‘DEENA ALTMAN: FEMALE RISING’
San Diego artist Deena Altman presents this eight-piece series of watercolors that explore the unspoken challenges that women face as society’s second-class citizens. The paintings follow women through life, including a heroic toddler, a teen struggling with her true self, a pregnant woman and a wise elder. Opens Saturday and runs through Feb. 4. Hours 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays. Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside. (760) 435-3720, oma-online.org
“Kelly Akashi: Formations”: The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego presents its largest exhibition yet of the L.A.-based sculptor, who is known for her mixed-media works that explore topics such as her own Japanese American family’s incarceration during World War II. Now showing through Feb. 18. Hours 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. ThursdaysSundays. Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. (858) 454-3541, mcasd.org
Taimane: San Diego’s Six String Society presents a concert of Hawaiian music by this ukulele artist with Lokelani’s Rhythm of the Islands. 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday. Star Theatre, 402 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. $25-$100. startheatreco.com
Bodhi Tree Concerts: “Autumn Valentine”: Local theater director Rosina Reynolds helms this chamber opera, with music by New York composer Ricky Ian Gordon set to Dorothy Parker’s poems. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. UC San Diego’s Park & Market, 1100 Market St., downtown. (619) 546-7660, bodhitreeconcerts.org
Jazz pianist Jerry Michelsen: The former leader of the Jerry Michelsen Jazz Trio will present a solo concert of works at a free one-hour lunchtime concert. Noon Wednesday. Encinitas City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave., Encinitas. Free. (760) 633-2600, encinitasca.gov
Peter Gach Concert Hour: This North County classical pianist will present a free concert of varied works. 1 p.m. Thursday. Howard Brubeck Theatre, Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos. Free parking in Lot 1. palomar.edu/palomarperforms