Saluting Women's Art This Weekend

Are you feeling very of-the-moment or are you wishing for a bit of a throwback?

We have the answers either way. If you're liking the here and now, check out the big mobile-food truck gathering Friday near San Diego's airport. If you're feeling nostalgic, how about revivals of two big-screen classics?

We’ve got all that and more if you're looking for stuff to do March 17-20, whether you want to stay close to Poway or branch out. This week, we feature a big-time actor turned author and the race to become the next Miss San Diego.

Oh, and if you're looking for St. Patrick's Day events, .

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CLOSE TO HOME

Where/when: Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, 6 p.m., Saturday.

Why Go: To see the next queen crowned in Poway. She's got big heels to fill. The reigning title holder, Arianna Afsar, went on to become Miss California and place in the top 10 at the Miss America pageant.  

Price: $20-25.

Where/when: Poway Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, 2 p.m. Sunday.

Why Go: The Poway Women's Club hosts a group of artists and invites the public to meet them. The exhibit, in the center lobby, will be open through March 26.

Price: Free.

A LITTLE FARTHER AFIELD

Where/when: La Jolla Country Day School, La Jolla, 7 p.m. Thursday.

Why Go: Ted Danson, of Cheers and Damages fame, authored the new book Oceana, an extension of his attempts to persuade legislators and world leaders to protect the oceans. He appears to discuss the book with critic Robert Pincus.

Price: Two tickets are included with purchases of the book from Warwick's in La Jolla.

Where/when: Fifty-Seven Degrees, San Diego, 5 p.m. Friday.

Why Go: The Hancock Street wine bar owners have organized a gathering of more than a dozen mobile-food trucks, hawking unique cuisine, desserts and beverages. Hundreds of people braved a downpour to join in last month. This week the weather should be just fine.

Price: $2 entry.

Where/when: AMC Fashion Valley and Palm Promenade and Reading Gaslamp, San Diego, Saturday.

Why Go: Film classics of a very different stripe screen in the evening. At the AMC branches, Taxi Driver, the '70s landmark starring Robert DeNiro, can be seen at 8 p.m. The Quiet Man, starring legendary cowboy John Wayne, will screen at the Gaslamp at 7 p.m.  

Price: $5 for the Quiet Man; $10.75-11.50 for Taxi Driver.