PRIME PICKS
TONIGHT
Kodo 8 p.m., California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $38 to $56. (800) 988-4253.
Poncho Sanchez, Steph Johnson 9 p.m., Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $16 to $18. (858) 481-8140.
TOMORROW
Common Sense 9 p.m., Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $12 to $14. (858) 481-8140.
SATURDAY
Brasil Brazil 7:30 p.m., Star Theatre, 402 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. $15. (760) 435-5560.
Elijah Emanuel & the Revelations, Stranger 9 p.m., Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $10 to $12. (858) 481-8140.
“The Songs of Joni Mitchell” 7:30 p.m., San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. $15. (858) 566-4040.
SUNDAY
Chris Klich Jazz Quintet 5 p.m., Coyote Bar & Grill, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Free. (760-729-4695.
WEDNESDAY
Valentine's Day B & B Benefit Bash 7 p.m., Belly Up, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. $30. (858) 481-8140.
ON STAGE
“Aladdin and the Magic Lamp” 7:30 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday,2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, San Marcos community center, 2 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos. $5 to 48. (760) 744-9000. A youth-cast production is directed by Theatre West.
“A Moon for the Misbegotten” 8 p.m. tonight through Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. North Coast Repertory Theatre, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Suite D, in Solana Beach. $15 to $30. (858) 481-1055 or www.northcoastrep.org. A plot to take revenge on a landlord goes awry in this Eugene O'Neill drama.
“Crimes of the Heart” 8 tonight through Saturday, 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Jazzercise Inc., 2460 Impala Drive, Carlsbad. $20 to $22. Through March 18. (760) 433-3245 or www.newvillagearts.org. Three Southern sisters deepen their relationships with each other in the first play of the New Village Arts Theatre season. The show continues on select days through March 18 and alternates in repertory with “Three Sisters,” which opens Feb. 16.
“Fiddler on the Roof” 1:45 Tuesdays through Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Continues through April 1. Welk Resort Theatre, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido. $42 to $45 (show only); $56 to $61 (includes buffet). Buffet seating is at 11:15 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (760) 749-3448. A poor dairyman can't provide a dowry for his three marriageable daughters in turn-of-the-century Russia.
“Hay Fever” 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Continues through Feb. 18. Avo Playhouse, 303 Main St., Vista. $21 to $23. (760) 724-2110. A naughty British comedy by Sir Noel Coward will be directed by Eric Bishop.
“Lettice and Lovage” 7:30 p.m. Monday, Avo Playhouse, 303 W. Main St., Vista. Free. (760) 639-6159. Two British women find fanciful ways to avoid the dreariness of modern life in the first narrated piece of the WordsWork at the Avo Play Reading Series.
“Night Watch” 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. PowPAC, 13250 Poway Road, Poway. $12 to $15. (858) 679-8085. A woman sees ghosts in this thriller by Lucille Fletcher.
“Private Lives” 8 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday. Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway. $38 adults; $5 youth with purchase of adult ticket. (858) 748-0505 or www.powayarts.org. Visit a vintage radio studio with live sound effects at this L.A. TheatreWorks' presentation of Noel Coward's comic radio serial.
CLASSICAL MUSIC
Lake San Marcos Chamber Music Society 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad. $12 to $24. (760) 726-1524. Mykola Suk on piano, Byron Tauchi on violin, Hanna Suk on viola and Andrew Smith on cello will perform the Arensky Piano Trio in D Minor, Op. 32 and Brahms Piano Quartet in A Major, Op. 26.
Mainly Mozart All-Star String Quartet 2 p.m. Sunday, St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 6628 Santa Isabel St., Carlsbad. $25 to $42. (619) 239-0100.
Men in Blaque 4 p.m. Sunday, San Marcos Lutheran Church, 3419 Grand Ave., San Marcos. $5 to 10. (760) 727-1509. The vocal choir will perform 15th to 20th century works.
“Love is in the Air” 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Del Mar Country Club, 6001 Clubhouse Drive, Rancho Santa Fe. $75 to $355. (858) 350-0290, ext. 7 or www.sdco.org. The San Diego Chamber Orchestra will perform a romantic program of Mozart, Ravel and Debussy selections.
DANCE
Palomar Dance Festival 8 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, Howard Brubeck Theatre, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos. $8 to $12. (760) 744-1150, ext. 2453.
“Sleeping Beauty” 4 p.m. Sunday, California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $47 to $65. (800) 988-4253. The Moscow Festival Ballet will dance the classic fairy tale.
