Temecula Valley area concerts for Californian Preview, March 27

By JEFF PACK - Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 26, 2008 10:13 AM PDT ∞

CALENDAR

Press releases for arts and entertainment events and programs should be typed, double-spaced, with basic information about the event, performance dates and times, location, ticket prices and a public telephone number. Send notices two to three weeks before the event to Preview, 28765 Single Oak Drive, Suite 100, Temecula CA 92590 or via e-mail to calpreview@californian.com. Or fax items to (951) 694-1215.

LOCAL CLUBS

CORNER POCKET 40575 California Oaks Road, Murrieta; Manbearpig, 9 p.m. Friday; Hired Gunz, 9 p.m. Saturday; (951) 677-7155.

FRONT STREET BAR & GRILL 28699 Old Town Front St., Temecula; Tim Moyer, 7 p.m. Friday-Saturday; (951) 302-8338.

IT'S A GRIND 24520 Village Walk Place, Suite F, Murrieta; Brad Allen, 7 p.m. Friday; Cadillac Cats, noon Saturday; Piano Latte, 3:30 p.m. Sunday; (951) 306-2986.

KILLARNEY'S IRISH PUB & GRILL 32475 Highway 79 South, #G101, Temecula; Boxkutters, 9 p.m. Saturday; (951) 302-8338.

LAKE HOUSE 31504 Railroad Canyon Road, Canyon Lake; Bluefish, 9 p.m. Saturday; (951) 246-9900.

PEPE'S 31780 Railroad Canyon Road, Canyon Lake; Mad For Mary, 9 p.m. Friday-Saturday; (951) 244-7373.

PONDEROSA 27126 Shadel Road, Sun City; Thunderheart Band, 9 p.m. Friday; (951) 679-7008.

SHOWCASE THEATRE, 683 S. Main St., Corona; To Something Beautiful, 7 p.m. Thursday; The Rezurex, 7 p.m. Friday; Hoods, 7 p.m. Saturday; Killing the Dream, 7 p.m. Sunday; (951) 340-0988.

San Diego County

ANTHOLOGY 1337 India St., San Diego. Anthology House Band, 7:30 p.m. today, $5; Diane Schuur, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday, $16-$39; Rockola's Large Band, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $12-$30; Ignacio Berroa, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, $12-$33; Bill Shreeve, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, $8; Simon Petty, Greg Johnson, Seth Rothschild, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, $10; (619) 595-0300 or anthologysd.com.

BEAUTY BAR 4746 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego. Shows begin at 9 p.m. The Chores, the Prids, today, $5; Action Jackson, Pattern Is Movement, Swim Party, Joanie Mendenhall, Friday, $5; 1993, DJs Gabe Vega and Corey Biggs, Saturday, $5; DJs Hippo, J Blo and Myson King, Sunday, free; Devon Sproule, Natalie D Napoleon, Monday, $2; DJ Heather Hardcore, Let's Go Sailing, Tuesday, free; The Trade, Eclipse 79, Wednesday, $5; (619) 516-4746 or myspace.com/thebeautybar.

BELLY UP TAVERN 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. Years Around the Sun, Qu'est-ce Que C'est, Manuok, 9 p.m. today, $10; Avett Brothers, Jessica Lea Mayfield, 9 p.m. Saturday, $16-$18; Sara Petite, the Slidewinders, Siobhan O'Brien, 4 p.m. Sunday, $8-$10; Orquesta Primo, 8 p.m. Sunday, $10; Bob Mould, Satuma, Reeve Oliver, 8 p.m. Monday, $10; Paul Thorn, Alex Woodard, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $12-$14; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

'CANES BAR & GRILL 3105 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach. Iron Works, One Thread, Top Dog, Fuzz Huzzi, 8 p.m. today, $7; GZA and Genius, Blue Scholars, Anti Citizens, DJ Demon, 9 p.m. Friday, $20; B-Side Players, Israel Maldonado, DJ Unite, 9 p.m. Saturday, $15-$17; The Variety Show, the Funky Kicks, Livid, Rare Form, Bedpost Blizzards, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $10; (858) 488-1780 or canesbarandgrill.com.

THE CASBAH 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. Doors normally open at 8:30 p.m. Archways, The Blackout Party, Apes of Wrath, Starline Theory, today, $20; Red Sparowes, Russian Circles, Holloys, Friday, $10; Hostile Combover, Hialeah, Modern Rifles, Sus Hijos, Saturday, $5; the Modlins, Anna Troy Band, Echo Revolution, Secret Apollo, Sunday, free; Musee Mecanique, Diana Death, the Wrong Trousers, Monday; Mad Juana, Wednesday, $10; (619) 232-4355 or casbahmusic.com.

EPICENTRE 8450 Mira Mesa Blvd., Mira Mesa. The Shys, the Prayers, The Sess, 7 p.m. today, $9; Mindstress, 3rd World Tribe, Sindikato, Empire DJ, Sundust, Sevensigns, 7 p.m. Friday, $10-$12; Elvie, The Autumn Film, Little T Man, Goodnight Caulfield, John Cooper, 7 p.m. Saturday, $7-$9; (858) 271-4000 or epicentre.org.

HOUSE OF BLUES SAN DIEGO 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego. Fifth Avenue Side Stage: Elizabeth Willis, 9 p.m. today, $8; Monte Cristo, Legion, Cabeza de Gallo, Mono Vox, Castillo, Sonoro Box, 8 p.m. Friday, $15; the Black Keys, Jay Reatard, 8 p.m. Saturday, sold out; Dramarama, A Flock of Seagulls, Gene Loves Jezebel, When in Rome, Real Life, 7 p.m. Sunday, $26-$28; Citizen Cope, 8 p.m. Monday, $23-$30; Bad Manners, the Fabulous Rudies, 8 p.m. Tuesday, $17.50-$30; Les Claypool, Tim Fite, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $26-$38; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

HUMPHREY'S BACKSTAGE LOUNGE 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego. Willie J Laws, 8 p.m. today, $8; the Corvelles, 6 p.m. Friday, $5; Detroit Underground, 9:30 p.m. Friday, $12; Laurie Morvan, 6 p.m. Saturday, $5; Johnny "V" Vernazza Band, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, $12; Bradley Leighton & Soul Collective, 8 p.m. Sunday, $12; Robin Henkel, 7 p.m. Monday, free; Jose Molina, 7 p.m. Tuesday, $5; Soul Persuaders, 8 p.m. Wednesday, $5; (619) 224-3577 or humphreysbythebay.com.

THE JUMPING TURTLE 1660 Capalina Road, San Marcos. Almost Is Nothing, Obsequy, Paragon Concept, 8 p.m. today; Cali, Cat and Mouse, Blue Sky Blonde, Havenborn, 8 p.m. Friday, $8; Wither, Dying Request, Red Octopus, Sight Unscene, 8 p.m. Saturday; Bonded by Blood, Nihilist, Tormenter, Havok, Keaper, 8 p.m. Monday; Action Bastard, Black Seven, 8 p.m. Wednesday; (760) 471-7778 or thejumpingturtle.com.

SOMA SAN DIEGO 3350 Sports Arena Blvd., Suite I, San Diego. Toyko Police Club, Eagle Seagull, We Barbarians, 7 p.m. Friday, $14; the Loved Ones, Flatliners, Cobraskulls, 12cent, 7 p.m. Saturday, $10; the Warriors, Elysia, The Ghost Inside, Stray From the Path, Comes the Horsemen, 7 p.m. Wednesday, $12; (619) 226-7662 or somasandiego.com.

