Music + Dance

art of elan

Chamber music for a new generation. March 27: Liánjie; May 8: Americana. SDMA Hibben Gallery, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619.692.2081.

artpower!

Dance: April 16: UCSD Master Class; April 16: Transcendance Master Class; April 17: Chunky Move. Film: March 10: Granito: How To Nail A Dictator; April 12: Soul Kitchen; April 17: The Revolutionary Optimists; April 24: Dongtian De Gushi (Winter Story); May 15: 5th Annual Press Rewind; May 17: 5th Annual Up&Coming Film Fest. Music: March 2: Quatour Ebéne; March 2: Jenny Owen Youngs; March 10: Tapwater; March 20: Lost In The Trees; April 15: Emerson String Quartet; April 18: Seun Kuti + Egypt 80. Various locations around UCSD campus. artpwr.com

Balboa theatre

March 1: Merle Haggard; March 7: Willie Nelson and Family; March 25: Copland’s America; March 30: Rhythm of the Dance; April 17: Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds; April 20: Anoushka Shankar’s Traveller; May 3: Stars of the Russian Ballet; May 19: Cirque Wings. 868 Fourth Ave., downtown, 619.570.1100.

Birch north park theatre

March 3: Brian McKnight; March 5: Acting Professionally Annual Show; March 24: Queer Queens of Comedy; April 14: TAP Productions Dance Showcase; April 21: Tiempo Libre (La Jolla Music Society); April 28: Mark Morris (La Jolla Music Society); May 5: Momix (La Jolla Music Society); May 12: Ing Tauling Sarsuela (Serendipity Productions); May 19: Poncho Sanchez (La Jolla Music Society). 2891 University Ave., North Park, 619.239.8836.

california center for the arts

March 1: The Green One; March 7: Brazilian Sounds and Dance with Solemar; March 9: Slugger O’Toole; March 10: Ticket to Ride: The Ultimate Beatle’s Tribute; March 17: Cirque: Illusions of Grandeur; March 18: Puscifer; March 22: Mainly Mozart Live; April 1: Tribute to Glen Miller and the Big Band Vocalists; April 4: Malashock Dance; April 29: Orchestra Nova; May 2: Ballet Folklorico Tierra Caliente; May 5: Homeward Bound (Simon & Garfunkel tribute); May 16: Eveoke: Refuge of the Arts (hip-hop dance); May 19: Luma. 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido, 800.988.4253.

city ballet of san diego

March 3: Bravo! Balanchine; May 12: Romeo & Juliet. Spreckles Theatre, 121 Broadway, downtown, 858.272.8663.

Cricket wireless AMPHITHEATER

March 24: Lady Antebellum. Call ahead for complete schedule. 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista, 619.671.3600.

Harrah’s Rincon Casino—Open Sky Theater

Call for complete schedule. 777 Harrah’s Rincon Way, Valley Center, 877.777.2457.

la jolla music society

March 3: Vladimir Spivakov (violin), Olga Kern (piano); March 18: 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition 1st Prize (cello); April 1: 2011 Tchaikovsky Competition 1st Prize (violin); April 20: The Cleveland Orchestra; April 21: Tiempo Libre; April 28: Mark Morris Dance Group; May 4: Emanuel Ax (piano); May 5: MOMIX; May 12: David Finckel (cello), Wu Han (piano); May 15: New York Philharmonic; May 19: Pancho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band. Various locations. 858.459.3728.

La jolla symphony and chorus

March 17-18: Steven Schick conducts Mozart and Stravinsky feat. guest artist Curt Miller, clarinet; May 5-6: David Chase conducts Greig, Schuman and Britten feat. guest artist Jon Lee Keenan. Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD, La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla, 858.534.4637.

mainly mozart

March 9: Romie de Guise-Langlois (clarinet), Ronald Thomas (cello), Anton Nel (piano); March 18: The Parker Quartet; April 27-29: Opus One; May 4-5: Windscape; May 11-12: Allessio Bax and Lucille Chung (piano); May 31: Ida Levin, Marie Berard (violins), Che-Yen Chen, Richard O’Neill (violas), Ronald Thomas, Robert deMaine (cellos). Various venues. 619.239.0100 x 2.

open air theatre at sdsu

March 25: Enrique Bunbury, Zoe. Call for complete schedule. 5500 Campanile Drive, SDSU, 619.594.0429.

orchestra nova

March 23, 24, 26: A Taste of Spain; May 11, 12, 14: Nova Goes Green. Various locations. 858.350.0290.

rimac arena at ucsd

Call for complete schedule. 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 858.534.8569.

San diego opera

March 10, 13, 16, 18: Don Pasquale; March 24: Renée Fleming (recital); April 21, 24, 27, 29: The Barber of Seville.Civic Theatre, Third Ave. and B St., downtown, 619.533.7000.

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY

March 1: Beethoven’s Immortal Beloved; March 2-4: Beethoven’s Seventh; March 5: Roger Dvorák and Schoenberg; March 10: Silent Film Night: The Mask of Zorro; March 15, 17: Mozart’s Turkish Concerto; March 20: Mendelssonn’s Octet with Augustin Hadelich; March 25: Young People’s Choice (family festival); March 30, 31, April 1: Fauve’s Requiem; April 2: Bach, Strauss and Brahms; April 10: Wu Mann performs; April 13-14: Tribute to Ray Charles; April 26, 28: Romeo & Juliet; May 1: Brahms Horn Trio; May 4-6: Rhapsody in Blue; May 7: Beethoven Sonata, Quintet, and Quartet; May 11-13: Pathetique; May 18, 19: Peter Cetera; May 25-27: Gutierrez Plays Rachmaninoff. Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., downtown, 619.235.0804. sandiegosymphony.org

SPRECKELS ORGAN PAVILION

Su, 2–3 pm. Free concerts on the world’s largest outdoor pipe organ. Balboa Park, 619.702.8138.

Spreckels theatre

Call for complete schedule. 121 Broadway, downtown, 800.745.3000.

VALLEY VIEW CASINO CENTER (formerly San Diego Sports Arena)

March 24: Romeo Santos; April 10: Kelly Clarkson; April 28: SoCal Reggae Festival; May 13: Roger Waters: The Wall Live! Call for complete schedule. 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., Midway, 619.224.4171.