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THE SCREAM ZONE at Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 858-793-5555 or 858-755-1161. On Thursday through Sunday, Oct. 20-23, experience the thrill and terror of the House of Horror, the Haunted Hayride and the 3-D Ghost Maze. $12.99 each or $24.99 for all three.
GEM FAIRE at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 503-252-8300. On Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23, take advantage of low prices for jewelry, gems, beads, crystals, silver, rocks and more. $5.
LATIN DANCE FASHION SHOW at Chuey's Restaurant, 1901 Main St., Barrio Logan, 619-276-5840. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m., La Sonrisa Latina is hosting its third Latin Dance Fashion Show. Enjoy dinner, dancing lessons and a runway show featuring the hottest Latin dance outfits. $10-$15.
SPOOKS & VOODOO TOUR at Gaslamp Suites, corner of Fifth and E Street, Downtown, 619-685-7215. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m., take a tour of black historic places of horror in and around downtown San Diego. $10.
* ANTI-SOCIAL WRITERS PARTY at Rebecca's Café, 3023 Juniper St., South Park, 619-233-3792. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m., join your fellow San Diego writers and readers in the big and beautiful new space at Rebecca's Café for a night of conversation, poetry, wine and beer. $10.
DAY OF THE DRUM/AFRICAN MARKETPLACE at the Worldbeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd., Balboa Park, 619-230-1190. On Saturday, and Sunday, Oct. 22-23, from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., check out this two-day celebration of global music and dance. There will be tribal drumming and dance performances as well as ethnic clothing, crafts and wares for sale.
BRIDAL BAZAAR at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 760-334-5500. On Sunday, Oct. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., come taste the wedding cakes, hear the wedding music and attend an exciting runway fashion show. $10.
WALK TO D'FEET ALS at De Anza Cove, Mission Bay, 858-271-5547. On Sunday, Oct. 23, at 9 a.m., join Padres Second Baseman Mark Loretta in the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease.
EXPOSE YOURSELF TO PERFORMING ARTS at the Don Room in the Historic El Cortez, at the corner of Ash Street and Seventh Avenue, Cortez Hills, 619-238-0700. On Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m., the San Diego Performing Arts League presents a night of food, performances and the unveiling of its new performing arts calendar. $40-$50.
HOLIDAY PUMPKIN FARMS at the Del Mar Fairground's East Parking Lot, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 858-793-5555 or 858-755-1161. Through Oct. 30: pick up the perfect pumpkin before you're left with the lopsided, ugly ones.
BRAIN HEALTH, NATURALLY at Whole Foods Market, 8825 Villa La Jolla Dr., La Jolla, 858-642-6700. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., nutritional consultant Valerie Hall will tell you how to keep your brain healthy the natural way. Free.
INDIAN PAINTINGS at the James S. Copley Auditorium in the San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-696-1966. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 2 p.m., attend a symposium exploring the materials and techniques of Indian paintings. Then, at 7 p.m., the co-curator of SDMA's new exhibition Domains of Wonder will help to deepen your understanding. Free.
OVERLAND ADVENTURES at the San Diego Automotive Museum, 2080 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park, 619-231-2886. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m., a local couple quit their corporate jobs to travel the world. Hear the tale and see their spectacular slide show.
WORLD ARCHITECTURE AND ITS IMPLICATIONS at the Art Academy of San Diego, 840 G St., Downtown, 619-231-3900. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 6 p.m., Damon Hitchcock is presenting his illustrated talked called World Architecture and Its Implications. Free.
* PROTECTING YOUR LIVER FROM THE HOLIDAYS at the Joyce Beers Community Center, 1222 Vermont St., Hillcrest, 619-299-2897. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 1:30 p.m., Rose Stanfill will discuss the liver in everyday east-to-understand language. Free.
HAYNES JOHNSON at the Revelle Forum, Neurosciences Institute, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, La Jolla, 858-454-5872. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., journalist Haynes Johnson presents a compelling new examination of the McCarthy era. $35.
BUSTER KEATON CELEBRATION at the Carlsbad Dove Library's Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, 760-602-2049. Showing Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m., Our Hospitality. Showing Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m., Steamboat Bill. Pianist Bryan Berhoye will perform a live soundtrack for the films and Keaton's grandson will be at the screenings for informative pre-show talks. Free.
