SAN DIEGO–For the first time in its nearly 32-year history, Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park will open on Memorial Day, Monday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The day’s events will feature live performance of American piano music between 1 and 3 p.m. Selections will include ragtime, music by Fats Waller and […]
Days of Art celebrates creative community
OCEANSIDE–Artists throughout Southern California displayed their art at the Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation’s 18th annual Oceanside Days of Art festival Saturday at the Oceanside Civic Center. The two-day festival featured a variety of artwork, including painting, graphics, sculpture, ceramics, wood, blown glass, custom jewelry, photography, art demonstrations, food and live entertainment.
“Tesoros Mexicanos” at Cannon Art Gallery
CARLSBAD–The City of Carlsbad’s William D. Cannon Art Gallery presents “Tesoros Mexicanos: Mexican Treasures from Two Folk Art Collections,” an exhibition drawn from the private local collections of Lawrence Kent, and Tom Pirazzini and Alma Foncerrada Pirazzini. The exhibition opens May 2 and continues through June 27at the William D. Cannon Art Gallery in the […]
Elton John returns to San Diego this July
SAN DIEGO–Rock legend Elton John will appear live on Saturday, July 24 at Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre in July. The singer has a long and illustrious live history in the city, with the San Diego Reader highlighting him in a feature honoring the greatest concerts in its history. This will mark Elton’s first appearance in the […]
School of Creative and Performing Arts dancers to perform Missa Brevis
SAN DIEGO–José Limón, the world-renown dancer and choreographer who died in 1972, was viscerally moved by the devastation of war-torn Europe in 1945 and its effect on the people of Poland when his dance company toured Europe funded by the US Department of State. The spirit and optimism of the people of Europe, as they […]
Reality TV pilot/contest taps San Diego talent
SAN DIEGO–From celebrities and camera crews, to big brands and job opportunities, a new reality sales contest and TV pilot program is coming to San Diego. Produced and hosted by Next Productions, a San Diego-based marketing and production company, The VP Contest is a seven-week reality sales competition in which 25 contestants vie for a […]
Mira Costa College art students, instructor featured at Brandon Gallery
FALLBROOK–MiraCosta College art instructor Diane Adams and 25 of her watercolor students will be featured artists at Fallbrook’s Brandon Gallery in May. According to Adams, many of those included in the exhibition that runs from May 4 through May 31 are award winning artists whose work was honored at the Del Mar Fair, San Diego […]
Local rock band Yttrium to perform at music festival
EL CAJON–Yttrium, an up and coming rock band from Santee, will appear in the Coyote Music Festival on May 1 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Cuyamaca College as part of a year-long music promotion project. The band, which features the songwriting and vocals of Jordan Lucero, plays original alternative music and lists the Red […]
Surf culture and rock music featured in Oceanside’s Big Read
OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside Public Library is proud to host two special programs: a musical performance and movie screening, on April 24 as part of The Big Read in Oceanside. These programs are inspired by the 2010 Big Read book selection, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien. The Big Read is a national program designed to […]
Fallbrook Art Association announces winners of art show
FALLBROOK–The Fallbrook Art Association announced the winners of the Spring 2010 Open Juried Show of Fine Art at a reception April 9. The show is being held at the Fallbrook Art Center and is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. The show closes at 3 p.m. on Saturday April 25. Admission is free. […]