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Your Week: Jon Batiste, Trolley Dances, EV Oktoberfest, Adams Ave. Street Fair, U.S.-Mexico War history
Events September 19-23, 2025
Friday | 19
Jon Batiste is a Grammy-winning and Oscar-winning musician known for a genre-blending style influenced by his New Orleans roots. He gained widespread recognition as the musical director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022. Batiste’s ninth album, Big Money, was released in this past August. He described it as a “circus of love” and a reflection on “humanity, capitalism, and faith”.
When: Friday, September 19, 7:30 pm
Where: The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, Downtown. theshell.org
Saturday | 20
Join San Diego Dance Theater for performances on the Green Line: site-specific dance that highlights our city’s diversity, culture, and community. Enjoy a lineup of guest choreographers, including Trolley Dances founder Jean Issacs, along with Blythe Barton, Bernard Brown, Megan Curet, Lavina Rich, and Odessa Uno.
When: Saturday, September 20, 12 pm to 10 pm
Where: Fashion Valley Mall, 7007 Friars Road, Mission Valley. sandiegodancetheater.org
Co-hosted by the East Village Association, the event will feature craft beer, German bites, live music, and games in a seated beer hall atmosphere. Expect Bavarian classics like pretzels and sausages alongside El Comal’s Mexican flavors, plus a lineup of live Polka music, tribute bands, and performances. Attendees can compete in Oktoberfest-themed games and competitions. Attendees are encouraged to wear lederhosen or dirndls.
When: Saturday, September 20, 3 pm to 8 pm
Where: The Quartyard, 1301 Market Street, East Village. quartyardsd.com
Sunday | 21
Musical acts on seven stages, with performances from Sara Petite, The Styletones, and Strawberry Fuzz. There will be three beer gardens serving craft beer and cocktails. Check out the carnival rides, festival foods, 300 exhibitors, and acts from the Fern Street Circus.
When: Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10 am to 6 pm
Where: Adams Avenue in Kensington and Normal Heights. adamsavenuebusiness.com
Tuesday | 23
¡Guerra! U.S.-Mexico War in San Diego
In December 1846, the largest battle of the US-Mexico War in California was fought about 30 miles north of Old Town, in the San Pasqual Valley near today’s San Diego Zoo Safari Park. American and Mexican forces struggled for control of Alta California, and the battle paved the way to the eventual Mexican surrender near Los Angeles a month later. David Miller will give a talk on this piece of San Diego history. Miller received the 2017 Faculty Award for Exceptional Teaching, and in 2020 the Center for Catholic Thought and Culture travel grant. He is the History Department’s internship program coordinator and serves as the co-editor of The Journal of San Diego History.
When: Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: Coronado Library, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado. coronado.librarycalendar.com
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Your Week: Jon Batiste, Trolley Dances, EV Oktoberfest, Adams Ave. Street Fair, U.S.-Mexico War history
Events September 19-23, 2025
Your Week: Jon Batiste, Trolley Dances, EV Oktoberfest, Adams Ave. Street Fair, U.S.-Mexico War history
Events September 19-23, 2025
Friday | 19
Jon Batiste is a Grammy-winning and Oscar-winning musician known for a genre-blending style influenced by his New Orleans roots. He gained widespread recognition as the musical director for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert from 2015 to 2022. Batiste’s ninth album, Big Money, was released in this past August. He described it as a “circus of love” and a reflection on “humanity, capitalism, and faith”.
When: Friday, September 19, 7:30 pm
Where: The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, Downtown. theshell.org
Saturday | 20
Join San Diego Dance Theater for performances on the Green Line: site-specific dance that highlights our city’s diversity, culture, and community. Enjoy a lineup of guest choreographers, including Trolley Dances founder Jean Issacs, along with Blythe Barton, Bernard Brown, Megan Curet, Lavina Rich, and Odessa Uno.
When: Saturday, September 20, 12 pm to 10 pm
Where: Fashion Valley Mall, 7007 Friars Road, Mission Valley. sandiegodancetheater.org
Co-hosted by the East Village Association, the event will feature craft beer, German bites, live music, and games in a seated beer hall atmosphere. Expect Bavarian classics like pretzels and sausages alongside El Comal’s Mexican flavors, plus a lineup of live Polka music, tribute bands, and performances. Attendees can compete in Oktoberfest-themed games and competitions. Attendees are encouraged to wear lederhosen or dirndls.
When: Saturday, September 20, 3 pm to 8 pm
Where: The Quartyard, 1301 Market Street, East Village. quartyardsd.com
Sunday | 21
Musical acts on seven stages, with performances from Sara Petite, The Styletones, and Strawberry Fuzz. There will be three beer gardens serving craft beer and cocktails. Check out the carnival rides, festival foods, 300 exhibitors, and acts from the Fern Street Circus.
When: Saturday, September 20, and Sunday, September 21, 2025, 10 am to 6 pm
Where: Adams Avenue in Kensington and Normal Heights. adamsavenuebusiness.com
Tuesday | 23
¡Guerra! U.S.-Mexico War in San Diego
In December 1846, the largest battle of the US-Mexico War in California was fought about 30 miles north of Old Town, in the San Pasqual Valley near today’s San Diego Zoo Safari Park. American and Mexican forces struggled for control of Alta California, and the battle paved the way to the eventual Mexican surrender near Los Angeles a month later. David Miller will give a talk on this piece of San Diego history. Miller received the 2017 Faculty Award for Exceptional Teaching, and in 2020 the Center for Catholic Thought and Culture travel grant. He is the History Department’s internship program coordinator and serves as the co-editor of The Journal of San Diego History.
When: Tuesday, September 23, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: Coronado Library, 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado. coronado.librarycalendar.com