'Mummies: Secrets of Pharaohs,' a 3-D film at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Balboa Park, through Jan. 31. Free with paid museum admission. $10-$16. (619) 255-0189, www.sdnhm.org.
Danae and Kiveli Doerken of Germany will perform classic piano works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin and Rachmaninoff at 7 p.m. Dec. 28 at the Seaside Center, 1613 Lake Drive, Encinitas. Composer bios will precede each selection for young concertgoers. The event is free, but donations will be accepted for the Shantipuri Friends Foundation to benefit disadvantaged children in India.
Day of Dance - A free event from Malashock Dance, Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater and San Diego Ballet. Classes run from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Dec. 26 at Dance Place San Diego, 2650 Truxtun Road. www.MalashockDance.org, www.sandiegodancetheater.org, www.sandiegoballet.org.
Kids' new Year's eve Billed as 'the rockingest Kids' New Year's Eve in the 10-year history of Legoland park,' the 3:30 p.m. Dec. 31 event will include performances by 9-year-old hip-hop artist Lil Niqo; Pink Army, a local all-girl band; The Jumpitz, one the hottest children's entertainment groups in the nation; and kids pop-rocker Justin Roberts and his Not Ready for Naptime Players. Kids' New Year's Eve will feature a countdown followed by a huge Lego brick dropping 22 feet into 2010 along with a dazzling fireworks display over Miniland U.S.A. All revelers will be given party favors. The party is included with admission. (760) 918-LEGO, www.LEGOLAND.com.
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MUSEUMS & GALLERIES At the Athenaeum. Oil paintings and paper cuttings by Stephen Curry continue his "Constellation" series in the main gallery; "Keeping in Form," works by K.V. Tomney in the rotunda; and selections from Erika and Fred Torri's artists' books collection in the reading room, through December. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, til 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. (858) 454-5872.
"Consuming Passion: Books on Food and Drink from UCSD American Institute of Wine & Food Culinary Collection," 360 cookbooks and other materials documenting culinary history, dating back to the 17th century, on exhibit through January at Geisel Library. (858) 534-1183, http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu. Grace Chow's Chinese brush paintings, through January at the La Jolla Public Library, 7555 Draper. (858) 552-1657.
"Pool Series." Installation by French artist Valerie Daval features 31 paintings on canvas, through Feb. 16, The Madison Gallery, 1020 Prospect Ave., Suite 130, La Jolla. (858) 459-0836, www.madisongalleries.com. "On Ice: Photographs by Len Jenshel and Diane Cook." The disarming landscape of Greenland, through Feb. 13, Joseph Bellows Gallery, 7661 Girard, La Jolla. (858) 456-5620, www. Josephbellows.com.
"Manny Farber: Four Decades of Paintings and Drawings," through Feb. 24, Gotthelf Art Gallery, Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday-Friday. (858) 457-3030. www.sdcjc.org.
San Diego Plein Air Painters Exhibition. Works by Brian Belfield, Betty Blount, Rod Lingren, Tricia De Luna, Jeff Remmer and Louise Sackett, through Jan. 31, Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. www.meetup.com.
"Miniature Masterpieces." Holiday showcase through Dec. 31, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Cosmopolitan Fine Arts Gallery, 7932 Girard Ave., La Jolla. (858) 456-9506, www.cosmopolitanart.com. Monoprints and Watercolors by Julie Prazich. Portion of proceeds to San Diego Hospice, through Jan. 2, Solana Beach City Hall Gallery, 635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach. (858) 720-2454.
"Automatic Cities." The architectural imagery in contemporary art. Through Jan. 31, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. (858) 454-3541, www.mcasd.org.
"From Riflemen to Freshmen." Historic photographs, documents and other materials from the UCSD Archives document the World War II military activities on campus land, through Jan. 3, Mandeville Special Collections Library, Geisel Library. (858) 534-0667, ddavies@ucsd.edu.
"Darwin: Evolution/Revolution." Specimens, artifacts, original manuscripts and memorabilia. San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park, through Feb. 28. $12-$16. (619) 232-3821, www.sdnhm.org.
"American Artists from the Russian Empire." Sculptures and paintings by artists working in America during the postwar period, through Jan. 17, San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park, $4.50-$12. (619) 232-7931, www. sdmart.org.
"Elizabeth Carmel: Tuscany," through Jan. 17 at Ordover Gallery, 410 S. Cedros, Solana Beach. (858) 720-1121, www.ordovergallery.com.
BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition Winners. Twenty images of human, plant and animal subjects captured through light microscopes, through Feb. 6, San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park. (619) 232-3821, www.sdnhm.org.
