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This Issue -14 Sun Jun Arms and the Man, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 -28 Sun Jun Gravity & Grace, Museum of Contemporary Art, 1100 Kettner Boulevard, (858)-454-3541 / www.mcasd.org -30 Tue Jun Divine Desire: Printmaking, Mythology and the Birth of the Baroque, Museum of Art Balboa Park, 232-7931 / www.sdmart.org -05 Sun Jul Black Dolls Mingei Museum Balboa Park, 239-0003 / www.mingei.org -04 Tue Aug Photographs (large scale photos) by Lalla Essaydi, Museum of Art Balboa Park, 232-7931 / www.sdmart.org -15 Tue Sep Fragile Waters: photographs highlighting the critical use of water from Ansel Adams, Ernest Brooks and Dorothy Monnelly, Maritime Museum 234-9153 / www.sdmaritime.org -25 Fri Sep From Raid to Redevelopment: Evolution of the Gaslamp Quarter, Gaslamp Museum, 410 Island Avenue, www.gaslampquarter.org / 233-4692 -30 Mon Nov Balboa Park Exposition Designers 1915-1935, Marston House, www.sohosandiego.org, 10am-5pm -Dec 2015 Garden of Unity: San Diego’s Japanese legacy Documentary Japanese Friendship Garden Balboa Park, www.2015.bpoc.org -Dec 2015 San Diego Invites the World: The 1915 Expo History Center Balboa Park, www.2015.bpoc.org -Dec 2015 Hold at all Costs: The Battle for Outpost Harry in Korea, Veterans Museum and Memorial Center Balboa Park, www.2015.bpoc.org -31 Dec 2015 Ingenious: The World of Dr. Seuss, History Center El Prado Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org /www.2015.bpoc.org -31 Dec 2015 Monsters, Museum of Man Balboa Park, www.2015.bpoc.org 11 Thu Monthly luncheon Meg Storer, Chief of Staff 2-1-1 San Diego, Bice, 425 Island Avenue, www.fodsd.org / Linze Cole (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 11 Thu US Bank Summer Series kickoff event, Kettner Branch, 1420 Kettner Boulevard, RSVP rsvp@downtownsandiego.org, 5:30-7:30pm 12 Fri Association of the US Army 240th birthday event, Anchors Catering & Conference Center, NBSD, Bob Austin (760)-402-2762 / opainca@cox.net, 11am-2pm 13 Sat Partners in Parkinson’s seminar & resource fair, Hilton Bayfront, www.partnersinparkinsons.org/, 8am-3:30pm 13 Sat Employee rights clinic, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Clinical Programs Office, 495 Eleventh Avenue, 961-4371 (appointment only), 9:30am-12:30pm 13 Sat Fifth Annual Flag Day Celebration, USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, 910 North Harbor Drive, www.midway.org / 544-9600, noon (wear red, white & blue for free admission) 13 Sat Oyster fest, Marina Embarcadero North, www.oysterfestsd.com, noon-7:30pm 13 Sat Live music Pizarro Brothers at Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, www.upstartcrowtrading.com / 232-4855, 7pm 14 Sun Opera in the Library, A Little Suite for Christmas AD 1979, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800, 2:30pm 14 Sun Yoga At Sunset (must provide your won yoga mat), Central Library www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 16 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 17 Wed Taste of Little Italy, 36 restaurants, www.littleitalysd.com/events/taste-of-little-italy/, 5-9pm 17 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com / 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com, 7pm 18 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 18 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 18 Thu Celebrating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Harry Katz Art in the park: Cultural Expressions at the Exposition, History Center Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org, 6-7:30pm 19 Fri Little Italy committee meeting, Association Office 2210 Columbia Street, www.littleitalysd.com / 233-3898, 9am 20 Sat Live music Stacey Murray Soul Songstress at Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, www.upstartcrowtrading.com / 232-4855, 7pm 21 Sun Mountain Bike Skills, Morley Field Balboa Park, Richard La China (858)-349-0710 / sandiegomountainbikeskills.com/ 21 Sun-26 Sun Jul Twelfth Night, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 22 Mon American Idol auditions, Waterfront Park, www.americanidol.com, 9am-5pm (see article this publication) 22 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am 22 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com / 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com, 7pm 22 Mon-07 Mon Sep (each Monday) Centennial International Summer Organ Festival Balboa Park, www.sprekelsorgan.org, 7:30-9pm 26 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 27 Sat Live music Jonathan Valverde at Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, www.upstartcrowtrading.com / 232-4855, 7pm 27 Sat Tux ‘n Tennies: A tribute to the Beach Boys w/Papa Doo Run Run, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8:30pm 29 Mon Henry V (1944 movie free), Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 01 Wed-02 Sun Aug Kiss Me Kate, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 02 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 03 Fri-05 Sun Star-Spangled Pops, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 06 Mon 3D club, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 , 5-8pm 07 Tue Little Italy Association Board of Directors meeting, basement Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1654 State Street, www.littleitalysd.com, 8:30am 07 Tue Law & Comics, Law Library, 1105 Front Street, 531-3900 / www.lawcomics2015july7.eventbrite.com, noon-1pm 08 Wed Supplier Development Council quarterly meeting and networking event at Lions Club, 310 Market Street, www.sdsdc.org, 11:30am-1:30pm 09 Thu Monthly luncheon Linda Marrabian (City of San Diego) & Brad Richter, www.fodsd.org / Linze Cole (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 09 Thu Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 11 Sat Employee rights clinic, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Clinical Programs Office, 495 Eleventh Avenue, 961-4371 (appointment only), 9:30am-1pm 11 Sat Live music William Charters classical guitarist, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com, 7pm 11 Sat Summer Movies in the Park, The Book of Life, Balboa Park Morley Field Sports Complex, www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/the-book-of-life-pg-balboa-parkmorley-field-sports-complex/ / 525-8262, 7-9pm 11 Sat Star Trek: Into Darkness, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 12 Sun Yoga At Sunset (must provide your won yoga mat), Central Library www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 13 Mon Relaxation Yoga (bring your own yoga mat), Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5876, 11am 13 Mon Chimes at Midnight (1965 movie free), Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 15 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 16 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 16 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 16 Thu Celebrating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Mary Walshok, PhD, Sociologist & Dean of Extension, UCSD, Ingenuity, Innovation & Invention at the Exposition, History Center Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org, 6-7:30pm 17 Fri & 18 Sat Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 18 Sat Masterpiece gala benefit for 11 Balboa Park institutions, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Panama-California Exposition, Spreckels Organ Pavilion, www.patronsoftheprado.org, 6pm 20 Mon Teen Virtual Fitness, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 20 Mon Downtown Residents Group board meeting (open to public), Sofia (northeast corner First Avenue & Broadway), www.sddrg.org, 6pm 20 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com / Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 20 Mon-24 Fri United We Map, ESRI annual user conference, convention center, www.esri.com/uc 21 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 24 Fri-23 Sun Aug Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 24 Fri Summer Movies in the Park, Overboard, Broadway Pier, 686-8027 / www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/overboard-pg-broadway-pier/, 7-10pm 24 Fri & 25 Sat The Divas of Disco w/Radiance, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 25 Sat Live music, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com, 7pm 25 Sat Summer Walkabout South Park, www.southparkscene.com/walkabout.html, 6-10pm 26 Sun Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 27 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am 28 Tue Police Captain's Community Outreach Meeting, Central Division Headquarters, 2501 Imperial Avenue, www.sandiego.gov/police/neighborhood/ccm.shtml, 5:30pm 30 Thu Ben Folds Live, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 31 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 31 Fri & 1 Sat Aug Hooray for Hollywood, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 02 Sun Pops Goes Classical Passport to the World: A Night in Spain, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 03 Mon 3D club, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 , 5-8pm 03 Mon Much Ado About Nothing (2012 movie free), Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 04 Tue Little Italy Association Board of Directors meeting, basement Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1654 State Street, www.littleitalysd.com, 8:30am 06 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 07 Fri Summer Movies in the Park, Goonies, Waterfront Park, 232-7275 / www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/the-goonies-pg-waterfront-park/, 7-10pm 07 Fri & 08 Sat Broadway: A Rodgers & Hammerstein Celebration, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 08 Sat Summer Movies in the Park, Cinderella (2015), Balboa Park Morley Field Sports Complex, 525-8262 / http://www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/cinderella-pg-balboa-parkmorley-field-sports-complex/, 6:30-9:30pm 09 Sun Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 09 Sun-13 Thu SPIE Optics & Photonics Optical Engineering & Applications, Convention Center, www.spie.org/opticalcall 09 Sun Yoga At Sunset (must provide your won yoga mat), Central Library www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 10 Mon Relaxation Yoga (bring your own yoga mat), Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5876, 11am 13 Thu Monthly luncheon Meze Café 551 J Street (member spotlight event), www.fodsd.org / Linze Cole (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 13 Thu Summer Movies in the Park, The Incredibles, USS Midway Museum, 544-9600 / www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/the-incredibles-pg-uss-midway-museum/, 6-10pm 14 Fri & 15 Sat Sinatra At 100: A Salute to the Chairman of the Board, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 16 Sun America’s Finest City .5 Marathon & 5k, Balboa Park, www.afchalf.com / (760)-692-2900, 6am 16 Sun-20 Sun Sep The Comedy of Errors, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 16 Sun Burt Bacharach, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 20 Thu Celebrating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Bruce Linder, Executive Director, Coronado Historical Association, A World Divided / A City United: Military Presence at the Exposition, History Center Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org, 6-7:30pm 20 Thu Esperanza Spalding, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 21 Fri & 22 Sat Leann Rimes, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 23 Sun Jason Alexander, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 24 Mon West Side Story (1961 movie free), Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 25 Tue-30 Sun Pippin, Civic Theatre, Third Avenue & B Street, www.broadwaysd.com / 570-1100 / (888)-937-8995 27 Thu Tribute to Journey, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 28 Fri & 29 Sat A Night of Classic Rock, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 28 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 01 Tue Little Italy Association Board of Directors meeting, basement Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 1654 State Street, www.littleitalysd.com, 8:30am 03 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 04 Fri Summer Movies in the Park, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Waterfront Park, 232-7275 / www.summermoviesinthepark.com/event/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial-pg-waterfront-park/, 6:30-9:30pm 