UPCOMING EVENTS
FEBRUARY 23
Blind Boys of Alabama
Poway OnStage presents the Blind Boys of Alabama with Special Guest Shemekia Copeland. The Blind Boys of Alabama’s roof-raising live shows, appealing to audiences of all cultures with a career spanning over 75 years, have graced nearly every continent and prestigious stage, performing alongside icons like Stevie Wonder, Prince and Lou Reed, showcasing their enduring passion for gospel music. At the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.
powayonstage.org
FEBRUARY 27
Oceans of Love!
Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego is bringing a seasonal twist to its monthly after-dark event with Oceans at Night: Oceans of Love! Dive into the spicy sea-crets of love and courtship in the underwater world, get your groove on to a live DJ spinning love ballads and sip on some “Love Potion” cocktails and mocktails! Don’t miss special animal interactions, including an evening shark and ray feeding, tide pool feeding and the chance to see a rainbow of fluorescent coral in the Living Light experience. This is a 21+ event. Feb. 27, 6:30-9:30 p.m.
aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/oceans-night-oceans-love
FEBRUARY 28
‘Sideways Stories from Wayside School’
San Diego Junior Theatre presents “Sideways Stories from Wayside School,” running Feb. 28-March 16. Based on the popular series of books by Louis Sachar, “Sideways Stories from Wayside School” shows us all the wacky adventures that happen at the Wayside School. Pigtails come to life! Students are turned into apples! Substitute teachers are – nice? Excitement and hilarity await in this play that’s 30 stories tall. At Casa del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park.
juniortheatre.com
MARCH 1
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch
The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch will open its gates to springtime enthusiasts beginning Saturday, March 1 for friends and families to wander among the colorful 55 acres of giant Tecolote ranunculus: a flower renowned for its large, double-petaled blooms that sit atop tall, straight stems. For the 2025 season, The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch welcomes its very first traveling exhibit and will serve as the colorful backdrop for artist Alex Heveri’s “Glass in Flight,” which features glass and steel sculptures of sparkling butterflies, dragonflies, bamboo, bees and insects. The dazzling attraction stretches eight to 10 weeks, from early March through early May. 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad.
theflowerfields.com
MARCH 15
Pete the Cat
Poway OnStage presents Pete the Cat. Pete the Cat and young Jimmy Biddle embark on a groovy adventure of friendship and inspiration, traveling from school to Paris and back in a VW bus, as Pete helps Jimmy conquer his second-grade art challenges and gets the whole Biddle family rocking. At the Poway Center for the Performing Arts.
powayonstage.org