LOCAL CONCERTS

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring the Shannon Kennedy Quartet; 7:30 p.m. today; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

CHICAGO 8 p.m. today and Friday; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $60-$90; (951) 303-2507.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Kenny Washington; 7:30 p.m. April 3; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

THE BAMBOOZLE LEFT with the All-American Rejects, Alkaline Trio, Bayside, Bouncing Souls, Brighten, The Chariot, Charlotte Sometimes, The Color Fred, Danger Radio, Daphne Loves Derby, Dear and the Headlights, Endless Hallway, face to face, Finch, The Forecast, From First to Last, Jimmy Eat World, The Maine, Making April, New Found Glory, Paramore, Reel Big Fish, A Rocket to the Moon, Rookie of the Year, Rx Bandits, Secondhand Serenade, Sky Eats Airplane, The Starting Line, Steel Train, Story of the Year, Streelight Manifesto, the Tahiti Twins, Valencia, We the Kings noon April 5; My Chemical Romance, the A.K.A.S, Alesana, An Angle, Anti-Flag, Armor for Sleep, Billy Talent, Blaqk Audio, Vinnie Caruana, Chiodos, Chronic Future, A Cursive Memory, A Day to Remember, Dear Life, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Drive By, Escape the Fate, Foxy Shazam, Goldfinger, H20, Hot Water Music, Jeffree Star, Lydia, The Medic Droid, Metro Station, MxPx, Pierce the Veil, Protest the Hero, Saves the Day, Schoolyard Heroes, The Secret Handshake, Set Your Goals, 7 Seconds, Shook Ones, Suburban Legends, 3Oh!3 noon April 6; Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, 8808 Irvine Center Drive, Irvine; $75, two days; $39.50, single day; thebamboozleleft.com or ticketmaster.com.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring the Jon Laskin Band with Ellen Johnson, Llew Mathews and Harold Mason; 7:30 p.m. April 10; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

DAVID PACK 8 p.m. April 11; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $38-$55; (866) 653-8696.

"COSI FAN TUTTE" opera performed in English; 7:30 April 12, 2 p.m. April 13; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15-$25; (866) 653-8696.

NEIL MCCOY 7 p.m. April 16; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Jennifer Hart & Llew Mathews with "Heart and Soul"; 7:30 p.m. April 17; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

CONJUNTO PRIMAVERA Y BANDA SAN JOSE DE MESILLAS 7 p.m. April 18; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $30-$50; ticketmaster.com.

WAYNE NEWTON 8 p.m. April 20; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $45-$60; (951) 303-2507.

SINATRA SINGS AGAIN 2 p.m. April 20; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $30-$36; (866) 653-8696.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Luther Hughes and Friends; 7:30 p.m. April 24; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

LEON REDBONE 8 p.m. April 25; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $20; (866) 653-8696.

MICHAEL MCDONALD 8 p.m. April 25; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $60-$85; (951) 303-2507.

COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL Lineup for April 25: Jack Johnson, The Verve, Raconteurs, The Breeders, Fatboy Slim, Tegan and Sara, Madness, The Swell Season, The National, Animal Collective, Slightly Stoopid, Mum, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Stars, Battles, Aesop Rock, Midnight Juggernauts, Does it Offend you, Yeah?, Minus the Bear, Spank Rock, dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip, Diplo, Adam Freeland, Santo Gold, Jens Lekman, John Butler Trio, Vampire Weekend, Dan Deacon, Architecture in Helsinki, Sandra Collins, Busy P, Cut Copy, Black Lips, Datarock, Professor Murder, Reverend and the Makers, The Bees, Porter, Rogue Wave, Modeselektor, American Bang and Lucky I Am; April 26: Portishead, Kraftwerk, Death Cab for Cutie, Cafe Tacuba, Sasha & Digweed, Rilo Kiley, Dwight Yoakam, M.I.A., Hot Chip, Cold War Kids, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, DeVotchKa, Flogging Molly, Mark Ronson, Turbonegro, Scars on Broadway, Islands, Enter Shikari, Calvin Harris, Boyz Noize, Junkie XL, Cinematic Orchestra, Jamie T, The Teenagers, VHS or Beta, Carbon/silicon, Erol Alkan, Yo Majesty!, Little Brother, Bonde Do Role, St. Vincent, Akron Family, MGMT, Institubes DJs (Surkin, Para One and Orgasmic), James Zabiela, Sebastian, Kavinsky, Dredg, The Bird and the Bee, Grand Ole Party, New Young Pony Club, 120 Days, Yoav, Electric Touch and Uffie; April 27: Roger Waters ("Dark Side of the Moon"), Love & Rockets, My Morning Jacket, Spiritualized, Justice, Gogol Bordello, Chromeo, The Streets, Metric, Danny Tenaglia, Simian Mobile Disco, Booka Shade, Murs, Dmitri from Paris, Autolux, The Field, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Sons & Daughters, Sia, Holy (expletive), Black Kids, Black Mountain, The Annuals, Kid Sister w/A-Trak, Man Man, Duffy, I'm from Barcelona, Manchester Orchestra, Deadmau5, The Horrors, Austin TV, Shout Out Louds, Plastiscines, Brett Dennen; Empire Polo Fields, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio; $90 per day, $269 for festival pass ($55 for camping per person); (213) 480-3232, ticketmaster.com, coachella.com.

DEL SOL STRING QUARTET 7:30 p.m. April 26; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $2.50-$30; (866) 653-8696.

KENNY ROGERS 6 p.m. April 27; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $60-$85; (951) 303-2507.

DEF LEPPARD 7 p.m. April 27; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $55-$85; ticketmaster.com.

"SHAKE RATTLE AND ROLL 2008" 2 p.m. April 27; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $20-$38; (866) 653-8696.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Sherry Williams; 7:30 p.m. May 1; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

STAGECOACH: CALIFORNIA'S COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL The Eagles, John Fogerty, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynn, Glen Campbell & Family, Shooter Jennings, Mike Ness, Rissi Palmer, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Craig Morgan, Sons of the San Joaquin, Don Edwards, Randy Rogers and Star de Azlan on May 2; Rascal Flatts, The Judds, Taylor Swift, Dwight Yoakam, Dierks Bentley, Crystal Shawanda, Dan Tyminski, Earl Scruggs, Bucky Convington, Luke Bryan, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Riders in the Sky, Kentucky Headhunters, J.D. Crowe, Cherryholmes, Red Steagall, Sam Bush, Ryan Bingham, Jypsi, the Greencards and Hayes Carll on May 3; Tim McGraw, Carrie Underwood, Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson, Trace Adkins, Billy Joe Shaver, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Halfway To Hazard, Ian Tyson, Jack Ingram, Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys, The Isaacs, Michael Martin Murphey, Wylie and the Wild West, Waddie Mitchell, Whiskey Falls and Karista Smith on May 4; Empire Polo Field, 81-800 Avenue 51, Indio; $183 two-day passes only; stagecoach.com.

LOS TUCANES DE TIJUANA Y JULIO PRECIADO Y SU BANDA PERLA DEL PACIFICO 7 p.m. May 4; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $40-$50; ticketmaster.com.

PINK MARTINI 8 p.m. May 8; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $30-$50; (951) 303-2507.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Pamela York Trio with Kristin Korb and Steve Barnes; 7:30 p.m. May 15; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

TRAVIS ALLEN'S "ILLUSIONS OF ELVIS" with the Radio Flyers Band. The look, the voice, a phenomenal likeness to the King. Raised here in Temecula Valley, Travis began impersonating Elvis last summer. Just in that short time, he has won four major Elvis comeptitions. He recently moved to Las Vegas where he works as an Elvis impersonator every day. This show will take you back to the past with Elvis's early years through the beginning of the jumpsuit era; 7:30 p.m. May 16; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $32-$40; (866) 653-8696.

ALAN JACKSON 8 p.m. May 16; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $45-$75; ticketmaster.com.

BRIAN CULBERTSON 8 p.m. May 16; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $20-$35; (951) 303-2507.

