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Scott Marks 9:44 a.m., May 21
Out & About Entries for May, 2011
Balboa Park App!
I just found out that Balboa Park has a free APP for the iPhone. Among its features: Events guide (updated ...
What is a dramaturg?
Shirley Fishman, dramaturg at the La Jolla Playhouse, and one of the best in the business, describes her tasks. "I ...
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 ...
Art Around Adams
The 8th annual Art Around Adams will take place next Saturday, June 4th, between Oregon Street in Normal Heights and ...
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. ...
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 ...
David Ross
"Hi, Guys. David Ross. Okay, Carl, are we ready to go, big guy? Hey, Tony, Mister Presidente!" David Ross is ...
TV and Events
Each week, I compile a page of select events for Your Week and Welcome to It. But once a month, ...
Latin Jazz Thursdays at Voz Alta
Thursday's are Latin jazz night lead by trumpeter Bill Caballero at the Voz Alta art space in Barrio Logan. The ...
Theater or Theatre?
Both mean the same thing. So why the different endings, and which is correct? "Theatre" is the British spelling. Like ...
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 ...
Puppy Electronics
Though Fry's Electronics off of Aero Drive by the I-15 does carry plush toys by the movie section, the last ...
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 ...
Acting in 2100
I read Michio Kaku's Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny And Our Daily Lives in 2100. ...
Death by Oleander
Oleander bushes, now beginning to bloom in gardens and along roadsides in the interior valleys and desert, will continue putting ...
Sight and Sound Returns
Get your rapture on tonight at Queen Bee's with the first Sight and Sound art and music night since last ...
Bike the Boulevard
It’s that time again! The third run of Bike the Boulevard kicks off at noon tomorrow. The leisurely ride spotlights ...
Flower Drum Song at San Diego Asian American Rep
When he refashioned this piece in 2002, David Henry Hwang subtitled it "A Musical Revival in Concert." So you expect ...
Wednesday Dollar Wells at Cheers
“My oldest patron has been coming here since 1986, so the bar’s at least that old,” say Josh, a bartender ...
Literary August: Osage County
It's as if Tracy Letts put preservatives into his play. He quotes poets whose words make more sense after the ...
NBC Tweetup
Tonight (more like afternoon than evening, think Happy Hour time, from 4-6) I'm going to hit up the NBC Tweetup ...
Warblers and Flycatchers
Land bird migration is in full swing this month in San Diego County, with warblers and flycatchers among those most ...
The Making of Cabaret
Cygnet Theatre's acclaimed production closes this weekend. Word has it that the show has grown a good deal. How the ...
TGIF Troubled Sleep
I was walking along C Street Downtown, past the Fish Joint, closed now for hours. It was around 11 pm. ...
By Design
In theory, a set should never dominate a production. It should serve the story and give focus to the actors. ...
North Park Festival of Arts
The 15th annual North Park Festival of Arts was a snapshot of many things awesome about San Diego. An estimated ...
Where the Wild Things Are
If food and wine are involved, chances are I'm there. Add animals, and you can start placing bets. Though I ...
Talk About Drama!
The Padres' game yesterday had all the elements of high drama: practically insurmountable odds, bleak conditions, and a thrilling note ...
May Flowers
Wildflowers of San Diego County's highest mountains are in full bloom this month. Take a walk along any trail above ...
May's Highest Tide
Highest tide this month, measuring +6.6 feet, occurs on Monday, May 16, at 8:58 p.m. Lowest tides of the month, ...
Planting Moon
The Moon, just shy of full phase, rises into the late-afternoon eastern sky on Monday, May 16, at around 7:20 ...
Grunion Runs Approach
Grunion Runs are predicted to occur during the late evening hours (generally after 10 p.m. and before 1 a.m.), following ...
Redlight Exhibition at Space 4 Art
Last night’s Redlight opening at Space 4 Art (325 15th St) showcased four local artists' work in analog black and ...
What Was Prospero Thinking?
At the end of Shakespeare's The Tempest, old Prospero abandons his magical powers and sails home to Milan. He had ...
Safari Roundup
The phone has been tested, people. I can now, as you saw yesterday, post videos ON THE GO. Watch out, ...
How do you spend your Friday night?
In the nascent days of my TGIF column I would get the same response frequently to a single question begged ...
The Catalina Eddy
The Catalina Eddy, a meteorological condition responsible for days-long episodes of dreary, overcast weather over San Diego, is most likely ...
Feeding Giraffes
Oh, it's exactly what it sounds like. Here's a short clip of me, feeding a couple of giraffes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6j6XGSyRYk
Safari
I'm at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, about to get on some photo caravan that will take me into ...
Rosarito-Ensenada Bike Ride
The twice annual Rosarito-Ensenada Bike Ride takes off at 10 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday). The 50-mile coastal ride began in 1979 ...
Word of Mouth: The More Things Change...
Some critics don't like to admit it, but the most influential voice for selling theater tickets will always be word ...
New Community Art Experience — Voices
Jon Block Creations will commence a monthly “visceral community arts experience” called Voices tomorrow (Friday) at the ArtLab (3536 Adams) ...
Chi Stylezs at Ocean Beach Farmers' Market
It makes sense that the Ocean Beach farmers' market every Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. on Newport Avenue between Cable and ...
Gator by the Bay: Video!
This weekend I hit up Gator by the Bay at the Spanish Landing Park. Music, crawfish, and people in paper ...
“History and Present — Czech Puppetry Theatre”
“Czech puppetry has been a major influence on the art of puppetry around the world, and indeed, on theatre itself.” ...
Tuesday Night Races at the Velodrome
“Beer! Beer! Beer!” the velodrome emcee bellows over the PA. A tight cluster of cyclists spin fixed-gear bikes around the ...
Daren Scott's Maiden Voyage
Daren Scott, longtime San Diego actor, recently directed his first show: Sweet Storm at New Village Arts. "Every serious actor ...
Bakers and Bloggers Unite!
San Diego food bloggers will pick up their whisks and bake items for the National Food Blogger Bake Sale, benefiting ...
"It's Only Fair: Social Justice and the Price of a Cup of Coffee"
Didja know "coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world after oil?" San Diego Catholic Worker hosts presentation ...
Is Mission Bay Gross?
Unsafe? San Diego Coastkeeper hosts “Signs of the Tide” panel examining Mission Bay’s water conditions, how it’s been changed and ...
Lunch in Leucadia
If it’s Monday, it’s time for fava bean soup at Pannikin. Too early for lunch? Greek eggs may hit the ...
Playing for Laughs
No two performances are the same. No two audiences either. If you're playing a comedy, accounting for these differences is ...
A Grand Conjunction Junction
A Grand Conjunction of four planets occurs early Wednesday morning, May 11, in the eastern sky; however, binoculars will be ...
Sir Alan's Creative Process
At last count, Sir Alan Ayckbourn had written 75 plays. That's an average of almost two a year since he ...
Afterthoughts: Let Me Down Easy
During opening night of Let Me Down Easy at the Lyceum, a woman in the upstairs section would not stop ...
