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Hidden City Sounds: LP and the Vinyl with a Community Jazz Jam<\/p>\n
California Center for the Arts, Escondido will close their Hidden City Sounds free summer concert series with a dynamic local jazz ensemble followed by a community jam. LP and the Vinyl is helmed by the legendary Leonard Patton, a jazz, blues and gospel singer and owner of The Jazz Lounge in Rolando. Patton is joined by pianist Danny Green, bassist Justin Grinnell and drummer Julien Cantelm \u2014 all-star musicians from San Diego\u2019s all-star local jazz scene. The evening will turn into a jazz jam. Feel free to soak it all in from the audience, or bring your own instrument and join in on the tunes.<\/p>\n
7-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 | CCAE, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udfad Theater<\/p>\n ‘Ripcord’<\/p>\n Roustabouts Theatre Co. is set to open its production of playwright David Lindsay-Abaire’s 2015 dark comedy, “Ripcord.” Lindsay-Abaire has some comedic and dramatic writing chops, with some Tony Awards and a Pulitzer under his belt (for 2007’s “Rabbit Hole”). In “Ripcord,” he points his sharp wit at some women in a senior community, as roommates Abby and Marilyn are caught up in an absurd battle of wills. Linda Libby, Eileen Bowman, John DeCarlo, Samantha Ginn, Eddy Lukovic and Matthew Javier-Derek star in this Phil Johnson-directed show.<\/p>\n Oct. 8 through Nov. 1 | Scripps Ranch Theatre, 9783 Avenue of Nations, Scripps Ranch | $45 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83c\udf7f Film<\/p>\n Nexus Film Festival<\/p>\n Nexus is a live local performing arts and events project founded by musician Nicole Hernandez, who I recently spoke to for an episode<\/a> of The Finest. The group is now launching a film festival, with its first screening taking place this Saturday. Local filmmakers will screen their work on the Fleet Science Center’s Giant Dome Theater. San Diegan Chasen Dinh’s short film “HACKED” is included in the lineup, and was inspired by a recent hack of the Canvas educational management system.<\/p>\n 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 | Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park | $25 | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udc83 Dance<\/p>\n DISCO RIOT presents ‘S P A C E Rising’ 2026 Showcase<\/p>\n Local contemporary dance and creative movement nonprofit DISCO RIOT is back with a celebration of this year’s S P A C E Rising collaborative residency program, with performances of three new works of choreography, the result of 10 weeks of intensive training, research, collaboration, creation and experimentation. The participating artists are Skyla Miles, Liz Fields, Tiffany Martinez-Delgado, Ethne Acosta, Eon Allum and Hope Worth. DISCO RIOT has posted a few glimpses of rehearsals on its Instagram<\/a>, and the pieces promise to be a mix of expressive, abstract, fantastical and evocative.<\/p>\n 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 9-10 | City Heights Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmount Ave., City Heights | Donation-based | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n \ud83d\udcda Bonus: Kids<\/p>\n ‘A Book and a Ballerina’<\/p>\n This periodic ballet-plus-storytime activity from City Ballet of San Diego tours libraries around the region with sessions designed for kids ages 4-10, or roughly pre-K to fifth grade. A ballet dancer will read aloud a children’s book, and then the kids in the audience can learn a few basic ballet steps and join in. Check the remaining storytimes here<\/a> to see if the ballerinas will visit your own local library this year.<\/p>\n 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 | Balboa Library Children’s Area, 4255 Mt. Abernathy Ave., Clairemont | Free | MORE INFO<\/a><\/p>\n