Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, Aug. 3 to Friday, Aug. 7.<\/p>\n
Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.<\/p>\n
Monday<\/p>\n
San Diego International Organ Festival:\u00a0The fest continues with Sunkyung Noh and Grant Smith performing \u201cFour Hands & Four Feet\u201d organ works. 7:30 p.m. Monday. Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park, San Diego. Free. spreckelsorgan.org\/summer-organ-festival<\/a><\/p>\n CaddyHack Golf Festival: The 10th Annual CaddyHack Golf Festival starts Monday. The event includes 25 live bands performing throughout the course, more than 40 local food and beverage vendors, celebrity guests and community leaders, golf competitions and live entertainment. The event benefits Boys to Men Mentoring, which has been helping teenage boys navigate adolescence through mentoring for nearly 30 years. 9:30 a.m. Monday. Fairbanks Ranch Country Club, 15150 San Dieguito Road. CaddyHackGolf.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Christopher Golden author event: Christopher Golden will discuss \u201cCarry Me to My Grave.\u201d 7 p.m. Monday. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 3555 Rosecrans St., Suite 107, San Diego. 619-539-7137, mystgalaxy.com<\/p>\n Phil Cousineau author event: Phil Cousineau will discuss \u201cThe Wisdom of the Odyssey.\u201d 7:30 p.m. Monday. Warwick\u2019s, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. 858-454-0347, warwicks.com<\/p>\n Dinos Alive: This touring exhibition offers visitors an immersive experience seeing several dozen animatronic and puppeteer-controlled dinosaurs up close in a museum exhibit\/zoolike exhibition set up in a warehouse-style building. The experience lasts 45 to 75 minutes. Timed entry tickets, 9:30-4 p.m. daily, through August. 1210 W. Morena Blvd., San Diego. $19.90-$34.90. feverup.com<\/a><\/p>\n Tuesday<\/p>\n Amy Quesenberry author event: Amy Quesenberry will host a free book launch party for \u201cIt Starts with Compassion: Meaningful Change Begins Within.\u201d 5-8 p.m. Tuesday. Alesmith Brewing, 9990 AleSmith Court, San Diego. startwithcompassion.com<\/p>\n Mission Valley National Night Out: Mission Valley Mall and the San Diego Police Department will host a free National Night Out event at the mall in front of Nordstrom Rack. Highlights include live music, kids games, meet-and-greets with SDPD officers, an interactive slime kitchen, police vehicle tours and photo ops with Chase from \u201cPaw Patrol.\u201d There will be samples from Mitri\u2019s Delights. National Night Out fosters partnerships between law enforcement and neighbors to encourage community safety. 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. Mission Valley Mall. Free. mission-valley.com\/event\/42116-national-night-out<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHa ha ha ha ha ha ha\u201d: La Jolla Playhouse presents a WOW Experience solo show by Estonian clown Julia Masli, who aims to solve the audiences\u2019 problems. 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 6:30 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 9. Mandell Weiss Forum, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, UCSD, La Jolla. $39 and up. 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe Family Album\u201d: La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere of this musical by MILCK, AG and Sam Chase about an aspiring singer-songwriter whose responsibilities to her family put an unexpected roadblock in her life and career. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 23. Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. $74 and up. 858-550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cCyrano\u201d: The Old Globe premieres Jason O\u2019Connell and Brenda Withers adaptation of Edmond Rostand\u2019s 1897 French play \u201cCyrano de Bergerac.\u201d 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 16. Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, The Old Globe, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, San Diego. $44 and up. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org<\/a><\/p>\n Wednesday<\/p>\n Tiki Oasis: Billed as \u201cthe largest tiki event in the world,\u201d Tiki Oasis is five nights and four days of tropical fun. Participants can expect a marketplace, a luau, an art and lamp show and other activities. The event also features seminars with names such as \u201cFar Out and Fab: Psychedelic 60s Fashions.\u201d There will also be a caftan stroll, tasting opportunities, a pooch parade and lots of dancing. Wednesday through Sunday. Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle N., San Diego Tickets start at $45. tikioasis.com<\/a><\/p>\n Denise Nicholas author event: Denise Nicholas, an author and actor, will discuss her writing and TV career. 5:30 p.m. Wednesday. The University Club, 750 B St., Suite 3400, San Diego. eventbrite.com\/o\/52339649733 $17.85.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cArcadia\u201d: Cygnet Theatre presents Tom Stoppard\u2019s time-traveling mystery about love, science and mathematics at the same English estate in 1809 and 1993. 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 9. Cygnet Theatre at The Joan, 2880 Roosevelt Road, Arts District Liberty Station, San Diego. $32.50 and up. