4th&B
http://www.4thandb.com/
345 B St., 619-231-4343
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4th&B's 21,000 square foot facility offers live music in just about every genre you can imagine. From blues to rock, alternative to country, jazz to punk, hip-hop to pop and metal to dance, 4th&B has revolutionized music culture in San Diego for well over a decade by consistently staging the most intriguing artists and sought after talent from around the globe.
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3/26, Blue October
3/28, Above The Law, Dyson, Krown Kings, Young Berg
3/29, Lavell Crawford from last comic standing
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6th at Penn Theatre
3704 6th Ave.
SD, CA 92103
www.sixthatpenn.com/
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In the heart of Hillcrest, this performing arts space is known for shows that shock. Small, intimate space with first row only a few feet from the stage.
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Nemesis. A new comedy written by Phil Johnson and Mike Sears. Directed by Cynthia Stokes. Featuring: Terri Park. The comedy question is "Can't we all just get along?" Find out the answer as two Titans of Ambition - Peazel Hunnicutt and Mickey Sticke; slug, slap, and claw their way from Appalachia to World Domination.
3/20 – 4/6; Thu-Sat 8:00 pm and Sun 2:00 pm, $19
Orange Flower Water. Drama written by Craig Wright, produced by Dale Morris and directed by Jerry Pilato. This character study of married life delves into the lives of two couples who for years have given off the illusion that happiness prevails. In ninety minutes we see how a good friendship between two couples becomes a shambles and finally ends on a somewhat positive note. Or does it?
3/16 - 4/2 Mon-Wed 7:30pm and Sun 7pm, $18
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Athenaeum Music & Arts Library
www.ljathenaeum.org
1008 Wall St, La Jolla
858-454-5872
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One of only 17 nonprofit, membership libraries in the United States. This rare cultural institution offers a depth and accessibility of resources and programs found nowhere else in the region.
Year-round schedule of art exhibitions, concerts (classical, jazz, and new music), lectures, studio art classes, tours and special events.
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Barbara and William Karatz Chamber Concert Series: Szymanowski Quartet. Founded in Warsaw in 1995, the Szymanowski Quartet has developed into one of the most charismatic string quartets of the younger generation.
Mar 27, 7:30pm, $30-$35
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Athenaeum Jazz at The Neurosciences Institute
Neurosciences Institute Auditorium
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
La Jolla, CA 92121
858-626-2000
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Noted acoustician Cyril Harris worked with architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien to create the Institute’s 352-seat auditorium, which is generally considered to be one of the most acoustically ideal small performance halls in the nation. The auditorium has an original system of angular, sound dispersing panels covering its walls and ceiling. A pyramidal design diffuses sound to create a uniform acoustical environment. Artists and audiences agree that the same sound is heard in every seat.
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On Saturday, March 29, the Charles Lloyd Quartet gives a special two-concert performance celebrating Lloyd’s 70th birthday and marking his first San Diego appearance since spring 2000.
Shows at 7pm and 9pm, 70 minute sets (no intermission), $24- $29
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Anthology Jazz Club www.anthologysd.com
1337 India Street, downtown 619-595-0300
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Anthology is a beautiful dining and music venue that can easily handle small or large groups. The interior is chic and stylish, and includes cozy spaces that foster a small concert vibe as well as impressive, open spaces where the musical energy can be fully engaged. Acoustics are excellent. Music includes: Jazz, Blues, Soul, Latin, and Rock.
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3/25 Kenny Garret Jazz Sax 7:30 $5 cover no minimum
3/26 Miracosta Latin Jazz Orchestra 7:30 $5 cover no minimum
3/27 Anthology House Band jazz 7:30 p.m. $5 cover no minimum
3/28 Diane Schuur Jazz piano/vocals 7:30 and 9:30 $16-39
3/29 Rockola’s Large Band/Rock 7:30 and 9:30 $12-30
3/30 Ignacio Berroa Jazz Percussion 7:30 $12-33
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Balboa Theatre
854 Fourth Avenue
Downtown
619-570-1100
http://www.sandiegotheatres.org/
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Built in 1924, recently restored and reopened, architecturally beautiful space adjacent to Horton Plaza.
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California Ballet Presents First View, 2008:
Featuring Opus M from Munich, Germany and the California Ballet.
