North Park venue hosts nearly 40 vendors selling handmade wares Sunday

“All merchandise sold at the Indie Craft Market must be a form of handmade... Somehow, it must be a product that you reproduced and not something that is mass reproduced,” reads the vendor guidelines. On Sunday, June 23, the very …

Portion of patron's bills at North Park gastropub to be donated to Media Arts Center's Summer Scholarship Fundraising Campaign

Missed out on the Media Arts Center's Carnival Fundraiser? Well, the Media Arts Center is very close to their $7,000 goal - to be able to offer 30 need-based youth scholarships to be used for two of the Center’s media …

Two-day festival offers fine wine, food & art, entertainment, and grass under your feet.

“This is not a street fair but an elegant, high quality showcase,” reads the La Jolla Festival of the Arts’ website. In its 27th year, La Jolla Festival of the Arts will showcase “watercolor and oil paintings; serigraph; glass, ceramic, …

Community-based art- event promises hands-on activities, food trucks, music, and more.

When The New Children’s Museum (200 West Island Avenue) is involved in something, it's generally worth taking a gander. Their event on Saturday, June 22, where more than 2,500 people are expected to attend, is no exception. From 10 a.m. …

Yearly scholarship fundraiser promises a carnival-themed frenzy of food, drinks and fun.

"Every year we have some kind of fundraiser or online campaign to raise money for need-based scholarships so youth can attend our media arts programs," says Media Arts Center San Diego's Education & Outreach Coordinator, Julia Richardson, via email. "We …

Art, music, booze, food, and pop-up shops will find harmony with pool shenanigans at this empty urban property Saturday.

"LWP's support of San Diego's art culture is something Yeller greatly respects," says Michael Tussey, via email, of San Diego-based Yeller Studio, who describe themselves as a "low-brow art collective". So when "Greg Strangman (Founder and Managing Principal of the …

The mussels stand up to the rest of the menu at this downtown restaurant.

Much has been written about Saltbox (1047 Fifth Avenue, Downtown San Diego, 619-515-3003) since it opened up late-2011 on the second story of the Klimpton-run Hotel Palomar, including a recent review by San Diego Reader’s Ian Pike. However, not much …

Popular Tijuana River Valley organic farm to throw strawberry-filled bash complete with music, farm tours and culinary demonstrations.

In 2004, Suzie's Farm started providing San Diego County with herbs and edible flowers. They've since grown into a 140-acre USDA-certified organic farm, including a myriad of fruits and vegetables in their mix. Part of this growth includes a 60-acre …

Popular San Diego restaurants battle in an oyster eating competition that has much excitement for the public, too.

According to Wikipedia, more than 85,500 species of mollusks exist today, with many being oh-so delicious. You have your more advanced cephalopods, the squid and the octopus, and your gastropods such as snails. However, neither of these classes of mollusks …

Urban art crawl features three local artists at three restaurants-cum-gallery space

Alexander Salazar is at it again. His 20,000+ square foot gallery space - Alexander Salazar Fine Art, which exhibits the works of international and emerging artists and over 25 San Diego artists alike - is the driving force behind Art …

North Park eatery hosts beer-pairing dinner with didactic Kearny Mesa brewery

Since opening in 2007, Ritual Tavern has been known for its farm-to-table values and - like many of its sister restaurants lining North Park's 30th Street corridor - carefully selected taps and bottles of craft beers. In August 2012, Kyle …

All-you-can-eat Pig Roast at Saltbox's fourth story rooftop lounge includes beer, spiked punch, and live tunes to boot.

One of my fond childhood memories was of watching a pig being roasted on a spit over a big fiery hole in the ground at a family friend's Fourth of July bash and then, or course, eating the crispy pig …

College basketball championship-style sushi-eating competition is geared towards spectators and competitors alike.

The last NCAA March Madness games air Saturday, April 6 and Monday, April 8 which leaves Sunday, April 7 with a big gaping hole in your competitive little heart. RA Sushi has you covered with their mid-day madness Sushi Showdown …

Golden Hill Famers Market throws a party amongst their usual local goods booths.

Tired of the same ol' same ol' while perusing farmers market booths? Looking to inject a little excitement in your Saturday morning routine? The organizers over at the Golden Hill Farmer's Market have got your number with Go Local Day …

Saturday's community walk & rally asks participants to "walk, bike, and then rally for better roadway designs".

"Even if you do not use bicycle or rail, the community benefits to having integrated infrastructure are broad," explains Jack Shu, President of the Cleveland National Forest Foundation, which has been involved in San Diego County transportation and land use …

Semimonthly-ish art and music exhibition night happens Friday and includes spoken word, live art, DJs and vendor.

"Cobra HeArt is a night designated to collide independent music and a showcase of local artists," reads the event page. "Large pieces of wheat-pasted plywood suspended from the ceiling serve as a mounting medium for the artist(s) and [their] work." …

Festival aims to show the organic beauty of edible and non-edible products with food, music, crafts and more.

After a "very encouraging" first edition of the Vegetarian Cuisine & Arts Festival (VC&AF) last November, a second edition of VC&AF is being offered Saturday, March 16 "with a rich variety of culinary and new ecological projects," states the event …

For a small fee, Alchemy promises booze, photos, music and a lot of food at their birthday party on Thursday.

Since opening in 2009, Alchemy has made sure their food could be described by those delicious buzzwords – sustainable, free-range, local and organic. Never have I personally had such a glorious meat-laden meal at one restaurant, via Alchemy's Suckling Pig …

The first of three dinners from this new chef series has the head chefs from Jsix, Cusp, and Saltbox cooking together.

Peas are often that vegetable you corral to the side of your plate, walling it in by mashed potatoes so as not to infiltrate your main course. Thursday, March 14, however, peas have been picked to be the seasonal building …

Over 75 regional restaurants offering sustainable seafood options during week-long event to benefit San Diego Oceans Foundation.

Everyone's gotta eat but finding eco-friendly choices, especially when it comes to seafood, can sometimes prove difficult. Non-profit ocean stewardship organization San Diego Oceans Foundation (SDOF) has helped take the guesswork out of this yummy endeavor by pairing up with …