April Events & Activities: Extended Whale Watching, Musicals
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Events in San Diego
Whale Watching Cruises -Two cruises Daily
Location: Embarcadero
Cost: $15 – $35.00
Description: Whale watching has never been more fun or interesting. Watch and learn about Whales, Dolphins and Sea Lions on the most comfortable and fastest Hornblower Yacht on San Diego Bay. You’ll see & learn about whales, 3 kinds of dolphins and sea lions on your 3.5 hour adventure with Naturalists from the San Diego Natural History Museum. www.hornblower.com 619-686-8715
Description: Whale watching with the San Diego Natural History Museum has never been more educational or exciting AND interactive. Naturalist trained by the museum for over six weeks accompany the expert captains and crew of Hornblower Cruises on two adventures daily. Children cruise for $15.00! www.hornblower.com
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Intimate Whale Watching Tours Without The Crowds
Sail San Diego
Location: Shelter Island
Cost: $85.00
Description: Eco-Friendly, Sail San Diego whale watching trips depart twice daily to meet the migrating whales, sea lions, dolphins and other Pelagic sea life! We take you in a roomy sailing vessel an incredible way to see some of nature’s largest animals on the planet as they head to the Baja for the winter.
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Whale Watching season extended on yacht ‘America’
Through 04/26/2009
Location: Downtown
Cost: $34 to $85
Description: ‘America’ extends Whale season sailing schedule to 4/26 based on public enthusiasm and scientific whale migration findings
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Dennis Conner’s America’s Cup Experience
Description: Famous yacht “America” is available for exciting sails to the ocean during Whale Watching season. Operating out of the “Maritime Museum of San Diego” the America runs daily for 4 hour romantic and very entertaining sails. Guests also enjoy time at the museum before or after each trip.
800 644-3454 or [email protected]
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Working, the Musical
Location: Balboa Park, The Old Globe
Cost: $53-$79
Description: This musical exploration of people’s feelings about their day-to-day existence features characters from all walks of life, ranging from trucker to housewife, waitress to corporate executive, fireman to. Learn more at: Working
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Events in LA
Theatre Unleashed presents Die Grüppe in “Kiss My Butt
Time: 10:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Location: El Cid Restaurant
Address: 4212 W. Sunset Blvd. , Los Angeles , 90029 Cross Streets: Sunset / Myra Transit
Description: The sketch comedy division of Theatre Unleashed has been inspired by a new, abhorrent topic: The dangerous beauty of CIGARETTES! Cancer sticks, smokey treats, nails, fags, whatever you call them, they are part of our daily lives (well, unless you’re hanging out in a bar in L.A., that is… so stupid… especially since they let those nasty, rat-like toy poodles into bars and restaurants and grocery stores to leave their hair and poo everywhere… gross…)
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Stick Fly
April 2, 2009 Thursday,Friday,and Saturday 8PM & Sunday 3PM
Location: The Matrix Theatre Address: 7657 Melrose Ave , Los Angeles , 90046 Cross Streets
Phone: (323) 960-7740
Admission: $25
Website: www.plays411.com/stickfly
Description: In this new play from Lydia R. Diamond, one of America’s freshest and most dynamic voices, an upper class African American family wrestles with parental expectations, sibling rivalry, and issues of class and race. Set in the elite, upper crust community of Martha’s Vineyard, where African Americans have had a cultural history dating back to the early 1600s, “Stick Fly” explores complex and intertwining issues of family, trust and class in an incisive and brutally funny look at one complicated family in disarray.
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MAURITIUS by Theresa Rebeck
Directed by Jessica Kubzansky On the Playhouse Mainstage
March 27 – April 26
Pasadena Playhouse, On the Playhouse Mainstage
Description: A new mystery by one of America’s most prolific playwrights! Filled with scams and double-crosses, two half-sisters vie for the rights to a recently inherited (and dazzlingly valuable) stamp collection. Throughout their farcical escapades, the pair come face-to-face with a couple of machine-gun mouthed con artists who ensnare them in their own brand of beguiling trickery.
42nd Street
April 2, 3, 2009 
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater
Average ticket price is $55 which does include the dinner, show and sales tax. Regular ticket rate does range from $48-$75 depending on the seating section and performance date.
Description: “42nd Street” is a tap-dancing musical extravaganza. Ingenue Peggy Sawyer lands her first job in the chorus of a new Broadway show. When the star, Miss Dorothy Brock, has an accident, Peggy is given the chance of a lifetime. This fun and infectious score includes “You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” “We’re In the Money,” “Lullaby of Broadway,” and of course the show-stopping “42nd Street.” Phone: (909) 626-3296
Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
April 10, 2009
Candlelight Pavilion Dinner Theater
Admission: Average ticket price is $55 which does include the dinner, show and sales tax. Regular ticket rate does range from $48-$75 depending on the seating section and performance date.
