The best things to do this weekend in San Diego: July 11-13

Our list of top things to do this weekend includes concerts, a festival and more

Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, July 11 to Sunday, July 13. Top Gun: Maverick” concert: Feel the need for speed at The Rady Shell this summer at a special “Top Gun: Maverick” concert. Fans of Maverick, Goose, Rooster and other “Top Gun: Maverick” characters can see the film with a live production of the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. They will perform the scores and songs from the film that were originally composed by musicians such as Lady Gaga, Harold Faltermeyer, Hans Zimmer and Lorne Balfe. 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego. theshell.org Night at the museum: The San Diego Natural History Museum is staying open late on Fridays this summer. Guests can access all exhibitions, take part in trivia games and get tacos in the atrium and explore the rooftop with food, wine, beer and nonalcoholic options. Admission is half-price after 5 p.m. and museum members are free. 5 to 10 p.m. Fridays, now through Aug. 22. 1788 El Prado, San Diego. https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org “Noises Off”: Tony-winner Jefferson Mays stars in the Old Globe’s production of Michael Frayn play-within-a-play farce about a problem-plagued theater production. Opens tonight and runs through Aug. 3. 7 p.m. Tuesdays-Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturdays; 2 and 7 p.m. Sundays. Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego. $54-$143. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org Friday summer concerts in the park: Carlsbad’s summer TGIF Concerts in the Parks series continues from 6 to 8 p.m. July 11 with The Reflexx band’s ’80s pop and new wave music and July 18 with The Cold Fact (soulful R&B) at Stagecoach Community Park. Gates open at 4 p.m. Parking for Stagecoach concerts is at La Costa Canyon High School. The lineup at Calavera Hills Community Park is Kimba Light (Cumbia) on July 25; Shakedown String Band (Americana/jam band) on Aug. 1; and The Honeydrops (doo-wop, rockabilly from 40s-60s) on Aug. 8. The last two concerts are at Alga Norte Community Park: Wayward Sons (power chord rock nostalgia) on Aug. 15 and Euphoria Brass Band (modern New Orleans-style jazz) on Aug. 22. There will be a security check. Free shuttle rides are available for the Alga Norte and Calavera Hills concerts. Visit carlsbadca.gov. “Anastasia”: Moonlight Stage Productions presents the San Diego regional premiere of this musical about a Russian woman seeking answers to her mysterious past. 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Through July 26. Moonlight Amphitheatre, Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista. $41-$62. 760-724-2110, moonlightstage.com “A Streetcar Named Desire”: Backyard Renaissance Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ searing 1947 drama about an aging Southern belle seeking refuge with her younger sister and her brutish husband in New Orleans’ French Quarter. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 Tenth Ave., downtown. backyardrenaissance.com Free concert at arts center: Hidden City Sounds Series presents a free Lefty Martin & His Right Hand Band concert and a free pre-show line dance class. Dance instruction is from 7 to 7:45 p.m. Lefty Martin and band perform from 8 to 9:15 p.m. Free RSVP tickets or reserved seating at bistro tables for $20/person. 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. Visit artcenter.org. “The Janeiad”: The Old Globe presents the world premiere of Anna Ziegler’s contemporary twist on Homer’s Odyssey, where a Brooklyn housewife must decide whether to move after her husband disappeared on his way to work 20 years before. 8 p.m. Friday; 2 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 and 7 p.m. Sunday. Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park. $44-$218. 619-234-5623, theoldglobe.org “Oklahoma!” Cygnet Theatre presents Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical about love, betrayal and changing times in the early 1900s Oklahoma Territory. 7 p.m. Wednesdays-Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 2. Old Town Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town San Diego. $39-$73. 619-337-1525, cygnettheatre.org “The ’70s, the Golden Age of the Album”: Lamb’s Players Theatre presents this all-new song revue of the musical history of the 1970s. 2 and 7 p.m. Wednesdays; 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 2 and 7 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Sept. 14. 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado. $48-118. 619-437-6000, lambsplayers.org Blindspot’s ‘Karaoke Dreams’ now playing at UC San Diego: Blindspot Collective presents this immersive, world premiere jukebox musical set in a karaoke bar, where characters tell their own stories through song. 7 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays. Through Aug. 3. The Loft, 3151 Matthews Lane, UCSD campus, La Jolla. $35. blindspotcollective.org “Anastasia”: Moonlight Stage Productions presents the San Diego regional premiere of this musical about a Russian woman seeking answers to her mysterious past. 8 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays. Through July 26. Moonlight Amphitheatre, Brengle Terrace Park, 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista. $41-$62. 