BALBOA PARK — The San Diego Museum of Man will present a live performance by singer/songwriter and La Jolla native Gary Jules on Friday, Dec. 10. Jules, a childhood friend of the museum’s new executive director, Micah Parzen, has released four albums to date and has topped the Billboard charts twice. He is best known for his cover of Tears for Fears’ “Mad World,” which was featured in the film “Donnie Darko.” Jules grew up in La Jolla and moved to Los Angeles in the 1990s to pursue his music career. His first record, “Greetings from the Side,” was released in 1998. Part of the museum’s benefit concert series, “An Evening Under the Dome” will benefit the museum and is open to the public. “This benefit concert is another step in the direction of re-branding the museum as a place to gather to exchange new ideas, enjoy unique cultural events, provoke conversation and become a destination for tourists and local visitors alike,” said Parzen, who started the concert series as a way to feature socially conscious artists, in a recent statement, The concert will be held at the museum’s Grand Rotunda at 6 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person or $125 per couple, and the event includes light food, a no-host bar and a silent auction. For more information, contact Keith Fitzgerald at [email protected] or call (619) 239-2001 ext. 15. —Kendra Hartmann