Weekend Roundup

Find the best San Diego things to do this weekend

FOOD + DRINK
Brew and Crew
Mar. 31-Apr. 1. Take advantage of the spring weather with a weekend of fun in the sun at the San Diego Brew and Crew. Enjoy the beautiful views of Mission Bay while sipping your favorite local brews and listening to incredible music. This inaugural event will feature local craft breweries including Karl Strauss, Green Flash, Ballast Point and Lightning Brewery, gourmet food trucks and live entertainment. Brew and Crew is part of the San Diego Crew Classic. Ski Beach in Mission Bay, San Diego.brewandcrew.com

30th on 30th

Mar. 30. Head to North Park and South Park for this monthly, unofficial restaurant crawl. On the 30th of each month, various restaurants and bars located on 30th street offer food and drink specials, allowing patrons to check out all the amazing places on the 30th street corridor. Participating restaurants usually include Urban Solace, The Linkery, Alchemy, Mosaic Wine Bar, URBN North Park and many others. 30thstreet.org 

Behind the Apron

Mar. 31. Learn to cook from the masters. Executive Chef Simon Dolinky and his libation counterpart Master Mixologist Erin Williams, both of downtown’s Saltbox, are hosting a cooking demonstration and tasting. Open to the public, the afternoon class centers on the theme of infusion, where guests will learn how to create simple infusions that can be used in cocktails and savory preparations.  The hands-on, informal class goes from 4 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. $30 per person. Saltbox at Hotel Palomar, 1047 Fifth Ave., San Diego. 619-515-3003. saltboxrestaurant.com 

Chocolate and Salt Tasting

Mar. 29. Serious about chocolate? Bring your sweet tooth to an in-store chocolate tasting and explore how chocolate combines with the world’s most delicious and unusual salts. 6:30 p.m. Dallmann Fine Chocolate Boutique, 2670 Via De La Valle, Del Mar. 858.720.1933.
dallmannconfections.com

CARS
Goodguys 12th Meguiar Del Mar Nationals

Mar. 30-Apr. 1. It’s a full weekend of roddin’ at the beach in Del Mar. See more than 2,000 cars at indoor and outdoor car shows, meet Hot Rod Heroes Ed Iskenderian and Ed Pink and explore vendor exhibits. Nightly parties, a special woody exhibit, live music and a model car show round out this weekend event. Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Sunday from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, 925.838.9876. good-guys.com 

La Jolla Concours d’Elegance 

Apr. 1. More than 150 pre- and post-war Italian and British sports cars are scheduled to be at this 8th annual event. Keith Martin returns as the emcee and will present awards recognizing winners in a variety of categories, including cars on the Saturday Motor Tour, Concours specialty classes and special awards such as the “Keith Martin Award”, “Director’s Choice” and more. Check the website for a schedule of events leading up to Sunday’s big show. Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove, 1133 Coast Blvd., La Jolla. 619.233.5008. lajollaconcours.com

SPORTS
San Diego Crew Classic 

Mar. 31-Apr. 1. Collegiate, junior and masters athletes will return to the sun-kissed water of Mission Bay for the 39th renewal of the Crew Classic and compete in more than 100 races over two days. Across seven lanes, they will race for early season honors and coveted trophies. Spectators will enjoy amenities such as the shore-side tent row for alumni and clubs, the jumbotron displaying races start to finish, a beer garden on the sand and much more. Crown Point Shores and Lamont Street, Crown Point, 619.225.0300. crewclassic.org

Little Italy Spring Stickball 

Apr. 1. Buildings, curbs, parking meters, signs and balconies are all fair game in this urban sport. Stickball emulates baseball, but is played in the street – in this case, on Columbia Street in Little Italy. Watch players of all ages bring this New York City tradition to life in San Diego. 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Columbia Street between Cedar and Beech Streets. 619.299.9323. littleitalysd.com/events/stickball-league

THEATRE
Rock of Ages

Mar. 28-Apr. 1. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city rocker in L.A.’s most famous rock club and they fell in love to the greatest songs of the ‘80s. It’s  an arena-rock love story told through the mind blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, Whitesnake and many more. Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego. 619.570.1100. sandiegotheatres.org

Tortilla Curtain 

Through Apr. 8. This humorous and heart breaking world premiere play received an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award. Part satire and part parable, Tortilla Curtain follows the interaction between Delaney Mossbacher, a nature writer and staunch environmentalist, and Cándido Rincón and his sister-in-law América, undocumented immigrants from Mexico who live in a ravine at the bottom of a canyon. One summer day, Delaney, driving up the narrow, twisting canyon road, hits Cándido with his car. The lives of the two men and their families will never be the same. Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, downtown, 619.231.3586. sdrep.org