Balboa Park Advance Exhibition and Performance Schedule
2009 & 2010
Dates and exhibit titles listed in the calendar are subject to change. Before publication, please confirm information with the contacts listed at the end of the exhibition and performance calendar
Now thru Nov 1, 09 The Savannah Disputation
Two sisters, their priest, and an unexpected visitor at a truly devilish dinner party. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Now thru Nov 8, 09 Sammy
World-premiere musical based on the life of legendary entertainer, Sammy Davis, Jr. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Now thru Nov 29, 09 Noh Woodblock Prints
Kogyo was a master of the Japanese woodblock print at the turn of the 20th century and spent much of his working life creating the prints that documented the traditions of Noh, a form of Japanese theater dating to the 14th century. Japanese Friendship Garden (619) 232-2721 http://www.niwa.org
Now thru Nov 30, 09 Dinosaurs! Alive 3-D
Are descendants of dinosaurs alive and still walking, and flying, among us? Learn the answers in Dinosaurs Alive, an engrossing documentary film that recreates newly discovered creatures through the magic of eye-popping 3-D animation.
Presented this fall at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Dinosaurs Alive traces the live-action adventure of some of the world’s most preeminent paleontologists as they dig up new evidence from two major hotbeds for fossil hunting in Mongolia’s remote Gobi Desert and the mysterious red buttes of Ghost Ranch, New Mexico.
Now thru Dec 31, 09 FILM: Under the Sea
Film explores some of the most exotic and isolated locations on Earth, including the Great Barrier Reef and the Coral Triangle islands of Papua New Guinea and Indonesia. The amazing detail and clarity of the IMAX format effectively places audiences in a submarine’s front viewing bubble, allowing them to witness up close undersea life forms they will likely never be able to see any other way. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (619) 238-1233 http://www.rhfleet.org
Now thru Dec 6, 09 Picasso, Mir, Calder
Exhibition features works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miró, and Alexander Calder and is a complement to Calder Jewelry. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Now thru Jan 1, 10 Film: AMAZON
A journey of discovery down the mightiest river in the world - the lifeblood for whole civilizations and home to more than 5,000 species of fish and more than 50,000 different species of plants. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (619) 238-1233 http://www.rhfleet.org
Now thru Jan 3, 10 Baja California: Photography Exhibition
Exhibition features imagery by National Geographic photographer, author, and expedition leader Ralph Lee Hopkins and highlights the 800-mile-long Baja California peninsula. San Diego Natural History Museum(619) 232-3821 http://www.sdnhm.org
Now thru Jan 3, 10 Calder Jewelry
Alexander Calder, one of the most innovative American artists of the
20thcentury, is duly famous for his ubiquitous and often monumental mobile and stabile sculptures. A new exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art is the first ever to take a comprehensive look at his no-less prolific output in a smaller art form—jewelry.
Now thru Jan 3, 10 Oceanic Art: A Celebration of Form
Exhibition features approximately 70 artworks that represent ancient Oceanic traditions from Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia . The works include a variety of three-dimensional objects--elaborate sculptures, jewelry, weapons, cooking tools, and more. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Now thru Jan 10, 10 Masters of Mid-Century California Modernism - Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman
The exhibition comprises many fine examples of the Ackermans’ work in all media, spanning the entire length of their 50-year partnership, including new works completed within the past few years. At the forefront of the movement now known as California Mid-Century Modern, the Ackermans’ work has been featured in major exhibitions across the United States and in regional and national publications. Following in the footsteps of a renewed interest in modernist design that began in the 1990s, this exhibition provides a unique opportunity to trace the entire careers of two masters of their craft. Mingei International Museum (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Now thru Jan 17, 10 American Artists from the Russian Empire
Works of artists who came from Russia to U.S. before or after WWII. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Now thru Jan 24, 10 The Art of Andean Retablos: Religion, Tradition, and Social Commentary
Explores the museum’s collection of retablos, an art form that communicates the stories, histories, and traditions of the Highland people of South America. San Diego Museum of Man (619) 239-2001 http://www.museumofman.org
Now thru Jan 24, 10 Through the Lens
Annual youth exhibition showcases the works created by students. Museum of Photographic Arts (619) 238-7559 http://www.mopa.org
Now thru Jan 31, 10 Beloved Daughters: Photographs by Fazal Sheikh
Intimate portraits and testimony of women and young girls from two communities in India: a nation where despite progressive laws, women struggle for human, civil, and economic rights. Museum of Photographic Arts (619) 238-7559 http://www.mopa.org
Now thru Feb 6, 10 Picturing the Process: The Photograph as Witness
Fourth in a series of educational based exhibitions explores the variety of ways that photographers and photographs document people, places, and events throughout history. Museum of Photographic Arts (619) 238-7559 http://www.mopa.org
Now thru Mar 10, 10 Fifty-Six Chinese Hat Boxes - and one hat!