"SONGS OF PASSION" presented by the Southwest Women's Chorus. The chorus has selected a theme that affects everyone. Passion abounds in religion, in love, in self-worth, in caring for others, and in espousing causes, be they political, human rights, and many others. This concert has something for everyone. In religion, the program includes classical, bluegrass and gospel. Love songs go from folk music to Broadway to 50's rock and roll. If you want to hear a sonnet by Elizabeth Barret Browning done in full doo-wop, this is your concert; 7:30 p.m. May 17 and 2 p.m. May 18; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $8-$16; (866) 653-8696.

"YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT: IMAGINE" presented by Inland Valley Symphony; 7:30 p.m. May 19; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $5-$18; (866) 653-8696.

"ARTFUL SOUNDS" performed by the California Chamber Orchestra; 7:30 p.m. May 22; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $2.50-$30; (866) 653-8696.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring the Keith Droste Trio; 7:30 p.m. May 22; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

TEENA MARIE 8 p.m. May 23; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $50-$80; (951) 303-2507.

KARLA BONOFF 8 p.m. May 23; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $38-$55; (866) 653-8696.

FRANKIE VALLI AND SMOKEY ROBINSON 8 p.m. May 23; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $45-$75; ticketmaster.com.

THE HARLEM QUARTET 7:30 p.m. May 24; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $2.50-$30; (866) 653-8696.

"WILD WOMEN OF BROADWAY" with Mara Getz and Kirsten Chandler and the OnStage Cabaret Orchestra; 2 p.m. May 25; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $30-$36; (866) 653-8696.

"A CELEBRATION OF STRINGS IN SPRING: A CELEBRATION OF LIFE" Music Heritage, Inc. present's featuring the Music Heritage youth ensembles with special performances by Barbara Miller, cellist, and friends from the Netherlands, and musical contributions by three generations of string musicians; 7 p.m. May 28; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $18-$24; (866) 653-8696.

CRYSTAL GAYLE 7 p.m. May 28; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring the Dave Tull Trio; 7:30 p.m. May 29; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring the Jacques Lesure Trio; 7:30 p.m. June 5; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

GARY ALLAN 8 p.m. June 5; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $45-$65; (951) 303-2507.

TEMECULA VALLEY BALLOON & WINE FESTIVAL featuring Blake Shelton and John Waite on June 6, Kenny Loggins on June 7, and Ambrosia on June 8. More bands to be announced. Tickets go on sale in May; Lake Skinner, 37701 Warren Rd., Winchester; $10-$22; tvbwf.com.

THE BEACH BOYS 6 p.m. June 8; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $45-$70; (951) 303-2507.

EARTH, WIND & FIRE 8 p.m. June 10; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Debbie Voltura; 7:30 p.m. June 12; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

"A SUMMER EVE OF BIG BAND SWING" presented by the Robert Holts Orchestra. Many of the members of this band have 20-30 years of experience, having played professionally coast to coast and internationally. Their roots in jazz, blues and swing give authentic and distinctive styles from soft, romantic ballads to burning jazz and Latin sounds. Featuring the driving tenor sax of Joey Placenti and the beautiful voice of Rosalie Porter, this music represents the ultimate Big Band experience; 7 p.m. June 12; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $10-$20; (866) 653-8696.

JAZZ AT THE MERC featuring Peter Sprague; 7:30 p.m. June 19; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

PAUL REVERE AND THE RAIDERS 8 p.m. June 25; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

TEMECULA VALLEY INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL featuring Gerald Wilson’s Big Band, Herb Jefferies, Richie Cole, Jimmy Mulidore, James Torme, Al Williams, Dick Berk, George Lesiw, Gunner Briggs, Henry Franklin, JAZZ 88 All-Stars, Marshal Hawkins, Mingus Mingus, Theo Saunders and Yuval Ron; July 10-13; Old Town Temecula; (951) 678-2517, temeculajazzfest.com

HANK WILLIAMS JR. AND LYNARD SKYNYRD 8 p.m. July 18; The Arena, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $75-$125; ticketmaster.com.

TOMMY JAMES & THE SHONDELLS 8 p.m. July 23; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS 8 p.m. July 26; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

THE GATLIN BROS. 8 p.m. Aug. 27; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

THE TURTLES 8 p.m. Sept. 24; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

THE BELLAMY BROTHERS 8 p.m. Oct. 22; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $25; ticketmaster.com.

San Diego County

ROCK & POP

RIC & ERIC Ric Simas and Erick Hellmers presents a program of Broadway's best; 7 p.m. today; Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State St., Carlsbad; $20; (619) 245-8301.

SAN DIEGO INDIE MUSIC FEST IV Music, film, artistans, food and drink spread out over seven venues; noon to midnight Saturday; University Avenue between Ray and Ohio streets, San Diego; $23, general; $20, students, seniors, military; free, children 5 and under; (619) 239-8836 or SDIndieMusicFest.com.

SUSAN EGAN: THE BELLE OF BROADWAY 8 p.m. Saturday; California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido; $32-$35; (800) 988-4253 or artcenter.org.

THE WIGGLES Children's entertainers from Australia; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; Cox Arena, San Diego State University, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego; $18-$35; (619) 220-8497.

JAZZE PHA with 8Ball & MJG, Tela Hip-hop; 9 p.m. April 4; 4th & B, 345 B St., San Diego; $35-$45; (619) 231-4343 or 4thandb.com.

BRET MICHAELS 8 p.m. April 4; DreamCatcher at Viejas, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Road, Alpine; $50; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

PITBULL AND BABY BASH with Dago Braves Hip-hop; 8 p.m. April 4; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $25-$37; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

"A CONCERT FOR A CAUSE" Got Music, the Harmoneetes and the Midili Brothers perform at this fundraising concert for the American Cancer Society's Palomar West Relay for Life; 2 p.m. April 5; Meadowlark Community Church, 1918 Redwing Drive, San Marcos; $10; (760) 599-4294.

PINE MOUNTAIN LOGS 9 p.m. April 5; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $15-$17; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS 8 p.m. April 5; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $22.50-$32.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

RBD with Nueva Banda Timbiriche 7 p.m. April 6; Coors Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista; $40-$85; (619) 220-8497.

MINISTRY with Meshuggah, Hemloc 8 p.m. April 7; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $41-$77.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

X with Skybombers 9 p.m. April 9; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $25-$27; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

DEL THA FUNKY HOMOSAPIEN with Bukue One Hip-hop; 9 p.m. April 10; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $25-$27; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

LOUIS XIV 8 p.m. April 10; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVISITED 8 p.m. April 11; Valley View Casino, 16300 Nyemii Pass Road, Valley Center; $55; (619) 220-8497 or valleyviewcasino.com/entertainment.

THE MOTHER HIPS AND NEW MONSOON 9 p.m. April 11; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $17-$19; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

YELLOWCARD with Play Radio Play, Treaty for Paris, The Spill Canvas 8 p.m. April 11; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

APOCALYPTICA 8 p.m. April 12; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $15-$30; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

MORCHEEBA 7:30 p.m. April 12; 4th & B, 345 B St., San Diego; $23; (619) 231-4343 or 4thandB.com.

THE MOTHER HIPS AND JACKIE GREENE with Mike Krum 9 p.m. April 12; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $17-$19; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

PANIC AT THE DISCO with Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet 6 p.m. April 12; SOMA San Diego, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd., Suite I, San Diego; $35; (619) 226-7662 or somasandiego.com.

GAY MEN'S CHORUS OF SAN DIEGO: "HEART AND SOUL ---- MUSIC OF THE '50S" 8 p.m. April 12 and 2 p.m. April 13; Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla; $30-$35; (619) 574-6273.

