1+ hour, 23+ min ago   (486+ words) Over the past decade, two local theater companies — Scripps Ranch Theatre and North Coast Repertory Theatre — have produced all of playwright Paul Slade Smith’s madcap comedies. And the connective tissue between many of them has been actor-director Christopher Williams. Williams,…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (770+ words) The 54th Annual BonitaFest features a Twilight Parade and Arts Fest at 6 p.m. on Sept. 12, starting at the Sunnyside Arena in Rohr Park and ending at 6:30 p.m. at the Bonita SunnySide Library, where the Arts festival will be. The headliners include the Bonita…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (370+ words) The Carlsbad Garden Club meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane. The group will host a “Members’ Share” session, similar to show and tell, but focused on gardening tools, tips, ideas, successes and challenges. Visit carlsbadgardenclub....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (518+ words) This weekend, Chula Vista’s OnStage Playhouse will open its third world premiere play by San Diego playwright Salomón Maya. All three plays have been produced through OnStage’s new-play development program, where artistic director James P. Darvas works with local playwrights…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (448+ words) The North San Diego County Genealogical Society will host professional genealogist and past Society president Jeanette Shiel for a presentation, “Document Your Documents with Integrity,” from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at City of Carlsbad Faraday Center, 1235 Faraday Ave. Reservation required…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (769+ words) The Chula Vista Genealogical Society hosts a free Genealogy Education Class from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 18 at the Bonita-Sunnyside Library Community Room, 4375 Bonita Road. The topic is Avoiding Common Genealogical Pitfalls. Bring your laptop or tablet. Walk-ins are welcome. Register at chulavistagenealogysociety....

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (527+ words) Arturo Luíz Soria’s mother lives in Miami, but she’s “onstage” with him whenever and wherever he performs his one-person show “Ni Mi Madre.” Over the course of about an hour, Soria doesn’t merely talk about his Brazilian immigrant mother; he…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (847+ words) The first rule of improv is that you always have to say “yes, and….” Now, dozens of improv artists are saying yes to participating in a new convention for improvisational theater slated to be held in San Diego next week....

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (398+ words) The Batiquitos Lagoon will host a 90-minute docent-led nature walk on “Underwater Creatures of the Lagoon,” at 10 a.m. Aug. 15. Visitors can see some examples of the hundreds of species living in the waters of the lagoon and learn about…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (422+ words) If you’ve got a problem, Julia Masli is more than ready to solve it in her weird, funny and emotionally touching solo show “ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.” The touring production from Woolly Mammoth Theatre in Washington, D....