San Diego & Around - Coastal California - page 1065

Society Billiard Cafe BAR
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 1051 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach; noon-2pm)
Why settle for a beat-up pool table in the back of a dark bar when you can visit San
Diego's plushest pool hall? The billiard room has about a dozen full-sized tables, snacks
and a bar.
Café 976 CAFE
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 976 Felspar St, Pacific Beach; 7am-11pm)
Not everyone in PB spends the days surfing or the nights partying; some drink coffee and
read books at this delightful side-street cafe in a converted old wooden house ensconced in
rose bushes and flowering trees.
Entertainment
Check out the San Diego City Beat or UT San Diego for the latest movies, theater, galler-
ies and music gigs around town. Arts Tix ( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 858-381-5595;
www.sdartstix.com ; Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza) , in a kiosk near Westfield Horton Plaza,
has half-price tickets for many shows.
Live Music
4th & B LIVE MUSIC
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; www.4thandB.com ; 345 B St)
A mid-sized venue with a mix of unsigned artists to Snoop Dogg and the Last Comic
Standing tour.
Casbah LIVE MUSIC
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 619-232-4355; www.casbahmusic.com ; 2501 Kettner Blvd; tickets $5-45)
Bands from Smashing Pumpkins to Death Cab for Cutie all rocked the Casbah on their
way up the charts and it's still a good place to catch tomorrow's headliners.
House of Blues BLUES, R&B