Made of wood, lacquer, paper and leather from the late Qing Dynasty (c. 1890-1912) Mingei International Museum (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Now thru Mar 10, 10 Fisch Out of Water
Wondrous sea creatures knitted and/or crocheted of color-coated copper wire by renowned San Diego designer craftsman Arline Fisch. Mingei International Museum (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Now thru Mar 10, 10 Transformed by Fire: June Schwarcz Enamel Vessals
90 pieces of innovative work by this Bay Area artist recognized by many as the nation's leading enamellist. Mingei International Museum (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Now thru Jun 20, 10 Motion Mania: Move Your Mind
Discover what makes the world go round with the Fleet’s new hands-on exhibits. Motion Mania is about every kind of motion from the kind that underlies the solar system to pendulum motions, turbulent motion, motion illusions and more. Push, pull, lift, stop, go, drop and bounce your way to discovering more about how the world works. This fun, hands-on exhibit that introduces visitors to the universal laws that apply to everything that moves. Thirty exciting activities turn physics into fun, thought provoking experiences that reveal the extraordinary principles behind the ordinary world of motion. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (619) 238-1233 http://www.rhfleet.org
Now thru Sep 5, 10 Sonabai: Another Way of Seeing:
Sonabai Rajawar, a sculptor who came to Mingei in 1986 to exhibit her art, was an untrained artist who lived in total isolation for the first fifteen years of her marriage, creating a style of sculpting previously unseen anywhere in India. Her work is whimsical, delightful and imaginative. She has subsequently been given the highest award that any Indian artist can receive and has engendered a whole ‘school’ of art, consequently changing the entire economy of her remote village. The exhibition that will take place at Mingei International is to be a blend of Sonabai’s sculptures, those of other artists she has influenced and photographs and videos — all presented in a very unusual manner. Mingei International Museum (619) 239-0003 http://www.mingei.org
Upcoming Exhibitions and Performances
Nov 7, 09 thru Feb 28, 10 Darwin: Evolution\Revolution
The most in-depth exhibition ever mounted on Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution by natural selection.
The exhibition's appearance in San Diego coincides with the celebration of the 200th anniversary of Darwin's birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, and features the broadest collection ever assembled of specimens, artifacts, original manuscripts, and memorabilia related to Darwin. San Diego Natural History Museum(619) 232-3821 http://www.sdnhm.org
Nov 20, 09 thru Dec 6, 09 Winter C-Note Event
The most anticipated, lively and capricious of fundraisers: Original artwork sold right off the wall for $100, $200, or $300 San Diego Art Institute (SDAI): Museum of the Living Artist (619) 236-0011 http://www.sandiego-art.org
Nov 21, 09 thru Dec 27, 09 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
12th year of San Diego's favorite holiday tradition. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Starting Nov 21, 09 Ongoing Exhibition: Block Busters!
Construction-based exhibition is new to the permanent collection. Build free-form structures - from skyscrapers to bridges - with thousands of wooden KEVA (Knowledge-Exploration-Visual Arts) planks. No glue or connectors necessary.