760-724-2110, moonlightstage.com “A Streetcar Named Desire”: Backyard Renaissance Theatre presents Tennessee Williams’ searing 1947 drama about an aging Southern belle seeking refuge with her younger sister and her brutish husband in New Orleans’ French Quarter. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Tenth Avenue Arts Center, 930 Tenth Ave., downtown. backyardrenaissance.com Marine concert: The 35-piece Marine Band San Diego is performing in Little Italy as a free summer concert. The event is part of a community performance to honor the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps. and will include composers Robert Russell Bennett, Henry Fillmore, George Gershwin, John Philip Sousa and John Williams. 7 p.m. Saturday. Piazza della Famiglia, West Date Street between India and Columbia Streets. littleitalysd.com ‘Alchemy of Form’ opens at Madison Galleries: Madison Galleries hosts the opening reception for this exhibition of ceramics by three generations of Scandinavian women artists Anne-Sophie Øgaard, Laura Lappi and Lin Utzon. Opening reception, 6-9 p.m. Saturday. Exhibit continues through Aug. 17. 320 S. Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. 858-523-9155, madisongalleries.com North Coast Symphony: This North County orchestra will perform a fairy tales pops concert. 2:30 p.m. Saturday. San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena, Encinitas. $15-$18. Children 18 and under are free. northcoastsymphony.com Marine Band San Diego Summer Concert: The 35-member ensemble will perform works by American composers including John Williams, George Gershwin, and John Philip Sousa in Little Italy. 7 p.m. Saturday. Piazza della Famiglia, 523 W. Date St., San Diego. Free. littleitalysd.com Fairy Tales Pops Concert: The North Coast Symphony Orchestra presents Fairy Tales Pops Concert, a program of enchanting music. The program features music from enchanting stories, such as Tchaikovsky’s waltz from “Sleeping Beauty” and themes from “Harry Potter,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Hobbit,” “Hook” and “Frozen.” 2:30 p.m. Saturday. San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdalena. Admission is $18; $15 for seniors, students and military; free for children 18 and younger. Visit northcoastsymphony.com. Outdoor summer concerts at Liberty Station: Summer Arts Fest features Whitney Shay with live music and dancing, produced by Concert for Your Cause and emceed by Apt 4 Music. The event is on the second Saturday of each month through September. Kogee Soul Reprise will be featured Aug. 9 and Bambú Sound Exchange on Sept. 13. Bring your picnic blankets, lawn chairs and favorite snacks. 4 to 7 p.m. Saturday. North Promenade at Arts District Liberty Station, 2875 Dewey Road. The event Visit libertystation.com/do/summer-arts-fest. Soulja Boy and Bow Wow: SeaWorld San Diego’s Summer Concert series runs Saturday nights through Aug. 23 featuring R&B, hip-hop and rap hits from the ’90s and early 2000s. Musical performances include July 12 featuring Soulja Boy and Bow Wow. Before and after the concerts, there is Summer Spectacular entertainment, including educational animal presentations and exhibits, summer parade, stunt shows, fireworks and Jewels of the Sea: The Jellyfish Experience. Concerts are included in admission. For tickets, visit seaworldsandiego.com. Over the Line Tournament: Over two weekends in July, Fiesta Island is the home to the annual World Championship Over-the-Line Tournament. The sporting event that started in San Diego is a game that is described by event organizers as beach softball. Two teams of three players battle to hit a ball over a line that is 55 feet from the batter. It is played without bases, and the team that scores the most runs wins. There is an entry fee to play, but spectators can watch games for free. July 12, 13, 19 and 20. Fiesta Island Park, 1590 East Mission Bay Drive, San Diego. ombac.org/over-the-line Out Loud San Diego Drag Show: Out loud San Diego wraps its two-day event with a fabulous evening of Drag Race performances featuring “Rupaul’s Drag Race” queens. This event features an all-star line-up and all proceeds go to support Families Out Loud. 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. July 12. U.S. Grant Hotel, 326 Broadway, San Diego. $40 entry to show, $80 entry and VIP meet and greet. sdpride.org/event/out-loud-drag-show San Diego Symphony presents Beethoven By the Bay: Marie Jacquot conducts the orchestra in Beethoven’s “Pastoral” symphony and “Coriolan” overture, and violinist Clara-Jumi Kang will solo on Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in E Minor. 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 220 Marina Park Way, San Diego. $54-$125. theshell.org