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San Diego weekend arts events: A new spin on 'Thelma and Louise'; Richard Keely and more
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‘TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix’
Theater | Moxie Theatre and Diversionary Theatre, two of San Diego’s most beloved and adventurous small theaters, are joining forces to produce this world-premiere musical. Playwright and lyricist EllaRose Chary and composer and lyricist Brandon James Gwinn take the iconic and tragic friendship of Thelma and Louise and turn it into the beginning of an anthemic, queer empowerment story.
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Chary said they wanted to answer one question when it comes to diverse representation: “Why do strong female characters always gotta die?” In this musical, the collaborators set out to flip the script — beginning with the moment our iconic road trip characters plummet off the road into the Grand Canyon, except this time they survive.
“We’re not going to do that same thing again, and we’re not going to bury our gays, and we’re not going to bury our strong women, and we’re not going to cancel our queer television shows after one season. We’re gonna get to see what happens next,” Chary said.
There’s a “riot grrrl” band, with the musicians serving as full-fledged characters on stage. For the world premiere, Sophia Araujo-Johnson is “T” and Sara Porkolob is “L.” Directed by Sherri Eden Barber.
Details: Event information. On stage May 9 through June 2. Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Bvld. #101, University Heights. $25-$70.
Richard Keely: ‘Lookout’ and more at Bread and Salt
Visual art | This Saturday is Barrio Art Crawl, so in addition to a massive block party and self-guided art tour along Logan Avenue, you can skip over a few streets to Bread and Salt for several new art exhibits throughout many of their galleries, plus a panel discussion in the Brick Room event space.
Courtesy of Richard Keely
Influential local sculptor, installation artist and educator Richard Keely will open a new solo show at Bread and Salt’s main gallery. Keely’s work is industrial, minimalist and geometric, with lots of suspended or mounted circular shapes. I’ve also lost count of the number of times Keely’s name has come up in interviews over the years as an influence on students and emerging artists.
Opening at Best Practice is Tijuana photographer Monice Arreola’s “Echoes of Abandonment: Photographs of Utopia,” which is a series of photography chronicling abandoned housing projects in Tijuana.
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Best Practice
At Athenaeum Art Center, the San Diego State University Art Council Scholarship Exhibition will be on view, spotlighting the work of five student artists. And Max Daily’s always-delightful and always-strange “Oslo Sardine Bar” will be set up in the Not An Exit gallery.
Details: Event information. 5-8 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Bread and Salt, 1955 Julian Ave., Logan Heights. Free.
Peel Lit Reading: Akari Komura, Ilana Waniuk, Amy Sara Carroll, Ana Carrete and Adam Strauss
Books, Poetry | This new local indie reading series continues with a new slate of writers and performers. In addition to poets and writers Amy Sara Carroll, Ana Carrete and Adam Strauss, the reading will feature Akari Komura, an interdisciplinary artist, writer and composer, who will perform with violinist Ilana Waniuk. This reading series held its first two events at the now-closed Lang Books in North Park, but will now be at Libélula Books.
Details: Event information. 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Libélula Books, 950 S 26th St., Barrio Logan. Free.
GI Film Festival San Diego: ‘Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea’
Film, Visual art | The GI Film Festival San Diego presents a screening of a 3D documentary feature about the life and work of H.C. (Cliff) Westermann, surrealist artist, marine … and acrobat. The documentary is narrated by Ed Harris.
I will moderate a panel discussion after the film, which screens at the Museum of Photographic Arts at San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park. Panelists include Steve Dilley, executive director and founder of The Veterans Art Project, and Diana Donaldson, an artist, art collector and friend of Westermann.
Details: Event information. 5:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. MOPA@SDMA, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. $10.
‘Latine Entretejida / Interwoven’
Visual art | Visions Museum of Textile Arts, an always-free fiber arts space in Liberty Station, will show a new multi-part exhibition with work by four Latina textile artists Irma Sofia Poeter, Olivia Arreguin, Marisa Raygoza and Mely Barragán. It’s a designated World Design Capital event.
The artists will be on-site for the public opening reception and will participate in a panel discussion.
Work by Carolina Betancourt will be added to the “Latine Entretejida” exhibit in late July.
