Events
What Now? PEACE Now!
If we need a little hope for the world, we could consider that at the National Conflict Resolution Center (NCRC), the organization that selects the awardees for their annual Peacemaker event, always have plenty of excellent choices. And, says CEO Steve Dinkin, “It’s our mission and pleasure to honor our ‘peacemakers’ and hope they lead […]
Captain who led the 1975 Vietnamese Rescue Effort to Speak at Awards Gala
Retired Navy Capt. Paul Jacobs, to this day, remembers the message he got from his naval commander: “We’re going to have to send you back to rescue the Vietnamese Navy. We forgot ‘em.” And back Jacobs went, to lead the largest single rescue effort ever by the United States – 30,000 South Vietnamese, many of […]
Cabrillo National Monument Foundation Celebrates its 60th Anniversary
From 6:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, April 23, the Cabrillo National Monument Foundation will be having a celebration of its 60th anniversary. Local restaurants and beer and wine establishments have contributed to the event to participate in the celebration. According to Julie Crider, proprietor of Rose’s Tasting Room of Old Town, “We’re pleased to join […]
Waterwise Edibles
Nan Sterman, February’s Garden Club speaker, wears many hats. She is an author; host, co-producer and co-writer of a television show about San Diego County gardens and habitats; and she has served on several garden-related boards including the San Diego district of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers of which she is a founding member. […]
Running for an Important Cause
Recently I met with two of my close friends (Richard and Diane Nares) who were excited to share with me a collaborative program that was benefitting a non-profit organization that they helped to create. The Emilio Nares Foundation (ENF), founded in 2003, has been serving low-income families whose children are fighting cancer. The organization’s most […]
Singer Gillian Margot Reinvents a Diverse Mix of Jazz, Soul and Pop Songs
All-Star Cast and Grammy-Nominated Pianist Combine their Talents Up-and-coming singer Gillian Margot is just as much at home with jazz standards as she is with R&B, blues and the sophisticated side of pop music. She’s earned an avid global following from Asia to her native Canada and the USA. On her debut album as a […]
Poway OnStage Presents Piano Virtuoso Jeremy Denk
Poway OnStage is elated to participate as a featured stop in the Upright & Grand Piano Festival presented by The San Diego Symphony on Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts (15498 Espola Rd Poway, California). The evening will include a presentation of Liszt’s “Black Gondola,” Shostakovich’s “Symphony No. 1,” and Beethoven’s “Piano Concerto No. 5: […]
J*Company Youth Theatre presents “Seussical, Jr.”
Join Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Layzie Mayzie and all your other favorite Dr. Seuss characters in a fantastical, magical music extravaganza from the creative minds of Tony winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. The J*Company Youth Theatre performers will transport you from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus and […]
Got Milk? Unites Over 20 California Artists for Charity Project
Local artists paint life-size cow sculptures to raise funds for Camp Ronald McDonald California is known for being one of the premier creative capitals of the world. For decades, artists have flocked to California seeking inspiration from the state’s majestic scenery and vibrant culture. Now, the the California Milk Processor Board (CMPB), creator of the iconic got […]
2016 Tournament of Roses Parade Participant
Mira Mesa High School band and color guard Perform The 250-member Mira Mesa High School Sapphire Sound Band and Color Guard caps spent more than a year preparing to be part of the world-famous Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California. Band members, school staff and chaperones packed their instruments and themselves into buses for […]
