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The best things to do this week in San Diego: July 15-19
Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, July 15 to Friday, July 19.
Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.
Monday
Summer Organ Festival: The Spreckels Organ Society’s summer series continues with free Monday night concerts at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 2. Next up on Monday: Organist Clara Gerdes. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival
Shark Summer at Birch Aquarium: For the month of July, the Birch Aquarium invites guests to celebrate “Shark Summer” and participate in activities that teach about these creatures that reside in our local waters. Shark feedings, kelp forest dives and meetings with shark specialists are just a few activities guests can experience at the museum to immerse themselves in the world of sharks. Guests are also welcome to explore other exhibits throughout the museum to learn about other neighboring ocean wildlife. 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday. 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. General admission is $29.95, additional discounts available online and in-person. aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/shark-summer
J1 Karaoke Night in Pacific Beach: Singers can take the stage at Union Kitchen and Tap Pacific Beac for J1 Karaoke night. With over 100 people attending this Monday night, karaoke singers will face off in a competition to be crowned as the “Best Karaoke Singer of the Night.” As a prize, the winner will be rewarded with a $100 bar tab to use at the next event. 10 p.m. Monday. 832 Garnet Ave., San Diego. Early bird tickets are $7.18. eventbrite.com/e/j1-karaoke-night-union-pb-prizes-for-best-singers-tickets-940565836737?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Tuesday
Twilight in the Park: The free summer concert season at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion continues with three mid-week concerts at 6:30 p.m., through Aug. 29. Next week, Ana “La Gitana” Group belly dancing on Tuesday; Pomerado Community Band on Wednesday; 3 Car Garage on Thursday. Balboa Park, San Diego. Schedule at balboapark.org/twilight-concerts
“Henry 6”: The Old Globe presents the world premiere of Barry Edelstein’s two-play adaptation of William Shakespeare’s three “Henry VI” history plays, which tell the story of England’s War of the Roses. “Part One: Flowers and France” and “Part Two: Riot and Reckoning” are playing in rotating repertory through Sept. 15. All performances at 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. $35-$116. (619) 234-5623, theoldglobe.org
Pacific Beach Tuesday’s Farmers Market: On Tuesdays, local farmers and small businesses gather in Pacific Beach for an outdoor market event to sell their own unique selections of groceries. Customers can find fresh produce, meats, cheeses, flowers, dips and spreads directly from the hands that made them. Alongside 14 certified farm vendors, San Diego-based vendors are encouraged to apply online to be selected to join the weekly grocery market. 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays. 901 Hornblend St., San Diego. Free entry. pacificbeachmarket.com
Trivia Tuesdays at Belmont Park: In collaboration with Sunset Trivia, Draft House in Belmont Park is hosting its weekly trivia night with an extended happy hour. Participating guests of the evening will test their trivia knowledge to compete for first, second and third place. At the end of the night, the trivia winners will receive restaurant gift card prizes to use at their next Draft House visit. 6:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. 3105 Ocean Front Walk, San Diego. Free. sdtoday.6amcity.com/events#/details/trivia-tuesdays-at-draft-at-belmont-park/10972440/2024-07-16T18
Wednesday
‘In Blue Time’ to debut at the Timken Museum: “In Blue Time,” a large-scale wall drawing created over the past month at the Timken Museum of Art by artist-in-residence Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio, will open Wednesday in Balboa Park. The drawing was inspired by the Timken’s 1557 painting “Parable of the Sower” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Derrick Cartwright, the Timken’s director of curatorial affairs, will discuss the work with Ortiz-Rubio at a preview event from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Tickets to the discussion are $15. The “In Blue Time” piece will be on display from Wednesday through Sept. 29. 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego. Free. timkenmuseum.org
Pride interfaith service: St. Paul’s Cathedral in Bankers Hill will be the location for a special Pride interfaith service. Dean Penny Bridges and LGBTQ+ faith leaders will lead the service. Afterward, the cathedral will be illuminated in rainbow colors. The event is free and open to the public. 7 p.m. July 17. 2728 Sixth Ave., San Diego. sdpride.org/lightup
Dog Haus Celebrates National Hot Dog Day: By becoming a Haus member, visitors can claim a free hot dog at Dog Haus Biergarten in honor of National Hot Dog Day. Customers will have a variety of six gourmet hot dogs to choose from, each made with Creekstone Farms natural premium black angus beef and a King’s Hawaiian bun. The promotion does not require an in-store purchase but is limited to one hot dog per person. 8:30 to 10 p.m. Wednesday. 227 E Broadway, Vista. Free. vista.doghaus.com
