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32 EW 2019 ASCRS•ASOA March 2019 There are many possible excursions in the city and its surrounding areas Old Town Trolley Tours www.trolleytours.com/san-diego If you're looking for a way to see many interesting parts of the city, you may want to consider a trolley tour, which includes 10 stops. Visit the surrounding areas of San Diego, like Coronado and Old Town, as well as city locations like Balboa Park, Little Italy, the harbor, Seaport Village, and the baseball stadium. Tickets are $37.80 for 1 day of hop- ping on and off. San Diego SEAL Tour www.sealtours.com If you want to see the city both on land and on water, consider a San Diego SEAL Tour. Hop on board this boat with wheels for a 90-minute tour. Visit the San Diego Harbor, Seaport Village, U.S.S. Midway, and more. Tickets are $42 for adults ($37.80 online). The tour is avail- able year round and departs daily from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. San Diego Zoo zoo.sandiegozoo.org The San Diego Zoo is perhaps one of the most well known attractions that the city has to offer. Guests should plan to spend at least several hours exploring the many exhibits and animals housed in the zoo. It is located in Balboa Park, with adult tickets for $56. The zoo is open daily all year round. San Diego Zoo Safari Park www.sdzsafaripark.org In addition to the zoo, visitors to San Diego may choose to visit the Safari Park, a separate park that fea- tures gorillas, tigers, lions, elephants, and many more. The park is open every day of the year, with tickets starting at $56 for adults. Guests can choose from a variety of safari tour options, including touring via cart or caravan, experiencing a jungle ropes course, zip lining above the animals, or spending the night on a camping safari. Whale watching cruise While in San Diego, you may want to try to see some of the wildlife firsthand by taking a whale watch- ing cruise. A number of companies offer trips off the coast, including San Diego Whale Watch, Hornblow- er, and H&M Landing. Prices range from around $30 to $50, depending on the specifics of the cruise. Wine/brewery tours You may want to take advantage of some of Southern California's many wineries. You can take a winery tour or visit the individual wineries of your choice. There are a number located in the San Diego County area, as well as in Temecula Valley. Or you can choose to take a beer train tour to some of the brew- eries in the area. EW San Diego tours ASCRS•ASOA Annual Meeting city preview • May 3–7, 2019 See some of the music, theatre, comedy, and festivals that San Diego has to offer around the time of the Annual Meeting Apocalyptica Plays Metallica by Four Cellos Tour Balboa Theatre hosts Apocalyptica, a Finish band, on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. as it plays Metallica covers on four cellos. Tickets range from about $31–83. ARRIVAL From Sweden: The Music of ABBA An ABBA tribute band with original ABBA musicians, ARRIVAL From Sweden will entertain at Amici Park on May 5 from 8–10 p.m. Tickets range from $55–125. Celtic Woman Ancient Land Grammy-nominated Celtic Woman continues its Ancient Land Tour at the San Diego Civic Theatre on May 7 at 7 p.m. The event includes Irish singing and dancing. Tickets range from $39–$150. Gator by the Bay: Music, Louisiana Food and Crawfish Festival If you're staying a few days after the Annual Meeting concludes, this Louisiana-themed festival offers live music and Southern fare and boasts 10,000 pounds of crawfish, among other popular iconic bayou dishes. It runs from May 9–12, and tickets are $25–95. Mission Federal ArtWalk If you're arriving early to the Annual Meeting, the Mission Federal Art- Walk features 17 square blocks filled with the work of more than 300 artists and includes live music and dance from April 27–28. National Comedy Theater Thursday through Sunday come- dians at National Comedy Theatre use their improv skills to devise skits based on audience suggestions. Tickets are $18. Sister Act The five-time Tony Award-nomi- nated musical Sister Act is about a woman who witnessed a murder and is placed in a convent disguised as a nun for protection. Though some are wary of her at first, she gets the community of religious sisters singing. The production is running from April 26 through May 26 at the Horton Grand Theatre. They Promised Her the Moon They Promised Her the Moon, a Laurel Ollstein stage production, tells the relatively unknown but true story of Jerrie Cobb, a woman who trained at NASA to become one of the first American astronauts but who, de- spite outperforming her male coun- terparts in some respects, wasn't sent to the moon. The production will run until May 5 at the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. Trevor Noah Trevor Noah, the host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," is on his Loud & Clear Tour. He will provide some laughs and insights on politics and current events at the Viejas Arena at Aztec Bowl San Diego State University on May 11 at 8 p.m. and at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula (about 1 hour from San Diego) on May 10 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. EW San Diego performing arts and events

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