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Fall writing conference part 2
San Diego Writers, Ink's first Fall for Writing Conference is fully scheduled. The nonprofit literary center is offering reduced rates for all events. The conference runs from Thursday, October 11 through Sunday, October 14. The All-in-One rate is $75, all …
An allegiance
Longtime fans of San Diego theater will recognize her name. For years, Linda Castro was one of our leading lights and award-winners. She moved away almost a decade ago. Since we no longer wear opposing theatrical hats, she has become …
Hillcrest Street Style: Ear Stretching
I don’t understand ear stretching. Why someone would elect to have golf-ball-sized holes in the ears is beyond me. Not too long ago, a friend's boyfriend got ear plugs. She dumped him two weeks later because she didn't want to …
Wine + Canvas
Today (September 24) Wine and Canvas San Diego will host an art event at Taste and Thirst on Fourth (715 Fourth Ave). "Enjoy cocktails and a painting class led by a local artist. Leave with a 16x20 masterpiece. Painting materials …
Volunteer for your party
The elections are nearing, and with about six weeks left, there's still a chance to get involved. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/22/31986/ The San Diego County Democratic Party is looking for volunteers to make phone calls, contact local voters, register voters, enter data, and …
Jack Tygett remembered
Jack Tygett passed away last week. For everyone who knew him, the loss is immense. But rather than me listing his credentials from afar, I asked John Martin, longtime local actor (and cast member of the Marquis Public's legendary Gemini) …
Local High School Musicians Join Musical Theatre Tribute to the Beatles (Oct. 5)
The Del Norte High School String Quartet in San Diego will lend their talents to a touring Beatles musical performing at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts on October 5. In My Life - A Musical Theatre Tribute to …
Three talks on Monday
On Monday, September 24, three lectures will be held in San Diego on fertility, immigration rights, and editing. Tri-City Wellness Center (6250 El Camino Real) hosts Fertility 101. Dr. Mickey Coffler, MD, FACOG, will "discuss the most effective treatments available...how …
Monster dolls
Home ec. studio (2225 30th St.) is teaching a kids' class called Monster Jr. High Voodoo Dolls on Mondays from 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm. This 5-class series runs from October 1 - October 29 and is suitable for children …
Balboa Park on Sunday
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/22/31981/ Balboa Park will offer a host of activities tomorrow, September 23. The San Diego Bromeliad Society Show will take place in the Botanical Garden from 12-4 p.m. The 55th Annual Folk Dance Oktoberfest will take place from 12:30-5 p.m. …
KinderNights at the zoo
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/22/31979/ On Friday, September 28, The San Diego Zoo offers a night for children ages 3-6 to explore Wild Voices: The Better to Sing With!, a "trek into the Zoo after dark to meet a keeper and the New Guinea …
Fink@ UCSD
Fink, British musician, producer, songwriter Fin Greenall, will play at UC-San Diego's The Loft space (9500 Gilman Dr) on Sunday, October 14 at 9 p.m. Fink's music has been featured on television and film including Lie to Me, Pretty Little …
South Park Street Style: Dress Lust
I love South Park. Its home to my favorite local boutique: Bad Madge & Company, my favorite bar: Hamilton’s (the guy that works the door looks like Popeye), and The Big Kitchen-my favorite cafe. Today I had lunch at the …
Volunteer in San Diego
There are many ways to volunteer in San Diego, and whether you are want to connect with your community, give back because you've benefitted in the past, or use your skills and time in a way that will help others, …
Same Time, Next Year at New Village Arts
Melissa and Manny Fernandes, real life husband and wife, perform with the fluidity and timing of a matched set. In some of the play's more comic moments, they recall Desi and Lucy. In others, George and Martha. Bernard Slade's comedy-drama …
Sculpted sights
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd.) is currently displaying three large sculptures downtown. Sol Lewitt's Six-Part Modular Cube is on exhibit in the downtown Jacobs Building. The Cube "presents the geometric forms typical of …
Wine for you, art for your kid
The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall St.) in La Jolla is offering two days of children's art classes (ages 7-12) during the La Jolla Art and Wine Festival on Saturday and Sunday, October 13-14. Creative Collages with Ellen …
Street Style: Imperial Beach
Years ago I saw an episode of MTV Cribs featuring a celebrity, I think it was Adam Goldberg, who lived in, of all places, Imperial Beach. I thought it was hilarious that he lived in IB, mostly because no one …