Best Bets

Shakespeare parks it; favorite felines return; and mummies dearest are unearthed.

Best Bets

Best Bets

Clowning around at the San Diego Opera; keeping it clean with the San Diego Rep; and running (or walking) in Balboa Park to fight autism.

In Plein View

The San Diego Museum of Art spotlights a defining work of the 19th-century Hudson River School movement.

Dreamweavers

Artist Grant Pecoff sees things differently. Dream-like landscapes are painted in popsicle shades; the horizon can curve up in a smile, as if viewed through a fisheye lens.

A Clear Contrast

Notable husband-and-wife watercolorists Frederic Whitaker and Eileen Monaghan Whitaker expressed themselves differently in their works.

Intellect and Ivories

Robert Dubac’s play title says it all.

A Tale of Two Theaters

The Old Globe and La Jolla Playhouse head into their first seasons under new direction. Should we expect big changes?

Examination Intentions

Mo‘olelo Performing Arts Company’s latest play presents a tangle of legal and moral questions.

Mainly Marathon

Get ready for a Beethoven marathon at the Balboa Theatre.

Culture at the Multiplex

Thanks to advances in technology, San Diego plays host to New York’s Metropolitan Opera, with outlets in Horton Plaza, Mission Valley Center and Mira Mesa.

The Flesh Is Weak

The sacred meets the profane in San Diego Opera’s season opener, Tannhäuser.

Where Form Meets Function

An exhibit at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum showcases functional fine art infused with attitude.

Classic Chance

California Ballet Company performs the bittersweet Giselle.

Back in Black

Lewis Black brings his comedic vitriol to Copley Symphony Hall.

Date with Des

Des McAnuff leaves his La Jolla Playhouse post.