“Tick, tick … BOOM!”: Cygnet Theatre presents Jonathan Larson’s semi-autobiographical musical about a young theater composer’s anxiety over not being a big success by age 30. 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 4. 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town San Diego. $30 and up. (619) 337-1525, cygnettheatre.com
Line dancing on Lapper Lawn: Thursday, find a free line dancing lesson at Lapper Sports Bar and Kitchen in Mission Valley. Learn how to move to classic country songs out on the lawn with the help of a DJ instructor. Food and drink specials will also be available for purchase off the dance floor which will all include free parking with validation. 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday. 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. Free. towncountry.com/dine/lapper
Light up the Cathedral for Pride: St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral will be the place to watch a spectacle of rainbow lights decorating the church. Dean Penny Bridges, LGBTQ+ faith leaders and allied faith leaders will join together to celebrate faith and pride with an interfaith pride service. The hour-long service will include music from the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus and San Diego Women’s Chorus, speeches from LGBTQ+ Faith leaders, and a presetation of the Light of Pride Award. Guests can watch the rainbow light display outside of the church and enter the Fellowship Hall where dessert will be served. 7 p.m. Wednesday. 2728 Sixth Ave., San Diego. Free. sdpride.org/lightup/
Thursday
“The Color Purple”: New Village Arts presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Celie, an indomitable Southern Black woman in early 1900s Georgia. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through July 22. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $33 and up. (760) 433-3245, newvillagearts.org
21+ Night at WNDR Museum: Adult guests are invited to venture through different interactive art displays at the WNDR Museum for a 21+ night event. For extended hours, visitors can experience each installation to this month’s local DJ performance with DJ Mike Merrell. Bigfoot Corndogs will also be providing food and drinks available for purchase in the WNDR Lounge. All visitors must have a valid ID for entry and museum doors close at 9 p.m. 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday. 422 Market St., San Diego. General admission is $25. wndrmuseum.com/event/21-night-at-wndr-san-diego-july/
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s audience-interactive comedy musical about five awkward adolescent contestants at a regional spelling bee. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 18. Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $38-$92. (619) 437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Friday
Spirit of Stonewall Rally: The Spirit of Stonewall Rally is an event that acknowledges those who contribute to the LGBTQ+ community through leadership, fundraising efforts and activism. The event will also have guest speakers and the raising of the Pride flag. The first Spirit of Stonewall Rally in San Diego was held in 1975. 6 to 7 p.m. July 19. 1500 University Ave., San Diego. sdpride.org/rally-2024
Southwestern Summer Shakespeare Festival returns:Southwestern College Theatre Arts Department presents its second summer Shakespeare festival with two alternating productions running July 19 through Aug. 4. This year’s plays are “Romeo y Julieta,” a bilingual version of “Romeo and Juliet,” and “Much Ado About Nothing” set at Southwestern College in the 1990s. “Romeo” will play at 7 p.m. July 19, July 27 and Aug. 2; and at 2 p.m. July 20, July 28 and Aug. 3. “Much Ado” plays at 7 p.m. July 26, Aug. 3 and 4; and at 2 p.m. July 21 and 27 and Aug. 4. 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista. $10. https://www.swctheatre.com/
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Karepango, the colorful and unapologetic brand that aims to bring a smile in the most unexpected time, is coming to Comic-Con to spread joy, and give attendees the chance to show the world they are imperfect, yet still proud.
Find them at booth #5034, located in the Hall G area of the convention center, and will have dozens of their classic bestsellers, recent products and even a brand new exclusive (and very limited) shirt.
All purchases will receive free gifts, with an extra special gift for purchases over $100.
All clothing is available in sizes XS through 2XL, but in limited quantities per size.
Let’s get shopping:
Have A Good Day Shirts – $48
Limited to 75 pieces
Purple or brown with front and back printing
100% Cotton Knit Sweaters – $88
Oversized and pre-shrunk
100% Cotton T-Shirts – $48
Various Designs
Oversized and pre-shrunk
Tote Bags, Plush Bags, Puffy Bags, IRO Bags, All Sorts of Bags – $28-$45
Various designs
Drink Holders, Mesh Pouches, Nylon Pouches, Headbands, Blind Box Toys, Plush Trinkets – $15-$25
Various designs
Caps, Bucket Hats, Plush Hats, Beanies – $28-$30
Various designs
Bags, Plush, Rugs, Scarves – $50-$80
Various designs
Stickers, Socks, Pins, Air Fresheners – $4-$15
Various designs
Seek and ye shall find:
Travel back more than 250 million years with PBS Eons during a special San Diego Comic-Con preview screening of Eons: Life and Death on Pangea before the series officially premieres.
