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The Scarlet Pimpernel is a swashbuckling action/adventure musical, based on Baroness Orczy’s famous 20th-century novel about the French Revolution and the battle for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. With an epic, sweeping book by Nan Knighton and a rousing and passionate score by Knighton and Frank Wildhorn, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a colorful window into 18th century French and British history. The show’s most popular numbers include “Into The Fire,” “When I Look At You,” “You Are My Home,” and “Where’s the Girl.” Wheelchair seating available, contact info@eastcountyarts.org for details. Related links: East County Performing Arts website | Facebook | Instagram

This week marks the start of the annual San Diego Latino Film Festival. Official selections include films by San Diego and Tijuana filmmakers.

The album's not dead! Want proof? NPR Music's list of the best albums of 2023 features masterworks by veterans, newcomers, iconoclasts and at least one supergroup.

LUNAFEST Film Festival is an annual fundraiser for Soroptimist International Oceanside-Carlsbad. The 2022 Lunafest will include a celebration of their 75th Anniversary. SIOC is part of a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. Soroptimist International celebrated their 100th Anniversary this October. Proceeds benefit the “Live Your Dream” Scholarship programs and Dream It Be It. SIOC provides women and girls with access to the education and training Visit Soroptimist International Oceanside Carlsbad on Facebook + Instagram

One youth center is reconnecting Native Americans, both young and old, with their ancestral heritage.

The second show of the season is a comedy written by Christopher Durang and directed by Tyler Richards Hewes and Eddy Lukovic Middle-aged siblings Vanya and Sonia are living in their family home in Bucks County, PA, where they bicker and complain about the circumstances of their lives. Suddenly, their movie-star sister, Masha, swoops in with her new boy toy, Spike. Old resentments flare up, eventually leading to threats to sell the house. Also on the scene are sassy maid Cassandra, who can predict the future, and a lovely young aspiring actress named Nina, whose prettiness somewhat worries the imperious Masha. Show contains bits of adult language and situations.

Artists and curators discuss their performance experience and approaches to its planning and care, while considering the Californias as a performance context. Jill Dawsey, Senior Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Ricardo Dominguez, Artist, Chair & Associate Professor, Visual Arts, UCSD Daril Fortis, Independent Curator, Tijuana Matana Roberts, Musician, Assistant Professor, Music, UCSD Curated and moderated by Malik Gaines, Associate Professor UC San Diego. Part of the daylong Curating Performance Symposium hosted by the Department of Performance Studies at NYU Tisch. Register now

Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs urged female graduates to embrace the title of "homemaker" in a controversial commencement speech. The NFL says he was speaking "in his personal capacity."

Wallace is known for his celebrity profiles, but his new memoir, Another Word For Love, is about his own life, growing up unhoused, Black and queer, and getting his start as a writer at the age of 40.

Andrew Scott stars as a grifter who's always ready to swindle, seduce or murder in a new eight-part miniseries based on the 1955 novel. Ripley combines a bold narrative with visual surprises.