| 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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| 10:45 AM |
10th Annual Nutcracker Holiday Tea
Bring your little sugarplums for an unforgettable abridged performance of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," performed by the Scripps Performing Arts Academy. Pair every plié with a bite of scrumptious tea sandwiches and delicate French pastries.
$65 per adult | $38 per child (ages 4 - 12)
Pricing is exclusive of tax, gratuity and 20% service charge.
$10 of every ticket sold will benefit Isabella's Giraffe Club — a non-profit organization committed to providing emotional and educational support for parents with infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
Admission/Cost: $38 - $65 (Reservations: 858.314.1996)
Location:
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
5300 Grand Del Mar Ct.
San Diego, CA 92130
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Date and Time:
Sunday, December 23 - 10:45 AM to 12:45 PM
Sunday, December 23 - 1:45 AM to 3:45 PM
Monday, December 24 - 10:45 AM to 12:45 PM
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| 1:00 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
MAP
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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| 2:00 PM |
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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| 2:00 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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| 2:00 PM |
Stage: The Year to Come
Every New Year's Eve a family gathers in their Florida backyard to ring in the coming year. In between dips in the pool, politically incorrect banter and a highly-anticipated onion dip, their relationships grow and fracture in moments that become family legend. Unfolding backwards in time, The Year to Come shows how the promise of our future is shaped by the lens of our past. Rising playwright Lindsey Ferrentino introduces us to a distinctly American family whose evolution mirrors the turbulence of the 21st century.
Admission/Cost: $35 - $92
Location:
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
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Dates and times:
Ongoing until Sunday, December 30 - 2018
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 7:30 PM
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays - 8:00 PM
Sundays - 7:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday Matinees - 2:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.lajollaplayhouse.org
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| 2:00 PM |
Civic Youth Ballet: The Nutcracker
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet performs "The Nutcracker" at the iconic Casa del Prado Theater.
Staged by students and young adults, you'll go on an extraordinary journey to the magical Land of the Sweets with young Clara and her brave Nutcracker Prince.
Witness an epic battle between toy soldiers and mice before being whisked away to an enchanting land of falling snow, waltzing flowers, and the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Set to Tchaikovsky's timeless score, this classic holiday ballet production is a cherished San Diego family tradition.
Admission/Cost: $12 - $18
Location:
Casa del Prado Theatre
1600 Village Place
Balboa Park
San Diego, CA
MAP - [Park Map]
Multiple dates from Friday, December 14 to Sunday, December 23, 2018
Fridays & Saturdays - 7:00 PM
Saturdays & Sundays - 2:00 PM
For additional details call (619) 233-3060
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| 5:00 PM |
Calfornia 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
MAP
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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| 7:00 PM |
Music: El Vez - Merry Mexmas
Robert Lopez, better known by his stage name El Vez, is a Mexican-American singer-songwriter and musician, who performs and records original material and covers classic rock songs The bill includes the Exbats and Pony Death Ride.
Age limit: 21+
Admission/Cost: $25
Location:
The Casbah
2501 Kettner Boulevard
San Diego, CA 92101
MAP
Sunday, December 23 - 7:00 PM
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| 7:00 PM |
Stage: The Year to Come
Every New Year's Eve a family gathers in their Florida backyard to ring in the coming year. In between dips in the pool, politically incorrect banter and a highly-anticipated onion dip, their relationships grow and fracture in moments that become family legend. Unfolding backwards in time, The Year to Come shows how the promise of our future is shaped by the lens of our past. Rising playwright Lindsey Ferrentino introduces us to a distinctly American family whose evolution mirrors the turbulence of the 21st century.
Admission/Cost: $35 - $92
Location:
La Jolla Playhouse
2910 La Jolla Village Drive
San Diego, CA 92037
MAP
Dates and times:
Ongoing until Sunday, December 30 - 2018
Tuesdays & Wednesdays - 7:30 PM
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays - 8:00 PM
Sundays - 7:00 PM
Saturday & Sunday Matinees - 2:00 PM
For more information, please visit: www.lajollaplayhouse.org
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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
MAP
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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