Scene 8.2010
Silent movies anyone? Silent Movie Night in Balboa Park on Aug. 23 will pair world-class organist Dennis James with the screening of “The Yankee Clipper” starring William Boyd at the Spreckels Organ Pavilion. The 7:30 p.m. program, sponsored by the Spreckels Organ Society, begins with James playing his favorite pieces and leads into his accompaniement [...]
Music Scene 8.2010
By Bart Mendoza One of the best rock bands San Diego has produced in the last decade, Dirty Sweet, continues to churn out great tunes, mixing elements of classic southern rock, glam and blues. The band, who perform at Bar Pink on Aug. 13, part of the annual North Park Music Thing (NPMT) conference, recently [...]
Scene 7.2010
Billy Lee & the Swamp Critters are the headliners at the July 10 Bird Park Concert at Upas and 28th streets. This is the ninth season of the concerts, which are sponsored by the North Park Community Association. Future concerts will feature Cathryn Beeks Ordeal (country-folk-rock) on July 24 and Scott Martin (jazz, Latin) on [...]
North Park Music Scene 6.10
By Bart Mendoza At a time when most seem to be chasing the latest technology, it’s refreshing to see the comeback of the ukulele. Portable, easy to play and fun, the instrument is now in the arsenal of every self-respecting Americana or quirky pop group. Such is the uke’s popularity that players of all ages [...]
North Park Music Scene 5.10
While “Stick” might not be the best name for an instrument, one look at Tom Greisgraber’s chosen music maker and it’s clearly an apt choice. An odd looking 10-string instrument, somewhere between a sitar and a guitar, its possibility for melody lines is virtually endless. Greisgraber, who performs at Acoustic Music San Diego on May [...]
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First Lady Michelle Obama visited the New Roots Community Farm in City Heights on April 15 to push her Let’s Move! campaign against childhood obesity and to announce The California Endowment’s Building Healthy Communities Initiative and its partnership with her program. She was joined by Robert K. Ross, president and CEO of the California Endowment. [...]
North Park Scene 4.10.2010
The city of San Diego is considering the implementation of a “University Avenue Mobility Plan” for North Park that would include the creation of “transit only” lanes along portions of University Avenue, both east and west, the removal of on-street parking where the transit-only lanes are proposed, and other measures aimed at improving vehicle and [...]
North Park Music Scene 4.10.2010
By Bart Mendoza Many great songwriters emerged from the 1960s, but few could dream of the impact of someone like Jimmy Webb, who performs at Acoustic Music San Diego on April 10, 7:30 p.m. Webb hasn’t released an album since 2007’s, “Live and at Large,” but even if he never issued another disc, his legacy [...]
Scene 3.10
Jeffrey Parish, owner of Junc Boutique in South Park and a graduate of Fashion Careers College, won first place in a college-sponsored Khanga Cloth Design Competition to help citizens in rural Tanzania. Competitors were asked to design a marketable garment that could be sold in high-end boutiques in New York City to benefit students, teachers [...]
North Park Music Scene
By Bart Mendoza Now in it’s sixth year, North Park’s annual Indie Music Fest, held this year on March 26 and 27 at various locations in the area, has quickly become one of the top events on the West Coast for up-and-coming performers to get noticed. Championing diversity in music, art, spoken word and film, [...]
