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San Diego's June Gloom
The cool and intermittently overcast conditions likely to dominate the beach and coastal areas through the remainder of this month, mocks the already sizzling temperatures inland. If it weren't for the ocean's enormous resistance to changes in temperature, the hottest …
Tijuana Bike Ride
Is cutting off bromobiles downtown and buzzing Hare Krishnas on your bike at Critical Mass no longer giving you that radical renegade rush? Head down to the Tijuana Arch at Avenida Negrete and Calle 1 for an 8 p.m. race …
Waxing Crescent Moon Debuts Tonight
The Thin Waxing Crescent Moon makes its debut low in the western sky at dusk tonight (Friday, June 3). The two stars you might spot just lower left of the moon are Castor and Pollux, which represent the heads of …
San Diego Ad Club Bash
Last night I attended the San Diego Ad Club's Centennial Ad Bash, celebrating San Diego's Top 100 Brands (of which the Reader is one). The event was held at the San Diego Zoo, at the Zoofari Outdoor Patio. Here's a …
A Chorus Line at San Diego Musical Theatre
I'd seen enough Chorus Lines, I thought, to eliminate all surprises: which stories will be affecting, which of the 24 auditioning dancers will make the final eight, even most of the jokes. What came as a surprise, as I watched …
Thriller Night!
Christopher Estrella, local dance choreographer, continues his search for walking-dead wannabes, "night creatures" and "things with forty eyes," to dance alongside him to Michael Jackson's Thriller at the San Diego County Fair on June 25. Estrella, owner of C-Star Productionz, …
Balboa Park App!
I just found out that Balboa Park has a free APP for the iPhone. Among its features: Events guide (updated daily), Attractions guide, Restaurant guide, Maps, Bookmarking (so you can plan an itinerary), and Links to resources. I spoke with …
What is a dramaturg?
Shirley Fishman, dramaturg at the La Jolla Playhouse, and one of the best in the business, describes her tasks. "I was doing it before I ever knew what it was. I was part of a New York company doing a …
Mule Deer Roaming Cuyamaca
Mule Deer by the dozens or more continue to roam through the 25,000-acre Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, where the smoldering landscape of October 2003 has given way to thriving shrubbery and some saplings of pine and oak amid the bleached …
Rounding Third at Scripps Ranch Theatre
Don and Michael coach a Little League team. Dictatorial Don, an ex-ballplayer with an injury-shortened career, says fun means winning. Kinder, gentler Michael, a businessman who couldn't tell a fielder's choice from a fungo, disagrees. Fun lies in the playing, …
Literary August: Osage County, vol. II
Tracy Letts prefaces the published version of August: Osage County with a quotation from Robert Penn Warren's All the King's Men. It may not apply to every parent/child relation, but it shines light on Violet Weston and possibly husband Beverly …
David Ross
"Hi, Guys. David Ross. Okay, Carl, are we ready to go, big guy? Hey, Tony, Mister Presidente!" David Ross is at the podium addressing the San Diego City Counsel, as he has regularly in recent years, always reminding the council, …
TV and Events
Each week, I compile a page of select events for Your Week and Welcome to It. But once a month, I share footage from one of the events I featured and attended, and then I suggest my top four things …
Theater or Theatre?
Both mean the same thing. So why the different endings, and which is correct? "Theatre" is the British spelling. Like "shoppe" and "colour." Noah Webster, of dictionary fame, preferred spelling words the way they sounded. He also advocated an "American" …
Raisin' the Rent at Ira Aldridge Players
People used raise the rent parties to pay the rent. These began in Harlem in the 1920s. Entertainers performed for free. You paid at the door - often up to 25 cents - and the joint would jump. Calvin Manson …
Puppy Electronics
Though Fry's Electronics off of Aero Drive by the I-15 does carry plush toys by the movie section, the last thing I was expecting when I ran in for a new memory card for my video camera was a real …
High-Elevation Lilacs in Bloom
Wild Lilac (ceanothus) is currently blooming mostly at elevations higher than 4000 feet in San Diego County. Blossom colors range from pure white to various shades of blue or lavender. Some fine examples may be seen along the upper Noble …
Acting in 2100
I read Michio Kaku's Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny And Our Daily Lives in 2100. It was like watching a 100 car Coastliner with a prediction in every window - and the sun at your …