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1-28 San Diego is welcoming the second month of the year with open arms and, as an added bonus, 50 percent off admission to more than 55 museums across the county. Dubbed the “Museum Month” of 2023, February calls for a visit to historic sites, aquariums, and libraries, including the museums at Balboa Park, the Comic-Con Museum, and the Institute of Contemporary Art. sandiegomuseumcouncil.org 2-3 Mozart will live on forever—or at least for two more evenings this month—as Filipino-Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski (who is only 22 years old) and violinist Jeff Thayer bring the late composer’s Strassburg concerto to life. Held at the California Center for the Arts
collaborative The Black Iris Project to San Diego and The Balboa Theatre for the West Coast premiere of two original ballets: “WILD” and “A Mother’s Rite.” Audience members are encouraged to wear all-black attire in honor of Black lives and Black History Month. (See page 31 for more). blackirisproject.org 11 , 14 , 17 , 19 Performed in Italian (don’t worry, English text is displayed above the stage), The Puccini Duo: Suor Angelica & Gianni Schicchi brings two one-act operas to the San Diego Civic Theatre. The former tells a story of “tragedy, forgiveness and peace,” while the latter, an obscure satire, takes after a story included in Dante’s Inferno . sdopera.org
in Escondido, the concert also features Jean Sibelius’s ode to Finland and Kaija Saariaho’s Ciel d’hiver . sandiegosymphony.org 5-6 The 40 th annual Chinese New Year Fair is hitting the streets of downtown at the Asian Thematic District , formerly known as the old Chinatown of San Diego, at the intersection of Third Avenue and J Street. To ring in the Lunar New Year, the free, two-day festival features a variety of food and commercial booths. Expect street performances and vendors selling pan-Asian food, art, and more. sdcny.org 8 Broadway veteran and San Diego native Jeremy McQueen brings his Emmy Award–winning, New York City–based ballet
BY ROXANA BECERRIL
84 FEBRUARY 2023
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