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Back by popular demand. With a repertoire ranging from Lady Gaga to The Ride of the Valkyries, the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain tackles an ambitious range of music—on just four strings. This group of eight genre-benders performs covers (with vocals!) of pop, jazz, country, and classics from film, along with anything else they think is ripe for the picking. Date | Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 26 at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $31 to $75. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/ukele-orchestra-of-gb or call (858) 459-3728.

The exciting young members of the Arod Quartet, based in Paris, first came to international attention when they won first prize at the 2015 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition and the 2016 ARD International Music Competition. They arrive to San Diego this Spring! The program includes Mozart’s famous “Dissonance” String Quartet no. 19 in C Major; Bartok’s String Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, acknowledged as his first masterpiece; and Ravel’s only string quartet, a staple of the chamber music repertoire. Date | Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Tickets starting at $51. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/arod-quartet or call (858) 459-3728.

Love is in the air at the beachfront Bahia Resort Hotel. This Valentine’s Day, celebrate with your sweetheart at Café Bahia, featuring a fabulous four-course dinner (with optional wine pairings), champagne toast, live entertainment, and one perfect rose for your significant other. $69.00 per person | $89.00 with wine pairings Seating is limited and reservations are highly encouraged, call (858) 539-7635

Clairemont Act One is back with a super-fun fundraiser production Friday - Saturday, February 18 and 19. Buy your tickets online and we pay the ticket fee! A dozen of our actors have joined forces to produce this original parody by John Conan Palmer. An ego-nympho-meglamaniac self-help guru holds a team building seminar at an abandoned summer camp with a Dark History. What could possibly go wrong? MUST SHOW PROOF OF FULL COVID VACCINATION AND WEAR MASK THROUGHOUT THE PERFORMANCE.

Heralded by The New York Times as “the hottest artist on the classical music planet,” Lang Lang plays sold-out concerts all over the world with all the world’s top orchestras. The Chinese virtuoso pianist who won international acclaim while a teenager, whose expressiveness and charisma made him one of the most sought-after performers in the early 21st century, comes to San Diego to perform the Goldberg Variations, a milestone he just recorded and released in 2020 to great acclaim. His current tour also takes him to the Berlin Philharmonie, Milan’s La Scala, and London’s Barbican, among other storied halls. Date | Friday, March 18 at 8 p.m. Location | Balboa Theatre Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $55 to $124. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/lang-lang or call (858) 459-3728.

San Diego is seeing a steady increase in COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations due to the Delta variant. Plus, California is poised to become the first state in the nation to experiment with providing residents a guaranteed basic income. Then, an inside look at how one San Diego hospital system is expanding operations to deal with growing numbers of high-risk pregnancies. And, a former employee at the San Diego Museum of Art alleges that museum management fostered a culture that allowed sexual harassment to occur and is discriminatory against women of color employees. And, a new bilingual show produced by The San Diego Union Tribune and Los Angeles Times will cover news, entertainment and sports targeted to the region’s Latino community.

The ever-popular Academy of St Martin in the Fields, under the musical direction of renowned violin soloist Joshua Bell, returns to La Jolla Music Society for another spectacular performance. This storied, conductor-less ensemble is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, well known for its inspired and inspiring interpretations of great orchestral music. Date | Monday, March 14 at 8 p.m. Location | San Diego Civic Theatre Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $43 to $103. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/academy-of-st-martin or call (858) 459-3728.

In this tale of two Avitals, the trio creates beautiful fusion. Drawing on a diverse and exotic set of sounds from Morocco, Israel, and North Africa, mandolinist Avi and bass/oud player Omer Avital conjure jazzy moods via modal melodies and gripping rhythms that explore new cosmopolitan dimensions. Date | Thursday, March 10 at 6:30 p.m. at 8:30 p.m. Location | The JAI at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $68. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/avital-meets-avital or call (858) 459-3728.

The panel is planning to release its final report and hold a "formal presentation," which could include a hearing, the week of Dec. 19.

Tree trimming and plant pruning is selectively removing parts of a plant to direct growth, improve health, reduce risk from falling branches, and increase the yield of flowers and fruits. Take a pruning tour with certified arborist, Jose Bedoya of Leaf It To Us. Free for Members / $8 Non-Members