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Emotions tugged, tested in new Globe comedy about loss, Be a Good Little Widow

Christine Estabrook (Hope), Ben Graney (Craig) and Zoë Winters (Melody) in the West Coast premiere of ‘Be a Good Little Widow’ at The Old Globe. Ed Krieger.

Bekah Brunstetter’s “Be a Good Little Widow” at The Old Globe is an interesting juxtaposition of happy and sad, reality and romanticism. The dialogue sometimes comes off as stilted, and I often felt that Melody’s character seemed very immature. However, the cast as a whole is terrific, and Hal Brooks’ direction centers the story well between the bookends of humor and pain.

Plein air paintings Capture The Light along with prizes at La Jolla Art Association exhibition

First Place: "Pampas Grass Boats" by Carolyn Hesse-Low. Photos by Will Bowen

Through May, the La Jolla Art Association (LJAA) is showing a collection of paintings submitted to its annual Plein Air Juried Competition. The show was judged by Andrea Gaye and curated by Rae Ann Marks, with assistance from Salli Sachse and Mike Morse.

Hildy Johnson gets the story and the guy in La Jolla Playhouse production

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Jenn Lyon takes on the role of Hildy, a hardcore newswoman who will stop at nothing to get the story in “His Girl Friday.”

La Jolla favorite: Outdoor Summer Shakespeare Festival returns to The Old Globe Theatre

Craig Noel Award winners Jay Whittaker and Miles Anderson return to perform at The Old Globe’s Summer Shakespeare Festival. Snaps Studio

This year will be the last under festival artistic director Adrian Noble, who has been at the helm since 2010.

Are they ready for primetime? Two La Jollans may face Gordon Ramsay in ‘MasterChef’ TV show

Celebrity chef and MasterChef judge Gordon Ramsay

MasterChef, a new reality-competition show on FOX featuring judges Gordon Ramsay, Graham Elliott and Joe Bastianich, will air May 22 with two La Jolla contestants: stay-at-home mom Natasha Crnjac and financial advisor Eli Moeller.

Lecture series on bluegrass music set for La Jolla’s Athenaeum

The Virtual Strangers of bluegrass music bring a mixture of traditional and progressive songs to their repertoire.

Band members Mike and Yvonne Tatar, Kit Birkett and Jon Cherry (San Diego’s Virtual Strangers) will present a three- part, lecture-concert series on bluegrass music at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, May 21, May 28 and June 4 at 1008 Wall St.

Diavolo Dance Theater leaps into La Jolla this weekend

Diavolo Dance Theatre is known for its daring and graceful athleticism. Rose Eichenbaum

Diavolo — the name, a mix of Spanish, Greek and Latin roughly meaning “I will fly through the day” — sounds about right for Diavolo Dance Theater, coming to La Jolla’s Jewish Community Center May 18 and 19. The company has been hailed by reviewers around the world for “leaping, flying, and spinning … with astounding athleticism and infinite grace.”
Here’s how Diavolo defines itself: “An internationally renowned dance company that reinvents dance, re-imagines theater, and redefines thrills, Diavolo takes movement, athletics, and daring to the extreme, creating abstract narratives about the human experience through surreal tableaux.”

Dragon the Line: La Jolla Community Foundation unveils newest public art installation

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The boldly colored mural, “Tail Whip,” by Silver Lake graffiti artist Gajin Fujita, is No. 11 in the project.

Best Bets for fun tings to do in and around La Jolla, May 16-24

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Hear Mendelssohn’s masterwork, “Elijah” (1846), with the Chancel Choir and a professional orchestra under the direction of Keith Pedersen, and many soloists, 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at La Jolla Presbyterian Church, 7715 Draper Ave. The concert marks the finale of the church’s 51st Concert Season. Freewill offering, free parking. (858) 729-5531. ljpresmusic.com

Young mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital will join San Diego Symphony in La Jolla for world premiere piece

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Coming to the Auditorium at TSRI on May 21 is an unusual concert by Grammy-nominated mandolin virtuoso Avi Avital and members of the San Diego Symphony. The concert, part of the Symphony’s chamber music series, will feature the world premiere of a piece for mandolin and strings by David Bruce, the Symphony’s Associate Composer for 2013-14.

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