Entertainment
Planning a Season of Opera
by Ian Campbell Is it the chicken or the egg? Is it the singer or the title? Is it audience appeal or the need to expand horizons? And frequently, is it affordable? Putting together an opera season of four operas can be challenging, and San Diego Opera’s 2014 Forty-Ninth International Season is no exception. Were […]
Part I Bromeliads
Easy to grow and Easy on the Eye In April, Joann Dossett, long-time member of the Mission Hills Floral Association, San Diego Horticultural Society, and a host of other botanical organizations, gave an enthusiastic workshop on bromeliads at her beautiful home. She began by apologizing. It seems a troop of raccoons has fallen in love […]
Decoupage Clay Pots
David Root, noted floral designer and speaker, will guide students through the process of antiquing a terracotta pot into a beautiful decoupage pot that looks as if it were hand painted at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, April 18 at Room 104, Casa del Prado, 1650 El Prado in Balboa Park. Roots work has appeared in various […]
Historic Home Tour Weekend
Join SOHO on April 13 and 14 for the Annual Historic Home Tour Weekend featuring early 20th-century homes in Mission Hills. On Saturday, April 13, select from your choice of walking or bicycle tours, and a textile workshop, and on Sunday, April 14 spend the day with us at the Historic Home Tour. On Saturday, […]
South Mission Hills Walking Tour Hosted by Mission Hills Heritage
Historic mansions, a legendary evangelist’s Spanish Revival domicile and post World War II ranch homes are part of the potpourri of architectural styles to be explored on the first-ever walking tour focusing on South Mission Hills. Sponsored by Mission Hills Heritage (MHH), the event is slated for Saturday, April 13, from 1 to 4 p.m. […]
Book Signing and Lecture on Klezmer Music
World renowned artists Yale Strom, Elizabeth Schwartz and Jeff Pekarek will present a book lecture and Klezmer concert and book signing with their new book, SHPIL: The Art of Playing Klezmer from 7 to 9 p.m., Thursday, April 11 at Mission Hills Books & Collectibles, 4054 Goldfinch Street, San Diego, CA 92103. Klezmer music is […]
Celebrations with a Tradition Rich In Culture
In the months ahead there will be numerous celebrations for Mother’s Day, graduation, as well as wedding and baby showers. While planning your celebrations, there is a very unique tea house situated at the center of Old Town’s beautiful Heritage County Park and surrounded by7.6 acres of gardens and historic homes. It is the new […]
Brett Young – From the Pitcher’s Mound to the Performance Stage
When former San Diego Padres player Tim Flannery made the transition to a performing guitarist and singer, it was quite a switch from the ball field to the stage. Today, Flannery is known as much, or more for his music as he was for his baseball career. Flannery will now have some “competition” in his […]
What Now?
What Dogs Think There is that look I get when Barney doesn’t get the look I give. But I understand it completely: it means, “NOW what language are you speaking?” That’s what he “said” when I informed him that he’d be out-ed in this column. You remember Barney, our bratty cairn mix? He’d been some […]
At the Opera with Ian Campbell
When preparing to direct an opera I first learn the score, the text and, where appropriate, something of the history of the characters. In the case of “Murder in the Cathedral,” the text comes from the T.S. Eliot play which touches accurately the history of Becket’s conflict with King Henry II. In both opera and […]
