Xanadu, the stage sensation based on the cult film, is about following your dreams despite the limitations others set for you. It includes the original hit score composed by pop-rock legends Jeff Lynne and John Farrar, featuring such songs as "Magic," "All Over the World," "Suddenly," "I'm Alive," "Evil Woman," "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Xanadu." Learn more...
Yo Ho Ho A Pirate's Christmas - A Family Holiday Musical
California Center for the Arts, Center Theater (Escondido, CA)
It's up to a seven-year-old girl named Eve to save Christmas for everyone. The fate of Christmas, Santa Claus and the citizens of the North Pole is in Eve's hands after the jolly team behind Christmas is kidnapped by a bunch of directionally-challenged pirates. This charming new family musical will have young and old believing in the power of Christmas spirit and jolly pirates. Learn more...
The Walkmen: Indie Rock Stars at Belly Up Tavern, with Beach House
Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, CA)
The Walkmen play at Belly Up Tavern. The New York-based group is one of the nation's most popular indie rock bands, with hit albums like Bows + Arrows and A Hundred Miles Off. Opening act Beach House's hazy dream-pop sound is reminiscent of Nico and Mazzy Star. Learn more...
Disney's Beauty and the Beast at the Star Theatre
The Star Theatre (Oceanside, CA)
The Star Theatre presents Disney's Beauty and the Beast, performed live on stage. Based on the hit animated film, this classic tale is the story of a handsome prince cursed to live as a monstrous beast until he finds true love. Learn more...
World's First GPS Guided City Tour: See San Diego in a Talking Car
GoCar Pick-Up Shop (San Diego, CA)
Take a two-hour drive through the city in GoCar, the world's first GPS-guided tour car that not only directs you to your destinations, but also tells you stories about the sites. The GPS system will automatically guide your two-person car as you explore downtown San Diego, the Gas Lamp District, Balboa Park, Little Italy, Historic Old Town, the Maritime Museum or your choice of more than 100 points of interest. Learn more...
Gritty Manhattan Comedy U.S. Drag at The Lab
The Lab at the Academy of Performing Arts (San Diego, CA)
When two women in Manhattan join a volunteer group dedicated to keeping citizens safe from a serial killer named "Ed" who stalks the city, they meet an unusual cast of characters including the celebrated author of a fictional memoir, a lonely man who feels a kinship with crime victims, and a mousy "Ed survivor" reveling in her fifteen minutes of dubious fame. Learn more...
Live Reggae at Belly Up Tavern's Rub a Dub Tuesdays
Belly Up Tavern (Solana Beach, CA)
Belly Up Tavern presents Rub a Dub Tuesdays, their popular reggae night. Enjoy a party with live bands, plus San Diego's top reggae and dancehall DJs. Scheduled performers include Kush and Dub Traffik Control Soundsystem. Learn more...
Celebrate the New Year with Festive Music of the Season
Old Town Temecula Community Theater (Temecula, CA)
Bid farewell to 2008 and anticipate the new year with this musical tribute perform by the California Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Warren Gref. The ensemble will perform festive favorites like the "Pizzicato Polka" by brothers Joseph and Johann Strauss, Jr., the English folk song "Greensleeves," a Concerto Grosso by Archangelo Corelli and "Auld Lang Syne." Learn more...