Entertainment
Best Americana Artist of the Year Nomination
Enter the Blue Sky (ETBS) garners its third San Diego Music Award nomination for “Best Americana Artist of the Year,” and band leader Sandé Lollis’ solo album, “Being Human,” is nominated Best Americana Album of the Year. “The band and I are elated with the nominations. I am in love with my trio and performing […]
New Possibilities and Being Thankful in Mission Hills
by Dixie Hall, President MHBID and owner of DixiePops As I am writing this month’s column, the sun is peeking from behind clouds and much needed rain is on its way. It’s definitely feeling like springtime and a time for growth and new possibilities. Evidence of this are the new businesses opening and expanding in […]
It’s ShamRock Time for Downtown
After a three-year hiatus, the San Diego ShamROCK Music + Beer Festival is making a triumphant return to the streets of the Gaslamp Quarter from 2 p.m. to midnight, Saturday, March 12. For 26 years, locals and tourists alike have flocked to the Gaslamp Quarter as ShamROCK transforms the bustling San Diego downtown neighborhoods into […]
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance Prepares to Open Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp at the San Diego Zoo
The past couple of months, burrowing owls and prairie dogs at the San Diego Zoo moved to their new “digs” in the Denny Sanford Wildlife Explorers Basecamp. Orb weaver spiders began spinning new webs, and other wildlife like Fijian iguanas, axolotls and dragon-headed katydids are now acclimating to their new habitats in preparation for the public opening March 2022. The public […]
MADCAPS Presents Its 60th Annual Benefit Show “Back to School Days at MADCAPS”
Mothers and Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropies (MADCAPS) 60th benefit show “Back to School Days at MADCAPS High” will return to Point Loma Nazarene University’s Brown Chapel Theater, Thursday, March 10 at 6 p.m. and Friday, March 11 at 7 p.m. Inviting guests to relive high school memories, the show features the MADCAPS girls taking an […]
24th Annual Mission Hills Garden Walk Takes Place on Saturday, May 7
The 2022 Mission Hills Garden Walk, a much-loved gardening tradition, will focus this year on edible gardening. It will again be held on the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend, May 7. The COVID pandemic has piqued interest in gardening, with fruits and vegetables at the top of the growing list. Visitors will learn from neighbors […]
Annual Coronado Flower Show Commemorates 100 Years
Let’s put the “petal” to the metal! Celebrating 100 years of growth, beauty and tradition, the Coronado Flower Show, a co-production of the Coronado Floral Association (CFA) and City of Coronado will return Saturday and Sunday, April 23-24, 2022, the weekend after Earth Day. Flower Show organizers are looking for passionate volunteers to assist with […]