Entertainment
MADCAPS’ Present 53rd Annual Benefit Show
The annual dance extravaganza of Mothers and Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropies (MADCAPS), which raises funds for several different non-profit organizations, will also present the incoming class of 2019, which is the largest class in 53 years. Preview Show is at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 7. The other shows are at 8 p.m., Friday, March 8; […]
Raptors in the Environment
The February meeting of San Diego Floral Association will feature Nancy Conney of Sky Hunters Raptor Education and Rehabilitation. She will speak on the importance of raptors in the environment and will bring along several of these magnificent creatures that the organization has rehabilitated but cannot release. Birds like red-tailed hawks, barn owls, kestrels and […]
Museum Month
In its 24th year, the San Diego Museum Council is proud to host its annual Museum Month, bringing half-off admissions at 42 San Diego area museums. This February, Museum Month presented by Macy’s provides ample opportunities to explore San Diego County’s latest exhibits at museums with a wide range of interests including art, science, sports, […]
Blogging for the Arts
Did we just call out her name? Is she turning to us to whisper a secret? We lose ourselves in her gaze, and all of a sudden we feel a quickening of the heart…a charge of energy. We are in the presence of a masterpiece, “Girl with a Pearl Earring.” Visit Kirby Kendrick’s Blog: https://www.kirbykendrick.com/blog/girl-with-a-pearl-earring/ […]
Camarada ~ Tango Nuevo
Mingei International Museum Performances Newly named as Mingei Artists-in-Residence, Camarada begins this new venture at 6 p.m., Sunday, February 17th with Tango Nuevo (best of Piazzolla) in the beautiful and culturally rich setting of the Mingei International Museum. Mingei Museum will open its doors at 5:00 p.m. for docent tours and a special viewing of […]
Adult Puppet Cabaret at the Museum of Photographic Arts
Iain Gunn and Bridget Rountree of San Diego based hybrid puppet company Animal Cracker Conspiracy will hold their first Adult Puppet Cabaret of 2013. The Adult Puppet Cabaret offers fearless puppet performances for a fearless audience from 7 to 10 p.m., Friday February 22 at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park,1649 El Prado. […]
Jeff Black Releases B-Sides and Confessions, Volume Two
When I listen to a new CD by an artist I’ve never heard before, I tend to do a little test: How many songs into the set does it take before I hit the “skip” button? In the case of singer/songwriter Jeff Black and “B-Sides and Confessions, Volume Two,” I might as well just super […]
Ian Campbell at the Opera
“The opera ain’t over until the fat lady sings.” Regardless of whether these words were first spoken in the 1970s by Ralph Carpenter or Dan Cook noting that a sports season or game was not yet over, they have stuck in our collective memories, joining the many cartoons, jokes and movies – the unforgettable Marx […]
Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company and MOXIE Theatre
Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” is the first co-production between Mo`olelo Performing Arts Company and MOXIE Theatre. Adapted by Lydia Diamond, the play, about the legacy of racism on a young black girl, begins previews on February 2 and runs to March 3, 2013, at MOXIE Theatre, located at 6663 El Cajon Blvd. Suite N, […]
Between the Lines:
I Am Lubo Two years ago I enrolled in an Osher Institute class on memoir writing at SDSU. I thought the topic would be relevant to the personal essays I was writing. It turned out to be most worthwhile, with skill-building exercises and useful writing tips and resources. The instructor, Kathi Diamant, author of “Kafka’s […]