04 Fri--06 Sun Tchaikovsky Spectacular, Summer Pops, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 10 Thu Monthly luncheon Elizabeth Dorin San Diego Theatre, www.fodsd.org / Linze Cole (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 15 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 16 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com / 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com, 7pm 16 Wed-25 Sun Oct In Your Arms, Old Globe, Balboa Park, www.theoldglobe.org / 234-5623 17 Thu Friends of Downtown luncheon, www.fodsd.org, 11:30am-1pm 17 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 17 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 17 Thu Advancing Women in Transportation (WTS) annual awards dinner, Prado Balboa Park, www.wtsinternational.org/sandiegocounty / sandiego@wtsinternational.org 17 Thu Celebrating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, Balboa Park and the Future of Urban Cultural Parks co-sponsored by UCSD Extension & the History Center Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org, 6-7:30pm 19 Sat Let’s Us Talk Architecture, Friends of San Diego Architecture lecture, first lecture of the 2015-2016 series, New School of Architecture & Design, 1249 F Street, www.friendsofsdarch.com / 224-8584, 9:30am 19 Sat Ports of Call culinary event (Mexico, Brazil, Spain & Thailand) Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, benefits children victims of family violence and abuse and young people transitioning out of foster care, www.southbaycommunityservices.org / Patty Chavez pattychavez@csbcs.org / 420-3620, 6pm 21 Mon Teen Virtual Fitness, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 21 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com / Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 22 Tue Police Captain's Community Outreach Meeting, Central Division Headquarters, 2501 Imperial Avenue, www.sandiego.gov/police/neighborhood/ccm.shtml, 5:30pm 25 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 26 Sat Zoo Food Wine & Brew Celebration, benefits Wildlife Conservancy, www.zoofoodandwine.com / 718-3000, 6pm-midnight 28 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am 01 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 05 Mon 3D club, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 , 5-8pm 09 Fri & 11 Sun Jacobs Masterworks Jahja Ling & Yuja Wang, Symphony Hall, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com 10 Sat Employee rights clinic, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Clinical Programs Office, 495 Eleventh Avenue, 961-4371 (appointment only), 9:30am-12:30pm 10 Sat Robot Day, Central Library, www.sandiego.gov/library, noon-5pm 11 Sun Yoga At Sunset (must provide your won yoga mat), Central Library www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 12 Mon Relaxation Yoga (bring your own yoga mat), Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5876, 11am 13 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 15 Thu Friends of Downtown monthly luncheon, www.fodsd.org / (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 15 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 15 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 15 Thu Celebrating the 1915 Panama-California Exposition, History Center Balboa Park, www.sandiegohistory.org, 6-7:30pm 17 Sat Let’s Talk Architecture, Friends of San Diego Architecture lecture, New School of Architecture & Design, 1249 F Street, www.friendsofsdarch.com / 224-8584, 9:30am 17 Sat Culinary Historians of San Diego, Food Stories of India, Central Library, www.chsandiego.com, 10:30am 19 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com / Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 20 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 21 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 23 Fri - 25 Sun Jacobs Masterworks Edo de Waart, Symphony Hall, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com 25 Sun Opera in the Library, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800, 2:30pm 26 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am 30 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 02 Mon 3D club, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 , 5-8pm 05 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 06 Fri-08 Sun Tchaikovsky’s Pathetique, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 7:30pm 08 Sun Yoga At Sunset (must provide your won yoga mat), Central Library www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 09 Mon Relaxation Yoga (bring your own yoga mat), Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5876, 11am 10 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 14 Sat Employee rights clinic, Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Clinical Programs Office, 495 Eleventh Avenue, 961-4371 (appointment only), 9:30am-12:30pm 14 Sat Robot Day, Central Library, www.sandiego.gov/library, noon-5pm 14 Sat The Art of Music, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com, 8pm 16 Mon Teen Virtual Fitness, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 16 Mon Downtown Residents Group board meeting (open to public), Sophia Hotel, www.sddrg.org, 6pm 16 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com 18 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 19 Thu Friends of Downtown monthly luncheon, www.fodsd.org / (760)-703-2976 / friendsofdowntownsd@gmail.com, 11:30am-1pm 19 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 19 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 20 Fri & 22 Sun Music of the Americas: Rhythm, Myth and Dance, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com 21 Sat Let’s Talk Architecture, Friends of San Diego Architecture lecture, Frank Wolden Contemporary Innovations: A New Internationalism, New School of Architecture & Design, 1249 F Street, www.friendsofsdarch.com / 224-8584, 9:30am 21 Sat Culinary Historians monthly meeting, Central Library, www.chsandiego.com, 10:30am 23 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am 25 Wed Free family law legal clinic, Bar Association with Law Library, 1105 Front Street, www.sandiegolawlibrary.org,10am-noon 27 Fri Critical Mass Bicycle Ride, start large fountain Balboa Park, www.sdcriticalmass.com, 