Sunday, Nov. 8

Martin Luther King Community Choir San Diego ---- The 100-voice San Diego choir performs contemporary and traditional gospel, spirituals, anthems and classical music; 3 p.m.; Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 6066 Corte del Cedro, Carlsbad; free; mlkccsd.org.

San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory: "14th Annual Celebration of Music Education Concert" ---- 4 p.m. Sunday; California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido; call for ticket prices; 800-988-4253 or artcenter.org.

Hanson ---- With Steel Train, Sherwood, Hellogoodbye, 6:30 p.m.; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $35-$52.50; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

Tuesday, Nov. 10

"The Gift of Art" opens ---- An exhibit of two- and three-dimensional works for holiday gifting runs through Dec. 19; artists' reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday; hours, noon to 4 p.m.; Oceanside Art Gallery, 602 Mission Ave., Oceanside; 760-845-9017 or 760-845-0644.

Poway Community Symphony Orchestra ---- The orchestra celebrates its fifth anniversary with its debut concert under new musical director/conductor Warren Torns, featuring Dvorak's "New World" symphony and Haydn's Trumpet Concerto featuring soloist Calvin Price; 7:30 p.m.; Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway; www.powaysymphony.org.

Wednesday, Nov. 11

Veterans Day Tribute Concert ---- The Valley Center/Pauma Music Boosters present this patriotic student concert featuring the middle and high school bands; 2:30 p.m. (doors open at 1:30); Maxine Theatre, Valley Center High School, 31322 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center; free; 760-749-2888.

Everclear ---- Art Alexakis and who else? Clayton Senne and Derek Evans also on the bill; 8 p.m.; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $22.50-$35; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

"Loud & Rich": Loudon Wainwright III and Richard Thompson ---- Two folk guitar-statesmen team up for seated show; 8 p.m.; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $38-$40; 858-481-8140 or bellyup.com.

Dear and the Headlights ---- Phoenix indie rock band. Kinch, Long Live Logos and Rajiv Patel also on the bill; 8:30 p.m.; the Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd., San Diego; $10-$12; 619-232-4355 or casbahmusic.com.

Watercolors in Carlsbad ---- Exhibit of works by Lynne Crealock runs Wednesday through Dec. 6; artist's reception, 4 to 6 p.m. Nov. 15; regular hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League Gallery, Carlsbad Village Faire, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Suite 101, Carlsbad; 760-434-8497.

Thursday, Nov. 12

"Orphenica Lyra" ---- Palomar College Concert Hour presents Dominic Schaner and Amy Schaner performing 16th-century music and songs from Spain's Golden Age; 12:30 p.m.; Performance Lab (Room D-10), Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos; free; 760-744-1150, ext. 2453.

"So You Think You Can Dance" Tour 2009 ---- Featured performers from the competitive television dance show are Brandon, Janette, Jason, Jeanine, Kayla, Kupono, Melissa, Randi, Ade and Evan; 7:30 p.m.; San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego; $38.50-$56; 619-220-8497 or sandiegoarena.com.

Third Eye Blind ---- Touring behind this year's "Ursa Major," the band's first album in six years; 8 p.m.; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $35-$52.50; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

Saul Williams ---- Provocative rock and hip-hop-inspired poet/musician; 8 p.m.; Delta Room, House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $20-$22; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

The Raveonettes ---- With Crocodiles; 9 p.m. Nov. 12; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $18-$20; 858-481-8140 or bellyup.com.

Friday, Nov. 13

Suicidal Tendencies ---- Bring Pepsi. Good Guys in Black and Sprung Monkey also on the bill; 8 p.m.; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $25-$37.50; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

"The Myth Project V: Cowboys, The American Heroes" ---- Patricia Rincon Dance Collective presents a new dance work by Rincon, inspired by the history and myth of the American cowboy; 8 p.m. (also 8 p.m. Saturday and 7 p.m. Nov. 15); 390 11th Ave., San Diego; $16-$20, general; $11-15, students; www.rincondance.org.

