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This fall, Soulful artist Sarah Lightman will be joining Jimmy Pearson for a mini tour in Southern California. "The tour is focused on community, and how we empower each other through connection and meaningful interaction. This past year has carried a lot of difficult ups and downs in Southern California, and we aim to bring a bit of so-cal sunshine back to the coast. Join us for an unforgettable night of soulful live music - I’ll be bringing the band too!" Shows: October 25 @ The DoubleTree Hotel; San Diego, CA October 30 @ LaBoom; Chula Vista, CA Get Tickets: https://www.sarah-lightman.com/ **About Sarah Lightman:**
Sarah Lightman is an acclaimed singer-songwriter known for their heartfelt lyrics, soulful vocals, and captivating stage presence. With a unique blend of soul, folk, and pop influences, Sarah Lightman has quickly garnered attention for their honest storytelling and emotive performances. Her voice is most often compared to those of Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae, Sara Bareilles, and Adele. Sarah Lightman on Facebook / Instagram

Unbound Barracks 16: Pre-Holiday Celebration at Open Art Studios Saturday, November 15 5-8 p.m. Barracks 16, Liberty Station, San Diego 2730 Historic Decatur Sound, color and untamed spirit come together to give you an evening filled with art, music and a chance to meet the artists of Barracks 16, Liberty Station. Featured artists: - Veltz Fine Art - Lauren LeVieux - Melissa Marquardt - Karla Presiado - Katerina Husar Lazarova - Sheri Hayes - Yahel Yan - Inspirations Gallery/Writer’s Ink - Faces by Miche - Lisa E Fine Art - La Galleria - Susie Zol - San Diego Brain Injury Foundation - Ramona Unwin - Wendy Hamilton - Liz Jardine

Rafael Payare, conductor Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano Mark Stone, baritone San Diego Symphony Orchestra R. STRAUSS: "Also sprach Zarathustra," Op. 30 BARTÓK: "Bluebeard’s Castle" Our season ends with two of the most spectacular and orchestrally overwhelming scores from the late romantic period: Richard Strauss’s epic tone-poem "Also sprach Zarathustra," inspired by Nietzsche’s account of the deep meditations of the half- mythical Persian hermit-philosopher Zoroaster; and Bartók’s dramatic fantasy "Bluebeard’s Castle," based on the ancient fairy-tale about a young woman who marries a mysterious aristocrat and discovers that he has terrible secrets kept behind locked doors. Both these magnificent works use extreme and glittering orchestral colors to represent the real colors of the world and the cosmos – dawn, sunlight, vast mountain views, sunset and the darkest night. And both are perfectly suited to our fabulous new acoustic in the Jacobs Music Center, and the beauty of the inside of our hall. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Rafael Payare, conductor Jeff Thayer, violin San Diego Symphony Orchestra JIMMY LÓPEZ: "Perú negro" BERG: Violin Concerto MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish” Three works inspired in very different ways by folk music and the mix of different cultures. "Perú Negro" (Black Peru), by San Diego Symphony’s Composer-in-Residence Jimmy López, was composed in 2012, and in the words of the composer “showcases my native country’s Afro-Peruvian heritage” while celebrating the exuberant fusion of African and Latin elements in the popular music of his native land. Alban Berg’s last completed work, his mystical Violin Concerto, was written in 1935 “to the memory of an angel”. The angel was Manon, the daughter of Alma Mahler (by her second husband) who had died a few months earlier at the age of 18. Berg includes in his concerto a beautiful folk-tune from the Southern Austrian Catholic region of Carinthia, and a haunting old German Protestant hymn-tune, which Bach had used several times. Mendelssohn’s "Scottish" Symphony, like his "Hebrides Overture," was inspired by his youthful trip to Scotland where the young Berliner was overwhelmed by the feeling of a haunting and ancient culture. In his symphony we hear echoes of Scottish traditional music for bagpipes, fiddles and harps, the skipping rhythms of Scottish folk dancing, and Romantic impressions of ruined medieval castles and monasteries. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

