Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, June 24 to Friday, June 28.
Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend.
Monday
Bradley Bike Park opening celebration: San Marcos will host a ribbon-cutting to celebrate the grand opening of Bradley Bike Park. Highlights include professional rider demonstrations, open riding sessions and a chance to meet with local bike vendors. 2 p.m. June 24.1587 Linda Vista Drive, San Marcos. san-marcos.net/play/parks-recreation-facilities/bradley-bike-park
Summer Organ Festival: The Spreckels Organ Society’s summer series continues with free Monday night concerts at 7:30 p.m. through Sept. 2. Next up on June 24: InSpirations Enesmble, a quintet that plays classical, jazz, world and contemporary music. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival
“The Grand Exchange”: The Studio Door Gallery presents a new exhibition by 28 artists curated by Cuyamaca College art student Ramin Aliyev. Exhibit is on display through Wednesday. 3867 Fourth Ave., San Diego. thestudiodoor.com
Tuesday
“Refuah Community Concert: The 31st Lipinsky Family San Diego Jewish Arts Festival presents this program of healing with music, dance, poets and more. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. $18-$25. sdjfest.org
Twilight in the Park: The free summer concert season at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion continues with three mid-week concerts at 6:30 p.m., through Aug. 29. Next week’s lineup: Kearny Mesa Concert Band on Tuesday; New Catillacs on Wednesday; The Stoney B Blues Band on Thursday. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at balboapark.org/twilight-concerts
The Doobie Brothers, with The Robert Cray Band: With Michael McDonald back in the fold, Rock & Roll Hall of Famers the Doobie Brothers can very ably handle songs from the two peaks of their career. The band often takes on a jazzier edge in concert, thanks to the solos by former Yellowjackets’ saxophonist Marc Russo. Expect The Robert Cray Band, which opens the show, to set a high bar with its winning blend of tart blues and vintage soul. 7 p.m. Tuesday. North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre, 2050 Entertainment Circle, Chula Vista. $48.65-$660.50, plus service charges. livenation.com
Mainly Mozart All Star Orchestra Festival under way in La Jolla: The weeklong fest continues Saturday. Tuesday, they’ll perform Tchaikovsky and Britten at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Then they return to the Epstein at 7:30 p.m. Thursday for works by Mozart, Gulda and deMaine. $49 and up. For details, visit mainlymozart.org
Twilight in the Park: The free summer concert season at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion continues with three mid-week concerts at 6:30 p.m., through Aug. 29. This week’s lineup: Kearny Mesa Concert Band on Tuesday; New Catillacs on Wednesday; The Stoney B Blues Band on Thursday. 2125 Pan American E. Road, Balboa Park, San Diego. Full schedule at balboapark.org/twilight-concerts
“The Ballad of Johnny and June”: La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere jukebox musical on the lives and music of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash. 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 1 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through July 7; Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, 2910 La Jolla Village Drive, La Jolla. $25-$119. (858) 550-1010, lajollaplayhouse.org
Wednesday
Smokey Robinson: This Motown music legend has been touring steadily since bouncing back from a 2021 bout with COVID. Now, at 84, one of the greatest singer-songwriters of his generation is armed with a new album, last year’s “Gasms,” and has a Spanish-language record in the works. But no matter how sound his latest material may be, Robinson knows his audiences want to hear his improbably rich catalog of songs. He is savvy enough to include nearly a dozen of them — including “I Second That Emotion,” “Tracks of My Tears” and “Get Ready” — at each of his concerts. June 26.
“Camelot”: North Coast Repertory Theatre presents Lerner and Loewe’s classic musical about King Arthur, Guenevere, Lancelot and the Knights of the Round Table. 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Through July 7. 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach. $54-$79. northcoastrep.org
San Diego County Fair: This year’s theme is “Let’s Go Retro,” celebrating the music, movies, TV shows, fashions, fads, foods, games and more from the 1950s to the 1990s. The fair’s Fun Zone will feature a full complement of rides and games for adults, including two Ferris wheels, the Zipper, an aerial swings ride, four dark rides, a water log ride and Raptor roller coaster. Runs through July 7. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays, except July 4. Gates open at 11 a.m. daily and close at 10 p.m. Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar. sdfair.com
Thursday
23rd Klezmer Summit from the Shuk to the Shtetl: Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi klezmer band, with Jamie Papish and Amos Hoffman, present a concert that traces how the strains of Middle Eastern folk music influenced the klezmer musicians of Eastern Europe. Also featured are local musicians Gunnar Biggs, Fred Benedetti, and Tripp Sprague. 7:30 p.m. Thursday. First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 298 W. Arbor Drive, San Diego. $30. sdjfest.org
Summer concerts series continues: The 40th Santee Summer Concerts series continues with Journeyman, a Journey tribute band. The concerts are held Thursdays through Aug. 15. 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 27 at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive. cityofsanteeca.gov/calendar/events/santee-summer-concerts/45470.
‘The Color Purple’: New Village Arts presents the musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about Celie, an indomitable Southern Black woman in early 1900s Georgia. Runs through July 21. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Select Wednesdays at 2 p.m. 2787 State St., Carlsbad. $33 and up. (760) 433-3245, newvillagearts.org
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin’s audience-interactive comedy musical about five awkward adolescent contestants at a regional spelling bee. 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 18. Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $38-$92. (619) 437-6000, lambsplayers.org
Friday
California Wine Festival: The California Wine Festival is back June 28-29 with alfresco tasting events. Attendees can try pours from winemaking regions across California, paired with gourmet appetizers from a number of North County’s top restaurants. Highlights include lifestyle exhibitors and live entertainment. Proceeds from the auction benefit Golden Rule Charity, which helps people in the hospitality industry. The two-day event includes a Beachside Wine Festival at the resort’s Heron Lawn. Attendees can enjoy tastings and chat with winery representatives and culinary experts. The VIP Pavilion will feature a selection of reserve-level wines and craft brews along with special seating next to the resort’s golf course overlooking the Batiquitos Lagoon nature preserve. Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, 7100 Aviara Resort Drive. californiawinefestival.com.
Double feature lectures at MiraCosta College: MiraCosta College’s Learning is for Everyone (LIFE) group presents two free lectures. At 1 p.m., “The Doolittle Raid — America’s Daring First Strike Against Japan” will be presented by retired Navy Capt. Rafe Arnott, a USS Midway docent. At 2:30 p.m., a presentation on “Spring Flowers” will be given by Barbara Weiler, Master Flower Show judge. Weiler will discuss the National Flower Shows structure and what it’s like to be a judge. June 28. Classroom 5313 in the Kinesiology Building 5300 on the Oceanside Campus, 1 Barnard Drive. miracosta.edu/life.
