Out of Town: San Diego

What’s happening the next few weeks:

* Lily Tomlin, right, performs the award-winning “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe,” Dec. 5 at 7:30 p.m. at the San Diego Civic Theatre, at the San Diego Concourse and Performing Arts Center, 202 B St., at 3rd Avenue. $28 to $55. (619) 236-6500.

* The San Diego Opera presents its first production of the season, “Il Trovatore” by Giuseppe Verdi, with Sondra Radvanovsky making her local debut as Leonora, Jan. 22 and 25 and Feb. 2 at 7 p.m.; Jan. 28 at 8 p.m.; Jan. 30 at 2 p.m. $40 to $120. (619) 232-7636.

* “Desert & Sea: Visions of Baja California” opened last Saturday and runs through Jan. 9 at the San Diego Museum of Natural History. Six photographers from the U.S. and Mexico explore the geography and biology of the region. Open 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. $6, adults; $5, seniors; $4, ages 3 to 17. In Balboa Park, near the intersection of Park Boulevard and Village Place. (619) 232-3821.

* Blues guitarist Keb’ Mo’ plays Dec. 4 at 8 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts, 320 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. $16 to $32. (800) 988-4253

* San Diego Repertory Theatre’s “A Christmas Carol” opens Saturday at the Lyceum, Broadway Plaza, 79 Horton Plaza. $13 to $21. (619) 544-1000.