Food Services: Waiter served gourmet dinner; included in ticket price. Various appetizers, desserts and beverages (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) available at an additional cost.
Description: Mark Twain’s timeless classic sweeps us down the mighty Mississippi in this Tony award-winning musical as the irrepressible Huck Finn helps his friend Jim, a slave, escape to freedom at the mouth of the Ohio River. Their adventures along the way are hilarious, suspenseful and heartwarming, bringing your favorite characters to life. “Big River” was billed by Time Magazine as “A classic American musical with the most fetching score of the decade
Phone: (909) 626-3296
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The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
April 17,18,19 12:00PM-12:00AM
Location: EMPIRE POLO FIELD
Admission: 3-Day passes: $269.00 + $3 charity + applicable service fees. Single Day Tickets: $99.00 + $1 charity + applicable service fees
Description: Coachella is one of the best forward thinking music and arts festivals in America. Every year some of the world’s finest talent converges in Indio, California for three incredible days of music, art and fun. Multimedia experience featuring the best of contemporary bands, plus art exhibits, vendor booths, food and dancing. The alternative European-Rock-style festival draws more than 55,000 fans and Rolling Stone’s endorsement as “The best American rock festival” and England’s NME’s enthusiastic nod as “probably the best festival in the world!” Fans from all over Europe and America come for this blast in the desert.
This year’s lineup includes:
- Paul McCartney
- Morrissey
- Franz Ferdinand
- The Killers
- Theivery Corporation
- The Cure
- My Bloody Valentine
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
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No Way to Treat a Lady
By Douglas J. Cohen. A musical thriller
April 15th,16,17,18,19
Description: Based on the William Goldman novel and movie of the same name, this hilarious, sexy musical gives new meaning to “knock ‘em dead.” A serial killer is on the loose, and Detective Morris Brummell is on the case. Can he find the killer, get the girl, and appease his disappointed mother — all before the next chorus? It’s a game of cat and mouse — a tour de force with 4 actors playing 17 roles — and a murderously fun time!
“An old-fashioned, new-fangled thoroughly beguiling musical.” — Rolling Stone
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Stagecoach Festival 
April 25, 2009
EMPIRE POLO CLUB
Description: California’s Premier Country Music Festival
The beautiful Empire Polo Club in Indio, CA, once again plays host to an impressive lineup featuring some of the top talent in the country music world today including headliners Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Reba and Kid Rock. The initial STAGECOACH 2009 line-up, representing a broad range of musical styles, includes Little Big Town, Miranda Lambert, Poco (Richie Furay, Jim Messina, Rusty Young, Paul Cotton, Jack Sundrud and George Lawrence), Charlie Daniels Band, Darius Rucker, Earl Scruggs, Chris Cagle, Lady Antebellum, Reverend Horton Heat, Jerry Jeff Walker, Ricky Skaggs, Ralph Stanley, Lynn Anderson, Doyle Lawson, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band, Danielle Peck, Dale Watson, Zac Brown Band, The Duhks, Waddie Mitchell, Randy Houser, Hot Club of Cowtown and James Intveld. Website: stagecoachfestival.com
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Events in Las Vegas
David Copperfield
MGM Grand, 7:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. nightly
Prices: $99.25 Reserved
David Copperfield, roots rock and alt-country in three performance areas–concert-goers will experience a weekend of fun for the entire family. STAGECOACH also includes a leading BBQ competition and expanded camping area with amenities exclusive to campers.
You have probably seen him on television performing incredible illusions such as making the Statue of Liberty disappear, navigating the rapids of Niagara Falls and flying over the Grand Canyon. Master magician David Copperfield
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Tom Jones
$92.40 General Reserved
With more than four decades of hits, Tom Jones is still singing his heart out and making fans swoon with his suggestive lyrics and velvety, smooth voice.
Elton John: The Red Piano
The Colosseum, Caesars Palace
7:30 p.m. 4th-22nd
Elton John is more than just “still standing” in The Red Piano inside the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, where his energetic performances and repertoire of endless hits create an incredible night of entertainment.
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Whats Vegas without Mr. Vegas?
Location: Hollywood Theatre, MGM Grand
April 23rd-29th
Always A Delight, Brimming with energy, style and passion, it’s no wonder that Wayne Newton’s shows consistently sell out. From the moment he appears on stage, Newton delights the crowd, proving his status as Mr. Las Vegas.
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