7pm 03 Thu Girls Think Tank Basic Dignity Coalition, Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue), www.girlsthinktank.org/programs, 6pm 04 Fri-06 Sun The Rite of Spring, Beethoven & Stravinsky, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com 07 Mon 3D club, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 , 5-8pm 11 Fri-13 Sun Choral & Organ Spectacular, 235-0804 / www.sandiegosymphony.com 14 Mon Relaxation Yoga (bring your own yoga mat), Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5876, 11am 14 Mon Downtown Residents Group board meeting (open to public), Sophia Hotel, www.sddrg.org, 6pm 09 Wed ABCs of child custody & divorce, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org, 6-7pm 19 Sat Culinary Historians monthly meeting, The History of Cheesecake, Central Library, www.chsandiego.com, 10:30am 21 Mon Teen Virtual Fitness, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm 21 Mon Maker Meetup, central library, 21 Mon Upstart Crow Book Club, Seaport Village, 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com / Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 15 Tue California Native Plant Society, room 101 / 104 Casa del Prado, Balboa Park, www.cnpssd.org, 7pm 16 Wed Arduino Enthusiasts Meetup, central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org, 6:30-8pm 16 Wed poetry reading, Upstart Crow, Seaport Village, Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com, 7pm 17 Thu Museum of Contemporary Art free period, 1100 Kettner Blvd, (858)454-3541 / www.mcasd.org, 5-7pm 17 Thu East Village Residents Group, East Village Community Church, 1374 Island Avenue, www.evcan.net, 5:30pm-7pm 17 Thu Jimbo’s cooking class (Cinnamon Coconut Oatmeal, spaghetti squash and Organic Kale chips), Horton Plaza, www.jimbos.com, 6pm 28 Mon New mother fitness, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 11:30am Last Month’s News New Parking Meters and New Rates Visitor’s Information Center Moves Across Harbor Drive Omnia Has Replaced Stingaree Water Main Break Floods Construction Site On Waterfront Bridge Suicide Barrier Being Pushed Port Police To Aid State Department Bureau Historic Motel To Be Redone As Senior Housing Former Lane Field Site Opens As New Park Ballpark Village Construction Now Underway American Idol Auditions Here The 15th and final season of American Idol will air next year and there will be local try outs for the show. Auditions here will take place Monday 22 June at Waterfront Park adjacent to the County Administration Building at 1600 Pacific Highway. Auditions are scheduled from 9am to 5pm but those times could be modified depending on the turnout. Previous Idol auditions here have taken place at Petco Park and Qualcomm Stadium. San Diego is not one of the five cities at which auditions for the show will be held in stadiums this summer but it is one of the 11 cities in which the Idol bus will travel to hold auditions at smaller locations. No children younger than 5 will be admitted to the auditions. On air judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. will not be there for the tryouts. Everyone auditioning in person will be required to present one photo ID and an additional ID to verify proof of age, along with a completed personal release form which can be accessed on the Idol Internet site. Anyone younger than 18 will need a completed and notarized Guardianship and Medical Authorization for Minors form and must be accompanied to the audition by a parent or legal guardian who will also be required to provide legal ID and documentation of their relationship to the applicant. Legal guardians must be at least 21. Auditions will be conducted on a first-come first-heard basis. Contestants can also audition via social media auditions or the online auditions. For further information americanidol.com. Effort To Eliminate Temporary Winter Shelter Officials unveiled plans to make 350 beds at Saint Vincent de Paul Village a permanent and year-round homeless shelter allowing the elimination of two temporary tents that have housed the homeless each winter since the 1990s. The move is part of a larger campaign to shrink the homeless population by getting more people connected with counseling focused on solutions and providing a broader range of housing options many of them long term. Critics said the permanent shelter proposal risks flooding the streets with more homeless because it would displace 350 people who now occupy the beds as part of Saint Vincent’s transitional housing program. They said the city should consider an alternate proposal to replace the tents with a 600-bed warehouse that a coalition of community groups and nonprofits plans to unveil just north of downtown soon. They also criticized a related plan to let Saint Vincent’s in the summer of 2016 takeover the services now provided by the city’s Neil Good Day Center contending that they will not be able to handle the roughly 500 people who use the center each day primarily for showers and mail pickup. Mayor Kevin Faulconer has made establishing a permanent city shelter a high priority and officials from Saint Vincent’s and the city feel that this will do that. Saint Vincent’s officials said permanent housing solutions would be found for the 350 people who will be displaced by the new year-round shelter. For more information www.sandiego.gov. Luxury Cinema To Open In Horton Plaza Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas plans to open its fourth movie theater in the County at Horton Plaza in early 2017. The swanky chain boasts cushy recliners and full dinner and adult-beverage offerings brought to patrons’ seats by servers will be part of Westfield’s imminent remodeling of the downtown mall. Construction and completion dates for the theater are still to be determined. Cinépolis’ latest announcement continues an expansion trend for the privately held company which was established in 1971 in the central Mexican city of Morelia. The business made its US debut in 2011 with the opening of a theater in Del Mar and has since enlarged its footprint to nine locations in California and Florida. Besides the Del Mar site the other local Cinépolis theaters are in La Costa and Vista. Company officials intend to add about five locations each year