Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12.
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
Science Fiction’s 100th Birthday: Verbatim Books will host an event to celebrate 100 years of science fiction. There will be two panel discussions featuring authors, podcasters and scholars. 7:30 p.m. Friday. Verbatim Books 3793 30th St., San Diego. Free. verbatimbooks.com/events/#event=celebrate-amazing-stories-and-science-fictions-100th-birthday;instance=20260410193000
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
Free outdoor concert series: The La Jolla Music Society’s free outdoor Wu Tsai QRT.yrd Concert series will feature The Brian Levy Quartet on Friday at 4:30 performing a tribute to the music of John Coltrane in honor of his centennial birthday, and 4:30 p.m. April 22 featuring keyboardist Bobby Cressey, best known as the organist for the San Diego Padres and a virtuoso of jazz, funk, soul, reggae and classical piano. 4:30 p.m. Friday. The Conrad, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. No tickets are required, but RSVPs are requested. Visit theconrad.org.
‘The ’70s! The Golden Age of the Album’ concludes Old Town run: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents the final weekend of its limited engagement of this music revue of the greatest songs and concept albums of the 1970s. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., San Diego. $49-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
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. tonight and April 16-18; 2 p.m. 2 p.m. Sunday and April 19. Prebys Stage, SDSU, 5500 Campanile St., San Diego. $17-$20. ttf.sdsu.edu/calendar
“Your Unconscious Mind”: Brilliant Spectrum Art presents Brenda Townsend’s audience interactive play that invites audience members to learn about exploring the unconscious mind to create works of art from Sigmund Freud, Salvador Dali and Frida Kahlo. Wear your pajamas and create your own take-home art. 7:30 p.m. Friday through Sunday and Thursday through April 19. Californina Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $20. yourunconsciousmind.square.site
“The Lehman Trilogy”: Stefano Massini Tony-winning drama features three actors tracing the 150-year history of the birth, rise and fall of the Lehman brothers. 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
“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. Through April 26. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $35-$60. 760-433-3245, newvillagearts.org
“Fences”: The Old Globe presents August Wilson’s 1985 Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a 1950s working-class Black man whose hopes and dreams have been limited by racism, missed opportunities and his own mistakes. 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through May 3. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. $40 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org
“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. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through May 31. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $48-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Saturday
Spring craft fair: The Mount Miguel School Foundation is holding its spring craft fair. The public is invited to shop from local vendors, who will be making handmade products such as jewelry, home decor and pieces of art. The event will be held at the high school’s multicultural event center. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. 8585 Blossom Lane, Spring Valley. Free. 619-469-7350, facebook.com/people/Mt-Miguel-HS-Foundation
Rooftop pilates: Ethereal Balance is partnering with Andaz San Diego to put on a one-time, three-hour pilates event. The day starts with a one-hour pilates class, followed by a mixer with health and wellness vendors, food and drinks. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. 600 F St., San Diego. $46. 619-849-1234, hyatt.com/andaz/en-US/sanas-andaz-san-diego
K-Pop event: K-Pop fans can catch a live show and meet and greet at Belmont Park. K-Pop singers will perform various songs and dances, and they will be available to meet fans after the event. There will also be face painting and bubble artists available after the show. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. 3146 Mission Blvd., San Diego. $15-$30. 858-488-1549, belmontpark.com
An Afternoon with Josefina López: San Diego Playwrights Project will host a speaking engagement by the prolific playwright and author of the Broadway musical “Real Women Have Curves.” Her theater career started with her first play, “Simply Maria,” being presented in Playwrights Project’s 1987 Plays By Young Writers Festival in San Diego. 2 p.m. Saturday. Salomon Theatre, Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Dr, San Diego. $15-$60. playwrightsproject.org/events/
Sunday
Garden party: Estancia La Jolla Hotel & Spa’s annual garden party is back. Guests can roam through flowers and gardens, spring-inspired artwork, local vendors selling handmade goods, live music and food and drink options. The event is for people 21 years and older and those who purchase a ticket to the event get unlimited access to appetizers and two cocktails. Noon to 4 p.m. Sunday. 9700 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla. $81.88, 858-412-0500, estancialajolla.com
San Diego Master Chorale presents “LUX”: The choir will perform Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna in two locations. 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave., downtown; 4 p.m. Sunday at St. James-by-the-Sea Episcopal church, 743 Prospect St., La Jolla. $15-$45. sdmasterchorale.org/lux
Le Salon de Musiques’ Winterreise, 24 Songs for Baritone & Piano: Founder and pianist Francois Chouchan will team up with baritone John Buffett to perform Schubert’s masterful song cycle. Event includes champagne, buffet and post-concert conversations with the musicians. 4 p.m. Sunday. The La Jolla Woman’s Club, 7791 Draper Ave., La Jolla. $69-$120. 310-498-0257, lesalondemusiques.com
Danish String Quartet with the Danish National Girls’ Choir: La Jolla Music Society presents the quartet and 50-voice choral ensemble performign Nordic folk songs and more. 3 p.m. Sunday. The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $65-$98. 858-459-3728, theconrad.org