KEVA planks turn artists into scientists and scientists into artists. Children learn vocabulary building, sorting and building math skills, and concepts of gravity, balance, and geometry. Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (619) 238-1233 http://www.rhfleet.org
Dec 5, 09 thru Mar 7, 10 From Rembrandt's Studio: The Prints of Ferdinand Bol
Exhibition juxtapose Bol's etchings with prints of similar subjects by Rembrandt himself, and coincides with "Drawings by Rembrandt and His Pupils: Telling the Difference" on view at the J. Paul Getty Museum. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Jan 8, 10 thru Jan 24, 10 You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown San Diego Junior Theatre (619) 239-1311 Box Office: (619) 239-8355 http://www.juniortheatre.com
Jan 13, 10 thru Feb 21, 10 Whisper House
2007 Tony-Award winner Duncan Sheik's musical is the tale of a young boy during World War II who thinks his lighthouse home is haunted. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Feb 20, 10 thru May 30, 10 Joaquin Torres-Garcia: Constructing Abstraction with Wood
Exhibition explores unique innovations in the medium of wood. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Mar 5, 10 thru Mar 21, 10 Pippi Longstocking San Diego Junior Theatre (619) 239-1311 Box Office: (619) 239-8355 http://www.juniortheatre.com
Mar 13, 10 thru Apr 18, 10 Boeing-Boeing
A successful architect living in Paris thinks he can juggle his three flight attendant fiancées. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Mar 20, 10 thru Apr 25, 10 Alive and Well
World-premiere romantic comedy tells the story of a big city reporter and a Civil War re-enactor who set out to solve a mystery. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Mar 27, 10 thru Sep 5, 10 Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries
Based on the American Museum of Natural History's latest dinosaur finds, including a stunning array of feathered dinosaurs, this exhibition shows how advanced technology is allowing scientists to look at these fossils in fresh ways. Dinosaur diversity is revealed as the latest discoveries by some of the world's leading paleontologists show these ancient giants in a new light. San Diego Natural History Museum(619) 232-3821 http://www.sdnhm.org
Apr 30, 10 thru May 2, 10 Art Alive 2010
More than 100 designers transform the gallery spaces with floral interpretations of the Museum's renowned artwork. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Apr 30, 10 thru May 16, 10 Seussical San Diego Junior Theatre (619) 239-1311 Box Office: (619) 239-8355 http://www.juniortheatre.com
May 1, 10 thru Jun 6, 10 What You Will
Historical and hysterical account of Tony and Olivier Award-winner Roger Rees' stage experiences in all things Shakespeare. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
May 8, 10 thru Jun 13, 10 The Whipping Man
Set in Virginia following the final days of the Civil War, a Jewish Confederate soldier returns to his childhood home, only to find it in ruins and occupied by former slaves who are preparing for a Seder feats.
A provocative look at a pivotal time in American history. The Old Globe (619) 23-GLOBE http://www.TheOldGlobe.org
Starting May 15, 10 All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals
Discover how the same Earth processes that build landscapes produce dazzling gemstones and precious metals—even right here in San Diego County, one of the most famous gem-producing regions in the world. The exhibition features a stunning selection of spectacular natural mineral crystals, exquisite jewelry, and works of art. San Diego Natural History Museum(619) 232-3821 http://www.sdnhm.org
May 29, 10 thru Sep 5, 10 Heroes: Mortals and Myth in Ancient Greece
An exhibition of more than 100 objects explores the inherent human need for heroes by using ancient Greek culture as a point of origin. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
Jul 2, 10 thru Jul 18, 10 Disney's Geppetto and Son San Diego Junior Theatre (619) 239-1311 Box Office: (619) 239-8355 http://www.juniortheatre.com
Jul 30, 10 thru Aug 15, 10 Fame San Diego Junior Theatre (619) 239-1311 Box Office: (619) 239-8355 http://www.juniortheatre.com
Nov 7, 10 thru May 8, 11 Ukiyo-e: 250 Years of Japanese woodblock Prints from the Permanent Collection
Woodblock prints were primarily popular among members of Japan's mercantile classes who became increasingly prominent with the gradual ossification of the aristocracy and shogunate. San Diego Museum of Art (619) 232-7931 http://www.sdmart.org
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Media Contacts
Japanese Friendship Garden–619 232-2721
Mingei International Museum–Martha Ehringer, 619 239-0003 prdir@mingei.org
Museum of Photographic Arts– 619 238-7559 x203 pr@mopa.org
Veterans Museum and Memorial Center–Rod Melendez 619 239-2300 sdvmc@pacbell.net
Balboa Park is a San Diego must-see, just minutes from downtown, and ranked as one of the Best Parks in the World. The Park is home to 15 major museums, several performing arts venues, lovely gardens and many other cultural and recreational attractions–including the San Diego Zoo. With a host of cultural institutions laid out among its 1,200 beautiful and lushly planted acres, Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban cultural park.
Balboa Park Marketing is a program of the Balboa Park Central, a non-profit organization promoting the cultural and recreational use of Balboa Park.
Balboa Park is a San Diego must-see, just minutes from downtown, and ranked as one of the Best Parks in the World. The Park is home to 15 major museums, several performing arts venues, lovely gardens and many other cultural and recreational attractions, including the San Diego Zoo. With a variety of cultural institutions laid out among its beautiful 1,200 lushly planted acres, Balboa Park is the nation’s largest urban cultural park.
Balboa Park Marketing is a program of the Balboa Park Central, a non-profit organization promoting the cultural and recreational use of Balboa Park.