during the next few years. The Horton Plaza theater will feature eight screens and 700 reclining leather seats along with tables, a patio and a full bar and gourmet appetizer menu. Admission is projected to be $20.50 per ticket not including any food purchases. For additional information www.cinepolisusa.com. Furniture Added To Plaza de Panama Balboa Park’s central square which is called Plaza de Panama has been improved via the addition of $109,000 worth of colorful tables, chairs and planters courtesy of Southwest Airlines and the San Diego Foundation. Mayor Kevin Faulconer joined others in unveiling the improvements recently. Two years ago the plaza was filled with cars but it has since been repaved as a pedestrian-only square. The infusion of money bought 22 tables and umbrellas (colors drawn from the park’s 1915 and 1935 fairs), 66 black chairs, 30 brightly colored chairs, eight double-sized umbrellas, 36 planter boxes, 10 wooden benches, giant turquoise bean bags and a patch of fake grass on which the checkers board sits. The tables are bolted in place and chairs chained at night. The checkers set and other games are in storage until officials can work out a way to set them up and move them out each night. Still coming are several items on order including screens on which photos and artwork will be mounted for display. Another $8,000 is in reserve to add more items. Park permits will now be issued for street performers (two at a time to begin with) and special events by surrounding museums and other groups. The plaza snack concessionaire’s lease has been renewed with the option to schedule food trucks on the plaza. A series of workshops by the Balboa Park Committee over the next few months will discuss additional features in the plaza. For more information www.balboapark.org. Port’s Major County Impact A new report shows the significant impact of the County's second-largest employer, The Port of San Diego. It plays a critical role in the County's economy by pumping almost $8 billion a year into the region. The report is based on 2013 data, the most recent year for which such data is available. The report shows that if all jobs on Port tidelands were aggregated and compared to the largest employers in the County the Port would rank second only to the State of California with a larger economic impact than major local organizations such as UCSD and Sharp Healthcare. The analysis, completed by Economic and Planning Systems, a nationally recognized land economics consulting company, breaks down the economic impact into two categories, direct impact and secondary impact, the latter including both indirect and induced effects. The Port's direct economic impact grew 8% and jobs grew 9% in the last two years. The direct economic impact of the Port of San Diego is derived from sales, employment, and operating expenditures (purchases of goods and services) occurring on Port-managed property. Secondary impacts comprise the ripple effects from the direct impacts and includes both indirect impact, representing spending on goods and services required to run Port businesses and induced effects representing employee spending on consumer goods and services. · Direct Impact: More than 33,000 jobs are located on tidelands, generating more than $4.4 billion in direct economic output. This represents an 8% increase in direct economic impact over the previous analysis completed using 2011 data. The jobs are diverse –working with heavy industrial equipment, like ship repair and cargo/container processing; providing professional services like vessel insurance brokers, boat brokers, marketers and attorneys; conducting manual labor such as loading and unloading cruise passenger luggage and setting up conventions; interacting with visitors and customers in restaurants, hotels, upscale stores, boutiques and mobile street carts; and taking clients on excursions for ocean fishing, whale watching and dinner cruises. · Secondary Impact: An additional 24,600 jobs and $3.2 billion in indirect impact are generated in the County based on the goods and services purchased by businesses and organizations located on Port tidelands along with their employees. Secondary impacts are adjusted to ensure spending is not counted in both categories. An interactive summary and full copy of the report can be found at www.portofsandiego.org/economicimpact. Contiguous Convention Center Expansion In Significant Trouble A decision by the Convention Center Corporation (CCC) to back out of a bayfront land deal could potentially kill any future plans for a contiguous expansion of the downtown facility. At issue is a six-acre parcel of land behind the center (bayside) that was seen as a crucial acquisition needed to make a contiguous expansion of the center possible. While the financing plan for the expansion has since fallen through because of a court ruling, city leaders have not given up on a contiguous expansion. Their optimism faded after learning that the CCC decided to default on a final payment due of nearly $14 million to the private business group that holds the land through a lease with the Port. The money needed to cover the payment would have come from revenues raised for the expansion project but a hotelier-approved room tax that was the linchpin of the financing plan has been ruled unconstitutional by an appellate court. While the CCC and the seller of the property had been in talks in recent weeks to extend the term of the land deal in exchange for a partial interest payment no agreement was reached. To date CCC has made payments totaling $2 million plus a $1 million down payment. Under the terms of the 2010 deal the business group has the right to develop a hotel of at least 400 rooms on the site if the convention center expansion did not proceed. They have held the lease with the port on the parcel since 1984 and have nine years remaining. For more information www.portofsandiego.org. Bosa Planning Another High-End Building Bosa Development who is one of the leading downtown condo developers is planning a 45-story 296-unit project just west of the Santa Fe Depot. It would be a near-twin to Bosa’s project now under construction directly across Broadway at Pacific Highway. The two buildings are both referred to as Pacific & Broadway. In