Details: Event information. Opens with a reception and artists’ talk 1-2 p.m. Saturday, May 11. On view May 11 through Oct. 5. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Visions Museum of Textile Arts, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 100, Liberty Station. Free.
Bodhi Tree Concerts: ‘The Falling and the Rising’
Music, Theater, Opera | Zach Redler and Jerre Dye’s opera, cut from San Diego Opera’s recent season due to budgetary reasons, will now have its San Diego premiere thanks to Bodhi Tree Concerts. The opera is the story of a soldier’s imagined dreamscape as she’s stuck in a coma, and is informed by extensive interviews with veterans at Walter Reed Medical Center. Musical direction is by Karen Keltner and stage direction is by Kym Pappas.
Details: Event information. 7 p.m. Friday through Sunday, May 10-12 at Point Loma Assembly, 3035 Talbot St., Point Loma. $25-$60.
San Diego New Music: ‘The Sounds of Community’
Music | Woodwind performer, conductor and professor Ellen Weller will be spotlighted at this San Diego New Music production. Weller will be supported by a bunch of local stars in classical and experimental, improvisational music, including trumpeter Stephanie Richards, percussionist Nathan Hubbart, bassist Mark Dresser, violinist Kris Apple and more. They’ll perform Weller’s “1918” for “piano, winds and community” — that means you, the audience. Before the show, audience members will be given a color-coded sticker and taught a sound to make, and when to make it.
Details: Event information. 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 10. Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $12-$30.
Live music picks
* Indicates local act
Thursday: Lol Tolhurst and Budgie at Casbah (punk/rock/pop); G Flip and Kat Cunning at Music Box (synth pop, indie); Snow Strippers at House of Blues (electronic); The San Diego Jazz Orchestra Supper Club* at Lou Lou’s (jazz).
Friday: Pacific Avenue and The Diz* at Casbah (indie/rock); The Isley Brothers at Starlight Theatre (Pala Casino) (funk/R&B); Tipling Rock, Private Island and Blue Hour* at Soda Bar (indie); Chulita Vinyl Club* Dance Party at Whistle Stop (DJ); Xtine and the Reckless Hearts, Sik Sik Sicks and Flailing Idiot* at Pour House Oceanside (punk/rock); Olmecs*, Hurricane Kate* and Medusa’s Disco at Black Cat Bar (indie/rock/funk); Little Lizard, No Interest, Minority, Bug Stomp* and Citrus Jr at Che Cafe (punk, hardcore, indie); Sudan Archives, Channel Tres, Saint Luna, T-Pain and more at Wonderfront Festival.
Saturday: We The Commas*, Cheyenne Benton* and Topeka Clementine* at Casbah (R&B/surf, pop); Shawn Rohlf* at Whistle Stop (singer-songwriter); Bird of Paradise*, Leavers* and Popular Music at Black Cat Bar (alt/indie/lo-fi); City Soul Collective* with Head Hi and Elegant Tern at Til Two Club (soul); Sure Fire Soul Ensemble at Lou Lou’s (funk); Brenton Wood, Barbara Mason, Aaron Frazer and more: Catch You on the Rebound Tour at Pechanga Arena (R&B); Carly Rae Jepsen, Weezer, little luna, Trash Panda and more at Wonderfront Festival.
Sunday: Aaron Lee Tasjan and Molly Martin at Casbah (indie); Gabacho, Valley Wolf, La Diabla* (Tijuana) and Peralta Y Los Paisanos* at Soda Bar (indie, Latin); Mike, 454 and Niontay at House of Blues (rap/hip-hop); Aaron May, Jay Millz, O.E. and Twenty24Four at SOMA (rap/hip-hop); Fruit Bats, Beck, Mt. Joy, Natasha Bedingfield, Alice Phoebe Lou, The Roots and more at Wonderfront Festival; Rayland Baxter and Fruit Bats (solo): Wonderfront After Party at Music Box (alt country, indie).
More local art and culture
The Hill Street Country Club and Queer Surf Present: ‘Gaza Surf Club’
Film | “Gaza Surf Club” is a 2016 documentary that followed a group of surfers in Palestine for five years. In partnership with Queer Surf, The Hill Street Country Club will host a screening along with Palestinian food for sale. Event information. 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 9. The Hill Street Country Club, 530 S. Coast Hwy., Oceanside. $0-$10 donation-based.
