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San Diego Botanical Garden light landscape
Visual art / winter vacation
Are you ready for vacation? It doesn’t matter; they’re here anyway. One outdoor, artistic way to get into the festive spirit is the annual Lightscape at the San Diego Botanical Garden in Encinitas.
The experience includes nearly a mile of trails that encircle the Botanical Garden’s expansive grounds, with lights dotting the landscape, plants, and trees in site-specific installations by artists from around the world. My favorites: illuminated California poppies, immersive tunnels (perfect for photo backdrops), mesmerizing “liquid skies”, and trees completely filled with hundreds of tiny lights. Discounts are also available on dinner and celebratory treats such as hot chocolate and hot toddies.
detail: lightscape. The session will run from November 17, 2023 to January 1, 2024. Open from 5pm to 10pm on select days (last entry 9pm). San Diego Botanical Garden, 300 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas. $13 to $32 (prices vary by membership, child, and peak hours).
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Linda Lindas
music
The Linda Lindas, an all-female, all-teen punk band, will grace the Observatory North Park stage on Sunday. The Los Angeles-based band first rose to prominence in 2019 when they were the opening act for Bikini Kill, and then the Los Angeles County Library performed their song “Racist, Sexist Boy” inside the library. It became a hot topic after sharing a video of it. They also returned to the library for the NPR Tiny Home Desk Concert.
Their first album “Growing Up” was released last year. Their combination of musicality, energy, insightful songwriting and style is truly something to behold. This all-ages show will be opened by Illuminati Hotties.
detail: Linda Lindas. Sunday, November 19th, 8pm (doors open at 7pm). Observatory, 2891 University Ave., North Park. $24.
“Cosecha: Food Exhibition”
visual art
The Mesa College Art Gallery features a collection of food-related visual art, sculpture, edible sculpture, and performance art. As always, these exhibits were designed, curated, and installed by Mesa University Museum Research Project students. Artists include Maggie Shen, Adele Gavro, Cole Douglas, Liliana Cruz, Katie Lewis, and more, for a total of 40 artists. At Thursday’s opening reception, artist Hannah Johansen will present an “endurance piece” in which food is consumed from artfully set tables throughout the three-hour evening. Maggie Shen’s edible landscape art will also be available for visitors to sample.
Parking is free during reception. Limited to designated staff spaces in Block 1 adjacent to the Gallery. Otherwise, conveniently located paid parking is available for $1 per hour during regular gallery hours.
detail: “Cosecha: A Food Exhibition” A reception will be held on Thursday, November 16th from 4 to 7 p.m. It will be on display until December 14th. Gallery hours are Monday through Thursday, 12pm to 5pm. Mesa University Art Gallery, 7250 Mesa University Dr., Linda Vista. free.
Backyard Renaissance: “PROOF”
theater
Playwright David Auburn’s Proof won the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play in 2001 and was later made into a film. This story tells the story of Catherine, a young troubled mathematician, who spent the years before his death caring for her brilliant father, who was also a mathematician. Among the mess he leaves behind are some notes about new evidence, and Catherine must finish the job with one of the graduate students she has a crush on. The Backyard Renaissance production is directed by Anthony Methvin.
detail: “Evidence.” The play runs from November 16th to December 9th. Low-cost preview screenings run from November 16th to 24th. Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 Tenth Ave., Downtown/East Village. From $18 to $40.
LITVAKdance Fall 2023 Concert: 5 Female Choreographers
dance
Contemporary dance company LITVAKdance will perform one final showcase before going on hiatus (see founder Sadie Weinberg’s director’s note for more information on this) here).
The work features “five female choreographers,” including Betsy Law, one of the founders of San Diego’s first modern dance company, as well as Weinberg, Zuleyma Bruel, Rebecca Margolick and Dolly Sphere.
detail: Saturday, November 18th, 4pm and 7pm. Sunday, November 19th at 2pm and 5pm. San Dieguito Academy, 800 Santa Fe Dr., Encinitas. From $17 to $35.