On Saturday, July 25 at 10am, attendees can watch the first episode of the new four-part miniseries, which explores the Permian Period and the “Great Dying,” Earth’s largest known mass extinction event that wiped out more than 80% of all species.
Following the screening, hosts Gabriel-Philip Santos and Michelle Barboza-Ramirez, along with series writer Farhan Mitha, will take fans behind the scenes of the production and stick around for a Q&A about bringing this prehistoric world to life.
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Gibraltar ushers in a new era as British territory’s border fence with Spain is removed
MADRID (AP) — Thousands of people who travel every day between the southern tip of Spain and the British territory of Gibraltar will no longer have to cross a physical border, beginning on Wednesday.
The official opening at midnight on Tuesday, after a border fence was removed, allows a new freedom of movement under a historic treaty between the European Union and the United Kingdom. It came after years of post-Brexit wrangling.
The contested British Overseas Territory of 38,000 people is perched at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula, in a strategic location mere miles from Morocco where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Mediterranean Sea.
Soon after midnight, crowds crossed freely between Spain’s La Línea de Concepción and Gibraltar in both directions. Many wore Spanish soccer jerseys after Spain’s victory against France in the World Cup semifinal on Tuesday, adding to the celebratory mood.
“What you feel here is the brotherhood between the two people,” Gibraltar’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo told Spanish broadcaster RTVE.
A deal that took years to realize
When Britain left the EU in 2020, the relationship between Gibraltar and the bloc had been left unresolved.
Previous talks on a deal to ensure people and goods could keep flowing across the border had made halting progress. In 2025, the EU and U.K. announced an agreement on those issues, with the two sides and Gibraltar’s government signing a treaty Tuesday that eases border crossings.
The U.K.’s Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty said Tuesday that the agreement secured Gibraltar’s long-term economic future and interests.
Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s trade representative, praised the agreement, too.
“It has taken four years of patient, complex negotiation, but the outcome speaks for itself,” Šefčovič said. “It is a very special feeling to see a fence come down.”
Without a deal, Gibraltar could have a faced a hard land border with full passport checks, posing economic risks for the territory deeply dependent on some 15,000 Spaniards — almost half Gibraltar’s workforce — who cross the frontier every day for work.
Mendez Segura, 51, crossed into Gibraltar from Spain on Wednesday for work, unused to the newfound freedom of movement.
“I’ve been crossing over and working in Gibraltar all my life with my identity card,” the home care worker said. “I know you’ll be able to cross without it, but it’s just what I’m used to.”
Leisure visits by people crossing both sides of the border would have been affected, too.
“People who are visiting family in Spain, or whose Spanish family is visiting them in Gibraltar. Children who are going to football matches and extracurricular activities, either in Spain or in Gibraltar. They will be able to do that without having to worry about frontier queues,” Picardo told The Associated Press in an interview.
The deal in effect brings the territory into the EU’s Schengen free travel area. At Gibraltar’s airport and port, entry and exit checks will be conducted by both U.K. and Spanish border officials. The arrangement is similar to what’s in place at Eurostar train stations in London and Paris, where both British and French officials check passports.
Gibraltar was ceded to Britain in 1713, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty claim ever since. Relations between the two countries on the issue of Gibraltar have had their ups and downs over the centuries. The treaty that removed the border fence does not resolve the territory’s contested status.
In Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum, 96% of voters in the Rock, as the territory is popularly known in English, supported remaining in the EU.
Travelers to Gibraltar from countries outside the Schengen Area, including the U.K., will have to contend with the EU Entry-Exit System, or EES, which was rolled out in Europe in April and replaced passport stamps with biometric data collected through photographs and digital fingerprints.
Facial recognition cameras at the Rock
With the border fence gone, Gibraltar officials have set up live facial recognition cameras at entry points and throughout the territory.
Chief Minister Picardo said the territory will have many more CCTV cameras and that it has increased its police presence as well as resources for customs and Coast Guard agencies.
“The fortress has become a digital fortress now,” Picardo said.
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