THEATRICAL DELIGHTS

RUSSIAN PLAYWRIGHT Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is presented in a version by Jean-Claude van Itallie at North Coast Rep, March 1-26. An aristocratic landowner returns to her family’s estate, which includes a cherry orchard, just before it is auctioned to pay the mortgage. northcoastrep.org The Old Globe brings us its commissioned world premiere, Under a Baseball Sky, playing through March

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Photography & Flowers

A NEW EXHIBIT at the San Diego Natural History Museum, Caught On Camera, captures “wildlife when no one’s watching.” Peruse fascinating photographs of bobcats slinking through backyards, bats skimming and sipping water, squirrels leaping and more. sdnhm.org Art Alive San Diego Museum of Art’s nationally acclaimed annual exhibition in which designers transform nearly

100 works from the museum’s permanent art collection into stunning floral sculptures and installations— runs March 31-April 2. Using the museum’s Modern Women exhibit as inspiration this year, Art Alive will feature a dynamic, all-female cast of designers, lead artists and musicians—including Native Poppy owner Natalie Gill, who will transform the rotunda. sdmart.org/artalive