FRIDAY, Sept. 2 • Festival of Sail 2011, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Maritime Museum of San Diego, 1492 N. Harbor Drive, the Maritime Museum of San Diego transforms the North Embarcadero into a nautical theme park with more than 20 tall ships, cannon battles, treasure seeker pirate adventure sails, twilight bay cruises and live entertainment, festival runs through Sept. 5, (619) 234-9153, www.sdmaritime.org, $10 for general admission tickets, $20-$65 for add-on events • Art San Diego Contemporary Art Fair, noon to 8 p.m., Hilton Bayfront Hotel, 1 Park Blvd., gallery booths from more than 60 leading galleries from around the world, contemporary furniture design, solo-artist exhibitions, video-based works, performances, public art and interactive kids projects, fair runs through Sept. 4, (858) 254-3031, www.artsandiego-fair.com, $15 students, $20 general admission • San Diego Symphony: 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular, 7:30 p.m., Embarcadero Marina Park South, 206 Marina Park Way, season finale of Bridgepoint Education’s Summer Pops concert series with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and emerging young pianist Chu-Fang Huang performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, (619) 235-0804, www.sandiegosymphony.org, $17-$76 SATURDAY, Sept. 3 • 13th annual west coast stickball tournament, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Colombia Street between Beech and Cedar streets and State Street between Ash and Beech Streets, teams from New York and Puerto Rico battle against west coast teams, (858) 279-1924, www.westcoaststickball.com, free SUNDAY, Sept. 4 • 13th annual west coast stickball tournament, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Colombia Street between Beech and Cedar streets and State Street between Ash and Beech Streets, teams from New York and Puerto Rico battle against west coast teams, (858) 279-1924, www.westcoaststickball.com, free • Fortune’s Labor Day pool party, noon to 8 p.m., Ivy Nightclub, 600 F St., poolside lounging, house music and dancing with entertainment by DJ Frances and DJ Junior Sanchez, (619) 814-1000, www.ivyentertainmentsandiego.com, $25 MONDAY, Sept. 5 • Labor Day BBQ lunch cruise, 10:30 a.m., Hornblower Yacht, 1066 N. Harbor Drive, (619) 686-8715, www.hornblower.com, $55.95 TUESDAY, Sept. 6 • “Misery and Pleasure: Life after Siberia” by Hideo Noda, 10 a.m., Japanese Friendship Garden, 2215 Pan American Place, (619) 232-2721, www.niwa.org, free WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7 • “The Sky Tonight” planetarium show, 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m., Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, (619) 238-1233, www.rhfleet.org, adults $12, seniors and children $10 • “Point of View” digital art exhibition, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gallery 21 in Spanish Village, 1770 Village Place, (619) 233-9050, www.gallery21art.com, free THURSDAY, Sept. 8 • Taste of Downtown, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., self-guided walking tour of food samplings from over 50 participating restaurants throughout the Gaslamp Quarter, East Village, Financial District and Little Italy, (619) 233-5008, www.mcfarlanepromotions.com, $30 in advance, $35 on day of event • 30th annual San Diego Quilt Show, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., San Diego Convention Center, 111 W. Harbor Drive, runs through Sept. 10, (619) 443-2706, www.sandiegoquiltshow.com, adults $8, children four to ten $5, children three and under free FRIDAY, Sept. 9 • Kettner Nights in Little Italy North, 6 to 9 p.m., Kettner Blvd. and India Street from Grape to Laurel streets, walk filled with art, design and antiques in Little Italy’s distinctive Art and Design District, (619) 233-3898, www.littleitalysd.com, free •”Salsa under the Stars” with Manny Cepeda, 7 p.m., Amici Park, State and Date streets, rhythmic Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Cha-Cha, Bolero and Cuban music with Manny Cepeda, (619) 339-5936, www.mannycepeda.com, free • 17th annual San Diego Festival of Beer, 6 to 11 p.m., Columbia and B street, (858) 672-3972, www.sdbeerfest.org, $35
