Are you feeling very of-the-moment or are you wishing for a bit of a throwback?
We have the answers either way. If you're liking the here and now, check out the big mobile-food truck gathering Friday near San Diego's airport. If you're feeling nostalgic, how about revivals of two big-screen classics?
We’ve got all that and more if you're looking for stuff to do March 17-20, whether you want to stay close to Carlsbad or branch out. This week, we feature a big-time actor turned author and two plays – wink, one's a little naughty.
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Where/when: Front Porch Gallery, Carlsbad, noon, Saturday.
Why Go: The gallery opens a juried show featuring the works of more than 50 local artists. Some of them are expected to appear at Saturday's opening reception. The exhibit will be featured through May 8.
Price: Free.
Where/when: San Dieguito Academy, Encinitas, 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
Why Go: The Peter Sprague Trio performs to support the campus' construction of a performing arts center.
Price: $15-25, general.
A LITTLE FARTHER AFIELD
A PAIR OF PLAYS
Where/when: North Coast Repertory, Solana Beach, Thursday through Tuesday.
Why Go: One play closes and another opens. ends its run Sunday and is followed by the U.S. premiere of the comedy , which opens a two-night stint Monday.
Price: $20-37.
Where/when: La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, 7 p.m. Thursday.
Why Go: Ted Danson, of Cheers and Damages fame, authored the new book Oceana, an extension of his attempts to persuade legislators and world leaders to protect the oceans. He appears to discuss the book with critic Robert Pincus.
Price: Two tickets are included with purchases of the book from Warwick's in La Jolla.
Where/when: Fifty-Seven Degrees, San Diego, 5 p.m. Friday.
Why Go: The Hancock Street wine bar owners have organized a gathering of more than a dozen mobile-food trucks, hawking unique cuisine, desserts and beverages. Hundreds of people braved a downpour to join in last month. This week the weather should be just fine.
Price: $2 entry.
Where/when: AMC Fashion Valley and Palm Promenade and Reading Gaslamp, San Diego, Saturday.
Why Go: Film classics of a very different stripe screen in the evening. At the AMC branches, Taxi Driver, the '70s landmark starring Robert DeNiro, can be seen at 8 p.m. The Quiet Man, starring legendary cowboy John Wayne, will screen at the Gaslamp at 7 p.m.
Price: $5 for the Quiet Man; $10.75-11.50 for Taxi Driver.
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