"The Music Man" debuts ---- Coast Kids Theatre presents Meredith Willson's musical about an early 20th-century con artist who meets his match in an Iowa librarian; 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays; through Nov. 22; Star Theatre, 402 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside; $15, adults; $12, seniors, students and military; $7, children under 12; 760-721-9983.

Saturday, Nov. 14

San Diego Potters Guild Fall Exhibit and Sale ----- Thousands of handmade pieces by guild members will be on exhibit and for sale; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (also Nov. 15); Spanish Village patio, Balboa Park, San Diego; free; sandiegopottersguild.org.

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library ---- "Stephen Curry: Next to Nothing" and "K.V. Tomney: Keeping in Form" run Nov. 14-Dec. 31; "Artists Books and Other Works" and "Wendell Kling: A Piece of the Moon World" run through Saturday; hours, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, and until 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays; 1008 Wall St., La Jolla; 858-454-5872.

Benefit for Steve White ---- Baja Blues Boys, Slim Crowbar, Chill Boy, Chet & the Committee, West of Memphis, Ruby and the Red Hots, Bayou Brothers, Nathan James and others perform in a concert to help local blues musician Steve White cover medical costs associated with his throat cancer; 4 p.m.; Tango Del Rey, 3567 Del Rey, Pacific Beach; $12; stevewhiteblues.com.

Exene Cervenka ---- Member of X on tour for her new solo album. A.M. Vibe opens; call for time; Hensley's Flying Elephant Pub and Grill, 850 Tamarack Ave., Carlsbad; $10; 760-434-2660 or hensleyspub.com.

Flobots ---- Rock/hip-hop group from Denver; 7 p.m.; SOMA San Diego, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd., Suite I, San Diego; $15; 619-226-7662 or somasandiego.com.

World War II Swing Dance ---- The public is invited to dress up in 1940s vintage clothing and swing to the music of the 14-piece big band Wear It Again, Sam, at a fundraising dance for The Fort Guijarros Museum Foundation at Fort Rosecrans; 7 to 11 p.m.; Argonaut Hall, Fort Rosecrans, Naval Base Point Loma, San Diego; $25 ($15 for active military and guest); must RSVP by Monday to fort_g@cox.net; www.fortguijarros.com.

Hutchins Consort: "Sax & Violins" ---- The North County-based violin octet presents a program featuring saxophonist John Gross and percussionist Billy Mintz; 7:30 p.m.; the Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla; $25, general; $15, students and seniors; 760-632-0554 or hutchinsconsort.org.

Buddy Guy ---- Grammy-winning Chicago bluesman; 8 p.m.; DreamCatcher at Viejas, Viejas Casino, 5000 Willows Road, Alpine; $35-$50; 888-512-7469 or viejasentertainment.com.

The Edgar Winter Band ---- Look for a story about Winter in Thursday's Preview section; 8 p.m.; Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway; $45, adults; $5, youths under 18 with purchase of adult ticket; 858-748-0505 or powayarts.org.

The Ultimate Doo-Wop Show ---- The Flamingos with Terry Johnson, Jay Siegel and the Tokens with special guest Jay Traynor, David Somerville, Dick and Dee Dee, the Marcels, Kathy Young, the Royals of San Diego, Deke & the Blazers and the Rama Lama Big Band; 8 p.m.; San Diego Civic Theatre, Third Avenue at B Street, San Diego; $62.50-$72.50; 619-220-8497 or ticketmaster.com.

Julian Plenti ---- Julian Plenti is Paul Banks, frontman of Interpol. I'm in You opens; 9 p.m.; House of Blues San Diego, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego; $15-$27.50; 619-299-2583 or hob.com/sandiego.

Keller Williams ---- Known as the one-man jam band, Williams returns to the Belly Up Tavern behind a new album, "Odd"; 9 p.m.; Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach; $20-$22; 858-481-8140 or bellyup.com.