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Hits! The Musical is a high energy production featuring America's best young superstars. The cast of approximately 22 members will consist of the country's most talented singers and dancers, ages 8-23. The show will take audiences on a musical journey through the decades, highlighting the biggest hits of all time in Pop, Country, Rock and Broadway. It will incorporate fast- paced production medleys, dazzling costumes, and is sure to thrill audiences young and old! WHERE| Balboa Theatre ‣ 868 4th Ave. San Diego, California 92101 SHOW TIMES| 7: 30 p.m. Friday, May 5, 2023 & 3:00 p.m. Sunday, May 7, 2023 ‣ Approximately 2 hours runtime (including intermission) ADMISSION| Tickets can be purchased here! ‣ Tickets start at $32.50 (includes a $3.50 Facility Restoration Fee) ‣All ages must have own ticket

Sit back and enjoy a fun-filled night of stand-up comedy from YouTuber/podcaster/country music artist/mayor…Kurtis Conner. And please be nice to him! It’s the law! Kurtis Conner is embarking on his most ambitious solo comedy tour yet. A sell-out performer, podcaster, and global YouTube sensation, Conner is bringing his freshest, funniest material yet to the stage. After studying comedy writing and performance in Toronto, Conner quickly found an audience on Vine, later migrating to YouTube and growing that audience to over 3.7 million subscribers worldwide. His 2016 stand-up record "Cuppla Jokes" reached number 6 on the Billboard comedy chart and number 1 on iTunes, while his videos regularly hit the top ten trending page on YouTube. Conner has previously appeared on stage alongside collaborators Danny Gonzalez and Drew Gooden, and also hosts the "Very Really Good" podcast. WHEN| Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022 ‣ This show starts at 7 p.m. WHERE| Balboa Theatre ‣ 868 4th Ave. San Diego, California 92101 ADMISSION| Tickets can be purchased here! ‣ Tickets start at $70+ SOCIALS| Follow Kurtis Conner on Instagram + Twitter

After months of public outreach, the mayor settled on a new design for Park Boulevard that removes a car lane in each direction and all but 67 parking spaces. The changes are set to take effect in December after a pipeline replacement project.

A tour stop for Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band has been added in San Diego, one of two new shows announced Tuesday.

Celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, are underway around the world. The House of Iran in Balboa Park marked the occasion with special traditions.

Fall Equinox is that time of the year when the hours of daylight and nighttime are of equal length, it’s also the time of celebrating the harvest and preparing for the winter ahead. In this Equinox observance, we’ll gather in San Diego’s expansive Balboa Park to observe and respond to the changing of the season. During our time together, we’ll discuss Equinox lore and legend, and explore our many links and connections with the season and retreat into our notebooks and journals to harvest remembrances of summer-past and note our intentions for the coming season. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Notable work of art now on view in the region, including Yayoi Kusama at MCASD La Jolla; James E. Watts at Oceanside Museum of Art; Sue Austin at ICA San Diego; Yolanda López at MCASD San Diego; and moses at the Mingei.

This weekend in the arts: Disco Riot interprets Cauleen Smith's video work at San Diego Museum of Art; a group show at Quint; James E. Watts at Oceanside Museum of Art; Silkroad Ensemble's "Home Within"; Thee Sacred Souls, Kahlil Nash and more at Quartyard; San Diego Opera's "Roméo et Juliette"; and a day of choral concerts at the San Diego Sings Festival.

The world premiere of "What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank" by Pulitzer Prize finalist Nathan Englander ("The Twenty-Seventh Man," "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges"). This funny and unique play is directed by the Globe’s Erna Finci Viterbi Artistic Director Barry Edelstein ("The Twenty-Seventh Man," "Picasso at the Lapin Agile"). Performances begin Sept. 11, 2022 and play through Oct. 23, 2022, with the opening on Sunday, September 18. The production will play in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center. The Old Globe is on Facebook + Instagram + @TheOldGlobe on Twitter

Internationally-acclaimed folk-pop singer Gordon Lightfoot comes to Balboa Theatre, Saturday, December 3. The performance is part of his concert tour which features Lightfoot’s well-known hits as well as some deep album cuts woven together with his own behind-the-scene stories and personal anecdotes. After more than 50 active years of hit song making and international album sales well into the multi-millions, it's safe to say that esteemed singer-songwriter and musician Gordon Lightfoot resides with some very exclusive company atop the list of all-time greats. His song catalog is incredibly vast and includes such immortals as “Early Morning Rain,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Carefree Highway,” “Sundown,” “(That's What You Get) For Lovin Me,” “The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald," "Canadian Railroad Trilogy," "Ribbon Of Darkness," "Beautiful," "Song For A Winter's Night" and "Rainy Day People" to name a few. Gordon Lightfoot on Facebook