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Your Week
Published July 1, 2009
Thursday, July 2 UPTOWN PARKING FORUM So many places to shop, so few places to park. If you frequent Hillcrest and have any questions, comments, or complaints about the parking in the area, here’s your chance ...
Your Week
Published June 24, 2009
Thursday | 25 BEER AND SAKE FESTIVAL Sock it to me, sake! The Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana presents Japanese culinary experts as they display their food-prep prowess. Sushi chefs will also compete ...
Your Week
Published June 17, 2009
Thursday | 18 INTRODUCTION TO (PET) REIKI From dog parks to puppy spas to…spiritual pet massages? This class (for people only) will teach the basics of this Japanese technique that is said to transmit good ...
Your Week Published June 10, 2009
Thursday | 11 DOGUGAESHI See a story told through a series of painted screens, as each layer slides away to reveal another piece of the ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published June 3, 2009
Thursday | 4 GOURMET MEETS GREEN Slow food (the opposite of fast food) is all the rage with gourmands and eco-geekos. At this seasonal dinner, ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published May 27, 2009
Thursday | 28 HUNGRY? WET? Just because babies can’t speak doesn’t mean they can’t communicate. Avoid the next meltdown by teaching your baby to communicate ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published May 20, 2009
Thursday | 21 DISCOVERING YOUR PERSONAL STYLE Who we are now is a mash-up of who we used to be and who we want to ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published May 13, 2009
Thursday | 14 PET RESCUE DAY ON THE BAY Dogs love the wind in their fur! Bring Fido down to the harbor (on a leash) ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published May 6, 2009
Thursday | 7 TASTE OF AFRICA Toss the utensils — at this event in San Marcos, meat and rice can be eaten by hand. Enjoy ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published April 29, 2009
Thursday | 30 FRAGRANCE FORUM An artist, an art critic, a fragrance expert, and a psychologist discuss the power of smell and how a simple ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published April 22, 2009
Thursday | 23 SCIENCE ON THE ROCKS The only thing better than playing Guitar Hero is playing Guitar Hero on a 76-foot IMAX dome screen ... More Comments (4)
Your Week Published April 15, 2009
Thursday | 16 DEL MAR NATIONAL HORSE SHOW A full week of cowboy exhibitionism begins. In Western classes, burgeoning buckaroos can learn “precision reining patterns ... More Comments (2)
Your Week Published April 8, 2009
Thursday | 9 BELLY UP FOR PREGGATINIS If you mix it right, sugar can be just as intoxicating as liquor, as author Natalie Bovis-Nelsen knows. ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published April 1, 2009
Thursday | 2 WHERE HOMEOSTASIS COMES FROM AND WHERE IT SHOULD GO Canada’s esteemed science philosopher Ian Hacking will explore the concept of homeostasis (a ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published March 25, 2009
Thursday | 26 ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE For 30 years, native San Diegan Dan Reagan has been belting out Latin and jazz on his trombone ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published March 18, 2009
Thursday | 19 THE HOBBIT Never laugh at live dragons, always wish your friends more hair on their feet, and don’t forget to value food ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published March 11, 2009
Friday | 13 THE PARANORMAL BENDER TOUR Werewolves, shapeshifters, zombie chicks, and water witches are among the sexy ghouls to grace the pages of four ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published March 4, 2009
Thursday | 5 BUDGETING BASICS Do for your household what Congress is attempting to do for the country. The San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union offers ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Feb. 25, 2009
Thursday | 26 THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES What began as a one-woman performance by the show’s creator, Eve Ensler, has become a monologue montage, with new ... More Comment (1)
Your Week Published Feb. 18, 2009
Thursday | 26 THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES What began as a one-woman performance by the show’s creator, Eve Ensler, has become a monologue montage, with new ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Feb. 11, 2009
Thursday | 12 IN THE COMPANY OF WOMEN Actress, author, artist, and activist Jane Seymour will deliver a keynote speech at the 11th annual fundraising ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Feb. 4, 2009
Thursday | 5 FALLEN FRUIT Nocturnal public fruit forages and communal jam-making are among the fruit-as-art projects produced by this Los Angeles–based activist art project. ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Jan. 28, 2009
Thursday | 29 WILD AND TAME TALK 101 Be a horse-, dog-, and even person-whisperer. Psychic Sindi Somers will show you how to communicate telepathically ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Jan. 21, 2009
Thursday | 22 IS VICTORY IN IRAQ A MYTH? The Politics and Religion discussion group’s “resident liberal” will present the facts for 20 minutes, followed ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Jan. 14, 2009
Thursday | 15 SEE THE ROVER (PROTOTYPE) As big as an SUV but with much better mileage, the new Mars Rover is scheduled to launch ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Jan. 7, 2009
