Whales, live music, and pi! You know…? the mathematical constant? Grab a slice of pie and celebrate the math you said would never benefit you in life. Also, it’s gonna be a little soggy and overcast this weekend, which is perfect for a drive-in movie from the Latino Film Festival or a virtual cheese and tequila tasting.
Friday, March 12
Grab your favorite people and head over to The Irish Julep: St. Paddy’s Day Pop-Up. You’ll be transported to a world of Irish food, drinks, live music, and craft cocktails by Snake Oil Cocktail Co. Experience authentic Irish food and drinks paired with sounds of the rolling hills and tons of St. Paddy’s shenanigans!
https://julepvenue.com/the-irish-julep/
It’s time for Virtual and Drive-In film screenings at the 28th San Diego Latino Film Festival. There will also be Q&As with filmmakers and a Sonido Latino concert. Watch one title or get a whole weekend pass!
https://sdlff2021.eventive.org/welcome
If you’ve been missing live music, The Loma Club is hosting Fish Taco Friday with tacos from Casanova Fish Tacos and music by Mark Fisher from 4-8 pm. Why not come over a little early and hit a bucket of balls too? Or come back on Monday for the Shamrock Scramble Tournament.
https://www.thelomaclub.com/event/live-music-mark-fisher-7/
You know what winter means. Whale watching! Climb aboard the Hornblower for their Winter Whatewatching Tours at 9:30 am or 11 am. Witness the annual migration of the beautiful gray whales off the San Diego coast as they head to the lagoons of Baja California.
https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/calendar/hornblower-winter-whale-watchingtours/event_3c6e47e2-40ad-11eb-aff3-5cb9017b3637.html
Saturday, March 13
Explore the great beyond and soar through the skies. The San Diego Air and Space Museum invites you to pick up a STEM kit and have fun in the park. The kit contains Astronaut Ice Cream, Alka-Seltzer rocket pack, Posable Astronaut, Hi-Y high flyer, DIY Hammerhead-X glider, Galaxy face mask, SDASM hand sanitizer, Color-on tote box, and crayons. Proceeds from the kits will support providing high-quality STEM programming to underserved students experiencing financial hardship.
https://sandiegoairandspace.org/calendar/event/stem-saturdays-in-the-park
Japanese Friendship Garden Virtual Shigin Class. In this monthly Shigin class, the Heisei Ginyu Kai（平晴吟友会) instructor Seiju Hiraki （師範 平木星寿) will focus on one poem during the class and students will learn the meaning of the poem and practice poetry. We will also watch a video that is performed in combination with the demonstration of other Japanese art forms such as Karate, Odori, Kenbu, Ikebana, and different instruments.
https://www.niwa.org/shigin
Support your local music venues now so they can still be around once they can open back up again. The Casbah is having Grampadrew’s Flim Flam Review as a live stream on Twitch. Come watch and listen to Matthew Strachota, Julia Sage, Chad Pittman, Lizzy Ritti, Jules Stewart, and of course grampadrew. “Doors” open at 8 pm.
https://www.casbahmusic.com/e/grampadrew-s-flim-flam-revue-live-stream-twitch-tvcasbahlivesd-142714188981/
Jump on Twitch and watch comedians do a roast of Big Trouble in Little China. What do we
miss most during the pandemic? Drinking games and live comedy shows! Tickets are free and you’re encouraged to jump on the chat and add your own jokes. Show starts at 6pm.
https://www.frontrowfilmroast.com/subscribe
Sunday, March 14
An online cheese and tequila tasting!?!? Yep, just pick up your kit at Venissimo Cheese and
then meet us on Zoom at 5 pm to talk about each of the four featured cheeses and why we lovethem with each style of agave. Expert cheese monger Robby G will join Serge from Don Fulano to share about this 4×4 tasting extravaganza. $45 gets you a cheese plate that is perfect for two people and the four-tequila kit.
https://www.venissimo.com/product/cheese-and-agave-tequila-virtual-tasting/4092cs=true&cst=custom
It’s Pi Day! You know, the mathematical constant (3.14159…). Celebrate pi and pie by eating a slice from one of these San Diego shops. Landini’s Pizzeria in Little Italy will have a signature draft and a select draft for $3.14, but their Liberty Station will have two slices for $3.14. The Smoking Gun in the Gaslamp Quarter will feature a specialty shepherds pie. Or pick up a vegan key lime pie at Cafe Gratitude, savory take-and-bakes from Betty’s Pi Whole Saloon, or a sweet potato pie from an old family recipe at Cane Patch Kitchen.
https://www.thrillist.com/events/san-diego/things-to-do-in-san-diego-this-weekend
How about a calming hour-long online vinyasa flow set to… death metal? Join San Diego Metal Yoga for their ZoomDoom class at 11am. Free via zoom. They will send out the free link through their facebook group: “San Diego Metal Yoga ZoomDoom.” Get through this energizing flow and feel like you can end this week on a high note.
https://www.facebook.com/events/231056838672327/acontext=%7B%22event_action_hstory%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22search_results%22%2C%22surface%22%A%22bookmark%22%7D]%7D
DISCO RIOT presents A Year of DisDANCE at a real theater! Cinema Under the Stars. Come watch the live screening of this dance film and reflect on the experiences of this unusual and significant time (Covid) and learn how we have adapted, amplified, and understood dance and movement over the past year. Hurry because your ticket has to be purchased at least 24 hours in advance to ensure audience capacity