GALLERIES/EXHIBITS
California State University San Marcos Kellogg Library Gallery 333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Road. Open 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays; 1 to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. (760) 750-4330. “Rooted Dreams,” an installation of paintings, mixed media and found objects, will be presented at an artist reception 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow. Continues through May 19.
Cannon Art Gallery Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane. Open 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesdays; 1 to 5 p.m. Sundays. (760) 602-2021. The Juried Biennial will continue through March 4, featuring works by more than 30 artists.
Carlsbad-Oceanside Art League Gallery 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays. (760) 434-8497. A juried show by COAL members is held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays on the lawn in front of the Carlsbad Inn.
Distinction 317 E. Grand Ave., Escondido. Open noon to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. (760) 781-5779. “A Distraction From Flowers: Artwork by Daryll Pierce, Sake, Aaron Kraten and Gabel Leonard” opens with a reception 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday and runs through April 7.
Front Porch Gallery 2903 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad. Open noon to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. (760) 795-6120. “Seeing Through Light” will run through March 11.
Kruglak Gallery MiraCosta College, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. Open 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Parking permit required. (760) 795-6657. “Rooted Dreams: Paintings and Installation,” by Erik Otto, will open with a reception 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. tomorrow and run through May 19.
Oceanside Museum of Art 704 Pier View Way. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. Admission: $3 to $5. (760) 721-2787 or www.oma-online.org. “Jusour wa Kusour (A Bridge and a Chasm): The Work of Doris Bittar, 1989-2007” will open with a reception 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday and run through April 1.
Offtrack Gallery 687 S. Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. (760) 942-3636. Works by Alison Christler will be on display through February.
Ordover Gallery 444 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. Open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. (858) 720-1121. Photographs by Gene Cline, Peter Gorwin and Nancy Keating will show through Sunday.
Rancho Buena Vista Adobe Gallery 651 E. Vista Way, Vista. Open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays. (760) 639-6164. Gourd vessels and acrylic wildlife paintings by Carolyn Wolf-Russell will run through Feb. 17.
Rancho Santa Fe Gallery 6004 Paseo Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe. Open 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. (858) 759-3545. “New Beginnings” will continue through March 4.
Shiva Artistic Collections 115-A W. Grand Ave., Escondido. Open 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; 10:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays. (760) 745-7835. “Three Women,” mixed-media by Claire-Lise Matthey Adneregg, Kris Estenger and Susan Kanfer, runs through March 31.
Susan Street Fine Art Gallery 415 S. Cedros Ave., Suite 100, Solana Beach. Open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays; noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. (858) 793-4442. New works by Stephanie Weber and Curtis Ripley will be exibited through Feb. 25.
The Studio of Art & Design 616 Stevens Ave., Solana Beach. Open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays. (858) 755-6202. Watercolors by Rikki Reinholz and “Sacred Geometry,” collage by Eric Reinholz, will be exhibited through Feb. 28.
Vista Village Art Gallery 127 Main St. Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays. (760) 414-9391. Paintings by Jo Presbury-Smith will be celebrated with a reception 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tomorrow. FAMILY/FREEBIES
FAMILIES
Encinitas Follies 1:30 to 4:15 p.m. Sunday, La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Highway, Encinitas. $20. (760) 753-2289. The annual Encinitas Follies will feature singers, comedians and dance troupes such as Ballet Folklorico Nanahuatzin, the Fabulous Earrings and the Spotlighters in this vaudeville-like show.
Antique Sale noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Williams Barn in Walnut Grove Park, 1950 Sycamore Ave., San Marcos. Free. (760) 744-9000. Bring family heirlooms to the sale, where a certified appraiser will provide a verbal estimate of any item for a $7 donation.
OUTDOORS
Star Party 5 p.m. Saturday, San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park, south of Escondido. Park at the San Diego Archaeological Center at 6666 San Pasqual Valley Road. Rain cancels. Free. (760) 737-2698 or www.sdrp.org.
“No Fault Walk” 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Meet at the La Honda Drive entrance to Daley Ranch in Escondido. Free. Reservations. (760) 839-4680. Learn about the geographic history of the ranch with naturalist Jack Pomeroy on this moderately strenuous hike.
