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Hope for the New Year
During my lifetime I have had the opportunity to work with some incredible people, including those who made it possible for me to dream and live outside the box. One of those people I refer to is Phyllis Schwartz, who I met and worked with when I was the executive producer of First Night San […]
The Dickens’ Mash-Up and Music-Filled Comedy Hit Returns to The Old Globe
“Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show” returns to the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre, part of the Globe’s Conrad Prebys Theatre Center, for a six-week limited engagement through Saturday, December 24. Based on “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens, this Scrooge parody is set in San Diego and written by Gordon Greenberg (Globe’s “The Heart of Rock & Roll”) and […]
Winter Gardens with Chuck McClung
At our final meeting in 2022, Chuck McClung, a gardener his entire life with a master in botany, gave a truly enlightening talk. His focus was on what we can do in the winter with and for our gardens. McClung began by saying how lucky we are to live in San Diego, and in Mission […]
Comic-Con Museum Celebrates One Year Anniversary as Year-Round Popular Arts Headquarters
San Diego Comic Convention’s Comic-Con Museum, showcasing comics and popular arts, celebrates its first anniversary as year-round extension of the premier celebration of its kind in the world, Comic-Con International. Since its opening on November 26, 2021, the San Diego-based Museum has welcomed tens of thousands of visitors to explore its immersive exhibits and expand their […]
Christmas Carol Camp Offered at Mission Hills United Church of Christ
Do your kids know the words to traditional Christmas carols? If not, here’s an opportunity for them to become connected with some very special Christmas songs. Mission Hills United Church of Christ, located at 4070 Jackdaw Street in Mission Hills is offering a free after school camp for kids in first through sixth grade so […]
Teen Writers’ Plays Will Come Alive in Playwrights Project’s 38th Season
Playwrights Project invites you to join them at 7 p.m., Saturday, November 12 for Lights Up! Playwrights Take the Stage in-person at the Weingart Performance Annex at the City Heights Library in San Diego. They will announce the winners and finalists of the 2022 California Young Playwrights Contest. Meet the winners and enjoy snippets of the plays to be produced for the 38th season […]
“Anxious Nation” Released at the Coronado Island Festival
Supermodel turned super mogul Kathy Ireland, Academy Award winning documentary filmmaker Vanessa Roth and 21-time New York Times bestselling author Laura Morton presented the world premiere of their documentary, “Anxious Nation,” which took place this past month at the Coronado Island Film Festival. What sets this film apart? This film is not celebrity focused by design. While […]
The Old Globe
The Old Globe announced the full cast and creative team for its 25th annual production of “Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!” Globe Resident Artist James Vásquez (“Hair”) directs San Diego’s yuletide favorite musical once again with Andrew Polec reprising his role as The Grinch. The production will run from Wednesday, November 9 to Saturday, December 31, 2022, with the opening on Sunday, November […]
Comic-Con Museum Premieres Ernest Hemingway-Inspired Exhibit
Balboa Park’s Comic-Con Museum announced that it is expanding its programming with a new exhibit, interactive arts workshops, and participation in Kids Free October. “Our goal at the Comic-Con Museum is to get everyone involved at the museum no matter your age or interests. Through our Makerspace workshops and Kids Free San Diego promotion in […]
San Diego Junior Theatre Presents “The SpongeBob Musical”
San Diego Junior Theatre, the nation’s longest-running youth theatre program, opens its 75th Anniversary Season with “The SpongeBob Musical.” It will run from October 28 to November 13, 2022 at the Casa del Prado Theatre in Balboa Park, 1600 Village Place, San Diego, and is recommended for all ages. The stakes are higher than ever […]