TECH N9NE with Paul Wall, Ill Bill Hip-hop; 8 p.m. April 14; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $22.50-$25; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

EDDIE VEDDER with Liam Finn 8 p.m. April 15 and 16; Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego; sold out; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

THRICE with Circa Survive, Pelican 8 p.m. April 16; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $18-$20; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

CAT POWER 8 p.m. April 16; 4th & B, 345 B St., San Diego; $25; (619) 231-4343 or casbah.frontgatetickets.com.

A CURSIVE MEMORY 7 p.m. April 17; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $9.99; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

ALEJANDRA GUZMAN 7:30 p.m. April 17; Pala Events Center, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, 11154 Highway 76, Pala; $45-$65; (619) 220-8497.

LA QUINTA ESTACION Latin pop/rock; 8:30 p.m. April 18; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $40; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

BOZ SCAGGS 8 p.m. April 18; The Pavilion, Harrah's Rincon Casino, 777 Harrah's Rincon Way, Valley Center; $40-$50; (866) 468-3399 or ticketweb.com.

FLYLEAF AND SEETHER 8 p.m. April 19; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $22.50-$25; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

JOHN MAYALL AND THE BLUESBREAKERS 8 p.m. April 19; Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway; $45; (858) 748-0505 or powayarts.org.

GIN BLOSSOMS with Matthew Moon 8 p.m. April 20; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $25-$27; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

WAYNE NEWTON 6 p.m. April 20; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $45-$65; (877) 711-2946 or pechanga.com/entertainment.

SYMPHONY X with Epica, Into Eternity 8 p.m. April 20; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20-$23; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

KANYE WEST with Rhianna, NERD, Lupe Fiasco 7 p.m. April 20; San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego; $60-$79; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

RATT 8 p.m. April 20; DreamCatcher at Viejas, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Road, Alpine; $35; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

SUPER DIAMOND 8 p.m. April 21; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

THE BLACK HEART PROCESSION 8:30 p.m. April 23; the Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego; $15; (619) 232-4355 or casbahmusic.com.

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA 9 p.m. April 24; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $26-$28; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

SPIRITUALIZED 8 p.m. April 25; 4th & B, 345 B St., San Diego; $26; (619) 231-4343 or 4thandB.com.

THE BLACK CROWES 8 p.m. April 26; Open Sky Theater, Harrah's Rincon Casino & Resort, 777 Harrah's Rincon Way, Valley Center; $45-$55; (866) 468-3399 or ticketweb.com.

THE NIGHT MARCHERS 8:30 p.m. April 26; the Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego; $12-$14; (619) 232-4355 or casbahmusic.com.

DEF LEPPARD, STYX AND REO SPEEDWAGON 8 p.m. April 26; Coors Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista; $25-$75; (619) 220-8497.

LEA SALONGA Filipino singer/actress; 8 p.m. April 27; The Pavilion, Harrah's Rincon Casino, 777 Harrah's Rincon Way, Valley Center; $35; (866) 468-3399 or ticketweb.com.

THE BREEDERS 8 p.m. April 28; 'Canes Bar & Grill, 3105 Ocean Front Walk, Mission Beach; $20; (858) 488-1780 or canesbarandgrill.com.

M.I.A. April 28; 4th & B, 345 B St., San Diego; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; (619) 231-4343 or 4thandb.com.

AVRIL LAVIGNE with Boys Like Girls 7 p.m. April 30; Cox Arena, San Diego State University, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego; $25.50-$45.50; (619) 220-8497.

MIKE DOUGHTY'S BAND with the Panderers 9 p.m. May 1; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $20-$22; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

STIFF LITTLE FINGERS 8 p.m. May 1; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $17.50-$30; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

MICHAEL BUBLE 8 p.m. May 2; Cox Arena, San Diego State University, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego; $45-$85; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

SOULJA BOY with Lil' Mama, Tiffany Evans, V.I.C. Hip-hop; 8 p.m. May 2; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $26; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

THE ENGLISH BEAT 9 p.m. May 2 and 3; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $18-$20; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

JUANES 8 p.m. May 3; San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego; $39.50-$89.50; (619) 220-8497 or sandiegoarena.com.

KT TUNSTALL 8 p.m. May 3; Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego; $30-$35; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

UNWRITTEN LAW with the Vandals, Hot Water Music, Authority Zero, Republic of Letters 6 p.m. May 3; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $25; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

SHELBY LYNNE with David McMillin 8 p.m. May 4; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $25-$27; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

DURAN DURAN 8 p.m. May 8; Valley View Casino, 16300 Nyemii Pass Road, Valley Center; $95; (619) 220-8497 or valleyviewcasino.com/entertainment.

THE USED 7 p.m. May 8; RIMAC Arena, UC San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla; $26; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

JOE JACKSON 7:30 p.m. May 11; Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego; $45; $108, dinner package; (619) 220-8497 or humphreysconcerts.com.

RILO KILEY 7:30 p.m. May 13; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $25.50-$27.50; (619) 220-8497 or viejas.com/entertainment.

KATHLEEN EDWARDS with Last Town Chorus 9 p.m. May 14; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $15-$17; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY 8 p.m. May 15; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $22.50-$32.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

RILO KILEY 7:30 p.m. May 15; Viejas Outlet Center Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $25.50; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

EISLEY with The Myriad, Vedera 8 p.m. May 16; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $15-$22.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

LUCY'S FUR COAT 8:30 p.m. May 16 and 17; the Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego; $20; (619) 232-4355 or casbahmusic.com.

THE KOOKS 7:30 p.m. May 18; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20-$25; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

KENNY LOGGINS 8 p.m. May 18; The Pavilion, Harrah's Rincon Casino, 777 Harrah's Rincon Way, Valley Center; $30; (866) 468-3399 or ticketweb.com.

MURDER BY DEATH with Dios, Gasoline Heart 8 p.m. May 19; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $10-$12; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

THE PROCLAIMERS with Jeremy Fisher 9 p.m. May 20; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $15-$17; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

GIGANTOUR with Megadeth, In Flames, Children of Bodom, Job for a Cowboy, High on Fire 5:30 p.m. May 20; Cox Arena, San Diego State University, 5500 Canyon Crest Drive, San Diego; $32.50-$42.50; (619) 220-8497.

THE CULT 8 p.m. May 23; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

NIGHTWISH 9 p.m. May 23; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $27-$62; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

THE POLICE with Elvis Costello and the Impostors 7 p.m. May 26; Coors Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista; $46-$223; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

THE NATIONAL 8 p.m. May 28; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20.50-$22.50; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

KOTTONMOUTH KINGS 7 p.m. May 30; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $25-$37; (619) 299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

LADYTRON with Datarock 9 p.m. May 31; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $22; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

JAZZ, R&B & BLUES

CHARLES LLOYD QUARTET Jazz; 7 and 9 p.m. Saturday; The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla; $29; (858) 454-5872 or ljathenaeum.org.

PETER SPRAGUE STRING CONSORT Jazz; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; James S. Copley Auditorium, San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego; $22; (619) 232-7931 or sdmart.org.

COASTAL CITIES JAZZ BAND with vocalist Michael Ruhl; 2:30 p.m. April 6; Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St., Carlsbad; $15, general; $12, seniors and students; (760) 918-2449.

ENCINITAS GUITAR ORCHESTRA Jazz and blues concert; 8 p.m. April 11; Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 925 Balour Drive, Encinitas; $10; (760) 943-0755.

CHARLIE MUSSELWHITE 8 p.m. April 13; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $18-$20; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

JOHN MAYALL & THE BLUESBREAKERS 8 p.m. April 19; Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway; $45, adults; $5, youth 18 and under; (858) 748-0505.

VICTOR WOOTEN 8 p.m. April 27; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $23-$25; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

ALICIA KEYS 7:30 p.m. May 7; San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego; $39.50-$100; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

OREGON New Age and experimental; 8 p.m. May 7; The Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla; $29; (858) 454-5872 or ljathenaeum.org.

