San Diego Reader

Thursday | 17

32ND ANNUAL ST. PATRICK’S DAY OPEN READING

D.G. Wills Books in La Jolla hosts its popular celebration of Irish poetry and prose. Attendees are invited to read selections by James Joyce, William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and others. As always, “Messrs. Guinness and Harp” will officiate the proceedings.

Friday | 18

WILL DANCE FOR LOVE

Future Shock, Mighty Shock, Mini Shock, and 20 other performers present a showcase of Southern California’s “best dance teams” at Southwest High School. Proceeds benefit the Second Chance Foundation, a group benefiting the homeless and unemployed.

NUCLEAR COWBOYZ FREESTYLE CHAOS

The Soldiers of Havoc and the Metal Mulisha, two “powerful freestyle-motocross tribes,” come to Valley View Casino Center to share a dark tale by way of gravity-defying freestyle-motocross aerial feats.

Saturday | 19

BIRDS OF THE SEA

The Sea Days program at Birch Aquarium at Scripps focuses on oceangoing birds. Discover how these creatures adapted to survive in a watery world, learn about migration and where you might catch a glimpse of these amazing creatures, make a bird craft, and enjoy story time.

CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

Spring is in the air…in the form of delicate pink blossoms. Celebrate the season during this traditional festival with Japanese food, arts and crafts, entertainment, cultural demonstrations, and the crowning of “Little Miss Sakura.”

Sunday | 20

SACRED SKY, SACRED EARTH: CORONADO

Actors, dancers, musicians, singers, and visual artists from Coronado School of the Arts will collaborate with technological artist Peter Terezakis to create an interactive art performance at North Coronado Beach. Students will guide audience members through a “powerful meditative experience.”

MAKE SPRING BLOOM

Create flower sculptures from a variety of materials inspired by Botanicals: The Photography of Imogen Cunningham and Islands of Color: Polynesian Quilts, two exhibitions on display at the Oceanside Museum of Art. Three separate activities are planned for children of all ages.

Monday | 21

STAGE MONKEYS IMPROV

Check out this form of improvised longform comedy known as “The Harold.” Using a single audience suggestion, Stage Monkey players will create characters, scenes, and songs and weave them together on the fly.

Tuesday | 22

SCIENCE OF SPORTS

What design elements go into shaping a surfboard? How does air pressure affect a mountain-board ride? Learn this and more during the San Diego Science Festival event, featuring a wave machine, a skateboard ramp, surfboard shaping, baseball-hitting machines, and demonstrations. Science and physics students, professors, and inventors will answer questions.

Wednesday | 23

STREET-PAINTING FESTIVAL

Chalk artists will transform the walkways of Southwestern College into a colorful gallery in celebration of Women’s History Month. Food, entertainment, crafts, vendors, and community resources round off the event.