San Diego Weekend Guide: April 11-13 – Eggs & Avocados

Spring doesn’t just mean blossoms. It means Easter eggs and bonnets too. The holiday is a week away, but this San Diego weekend head out for the hunts – but there’s music, films and fests to be found too.

Jump N Funk is a multimedia experience honoring the sonic legacy of the late Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti. The San Diego debut of the show is presented in partnership with Professor King Britt through his Blacktronika course at UC San Diego and features DJ Rich Medina. Tickets are free for the show, at 7 p.m. Friday at Conrad Prebys Experimental Theater on UCSD’s campus.

The San Diego Arab Film Festival concludes this weekend with evening screenings each night that pair a feature and short film. Among the works: Bassima’s Womb, about a woman who takes desperate action when her husband is deported, and A State of Passion, a documentary on how a doctor survives in war zones time and again. Individual screenings, at MOPA, at the San Diego Museum of Art, cost $15.

Plastic eggs are all the rage since the real thing has become a precious commodity, But it’s almost Easter, so the hunts must go on:

• Easter Eggspress – San Diego Model Railroad Museum at Balboa Park, 9 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, admission $20, day at museum included.
• Hop Along the Cottontail Trail – Del Mar Plaza, 9 a.m. Saturday, hunts start at 9 a.m. for babies and toddlers and 9:30 for ages 2 and up; free.
• EasterFest – Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, 10 a.m. Sunday, with petting zoo, bounce house, crafts, mini golf, games and Kona Ice; free.
• Bunny Bash – AleSmith Brewing in Miramar, 10 a.m. Sunday, with egg hunts for all ages, crafts, photo stations, food trucks and more; admission for two starts at $20.

SDSU kicks off its Powwow on Saturday at Rec Field 103 with an 11 a.m. gourd dance followed by the grand entry at noon. Festivities continue throughout the day with more crafts and performances. That includes Bird Songs, an oral history and way of life for Kumeyaay people.

Chula Vista’s Bayfront Park hosts the free South Bay Earth Day at noon Saturday with food trucks, a kids zone and Bob Marley tribute band One Drop Redemption. Check out green vendors and the tie-dye workshop too.

The two-day Coronado Flower Show at Spreckels Park opens at 1 p.m. Saturday. It includes a variety of floral competitions, demonstrations, live entertainment on the bandstand, food, beer and wine garden with locally crafted beers and shopping. The theme? Cirque des Fleurs. Admission is $10.

Uncorked, featuring 150 wines & bubbles from around the world, returns for its 10th anniversary at Embarcadero Marina Park North. There’s a lawn game lounge, local food trucks, cocktail and mocktail options for the non-vino set (we won’t judge) and music from DJs. General admission is $70 with gates opening at 2 p.m. Saturday.

The San Diego East African Culture Show at the University of San Diego’s Joan B. Kroc School of Peace Studies celebrates East African traditions through through live performances, art exhibits and cuisine. General admission to the show, at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, costs $15.

Everything’s better with avocados. The folks at the free Fallbrook Avocado Festival know this, so grab a chip (or 20) for guacamole, sip margaritas, and why not? Pose with a giant inflatable avocado, too. Also go for the kids zone, wine and beer garden and live music. The fest opens at 9 a.m. Sunday, at Fallbrook Community Park, 341 Heald Lane.