order for the project to move forward the city must agree to a rezoning the property from office to residential. The Irvine Company previously planned a 34-story 680,000-square-foot office building on the site but has given up on these plans. if Bosa receives all necessary approvals and closes escrow on the property with Irvine the two towers will frame the west entrance to downtown’s Broadway corridor. Designed in the same modern style as the south tower, already under construction, the building consists of three layers of curved glass tower elements rising up 490 feet to a distinctive top. The lower floors would be covered in beige limestone and include 15,000 square feet of retail space. Bosa plans to pay a projected $4 million inclusionary fee to cover the city’s requirements for affordable housing. There would be 473 underground parking spaces plus 77 for bicycles and motorcycles. Bosa built its first downtown condo tower, Horizons, in 2001 and followed up with a string of increasingly pricey properties. The purchase price for the south tower units at Broadway and Pacific Highway is expected to start at about $1 million each and the north tower is likely to top that. Both are located on land originally owned by the Santa Fe railroad. Bosa already has built three towers on former railroad land — Bayside and The Grande north and south and expects to start construction by the end of this year on a 35-story 285-unit project at the southwest corner of Kettner Boulevard and Ash Street. Another Bosa site at Pacific Highway and F Street where an Office Depot store is located will be developed later. To the west of the railroad property in the past year the $31 million North Embarcadero Visionary Plan’s first phase and the $50 million County Waterfront Park have opened. Construction is currently under way on the first of two 400-room hotels on Lane Field at the foot of Broadway, where the minor league Padres played from 1936 to 1957. South of Lane Field the redevelopment of the Navy Broadway Complex into hotel and office space also is in the future. For additional information www.bosadev.com. What To Do With An Old Unused Library The old central library on the north side of E Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues has been dormant since September 2013 but the city is hoping that it could soon become a university, a technology incubator or some other enterprise focused on science or education. After months of analyzing the building’s shortcomings and possibilities Civic San Diego issued a request for ideas (RFI) seeking proposals to put the building to good use. While the request is open-ended enough to allow for a wide variety of ideas Civic San Diego officials say most of the inquiries they have received have been from universities, startup businesses and life-science companies. New tenants could make the five-story building a catalyst that brings vitality and new businesses to the surrounding area while also possibly spurring a new science and innovation cluster in East Village. Whoever takes over the building, Councilman Todd Gloria said it needs to happen as quickly as possible. Gloria, whose district includes the site, said he has been frustrated by delays in seeking proposals for the site which has already been dormant for almost two years. He said the empty building has become a magnet for the homeless and is having a negative impact on the surrounding area. Gloria said he understood that some of the delay is based on analyzing whether the city should try to acquire adjacent properties so something more elaborate could be pursued. Civic San Diego officials said another problem has been that many interested parties have not had enough money to pay for needed improvements. Only 75,000 square feet of the 145,000-square-foot building is usable without additional work and it likely contains asbestos. Two of five floors are below ground. Response to RFI are due by 25 June with Civic San Diego’s decision scheduled for July. For additional information www.civicsd.com. Anthony’s Fish Grotto Needs Refurbishing For about fifty years Anthony’s Fish Grotto has been a familiar presence on the downtown waterfront but it could soon become a fond memory as its landlord — the port -- scours the marketplace for a possible replacement. While the family-run seafood staple has just teamed with one of the port’s biggest moneymaking restaurants, the Fish Market, on a $10 million overhaul of Anthony’s the belated effort to revive the aging icon was not enough to stave off the port’s interest in soliciting proposals from other restaurateurs. The port has formally initiate the process while recognizing that Anthony’s will have an edge in the bidding given its long history and new partnership with a proven restaurant operation. Its dramatic re-imagining of the property as a contemporary amalgam of three eateries with floor-to-ceiling windows, glass floors over the bay, an outside video wall and panoramic vistas from a rooftop deck did not fail to impress, but port officials believe there is a chance of landing an even better restaurant option with a stronger financial return. In the past five years it has been rarely able to generate enough revenues to exceed its minimum required rent of $373,000 a year. And unlike most other port tenants that invested millions in revamping their businesses, a decade before its lease renewal Anthony’s did not submit its final proposal until this year which is just a couple of years before its 52-year lease is due to expire. The port struggled with the decision conflicted between their waterfront mainstay and a duty to deliver the best economic deal possible. The family, which operates its 75-seat quick-serve Fishette and 336-seat Fish Grotto, spent $1.3 million in 2006 renovating its Star of the Sea Room but the fine dining venue became a casualty of the recession. In 2008 it closed and is instead being used as a 105-seat event center leading to a drop in rent to the port. It didn’t help Anthony’s position that the port characterized it as a tenant not in good standing, saying it failed to keep its property in good condition to maximize its revenues. In analyzing the site’s revenue potential it hired an outside firm to analyze other fine dining restaurants and