You’re done with your taxes, and probably got a big refund that you want to spend seeing some live stuff happening around town. Here’s what we got for you (and some of these are free, in case you had to pay the government)…

FRIDAY –

You can meet singer ALICIA KEYS and her husband SWIZZ BEATZ, at the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA JOLLA. They’re having a reception for their show “Giants” which will feature their art collection; the after-party is happening at Lou Lou’s Jungle Room in NORTH PARK. This is a pricey event, but you can see the art for free on Saturday.

Many consider THE NOTEBOOK to be the most romantic movie ever. Well, you can see the musical version of it at the San Diego Civic Theatre DOWNTOWN, all weekend.

At the Music Box DOWNTOWN, you can catch MY LIFE WITH THE THRILL KILL KULT.

In sports, the SAN DIEGO SEALS, the National Lacrosse League West Conference champions, will play a home game at Pechanga Arena. 

For tribute bands, there’s Grateful Shed at the Sound in DEL MAR, and the PettyBreakers in SOLANA BEACH. Tom Petty’s bassist Ron Blair will be with the opening band.

SATURDAY –

SAN DIEGO FC is in Salt Lake, a team that’s favored to win. If you want to listen to us upset them, tune in to San Diego Sports 760 starting at 6pm.

In other sports, we’ve got hockey. The SAN DIEGO GULLS have a home game at Pechanga Arena. You can hear the game live on the iHeart Radio app.

If you like nature and don’t mind waking up early on a weekend morning, the OCEAN CONNECTORS WILDLIFE KAYAKING TOUR is happening at Bayside Park in CHULA VISTA.

If you prefer nature on land instead of sea, there’s a GUIDED NATURE WALK at Mission Trails Regional Park in SAN CARLOS.

If you’re crafty (no Beastie Boys reference intended), the BEAD & DESIGN SHOW is happening at the California Center for the Arts, ESCONDIDO, all weekend.

Here’s a show that’s been going on since 1922 – it’s the 104th CORONADO FLOWER SHOW. The theme is “Welcome to the Jungle” (no Guns ‘N Roses reference intended). This runs Saturday and Sunday if you’re on the island.

From red roses to red blood – it’s SD FIGHT NIGHT, with boxing at Frontwave Arena in OCEANSIDE. The card features a few local fighters, too.

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter LESLIE MENDELSON will be bringing her enchanting voice to the Museum of Making Music in CARLSBAD.

For classical music lovers, you can hear CHOPIN played by the San Diego Symphony, at Jacobs Music Center DOWNTOWN.

LANGHORNE SLIM will be at the Belly Up Tavern in SOLANA BEACH.

If ya wanna get insane in your membrane, you can do it with CYPRESS HILL, BONE THUG-N-HARMONY, and a few other hip hop bands at Petco Park DOWNTOWN.

The best San Diego pianist, JOSHUA WHITE, will be playing at Dizzy’s off Morena Blvd.

SUNDAY –

GiGi’s 5K SAN DIEGO DONUT RUN is happening. If there’s ever a run I would do, it would be one like this that involves donuts. And it’s perfect to do if you haven’t had Bret and Veronica bring you any donuts yet. It benefits people with Down syndrome and their families.

Since we have such nice weather, why not go to BALBOA PARK for WORLDBEAT’s 34th ANNUAL GLOBAL EARTH DAY FESTIVAL, with lots of bands, food, and patchouli oil smells.

ON STREAMING…

BEEF is back with season 2 on Netflix. This season’s ‘beef’ involves two couples (Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny), in a high-stakes feud at a SoCal country club.

Mark Wahlberg teams up with Paul Walter Hauser on the Peter Farrelly (There’s Something About Mary) movie BALLS UP, now streaming on Prime Video. 

AT THE MOVIES…

LORNE

This is a documentary about Lorne Michaels, the mastermind behind Saturday Night Live. It’s done by Morgan Neville, who gave us one of the best music documentaries ever – 20 Feet From Stardom. They talk to many of the former cast members, and Lorne himself. They didn’t screen the movie for critics, but early reviews haven’t been positive. One of the complaints is that it’s not funny enough. I would’ve liked to see someone ask Lorne why the show isn’t funny anymore.

NORMAL

So, the screenwriter of John Wick wrote the action pictures “Nobody” starring Bob Odenkirk. Now they’re giving us another one. It has a vibe like John Wick, if it took place in the Hot Fuzz or Fargo universe. Odenkirk plays a sheriff in a small town in Normal, Minnesota. A place where there’s a cute old lady running a yarn store. There’s a guy who owns a hardware store with a nail always dangling from his lips like a cigarette, arguing with an old koot over the prices. Henry Winkler plays the Mayor. And when a bank robbery goes wrong, we realize – there’s a lot of shady stuff going on in this town. That means there will be lots of shooting and killing. And we feel bad for Odenkirk, who we hear making calls to the wife who recently left him. These movies aren’t my type of thing, but this had enough humor and fun that makes it a bit better than the normal Liam Neeson type of action picture. 2 ½ stars out of 5.