DOMINIQUE EADE Jazz vocalist; 7:30 p.m. May 8; Dizzy's, at the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center, Harbor Club Towers, first floor, Second & J streets, San Diego; $15; (858) 270-7467 or dizzyssandiego.com.

ROB THORSEN TRIO Jazz; noon May 12; Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego; free; (858) 454-5872 or ljathenaeum.org.

BONNIE RAITT 8 p.m. May 17; Valley View Casino, 16300 Nyemii Pass Road, Valley Center; $60-$90; (619) 220-8497 or valleyviewcasino.com/entertainment.

COASTAL COMMUNITIES CONCERT BAND SPRING POPS CONCERT The North County concert band presents a pops program; 2:30 p.m. May 18; Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St., Carlsbad; $15, general; $12, seniors and children; (760) 489-3484 or (760) 436-6137.

ROBERT CRAY BAND 7:30 p.m. May 18; DreamCatcher at Viejas, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Road, Alpine; $42; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

KEITH SWEAT, BELL BIV DEVOE AND EN VOGUE 8 p.m. May 31; Viejas Outlet Center Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $46-$66; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

COUNTRY & FOLK

JANIS IAN Folk; 7:30 p.m. today; Acoustic Music San Diego, 4650 Mansfield St. (Normal Heights United Methodist Church), San Diego; $25; (619) 303-8176 or acousticmusicsandiego.com.

SMALL POTATOES 7:30 p.m. Saturday; San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; $18; (858) 566-4040 or ticketweb.com.

SARA PETITE with the Slidewinders, Siobhan O'Brien 4 p.m. Sunday; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $8-$10; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

SUSAN WERNER Acoustic; 7:30 p.m. April 3; Acoustic Music San Diego, 4650 Mansfield St. (Normal Heights United Methodist Church), San Diego; $15-$20; (619) 303-8176 or acousticmusicsandiego.com.

TOM BOYER 7 p.m. April 12; Templar's Hall, Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, Poway; $18; (858) 566-4040 or ticketweb.com.

BLUEGRASS DAY AT THE CARLSBAD FLOWER FIELDS featuring Lighthouse 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 12; The Flower Fields, 5704 Paseo del Norte, Carlsbad; $9 for general; $8, seniors; $5, children 3-10; (760) 431-0352 or theflowerfields.com.

BERKLEY HART AND JOEL RAFAEL Folk music benefit for the Eric Lowen Trust; 7:30 p.m. April 12; Swedenborgian Church, 4144 Campus Ave., San Diego; $20-$25; berkleyhart.com.

DAVID WILCOX Acoustic; 7:30 p.m. April 12; Acoustic Music San Diego, 4650 Mansfield St. (Normal Heights United Methodist Church), San Diego; $25; (619) 303-8176 or acousticmusicsandiego.com.

RAMBLIN' JACK ELLIOTT Folk; 7:30 p.m. April 17; Acoustic Music San Diego, 4650 Mansfield St. (Normal Heights United Methodist Church), San Diego; $22; (619) 303-8176 or acousticmusicsandiego.com.

MICHAEL TIERNAN with Semesi Mau, Earl Flores and Rheanna Downey Folk music benefit for Resounding Joy, a nonprofit agency that uses music therapy to help people with serious illnesses; 6:30 p.m. April 19; Calvary Lutheran Church, 424 Via de la Valle, Solana Beach; $35; (866) 800-0197.

MARLEY'S GHOST 7:30 p.m. April 20; San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; $22; (858) 566-4040 or ticketweb.com.

MONTGOMERY GENTRY 7:30 p.m. May 9; Palomar Starlight Theater, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, 11154 Highway 76, Pala; $45-$65; (619) 220-8497 or palacasino.com/entertainment.

TRACE ADKINS 8 p.m. May 15; Valley View Casino, 16300 Nyemii Pass Road, Valley Center; $55; (619) 220-8497 or valleyviewcasino.com/entertainment.

HAL KETCHUM 8 p.m. May 22; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $22-$24; (858) 481-8140 or bellyup.com.

BILL STAINES 7:30 p.m. May 23; San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas; $18; (858) 566-4040 or ticketweb.com.

KENNY CHESNEY AND LEANN RIMES 7:30 p.m. May 29; Coors Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista; $41.75-$80; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

LOCAL COMEDY

IMPROV COMEDY CLUB AT PECHANGA Bobby Collins, Aron Kader and Marty Belafsky, through Sunday; MaryEllen Hooper, James P. Connolly and Daryl Wright, April 4-6; Ty Barnett, Frances DiLorenzo and David Gee, April 9-13; Jeremy Hotz, Rick D'Elia and Bobby Miyamoto, April 16-20; John Henton, Lowell Sanders and Julie MacCullough, April 23-27; 8 p.m. shows Wednesdays through Sundays, also 10 p.m. shows Fridays and Saturdays; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $22 (plus two-drink minimum); (877) 711-2946, pechanga.com/improv.

PAUL RODRIGUEZ LATIN LAUGH FEST 8 p.m. April 2; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $30; ticketmaster.com.

ARTIE LANGE 7:30 p.m. April 3; San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, 777 San Manuel Blvd., Highland; $30-$50; ticketmaster.com.

FRANK CALIENDO 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 18; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $35-$50; (877) 711-2946, pechanga.com.

CARLOS MENCIA 7:30 p.m. April 24; San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino, 777 San Manuel Blvd., Highland; $45-$65; ticketmaster.com.

LATIN LAUGH FEST 8 p.m. May 7; AC's Lounge, Soboba Casino, 23333 Soboba Road, San Jacinto; $15; ticketmaster.com.

JEFF DUNHAM 8 p.m. May 15; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $40-$65; (951) 303-2507.

BRIAN REGAN 8 p.m. Aug. 7; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

LISA LAMPANELLI 8 p.m. Aug. 21; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

GEORGE LOPEZ 8 p.m. Sept. 11-12; Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

San Diego County

KATT WILLIAMS 8 and 11 p.m. Friday; Copley Symphony 750 B St., San Diego; $45-$55; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

APRIL FOOL'S DAY COMEDY NIGHT The Belly Up Tavern hosts a night of standup featuring Dante (from "Last Comic Standing"), Chris Clobber, Karen Rontowski and Bob Murphy; 8 p.m. Tuesday; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $20 ($25 at door); (848) 481-8141.

DANIEL TOSH 8 p.m. April 18; Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego; $27.50; (619) 220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

COMICS THAT KILL with Danielle Stewart, Mal Hall, Matt Zint, Amadeus, Jason Bang and Mark Gonzales; 8 p.m. April 26; E Street Cafe, 128-30 E St., Encinitas; free (ages 14 and up); (760) 230-2038.

CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER 7:30 p.m. May 3; Pala Events Center, Pala Casino Spa & Resort, 11154 Highway 76, Pala; $45-$65; (619) 220-8497 or palacasino.com/entertainment.

KATHY GRIFFIN 6:30 and 9 p.m. May 9; Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego; $70; $133, dinner package; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday; (619) 220-8497 or humphreysconcerts.com

LISA LAMPANELLI 7 and 10 p.m. May 10; DreamCatcher at Viejas, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Road, Alpine; $40; (619) 220-8497 or viejascasino.com/entertainment.

JEFF DUNHAM 7 p.m. May 15; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; $40-$65; (877) 711-2946 or pechanga.com/entertainment.

MARGARET CHO 8:30 p.m. May 16 and 17; Viejas Concerts in the Park, Viejas Casino, 5005 Willows Road, Alpine; $30-$40; (619) 220-8497 or viejasentertainment.com.

CRAIG FERGUSON 8 p.m. May 30; Humphrey's Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego; $40; $103, dinner package; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. or Saturday; (619) 220-8497 or humphreysconcerts.com.