compare the old and the proposed new Anthony’s to other tidelands eateries. The current Anthony’s generates $23 a square foot in rent to the port but that should rise to $32 under the new proposal which envisions growing the restaurant complex from 516 seats to 623. That projection falls short of an estimated $40 a square foot that such a prime site could command the study concluded. The port has set a 1 July deadline for new restaurant proposals with a port decision possible as early as August. For more information www.portofsandiego.org. New Snack Shack On The Waterfront As part of the port’s efforts to enliven the waterfront a new walk-up café is opening on the North Embarcadero. Carnitas’ Snack Shack III will operate the new café located at 1004 North Harbor Drive. Carnitas’ currently has two other restaurants in the county. Its original North Park location opened in 2011 that has experienced tremendous success and its second location in the Del Mar area. The new Carnitas’ on the waterfront will include a locally-sourced craft beer garden component to augment its successful pork centric menu. Its menu will include as many locally sourced ingredients as practical. The new Carnitas’ will be housed in an artistically designed structure that was built as part of the North Embarcadero Visionary Plan Phase 1. It includes multiple, angled glass panels of varying colors. Carnitas’ will be responsible for tenant improvements which include: · exterior glass · interior finishes · restaurant equipment · flooring · ceiling tiles · HVAC equipment · utilities · millwork · interior walls Construction is anticipated to be complete late this year. For additional information www.carnitassnackshack.com Big Bay Shuttle Operating Again For The Summer As part of efforts to offer convenient and low-cost access to the waterfront the port is again providing the Big Bay Shuttle operated by Ace Parking for the Summer 2015 season. The Big Bay Shuttle offers an all-day pass for just $3 and allows you to get from downtown to attractions along the Embarcadero and Harbor Island. The Big Bay Shuttle started its 4th season on Friday 22 May just in time for the holiday weekend and the unofficial opening of summer. It will run through Labor Day concluding on Monday 7 September. Five ADA-equipped shuttles running on natural gas will loop from the Hilton Bayfront to the Sheraton Hotel & Marina on Harbor Island by the airport making stops along the way that include: • Sheraton Hotel & Marina • Maritime Museum • Broadway/Navy Piers • USS Midway • Seaport Village/The Headquarters (stop will be located in the turnout in front of the Headquarters along Harbor Drive) • Manchester Grand Hyatt • Marriott Marquis & Marina • Hilton San Diego Bayfront The shuttles will operate seven days a week from 10am to 8pm Sunday through Thursday and 10am to 10pm Friday and Saturday. The shuttle fare is $3 per rider for an all-day pass. Tickets can be purchased at: · Sheraton Hotel & Marina Harbor Island · Broadway Landing Information Center · Flagship Cruises & Events · Horn blower Cruises & Events · Hilton Bayfront · Grand Hyatt · Maritime Museum Ticket Booth · Marriott Hotel & Marina. They may also be purchased on board the shuttle. Additional information can be found at www.aceparking.com/big-bay-shuttle/. Fire In Restaurant Fills Downtown With Smoke A fire at The Fish Market restaurant on the Embarcadero caused an estimated $1.2 million in damage to the restaurant. The grease fire started in the kitchen hood vent system in the attic at about 6:20pm on Wednesday 27 May. There were about 160 patrons and 75 employees in the restaurant at the time. The popular restaurant, which is a port tenant, is located along the bay near the USS Midway Museum. Many people self-evacuated from the fire while the Harbor Police assisted in evacuating others. No one was injured. Large amounts of black smoke were seen billowing from the roof as firefighters arrived, most of it blowing into downtown. Two ladder trucks were extended to the roof and firefighters had to cut holes in the roof and the restaurant’s ceiling to gain access to the source of the flames. Fire damage was contained to the attic, while the restaurant had smoke and water damage throughout. About 35 firefighters and support personnel responded quickly putting out the initial fire. Several smaller fires were found in the attic where access was difficult because of the heating / air conditioning vents and ducts. It is not known how long the restaurant would remain closed. For more information www.thefishmarket.com / 232-3474. Little Italy Association Meeting (monthly) The Little Italy Association Board of Directors’ Meetings are open to the public. They discuss the Little Italy Association's general business, upcoming events and downtown issues. This monthly meeting is usually held on the first Tuesday at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Hall, 1654 State Street at 8:30am. For more information Chris Gomez 233-3898 / www.littleitalysd.com/events.asp. New Mother Fitness (monthly) Reconnect with your new child and meet other new moms and caregivers. 11:30am fourth Mondays, Central Library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867. Girls Think Tank (GTT) Basic Dignity Coalition (monthly) GTT is a grass-roots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working towards community-based solutions through hands-on activism and local advocacy. They hold a monthly meeting of their Basic Dignity Coalition on the first Thursday of each month at Co-Merge, 330 A Street (corner Fourth Avenue) at 6pm. The meeting usually last just over an hour and they usually serve a light supper of pizza. For further information www.girlsthinktank.org. ABCs of Child Custody & Divorce (monthly) A family law attorney gives an overview of the divorce process along with the issues involved with child custody and other related topics. It meets on the second Wednesday from 6-7pm in the central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org. Arduino Enthusiasts Meetup (monthly) Bring your project to either work on or share with others. Held third Wednesdays in the central library from 6:30-8pm. Chinese Historical Museum / Asian Pacific District Tour (monthly) Docent-led tour of the Chinese Historical