La Jolla Music Society Community Arts Open House
Music, Dance, Family | The La Jolla Music Society will open their doors to the public this weekend for a series of mini performances and workshops in music and dance, plus artmaking activities for kids. Drummers Without Borders, Alyssa Junious, Malashock Dance and more will appear throughout the event. Event information. 1-5 p.m. Saturday, May 11. La Jolla Music Society, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. Free (RSVP required).
‘Next to Normal’
Theater | Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt’s 2010 Pulitzer-winning play “Next to Normal” explores the complicated impact on a mother’s long battle with bipolar disorder on a seemingly typical family. Oceanside Theatre Company’s production, directed by Frankie Errington. Event information. May 10 through May 26. Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N Coast Hwy., Oceanside. $20-$50.
‘Kuchipudi’: Traditional Indian Dance Performance for Children
Dance, Family | Kuchipudi is a type of traditional South Indian dance that’s both athletic and rooted in folklore and storytelling. This kid-centered event includes a performance, artmaking activities and Indian food. Event information. 2 p.m. Saturday, May 11. Mission Valley Branch Library, 2123 Fenton Pkwy., Mission Valley. Free.
TRANSFER TRACKER STATUS: Trade
- SD receive: Lewis Morgan, $525k GAM
- RBNY receive: Up to $1.1m GAM, SuperDraft pick
San Diego FC have acquired midfielder Lewis Morgan from Red Bull New York, the clubs announced Tuesday.
In exchange for the 29-year-old Scottish international, New York will receive up to $1.1 million in General Allocation Money (GAM). The funds include $450k guaranteed GAM in 2026 and up to $650k in conditional GAM.
The Red Bulls retain a portion of Morgan’s 2026 salary budget charge and receive San Diego’s natural third-round pick in the 2027 MLS SuperDraft. Additionally, San Diego will get $525k GAM in 2027 from New York.
Morgan is under contract with San Diego through 2026 with club options for 2027 and 2028.
“Lewis is an attacker who can play across the front three and brings qualities that will add to our group in 2026,” said SDFC sporting director Tyler Heaps.
“He’s proven he can contribute goals and assists in this league, and we look forward to welcoming him to San Diego when we start preseason in the new year.”
Morgan has spent the past six seasons in MLS, starting with Inter Miami CF (2020-21) before getting traded to New York (2022-25).
The former Celtic attacker was named the 2024 MLS Comeback Player of the Year and helped the Red Bulls make MLS Cup presented by Audi that season. He missed most of the 2023 and 2025 campaigns due to injury.
For his MLS career, Morgan has 38g/17a in 140 combined games (all competitions) with Miami and New York.
He’s earned seven caps with Scotland, including at UEFA Euro 2024.
“Lewis has always handled himself with the utmost professionalism, through many tough moments in his career and many fantastic ones,” said RBNY head of sport Julian de Guzman.
“We wish Lewis the best of luck in San Diego.”
San Diego are coming off a historic debut season, where they set expansion club records for points (63) and wins (19). They made the Western Conference Final in the Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs.
The Red Bulls are in reset mode after seeing their 15-year playoff streak end. They finished 10th in the Eastern Conference table (43 points).
Jack Alioto
OBITUARY
Jack Alioto, 90, passed peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.
Vigil: Dec. 17, 9:30 AM-12 PM, East County Mortuary, 374 Magnolia Ave., El Cajon. Funeral Mass: 9 AM, Our Lady of the Rosary, 1668 State St., Little Italy. Burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery. Memorial lunch afterward at Glenwood Springs Clubhouse, Scripps Ranch.
See Eastcountymortuary.com for additional information.
Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, Dec. 15 to Friday, Dec. 19.
Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.