Opus M to perform: Time to Think (Music by Klezmer, Choreography by Heinz Manniegel) and Carmina Burana (Music by Carl Orff, Choreography by Heinz Manniegel)
California Ballet to perform: Suite Vivaldi (Music by Antonio Vivaldi, Choreography by Francisco Gella)
Friday, 3/28, 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, 3/29, 2:30 p.m., $25-80
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Balboa Park Puppet Guild
www.balboaparkpuppets.com Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater, 2130 Pan American Place, Balboa Park
619-544-9203,
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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 website
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Mar 26-30: THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE
Time: Wed-Fri 10 & 11:30am; Sat & Sun 11am, 1 & 2:30pm
Price: $5 adults, $4 seniors, $3 children ages 2-12 are free
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Belly Up
http://www.bellyup.com/
143 S Cedros Ave
Solana Beach, CA, 92075
(858)481-8140
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The internationally acclaimed Belly Up Tavern located in Solana Beach, has a long history of bringing great live music to the San Diego area. The Belly Up has been continually voted “San Diego’s Best Live Music Venue” by several publications including the Union Tribune, The Reader and San Diego Magazine as well as heralded as one of the hottest clubs on the west coast by Rolling Stone Magazine.
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3/25 Bob Schneider w/ Jay Thomas, Tina Dico, 8 p.m.
3/26 Inner Visions w/ Mystic Roots Band, The Bredren Band, 9 p.m.
3/27 Years Around the Sun w/ Qu'est-ce Que C'est, Manuok, 9 p.m.
3/28 Closed for private event
3/29 Bob Schneider w/ Jay Thomas, Tina Dico, 9 pm.
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Birch North Park Theatre
The Stephen and Mary Birch North Park Theatre
www.bircnorthparktheatre.net
2891 University Avenue, Ste. 1 San Diego, CA 92104-2929
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The vibrant, live theatre venue truly reflects the diversity of the community in which it is located. Facility users include professional performing arts organizations, schools and various non-profit groups
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San Diego Indie Music Fest IV
March 29, 2008, 12 Noon to 12 Midnight
7 Stages, with over 70 acts representing Rock, Jazz, Folk, R&B, World, Funk, Spoken Word, Latin, Punk, and more...
Indie artisans selling their creations, interactive art, henna tattoos, tarot readings, Voter Registration, SD Indie art and businesses, and delicious food and drink all day long.
All Ages
http://www.SDIndieMusicFest.com http://www.MySpace.com/SDIMF
Stages and Events:
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MAIN Stage - 29th & North Park Way
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29th Street Stage - 29th & University...FREE!
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Sun & Moon Vision Productions' Indie Film Stage- Stephen & Mary Birch North Park Theatre- 2891 University Avenue
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World Music Stage - Eveoke Dance Theatre
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Celebrate Women's History Month Stage - Claire de Lune ...FREE! 2906 University Avenue
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Acoustic Stage - Old Time Music - University & Utah
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Mature Audiences Stage - The Rubber Rose, 3812 Ray Street
Tickets: $23 General, $20 Students, Seniors and Military aw/VALID ID only, and kids 5 and under FREE
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Café Turquoise
Pacific Beach
www.cafebareuropa.com
858.488.4200
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Tapas bar and café. Inspired by the desire of the owners to recreate the feeling of the small, local bars of southern Europe where people gather to hear news, catch up with friends, relax and enjoy a coffee and a fine pastry or a small meal and a glass of wine.
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Tuesday March 25, Flamenco Night, 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday March 26, Blues Night, 7:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday March 27, Evona'S Jazz Trio, 7:30pm - 11:30pm
Friday March 28, Blues and Jazz Night 6:30pm -1:00am
Saturday March 29, Latin Jazz and Blues Night 6:30pm -1:00am
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Casbah
www.casbahmusic.com
2501 Kettner Blvd
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 232-4355
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The Casbah has been open since 1989, and has occupied its present quarters (capacity 200+) since 1994. The Casbah features widely varied live 6-7 nights a week with cover charges usually varying from "$0 to $10".
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Tue 3/25, Steve Poltz , The Truckee Brothers, $15
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Wed 3/26, Pennywise, Sold Out
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Thu 3/27, Archways CD Release + The Blackout Party, Apes of Wrath, $10 includes free CD
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Fri 3/28, Red Sparowes, Russian Circles, Holloys $10
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Sat 3/29, Hostile Combover, Hialeah, Modern Rifles, Sus Hijos $5
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Sun 3/30, Local radio station 94/9 Presents a free show for Staring at the Sun VI - a CD release show - with free copy to all. The Modlins, Anna Troy Band, Echo Revolution, Secret Apollo and in the Atari Lounge Action Andy & The Haunted Honky Tonkers. Doors open at 7 p.m.
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Civic Theatre
http://www.sdcivic.org/
3rd & B St Downtown 619-570-1100
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Built in 1966, the Civic Theatre is the main component of downtown's San Diego Concourse complex. Befitting of opera and Broadway shows, the theater's plush seats -- just shy of 3000 -- are arranged by floor (orchestra and dress circle), second level (mezzanine and lower loge) and third level (balcony and upper loge).