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL at Southwestern College, 900 Otay Lakes Rd., Chula Vista, 619-421-6700 x 5724. Showing Wednesday, Oct. 19, the Spanish film Mar Adentro. Showing Thursday, Oct. 20, the Portuguese film Quilombo. On Monday, Oct. 24, the Spanish film El Bola. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, the Italian film Cosi Ridevano. All screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. Free.
* MYSTIC INDIA at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-238-1233. Opening Thursday, Oct. 20, an IMAX film following a young yogi who walks barefoot across India. $11.75.
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN at Cinema Under the Stars, 4040 Goldfinch St., Mission Hills, 619-295-4221. Showing Thursday through Saturday, Oct. 20-22, Hitchcock's twisted moral fable about a tennis pro manipulated by a wealthy wastel. $12.
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED at Korova Coffee Bar & Art Gallery, 4496 Park Blvd., University Heights, 619-260-1917. Showing Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., history's shortest-lived coup d'etat, the removal and return of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, caught on tape.
GUNS ‘N' GARTERS SNOWBOARDING TOUR at La Paloma Theater, 471 S. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas, 760-436-7469. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., Quiksilver snowboard riders Todd Richards, Robbie Sell and more will accompany the screenings of Derelictica, As If! And Mountianlab. Free.
* INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FILM FESTIVAL at the Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-238-7559. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m., the festival kicks off with a selection of short films including Pingu's Moon Adventure and Ride of the Mergansers. $7-$15.
CORTOS MEXICANOS at Palomar College Auditorium, on San Marcos campus, 1140 W. Mission Rd., San Marcos, 619-230-1938. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m., the Latino Film Festival is proud to present Cortos Mexicanos, a collection of Mexican short films. Free.
THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN at the Sherwood Auditorium, Museum of Contemporary Art, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla, 858-454-3541. Showing Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., a feature documentary detailing the life of an eccentric farmer living in a rural town. $7.
EVIL DEAD 2 at Landmark's La Jolla Village Cinemas, 8879 Villa La Jolla Dr., La Jolla, 858-453-7831. Showing Saturday, Oct. 22, at midnight, Sam Raimi's thrilling sequel about the return to a remote cabin in the woods to do battle with sadistic warriors of the spirit world.
SECRET CINEMA SALON at the Media Arts Center, 921 25th St., Golden Hill, 619-230-1938. Showing Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., rare and notable films from the past, present and future of world cinema. A conversation about the films follows. Donations gladly accepted.
* FREE TRADE at Kung Food, 2959 Fifth Ave., Banker's Hill, 619-298-7302. Showing Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m., a new documentary examining the effects of free trade.
LE GRAND VOYAGE at the San Diego Central Public Library, 820 E St., Downtown, 619-236-5800. Showing Monday, Oct. 24, at 6:30 p.m., a spiritual road movie following a Moroccan immigrant on his last pilgrimage to Mecca.
THREE EXTREMES at Landmark's Hillcrest Cinemas, 3965 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest, 619-299-2100. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., the San Diego Asian Film Festival presents a free screening of Three Extremes, a trilogy of horror films from Japan, China and Korea.
PEACE CORPS at the Church of Bethren, 3850 Westgate Place, San Diego. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6:30 p.m., hear three recently returned Peace Corps volunteers discussing issues they faced and lessons learned while serving in Russia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan.
VOICES FOR AFFORDABLE CHOICES at Marina Village Conference Center, 1936 Quivira Way, San Diego, 619-239-6693. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 8 a.m., the San Diego Housing Federation hosts its annual conference on affordable housing.
THOMAS PAINE at Montezuma Hall, Aztec Center, SDSU campus, 619-594-2412. On Friday, Oct. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., internationally renowned Paine scholars, authors and museum directors will address two days of keynote and panel presentations at this interdisciplinary symposium. Free.
COPWATCH CONFERENCE at Hot Monkey Love Café, 5960 El Cajon Blvd., College Area, 619-582-5908. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 9 a.m., everyone is invited to an all-day Copwatch Conference in celebration of the National Day of Protest Against Police Brutality.
* AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL at Oceanside Band Shell and Pier, Oceanside, 760-724-0319. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., join Amnesty International for their 17th Annual Human Rights Walk to Stop Torture Now.
ATHEIST COALITION at the North Park Recreation Center, 4044 Idaho St., North Park, 619-342-7388. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., Bill Wexler of the National Speakers Association hall of Fame will hare his insights on giving effective speeches. Free.
REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY OPEN FORUM at Westview High School, Performing Arts Center, 13500 Camino del Sur, San Diego. On Monday, Oct. 24, at 6 p.m., county voters will decide the future of air transportation for the region in Nov. of next year—get informed before the vote.
BEST DEALS AND STEALS IN SAN DIEGO at the San Carlos Branch Library, 7265 Jackson Dr., San Carlos, 619-527-3430. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m., author Sally Gary signs Best Deals and Steals in San Diego: The Ultimate Consumer Guidebook to San Diego.
THE BREAST CANCER BOOK at Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 858-454-0347. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 7:30 p.m., author Ruth Grobstein will discuss and sign The Breast Cancer Book, a reassuring guide to the disease.
* SAN DIEGO WORLD'S FAIRS at the San Diego Central Public Library, 820 E St., Downtown, 619-236-5800. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 2 p.m., author Matthew Bokovoy will discuss his new book San Diego World's Fairs and Southwestern Memory, 1880-1940.Bokovoy will also be at Bay Books, 1029 Orange Ave., in Coronado on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 6:30 p.m., and at D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave., in La Jolla, on Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m. to sign and discuss his book. A release party will be held at Landlord Jim's, 1546 Broadway, in East Village on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m.
* R.A. SALVATORE at Mysterious Galaxy Books, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite #302, Clairemont, 858-268-4747or 800-811-4747. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m., fantasy author R.A. Salvatore will sign and discuss his new book Promise of the Witch King.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS at Warwick's Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 858-454-0347. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m., author Zainab Salbi will discuss and sign her book about her personal experiences with Saddam Husein Between Two Worlds.
UCSD DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC at Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD campus, La Jolla, 858-534-TIXS. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m., UCSD graduate student Reiko Manabe will play the flute. On Thursday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m., UCSD faculty member David Borgo performs jazz and new music on his saxophone. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m., Paivikki Nykter and Cynthis Darby perform classical music on violin and piano. $8.
* AYRE at Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., Downtown. 858-459-3728. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m., the La Jolla Music Society presents the West Coast premiere of Ayre, a new work by composer Osvaldo Golijov. $20-$65.
SHOSTAKOVICH: SYMPHONY at the Copley Symphony Hall, 750 B St., Downtown. 619-235-0804. On Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m., the intense and powerful Shostakovich Symphony No. 11 is balanced by cell master Lynn Harrell. $20-$85.
TOKELI & THE ED KORNHAUSER JAZZ TRIO at Bamboo Studio, 1129 Loma Ave., Coronado, 619-435-9119. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 8 p.m., singer Tokeli will be supported by the pianist Ed Kornhauser and his trio.
TEENY-TINY PIT ORCHESTRA at the Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad, 760-438-5996. On Saturday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m., Scott Paulson and his orchestra perform and illustrate the important role that music plays in silent films. $5.
EVE SELIS, PEGGY LEBO, MARY DOLAN AND PATTI ZLAKET at the Seaside Church Auditorium, 1613 Lake Dr., Encinitas. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7:30 p.m., attend a benefit concert for the Everyday Angels Foundation Project. Bring $5, a blanket, towel and warm clothing donation. $10 without a donation.
* THE KENSIGNTON TRIO at the San Diego Central Public Library, 820 E St., Downtown, 619-236-5800. On Sunday, Oct. 23, at 2:30 p.m., Ronald Morebello on piano, Natalka Kytasty on violin and Yuri Ktasty on cello will perform a program entitled “Mainly Rachmaninoff.” Free.
THE NOISE ENSEMBLE at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla, 858-454-5872. On Sunday, Oct. 23, at 7:30 p.m., The Noise Ensemble kicks off the Noise at the Library chamber music series. $12.
SECOND AVENUE KLEZMER ENSEMBLE at Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, Downtown, 619-544-1000. On Monday, Oct. 24, at noon, this gregarious ensemble performs Klezmer music.
THE LOU CURTISS SOUND LIBRARY at Folk Arts Rare Records, 2881 Adams Ave., Normal Heights, 619-281-7833. Every Wednesday night at 5 p.m., Lou and Virginia Curtiss host a night dedicated to old time records, videos and vintage broadcasts. Free.
