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Street Style: Balboa Park Revisited
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31039/ Name: Melanie Wolf Occupation:Works at the Museum of Contemporary Art in LA Favorite Wardrobe Piece: Big black coats http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31040/ I took a handful of really nice shots of the couple pictured above. Unfortunately there was a smudge on my …
I'll Raise You One
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/31035/ Zefrey Throwell, a New York-based artist, whose work has garnered praise is staging "I’ll Raise You One, "a strip poker game performed in public. At the end of each round, players begin again using a different economic model, from …
Museum turns into Monte Carlo
On Saturday, Sep 8, the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla (700 Prospect St) will transform into the silver screen at 6:30 p.m. with a cocktail reception followed by dinner at 8 p.m. For the Museum's 36th annual gala, the …
New Children's Museum free Sunday
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/06/30995/ This Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Target sponsors free admission for The New Children's Museum (200 West Island Ave). The museum is a nonprofit "dynamic new model of a museum that celebrates children and the arts. NCM …
Quotations
Print versions of the Unforgettable history columns always include three sidebar quotations. I want to include the ones for the Tets Hiraskai columns here — "Letters from the End of the World" parts one and two — because they help …
Back to school
New Best Thing presents Back to School, a night of "hilarious sketches and stand-up comics you’ve come to expect from the most unique comedy revue in town!" Tonight's lineup at The Whistle Stop Bar (2236 Fern St) includes Jonathan Fraser, …
Street Style: SDSU Students
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/04/30902/ Name: Nico Peji Age: 18 Major: Pre-Nursing Monday was Nico's 18th Birthday. Happy Birthday Nico! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/04/30903/ I caught the woman above inbetween classes. She was kind enough to allow me to snap a quick photo before rushing off. I …
Samsara
I know it isn't a particularly new concept, but the return to Transcendentalism, the old proverb "Be noble for you are made of stars" along with the popular ultra-magnification of objects (Claes Oldenberg) and our own technological advances for journeying …
Absolute Beginners yoga
On Sunday, September 9, yoga instructor and owner of The Little Yoga Studio Maria Camacho will be leading Absolute Beginners Workshop at her studio (702 Ash St.) from 1 to 3 p.m. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/04/30888/ About the workshop: "Regardless of your flexibility, …
Free legal help
In the last two years I've had to deal with a corrupt landlord and a company that wouldn't pay out for freelance services. Filling out and filing paperwork properly wasn't easy at all, and I have a Masters in the …
Swap meet
I have no idea why I've never heard of Kobey's Swap Meet (3500 Sports Arena Blvd.) but on my way to the Ocean Beach dog beach this weekend, I saw the massive, labyrinthine tent structure that was Kobey's. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/sep/03/30800/ Kobey's …
Kris Markovich's Perfectly Imperfect Art
Kris Markovich - legendary skater, artist, and co-owner of the Oceanside-based Given Skateboards – will be holding a “Perfectly Imperfect” art show at Artlab (3536 Adams Ave. – Normal Heights) on Saturday, September 8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJ8vZeZc1hA From Artlab’s website: “Kris has …
Hal David
Over the years I've interviewed at least a thousand people. A favorite will always be the one with the late Hal David (who died Saturday) a few years back. A Hall of Famer, David wrote the lyrics for "Raindrops Keep …
San Diego Street Style: Anime Girls
While walking to my car in Balboa Park on Sunday afternoon, I ran across a group of cosplayers. I thought they were Dungeons and Dragons enthusiasts. Turns out I was wrong. I had never heard the term cosplay until Shannon …
$40 Date
This weekend we visited Mystic Mocha (2105 Mission Ave) in University Heights for coffee and Gladys breakfast burritos stuffed with chorizo, chile, egg, potato, sour cream, and salsa ($7 each). Pancakes, iced coffee drinks, and chilaquiles are equally delicious. The …
Florence and the Machine
Florence and the Machine is coming to San Diego's Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre (2050 Entertainment Circle) in Chula Vista on October 4 at 7 p.m. Tickets are on sale for $45-80. Songs from Lungs, the debut album, have been featured in …
Balboa Park Lily Pond fundraiser
The Kava Lounge (2812 Kettner Blvd.) in partnership with TheMixster.com, Dataset Clothing, Elk Beats, Eric Yo Presents, and Donnie "EshOne" Valdez are holding a fundraiser to restore Balboa Park's Lily Pond, which was damaged by an estimated 300-1,000 people who …
Taste of University Heights
Taste of University Heights opens will be held on Sunday, September 16 in University Heights. This arts and food celebration will run from 12 - 3 p.m. "Taste of UH is a self guided walking tour of delectable delights showcases …
Street Style, The Gaslamp: Parrots, Cougars, and Little Black Dresses
While in the Gaslamp last Friday night I witnessed a guy vomiting on the street, was approached by an inebriated woman who demanded I trade my boots for her tacky heels, and saw this guy: http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/27/30335/ People that go out …
Bite San Diego
Bite San Diego, a three-hour culinary walking tour, will be held for each upcoming weekend through December. This tour, held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday at noon, consists of 15 people per tour, so space is limited. Tickets cost $45 …