Dear San Diego,
The calendar is a wee bit light this week, but no worries—things will pick up as the weather gets warmer and we move into April.
Festive community events include the 10th Annual Antonia Garra Day in Old Town on Saturday and the HPR Queens Lawn Program on Sunday at the International Cottages.
The 19th Annual Indian Music & Dance Festival continues through Sunday at the JCC. Other music-oriented events include the Meet the Strings: Ferdinand the Bull concerts at the Jacobs Music Center on Saturday and Sunday, Chilean-Canadian singer Beto Cuevas performing at the Magnolia on Saturday, Taiko group Drum Tao at Poway OnStage on Sunday, and the Sabrosas Latin Orchestra at the Belly Up on Wednesday.
The San Diego Arab Film Festival gets underway at the Museum of Photographic Arts tonight (Friday) and will screen films this weekend, with more in mid-April. Tonight at the Tenth Avenue Arts Center, there will be a celebration of Mexican filmmaker Juan López Moctezuma. And on Wednesday at the Coronado Library, they will screen and discuss the film The Visitor.
Local theatrical productions include the musical Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 (ends Sunday) at Theatre for Young Professionals, the opera Carmen, which will be performed throughout this weekend at the Civic Theatre, and, at the Mission Valley Library, La Jolla Playhouse's Colorín, Colorado, a play for 3rd- to 6th-graders. Next Saturday Fences gets underway at the Old Globe.
Author events include two book talks at Warwick's: Jenelle Kim discussing her book The Korean Art of Living Well (Tuesday), and next Thursday's talk by Sheila Grant, who will discuss her spy thriller Passport to Danger.
Other events around town include several options on Saturday, including a talk by Ben Cole on "Acting Shakespeare" at the Mission Valley Library, a show with the comedy ensemble Persians of Interest at National Lampoon: The Yellow Door, and a Nowruz celebration (Persian Nature Day) at the Carlsbad Library. Wrapping up this week's list of events is next Friday's talk at the Museum of Art, A Journey Across the Pacific.
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Cross-Cultural Events in the Next Two Weeks:
Festivals, celebrations, and community events: 10th Annual Antonio Garra Day • HPR Queens Lawn Program • Otaku Smash Matsuri • House of Scotland Tartan Day Celebration • Pepper Park Multicultural Celebration. Music and/or dance performances: 19th Annual Indian Music & Dance Festival • Meet the Strings: Ferdinand the Bull • Beto Cuevas • Drum Tao • Ravi Shankar Ensemble (Sold Out) • Sabrosas Latin Orchestra • Hanabie • The Colorful World of Music: From Balkan to Eastern Europe. Interesting talks around town: Acting Shakespeare with Ben Cole • Art Deco Paris. Film festivals and special movie screenings: San Diego Arab Film Festival • A Celebration of Mexican Filmmaker Juan Lopez Moctezuma • The Visitor. Books and literature lovers are sure to enjoy: Book Talk: The Korean Art of Living Well • Book Talk: Sheila Grant • Book Talk: Marie Benedict. Local theatrical productions: Musical: Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 • Opera: Carmen • Colorín, Colorado • August Wilson's Fences • Disney's MOANA Jr the Musical. Visual Arts events: Exhibit: Hallyu (Korean Wave) Before Hallyu • Exhibition: A Journey Across the Pacific. Comedy performances: Persians of Interest • Carlos Ballarta. Other notable events: Persian Nature Day (Nowruz).
Everyone here at the
San Diego Participant Observer and the
Worldview Project wish you fulfilling, illuminating, and culturally-rich experiences in the days ahead. See you next week!
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