Events
2015 Coronado Historic Home Tour
125 Years of Extraordinary Architecture On Mother’s Day, May 10, the Coronado Historical Association presents the 2015 Coronado Historic Home Tour, featuring six exquisite local homes, representing classic architectural styles commonly found on the island. This year’s Home Tour celebrates Coronado’s incorporation as a city in 1890 — 125 years ago. The six distinctive architectural […]
Walking Tour Showcases Midwest Homes in Mission Hills
By Val Sutter “Prairie Style in Mission Hills” is the topic of Mission Hills Heritage’s Eleventh Annual Walking Tour slated for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 18. The tour will take walkers through several enclaves of Prairie style homes built in Mission Hills between 1910 and 1920. Conceived by architects in the Midwest, this […]
Saffron To Celebrate “Songkran” Thai New Year
Food Market, Thai Dance Performances and a New Year Blessing to Occur The ever-popular Saffron restaurants on India Street in Mission Hills will welcome Thai New Year on Friday, April 10 with an enticing selection of street food specialties, a New Year blessing ceremony, and wonderful performances of traditional Thai dances presented by Kru Aye, […]
California Ballet Company Presents “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” returns this April to the San Diego Civic Theatre for the first time in nearly a decade. California Ballet transforms William Shakespeare’s beloved comedy into a shimmering ballet filled with moonlit nights, fairy magic and romance. The ballet adaptation perfectly translates the Elizabethan comedy into the universal language of movement, […]
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble presents a “Centennial Concert”
At 7 p.m., Saturday, April 25th, The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble presents a “Centennial Concert” at the San Diego Woman’s Club, 2557 Third Avenue, adjacent to the park. The concert will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition which celebrated the opening of the Panama Canal. The ensemble will partially recreate the New Years […]
Jean-Luc Ponty Tribute Takes Place at Croce’s Park West
In case you missed it last time, Chris Vitas and friends once again perform a tribute to the great Jazz Fusion violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, said to be “The first jazz violinist to be as exciting as a saxophonist.” The performance is from 7 to 10:30 p.m., Friday, April 24 at Croce’s Park West, located at 2760 Fifth […]
San Diego Center for Children Celebrates 35th Anniversary
Fundraiser is Hosted by the Iris Auxiliary by Aubree Lynn, Stylist/Producer/Writer www.stylishlyaubreelynn.com The Iris Auxiliary, whose mission over the past 35 years has been to help kids at the San Diego Center for Children, held a fundraiser to support this cause. The event was emceed by KUSI news anchor Sandra Maas. Maas has been a […]
Vietnamese New Year Festival Celebrates 10 Years
The Tet Festival Returns to Mira Mesa The upcoming annual San Diego Tet Festival will be the Vietnamese-American Youth Alliance’s (VAYA) 10th year operating. To celebrate this milestone, the group is planning a bigger celebration than previous years. “To be around and going strong after 10 years is a testament to VAYA’s core mission, which […]
Balboa Park 2015 Centennial Celebration
In celebration of the 100-year anniversary of the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, dozens of museums, performing arts organizations, garden clubs, and other cultural attractions in Balboa Park are making 2015 a year to remember. Literally hundreds of events are planned over the course of the year, some running throughout 2015, others lasting only a few days […]
La Chaine des Rôtisseurs, Bailli of La Jolla presents Bronze Star
La Chaine des Rôtisseurs, Bailli of La Jolla presented Papa Doug Manchester with the La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Bronze Star for his outstanding culinary and hospitality contributions and for his many philanthropies. The award was presented by Bailli Dominick Addario, M.D. “Mr. Manchester has done so much for the culinary community and the San Diego […]