San Dieguito Half Marathon, 5K Run/Walk 8 a.m. Sunday. San Dieguito County Park, 1628 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, east of Solana Beach. Registration opens at 6:30 a.m. $30 to $35. (619) 298-7400 or www.kathyloperevents.com.San Dieguito Lagoon Bus Tour 9 a.m. or 11 a.m. March 17, April 14, May 19 and June 16. Learn about the wetland restoration project on a two-hour trip. Meet at the Strawberry Stand Wetland Learning Center at Via de la Valle and San Andres Drive. Advance reservations required, trips sell out quickly. Free. (858) 674-2275.
NIGHTCLUBS
(Nightclubs are responsible for updating and maintaining information).
Country/folk
Aquaterra Restaurant 2001 Old Hwy. 395, Fallbrook. Call for schedule. (760) 728-5881.
The Del Dios Country Store 20154 Lake Drive, Escondido. Call for schedule. (760) 489-4800.
Lake San Marcos Resort 1025 La Bonita Drive, Lake San Marcos. Call for schedule. (760) 744-0120.
McCabe's 1143 S. Tremont, Oceanside. California Rangers, Fridays. (760) 439-6646.
Pine Hills Lodge and Dinner Theatre 260 La Posada Way, Julian. Call for schedule. (760) 765-1100.
Temecula Stampede 28721 Front St., Temecula. Call for schedule. (951) 695-1761.
Uncle Goo's Cantina 274 Harbor Drive S, Oceanside. Call for schedule. (760) 433-4755.
jazz/blues/swing
Aurora Trattoria 1025 Prospect St., La Jolla. Call for schedule. (858) 551-8554.
Calypso Cafe 576 N. Highway 101, Leucadia. Call for schedule. (760) 632-8252.
Carvers 11940 Bernardo Plaza Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Call for schedule. (858) 566-2400.
Cask 'n Cleaver Restaurant 3757 S. Mission Rd., Fallbrook. Doctor Swing, Sundays. (760) 728-2818.
Falkner Winery 40620 Calle Contento, Temecula. Windstream, Sundays. (951) 676-8231.
Friars Folly Wine Cellar 1032 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Call for schedule. (760) 736-8035.
L'Auberge Del Mar Resort & Spa 1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar. Call for schedule. (858) 793-6460.
La Casa del Zorro Desert Resort 3845 Yaqui Pass Rd., Borrego Springs. Call for schedule. (760) 767-5323.
-La Tapatia Mexican Restaurant & Cantina 340 W. Grand Ave., Escondido. Call for schedule. (760) 747-8282.
The Metaphor Cafe 258 E. Second Ave., Escondido. Call for schedule. (760) 747-1882.
Thornton Winery 32575 Rancho California Rd., Temecula. Soulbrew, Thursdays. (951) 699-0099.
rock/pop
The Blvd. 925 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Call for schedule. (760) 510-0004.
Belly Up Tavern 143 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. Poncho Sanchez, Steph Johnson Band, tonight; Common Sense, The Big Provider, DJ C-Bot, tomorrow; Elijah Emanuel and the Revelations, Stranger, Black Hart Warriors, Saturday; The Donnis Trio, Sunday. (858) 481-8140.
Cheers 2475 Main St., Ramona. Call for schedule. (760) 789-0270.
Coyote Bar And Grill 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Call for schedule. (760) 729-4695.
D Street Bar and Grill 485 South Coast Highway 101, Encinitas. Call for schedule. (760) 943-9101.
E Street Cafe 130 West E Street, Encinitas. Call for schedule. (760) 230-2038. Inferno Young Adult Nightclub 775 Metcalf St., Escondido. DJ Kool T, Fridays and Saturdays. (760) 741-9393.
The Jumping Turtle 1660 Capalina Rd., San Marcos. Call for schedule. (760) 471-7778.
The Kraken 2531 Old Highway 101, Cardiff. Rock, Saturdays; blues, Sundays. (760) 436-6483.
Ocean House 300 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad. Call for schedule. (760) 729-4131.
O'Harley's 13437 Community Road, Poway. Call for schedule. (858) 486-7422
La Playa Cantina and Grill 1020 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Call for schedule. (760) 744-7550.
Roxy Restaurant 517 S. Coast Hwy 101, Encinitas. Call for schedule. (760) 436-5001.
Surf And Saddle 123 W. Plaza St., Solana Beach. Inhale, tomorrow; Forrest and Friends, Saturday. (858) 755-9474.
Vista Entertainment Center 435 W. Vista Way, Vista. Call for schedule. (760) 941-1032.
