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Wednesday, July 2

ART: The Artists Gallery exhibits watercolors, oils, acrylics and sculptures by different artists. Tues.-Sat./10am-5pm. Through Aug. 30. Free. 7420 Girard Ave. 459-5844.

Thursday, July 3

EVENT: Garden Cabaret presents the classic film "Casablanca" in its 55th anniversary year. 8:30pm. Continues July 4 & 5. $7. 4040 Goldfinch Street. 295-4221.

Friday, July 4

EVENT: La Jolla Concert by the Sea presents Kearny Mesa Concert Band. Fireworks display follows. 7pm. Free. Scripps Park, La Jolla.

Saturday, July 5

EVENT: Children 10 and up can swim with the sharks in snorkeling adventure at Birch Aquarium, Scripps. 8-10am. $20. La Jolla Shores. Limited enrollment. 534-7336.

EVENT: Ilan-Lael Foundation hosts "Harbor Avenues of the Arts," featuring creations from carvings to hand-blown glass. 10am-7pm/both days. Free. Broadway Pier.

EVENT: Department of Veterans Affairs and Paralyzed Veterans of American presents 17th National Veterans Wheelchair Games. Event times vary. Free/public. Most activities at San Diego Community Concourse and UCSD. Through July 10. 1-888-924-9283.

ART: Gallery Alexander presents "Teapot VIII," annual summer teapot show. Mon.-Sat./10am-6pm; Sun./11am-5pm. Through Aug. 31. Free. 7850 Girard Ave. 459-9433.

ART: Spruce Street Forum presents "Texas Homesick Blues," photographs by Drei Kiel. Reception from 5-8pm. Photos on display through Aug. 17. Thurs.-Sat./1-6pm. Free. 301 Spruce Street. 295-0301.

ART: Cosmopolitan Fine Arts Gallery presents "Images of Provence," impressionist paintings by Yvette Sturgis. Sun.-Thurs./9am-6pm; Fri.-Sat./9am-8pm. Free. 7932 Girard Ave. 456-9506.

Sunday, July 6

ON STAGE: Old Globe presentation of "Springtime For Henry" opens on Cassius Carter Center Stage. Tues.-Sat., 8pm, Sun., 7pm, Sat.-Sun. matinees, 2pm. $22-$39.Through Aug. 16. 239-2250.

EVENT: To kick off Museum of Contemporary Art's "Free for All" First Sundays, the Museum presents an afternoon of dancing, singing and artmaking. 2-5pm. Free. 1001 Kettner Blvd. 234-1001.

Wednesday, July 9

EVENT: Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth opens featuring the Guerreros and their seven-person human pyramid on the high-wire.7:30pm.$10.50-$27.50. San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd. Through July 13. 220-8497.

EVENT: The Starlight Musical Theater presents "The Sound of Music" in the newly remodeled Starlight Bowl. Runs through July 20. Wed.-Sun./8pm. $10-$45. Balboa Park. 544-7827.

Thursday, July 10

ART: San Diego Museum of Art gives a lecture on "Two Hundred Years of English Native Art." 5:30pm. $3-$10. Balboa Park. 232-7931.

Saturday, July 12

EVENT: Celebrate Pacific College of Oriental Medicine's 10th anniversary. Free lectures and massage demonstrations. 10am-1pm. 7445 Mission Valley Rd., Ste. 105. 574-6909.

EXHIBIT: San Diego Museum of Man displays a diversity of intricately embellished gourds which were used as containers or decoration. "The Graphic Gourd: Carved Cucurbits of South America" will run through Jan. 5. 10am-4:30pm. $3-$5. Balboa Park. 239-2001.

Sunday, July 13

ON STAGE: Old Globe Festival '97 presents "The Legacy" on the Old Globe Stage. Tues.-Sat., 8pm, Sun., 7pm, Sat.-Sun. matinees, 2pm. Through Aug. 23. 235-2250.

ON STAGE: La Jolla Playhouse previews Pulitzer Prize-winning Broadway musical "Rent." Opening night July 13. Through Aug. 31. 8pm. $30-$55. La Jolla Village Dr. at Torrey Pines, UCSD campus. 550-1010.

Monday, July 14

EVENT: Old Globe Theatre presents Camp Orbit, a four-week program allowing children to explore the artistic aspects of theater. 9am-3pm. Balboa Park. 231-1941.

Tuesday, July 15

LECTURE: Listen to Todd Skinner, featured on the cover of National Geographic, as he describes the most technically challenging climb ever attempted in the Himalayas. 7pm. $3. Casa del Prado Theater, Balboa Park. 283-2362, ext.153.

EVENT: Sample the restaurants along Seaport Village at the "Taste of the Waterfront." 5:30-9pm. $15. Seaport Village. 234-0040.

Thursday, July 17

EVENT: Museum of Photographic Arts offers a summer workshop on Platinum Printing by Dick Arentz. Lecture, 7pm. Workshop, 9am-5pm, July 18 and 19. $175-$250. Balboa Park and two days at Grossmont College. 238-7559.

EVENT: Comic-Con International Convention features nearly every comic book publisher in the nation as well as film studios, game companies and toy manufacturers. San Diego Convention Center. 491-2475.

EVENT: The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library presents "Latin Jazz", featuring Claudia Villela. 7:30pm. $13-$15. 1008 Wall Street, La Jolla. 454-5872.

Friday, July 18

EXHIBIT: David Zapf Gallery presents "Black + White + Color: Drawings + Photographs." Opening reception, 6-9pm. Exhibit through Aug. 9, Thurs.-Sat., noon-5pm. Free. 2400 Kettner Blvd. 232-5004.