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.com<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cScapin\u201d: North Coast Repertory Theatre presents Bill Irwin and Mark O\u2019Donnell\u2019s zany adaptation of Moli\u00e8re\u2019s 17th-century comedia delle-arte farce about a schemer who helps two young men marry the women of their dreams. 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8\u00a0 p.m. Fridays; 2\u00a0 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. and Sunday. Through Aug. 23. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $63.50-$85.50. 858-481-1055, northcoastrep.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAmerican Rhythm\u201d: In honor of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Lamb\u2019s Players Theatre has revived its high-energy musical celebration of 100 years of American music, from ragtime to swing, jazz and rock and roll. 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Sept. 27. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $48-$98. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cMidweek Masterworks: Reshaping the Past\u201d: SummerFest continues with Stravinsky\u2019s Suite Italienne and Schubert\u2019s Octet in F Major, D. 803. Featuring Timothy Cobb, Stefan Dohr, Sterling Elliott, Karen Gomyo, Eleni Katz, Radu R\u0103\u021boi, Ricardo Morales, Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Andrew Wan, and Alisa Weilerstein. 7 p.m. Wednesday. The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $40-$92. 858-459-3728, \u00a0theconrad.org<\/a><\/p>\n Mojalet Dance Company: The Rancho Bernardo-based contemporary dance company will perform a free concert at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. 7 p.m. Wednesday. 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. 800-988-4253, artcenter.org<\/a><\/p>\n Thursday<\/p>\n Flicks on the Bricks: This is the 20th annual presentation of Flicks on the Bricks. Throughout August, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library will screen a series of classic films by director Frank Capra on Thursdays. This week\u2019s film is \u201cMr. Deeds Goes to Town.\u201d The following scheduled lineup is \u201cMr. Smith Goes to Washington\u201d Aug. 13, \u201cMeet John Doe\u201d Aug. 20 and \u201cIt\u2019s a Wonderful Life\u201d Aug. 27. The series is presented by KPBS film critic, arts reporter and podcast host Beth Accomando. Popcorn is included and beverages are available for purchase. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Film begins at 8 p.m. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. $24 for members, $29 general public. ljathenaeum.org\/flicks<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cDive Bar Time Machine\u201d: Blindspot Collective presents this new play with music by Blake McCarty and Shellina Hefner set in a dive bar where human stories are told through songs by artists who defined their eras, including Frank Sinatra, Donna Summer and Billie Holiday. 7 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 9. The Loft, 4151 Matthews Lane, La Jolla. $35. blindspotcollective.org<\/a><\/p>\n Annie Jacobsen author event: Annie Jacobsen, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u201cNuclear War: A Scenario, will discuss her latest book \u201cBiological Warfare: A Scenario.\u201d 7 p.m. Thursday. Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave., Coronado. Free, but Warwick\u2019s will hold a reserved seat and book for $33. warwicks.com\/event\/jacobsen-2026<\/p>\n Barry Lyga author event: Barry Lyga will discuss \u201cEvery Hunter is Hunted.\u201d 7 p.m. Thursday. Mysterious Galaxy Bookstore, 3555 Rosecrans St., Suite 107, San Diego. 619-539-7137, mystgalaxy.com<\/p>\n Friday<\/p>\n Toro Nagashi:\u00a0This floating lanterns festival is organized for remembering and wishing peace for lost loved ones. Participants will float LED-illuminated lanterns in the lower garden stream. The festival also includes music, games, bento boxes and drinks. Supplies will be provided for lanterns. 7 and 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum, 2215 Pan American Road East, San Diego. $99. niwa.org\/toro-nagashi-night-ceremony<\/a><\/p>\n Row In The Dark: California Watersports at the Carlsbad Lagoon is hosting a late-night event featuring paddleboarding, kayaking or aqua cycling in the dark. The \u201cglow in the dark\u201d-themed event will also include beach games and live music around the campfire. In addition to tonight, one more Row In The Dark event will be hosted on Sept. 11. 7 to 10 p.m. Friday. Carlsbad Lagoon, 4215 Harrison St., Carlsbad. $20-$49.\u00a0carlsbadlagoon.com\/summer-camp\/row-in-the-dark<\/a><\/p>\n Taste of Imperial Avenue in Logan Heights: The fifth annual Taste of Imperial Avenue, a community celebration featuring diverse Logan Heights restaurants and small businesses is hosted by the Logan Heights Community Development Corp. The event includes more than 20 local food vendors as part of a self-guided tasting experience from 4 to 7:30 p.m. along Imperial Avenue. There will be a beer garden, live music and community celebration, including family friendly activities from 6 to 9 p.m. at Gilliam Community Place. 4 to 9 p.m. Friday. Gilliam Community Place, 2835 Imperial Ave. Tickets are $40 for food and beer; $30 for food only. 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