Riverdance: The San Diego Civic Theatre hosts a presentation of Riverdance starting at 8 p.m. Riverdance is a thunderous celebration of Irish music, song and dance that has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe. Tickets start at $18. The last show of Riverdance is Sunday, Jan. 10 at 1 p.m. The Civic Theatre is located at 1100 Third Ave. in Downtown. For more information, visit www.broadwaysd.com or call 619-570-1100.

Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony: The San Diego Symphony Orchestra will perform Sergei Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony at Copley Symphony Hall at 8 p.m. Fourteen years had passed since Prokofiev’s last symphony. World War II was still raging during the symphony’s gestation, and Prokofiev composed the symphony in a safe haven run by the Soviet Union in one month in the summer of 1944. At the time Prokofiev said the symphony was “a hymn to free and happy Man, to his mighty powers, his pure and noble spirit.” The symphony landed Prokofiev on the cover of Time magazine in 1945. Tickets start at $20. Copley Symphony Hall is located at 750 B St. in Downtown. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-235-0804 or visit www.sandiegosymphony.org.

Shaun Reeves: Shaun Reeves will perform at Spin at 9:30 p.m. A Detroit native who moved to Berlin four years ago, Shaun Reeves has been enthralling European audiences with his own highly distinctive mixture of American house, both classic and contemporary, and the deepest, most cutting edge aspects of minimal techno and tech-house. In addition to playing in Berlin’s celebrated Panorama Bar, Watergate, Arena Club and the legendary Beatstreet loft parties, he has appeared in Robert Johnson (Frankfurt), T-Bar (London), Wolf + Lamb (NYC), Bunker (NYC) and End Up (San Francisco). Spin is located at 2028 Hancock St. in Mission Hills. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 619-294-9590 or visit www.spinnightclub.com.

Cabaret night: The Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater will host a night of cabaret at Dance Place San Diego. John Diaz and Bradley Lundberg will perform nn emotional duet to Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah.” The steamy and sexy program takes its cue from mood, lighting and atmosphere of an intimate cabaret nightclub. Tickets start at $35 and include a pre-show in addition to food and wine service. Dance Place San Diego is located at 2650 Truxtun Rd. in Point Loma. For more information, visit www.sandiegodancetheater.org or call 619-225-1803.

Bake sale: The Golden State Gay Rodeo Association, Greater San Diego Chapter will host a bake sale at Urban Mo’s at 7 p.m. Proceeds will benefit Golden State Gay Rodeo Association, Greater San Diego Chapter and the 2010 Coors Light San Diego Rodeo. Urban Mo’s is located at 308 University Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information on the bake sale, call 619-993-6818 or visit www.sandiegorodeo.org.

‘Monday’s Girls’: The San Diego Museum of Art will screen Monday’s Girls at 2 p.m. Monday’s Girls (1993) explores the conflict between modern individualism and traditional communities in today’s Africa through the eyes of two young Waikiriki women from the Niger delta. Although both come from leading families in the same large island town, Florence looks at the iria women’s initiation ceremony as an honor, while Azikiwe, who has lived in the city for ten years, sees it as an indignity. Ngozi Onwurah, director of such feminist classics as Coffee Coloured Children and Body Beautiful, herself an Anglo-Nigerian, turns a wry but sympathetic eye on the cross-cultural confusions. Admission starts at $3. The San Diego Museum of Art is located at 1450 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-232-7931 or visit www.sdmart.org.

Soccer practice: The San Diego Sparks Soccer Club will meet for morning practice at 6th and Laurel in Balboa Park at 10 a.m. The San Diego Sparks Soccer Club is a non-profit predominantly gay social organization that provides people an opportunity to play soccer in a positive and friendly environment. They are always looking for players of all skill levels to play and club membership is open to everyone. For more information, call 619-501-9099 or visit www.sparkssoccer.org.

Men’s Discussion Group: The San Diego LGBT Community Center’s Men’s Discussion Group starts at 7:15 p.m. The group provides a safe, social and educational space for new or isolated community members to begin to experience decreased isolation, an increased sense of belonging and an opportunity to share struggles and victories. All community members are welcome. The group fills up quickly. Please arrive early. The Center is located at 3909 Centre St. in Hillcrest. For more information, call (619) 692-2077 or visit www.thecentersd.org.

Through the Lens: The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) will exhibit Through the Lens, its fourth annual youth exhibition, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Through the Lens features the artwork of over 80 students from San Diego, ranging from 3rd–12th grades. Student participants of MOPA’s education department photography and filmmaking programs by produced the works. Each program is designed to develop students’ visual literacy skills, allowing them to analyze, interpret and communicate in the countless visual mediums they encounter. These images showcase the students creativity and artistic expression while demonstrating the impact of photography as a powerful tool for communicating ideas and emotions. Admission is free, part of Balboa Park’s Free Tuesdays. The Museum of Photographic Arts is located at 1649 El Prado in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-238-7559 or visit www.mopa.org.

Comedy show: Comedy Under Construction hosts Comedy on the Crest at Café Libertalia at 8 p.m. Enjoy the improve sketch comedy group that disregards rules and political correctness. Comedy Under Construction takes suggestions for comedy scenes. Admission is $5. Café Libertalia is located at 3834 Fifth Ave. in Hillcrest. For more information, visit www.comedyunderconstruction.com or call 858-550-8088.

‘Whisper House’: Duncan Sheik and company will perform Whisper House at the Old Globe Theatre at 8 p.m. Tony and Grammy Award-winning songwriter Duncan Sheik follows up his Broadway sensation, Spring Awakening, with this haunting new musical. At the height of World War II, Christopher, an imaginative young boy, is sent to live with an aunt he’s never met: Lilly, a reclusive woman who serves as the keeper of a remote lighthouse. Not yet comfortable in his surroundings, Christopher begins to hear strange music no one else can hear seeping through the walls. It doesn’t take long for him to suspect the lighthouse may be haunted, and these ghosts tell him that Yasujiro, a Japanese worker that Lilly has employed, should not be trusted. Is Christopher’s imagination getting the best of him? Or are these ghosts warning Christopher about the very real dangers that lie ahead? Whisper House is a touching and beautiful story about how we should embrace, rather than fear, the unknown. Tickets start at $36. The Old Globe Theatre is located at 1363 Old Globe Way in Balboa Park. For more information, call 619-234-5623 or visit www.theoldglobe.org.