Events
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 […]
San Diego Joins 700 Cities to Make Music
On June 21, 2015 San Diego will, for the first time, join over 700 cities worldwide to celebrate Make Music Day with the inaugural Make Music Day San Diego in Balboa Park – and everyone is invited to participate. Make Music Day San Diego is proud to be partnering with The City of San Diego’s […]
Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting returns to The Grand Del Mar Hotel
The 32nd annual Wine & Roses Charity Wine Tasting will make a lavish return to the luxurious location of The Grand Del Mar Hotel in June for this year’s can’t-miss charitable event. The fundraiser, put on by the Social Service Auxiliary of San Diego and the San Diego International Wine Competition, will be held from 3 […]
Avant Garde Costume Party for the Ages
Just a few weeks before Comic-Con, Vanguard Culture is throwing a costume party for the ages on Friday, June 19th from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the beautiful Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park. Featuring live performances by the California Ballet, The Patricia Rincon Dance Collective, The Animal Cracker Conspiracy, and an Avant Garde Fashion […]
“20th Annual Ugliest Dog Contest”
by Fausto Palafox Every week it seems the community of San Diego rises to the occasion to help an organization throughout the city or county. This week was no exception. It was to raise awareness and monies for rescue animals on behalf of the San Diego Humane Society, and Reality Changers, which supports disadvantaged students […]
All Aboard for Silvery Gate Elementary Schools Nautical Themed Fundraiser
All hands on deck! At 6 p.m., Friday, May 8 the Hyatt Regency Mission Bay, Mission Ballroom will be filled with sailors who can weigh anchor at Silver Gate Elementary School’s 20th annual nautical themed silent auction, dinner and dance. The star-filled night of fun, complete with music, surf and turf, and marine-inspired décor, benefits […]
Welcome to the 17th Annual Mission Hills Garden Club Garden Walk
By Maureen Tess-Fieberg and Antoinette Embry, Co-Chairs, 2015 Mission Hills Garden Walk “Inspiration and Influence 1915-2015….Celebrating the Horticultural Heritage of Mission Hills” is this year’s Garden Walk theme. All year long, America’s Finest City is celebrating the centennial anniversary of San Diego’s Panama-California Exposition and honoring the event that helped to shape San Diego in […]
Wyonna to Perform at 6th Annual American Freedom Foundation Benefit
The American Freedom Foundation announced the 6th American Freedom Festival San Diego concert event presented by Kaplan University. The annual charity event will be held at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 23, 2015 featuring 5-time Grammy award winner and country music icon, Wynonna and her band, The Big Noise! The concert, held annually aboard the historic […]
RUNA’s May 2015 Tour
Irish music and culture in America has always been a two-way street, moving music and musicians back and forth across the watery main. Philadelphia’s Irish-American roots band, RUNA, embodies this movement, drawing equal inspiration from both the deep and ancient roots of the Celtic tradition and the modern reality of the Irish in America. RUNA […]
The More You Know…Your Life in Literacy!
Oh, c’mon, columnist Nicholas Kristoff, don’t go using words like “heuristic,” thinking that we who consider ourselves highly literate know what it means. Abbreviated, here’s his sentence: “A leader of a prominent internet company…told me that the firm regards admission to Harvard as a useful heuristic of talent…” It’s possible that grade-school kids get “heuristic” […]
