Jewel and Melissa Etheridge to Rock The Rady Shell!
Jewel went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award-winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Through her career, Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, earned 26 Music Award nominations, including the GRAMMYs®, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Country Music Awards, winning 8 times. Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 GRAMMY®...
Derecho at La Jolla Playhouse!
Some storms you can’t hide from. A series of intense storms – a “derecho” – is bearing down on an affluent Virginia neighborhood near D.C., where Eugenia Silva is preparing for a crucial meeting. Eugenia is a politician hoping to join the wave of women of color elected to public office. Her sister Mercedes is a struggling musician fighting to find her way on her own terms. As winds rise and thunder cracks — and tensions between the sisters reach boiling point — Eugenia’s political ambitions crash into Mercedes’s need to reconnect her sister with their roots. Propulsive and whip-smart,...
Jewel & Melissa Etheridge at The Rady Shell!
Jewel went from a girl who grew up with no running water on an Alaskan homestead, to a homeless teenager in San Diego, to an award-winning, Multi-Platinum Recording Artist who released one of the best-selling debuts of all time. Through her career, Jewel has sold over 30 million albums worldwide, earned 26 Music Award nominations, including the GRAMMYs®, American Music Awards, MTV Awards, VH1 Awards, Billboard Music Awards and Country Music Awards, winning 8 times. Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance...
La Jolla Music Society Presents Artist Lounge with Mark Simpson, Free Concert!
One of today’s most intriguing artists on the British music scene, it would be wrong to describe Liverpool-born Mark Simpson as either clarinetist or composer. His musical life is a symbiosis of his performing on the concert platform and poring over his manuscripts. Hailed as a “revelation” (Bachtrack) and “standout” (Guardian), he has now established himself as a major new voice on the international stage. ARTIST LOUNGES The spark of creativity is unique for every individual. Drawing on the theme “Inside Stories,” the Artist Lounge is an intimate, in-depth conversation hosted by Artistic Director Leah Rosenthal. Come discover more about...
Enjoy Summer Nights at San Diego Botanic Gardens!
Don't miss out on the last month of Summer Nights! Each Thursday through August 29, enjoy the Garden until 8 p.m. Round up friends and family for a lively concert on the Lawn with Billy Lee and the Gulf Coasters (8/8), enjoy a special Japanese Kamishibai Storybox Theater performance with Walter Ritter (8/15), vibe to the incredible melodies of singer Caro Pierotto and her all-star Brazilian band (8/22), and imbibe while learning about the history of wine with Sommelier Dane Kuta during a special Wine Tasting presentation (8/29). Make the most of your summer nights before they slip away! More...
See RENT in Concert With the San Diego Symphony!
Experience the iconic music of RENT like never before: live with stellar vocalists and the raw power of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra! At this symphonic experience, the San Diego Symphony performs the complete score—featuring favorites like “Seasons of Love,” “La Vie Bohème,” and “Take Me or Leave Me”. Set in the East Village of New York City, Rent is about falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rent has become a pop cultural phenomenon with songs that rock and a story that resonates with audiences of all ages. Based...
Get Ready to Bust a Move! Kid n Play, Tone Loc, Young MC & Rob Base Reunite for 90’s House Party Tour at The Moonlight!
The 90’s House Party Tour features performances by an iconic lineup of 90’s artists that bring you back to the trend-setting decade with some of the most indelible names in rap, hip hop and R&B including Kid n Play, Tone Loc, Young MC, & Rob Base. Buy Tickets
Enjoy The Jazz Concert Series with David Benoit, Vocalist Lindsey Webster, with Big Band at South Coast Winery Resort and Spa!
For four decades, Grammy-nominated pianist, composer, arranger David Benoit has reigned as a founding father of contemporary jazz. Currently, he is topping the jazz charts with the CD recording “So Nice” and hit single “Caminando.” Vocalist Lindsey Webster joins Benoit with her talented fusing of R&B, jazz, pop and soul and is currently garnering recognition in the world of contemporary jazz for her sixth recording, “Reasons.” Come welcome these artists to South Coast Winery Resort & Spa and enjoy a night of award-winning wine and music under the stars at our Rhythm on the Vine ® Jazz Concert Series! Doors...
La Jolla Music Society Artist Lounge with Sterling Elliott at The Conrad!
Acclaimed for his stellar stage presence and joyous musicianship, cellist Sterling Elliott is a 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient and the winner of the Senior Division of the 2019 National Sphinx Competition. Already in his young career, he has appeared with many major orchestras and is fast becoming a favorite on the summer festival circuit. This season, he received a Sphinx Medal of Excellence, the highest honor bestowed by the Sphinx Organization, awarded to artists who early in their careers demonstrate artistic excellence, outstanding work ethic, a spirit of determination, and an ongoing commitment to leadership and their communities....
From Broken Instruments to Lifelong Passions: Screening of “The Last Repair Shop” at The Conrad!
From Academy Award-winning directing duo Ben Proudfoot and Kris Bowers, The Last Repair Shop grants access to the nondescript warehouse in the heart of downtown Los Angeles in which a dwindling handful of devoted craftspeople maintain over 80,000 student musical instruments, the largest remaining workshop in America of its kind. Meet four unforgettable characters whose broken-and-repaired lives have been dedicated to bringing so much more than music to the schoolchildren of the recording capital of the world. A screening of the film will be followed by a Q&A with one of the film’s producers, Josh Rosenberg. Encounters are free afternoon...