Museum’s (404 Third Avenue) permanent collection and featured exhibit are held the first Saturday of every month at 11am. On the second Saturday at 11am there is a walking tour of the Asian Pacific Historic District. Space is limited and reservations are required NLT 3:30pm on the Friday prior to the tour by calling the museum at 338-9888. The tour is included with museum admission. For more information, please contact the museum at 338.9888 / info@sdchm.org / www.sdchm.org. Relaxation Yoga (monthly) Learn restorative and yin yoga postures w/relaxation techniques. Must provide your own yoga mat. Second Monday 11am Central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867 Upstart Crow Book Club (monthly) Usually meets on the third Monday of each month at the Upstart Crow bookstore in Seaport Village. This club is a reincarnation of the Horizons Book Club. For additional information 232-4855 / www.upstartcrowtrading.com / Hilary Landgraf, helandgraf@gmail.com. Yoga at Sunset (monthly) A moderate level of challenge as you enjoy yoga at the end of the day. Must bring your own yoga mat. Second Sunday at Central Library,www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm Balboa Park History Stroll (weekly) Thursdays 11am-noon, reservations requested but not required. Covers park trivia. Conducted by specially trained History Center guides. Easy paced stroll. Start History Center El Prado, Cost $10-12. Saturday Evening Live Music (weekly) The Upstart Crow book store in Seaport Village usually has a local musician playing each Saturday from 7-9pm. For more information http://upstartcrowtrading.com/ / 232-4855. Teen Virtual Fitness (monthly) Head bopping, sweat popping & spine tingling music from the Wii, Third Monday at the central library, www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5867, 5pm Culinary Historians (monthly) Foodies get together at the Central Library. For more information www.chsandiego.com 10:30am Little Italy Farmer’s Market (weekly) Saturdays 8am—2pm along West Date and India Streets. Info at www.littleitalysd.com Horton Square Farmer’s Market (weekly March—October) Thursday 11am—3pm at Broadway Circle just north of Horton Plaza in the square next to the NBC building, 225 Broadway. Info www.sdfarmbureau.org 3D Photo Club (monthly) Fourth Wednesdays at 7pm at the Photo Arts Building next to the Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park (off of Park Blvd) www.sdscc.org 3D Club (monthly) First Mondays from 5-8pm at the Central Library to discuss all things 3D including guess speakers and demos. The library has 3D printers for public use. www.sandiegolibrary.org / 236-5800 Poetry Reading (monthly) Each month on the third Wednesday the Upstart Crow book store in Seaport Village usually has poetry reading. For more information http://upstartcrowtrading.com/live-music. Free Legal Information for Low Income & Homeless (weekly) Each Monday at 5:30pm at the First Lutheran Church, 1420 Third Avenue. Provided by California Western School of Law. More information www.cwclp.org / 239-0391 Employee Rights Clinic (monthly) Each second Saturday at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law’s Clinical Programs Office, 495 Eleventh Avenue from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Onetime 30 minute consultations by appointment only. For an appointment or more information 961-4371. Native Plant Society (monthly) The third Tuesday in room 104, casa del Prado, 1650 El Prado Balboa Park at 6:30pm. More information www.cnpssd.org. Critical Mass Bicycle Ride (monthly) San Diego Critical Mass is a loosely affiliated group of over 700 bicycle riders that take over San Diego streets and public rights of way to conduct a group bike ride on the last Friday of every month. The group meets at the large fountain in Balboa Park in front of the Ruben H. Fleet Theatre / Science Center and the National History Museum at 7pm and participants should be prepared for up to 20 miles of riding. The ride may go in any direction from the fountain but usually goes through downtown to begin. Additional information at www.sdcriticalmass.com. Police Captain's Community Outreach Meeting (bimonthly) The Commander of the San Diego Police Department's (SDPD) Central Division, Captain Mark Jones, holds a bimonthly meeting with the public to address problems and provide information on what the division is doing to keep us safe. The meeting is usually well attended and lasts about one and a half hours. The meeting is always on the fourth Tuesday of each odd numbered month at 5:30pm at the SDPD's Central Division Headquarters, 2501 Imperial Avenue. For any additional information www.sandiego.gov/police/neighborhood/ccm.shtml. Athenaeum Jacobs Mini-Concerts (about monthly) Alternating Mondays, for most of the year, noon to 1pm at the Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, admission free. Food & beverages are allowed in the theatre during concerts. Fifteen free Mini-Concerts are presented at the Lyceum each year. These concerts are made possible in part, thanks to funding from the City of San Diego through a program managed by the Commission for Arts and Culture and the County of San Diego. For additional information (858)-454-5872 / www.ljathenaeum.org. Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Free Period & Tours (monthly) On the third Thursday each month the MCA, 1100 Kettner Blvd, will open its doors from 5-7pm to the public to allow free admission. Visitors can browse anywhere in the museum on their own or join an organized tour that will begin at 5pm and 6pm. For additional information (858)-454-3541 / www.mcasd.org. All items in this publication are the opinion of the writer of the piece. Any item without a named author is the responsibility of the editor. Any submissions for inclusion in this publication should be submitted to the editor via email within the body of a message (not as an attachment). All telephone numbers are in the 619 area code unless otherwise noted. To subscribe or unsubscribe to this publication please email to the editor, Stan Marder smarder1@alum.ups.edu. Publisher: San Diego Mesa Company (SDMC) Publishing, 550 Front Street #2804, San Diego California 92101-7105 |
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