MOJALET DANCE COLLECTIVE at San Diego State University's Studio Theatre, ENS 200, SDSU campus, 619-594-1696. On Friday through Sunday, Oct. 21-23, at 8 p.m., the company performs with guest solo artist Elfi Schaffer-Schafroth from Zurich, Switzerland. $10-$14.
* YAELISA & CAMINOS FLAMENCOS at The Turquoise Café Bar Europa, 873 Turquoise St., Pacific Beach, 858-488-4200. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., catch the riveting sights and sounds of flamenco by Yaelisa & Caminos Flamencos. $25-$35.
X-DROP at the Mandeville Auditorium at UCSD campus, La Jolla, 858-822-3547. On Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m., the UCSD dance company X-Drop will perform a compilation of dance and music pieces to celebrate the remarkable achievement of the artists on display at the UCSD University Art Gallery. $10.
NEW WRITING SERIES at the performance space of the Visual Arts Facility, UCSD campus, La Jolla, 858-534-4618. On Wednesday, Oct. 19, and Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 4:30 p.m., new and established writers will read selections from their latest poetic works. Free.
OUTSPOKEN at Diversionary Theatre, 4545 Park Blvd. University Heights, 619-692-2077 x 206. On Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 6 p.m., female spoken word artists compete in the final round.
CEDROS GALLERY NIGHTS at the Cedros Design District, along Cedros Avenue between Lomas Santa Fe and Via de la Valle, Solana Beach, 858-534-8881. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5 p.m., several galleries along Cedros Avenue will open their doors for joint exhibition openings.
MERGING VIEWPOINTS at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center, 3855 Health Sciences Dr., La Jolla, 866-773-2703. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 5:30 p.m., the first ever art exhibition to be held in the Moores Center will feature the sculptural work of Helen Otterson and collaborative photography with Dr. Gwendolyn F. Elphick entitled Merging Viewpoints: Exploring Art and Science.
STEPHEN PENTAK: NEW PAINTINGS at Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, 415 S. Cedros Ave., Ste. 160, Solana Beach, 858-793-4442. On Thursday, Oct. 20, at 6 p.m., new works by Stephen Pentak.
* TEN YEARS OF EXISTENCE at Michael J Wolf Fine Arts, 363 Fifth Ave, Downtown, 619-702-5388. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 5:30 p.m., celebrate the gallery's 10th anniversary with a live chat and video conference with artist Luigi Rocca.
BROADER THAN BROADWAY at Magpie Gallery & Boutique, 2205 Fern St., South Park, 619-563-5124. On Friday, Oct. 21, at 7 p.m., see Broader than Broadway, new paintings and installation by Nick Wilkinson. Donations appreciated.
* SERGEY SMIRNOV at Fingerhut Gallery, 1205 Prospect St., La Jolla, 858-456-9900. On Saturday, Oct 22, at 7 p.m., artist Sergey Smirnov will fly from Moscow to La Jolla for his opening of 15 new oil paintings of Russian historical figures.
DIA DE MUERTOS at the Expression of Mexico Gallery, 1122 Cesar E. Chavez Pkwy., Barrio Logan, 619-232-1699. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 5 p.m., the gallery will celebrate with a traditional altar and bazaar with an exhibition of 40 original ceramic skulls.
SEX, DRUGS, MURDER & MAYHEM at the Morena Club Dive Lounge, 1319 Morena Blvd., Linda Vista, 619-276-1620. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m., celebrate the dark arts of Rogelio Casas, Nathaniel Clark, Keven Farrell, Gosling and more.
DOMAINS OF WONDER at the San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, 619-232-7931. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 10 a.m., the nationally traveling tour of Domains of Wonder: Selected Masterworks of Indian Painting, an exhibition featuring 126 paintings from India, will be on display at SDMA through Jan. 22.
* A NIGHT IN OCTOBER at Eagles Nest Gallery, 4012 Eagle St., Mission Hills, 619-296-9721. On Saturday, Oct. 22, at 9 p.m., test out your Halloween costume and view the photography of Adam Lewis Smith. Free.
ROBIN BRIGHT: RECENT WORKS at the Pacific Beach Branch library, 4275 Cass St., Pacific Beach, 858-581-9934. On Sunday, Oct. 23, at 1 p.m., meet Robin Bright, who has been part of the city's art scene for more than three decades, and see his latest mixed-media pieces.
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