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Cartoons and Pop Art Strip Down in North Park
Caricatures, Satire and The Funnies runs from July 3 through July 26 at The Studio Door, located at 3750 30th Street in North Park, presenting new, independent voices of the comic strip. The month-long exhibition of original art takes its inspiration from traditional strips, single gag panels and caricatures that have entertained us in newspapers, […]
Allen Road Trail and Canyon Clean-up
By John Sandmeyer Allen Road Trail is one of the finest canyon trails in Mission Hills. It’s a short length with a sweet aroma and has always offered natural relief and a valuable link to Mission Valley from Mission Hills. It starts at the top at the intersection of Allen Road and Fort Stockton Drive […]
Landmark Theatre
Writer/director Andrew Bujalski (“Computer Chess,” “Mutual Appreciation,” “Funny Ha Ha”) returns with a satiric look at egos, money and love in his latest droll comedy, the first time he has used well-known actors to populate his oddball milieu. Kevin Corrigan (“The Departed,” “Big Fan”) plays Danny, a schlubby guy who has inherited a fortune but doesn’t know what […]
Bastille Day in Mission Hills
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, Mission Hills is going French in celebration of Bastille Day. The local establishments plan to contribute to the celebration by offering French treats, menus and store offerings that are unique and distinctly Mission Hills. Local artists are also expected to participate to display and sell their artwork. Expect to see […]
70th Anniversary Celebration and a Free Concert
In partnership with the City of San Diego’s Music in the Park Series celebrating Balboa Park’s Centennial, the San Diego Youth Symphony (SDYS) presents a special free concert as a gift to the city at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 18 in the Plaza de Panama. This event marks the kick-off of the Youth Symphony’s […]
2015 Patrons of the Prado’s Masterpiece Gala
Patrons of the Prado’s Masterpiece Gala, in celebration of Balboa Park’s 100-year anniversary of the Panama-California International Exposition will take place on Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. This will be the organization’s largest fundraiser to date, with an ambitious goal to raise significant financial support for the programs and initiatives of […]
TV Personality “Danuta” Launches Book about Adventures with Pat Robertson
“Chiseled”: A Memoir of Identity, Duplicity and Divine Wine” is Danuta Pfeiffer’s stunning story of her adventurous, remarkable life. San Diegans may remember “Danuta” as the sunny, vivacious co-host of “Sun-up San Diego,” which aired on KFMB-TV during the 1980s. That was then. Danuta Pfeiffer’s whole tale, however, is now told in her new autobiography, […]
“Motown the Musical” Comes to San Diego
Producers Kevin McCollum, Doug Morris and Berry Gordy are proud to announce the complete cast for the first national tour of “Motown the Musical,” which comes to San Diego June 9 through 14, 2015 at the San Diego Civic Theatre, 3rd and B Street, in downtown San Diego. Julius Thomas III and Allison Semmes will […]
Tiny Backpacks on Small Owls Helps Conservation
Conservationists working with the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research are using pint-size data-tracking systems to monitor the movements and resource use of burrowing owls in San Diego County. The GPS dataloggers are placed in a tiny backpack carried by each owl. “The backpacks are small enough that they are not negatively affecting the […]