Top 7 Things To Do In San Diego This Week

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Learn everything you can, anytime you can, from anyone you can – there will always come a time when you will be grateful you did.” ~ Sarah Caldwell

 

Come out to Balboa Park for Earth Day Festivities

1. Sunday, April 22– Earth Day at Balboa Park

Produced by 400 volunteers, EarthFair features more than 350 exhibitors, special theme areas, a Food Pavilion, a special Kids’ Activity Area, three entertainment venues, the Children’s Earth Parade, the Earth Gallery art show, and the Cleaner Car Concourse. All EarthFair exhibitors must have a cause, product or service that addresses our environment or quality of life.
Arrive early. 60,000 attendees expected.

10am
Balboa Park

 

2. Monday, April 23-  Exhibit: Doug Wheeler Light Enviroment

In the 1960s and ’70s, light became a primary medium for a loosely-affiliated group of artists working in Los Angeles. Whether by directing the flow of natural light, embedding artificial light within objects or architecture, or by playing with light through the use of transparent, translucent or reflective materials, these artists each made the visitor’s experience of light and other sensory phenomena under specific conditions the focus of their work. Key examples of this approach include immersive environments by Bruce Nauman and Eric Orr, each of which produce different and extreme retinal responses; the disorienting and otherworldly glow of a Doug Wheeler light environment; a richly hued and spatially perplexing light piece from James Turrell’s Wedgework series, and the subtle sculpting of space with natural light by Robert Irwin.

11:00ato 5:00p
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – Downtown,San Diego,CA

 

3. Tuesday, April 24- Opera: The Barber of Seville

San Diego Opera presents THE BARBER OF SEVILLE by Gioachino Rossini

Figaro, Figaro, Fiiiiiiigaro!! He’s Seville’s “King of Lather and Foam”…and master of a few other tricks as well! Barber by day, matchmaker by night, Figaro puts his wiles to work as he aids the Count in wooing the beautiful Rosina. With whimsical designs based on the style of Belgian surrealist artist Magritte, audiences will see fluffy clouds, flying chairs, a barber pole and, of course, even raining bowler hats. It’s a visual and musical feast for the senses.

 

4. Wednesday, April 25– Bubbles of Love Day

Mayor Sanders has proclaimed April 25, 2012 as Parental Alienation Awareness Day! Please join us, in raising awareness of Parental Alienation, a form of emotional child abuse, among divorced/separated families April, 25th, @ 10 am to 2 pm in Pepper Grove Park! Just like bubbles, love should float freely to the children, by BOTH parents. All children deserve to give and receive love by BOTH parents. This is a family/pet friendly! We will be starting at 10 am and will be blowing bubbles at exactly 12 pm.

 

5. Thursday, April 26- Cirque du Soleil: TOTEM

TOTEM by Cirque du Soleil traces the fascinating journey of the human species from its original amphibian state to its ultimate desire to fly. The characters evolve on a stage evoking a giant turtle, the symbol of origin for many ancient civilizations.
Inspired by many founding myths, TOTEM illustrates, through a visual and acrobatic language, the evolutionary progress of species.
See the show that has been dazzling audiences with its colorful costumes, upbeat music and amazing acts of contortion, high flying stunts, juggling, balance and much more.

 

6. Friday, April 27– Disney’s Peter Pan

When the boy who never grows up whisks the three Darling children away to Never Land, they embark on an adventure they’ll never forget. It will take faith, hope, and a pinch of pixie dust, to win the day and bring the Darlings safely home. San Diego Junior Theatre is privileged to be considered a pilot theatre for this production: the production license has yet to be released to any other theatre, and we are the only theatre in the U.S. that is allowed to produce this show at this time.

7:00p
Casa del Prado Theater,San Diego,CA

 

 

Lets go Shopping Girls!!

7. Saturday, April 28-  Get Dressed with GARB!!

Lace up your designer sneaks or slip on your studded flip-flops (because this is a walking tour, ladies)! Join us on a San Diego fashion shopping tour as we shop our way throughout San Diego, America’s Finest (Dressed) City. Garb will take  you inside shops not open to the general public and ones that you’d probably never spot from the street. They show you how local designers create their inspirations and how they source garments that make their stores so distinct. This isn’t your mall shopping marathon through “big box” retailers. Garb San Diego is the most intimate, up-close, and localized shopping excursion you’ve yet to uncover.

Your tour includes:

  • 3 hours with a professional stylist and stylist assistant who will help you select garments and outfits
  • Discounts at EVERY store you visit, offered exclusively to guests on our tours
  • Insights from boutique owners and designers you visit
  • Fashion tips and tricks from your stylist guide
  • A stop at a local restaurant for a treat at the end of the tour
  • A custom logo tote bag and water
  • A fun afternoon with a bunch of like-minded ladies!