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CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI
Pietro Mascagni, composer CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA
Ruggero Leoncavallo, composer PAGLIACCI
Two great tenors. Two great casts. Two great operas. It will be one spectacular night of opera when renowned tenors José Cura and Richard Leech star in two short, powerful stories of love and betrayal
Friday 3/28, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 3/29, 2:00 p.m.
Tickets: $28-$160
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Copley Symphony Hall
1245 Seventh Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
619-235-0804 www.sandiegosymphony.com
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Built in 1929 as a luxury movie theater, Copley Symphony Hall was conferred to the San Diego Symphony in 1984. Considered to be one of San Diego’s architectural and acoustical treasures. Seating capacity is 2,252.
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3/27: Symphony Exposed. Also Sprach Zarathustra
Learn about Richard Strauss' riveting musical tone poem about the ancient prophet Zarathustra. Conductor Edward Cumming and host Nuvi Mehta, 7:30pm, $12- $60
3/29: Jacobs' Masterworks. Conductor Edward Cumming and the San Diego Symphony perform Shostakovich "Festive Overture," Beethoven "Piano Concerto No. 5" and R. Strauss "Also Sprach Zarathustra" with special guest William Wolfram on piano, 8:00 p.m., $17- $90
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Coronado Playhouse
www.coronadoplayhouse.com 1835 Strand Way
Coronado, CA
619-435-4846
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The Coronado Playhouse is an intimate, 100-seat cabaret-style theatre with a full service bar. The new venue, which opened in 2006, with its state of the art equipment, still overlooks beautiful Glorietta Bay.
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March 14-April 13th, Thu-Sat 8:00 p.m. and Sun 2 p.m.
Agatha Christie's Black Coffee, a Poirot mystery.
Vintage Christie, this 1930 hit introduces her most popular detective, Hercule Poirot. Sir Claud Amory, England 's premier physicist, summons Poirot to a gathering but is dead before Poirot arrives.
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Cygnet Theatre Company
www.cygnettheatre.com
Cygnet at Old Town Theatre
4040 Twiggs St
San Diego, CA
619-337-1525
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Old Town theatre was recently renovated by the Cygnet theatre group to serve as a second venue.
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A Little Night Music. As charming and funny as it is sophisticated and stylish, A Little Night Music contains Stephen Sondheim's most romantic and achingly beautiful score, featuring the haunting and beautiful "Send in the Clowns."
Date: Mar 13 - May 4
Time: Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm and 7pm
Price: $23-$37
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Croce’s Jazz Bar
http://www.croces.com/
Corner of Fifth & F, downtown San Diego
(619)233-4355
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Croce's Restaurant and its next-door bar and nightclub are always atop live jazz must-see lists in San Diego. The Gaslamp destination -- named for late musician Jim Croce and operated by his wife, Ingrid -- plays host nightly to jazz and R&B performers. Diners get free access to the live music next door.
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3/25 Shep Meyers, 8 p.m.
3/26 Sue Palmer, 8 p.m.
3/27 Pocket, 8 p.m.
3/28 Yavaz, 8:30 p.m.
3/29 Primo, 8:30 p.m.
3/30 Daniel Jackson (Brunch), 11:30-2:00 p.m.; Archtones, 8 p.m.
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Diversionary Theatre
University Heights
4545 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA
www.diversionary.org
619-220-0097
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Diversionary Theatre was founded in 1986 to provide quality theatre for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities. The mission of the theatre is to produce plays with gay, lesbian and bisexual themes that portray characters in their complexity and diversity both historically and contemporarily.
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Blue Bonnet Court
By Zsa Zsa Gershick
Directed by Delicia Turner Sonnenberg
A co-production with Moxie Theatre
Sex, Civil Rights And Finding Family In The Most Unusual Places
Mar 20- Apr 13, Thu 7:30pm; Fri & Sat 8pm; Sun 2pm & 7pm, Mon (3/31) 7:30pm, $10-$33
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Hot Monkey Café
www.hotmonkeylovecafe.com
619-469-4113
6875 El Cajon Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92115
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Since 2002, the Hot Monkey Love Café has continued to be a home base for many local musicians in San Diego. Here all—musicians, fans, artists, actors, poets, etc.—will find a great atmosphere for coffee, music and dance. All ages and no alcohol served.
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They have diverse events every night including swinging, salsa, tango, and live music. Check website for updated calendar.
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House of Blues www.hob.com/sandiego
1055 Fifth Ave
Downtown
619 299 BLUE (2583).
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Live music and dining venue, part of the chain.
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Wednesday 3/26/08, Collective Soul
Wednesday 3/27/08 Elizabeth Wills (5th Ave Side Stage)
Thursday 3/28/08 Rick Ortiz Presents Noches Rockeras
Saturday 3/29/07 Casbah Presents The Black Keys with Jay Reatard
Sunday 3/30/08 Gospel Brunch, Adults $25, Children $18.50
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Lyceum
San Diego Repertory Theatre
79 Horton Plaza
619-544-1000
www.sandiegorep.com
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This theater complex is a state-of-the-art, popular venue for unusual arts presentations, and is the primary home of the San Diego Repertory Theatre. Located under Horton Plaza, the complex is comprised of three stages.
