San Diego Reader

Thursday | 7

SISTERS AND MISTERS IN CRIME

Forensic anthropologist and San Diego Mesa College professor of anthropology Madeleine J. Hinkes will discuss her work identifying skeletonized remains (particularly those of Amber Dubois) for crime writers.

Friday | 8

SAN DIEGO CUSTOM BICYCLE SHOW

Find custom bicycles and components, apparel, and accessories at this event showcasing the work of independent builders. Catch seminars on frame sizing, how to choose a framebuilder, and an “Introduction to Becoming a Framebuilder.”

HEADS YOU LOSE

Mystery authors Lisa Lutz and David Hayward visit Mysterious Galaxy Books to discuss their “tag-team” crime novel, written in alternating chapters. When the authors (former romantic partners) “disagree about how the story should unfold, the body count rises.”

Saturday | 9

CONSERVATION IN BLOOM

The Water Conservation Garden hosts their biggest plant sale of the year with experts, workshops, and exhibits to help “empower visitors to create the drought-tolerant landscape of their dreams.” In addition to plantscapes, expect animal exhibits, musical guests, dance performances, activities for kids, and an international food court.

DELIGHTFUL, DARING, AND DETERMINED WOMEN

Spend “A Day with the Ladies of Old Town,” celebrating everyday life skills, creative pastimes, and daily work chores of women in San Diego from 1821–1872. Booths will feature 19th-century games and crafts, basket-weaving, and historic letters.

Sunday | 10

FRIEND ME

The San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates the “love and loyalty of great friends” with songs by Coldplay, Jason Mraz, and Amy Winehouse. A second act features the West Coast premiere of Through a Glass, Darkly, a musical dramatizing a gay man’s drug addiction and its effects on his partner and friends.

Monday | 11

THE GOOD BOOK

Author A.C. Grayling drew on the wisdom of 2500 years of contemplative nonreligious writing to create this nonreligious Bible drawn from the wealth of secular literature and philosophy in both Western and Eastern traditions. Grayling will lead a discussion.

Tuesday | 12

READER ART NIGHT

A dozen of San Diego’s finest artists will converge at Quality Social for an evening of drinking and mingling. Meet the artists, see their work, and vote for your favorites.

Wednesday | 13

DRINKIN’, SINGIN’, SWINGIN’

The Lawrence Welk Theatre presents a big-band show and comical parody about Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin. This cover band is said to be the next best thing to seeing these three performers in person.