| Calendar |
< December, 2018 >
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| Wednesday, Dec 19 |
| All Day |  Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | Film: Bolshoi Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' |
| 7:00 PM | Film & Discussion: Crazy Rich Asians |
| 7:00 PM | California Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:30 PM | Show: Irish Christmas in American |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| Thursday, Dec 20 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 3:00 PM | Moscow Ballet's Great Russian Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Winter Solstice Drumming Celebration |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: La Pastorela De La Familia |
| Friday, Dec 21 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | San Diego Border Dreamers Posada |
| 7:00 PM | Performance & Food: Azerbaijan night |
| 7:00 PM | Drumming in the Light: Winter Solstice |
| 7:00 PM | Gypsy, Belly Dancing & Flamenco Dinner Show |
| 7:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | California Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: La Pastorela De La Familia |
| 8:00 PM | Winter Schminter: A Solstice Concert |
| Saturday, Dec 22 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | West Coast Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | La Pastorela De La Familia |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| 2:00 PM | California Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Civic Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | California Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: La Pastorela De La Familia |
| 8:00 PM | Music: Beatles vs Stones |
| Sunday, Dec 23 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:45 AM | 10th Annual Nutcracker Holiday Tea |
| 1:00 PM | California Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | La Pastorela De La Familia |
| 2:00 PM | City Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| 2:00 PM | Civic Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 5:00 PM | Calfornia Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Music: El Vez - Merry Mexmas |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: La Pastorela De La Familia |
| Monday, Dec 24 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 10:45 AM | 10th Annual Nutcracker Holiday Tea |
| 1:00 PM | Peter Sprague's Annual Christmas Eve Concert |
| Tuesday, Dec 25 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| Wednesday, Dec 26 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| Tequila, Tacos, & Tombstones: Old Town Tour |
| 6:00 PM | Kwanza Unity Umoja |
| 6:00 PM | Film Forum: The Salt of the Earth |
| 6:00 PM | 38th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration |
| 7:30 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| Thursday, Dec 27 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | 38th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration |
| Friday, Dec 28 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 6:00 PM | 38th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration |
| 7:00 PM | Gypsy, Belly Dancing & Flamenco Dinner Show |
| Saturday, Dec 29 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| 6:00 PM | 38th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration |
| 7:00 PM | San Diego Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 7:00 PM | Music: La Empresa |
| 8:00 PM | Music: Los Lobos And The Blasters |
| Sunday, Dec 30 |
| All Day | Ongoing and Extended Events |
| 2:00 PM | San Diego Ballet: The Nutcracker |
| 2:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
| 6:00 PM | 38th Annual Kwanzaa Celebration |
| 7:00 PM | Stage: The Year to Come |
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| Calendar |
| All Day |
Ongoing and Extended Events
Spotlight
One Book - One San Diego events
Stage
• Miss Bennet-Christmas at Pemberly
Until December 23, 2018
• A Christmas Carol
Until December 30, 2018
• Mama Mia!
Until February 24, 2019
* Note: newest and shorter run productions can be found in our regular calendar listings.
Exhibitions and Art
• Salvador Dali Exhibition
Until December 29, 2018
• World in Porcelain Exhibit
Until January 19, 2019
• Arts Of South And Southeast Asia
Ongoing until January 31, 2019
• Walking Tour of Asian Pacific Historic District
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
• Arts of Iran
Until January 31, 2019
• Art of East Asia
Until December 31, 2019
• Art Of The 20th Century
Ongoing until December 31, 2019
• German Expressionism
Ongoing until December 31, 2019
• Barrio Art Crawl
Ongoing, every 2nd Saturday of each month
• Free Admission to Mingei International Museum
Ongoing, 3rd Tuesday of each month
• Free Admission to Japanese Friendship Garden
Ongoing, 3rd Tuesday of each month
Kids
• Classes:Children's West African Drumming
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Kids Meet Mandarin
Ongoing Fridays
• Chinese Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Spanish Storytime
Ongoing Mondays
• Bilingual Storytime
Ongoing Fridays
Classes and Workshops
• Argentine Tango Series
Ongoing Wednesdays until October 3
• French Bench
Until Saturday, December 15
• Capoeira Angola de Sao Bento Grande
Ongoing Saturday
• West African Dance Class
Ongoing Sunday
• Mahjong Lessons
Ongoing Thursdays
• Ki Energy Healing Clinic
Ongoing Wednesdays
• Emei Qigong Practice
Ongoing Saturdays
• Middle-Eastern Drum & Belly Dance Class
Ongoing until December 17
• Kokedama Workshop
Ongoing every 1st and 3rd Tuesday
• Irish Gaelic Conversation Circle
Ongoing Tuesdays
• Tai Chi Workshop
Ongoing Saturdays
• African Dance Class
Ongoing Sundays
• Qi Gong Workshop
Ongoing Saturdays
• Salsa Class
Ongoing Tuesdays
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| 6:00 PM |
San Diego Border Dreamers Posada
San Diego Border Dreamers is hosting its first annual Posada. They will be having food, drinks, music, raffles, piñatas, art auctions & more. Live performances by Aztec Dancers & Folclórico. First 40 kids get a free candy bag. As an organization that is created and run by DACA recipients and undocumented residents, we want to help bring some joy into the hearts of our community. This is a celebration of our community and of our resiliency in the face of continuous attacks by this administration. We want to give our community a space to come together and end the year in love and unity in spite of the hate and division that we have had to face for the last 2 years. We want all people to come celebrate and more importantly stand together as a collective community for the dignity, respect and rights of all people. Funds that are raised by the sale of merchandise will be used to finance members of SDBD going to Washington D.C to meet with congressional members to advocate for a Clean Dream Act.
