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The editors’ top 10 picks for fun stuff to do.
Bountiful, Beautiful
Artists, chefs, farmers, ranchers and vintners showcase California’s bounty and beauty at the sixth annual Celebrate the Craft festival, October 30–November 2 at The Lodge at Torrey Pines. 858-777-6635; celebratethecraft.com.
Gobble Wobble
Earn that dinner and help San Diegans in need by toeing the line at Father Joe’s Thanksgiving Day 5K Run/Walk in Balboa Park (800-HOMELESS; thanksgivingrun.org). Also on November 27, North County residents are invited to “move your feet before you eat” at the Oceanside Turkey Trot (760-434-7706; osideturkeytrot.com).
Dickens and Other Holiday Delights
At Cygnet Theatre, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play brings out the bells, whistles and sounds of an old-time broadcast, November 20 through December 28 at the Rolando venue, while A Christmas Carol finds redemption for miserly Mr. Scrooge, November 28 through December 28 in Old Town. 619-337-1525; cygnettheatre.com.
Muse on Wheels
La Jolla Playhouse closes the year with a mystical trip to Xanadu’s roller disco, presenting the musical November 11 through December 31. 858-550-1010; lajollaplayhouse.org.
Casting a Spell
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee offers a comedic, musical look at all the angst of a spelling contest, November 8 and 9 at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido. 800-988-4253; artcenter.org.
The Fonz and Company
The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture hosts more than 40 best-selling writers, journalists and commentators for the San Diego Jewish Book Fair, October 31 and November 6-13 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center in La Jolla. Among the featured guests: author and actor/director Henry Winkler, best known as The Fonz on Happy Days; novelist Jonathan Safran Foer; and war journalist Martin Fletcher. 858-362-1348; lfjcc.org/sdjbf.
The Caveman Rings Twice
Defending the Caveman, Rob Becker’s howlingly funny, insightful exploration of the differences between the sexes, returns to San Diego, playing November 11-16 at downtown’s Balboa Theatre. 619-570-1100; broadwaysd.com.
Through Artists’ Eyes
The Torrey Pines Plein Air Art Festival, November 8 (10 a.m.–2 p.m.), lets visitors watch plein-air artists paint scenes from within the reserve. The free festival also features children’s art activities, live music, hosted walks and tours of the Guy Fleming House. 858-792-4700; torreypines.org.
Dueting It
Malashock Dance puts bodies in motion to explore emotion and relationships with Let’s Duet, November 21 and 22 at La Jolla’s Garfield Theatre. 619-260-1622; malashockdance.org.
Foodies Rejoice
The San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival hosts 160 wineries and more than 60 chefs during a five-day epicurean extravaganza, November 12-16 (check online for times and locations). Among the food-world celebrities scheduled to appear: Ted Allen, frequent guest judge on Bravo’s Top Chef. 619-342-7337; worldofwineevents.com.
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