Top 7 Things To Do In San Diego This Week

The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man. ~Euripides

Titanic Artifacts Exhibition

Visitors to the highly touted Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at San Diego Natural History Museum will receive a replica boarding pass of a passenger on the R.M.S. Titanic, and from there the journey begins. The galleries focus on the legendary Titanic’s compelling human stories as best told through authentic artifacts recovered from the ocean floor and extensive room re-creations.

10:00ato 5:00p
San Diego Natural History Museum,San Diego,CA

 2. Monday, February 20– Amazing Apes

Expect VIP treatment as part of a small group that will take a two-hour tour in a VIP cart with your own guide. We’ve planned special primate encounters that will give you an inside look at these amazing animals. The tour includes keeper chats, animal enrichment activities, and behind-the-scenes visits.

11:00a
San Diego Zoo,San Diego,CA

3. Tuesday, February 21–Mardi Gras in Hillcrest

Hillcrest Mardi Gras is featuring live entertainment, special guest performers, and an exclusive V.I.P. area. Food and drink will be available for purchase from participating vendors and venues. Cocktails will be served along with an array of other surprises, plenty of beads, actually… MORE THAN PLENTY and outrageous party favors. Hillcrest Mardi Gras is a 21 and up age event.

4. Wednesday, February 22- In Concert: Bobby McFerrin

Robert “Bobby” McFerrin, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is a jazz and a cappella vocal performer, vocal improviser and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”….

7:30p
Balboa Theatre,San Diego,CA

5. Thursday, February 23–Celebrate Ireland

Discover Balboa Park’s most popular cultural attraction: Tower After Hours™: Ireland. The San Diego Museum of Man (SDMoM) and the Irish community of San Diego invite you to experience the best of traditional Irish music, dance, and story-telling performed by our city’s top talent. Part of an ongoing series highlighting San Diego’s diverse and vibrant ethnic mix, this colorful celebration of Irish culture will showcase an array of regional food and drinks provided by the local Irish pubs and restaurants.
Everyone is invited to enrich their cultural knowledge and share in the festive atmosphere. The celebration is vibrant, engaging, and open to attendees of all ages.
For more information or to reserve a space, call (619) 239-2001, x.10, or visit www.museumofman.org .
Tickets: $10 members, $15 students and military, $20 non-members. Ticket price includes entrance to SDMoM, food tastings, beverages, and cultural entertainment. Tickets are also available on line at http://tahireland2012.eventbrite.com and offer an Early Bird discount if purchased by January 27th.
In collaboration with the House of Ireland, Irish Congress of Southern California, Irish Outreach, Irish Import Shop, The Field Authentic Irish Pub & Restaurant, Hooley’s Irish Pub & Grill, O’Sullivan’s Irish Pub of Carlsbad, Dublin Square Irish Pub & Grill, Guinness Beer, and Chefs de Cuisine. Sponsored by City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program, and the Nissan Foundation.

6. Friday, February 24–Comedy Night

It’s Christmas morning and you just found out your dad hooked up with your girlfriend.
What do you do?
We examine intense situations just like these every Friday night. No morals, no etiquette, no safe and boring. We simply play out these situations as human animals; reacting in the moment with hilarious outcomes.

8:00p
Roar Theatre,San Diego,CA

7. Saturday, February 25– Ghost Hunting

Join the Whaley House Museum staff and the San Diego Ghost Hunters for this exclusive ninety-minute paranormal investigation of San Diego’s most famous haunted site.
* Hear the history behind the legendary spirits that haunt the house
* Learn how to use paranormal investigation tools and techniques to hunt for ghosts
* Discover why the Whaley House has been called the “Most Haunted House in America”
* Attendance is limited to 20 each night

10:00p
Whaley House,San Diego,CA