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Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival took over downtown San Diego in 2019 to rave reviews. Taking over the waterfront parks and piers it turned into a city-wide celebration. After three years, the festival is coming back to bring you a better experience! Get ready to experience the beautiful waterfront parks, piers, ships and yacht parties play host. More than 250 downtown bars, restaurants, breweries and hotels all within steps. Ferries between stages or to the beautiful beaches of Coronado Island. After-parties in the Gaslamp Quarter and Little Italy. Sunset cruises, ocean activities and jet boat rides. America’s craft beer capital, and one of the top culinary cities. All imagined into one festival destination. Pop in and out of the festival grounds at any time with your RFID wristband, as we take over the town! Wonderfront Music & Arts festival starts Friday, November 18 and runs through Sunday, November 20, taking place at Broadway Port Pier. The Festival hours each day are: • Friday, November 18, 2:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. Broadway Port Pier remains open until midnight • Saturday, November 19, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Broadway Port Pier remains open until midnight • Sunday, November 20, 12 p.m. – 10 p.m. Get tickets here! General Admission, 3-day weekend pass: $359 General Admission, 3-day military pass: $335 VIP Exclusive, 3-day pass: $1,399 Click here to see full artist lineup. For more information, please visit wonderfrontfestival.com.

San Diego Poetry Annual open reading, hosted by author Curran Jeffery and sponsored by SDPA and Bluestocking Books. All authors, fans of lit arts, and poets looking to publish are welcome. Come to watch, share, and celebrate. Sign up to read by email at mkklam@gmail.com or text (619) 957-3264. Please indicate in your message whether or not you’ve previously published work in SDPA.

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The Rosin Box Project presents four innovative contemporary ballet premieres by renowned Resident Artists and internationally acclaimed Guest Choreographers. DEBUTS delivers world class dance straight to the heart of San Diego. DEBUTS captures four distinct choreographic voices, each uniquely different yet connected in their uninhibited approach. TRBP’s season finale program presents World Premieres by brilliant Resident Artists Katie Spagnolletti and Jeremy Zapanta, as well as a World Premiere by Guest Choreographer, Myles Thatcher, Soloist and Choreographer with San Francisco Ballet, and a company premiere of Sextette by Dance Magazine's 25 To Watch and TRBP Guest Choreographer, Katarzyna Skarpetowska. DEBUTS exemplifies TRBP’s dedication to the creation of exciting, fresh, and intimate opportunities to experience superlative live performance art for artists and audiences alike. This final program will be presented under the stars in an indoor/outdoor theater housed at the Mingei International Museum: La Atalaya Foundation Theater in the heart of Balboa Park. DEBUTS will also be streamed virtually. *All seating is first-come first-serve, please arrive early to claim your seats. *Doors open 30 minutes before the show begins. *Program length: Just over an hour, with one 15 minute intermission. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram