Best Bets

Our picks for a scary good time; Hornblower’s free ride for kids; and the Old Globe’s delightful double-header.

Best Bets

Shakespeare parks it; favorite felines return; and mummies dearest are unearthed.

Best Bets

Reviving the Romans

Reviving the Romans at the San Diego Museum of Art.

In Plein View

The San Diego Museum of Art spotlights a defining work of the 19th-century Hudson River School movement.

Dreamweavers

Artist Grant Pecoff sees things differently. Dream-like landscapes are painted in popsicle shades; the horizon can curve up in a smile, as if viewed through a fisheye lens.

Steroids and Stereotypes

Steroid scandals and Southern stereotypes are brought to life on local stages.

From Italy with Love

Intellect and Ivories

Robert Dubac’s play title says it all.

The Future of Music Is Education

San Diego Chamber Orchestra artistic director and conductor Jung-Ho Pak believes the future of music depends on education.

Mainly Marathon

Get ready for a Beethoven marathon at the Balboa Theatre.

Culture at the Multiplex

Thanks to advances in technology, San Diego plays host to New York’s Metropolitan Opera, with outlets in Horton Plaza, Mission Valley Center and Mira Mesa.

Where Form Meets Function

An exhibit at Balboa Park’s Mingei International Museum showcases functional fine art infused with attitude.

Classic Chance

California Ballet Company performs the bittersweet Giselle.

Back in Black

Lewis Black brings his comedic vitriol to Copley Symphony Hall.

Date with Des

Des McAnuff leaves his La Jolla Playhouse post.