San Diego Regional Artists' "One Foot Shows." Featured work from Brian Dombrowsky and Thierry Chatelain, through Jan. 17. Opening reception from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18, The Museum of the Living Artists, San Diego Art Institute, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park. (619) 236-0011, www.sandiego-art.org.
"Charles Cramer: Lyrical Landscapes." Cramer's photos have been published in National Geographic Books, and many others. Opening reception from 1 to 3 p.m. Jan. 9, exhibit on display through May 2, Ordover Gallery, San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park. (619)232-3821, www.sdnhm.org.
"The Da Vinci Experience." Exhibit features some 60 replicas of the transportation, military and mechanical devices developed by da Vinci, plus reproductions of his 12 most famous paintings, through Jan. 3, San Diego Air and Space Museum, 2001 Pan America Plaza, Balboa Park. (619) 234-8291, www.sandiegoairandspace.org.
Timken Museum of Art. Work by Rembrandt, Rubens, Van Dyck, Fragonard, Copley, Johnson, Bierstadt and more. 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, 1500 El Prado, Balboa Park. Free admission. (619) 239-5548, www.timkenmuseum.org.
Walking tours. Offered by The Committee of 100 in Balboa Park, dedicated to the preservation of Spanish Colonial Architecture in the park, 9:30 a.m. first Wednesday of each month in front of the Visitors Center; free. (619) 223-6566, www.C100.org. CONCERTS Salute to Vienna. The Strauss Symphony of America and dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine. 2:30 p.m. Jan. 1, Copley Symphony Hall. $39-$85. (619) 235-0804. www.sandiegosymphony.com.
THEATER & FILM "Fables, Friends and Fruitcakes!" Walking comedy tour of the Old Town State Historic Park lead by interpreters through Jan. 2. Performances limited to 50 people, 6 p.m. Dec. 26 and 27 and Jan. 2; 3 p.m. Dec. 26-30 and Jan. 2. Tickets, $5-$10, on first-come-first-served basis at the Robinson-Rose Visitor Information Center on the Plaza at 4002 Wallace St. Advance reservations: Brown Paper Tickets at www.brownpapertickets/event/88444. (619) 220-5422, www.parks.ca.gov/oldtownsandiego.
Last chance to see "How the Grinch Stole Christmas," matinees and evenings through Dec. 27, Old Globe Theatre in Balboa Park. $20-$79. (619) 23-GLOBE, www.theoldglobe.org.
"Jack and the Beanstalk," 10 and 11:30 a.m. Dec. 30-Jan. 1 and 11 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Jan. 2-3 at Mary Hitchcock Puppet Theater, 2130 Pan American Place, Balboa Park. (619) 544-9203, balboaparkpuppets.com.
"An Unscripted Carol," 7:30 p.m. Dec. 28. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. (858) 481-1055.
"A Christmas Carol," 7 p.m. daily through Dec. 27, North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $25-$30. (858) 481-1055, www.northcoast.rep.org.
Comedy acts. Weekend headliners 8 and 10:30 p.m. Nightly shows Wednesday-Sunday. Tickets from $20. The Comedy Store, 916 Pearl, La Jolla. (858) 454-9176, www.comedystorelajolla.com.
Three IMAX films continue at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center through February: "Amazon," "Under the Sea" and "Adventures in Wild California." Show times and tickets at www.rhfleet.org.
ODDS AND ENDS Snow Day, 2 to 4 p.m. Dec. 28, The New Children's Museum, 200 W. Island Ave., San Diego. Free to the public in the museum park, $10 admission to museum. (619) 233-8792.
"Shen Yun." Classical Chinese dance and music performance presented by Shen Yun Performing Arts, matinees, evenings Dec. 26-30, San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., $39-$119. (619) 570-1100, www.shenyunperformingarts.org.
SeaWorld's outdoor 5,000-square-foot ice-skating rink, beneath the 320-foot Holiday Tree of Lights, through Jan. 3; also a toddler rink with double-edged rentable skates. Twelve-minute presentations of "The Polar Express 4-D Experience" with snow, fog and gusts of wind. Skytower lights will dance, flash, swirl and glow to holiday music on KyXy 96.5 FM. www.seaworld.com.
Garden of Lights, 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 26-30 at San Diego Botanic Garden. See 90,000 sparkling lights illuminate the paths for a magical experience with horse-drawn wagon rides, crafts, marshmallow roasting, visits with Santa, music, hot mulled wine and refreshments. $4-$12. 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. (760) 436-3036, ext. 206, www.SDBGarden.org.
Explore tide pools with Birch Aquarium naturalists and identify inhabitants such as hermit crabs, sea hares and sea anemone, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 30, False Point, La Jolla. $12 for ages 2 and older, R.S.V.P. required. (858) 534-7336, aquarium.ucsd.edu.
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