LOCAL THEATER

"MURDER RIDES AGAIN!" Interactive western mystery-comedy dinner show; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 7 p.m. Saturdays, runs indefinitely; Country Garden Bar & Grill, 29000 Old Town Front St., Temecula; $32-$35; (951) 323-3292.

"GODSPELL" presented by Actors Contemporary Theater replaces "Jesus Christ Superstar." Godspell was conceived and originally directed by John Michael Tebelak, and offers music and New Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. One of the biggest off-Broadway and Broadway successes of all time, "Godspell" is based primarily on the Gospel According to St. Matthew. Featuring a sparkling, seminal score by Stephen Schwartz, "Godspell" boasts a string of recognizable songs, led by the international hit, "Day By Day."; 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, April 4-5 and 2 p.m. Sunday, April 5-6; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $20-$25 ($10, student rush); (866) 653-8696.

"PIRATES OF PENZANCE" Apr. 3-6; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

"THING TO THING TO THING" A one woman show filled with the variety of a woman whose life has been multifaceted. This woman’s journey is revealed through slapstick, standup, music, characters, stories and neuroscience. Lynette Louise has led an inspirational life. She shares her journey with honesty and bluntness. Her family was composed of mentally challenged and unchallenged adopted and biological children. She supported her family via a hodge podge of career choices leaning most heavily on the media and mental health fields. At one point she even combined parenting, career building and the helping of others by loading her kids in a van and traveling North America entertaining prisoners in a variety show about change. Due to mature subject matter, parental discretion is advised. Parents of autistic children get in free if they bring a picture of their child to the ticket office and disabled adults also get in free. Tickets will be released on a first-come, first-served basis; 7:30 p.m. April 12; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $20; (866) 653-8696.

JUMP RHYTHM JAZZ PROJECT based in Chicago, the company celebrates the timeless core of all jazz performance ---- dancing and singing in high-energy bursts of swinging body rhythms to beat-driven sounds of syncopated music; 8 p.m. April 18-19; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $20-$34; (866) 653-8696.

"THE GOOD DOCTOR" Presented by The Ophelia Theatre Group. In the late 1800s, Russia’s preeminent literary doctor, Anton Chekhov, wrote humorous newspaper articles to pay for medical school. Neil Simon, Broadway’s master of comedy, elegantly weaves eight of Chekhov’s stories into a laugh-out-loud vaudeville experience complete with tricky con artists, ridiculous slapstick, heartwarming scenes and much, much more; 2 p.m. April 26-27 and 7:30 p.m. April 26; The Merc, Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $15; (866) 653-8696.

"MUSIC MAN" May 1-4; Pechanga Showroom, Pechanga Resort & Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula; TBA; (951) 303-2507.

"STEEL MAGNOLIAS" Revolving around Truvy's Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, Steel Magnolias is the story of a close-knot circle of friends whose lives come together with both humor and heartbreak. Presented by Temecula Valley Players; 8 p.m. May 2-4, 9-11; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $14-$17; (866) 653-8696.

"INTO THE WOODS" Presented by Act 1 Theater Arts. Once upon a time, a baker and his wife journey into the woods on a quest to lift a witch's curse. On the way they cross paths with Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella, and a menagerie of other fairy tale characters. They pursue individual wishes until their stories become entangled in unexpected ways ---- revealing what happens after "happily ever after." Stephen Sondheim's wickedly witty score weaves a magical spell with such bewitching gems as "Children Will Listen," "Giants In The Sky" and "No One Is Alone"; noon, 4 and 8 p.m. May 10 and 2 and 6 p.m. May 11; Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main St., Temecula; $13; (866) 653-8696.

San Diego County

"AIDA" San Diego Opera presents Verdi's operatic love triangle tragedy, starring Indra Thomas as the Ethiopian slave Aida, Mariana Pentcheva as the Egyptian princess and Carlo Ventre as the man they both love; 7 p.m. April 12, 15 and 23; 8 p.m. April 18; 2 p.m. April 20; San Diego Civic Theatre, Third Avenue at B Street, San Diego; $28-$175 ($192 top ticket price on opening night); (619) 533-7000.

THE ALLEY CATS A cappella doo-wop harmony quartet mixes music with comedy and audience interaction in a 1-hour, 45-minute family-friendly show; 8 p.m. Fridays; runs indefinitely; Welk Resort Theatre, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido; $25, adults; $10, children ages 3 to 15; (888) 802-7469.

"THE AMERICAN PLAN" The Old Globe presents the West Coast premiere of Richard Greenberg's comedy about a German-Jewish woman, her eccentric daughter and a young man who enters their life at a Catskills resort in the 1960s; 8 p.m. today through Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Old Globe Theatre complex, Balboa Park, San Diego; $42-$59; (619) 234-5623.

"BEETHOVEN, AS I KNEW HIM: A TRUE STORY" Playwright/pianist/actor Hershey Felder returns to the Old Globe Theatre with his one-man play based on the life of German composer Ludvwig van Beethoven; opens May 3 and runs through June 8; tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Sunday; Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego; call for ticket prices; (619) 234-5623.

"BLACK COFFEE" Coronado Playhouse presents the Agatha Christie murder-mystery featuring Hercule Poirot; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; through April 13; Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Coronado; $20-$25; (619) 435-4856.

"BLEACHER BUMS" Carlsbad Playreaders presents a staged reading of Organic Theatre Company's play about a group of unharmonious Chicago Cubs fans watching a game together at Wrigley Field, directed by Eric Bishop of MiraCosta College; 7:30 p.m. April 28; Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad; $5, adults; $1, students; (760) 602-2012.

"BLUEBONNET COURT" Diversionary and Moxie Theatres co-present Zsa Zsa Gershick's award-winning drama about a lesbian journalist finding unexpected love and surprises at a roadside motel in World War II-era Texas; 7:30 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays; through April 13; Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd., San Diego; $29-$33; (619) 220-0097.

"CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA" & "PAGLIACCI" San Diego Opera presents a double bill of two one-act love-triangle operas, Mascagni's street tragedy "Cavalleria Rusticana," starring tenor Richard Leech, and Leoncavallo's clown tragedy "Pagliacci," featuring the company debut of Argentinian tenor Jose Cura; 8 p.m. Friday; 7 p.m. Wednesday; San Diego Civic Theatre, Third Avenue at B Street, San Diego; $28-$175; (619) 533-7000.

"THE CEMETERY CLUB" The Broadway Theater presents this comedy-drama about a group of women who form a bond while meeting each month at their late husbands' graves; opens today and runs through April 28; showtimes, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays; and Sundays; Broadway Theater, 340B E. Broadway, Vista; $16.50; (760) 806-7905.

"CIRCUS HILARIOUS" Bridget Rountree and Iain Gunn present this new puppet show about a gorilla trying to save the circus he loves from destruction; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; runs indefinitely; Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State St., Carlsbad; $10; (760) 434-5922.

"COMEDY & MAGIC" Family-friendly evening of stand-up comedy and magic tricks featuring Kevin Johnson and Anthony the Magician; 7 p.m. Wednesdays; Welk Resort Theatre, Lawrence Welk Resort, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido; $20, adults; $10, children; (760) 749-3448.

"CRONES OF CAWDOR" THEATRX presents Stephen Storc's new musical comedy, focused on the witches in Shakespeare's "Macbeth"; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; through April 13; THEATRX, 155 E. Grand Ave., Escondido; $15 adults; $12.50 seniors and students; $10 children; (760) 735-2491.

"CULTURE CLASH IN AMERICCA" South Coast Repertory presents the acclaimed Chicano theater troupe Culture Clash in this stage comedy based on life in Orange County; 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; through April 6; Julianne Argyros Stage, South Coast Repertory, 655 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa; $20-$62; (714) 708-5555.

"DANCING AT LUGHNASA" New Village Arts Theatre presents Brian Friel's Irish drama about five sisters in rural Ireland whose dreams are awakened by music; 8 p.m. today and Friday; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 B State St., Carlsbad; $26, general; $22, seniors, students and military; (760) 433-3245.

