Druthers

Hiatus picks the the Week’s Best Bets

Think, Play & Create

200 West Island Avenue / May 4 / 12 p.m. / FREE

UCSD undergrads and MFA students, led by professor Amy Adler, are giving back to their neighborhood in the form of a Teen Studio, part of the New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego, which opens its doors Sunday. Under the moniker “Project 7:1,” the group will unveil its feature designs alongside activities designed for local teens. Join the celebration of the new downtown addition as students work to make it a cornerstone of the community. (CM)

Cut Copy

Red Bull Terminal / May 1 / 6 p.m. / FREE

What better to do on Thursday night but take a trip to downtown San Diego for a free electro-pop show? Aussie trio Cut Copy take the synth bump of classic New Order and transplants those jams into a sweaty club scene, blending high fashion with low morals. The chunk bassline on “Out There on the Ice” fits snugly inside the song’s energizer kick drum and accented vox. On the comedown, “Midnight Runner”’s spacious chord progression and easy-going pace make for a communal trancer, the musical equivalent to waving a cell-phone lighter. Cold, yet inviting. (CK)

Exit Strategy

This Week on Campus

“Step Up 2: the streets”

Price Center
Theater

May 1, 6 & 9 p.m.

$3

Alec Bridges

Porter’s Pub

May 2, 12 p.m.

FREE

“City of God”

Price Center
Theater

May 2, 5 p.m.

FREE

Spring Break, IMpulse & More

Che Cafe

May 2, 8 p.m.

$5

Red Pony Clock & More

Che Cafe

May 3, 7 p.m.

$5

Tim Ringgold

Espresso Roma

May 5, 8 p.m.

FREE

The Lonely H & More

Che Cafe

May 5, 8 p.m.

$6

“Transamerica”

Price Center
Theater

May 6, 6 p.m.

FREE