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Calendar: April 27 – May 10

April 27 Preschool storytime: 10:30 – 11 a.m., Mission Hills Library, 925 W. Washington St., 692-4910, tinyurl.com/missionhills, free Camarada presents It’s So Very Tango: 7:30 p.m., St. Paul’s Cathedral 2728 Sixth Ave., for more information, visit camarada.org, tickets start at $20 San Diego Junior Theater presents “Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.:”

Late Bloomer

Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Little Italy, Music |

Hanni El Khatib on recording his new album with the Black Keys and playing his first San Diego show By Logan Broyles | SDUN Reporter If you haven’t heard of him yet, remember the name. It may not be long before Hanni El Khatib has cemented himself as a big

Topdog/Underdog

Posted: April 27th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Hillcrest, Theater |

By Charlene Baldridge | SDUN Theater Critic Produced by ion theatre company, staged by Moxie Theatre Founding Artistic Director Delicia Turner Sonnenberg, and featuring two of San Diego’s best-known African-American actors, Laurence Brown and Mark Christopher Lawrence, Suzan-Lori Parks’ 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning “Topdog/Underdog” plays at ion theatre’s Elaine Lipinsky Stage

Uptown Briefs

Posted: April 13th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Communities, Food & Drink, Lifestyle, News |

TASTE OF HILLCREST IS BACK The 12th annual Taste of Hillcrest is back April 21 from noon to 4 p.m. This self-guided culinary tour allows participants to taste from over 40 Hillcrest restaurants. Tickets to the Taste of Hillcrest are $30 in advance and $35 on the day of the

Calendar April 13 – 26

Posted: April 13th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Calendar, Communities |

April 13 Preschool storytime: 10:30 – 11 a.m., Mission Hills Library, 925 W. Washington St., 692-4910, tinyurl.com/missionhills, free The Brilliance of Mexican Composers: 8 p.m., spotlighting Mexican music with a jazz twist, Cosmopolitan Hotel and Restaurant, 2660 Calhoun St., $15 Parade: 8 p.m., Parade tells the true story of Jewish

Diversionary Theater’s “The Pride”

Posted: April 13th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Feature, Theater |

By Charlene Baldridge | SDUN Theater Critic Diversionary Theatre currently presents a fine production of British playwright Alexi Kaye Campbell’s 2008 work, “The Pride.” The primary reason to see the play before it closes May 6 is to catch some of the city’s finest actors − Francis Gercke, Jessica John

Adams Avenue Unplugged

Posted: April 13th, 2012 | Adams Avenue, Arts & Entertainment, Festivals & Fairs |

In with the new, out with the old as a new music festival replaces Roots Fest By Logan Broyles | SDUN Reporter After a successful eighteen-year run, the Adams Avenue Roots Festival has been put on hold due to financial concerns. Yet music lovers in Normal Heights and surrounding neighborhoods

Calendar March 30 – April 12

Posted: March 30th, 2012 | Arts & Entertainment, Calendar, Communities, Lifestyle |

March 30 Preschool storytime: 10:30 to 11 a.m., Mission Hills Library, 925 W. Washington St., 692-4910, tinyurl.com/missionhills, free. Hills Like Elephants: 8:30 p.m., CD release party, Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd., $8 The Healing Energy of Color exhibit: noon, artworks of San Diego artists Desolina and Christina Thomas embody