2/12 Calendar
Through 2/14: MY FURRY VALENTINE
Location: San Diego Humane Society, Oceanside and Linda Vista
Admission: N/A
Get that warm, fuzzy feeling on Valentine’s Day by giving (or receiving) a doggie or kitty for a discounted adoption fee of just $14.
sdhumane.org
2/1-29: MUSEUM MONTH
Location: various San Diego- area museums
Admission: 50% discount
Enjoy half-price admission to 40 San Diego-area museums with vouchers available at the region’s 14 Macy’s stores.
sandiegomusuemcouncil.org
2/8: DIRTY DANCING
Location: The Range, Hillcrest
Admission: Free (with $20 minimum purchase)
Watch Jennifer “Baby” Grey and Patrick “Johnny” Swayze dip and twirl, as live dancers perform the choreography from Dirty Dancing while the movie is projected in the background.
therangesd.com
2/11: AMA SUPERCROSS
Location: Qualcomm Stadium, Mission Valley
Admission: $10-35
Watch the world’s most talented off-road motorcycle riders compete to shatter records and femurs.
supercrossonline.com
2/13: WWE RAW SUPERSHOW
Location: Valley View Casino Center, Sports Arena
Admission: $24-75
Brush your tooth and get ready to watch Spandex-clad sides of beef beat each other even more senseless in this pro-wrestling free-for-all.
valleyviewcasinocenter.com
2/17: THE HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS
Location: Valley View Casino Center, Sports Arena
Admission: $15-145
Watch basketball’s world-famous court jesters perform their high-ballin’ hijinks.
valleyviewcasinocenter.com
2/17: TAO-TAIKO DRUMMERS OF JAPAN
Location: Copley Symphony Hall, Downtown
Admission: $20-85
March to the beat of different drummers in these powerful percussion performances, electri?ed by acrobatic choreography and high-energy on-stage shouts.
sandiegosymphony.org
2/18: ECHOES OF THE PAST: THE BUDDHIST CAVE TEMPLES OF XIANGTANGSHAN
Location: San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park
Admission: $8-12
Enter multimedia recreations of ancient Buddhist temples and examine carefully preserved displays of actual stone carvings that were housed within them.
sdmart.org
2/18: ITZHAK PERLMAN
Location: Copley Symphony Hall, Downtown
Admission: $30-100
The violin virtuoso performs live.
sandiegosymphony.org
2/18: LITTLE ITALY CARNEVALE
Location: India St., Little Italy
Admission: Free
More than 10,000 people, many donning Venetian masks and costumes, are expected to participate in this pre-Lent-celebration, transforming Little Italy into Venice for an evening of street art, stilt walkers and live music.
littleitalysd.com
2/18, 21, 24, 26: MOBY-DICK
Location: San Diego Civic Theatre, Downtown
Admission: $50-275
Herman Melville’s classic whale tale is reborn in this operatic performance set against elaborate multimedia backdrops.
sdopera.com
2/18-5/27: DYEING ELEGANCE
Location: San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park
Admission: $5
Kimono and textile paintings by celebrated father-daughter artists Kuboku and Hisako Takaku, displayed for the ?rst time outside of Japan, represent the ancient Japanese technique of wax resist dyeing.
sdmart.org
2/21: MARDI GRAS IN THE GASLAMP
Location: Streets of the Gaslamp, Downtown
Admission: $20 advance; $25 day of
Join a crowd of more than 10,000 revelers for a huge masquerade parade, ampli?ed by international DJ talent on multiple stages, go-go dancers and the traditional beads-for-boobs exchange.
gaslamp.org
2/25: 2012 BOARD SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL
Location: The Loft, UCSD
Admission: $5
San Diego Surf Ladies presents this collection of short ?lms by SoCal artists inspired by women, celebrating the female presence in the sport of sur?ng and its culture.
sandiegosur?adies.com