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EVENTS
FAMILY WINEMAKERS OF CALIFORNIA PRESENTS “TASTING 2010” March 14. At this 2nd annual event you can taste over 800 wines and meet more than 200 winemakers. This large tasting showcases small, family-owned wineries, many of which pour at very few events. Don't miss your chance to meet the winemakers themselves and find your new favorite wines. 3-6 p.m. Exhibit Hall, Del Mar Fairgrounds. www.familywinemakers.org

SAN DIEGO LATINO FILM FESTIVAL March 11-21. The 17th annual San Diego Latino Film Festival has developed into one of the largest and most well-respected Latino film festivals in the country. Over 175,000 people have attended during the past few years and over 2,000 features and short films from across Latin America and the United States have been screened. UltraStar Cinemas, 7510 Hazard Center Drive, Mission Valley, 619.230.1938. www.sdlatinofilm.com

ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE AND FESTIVAL March 14. 30th annual event includes parade with over 150 entries traveling up Fifth Avenue from Laurel to Upas Street at 11 am. Irish Festival in Balboa Park (Sixth Avenue and Maple Street) runs from 10 am to 5 pm and features entertainment on two stages with Irish folk singers along with Irish step dancers, Irish crafts, food booths, celtic village, beer garden and a kid zone with rides. Over 20,000 people are expected to attend. Sixth Ave. and Laurel St., Bankers Hill, 858.268.9111. www.saintpatricksdayparade.com

THE FLOWER FIELDS March 1–May 9. A 50-acre rainbow of blooming Ranunculus flowers thrill freeway passers. The season is short (approximately March through May) with the greatest display in early to mid-April. Pathways take you up the gently sloping fields, where most people stand in silence, taking in the abundant flowers and gazing at the Carlsbad coastline. A large tent serves as the hospitality center gift shop offering a rich array of blooming plants to take home, souvenir cups, tote bags, clothing and packages of the Ranunculus corms to plant in your own garden. $5-10. Daily 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Interstate 5 at Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad, 760.431.0352. www.theflowerfields.com

THEATER
BOEING-BOEING March 13-April 18. Bernard, a successful architect living in Paris, thinks he can easily juggle his three flight attendant fiancees. When an old friend arrives and his fiancées each change their flight schedules, his life hits some turbulence. This jet-propelled comedy has been a Broadway/West End hit. Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park, 619.23.GLOBE. www.theoldglobe.org

JOHN LEGUIZAMO DIARY OF A MADMAN March 4-14. Funnyman Leguizamo brings his new autobiographical one-man-show to La Jolla. In Leguizamo's trademark live performance style, this piece explodes with energy, taking audiences on a non-stop fever-pitch adventure, heating up the stage with vivid accounts of where he's been and the colorful characters who've shaped different facets of his life (strong language warning). Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 858.550.1010. www.lajollaplayhouse.org

LITTLE WOMEN Through March 14. Intimate North County company offers a world-premiere adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott classic. This play with music has been crafted to fit perfectly into the intimate theatre setting, while transporting its audience into the world of Concord Massachusetts in the 1860s. North Coast Repertory, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, 858.481.1055. www.northcoastrep.org

AN INSPECTOR CALLS Through March 21. One of the most acclaimed pieces of theatre of the 20th Century, this thrilling mystery will keep you on the edge of your seat as a family's secrets unravel when a police inspector arrives at their door to investigate a death. Lamb's Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave., Coronado, 619.437.0600. www.lambsplayers.org

MUSIC + DANCE
ROMEO & JULIET March 13. From two families divided by hate, two young lovers are joined by fate. Shakespeare’s masterpiece is spun into a gorgeous opera by the rapturous beauty of Gounod’s melodies. Romeo and Juliet are defined by luminous arias as their tender romance unfolds through lush orchestration, and their families’ violent feud plays out in electrifying choruses. San Diego Opera, Civic Theatre, Third Ave. at B St., downtown, 619.533.7000. www.sdopera.com

THE RUBY SUNS March 13. Releasing their latest Album 'Sea Lion' (on Sub Pop records) The Ruby Suns will be dropping by The Loft as part of their nationwide tour with Toro Y Moi. ArtPower!, Gilman Drive, La Jolla, 858.534.TIXS. artpwr.com

SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY March 14. One of the most acclaimed performing ensembles in all of Russia comes to Symphony Hall for one afternoon only. Moscow State Radio Symphony Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky. Concert features pianist Alexander Sinchuk, first prize winner of the 2009 International Rachmaninoff Piano Competition of Moscow. 750 B St., downtown, 619.235.0804. www.sandiegosymphony.com