San Diego Reader

Thursday | 9

NUNSENSE

The Avo Playhouse stages Dan Goggin’s musical comedy about five nuns who need to raise funds for the burial of departed sisters. Directed by George Gonzalez.

Friday | 10

ROCK-STAR DODGEBALL

Chargers Shaun Phillips and Stephen Cooper and the After-School All-Stars host their annual dodgeball tournament on Woodstock Lawn, outside downtown’s Hard Rock Hotel. Teams also judged on costume creativity and team names.

SAVE THE EARTH

The TeleMagica 2011 three-day art-and-music festival features 50 bands on five stages with camping, hikes, stargazing, a fashion show, and dancing. Plus, artist Peter Terezakis installs his Columns of Light at the Institute of Perception in Jacumba.

Saturday | 11

ADOBE DAYS

Make your own adobe bricks at this Vista festival celebrating local history, the rancho lifestyle, agriculture, and art. Kids can visit the petting zoo and do crafts, and families can check out blacksmithing and gardening demonstrations. Live music and self-guided adobe-house tours also offered.

AROUND-THE-WORLD EXPO

Ever wonder what the Peace Corps actually does? During the 50th-anniversary expo, you can meet returned Peace Corps volunteers and find out where they’ve been and what they’ve been doing. Plus, food, music, and performances.

Sunday | 12

LUISEÑO MISSION INDIANS POWWOW

This 15th-annual inter-tribal gathering in Oceanside includes contest dancing, with all dancers and drums welcome. Many tribes and cultures will be represented in dance, art, and music — plus, vendors will offer wares and food for sale.

Monday| 13

MASTERING TECHNIQUES: SAUTÉ AND SEAR

According to chef Arleen Lloyd, “Cooking relies on time-tested techniques passed down from generation to generation of cooks.” Learn the difference between sauté and sear techniques and then practice each with applicable foods at the Alchemy of the Hearth.

Tuesday | 14

SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY

Westwind Brass presents a Flag Day fundraising concert of American music from the 18th, 19th, and 20th Centuries. Wear red, white, and blue to the Veterans Museum and Memorial Center and enjoy “culinary delights.”

Wednesday | 15

WHAT’S EATING YOUR CHILD?

Nutritionist Kelly Dorfman discusses her book “for every parent whose child suffers from allergies, ear infections, eczema, anxiety [or] other physical, behavioral, or developmental problems.”