Monday
Light Up Oceanside: Chabad Jewish Center of Oceanside/Vista holds its annual community-wide Hanukkah celebration, themed “Light Up Oceanside.” Highlights include lighting of a giant 16-foot menorah, donuts, latkes and hot cocoa along with live DJ, fire show and Gelt drop. 5:30 p.m. Monday. Regal Cinema Plaza, 401 Mission Ave. Admission is free. jewishoceanside.com
Hanukkah Festivities: Seaport Village is partnering with the Chabad of Downtown San Diego to host a family-friendly Hanukkah event from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 15 in the lighthouse district, including live music, festive performers and the traditional lighting of the menorah. Visit https://www.seaportvillage.com/events/hanukkah-25
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Silent Movie Mondays: As part of its silent movie series, the Balboa Theatre will play a double feature of “Old Scrooge” (1926) and “A Dog’s Life” (1918). Organist Ken Double will accompany the films, and there will be a post-film conversation with Double and Kristian Perez-Franco, exhibitions senior manager at Media Arts Center. 7 p.m. Monday. Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., San Diego. $28. sandiegotheatres.org/events/detail/old-scrooge-1913-and-a-dog-s-life-1918-2025
Derrick R. Cartwright author event: Derrick Cartwright is director of curatorial affairs at the Timken Museum of Art and an associate professor of art history at the University of San Diego. He will discuss his new book “Wayne Thiebaud: A Radical Realism.” 7:30 p.m. Monday. Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Free. $55 for book and reserved seats. warwicks.com/event/cartwright-2025
Holidays at LEGOLAND: Live entertainment, twinkling lights, holiday treats and some snowfall will be on display through Jan. 4. Throughout the holidays, the park’s 30-foot LEGO tree decked with lights and LEGO ornaments built out of more than 350,000 LEGO and Duplo bricks. Photos can be taken with life-sized festive LEGO models or costumed characters such as a LEGO Santa, toy soldier, gingerbread man and elf characters. The annual Kids’ New Year’s Eve Party is Dec. 31. Activities inside the park are included with regular park admission. LEGOLAND California, One Legoland Drive. legoland.com/california.
SeaWorld Christmas Celebration: Holiday wonderland runs daily to Jan. 4 with live musical shows, faux snowfall, over a million lights, Santa and real reindeer, singing elves and the SkyTower decorated as San Diego’s largest Christmas tree along with festive food and beverages. One Million Twinkling lights, nightly snowfall and immersive holiday experiences. There’ll be a new Clyde & Seamore’s Christmas Special at Sea Lion Stadium and a new Mrs. Claus story time show. All included with park admission Tickets start at $61.99 during the Black Friday Sale. www.seaworldsandiego.com
Belmont Park’s Winter Wonder: The annual event at the beachside amusement park, 3146 Mission Blvd., runs through Jan. 4 with hundreds of twinkling lights, carolers, holiday-themed treats and drinks and special events on weekends. Attractions include the Giant Dipper Roller Coaster, Peppermint Putt Putt at Tiki Wonderland and Candy Cane Lanes Go Karts and and Polar Plunge. Tickets and passes are at belmontpark.com.
Tuesday
“Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet”: Talmi Entertainment’s 34th annual holiday touring production is visiting 100 cities this fall. The production features Ukrainian dancers, puppetry and acrobatics. 7 p.m. Tuesday. Jacobs Music Center, 750 B St., downtown. $74.60-$135.75. sandiegosymphony.org/performances/nutcracker-2025
Menorah Lighting at One Paseo: A community menorah lighting celebration will include festive music, donuts, hot latkes, face painting and balloons along with traditional lighting ceremony. 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Koi Pond at One Paseo, 3725 Paseo Place. onepaseo.com/events/menorah-lighting/
Wednesday
‘Cygnet’s A Magical Holiday Celebration!’: Cygnet Theatre’s education and outreach director Carlos Mendoza presents this holiday song-and-dance show for all ages. Inspired by the annual Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan, the high-energy show will feature performances of songs including “All I Want for Christmas is You,” “Feliz Navidad” and “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.” 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Through Dec. 28. The Dottie Studio Theatre, The Joan, 2880 Roosevelt Road, Arts District, Liberty Station, San Diego. $83. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.org
