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Matchmaking Gone Mad
Lambs Players Theatre in Coronado says Hello, Dolly! with a loving musical look at the meddling widow who’s determined to make everyone’s match——including her own——through March 16. 619-437-0600; lambsplayers.org.

Sweet 15
Media Arts Center San Diego hosts the 15th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival March 6-16 at UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas at Hazard Center. This year’s guests include actors Ana Serradilla, Maya Zapata, Sal Lopez, Federico Luppi, Lupe Ontiveros, Efran Ramirez and Susana Zabaleta. 619-230-1938; sdlatinofilm.com.

Clowning Around
Tenor Jose Cura makes his San Diego Opera debut as the jealous clown Canio in Pagliacci, sharing the bill with Cavalleria Rusticana March 22 through April 2 at downtown’s Civic Theatre. 619-533-7000; sdopera.com.

Fun Run
The San Diego Race for Autism takes to Balboa Park (Sixth Avenue and Laurel) on March 29 for a 5K run/walk at 8:30 a.m. and a 1-mile fun walk at 9. The family-friendly event (dogs welcome, too), which also features a resource fair, children’s activities, games and music, is a fund-raiser for the National Foundation for Autism Research. 858-679-8800; raceforautism.org.

Village Dancing
The rituals of small towns and large families thread their own forms of romance through the New Village Arts Theatre presentation of Dancing at Lughnasa, Brian Friel’s Irish memory play, March 8-30 in Carlsbad. 760-433-3245; newvillagearts.org.

If the Glass Slipper Fits
Evil stepsisters and a fair maiden destined for royalty take center stage in the California Ballet Company production of Cinderella, premiering March 1 (2:30 and 8 p.m.) and March 2 (1 and 5:30 p.m.) at the Civic Theatre. 858-560-5676; californiaballet.org.

Batter Up
Jake Peavy, Trevor Hoffman, Kevin Kouzmanoff and the boys return to the Petco Park diamond March 29 for the San Diego Padres’ opening-day game against the Houston Astros. 619-795-5000; padres.com.

A Tree Grows in Del Mar
The 23rd annual San Diego Spring Home/Garden Show, at the Del Mar Fairground February 29–March 2, features more than 500 exhibits showcasing home-improvement products, furnishings, remodeling and decorating ideas, art displays and more. 858-350-3738; springhomegardenshow.com.

The Lightness of the Dark
Broadway-bound Dancing in the Dark, based on the classic musical The Band Wagon, springs onto the Old Globe Theatre’s main stage with star Scott Bakula, beginning March 4. On the Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Richard Greenberg’s The American Plan examines the double standards of the 1960s in America, through March 30. 619-234-5623; theoldglobe.org.

Keeping It Clean
Featuring local favorites Rosina Reynolds and Ron Choularton, Sarah Ruhl’s Pulitzer Prize finalist The Clean House proves how messy life is while it sweeps up the laughs for the San Diego Repertory Theatre, at the Lyceum through March 23. 619-544-1000; sandiegorep.com.

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