Thursday | 22 IS VICTORY IN IRAQ A MYTH? The Politics and Religion discussion group’s “resident liberal” will present the facts for 20 minutes, followed ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Dec. 30, 2008
Thursday | 1 SALUTE TO VIENNA As any hipster will tell you, polka is cool again, a fact that the musicians and dancers from Strauss ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Dec. 23, 2008
thursday | 25 Christmas Morning Hike. Give yourself the gift of health! Take a three-hour guided hike through Daley Ranch in Escondido before digging into ... More Post a comment
Your Week Published Dec. 17, 2008
thursday | 18 Christmas without Elvis? No way! The Sews and Shows Community Theatre in La Mesa presents 29 yuletide songs, an Elvis impersonator, and ... More Post a comment
Wrapped with Care Published Dec. 10, 2008
“Every single gift must have its proper folds,” says Lisa Koide Halverson. “In America, on Christmas, you don’t wrap a present in black — usually ... More Post a comment
Judge for Yourself Published Dec. 3, 2008
“There’s no question that emotions play a big part in determining the outcome of a case,” says retired San Diego superior court judge Norbert Ehrenfreund. ... More Comment (1)
The Illegal Tunnel Published Nov. 25, 2008
“In July 2004, I was coming out of my house and discovered the whole Colonia Federal being invaded by police and soldiers,” says Border Council ... More Post a comment
Laughing Matter Published Nov. 19, 2008
“If I were to build the perfect comedian, it would be Jerry Seinfeld crossed with Dave Chappelle,” says local comedian Mal Hall. “My comedy is ... More Comment (1)
Life Drawing Published Nov. 12, 2008
“The vice squad contacted the Bluefoot Bar for our very first session because they saw an ad for it and were, like, ‘We’re going to ... More Post a comment
Pug Gig Published Nov. 5, 2008
“We normally process and adopt out 45 to 50 dogs a year — this year we have taken in and processed 87 dogs,” says Barbara ... More Post a comment
The Light Is Elusive Published Oct. 29, 2008
“Plein air,” says Daryl Millard, owner of the Daryl Millard Gallery Solana Beach, “means painting a scene outdoors in the elements” where one can see, ... More Post a comment
Equal-Opportunity Offenders Published Oct. 22, 2008
“John McCain is such an easy target,” says Bill Hurd, press secretary for the political satire comedy troupe The Capitol Steps. “He’s the oldest candidate ... More Post a comment
Sync Those Lips Published Oct. 15, 2008
“Those who look like the artists they are portraying will probably go far,” says producer Randy Wood. “A Michael Jackson impersonator — with all the ... More Post a comment
Electroride Published Oct. 8, 2008
“One electric motorcycle, called the ‘Killacycle,’ goes from zero to sixty in one second,” says Paul Thomas, organizer of the Kick Gas Festival, an electric-car-racing ... More Post a comment
Total Kick Published Oct. 1, 2008
Inside Alliance Gym, near downtown Chula Vista, Eric Delfierro bustles from one end of the gym to the other, sweating almost as much as the ... More Post a comment
Ivy and Concrete Published Sept. 24, 2008
“Squash is associated with Ivy League schools and expensive athletic clubs,” says Renato Paiva, executive director of Surf City Squash. “But that image is changing. ... More Post a comment
Popcorn, Pole Dance, Mosquito Net Published Sept. 17, 2008
“You should keep it to no more than six kinds of wine at a party,” says Christopher Silva, president and CEO of St. Francis Winery ... More Comments (4)
Longboards on Asphalt Published Sept. 10, 2008
“Anybody who is first learning how to ride should get a longboard,” says skateboarder Brad Harvey. “It’s definitely more stable, like a longer snowboard or ... More Post a comment
Help for the Kelp Published Sept. 3, 2008
“One of the most important predators in the kelp forest is the California sheephead, a fish that changes sex during its lifetime,” says marine ecologist ... More Post a comment
Can’t Get Enough Published Aug. 27, 2008
“I’m not sure if Animal House is as cult-y as Harold and Maude — it might be a little bit more mainstream,” says Lauren Turner, ... More Comments (2)
Bellies and Hornpipes Published Aug. 20, 2008
“American Tribal Style is an inclusive belly-dance form,” says dancer Sandi Kay. “The dancer in the lead position can cue the dancers on what move ... More Post a comment
Tiki Time Published Aug. 13, 2008
“A tiki party is different than a luau,” says Otto von Stroheim, publisher of Tiki News magazine. “Luaus have hula dancers and Hawaiian-style music and ... More Comment (1)
Charity Checkers Published Aug. 6, 2008
“Some people will flat out tell you, ‘I don’t want anything too hard,’” says Kathryn Smith. “With most people, you can just kind of tell ... More Post a comment
Women in Summer Published July 30, 2008
“In the past, if we had a French exhibition, we’d show French films,” says Golda Akhgarnia, public relations coordinator for the San Diego Museum of ... More Post a comment
Thrashers Published July 23, 2008
“I grew up on a farm in Cole Camp, Missouri. I enjoyed watching amateur rodeos, but my family wasn’t a rodeo family,” says professional bull ... More Post a comment
Bugs in My Brew Published July 16, 2008
“Before brewers became cognizant of microbiology and sanitation, I imagine there were a lot more sour beers,” says Mitch Steele, head brewer for Stone Brewing ... More Post a comment
Peek at a Penguin Published July 9, 2008
“For the full-moon paddle, sometimes there’s phosphorescence in the water,” says Julie Hocking, office manager of the education department for the San Diego Natural History ... More Post a comment
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