More arts and culture this weekend
Visual Arts: Exhibition Commemoration: OMA Artist Alliance, Dina Altman, and more
The Oceanside Museum of Art is simultaneously hosting several new exhibits, including a brand new OMA Artist Alliance Biennial juried show and “ Female Rising ,” a surreal portrait by artist Deena Altman. Celebration of OMA exhibition. Saturday, November 18th from 5pm to 7pm. Oceanside Art Museum, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside. $0 to $15.
Visual Arts: Ilan Rael Foundation’s 2nd Pacific Rim Park Friendship Walk
The Ilan Rael Foundation, founded in 1982 by James Havel and his wife Anne Havel, celebrates Havel’s work and studio and promotes arts education and nature preserves. One of Havel’s major projects is his Pacific Rim Park Public Art Park project, which is located throughout the Pacific Ocean, from San Diego and Tijuana to Russia’s Vladivostok, Jeju Island, Yantai, the Philippines, and Puerto Princesa. It consists of seven public art spaces. In San Diego, participants can take a walk through Shoreline Park on Shelter Island, where Hubbell’s “Pearl of the Pacific” sculpture is located. Pacific Rim Park Friendship Walk. Sunday, November 19th, 12pm to 3pm. Shoreline Park, 2200 Shelter Island Dr., Shelter Island. free.
Play “The Importance of Being Earnest”
For one week only, The Theater School @ North Coast Rep will present Oscar Wilde’s masterpiece, created and performed by the school’s students. This farce, set among the Victorian elite, revolves around a series of false identities and double lives. “The Importance of Being Earnest.” November 16th to 19th. Drama School @ North Coast Representative, 985 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach. $21 to $25.
Movie “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”
This year’s San Diego Movie Week concludes with a screening of the 1978 cult classic parody film “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes.” The movie was shot in San Diego and Oceanside, and the plot is basically that a tomato becomes sentient and starts eating people, and government agents have to somehow infiltrate it to stop it. . It’s absurd, extremely stupid, and somehow intolerable. Following the screening, KPBS’ Beth Accomando will moderate his Q&A with the filmmaker. A reception and awards ceremony will be held at 5:30 p.m. before the screening. “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes” screening. Saturday, Nov. 18, 7:30 p.m., Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA@SDMA), 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. $30 to $35.
Author: Jessica Keith “Saying Inshallah With Chutzpah: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story”
Local author Jessica Keith will celebrate the release of her book at Book Catapult on Friday. Saying Inshallah With Chutzpah: A Gefilte Fish Out of Water Story is a memoir about Keith’s experiences as a Jewish woman working for the Islamic government at the Kuwaiti Consulate in Los Angeles, and her preparation for her marriage. It also follows her journey filled with anxiety. Jessica Keith of Book Catapult. Friday, November 17th, 7pm. 3010-B Juniper St., South Park. free.
Books and Music: Holiday Open House
Warwicks will co-sponsor the 2023 Holiday Open House in conjunction with the La Jolla Village Merchants Association. Many stores along Girard Street, Silverado Street and Ivanhoe Street will be participating, with live music at Warwicks Books from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and Santa’s Story Time at 12:30 p.m. It will be done. Holiday open house. Sunday, Nov. 19, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. free.
Music: California Festival Closing Weekend
The first-ever California Festival: A Celebration of New Music concludes this weekend after three jam-packed weeks of performances in San Diego and throughout California. For a complete concert list, check out our guide to California festivals here.
Highlights from the weekend include: Alisa Weilerstein: “Fragments.” San Diego Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.”project [BLANK]: Laure Hiendl; Art of Elan: Performance and conversation with artist Daniel Dean.Hausmann Quartet “The Voyages of Haydn: Patterns of Americana”; and more. Performance times, locations, and prices vary.