Arts & Entertainment
Get Out: Paddy's Day Parade and a lot of Art
Your Patch guide to happiness- a St. Paddy's Day parade, art, theater, cinema and lots of music this weekend.
You can break out your green on Saturday (you don't want to be pinched) or enjoy an all-day music fest in Point Loma.
We’ve got the best bets to entertain and enthrall you from March 10-13, whether you want to stay close to Santee or take a drive to find even more to do. This week, we feature a local college's strong slate of arts events, a fundraiser and opening day for a nearly .
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Where/when: Grossmont College, El Cajon, Thursday through Saturday.
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Why Go: We're not telling you to go to class. Leave that to the students. Go for the inexpensive events, including the opening of a and a to fund awards for students.
Price: The auction, free. The play, $10-12.
Where/when: MOXIE Theatre, San Diego, Friday-Sunday.
Why Go: Benefit groups that aid domestic-abuse victims by attending a production of “The Vagina Monologues,” by the Bella Luna Educational Foundation of Santee. Friday and Saturday, curtain is at 8 p.m.; Sunday, it's at 2 p.m.
Price: $25.
A LITTLE FARTHER AFIELD
Where/when: UltraStar Mission Valley Cinemas, San Diego, 4 p.m. Thursday.
Why Go: The 18th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival opens with a dozen screenings and a launch party at the downtown W Hotel. The festival, which continues through March 20, features more than 180 films; many of them include Q & A's with the filmmakers or stars.
Price: $10 per screening; passes start at $35.
Where/when: Balboa Park, San Diego, 10:30 a.m. Saturday
Why Go: Start celebrating the day when everyone claims to be Irish a little early. San Diego's 31st St. Patrick's Day parade starts at Juniper Street, just west of Balboa Park; an all-day festival in the park follows.
Price: Free.
Where/when: Liberty Station, San Diego, Saturday and Sunday.
Why Go: More than 50 acts are scheduled for IndieFest 7, a celebration of independent music, film and art. The music and the “Mental Eclectic” film festival take place Saturday from noon to 11 p.m.; the film fest concludes Sunday.
Price: $25, but some stages are free.
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