’s 10th anniversary and the recent name change. Tickets are $150 in advance or $185 at the door per ticket, limited to 150 tickets total. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.escondidochildrensmuseum.org/gala or www.sdcdm.org.

LOCAL MARKETS

The Del Sur Farmers Market & Family Festival is 3 to 7 p.m. every Thursday at the corner of Camino del Sur and Lone Quail Road, next to 4S Ranch. Shop for certified and organic produce, cut flowers, and boutique and houseware items and let the kids play in the fun zone. Free. Proceeds benefit the Del Sur Elementary School Educational Foundation.

The Scripps Ranch Farmers Market & Art Festival is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday. They have returned to their old location, 10380 Spring Canyon Road, the site of the old E.B. Scripps Elementary School. For more information, visit www.srfm.org.

Poway Farmers Market is 8 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday next to Old Poway Park, at Midland Road and Temple Street. The market, sponsored by the City of Poway and operated by Outback Farms, features certified organic produce, most of which is grown in San Diego County. For more information, call 858-668-4576.

The Poway Boardwalk Craft Fair is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first Saturday of the month February through August in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road. For more information, call 858-486-3497.

The Bernardo Winery hosts a farmers market which includes fresh produce, vendors and food stalls every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte.

North San Diego Farmers Market and Speciality Faire, a combination of the Sikes Adobe Farmstead Market and the market that used to operate in Webb Park in Rancho Bernardo, is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive in Escondido. The market will be closed on Easter Sunday (April 24).

OTHER EVENTS

The Ramona Mainstage is presenting Extreme Midget Wrestling, 7 p.m. Saturday, May 14 Tickets are $20. The Ramona Mainstage is located at 626 Main Street, Ramona. For tickets and more information, visit www.ramonamainstage.com.

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