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Artist Showcase Work at Annual Holiday Art Festival

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
Artist Showcase Work at Annual Holiday Art Festival

  Kick off the holiday season by spending the weekend at the annual San Diego Holiday Art Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, Friday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 4. The show is produced by Warren Cook, creator and producer (from 1972-1989) of the famed Harvest Festival and more recently the San Diego Art Festival. […]

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San Diego Pottery Tour

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
San Diego Pottery Tour

The 4th annual San Diego Pottery Studio Tour will take place on the weekend of December 3 and 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. This free. self-guided tour has 11 stops at ceramics studios featuring over 20 of San Diego’s best ceramics artists, spread throughout the neighborhoods of the San Diego metropolitan area. To […]

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Luminous Layers Exhibition at the San Diego International Airport

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
Luminous Layers Exhibition at the San Diego International Airport

Josie Rodriguez, a visual artist who uses melted beeswax, pigments, damar and other natural elements to create her paintings and sculptures, has an exhibition, Luminous Layers, that and will be on display at the San Diego International Airport through March 2012, Terminal 2 East, pre-security. A reception is scheduled for November 3, 2011. Inspired by […]

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Janice Brown Named to Board

| November 21, 2011 | 0 Comments
Janice Brown Named to Board

The National Association of Minority & Women Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) has named Janice Brown to its Board of Directors.  Brown, founder and CEO of Brown Law Group (www.brownlawgroup.com), has participated actively with and for NAMWOLF for the past three years and has integrated its mission into her legal practice and advocacy for woman in […]

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Surfin’ Santa Rings in the Holidays San Diego-Style

| November 16, 2011 | 1 Comment
Surfin’ Santa Rings in the Holidays San Diego-Style

Surfin’ Santa Rings in the Holidays San Diego-Style Seaport Village will kick off the holidays with free festive events for locals this season. The Surfin’ Santa’s arrival headline the entertainment calender and locals and visitors in search of festivity can enjoy live musical performances all season long. Surfin’ Santa and his longboard will arrive on November […]

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Kate Sessions 154th Birthday Celebration

| November 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
Kate Sessions 154th Birthday Celebration

Kate Sessions 154th Birthday Celebration 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, November 12 At Marston House Museum and Gardens 3525 Seventh Ave  SD 92103 Sponsored by the San Diego Floral Assoc., Friends of Balboa Park and Save Our Heritage Organization The first 50 guests will receive a free Floral Association tote bag with goodies inside. […]

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Historic Old Town San Diego Celebrates its Storied Past

| November 16, 2011 | 0 Comments
Historic Old Town San Diego Celebrates its Storied Past

Old Town San Diego will hold its second annual event honoring this historic and cultural celebration. Officially observed on November 1 and 2, the Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) pays homage to the presence of the dead among the living and is a colorful tribute to California’s own Mexican heritage. Altars will […]

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A Point Loma Tradition – All Souls’ Saint Nicholas Home Tour

| November 5, 2011 | 0 Comments
A Point Loma Tradition – All Souls’ Saint Nicholas Home Tour

Marketplace and Tea The longest running holiday home tour west of the Mississippi celebrates its 60th Diamond Jubilee with this year’s offering of six Point Loma homes. A Saint Nicholas Marketplace, Afternoon Tea, and featured musicians at All Souls’ Episcopal Church are also included in the day’s festivities. The Diamond Jubilee event takes place from […]

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Easy Gardening Chores that Even I Might Do

| November 3, 2011 | 1 Comment

According to Tiger Palafox of the Mission Hills Nursery, November is a great time to do a multitude of things to spruce up your garden. He included labor-free and cost-effective ideas in his September talk to the Mission Hills Garden Club. Early November is the optimum time to plant cool weather crops. Lettuce, Swiss chard, […]

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Guilty of being a local treasure

| November 3, 2011 | 0 Comments

With our perfect climate, our scenery, the excellent universities here, and our general ambiance, it is not surprising that San Diego is home to some very interesting and special people. More than a few Nobel laureates live here as do retired astronauts, scions of the business world and award winning scientists and authors. I am […]

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