THINGS TO DO

The Bold, the Beautiful & the Brilliantly Weird

  • Carmen

    The most fearless and indomitable heroine in all opera is back! When Carmen tosses a flower to the soldier Don José, he becomes obsessed, leaving his post to join her […]

  • The Seed Keeper / El Guardián de las Semillas

    Inspired by Diane Wilson’s novel The Seed Keeper, this exhibition explores the concept of seeds as both a material presence and a powerful metaphor—an archive of memory, resilience, and future. […]

  • Mix It Up

    Experience fresh perspectives from across the region at Mix It Up, a juried exhibition showcasing diverse artistic voices and mediums at Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th. The opening reception […]

  • San Diego Sings! Festival 2026

    Experience the power of choral music at San Diego Sings! Festival 2026, presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Fifteen choirs from across San Diego County perform in three concert sessions, each featuring five ensembles singing both individually and together in the acoustically stunning Baker-Baum Concert Hall. […]

  • DroneArt Show: Four Seasons

    Experience classical music like never before at DroneArt Show: Four Seasons, an open-air spectacle where live musicians and cutting-edge drone technology collide. As a string quartet performs Vivaldi’s iconic score […]

  • Acoustic Evenings at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

    The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library is pleased to present the 2026 spring season of the Acoustic Evenings concert series, beginning April 3. The Acoustic Evenings series at the Athenaeum […]

  • Jazz Mini Festival

    The Jazz Mini Festival at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center celebrates the centennial of jazz legends Miles Davis and John Coltrane with a week of concerts, conversations, and special […]

  • Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada & Curator-Led Tour

    Join the Mingei International Museum for a special program inspired by Boundless with a screening of Beatrice Wood: Mama of Dada. Up until the end of her life, Wood continued to inspire younger artists with her free-spirited approach and irrepressible creativity. Central to the American Dada movement and the last surviving member of this groundbreaking […]

  • LUX

    Light. Peace. Transcendence.  San Diego Master Chorale returns to St. James by-the-Sea in La Jolla and St. Paul’s Cathedral with LUX — a powerful choral program anchored by Chichester Psalms […]

  • Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence

    Elvira Notari: Beyond Silence is a feature documentary chronicling the life and work of Elvira Notari (1875-1946), Italy’s first woman film director. Despite directing hundreds of silent films that captivated from Naples to New York, Elvira was relegated to the margins of film history for half a century. Her films, poised between realism and staged […]

  • German Currents Kino: Mirrors No. 3

    Synopsis: In the haunting new film from esteemed German director Christian Petzold (Transit, NYFF56), his regular star Paula Beer plays Laura, a pianist from Berlin who finds herself in a transitory state. After surviving a violent car crash that kills her boyfriend, Laura is immediately taken in by Betty (Barbara Auer), a mysterious middle-aged woman […]