Admission/Cost: FREE
Location:
Bread & Salt
1955 Julian Avenue
San Diego, CA 92113
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Friday, December 21 - 6:00 PM to 11:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.facebook.org
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| 7:00 PM |
Performance & Food: Azerbaijan night
Time to Celebrate!
Join us in the Gaslamp to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the establishment of the California Azerbaijan Friendship Association. Taste the cuisine of Azerbaijan as Chef Leyla surprises you with Azeri dishes! A night of culture, fine dining, and live Azeri and Turkish music and dances!
Admission/Cost: $50
Location:
Cafe 21 Gaslamp
802 Fifth Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
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Friday, December 21 - 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
Drumming in the Light: Winter Solstice
Celebrate this Seasonal Turning Point through Beauty and Sound. Mulit-Cultural, Community Ceremony Experience Global Rhythms from Leading Masters *Drums provided or bring your own percussions, rattles, etc. Performers: Internationally acclaimed drum circle facilitator and founder of Upbeat Drum Circles, Christine Stevens with Mark Lamson- Afro Cuban Drum Chant, Frank Lazzaro and Aaron Gannon- Sound healing monochord. Childcare provided for under age 5.
Admission/Cost: $20 - $25
Location:
Seaside Center for Spiritual Living
1613 Lake Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024
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Friday, December 21 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
Gypsy, Belly Dancing & Flamenco Dinner Show
Every Friday night, San Diego's Cafe Sevilla Restaurant and Tapas Bar hosts From Gypsy to Belly Dancing to Flamenco: The Journey, a dinner show featuring an authentic three-course meal and an atmosphere of European elegance and Mediterranean spirit.
These performances showcase the evolution of flamenco dance through the fusion of Moorish, Andalusian and Spanish folk dance performed by flamenco, gypsy, belly dancers, singers, percussionists and guitarists.
You'll marvel at the passion, beauty and athleticism of this traditional art form as you feast on delicacies like the restaurant's famed Paella Valenciana and Crema Catalana.
Admission/Cost: $45
Location:
Cafe Sevilla San Diego
353 5th Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
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Every Friday, August 10 through August 31 - 7:00 PM
For more information, please call: (619) 233-5979 or visit: www.cafesevilla.com
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| 7:00 PM |
City Ballet: The Nutcracker
Voted San Diego's Best Nutcracker production by the "Tommy Awards", this elaborate and elegant production, with exquisite costumes and scenery, will take you on Clara's magical journey from her fun-filled family Christmas party where toy soldiers and mice become life-sized, to the enchanted Snow Forest and on to the Land of Sweets where she is welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy, her Cavalier and magical performances from dancers throughout the world. Accompanied by the City Ballet Orchestra and Chorus, this heart-warming production is the perfect way for families to immerse themselves in the holiday spirit, year after year. Following each matinee performances, members of the cast will be in the lobby to greet audience members and pose for photos.
Admission/Cost: $34 - $89
Location:
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway
San Diego, CA 92101
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Dates and times:
Ongoing from Friday, December 7 until Sunday, December 23, 2018
Fridays & Saturdays - 7:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday Matinees - 2:00 PM (no performance 12/9)
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| 7:00 PM |
California Ballet: The Nutcracker
California Ballet Company presents "The Nutcracker" at the San Diego Civic Theatre with the San Diego Symphony happening Dec. 14 through 23, 2018.
Join Clara and her Nutcracker Prince on a fantastical adventure with giant rats, glittering snowflakes, and the Sugar Plum Fairy's Kingdom of the Sweets.
California Ballet also presents special 60-minute performances for families with very young children. These shows are at 2:00 PM Saturday, Dec. 14 and Dec. 21.
Before the shows there red carpet photo opportunities, plus meet and greets with the cast after the matinee and early evening performances.
Admission/Cost: $25 - $105
Location:
San Diego Civic Theatre
1100 Third Avenue
San Diego, CA
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Dates and times:
Multiple dates from Friday, December 14 to Sunday, December 23, 2018
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays - 7:00 PM
Sundays - 5:00 PM
Saturday Matinees - 2:00 PM
Sunday Matinees - 1:00 PM
For more information, please call: (858) 560-5676
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| 7:30 PM |
Stage: La Pastorela De La Familia
Teatro Mascara Magica presents one of San Diego's most popular holiday shows. This year's text, written by the inventive Max Branscomb, "celebrates the family, a journey we all take and we have to choose sides since Evil lurks in every corner and is masked with many faces." William Virchis directs.
Admission/Cost: $10 - $25
Location:
Lyceum Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
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Dates and times:
Ongoing from Thursday, December 13 until Sunday, December 23, 2018
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays - 7:30 PM
Saturday & Sunday Matinees - 2:00 PM
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| 8:00 PM |
Winter Schminter: A Solstice Concert
Come and join the Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival favorite, Yale Strom and his band, Hot Pstromi, for a Hanukkah and Winter Solstice Celebration! Klezmer music to ring in the season is sure to be fun for the whole family! Some of the music will be from Strom's new recording "Yale Strom's Broken Consort: Shimmering Lights."
Featuring Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi
Mark Dresser - bass
Fred Benedetti - guitar
Elizabeth Schwartz - vocals
Admission/Cost: $18
Location:
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
San Diego, CA 92101
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Friday, December 21 - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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