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The Clean House. Sarah Ruhl's comedy, a contemporary new comedy about love, transcendence and one woman's utter disdain for cleaning
Location: Lyceum Stage Theatre at Horton Plaza
Date: Feb 23-Mar 28
Time: Tue-Wed 7pm; Thu-Fri 8pm; Sat 2pm & 8pm; Sun 2pm & 6pm
Price: $29- $48
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The Old Globe
www.theoldglobe.org
1363 Old Globe Way
Balboa Park
619-23-GLOBE,
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The internationally-acclaimed, Tony® Award-winning Old Globe is one of the most renowned regional theatres in the country, and has stood as San Diego’s flagship arts institution for over 70 years.
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The American Plan. Tony Award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg's The American Plan tells the tale of an elegant German-Jewish refugee mother, her eccentric daughter who strains against her mother's tight leash, and the mysterious man who enters their lives.
Location: Cassius Carter Centre Stage
Date: Feb 23 - Mar 30
Time: Sun, Tue & Wed 7pm, Thu–Sat 8pm, Sat & Sun 2pm
Price: Contact Box Office for ticketing information
Dancing in the Dark (Based on the classic MGM musical The Band Wagon). A Hollywood star with a career on the wane and a Shakespearean actor-manager with a taste for high art team up with a diverse assortment of theatrical personalities to create a new musical.
Location: Old Globe Theatre
Date: Mar 4 - Apr 13
Time: Sun, Tue & Wed 7pm, Thu–Sat 8pm, Sat & Sun 2pm
Price: Contact Box Office for ticketing information
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Sledgehammer Theatre
www.sledgehammer.org
619-544-1484
Tenth Avenue Theater
930 Tenth Ave
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Sledgehammer Theatre functions as a regional center for the creation of new theatrical events. The company provides an environment for the exploration of theatrical forms; a laboratory for established and emerging artists; and an arena for public participation in the immediacy of new and provocative American theatre.
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Miss Julie; Adapted and directed by Josh Chambers
Passion and politics combine as a wealthy heiress gives into her passion for a servant on Midsummer Night's Eve in this incendiary classic by August Strindberg.
Date: Previews March 27 & 28, Opens March 29, Closes April 27
Time: Thu-Sat 8pm; Sun 7pm; Sun April 27 2pm
Price: $10-$25
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Sushi Theater
Downtown
www.sushiart.org
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Founded in 1980 by visual artist Lynn Schuette, Sushi Performance and Visual Art is San Diego's first and only multi-disciplinary presenter of alternative voices in contemporary performance, dance and visual art. Sushi garners national acclaim for the San Diego arts community and provides a forum for artists to reflect San Diego’s rich diversity of ethnic, cultural, sexual and personal backgrounds.
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Location: Varies according to event (check website or call)
Tickets: Pay-What-You-Can
Prepay online at Sushi Tickets Online or Call 619.235.8466
Cinema Lounge Series: March 25th at 7:30: This series screens unique and challenging films for local audiences in an informal atmosphere that provokes thought, dialogue, and inspiration. Cinema Lounge is more than movie-going - it is film, emerging directors, local music, visual art, food, and fun! (Location: Basic Urban Kitchen & Bar 10th Avenue & J Street, Downtown)
Check website for program additions or changes.
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Whistle Stop
www.whistlestopbar.com
619-264-6784
2236 Fern St.
San Diego
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Alternative bar with a local’s feel.
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WED 3/26: GROUP ART SHOW, Hosted by Wank Chops and Mikey Face.
THU 3/27: MUSICAL TRIVIA PURSUIT - MUSIC QUIZ NIGHT - $$ prizes, hosted by Adam Gimbel, $5 a person, teams of 3-5 people, compete for the cash pot.
FRI 3/28: LADY DOTTIE AND THE DIAMONDS, Excellent blues with a rock & roll edge, dancing, til close.
SAT 3/29: NO KONTROL DANCE PARTY!!
KILL ME TOMORROW, MIKA MIKO, and the NK DJs spinnin' punk, soul and dance jams
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World Beat Cultural Center
http://www.worldbeatcenter.org
Balboa Park
2100 Park Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-230-1190
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Non-profit multi-disciplinary cultural organization dedicated to promoting, presenting and preserving the Indigenous Cultures of the world through music, art, education, culture and technology. By providing a center with on going programs and services that nurture the spirit of children, the elderly and everyone in between, we create unity and diversity.
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Sat. 3/29. Luciano in concert with full band. Special guest Mikey General. (Reggae). All ages, doors open at 8:30, $20.
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