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When 10K isn't Enough
If 10K, 6.2 miles, isn’t far enough for you to run on the 4th, there is the 15K on Coronado. 15K is about 9.3 miles. It is one of those gap distances. The typical progression for a recreational yet serious …
Enjoy the Silence
It is quiet. It took me a while to figure out Lake Miramar’s chief virtue as a destination to run or cycle. It’s quiet. The lake is maintained by the San Diego Water Utility—not the parks. There is no swimming …
Yoga for Runners
On Saturday, July 7 at 9:30 a.m. Shauna McKay teaches Yoga for Runners, a therapeutic hatha yoga class for runners who suffer from tight, contracted muscles. The class is designed to open up these tight muscles to promote health and …
San Diego Club Sponsors Polo Prince Harry's Chukkers for Charity
On June 24th the San Diego Polo Club will be hosting Chukkers for Charity, a fundraiser for Prince Harry’s pet foundation, Sentebale. A match of Polo, referred to as the Sport of Kings, is divided into six periods called chukkers. …
Hubbell’s Humble Hovels: Annual Father’s Day Tour of Ilan-Lael Foundation
Artist and architect James Hubbell creates free flowing, sloping, sky soaring structures integrated into their natural surroundings and infused with mosaics, wrought metal, carved wood, stained glass, shells and gemstones. Shelter Island’s Pacific Portal Gazebo and Trellis and its Pacific …
Free Thursday Museum of Contemporary Art
Tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego opens both of its locations--downtown and La Jolla--to the public for free. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/21/26615/ The museum downtown (1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd) debuts Ai Wei Wei's zodiac heads, and …
Hardcore
In January, I saw my brother's band Wild Moth play at I Promise, a benefit festival to keep Che Cafe Collective (9500 Gilman Dr), a student-run community space, afloat. Located on the UCSD campus, the cafe's aesthetic is entirely different …
SoCal’s Rennfest and Highland Games
The tents had been erected on twenty acres at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale for the month long Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire’s fiftieth year Golden Jubilee celebration. More than 13 stages offered entertainment from around the world--labeled …
Old Pros Have the 4th Covered
The first running event I participated in at the start of my mid-age comeback, was the Old Pros 4th of July 10K around Lake Miramar. At the time, the dam was closed as a precaution against terrorists and the Old …
Comedy at El Dorado
El Dorado Cocktail Lounge (1030 Broadway Ave) celebrates summer with a live comedy hour at happy hour on Saturday, June 30. DJs Adam Salter and Gabe Vega will also spin. This contemporary rustic lounge boasts a selection of over 25 …
Tenth Annual Beer and Sake Festival
San Diego has become synonymous with microbrew, but I doubt that Japanese brew is the first thought conjured. However, the annual Beer and Sake Festival sponsored by the Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana is a beer tasting event …
Maybe Not Never Again
Six years ago Brian Salmon moved to Sacramento. He was on to new adventures and - owing to several negative experiences - told friends he would quit acting forever. "Thoughts of acting never leave you. I was a season subscriber …
Artists & Musicians Take a Stand
Commune is a local arts advocacy program that supports artists, designers, and musicians who "stand against [tobacco] corporations and their presence in the scene." Commune partners with local musicians and DJs for monthly events every last Wednesday of the month, …
Never Again
Through this weekend, Brian Salmon plays Sidney Cochran in California Suite at Scripps Ranch. For over a decade he was one of San Diego's "name" actors. Audiences went to see him perform. Six years ago, Brian left San Diego, changed …
Hoodoo Love at Mo`olelo Performing Arts
An actress asked Anton Chekov if he could make her an artist. "Yes I can," said the great Russian writer, "but first I must break your heart." In Katori Hall's "play with blues music," Toulou wants to sing the blues. …
Friends Chill
Next Tuesday and every Tuesday from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Whistle Stop (2236 Fern St) hosts Friends Chill, where people can enjoy games like Battleship, Uno, Scrabble, Boggle, and Jenga. Whistle Stop also has pool, darts, and mellow tunes …
Living in Colorado Should be Banned
Yes, Lance is being investigated for blood doping but what is blood doping? The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) defines it as, “the use of products that enhance the uptake, transport, or delivery of oxygen to the blood.” The term “blood …
Yoga + Happy Hour
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/14/26237/ On Thursday, June 21, The Little Yoga Studio (702 Ash St.) celebrates the beginning of summer with a two-hour yoga class led by Merrin Muxlow, a yoga instructor since 2008, and whose motto in yoga is "Do your practice …
The USADA Includes the Doctors
The US anti-doping agency (USADA) is going after the doctors. It has “charged” three doctors with possession, trafficking, assisting, encouraging, aiding, abetting, covering up, attempted administration and the administration of doping materials and methods. The USADA has no authority to …
VAMP: The Open Road
The theme for June's VAMP (video, art, music, performance) showcase is "The Open Road": "...for some traveling’s a way of solving emotional problems with geographic solutions. Travel tales dominate our June VAMP Showcase every which way but backwards." http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jun/13/26179/ The …