"DANCING IN THE DARK" The Old Globe presents the world premiere of Douglas Carter Beane's adaptation of the classic MGM musical "Band Wagon," featuring "Star Trek" star Scott Bakula; 7 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; extended through April 20; Old Globe Theatre, Balboa Park, San Diego; $52-$79; (619) 234-5623.

"ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE" New Village Arts presents a staged reading of Henrik Ibsen's classic drama, as part of Ion Theatre's "Intimate Ibsen" series, directed by Kristianne Kurner; 7:30 p.m. April 28; New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 B State St., Carlsbad; $5; (760) 433-3245.

"FROZEN" New Village Arts presents a staged reading of Bryony Lavery's edgy three-character drama about a serial killer, directed by Stephen Elton of North Coast Repertory Theatre; 7:30 p.m. April 7; New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 B State St., Carlsbad; $5; (760) 433-3245.

"GHOSTS" Ion Theatre presents a staged reading of Henrik Ibsen's drama about a woman trying to build a monument to hide a dark family secret; 7 p.m. Monday; Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego; $10; (619) 374-6894.

"THE GLASS MENAGERIE" The Old Globe presents Tennessee Williams' classic drama about a troubled family's hopes and dreams raised and dashed when a gentleman caller arrives on their doorstep; opens April 12 and runs thorugh May 18; showtimes, 7 p.m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; Cassius Carter Centre Stage, Old Globe Theatre complex, Balboa Park, San Diego; $42-$59; (619) 234-5623.

"HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS" Backyard Productions at Cygnet Theatre presents Laura Cahill's drama about a young woman so overcome by the stress in her life she's struck temporarily blind; opens April 17 and runs through May 11; call for showtimes; Cygnet Theatre, 6663 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego; call for ticket prices; (619) 337-1525.

"I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE" Scripps Ranch Theatre presents the long-running off-Broadway musical revue about dating, love, breakups and relationships; opens May 9 and runs through June 14; showtimes, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; plus 4 p.m. June 14; Scripps Ranch Theatre, Alliant University, 10455 Pomerado Road, San Diego; call for ticket prices; (858) 578-7728.

"LA GAVIOTA" Ion Theatre presnts the world premiere of Claudio Raygoza's new play based on Anton Chekhov's "The Seagull," reset in revolution-torn Mexico; previews, April 11-17; opens April 19 and runs through May 17; showtimes, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays; Ion Theatre at the Academy of Performing Arts, 4580-B Alvarado Canyon Road, San Diego; $10-$29.50; (619) 374-6894.

"A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" Cygnet Theatre at the Old Town Theatre presents Stephen Sondheim's waltz-themed musical about an aging actress who tries to find romance again with a long-lost love; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays; through May 11; Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town San Diego; $23-$37; (619) 337-1525.

"THE LONG NIGHT OF MEDEA DUPREE" Patio Playhouse presents a benefit production of Julio C. Mas' new adaptation of Euripedes' ancient Greek tragedy "Medea," reset in 1912 New Orleans, featuring a nine-song score by Stephen Storc; 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and April 4-5; 2 p.m. Sunday and April 6; Patio Playhouse, 201 E. Grand Ave., Escondido; $15; (760) 746-6669.

"LOVE LETTERS" Television broadcasters and former spouses Bree Walker and Jim Lampley will co-star in a benefit performance of A.R. Gurney's letters-based drama to raise moeny for the Hospice of the North Coast; 7 p.m. May 21; Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad; $20; (760) 931-1325.

"MAN WHO LOST THE RIVER" New Vision Theatre presents Bernard Sabath's fictional play based on the last days of Mark Twain; opens Friday and runs through April 19; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; $17, general; $14, seniors (55 and over); $10, students and military; $7.50, children ages 12 and under; (760) 529-9140.

"MICE AND BEANS: THE OPERA" San Diego North Coast Singers presents the world premiere of this new opera by Cary Ratcliff based on the children's book by Pam Munoz Ryan; 7 p.m. April 26; 3 p.m. April 27; Birch North Park Theatre, 2891 University Ave., San Diego; $20-$40; (619) 231-5714.

"MISS JULIE" Sledgehammer Theatre presents Josh Chambers' new, updated adaptation of August Strindberg's drama about the sexual and social class between two servants and their mistress; opens Saturday and runs through April 27; showtimes, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 7 p.m. Sundays; Sledgehammer at the 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave., San Diego; $10-$25; (619) 544-1484.

"MORNINGS AT SEVEN" North Coast Repertory Theatre presents Paul Osborn's classic 1939 comedy about two neighboring Midwestern families sharing their hopes, lost dreams and loves; previews, April 9 to 11; opens April 12 and runs through May 11; showtimes, 8 p.m. and Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987D Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach; $21-$40; (858) 481-1055.

"NORTH COUNTY" Cal State San Marcos' Visual and Performing Arts faculty and the National Latino Research Center present this stage adaptation of oral histories, collected by Arcela Nunez-Alvarez, chronicling the lives of local Latino residents in north San Diego County; 8 p.m. today through Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday (benefit performance); Room 111, Arts Building, Cal State San Marcos, 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road, San Marcos; $10, general; $5, students; performance on Sunday is a fundraiser and tickets are $25; free parking in lot N; (760) 750-3500.

"ONCE UPON A MATTRESS" Broadway Theatre Arts Academy presents a youth-cast production of this fairy-tale musical spoof based on "The Princess and the Pea"; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway; $15; (760) 888-1989.

"ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST" The Theatre Inc. presents Ken Kesey's Tony-winning social drama about an inmate who fakes mental illness to avoid prison, then ends up trapped in the mental health system; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; The Theatre Inc. at Twiggs Coffee Lounge, 4590 Park Blvd., San Diego; $23-$25; (619) 216-3016.

"OKLAHOMA" Welk Resort Theatre presents the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic about life, love and conflict between farmers and cowboys in the 19th century Oklahoma territory; 1:45 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; through April 6; Welk Resort Theatre, Lawrence Welk Resort, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido; $58-$63, includes buffet lunch or dinner; $44-$47, show only; (760) 749-3448.

"ORANGE FLOWER WATER" 6th@Penn Theatre presents Craig Wright's brutally honest drama about marriage and infidelity; 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 4 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; through April 6; 6th@Penn Theatre, 3704 Sixth Ave., San Diego; $23, general; $20, seniors and students; $18, active military; contains adult situations and some nudity; (619) 688-9210.

"THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA" Orange County Performing Arts Center presents the national touring production of this Andrew Lloyd Webber classic musical based on the novel by Gaston Le Roux and directed by Harold Prince; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; through April 19; Orange County Performing Arts Center, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa; $21-$73.25; (714) 556-2787.

"PRELUDE TO A KISS" New Village Arts Theatre presents Craig Lucas' Tony-nominated comedy about a bride whose soul changes places with that of an old man on her wedding day; opens April 19 and runs through May 18; showtimes, 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 B State St., Carlsbad; $26, general; $22, seniors, students and military; (760) 433-3245.

"PROPOSALS" MiraCosta College presents Neil Simon's comedy about a family gathered for a retreat in the Poconos, circa 1953; 7:30 p.m. April 18-19 and 24-26; 2 p.m. April 20 and 27; MiraCosta College Theatre, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside; $12, general; $10, seniors; $8, students; (760) 795-6815.

"THE RABBIT HOLE" PowPAC, Poway's Community Theatre, presents the San Diego premiere of David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning play about a family torn apart by grief; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; PowPAC, 13250 Poway Road, Poway; $15, general; $12, seniors, students and active-duty military; (858) 679-8085.

"THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH" Palomar College presents Lanford Wilson's murder-mystery set in a small Midwestern town; opens April 25 and runs through May 4; showtimes, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; plus 4 p.m. May 1; Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos; $12, general; $10, seniors; $8, students; (760) 744-1150, Ext. 2453.

SCHROEDER'S CLUB AND CABARET Pianist Todd Schroeder operates this cabaret club for San Diego area nightclub singers; regular shows, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; Westin Horton Plaza Hotel, 910 Broadway Circle, San Diego; $22; (858) 794-9044 or www.schroedersclubandcabaret.com.

"SEUSSICAL" Fallbrook Players Junior Conservatory presents a youth-cast production of this musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss; opens April 4 and runs through April 19; showtimes, 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; Mission Theatre, 231 Main St., Fallbrook; call for ticket prices; (760) 728-0998.

"SEUSSICAL JR." The Coastal Academy charter school presents a shortened, student-cast production of this musical based on the books of Dr. Seuss; 7 p.m. April 10-12; 2 p.m. April 12; Truax Theatre, El Camino High School, 400 Rancho Del Oro Drive, Oceanside; $7; (760) 721-8220.

"TALES FROM THE FAR SIDE OF 50" Lonnie Hewitt presents an all-new production of her play, featuring 14 local women, ages 57 to 87, telling their true stories of triumph, tragedy, heartbreak and hilarity on life after the first half-century; 2 p.m. Saturday; Star Theatre, 402 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; sold out; (858) 523-0223.

"TERRA NOVA" 6th@Penn Theatre presents Inukshuk Productions' staging of Ted Talley's drama about the deadly 1911 race to the South Pole between explorers Roald Amundsen and Robert Scott; opens April 18 and runs through May 11; showtimes, 8 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 6th@Penn Theatre, 3704 Sixth Ave., San Diego; call for ticket prices; (619) 688-9210.

"33 VARIATIONS" La Jolla Playhouse presents the West Coast premiere of Moises Kaufman's stage play with concert piano music about a modern-day musicologist who tries to unravel the mystery behind Beethoven's unexplainable obsession with a trivial waltz by an obscure composer, known as the Diabelli Variation; opens April 8 and runs through May 4; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; 7 p.m. Sundays; La Jolla Playhouse at Mandell Weiss Theatre, UC San Diego, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla; $28-$60; (858) 550-1010.

"TICK, TICK ... BOOM!" Stone Soup Theatre presents Jonathan Larson's autobiographical musical about a young composer on the brink of 30 struggling to make a name for himself; 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday; Academy of Performing Arts, 4580-B Alvarado Canyon Road, San Diego; $20-$25; (619) 287-3065.

"VICTORIA MARTIN: MATH TEAM QUEEN" Moonlight Cultural Foundation's third annual play-reading series continues with Kathryn Walat's all-ages comedy about a popular high school sophomore girl who finds herself captain of the geeky math team; 7:30 p.m. May 5 (doors open at 6:30 p.m.); Avo Playhouse, 303 Main St., Vista; free; (760) 639-6199.

"THE VOYSEY INHERITANCE" Lamb's Players present the San Diego premiere of David Mamet's adaptation of Harley Granville-Barker's 1905 morality play about a wealthy but corrupt British family; opens April 18 and runs through May 11; 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; Lamb's Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado; $26-$56; (619) 437-0600.

"WHERE THERE'S A WILL ... THERE'S A WAKE" Mystery Cafe Dinner Theatre presents a fast-paced mystery-comedy about a series of murders that take place in a 1920s speakeasy; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; runs indefinitely; Imperial House Restaurant, 505 Kalmia St., San Diego; $56.50-$59.50, price includes four-course dinner; (619) 544-1600.

"WICKED" Stephen Schwartz's epic musical, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire about what happened in Oz before Dorothy dropped in, is playing in an open-ended engagement; 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 6:30 p.m. Sundays; runs through July; Pantages Theatre, 6233 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood; $35-$93, general seating; $177.50-$202.50, VIP seating (orchestra, front and center); (213) 365-3500.

AUDITIONS & WORKSHOPS

Editor's note: Many events require that sheet music, cued CDs, resumes or head shots be brought to the audition. It's suggested those interested in auditioning call for specific information and appointment.

SHAKESPEARE IN THE VINES, now in its third season performing Shakespeare under the stars in the beautiful ambiance of the Valley wineries, will be auditioning its 2008 Company. Performances will include: "Twelfth Night," "Romeo And Juliet" and "Taming of the Shrew"; 2-5 p.m. April 6, 6-9 p.m. April 8 and 1-4 p.m. April 12; Triple Threat/Fine Arts Network Studio, 27574 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 137, Temecula; (951) 377-2268.

LOCAL GALLERIES

THE COFFEE STORE 40575 California Oaks Road, Murrieta; hours 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; (951) 301-3808.

DIVISION 9 GALLERY NORTH 3485 University Avenue, Riverside; (951) 682-5990.

DIVISION 9 GALLERY SOUTH 3850 Lemon St., Riverside; (951) 682-5990.

MERCANTILE GALLERY Old Town Temecula Community Theater, 42051 Main Street, Temecula; gallery hours, 2-6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturdays; free; (866) 653-8696.

HEMET VALLEY ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY 2557 S. San Jacinto Avenue, San Jacinto; (909) 652-4592.

LANDIS ART CENTER GALLERY at Riverside Community College, 4800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; (951) 222-8494.

MEDIUM 3643 University Ave., suite #3, Riverside.

MT. SAN JACINTO COLLEGE FINE ART GALLERY 1499 N. State St., San Jacinto; gallery hours, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. Saturdays; (951) 487-3585.

THE OLD TOWN GALLERY 42031 Main Street, Ste. C, Temecula; Sponsors a monthly artist reception for local Temecula Valley artists; gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturdays, 1-5 p.m. Sundays; (951) 699-3181.

THE PEOPLE'S GALLERY 3643 University Ave., Riverside; Tim Carney and Jessica Ludshier continues through May 25; gallery hours, 6-10 p.m. Thursdays (or by appointment); (951) 715-4641.

PROJECTRAMGALLERY 3532 University Avenue, Riverside; Ethereal paintings by Karen Kauffman continues through May 27; (951) 684-7111.

RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION 3870 Lemon St., Riverside; gallery hours, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, or by appointment; (951) 682-6737.

SWEENEY ART GALLERY 3800 Main Street, Riverside; Jason Rogenes and Alice Konitz continues through Jan. 7; gallery hours, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, noon-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; (909) 787-3755.

San Diego County

ABOVE BOARD FINE ARTS STUDIO 4093 Oceanside Blvd., Suite G, Oceanside; (760) 643-9400.

AFRICA & BEYOND 1250 Prospect St., La Jolla; (858) 454-9983.

ARCHITECTURAL RELICS 158 E. Grand Ave., Escondido; (760) 746-5969.

ART CENTER AT FALLBROOK 103 S. Main St., Fallbrook; (760) 728-1414.

ARTISANS' GALLERY AND MORE 224 E. Grand Ave., Escondido; (760) 432-8995.

ARTISTS GALLERY 121 W. Grand Ave., Escondido; (760) 489-0338, (760) 743-1474.

ART STUDIOS OF FALLBROOK 310 E. Alvarado, Fallbrook; (760) 728-6383.

BACK DOOR GALLERY Rhino Art Company, 97 N. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas; (760) 943-7440.

BRANDON GALLERY 105 N. Main St., Fallbrook; (760) 723-1330.

CANNON ART GALLERY Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad; (760) 602-2021.

CARLSBAD-OCEANSIDE ART LEAGUE GALLERY Carlsbad Village Faire, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 101, Carlsbad; (760) 434-8497.

CATHY CARY GALLERY 687 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas; (760) 489-9109.

CEDROS GALLERY NIGHTS Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach; (858) 724-7204.

CEDROS VILLAGE FINE ARTS GALLERY 348-E S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; (

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