San Diego Reader

Thursday | 24

PRINCESS PROJECT RUNWAY

Who will reinvent the prom dress? Find out during this live prom-dress design competition. The Princess Project provides prom dresses and accessories to high school girls who can’t afford them.

Friday | 25

4 TIMES THE FUN

The Harlem Globetrotters bring their entertaining antics and basketball skills to San Diego to compete against the rarely victorious Washington Generals. Witness the team’s shenanigans at the Valley View Casino Center.

IDEAS EXPO

UCSD’s 50th anniversary celebration continues with the Innovation Day Expo and Symposia, “highlighting the exciting innovation” emerging from the university. Enjoy live demonstrations, hands-on exhibits, and the opportunity to interact with prominent scientists and researchers. Keynote speaker Kip Fulbeck starts the event with “Who Are You?,” an exploration of multiracial identity.

Saturday | 26

VEGETABLE GARDENING THE ORGANIC WAY

Water Conservation Garden horticulturist David Yetz shares how to build a raised bed, organic methods for preparing your soil, what to plant together and when, and how to manage pests and provide nutrients for your plants. After learning the ins and outs, you can buy your own vegetable seedlings on site.

CITY…SET…GO!

Teams of two will begin at Babycakes in Hillcrest and then make their way around San Diego, solving clues and completing challenges. Teams finish at a to-be-discovered finish line for the award ceremony. Enter just to have fun running around town, and you might win a two-night stay at the Dana on Mission Bay.

Sunday | 27

FLAMENCALICIOUS

Lakshmi “La Chimi” Basile — a San Diego native who lives and performs in Sevilla, Spain — presents a flamenco show with artists from Spain and San Diego, including Miguel Angel Vargas “El Poeta,” Antonio Flores “El Rubio de Pruna,” Israel Fernandez, Gabriel Osuna, and Pedro Cortez.

Monday | 28

PHOTOGRAPH 51

“Photo 51” was the nickname for British scientist Rosalind Franklin’s X-ray image of DNA, taken in 1952. The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture presents a staged reading of Anna Ziegler’s “story of a woman and the single image that unlocked the door to the double helix and the secret of life.”

READING GROUP RECOMMENDS NIGHT

Get suggestions from the experts for your book club! Reps from Random House, Penguin, Macmillan, HarperCollins, and Publishers Group West will be at Warwick’s Bookstore to share titles “sure to generate stimulating discussion.”

Tuesday | 1

BROADWAY LEGENDS

In this concert series, pianist and storyteller Bruno Leone portrays the lives and performs the music of Broadway-musical greats George Gershwin, Cole Porter, and Richard Rodgers. The series begins with a look at “melodically sensitive” Gershwin.

Wednesday | 2

RC44 CLASS REGATTA

The biggest names in sailing — including Russell Coutts, Paul Cayard, James Spithill, Rod Davis, and Terry Hutchinson — will race on San Diego Bay in identical 44-foot sailboats, the RC 44 (created for short-course racing). The event will take place in front of Broadway Pier.