Bring the whole family (two-and four-legged!) to the bay Sunday, November 1 for a tail-wagging afternoon of Halloween fun, adorable costumes, and fur-tastic festivities benefiting Paws of Coronado from Noon - 4 p.m. Bring your four-legged friends and enjoy: Costume content and prizes! A playful dog run so pups can zoom in style Adoptable pets from Paws of Coronado looking for their forever homes Whiskey sampling from Garrison Brothers Special dog-friendly treats from Sally’s A fun raffle with boo-tiful prizes -- only $5 per ticket, with all proceeds going directly to Paws of Coronado Dress up your pups (and yourselves!) in your best Halloween costumes and join us for a paws-itively delightful day by the water! No cover – just come, sip, sit, and stay awhile. Free validated parking when you park in Manchester Grand Hyatt’s self-parking garage. Sally's Waterfront Dining on Facebook / Instagram

Free public, fun-filled, event with experts on pregnancy and motherhood. Celebrate our 5th Anniversary expo with us! Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Location: Balboa Park, San Diego, Calif. Located off of 6th Avenue between Spruce Street and Quince Free baby items, relief supplies, raffles, information booths, career and training opportunities

Trevor Pinnock, conductor Alexandra Dovgan, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra BEETHOVEN: Coriolan Overture Op. 62 BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, “Emperor” BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 Trevor Pinnock, one of the great masters of Baroque and Classical music in our age, and Alexandra Dovgan, a young pianist already celebrated across the world for the majesty and beauty of her playing, join the Orchestra together for the first time for a glorious all-Beethoven program, filled with high drama, hope and nobility. After the tragic grandeur of the Coriolan Overture come two of Beethoven’s greatest and most uplifting masterpieces: the “Emperor” Concerto and the Seventh Symphony, both pieces of overwhelming power and invention. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

The 4th annual Birdstock Music Festival & Artisan Market transforms a closed-down La Jolla Boulevard in the seaside neighborhood of Bird Rock into a day-long street festival celebrating music and community. Admission is FREE for all ages! This year is bigger than ever, featuring appearances from San Diego's premier bands, artisans, community organizations and merchants. BirdStock will feature: • Five Stages of Live Music • Pelican Disco Dance Tent featuring Live DJs • Artisan Market — Over 70 curated booths for shopping • Wine & Beer Garden — Located by the main stage • Culinary Offerings & Food Trucks • Kids’ Zone including New Wave Youth Stage • Pet Parade and Costume Contest • Local Civic & Nonprofit Booths — to engage with community initiatives and projects This year, family-friendly offerings include a visit from the Mission Control bus, a pumpkin patch to prepare for Halloween, Halloween costume photography, a STEM area, flower bar, dunk tank, tennis/pickleball court, Book Nook, a hat bar, and more! A portion of proceeds from this year’s event benefits Bird Rock’s beloved neighborhood school, Bird Rock Elementary. BirdStock Music Festival offers a unique opportunity to explore and enjoy this charming La Jolla neighborhood during a day filled with music, fun and community spirit. For more information, please visit BirdStockMusicFestival.com. BirdStock Music Festival & Artisan Market on Instagram

Anna Sulkowska-Migon, conductor Ingrid Fliter, piano San Diego Symphony Orchestra KILAR: "Orawa" CHOPIN: Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21 BORODIN: Symphony No. 2 BORODIN: “Polovtsian Dances” from Prince Igor From Polish film composer Wojciech Kilar’s beautiful "Orawa," a celebration of the mountain fiddle-players of Southern Poland, to Borodin’s legendary "Polovtsian Dances", conjuring up the wild dancing of ancient nomadic tribespeople in Southern Russia, this program is banquet of music from the shifting borderlands between Europe and Asia. At the center are Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto, written when the great Polish composer and patriot was just 20 years old, and Borodin’s brilliantly colorful and tuneful Second Symphony, evoking the uproarious and warlike merrymaking of mediaeval knights-in-armor, with their ancient bards and strange-sounding folk-instruments. San Diego Symphony on Facebook / Instagram

The new documentary “Tura!” pays tribute to badass actress and pop culture icon Tura Satana. Cinema Junkie speaks with director Cody Jarrett and Satana’s friend and manager Siouxzan Perry. Warning: Episode contains mature language.