Saturday, July 19

ART: Gallery Eight presents "Made in L.A.," showcasing the work of Los Angeles ceramics makers. Mon.-Sat./10am-5pm. Free. 7464 Girard Ave. 454-9781.

ART: Museum of Photographic Arts presents the work of Dr. Harold Edgerton. "Seeing the Unseen" uses stop-motion photography to capture a world unseen by the human eye. 10am-5pm. $3.50 Balboa Park. 238-7559.

Monday, July 21

EVENT: Spreckels Organ Society presents Carole Terry, American concert organist who has performed throughout the U.S. 8pm. Free. Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park. 226-0819.

EVENT: The Center for Spanish Colonial Archaeology provides four sessions for children to learn about scientific archaeological field methods in the ruins of San Diego Presidio. One week sessions begin July 21. Mon.-Fri./10am-2pm. $69-$79. 524-0577.

Tuesday, July 22

ON STAGE: La Jolla Playhouse previews Donald Margulies's "The Model Apartment." 8pm. July 27 through Aug. 24. Preview tickets$21-$28. Other dates, $32-$39. Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts, UCSD. 550-1010.

Wednesday, July 23

HORSE RACING: Del Mar opens 43-day summer season. Through Sept. 10. 755-1141.

Friday, July 25

EVENT: Fashion Careers of California College presents the Golden Hanger Fashion Awards Gala. Featuring fashions from the college's design students, graduates and San Diego’s fashion designers. 7pm. $15/show, $50/dinner & show. Mission Valley Marriot, 8757 Rio San Diego Dr. 275-4700.

Saturday, July 26

EVENT: Burns Institute hosts Fire EXPO to heighten public awareness of modern emergency services. 1pm. Free. Qualcomm Stadium. 541-2277.

EVENT: Toshiba Tennis Classic will feature women tennis players. Attendees may view Toshiba electronic products. Event concludes Aug. 3. La Costa Resort, 2100 Costa Del Mar Rd. 438-5683.

Sunday, July 27

EVENT: The Bridal Bazaar features 280 local vendors with everything from reception sites to photographers. 10am-5pm. $6. 3rd & B Streets. 755-6601.

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ON STAGE: Dine at Mystery Cafe while trying to solve the "Murder at Cafe Noir." Fri. & Sat./8pm. Through Sept. 30. $39-$43. Imperial House Restaurant, 505 Kalmia St. Reservations required. 544-1600.

EXHIBIT: Sand sculptures Tyrannosaurus Rex, Plaza Level 3, and caricature dinosaurs, Plaza Level 1, Horton Plaza. Through Sept. 1. To coincide with debut of movie "The Lost World: Jurassic Park."

ON STAGE: Old Globe Theatre Festival '97 features Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors." Tues.-Sun./8pm. Through Aug. 9. $22-$39. Balboa Park. 239-2255.

ON STAGE: San Diego Playgoers present the Broadway production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." Tues.-Sat./7:30pm; Sun./6:30pm; matinees: Sat./2pm; Sun./1pm. Through July 13. Special signed performance July 9. $20-$60. Civic Theatre, Third Avenue & B Street. 220-8497

ON STAGE: La Jolla Playhouse presents "The School For Wives." 8pm. $29-$39. Through July 13. Mandell Weiss Center for the Performing Arts. 550-1010.

EVENT: Nighttime Zoo. Extended hours to 10pm daily. Through Sept. 1. $15/adults, $6/children. 234-3153.

EVENT: Workshops, programs and hands-on artmaking during Pop! Goes the Museum, a museum-wide look at Pop Art. Tues.-Sun./10am-5pm. Free-$5. Through Sept. 30. Children's Museum/Mueso de los Niños, 200 W. Island Ave. 233-8792.

EVENT: Del Mar Fair continues Mon.-Fri./10am; Sat.-Sun./9am. $3-$8. Through July 6. Del Mar Fairgrounds. 793-5555.

EXHIBIT: San Diego Natural History Museum presents "The Dinosaurs of Jurassic Park." Recreation of life-size dinosaurs, sets and special effects from the original "Jurassic Park" are showcased along with real dinosaur fossils and discoveries. Through Sept. 2. 9am-6pm. $5-$7. Balboa Park. 232-3821.

EXHIBIT: San Diego Aerospace Museum celebrates 70th anniversary of Lindbergh's transatlantic flight with the exhibition "Flight of the Lone Eagle." 10am-4:30pm. Through end of Sept. $2-$6; free for active-duty military and children under 6. Balboa Park. 234-8291.

ART: The Photo Factory presents black & white photography by various artists. Fri.- Sat./1-7pm; Sun./1-5pm. Free. 732 Fourth Ave. 235-9363.

ART: The Museum of Contemporary Art presents "Workers, an Archaeology of the Industrial Age: Photographs by Sebastiao Salgado." Tues.-Sat./10am-5pm; Sun./noon-5pm. Through Aug. 31. $2-$4. 700 Prospect St. 454-3541.

TOUR: Learn about the rich history and cultural traditions of San

Diego’s original Italian enclave during guided, two-hour Insider's Walking Tours of Little Italy. Saturday mornings and afternoons or group dinner tours. Reservations required. $13.95-$29.95. Departs from Cafe Italia, 1704 India St. 632-1199.

WALK: Downtown Sam leads 2-hour casual walks through Downtown, pointing out what’s new. Meet Saturday mornings, 10am, at the red Allright sign on Broadway near Harbor Drive. 293-3480.

WALK: Start from the carousel in Balboa Park and join Walkabout International on a brisk "Merry Go Round" walk along the harbor, through Downtown, up Banker's Hill and across bridges, depending on the group. Sundays/8am. Meet Rosalinda and Rick at the carousel, Park Blvd. at Zoo Place. 565-7212.