Winter Wonderland at Lakehouse Resort: One of the most family-friendly pop-up experiences, Lakehouse Resort throws an annual holiday festival with candy cane cruises on Lake San Marcos as a highlight. Seasonal drinks will be for sale for all ages. Activities include a frozen fun zone, a train, a s’mores station, bounce houses and more. Groups of families and friends can rent out igloos with fire pits, s’mores, charcuterie, wine and family dinners. Early bird prices are available online through Nov. 26. Prices vary per activity. Nov. 28 to Dec. 26. 1025 La Bonita Drive, San Marcos. $10 admission for ages 10 or older, free for kids under age 10. events.thelakehouseresort.com/e/winter-wonderland-at-lakehouse-resort-2025
“2 Pianos, 4 Hands”: North Coat Repertory Theatre presents Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt’s autobiographical comedy with music about two aspiring concert pianists who grow up as friends and then enemies before making their peace with music. 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays-Sundays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Through Dec. 31. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $70.50. 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org
“Burnout Paradise”: La Jolla Playhouse presents a return engagement of Australia’s Pony Cam troupe performing their audience-interactive treadmill-of life comedic show that was the hit of the 2025 WOW Festival. 8 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1:30 p.m. Sunday. Potiker Theatre,La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. $49-$59. 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
“A Christmas Carol”: Cygnet Theatre’s 10th anniversary production of Charles Dickens’ redemptive holiday tale about miserly Victorian money-lender Ebenezer Scrooge has debuted at Cygnet’s new home theater, The Joan. 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Dec. 24. Joseph Clayes III Theater, The Joan. $73. 619-337-1525. cygnettheatre.com
“A Christmas Story”: San Diego Musical Theatre brings back this holiday musical adaptation of the beloved 1983 film about Ralphie, a precocious boy in 1940 Indiana who dreams of getting a a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas. This will be the second time the company will produce the popular show. 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays. 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. SDMT Stage, 4650 Mercury St., San Diego. $30-$75. 858-560-5740, sdmt.org
Thursday
Festival of Lights at the Highlands: The event, hosted by Congregation Beth Am, will feature the lighting of the 5th night candles, singing and donuts along with other treats. There will be a musical revue by San Diego’s Jewish theatrical company, Shayna Punims, titled “Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah.” 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Outside the Cinepolis movie theater at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center, 12925 El Camino Real. betham.com/event/cbaevent121825
Wine & Lecture — El Presidio de San Diego: SDSU lecturer, author and historian Richard Carrico will discuss El Presidio Real de San Diego. 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Coronado Historical Association Lecture Hall, 1100 Orange Ave., Coronado. $15 members, $20 nonmembers. coronadohistory.org/calendar/event/wine-lecture-el-presidio-de-san-diego/
Coastal Christmas at fairgrounds: The Del Mar Fairgrounds hosts Coastal Christmas, a festival with holiday light attractions. Highlights include a walk-through display of more than 1 million lights, “glice” skating, a holiday market, Frosty’s Fun Zone, Holiday Wine Walk and Santa and Friends. Igloos and fireside lounges can be reserved for cozying with some hot cocoa. S’mores kits, festive food and drinks will be sold. 4 to 9 p.m. Dec. 18-23 and Dec. 26 at 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd. Tickets start at $26.98 for adults and $20.61 for kids on select nights. Admission is free for kids 3 and younger. The Holiday Wine Walk is $54.99. Promotional nights include military, first responders and nurses, seniors and students. Also, the first 1,000 kids get in free Dec. 14 if they bring one unwrapped toy for children in need, and general admission tickets are buy one, get one free on Dec. 18. delmarfairgrounds.com/events/2025/coastal-christmas.
