Did you just wake up and realize it’s mid-June and Father’s Day is right around the corner? (Me too…) But not to worry, skip the lame ties and “#1 Dad” shirts this year and give your dad the gift of experience. As kids grow up, gifts do too.
Check out this Father’s Day roundup for the […]
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The 2007 “Salute to Heroes” San Diego County Fair opens this weekend in Del Mar. The 2007 Fair is a tribute to international, national, and local heroes—both human and animal. As usual, the […]
WHAT? Nightlife: Stories in the Dark
WHEN? Wednesday May 30, 2007, 9 pm. (no cover)
WHERE? The Whistle Stop. 2236 Fern St.(between 30th and Juniper). San Diego CA
WHO? old fashioned kite flying puppetry collective
eileen myles. ryan griffith. esteban ortega
not sure […]
Did you miss out on the last Culture and Cocktails event at the San Diego Museum of Art? Your chance to see what all the fuss is about happens this Thursday, May 24th from 6-8pm. A new exhibition, “Waking Dreams - The Art of the Pre-Raphaelites” is now on display. This exhibition comes to San […]
Monday, April 30, 7 - 9 pm at the Semi Permanent Ink Spot, 710 13th St., San Diego CA 92101. (between ‘F’ and ‘G’ Streets) hosted by San Diego Writers, Ink (SDWink)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring hostess or host, partly to amuse one another and partly to […]
Although this Cinco de Mayo won’t be the traditional sombrero and margarita filled extravaganza, I have a feeling this year’s celebration is going to be the best one yet. I’m going to the Jeans for Justice charity event in Rancho Santa Fe. A few good friends of mine are modeling the jeans, and another friend […]
Every year, on the last weekend in April, Little Italy hosts Artwalk. There is food, live music, and of course, art. So come down between 12-6 on Saturday or Sunday and check it out.
Map of the Event
Performance Schedule
My “Don’t Miss” recommendation (you’ll see me there on Saturday):
Alfred Howard and the K23 orchestra at the India […]
Tourists from all over the world choose California as a vacation destination. But many tourists differ when it comes to what city to visit in California. San Diego and San Francisco are both regarded as great cities to spend a vacation, but all San Diego travel accommodations are better than anything San Francisco has to […]
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Art Responding to Culture.
An idea that spawned from the brains of a few made to embower the creative thought in you
I have no clue what that means, but from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day) there will be an art ”happening” in Golden Hill. Music, art, speakers, discussions, soft grass, […]
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Poetry & Art in the Museum of the Living Artist
Monday, March 12 at 6:30 pm. Balboa Park. $5
Features UCSD professor, poet and author Eileen Myles who will read from her body of work, and SDSU professor, filmmaker Mark Freeman who will show his film, Poetry Live(s).
Maybe I’m just naive. Maybe I just like Rich Baiocco. And maybe, just maybe, San Diego does have an arts community… and maybe, just maybe you have to open your eyes and look around. It’s there. Like Winter in San Diego its subtle, but it’s there.
If you don’t know what I’m talking about, check out […]
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If you haven’t made it out to see the Annie Leibovitz exhibition at the San Diego Museum of Art, you should head down to the museum this Thursday, March 8th. From 6.30-8.30 pm, FM 94/9’s Mike Halloran will be spinning tunes for the crowd. Cash bars will be set up in the rotunda and upstairs […]
The last day of January, I called my friend Ben to see if he wanted to have some drinks, and although he was not inclined, he had a great idea. The next night, a couple of his high school friends were headlining 710 Beach Club in Pacific Beach, with their band Rock Dirty Raw. He […]
Saturday, January 27th took me on another hula-hoop around SD that eventually landed in club Heat, on 5th Ave, Downtown. We convened at my friend’s flat on 4th and Market (prime spot!), and hooked up with a crew of trance DJs who were promoting their new production company, Substance. After spinning turntables for the pedestrians […]
If you are a fan of Annie Leibovitz’s work, head down to the San Diego Museum of Art to check out the exhibition “A Photographer’s Life”. This is the first West Coast and only Southern California venue for an internationally touring exhibition of approximately 200 photographs. The museum is doing a couple of events centered […]
If you missed the grand opening of the expansion of the Museum of Contempory Art, Thursday is a great time to head down to the Museum for the very popular Thursday Night Thing (TNT). You won’t want to miss Grand Ole Party, one of San Diego’s up and coming bands.
The event is free, but the […]
Since 1989, February has been celebrated as Museum Month in San Diego. Starting on the 1st, visit any Macy’s store in San Diego County and receive a pass for half-price admissions to more than 30 museums. This is a great opportunity to go visit some of those museums you have been meaning to see.
My top 5 […]
Hey everyone it’s poetry slam time again up in Encinitas. If you are a poet, with three 3-minute pieces of performance poetry, or maybe you just like watching your friends make a fool of themselves perform, the Full Moon Poetry Slam is the place to be on Thursday, February 1.
Poets need to be ready with 3 […]
Tomorrow, January 21, 2007 will mark the grand (re)opening of the newly expanded Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. The “Community Free Day” is scheduled from 12pm - 6pm.
This four year in the making, 25 million dollar expansion is poised to contribute to the already impressive cultural tourism draw that San Diego possesses. Surely […]
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It’s been awhile since I posted some writerly events:
Third Thursday:
Plunge into some juicy creative writing made easy with Jill Badonsky, this Thursday November 16 from 7- 9 pm at Book Works in Del Mar’s Flower Hill Mall off of Via de la Valle. $15
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More Truth, More Details (Part II) Workshop […]
