Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, April 6 to April 10.
Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.
Monday
Swing Dance Under the Dome: Learn to swing dance on the roof of the Central Library with Swing Dancing San Diego. 6 to 7:45 p.m. Monday. Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego. Free. sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/swing-dance-under-dome-481478
“Merrily We Roll Along”: San Diego Musical Theatre’s Off Broadway Series returns with two concert performances of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s 1981 musical about the roller-coaster friendship of three competitive Broadway artists. 7 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. 4650 Mercury St., San Diego. $30. sdmt.org/shows/merrily-o-b-s/
“Anthropology”: Carlsbad Playreaders will persent a reading of Lauren Gunderson’s triller about a grieving Silicon Valley programmer who creates an AI chatpot to simulate her missing sister. 7 p.m. Monday.. Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. Pay what you can. carlsbadplayreaders.com
“The Play That Goes Wrong”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents the San Diego professional premiere of this London-born stage comedy about a troupe of theater actors struggling to get through a performance while the everything collapses around them. Opens Wednesday and runs through June 7. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $48-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Tuesday
“The Seed Keeper”: Oceanside Museum of Art’s Annex gallery at the Seabird Resort is hosting a new multimedia exhibition that visualizes the stories of Native American female artists. Artist’s reception, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday. 101 Mission Ave., Oceanside. Free. oma-online.org/events/oma-west-reception-apr-7/
Jazz Encounter: An Interview with Emmet Cohen and Joe Farnsworth Record producer, musician and journalist Robert John Hughes will interview pianist Emmet Cohen and drummer Joe Farnsworth for a conversation about the legacies of Miles Davis and John Coltrane. 1 p.m. Tuesday. The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. Free. theconrad.org/events/jazz-encounter-cohen-hughes
Wednesday
Golden hour yoga: The Mediterranean-inspired restaurant Garibaldi and Elevate Fitness are teaming up for a golden hour yoga session. The 60-minute yoga session will be led by Elevate Fitness followed by a networking event where smoothies and food will be available for purchase. Participants should bring their own yoga mats. The event will take place at the restaurant, located on the third floor of InterContinental San Diego, overlooking the San Diego Bay. 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.. 901 Bayfront Court Suite 1, San Diego. $35. 619-436-1081, garibaldisd.com
Sophocles’ “Elektra”: SDSU School of Theatre presents Timerlake Wertenbaker’s translation and adaptation of the Greek tragedy about Elektra enlisting her brother Orestes in killing their mother Clytemnestra for killing their father, Agamemnon. 7:30 p.m. April 8-10, 16-18; 2 p.m. April 12 and 19. Prebys Stage, SDSU, 5500 Campanile St., San Diego. $17-$20. ttf.sdsu.edu/calendar
“The Lehman Trilogy”: Winner of the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play, this three-act play by Stefano Massini stars three actors playing more than 70 characters who trace the 150-year history of the birth, rise and fall of the notorious Lehman Brothers investment firm, whose collapse in 2008 was one of America’s greatest financial catastrophes. 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 1 and 7 p.m. Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays. Through April 26. Dottie Studio Theater, Cygnet Theatre, The Joan, 2880 Roosevelt Road, San Diego. $68 and up. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.org
“The ’70s! The Golden Age of the Album”: Lamb’s Players Theatre is bringing back its hit 2025 music revue of the greatest songs of the 1970s. 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 2 Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Through April 12. Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego. $49-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Thursday
Artemis Week: The Fleet Science Center is organizing three days of events to observe the return of NASA’s Artemis II mission back to Earth. The broadcast will be shown April 9 to 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m each day. The live splashdown event is scheduled for April 10 from 3 to 5:30 p.m. and separate tickets are required, according to the Fleet Science Center. For more information on the events, visit fleetscience.org/experiences/artemis-week.
Fleet Center in Balboa Park hosting Artemis II events
Art Deco: From Paris to New York, Los Angeles & Miami This art history lecture series about Art Deco, presented by architectural historian Diane Kane, kicks off Thursday and continues April 16, 23 and 30. This week’s theme is Paris. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla. $22 per lecture, $80 for the series. ljathenaeum.org/art-history-lectures
Syncopated Ladies: ArtPower at UCSD presents this all-female, tap-dance production conceived by choreographer Chloé Arnold. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Epstein Family Amphitheater, 9480 Innovation Lane, La Jolla. $30-$55. artpower.ucsd.edu
‘Fences’: August Wilson’s 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Fences” returns to the Old Globe. Set in 1950s Pittsburgh, it’s the story of a working-class Black man whose hopes and dreams have been limited by racism, missed opportunities and his own mistakes. Opens Thursday and runs through May 3. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. $40 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org
“Matt & Ben”: New Village Arts presents Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers’ 2002 play about the lifelong friendship between actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, but played by two women actors. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $35-$60. 760-433-3245, newvillagearts.org
Friday
Disney on Ice: Pechanga Arena is hosting Disney On Ice’s “Road Trip Adventures” shows this weekend. The public will have five chances to see various Disney characters telling classic stories while skating on ice. Some of the expected stars include Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Mary Poppins, Moana, Aladdin and characters from “The Lion King.” 7 p.m. Friday. 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego. $30-$157. 619-224-4171, pechangaarenasd.com
Free community concert series: The Williams Trust Foundation and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido are presenting free community shows starting tonight. The Hidden City Sounds is a concert series showcasing local musicians. The first show features Jesse Ray Smith, Kimmi Butter and Rebecca Jade, who will be performing modern rhythm and blues, jazz, modern Americana, and country music. Other artists scheduled later this year for the free community concert series include Silk Button Butchers, Stepwise and Darling Greatly. 7 p.m. Friday. May 8. June 12. July 10. Aug. 14. Sept. 11. Oct. 9. 340 North Escondido Blvd., Escondido. 760-839-4138, artcenter.org/hidden-city-sounds-free-concert-summer-series