Eyeworld

FEB 2015

EyeWorld is the official news magazine of the American Society of Cataract & Refractive Surgery.

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34 EW ASCRS•ASOA 2015 ASCRS•ASOA Preview • April 17–21, 2015 and Best Pop Duo/Group Perfor- mance. The performance features special guests Nick Jonas, Tinashe, and DJ Wizz Kidd. The show time is Thursday, April 23 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $39.50. Rock in the Park Reuben H. Fleet Science Center 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park 619-238-1233 www.rhfleet.org/events/rock-park The "Rock in the Park" live concert series returns for a second year, featuring opening bands, headliners, food, drinks, and free access to more than 100 of Fleet Science Center's hands-on exhibits. On Friday, April 17, singer/songwriter duo Eve Selis and Marc Twang perform with folk circuit mainstay Berkley Hart for a night of West Coast country-rock, bluegrass, and everything in be- tween. The show starts at 7:30 p.m.; guests must be 21 years of age or older. Tickets are $27 in advance, $32 at the door. EW wildly popular "Whose Line is it Anyway?" San Diego's most talent- ed improv comedians perform a series of games and scenes based on audience suggestions. This fast, fun, interactive show is a hidden gem of the San Diego nightlife scene. Show times are Thursdays at 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., and Sundays at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $17. Iggy Azalea Valley View Casino Center 3500 Sports Arena Blvd, Midway 619-224-4171 www.valleyviewcasinocenter.com Iggy Azalea burst onto the charts in 2014 with her critically acclaimed debut album The New Classic and hit single "Fancy." The Australian-born artist is the first international female rapper to reach number one on both the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop and Rap Album Charts, and has been nominated for four 2015 Grammy Awards, including Best New Artist, Best Rap Album, Record of the Year, the underground "shopping mall" that Barbra Streisand created in the basement of her Malibu estate to enshrine the memorabilia she has bought and collected over the years. Despite bonding with the iconic diva, working for Streisand soon begins to take a toll on Alex's pa- tience, love life, and view of people. It runs April 4 through May 3. Tickets start at $29. My Fair Lady Cygnet Theatre Company 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town 619-337-1525 www.cygnettheatre.com Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's classic musical comes to life at the Old Town Theatre. Professor Henry Higgins wagers that he can transform Cockney Eliza Doolittle into an aristocratic lady, but he never guessed that she would be the one to transform him. It runs from March 5 through April 26. Tickets start at $41. Music and comedy National Comedy Theatre 3717 India St., Mission Hills 619-295-4999 www.nationalcomedy.com The National Comedy Theatre features improvised comedy shows similar in style to the See all that San Diego has to offer in music, theatre, and comedy at the venues in and around Balboa Park Theatre The White Snake The Old Globe Theater 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park 619-234-5623 www.theoldglobe.org Mary Zimmerman, Tony Award winner, writes and directs a vi- sionary interpretation of a classic Chinese fable in The White Snake. A gentle serpent transforms into a beautiful woman who falls in love with a dashing young man and decides to stay human forever, until a wicked monk discovers her true identity and vows to destroy her. It runs March 21 through April 26. Tickets start at $29. Buyer & Cellar The Old Globe Theater 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park 619-234-5623 www.theoldglobe.org Jonathan Tolin's hit off-Broadway comedy tells the story of out-of- work actor Alex More, who can't pass up the opportunity to work at San Diego performing arts February 2015 San Diego Fun Fact The Star of India, built in 1863, is in the Guinness World Records as the "oldest sea-going sailing vessel" and resides at the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Source: sdmaritime.org

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