Jingle Jets: The USS Midway Museum will be decked with more than a million lights as part of its “Jingle Jets” holiday light show and festivities from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on select nights from Nov. 28 to Dec. 30. Highlights include Holiday Dancing Light Show, Midway’s Magical Penguin Search, Christmas Carol Karaoke, Bring Your Dog Night, Santa’s Christmas Rush Virtual Reality Ride and expanded Reindeer Games, among other festivities. Holiday eats & treats will be sold. Tickets are $20-$30 and sold only online; discounts for museum members; free for children 3 and younger. Visit midway.org/event/jingle-jets-2025
“Rent”: New Village Arts presents an intimate staging of Jonathan Larson’s musical about one year in the life of a group of friends in 1990 struggling to create art and survive in AIDS-plagued New York. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Dec. 24. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $35-$80. 760-433-3245, newvillagearts.org
Friday
Bingo Loco: What started in Ireland is now arriving in San Diego. Bingo Loco is an interactive game night filled with dance competitions, lip sync battles, prizes, comedy hosts and DJs playing throwback anthems from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Bingo Loco is for individuals 21 years of age and older. 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Dec. 19 and 27. Quartyard, 1301 Market St., San Diego. us.bingoloco.com/san-diego
Camarada presents “Charlie Brown Jingles & Jazz”: Camarada’s annual all-star concert is a consistent crowd-pleaser, thanks to a musical lineup that features some of San Diego’s leading jazz and classical musicians. This year’s lineup features flutist and Camarada co-founder Beth Ross Buckley, guitarist Peter Sprague, multi-lingual singer Allison Adams Tucker, pianist Danny Green, flutist and saxophonist Tripp Sprague, bassist Mackenzie Leighton and percussion mainstay Duncan Moore. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Faye Ave., La Jolla. $28-$98. camarada.org
Family Hanukkah Party: Congregation B’nai Tikvah will hold its annual community Hanukkah Party and Latke Contest on the sixth night of Hanukkah at 6 p.m. Dec. 19 at the Masonic Center, 1331 S. Escondido Blvd. There will be latkes and donuts for dinner. Bring your menorah and seven candles to light. There will be Hanukkah songs led by Cantor Larry Kornit and retelling of the Hanukkah story. Free. Bring something dairy to share at the party and non-perishable food for Interfaith Community Services along with gently used coats, hoodies, shirts to donate to Sharia’s Closet that provides emergency clothing in the San Diego State area. For more information, call 760-650-2262 or visit bnaitikvahsd.org.
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet presents “The Nutcracker”: Celebrate the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet’s 80th Anniversary Season with a trip to the Enchanted Land of Sweets. Danika Pramik-Holdaway directs the students of the Balboa Park-based company in the annual “Nutcracker” production. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Casa del Prado Theater, Balboa Park $27. 619-259-0220, sdcyb.org
“Mistletoe Melodies” with Erica Marie!: San Diego musical theater performer Erica Marie Weisz presents her jazz-and-classics holiday cabaret show at two local theaters in December. 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday. White Family Stage, New Village Arts, 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $28-$33. 760-433-3245, newvillagearts.org
“La Pastorela: A Shepherd’s Tale”: Teatro Máscara Mágica will present Timothy Paul Evans’ 37th anniversary pastorela play about the shepherds’ journey to Bethlehem on the first Christmas. The bilingual faith-based play will be performed mostly in English with Christmas carols sung in Spanish in two locations. 7 p.m. Friday through Tuesday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. at Southwestern College Performing Arts Center, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista. $10-$25. 619-987-5616, tickettailor.com/events/teatromscaramgica.
San Diego Symphony: “Noel, Noel”: Conductor Christopher Dragon leads the San Diego Symphony, San Diego Master Chorale, Children’s Choir and Musical Theatre Academy in this annual musical tale of Noel the Elf’s music-filled journey to find Santa. Jonathan Gilmer directs. 7:30 p.m. Friday; 6 p.m. Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, downtown. $55-$125. 619-235-0804, theshell.org
“Amahl and the Night Visitors”: Genesis Opera Theatre presents Gian-Carlo Menotti’s 1951 one-act, English-language Christmas opera inspired by the story of a poor disabled boy who meets three wise kings on their way to meet the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. The production is directed by Cynthia Leigh with musical direction by Abraham Fabella. 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m. Sunday. Trinity Episcopal Church, 845 Chestnut St., Escondido. $30.95-$41.95. genesisoperatheatre.com
Golden State Ballet presents “The Nutcracker”: Choreographed by artistic director Raul Salamanca, the downtown production includes spectacular sets, elaborate costumes, and professional dancers and students from the award-winning academy. John Stubbs conducts a live orchestra from the San Diego Symphony. 7:30 p.m. Fiday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 1 and 5:30 p.m. Sunday. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown. $58.40-$199.75. Youth discounts available. goldenstateballet.org
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