Family secrets can either tear a family apart or bring them together. That’s the theme of playwright Jon Robin Baitz’s 2011 “Other Desert Cities,” directed by Richard Seer and opening April 27 at the Old Globe Theatre. The play went to Broadway just months after it premiered and was a finalist for the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Sip a hot cup of tantalizingly rich medium roast coffee; savor the sea breeze wafting through the large lift-up windows and contemplate some deep art. It’s an enlightening experience, which can be found only at Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, 5627 La Jolla Blvd., where art meets business.
La Jolla’s Best Bets for Events from April 26-May 5, 2013 include music and dance performances, photography and art exhibits, La Jolla Half Marathon, Cinco de Mayo party, La Jolla Symphonny concerts and historical walking tours of La Jolla Village.
“100 Feet” is a one-woman dance theater performance with a supporting cast of 50 pairs of shoes. The multimedia piece, designed, choreographed and performed by Yolande Snaith, head of UC San Diego’s Graduate Dance Theater, is a tribute to 50 famous women who have influenced her thinking and left their distinctive footprints in the sands of time.
Celebrity surfer Lakey Peterson will appear at a free screening of her film “Zero to 100,” 6 p.m., Friday, April 26 at Surf Diva Boutique, 2160 Avenida de la Playa in La Jolla Shores.
The screening is in conjunction with an exhibit Paulson curated about the 1920s-era cinema league, which is on display during May and June in the west wing of the library’s lower level.
The additions include works by internationally renowned artists Julian Opie, Fred Tomaselli and Gajin Fujita.
Last call for young artists’ submissions to the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s second annual 25 and Under Art Contest. Entries are due by Monday, April 22 at feedyourgreedyorgan.com
The evening begins with a VIP Eat Your Art Out sit- down dinner.
With a great cast perfectly firing off Simon’s brilliant dialogue like slivers off a ban saw, the production at the North Coast Repertory Theatre is certainly worthy entertainment.
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