Get funky with The 1:1 Movement at Soda Bar
Fish Out of Water provides the music for event to benefit local grassroots organization focused on sustainability.
"We decided to do a benefit show because we, first and foremost, want our friends and supporters to have a good time," writes local sustainability-focused organization The 1:1 Movement via email. Since their inception in 2012, The 1:1 Movement has …
Get greasy with Bikes Del Pueblo
Volunteers of all mechanical levels wanted to help fix bicycles to benefit Sherman Heights Community Center
You might’ve seen Bikes Del Pueblo at the City Heights Farmers Market on Saturdays and wondered what they’re all about. See for yourself and get dirty in the process on Sunday, March 10 at their Bike Build Day at Sherman …
The Front's 6th Annual Dia de la Mujer Art Exhibition
Opening reception on Friday will feature the art of women, food, music, beer, and a crafts mercado.
Don’t have plans for International Women’s Day? Friday, March 8 "celebrate and honor the shining beauty and talent of the women in our communities,” states the art of body : body of art Facebook event page, at The Front at …
Toe The Line at Planet Rooth Design Haus
Friday's closing night party for Toe The Line Art Show celebrates the art of folks who all just happen to be tattoo artists.
One of the goals of SD-Too.com, besides being an online tattoo artist directory for San Diego, is to “expose the art of local San Diego tattoo artists to a wider audience.” By the looks of the over 350 people that …
We’re Not Playin' Anymore at The Spot Barrio Logan
Custom toy show, complete with food & craft beer, invades Barrio Logan art space Saturday
The guidelines are simple: “If you can pick it up and play with it, your toy design is in!” This from Victor Villa who, alongside Paul Ecdao from Thumbprint Gallery, is co-curator of We're Not Playin' Anymore - a custom …
10th Annual Guacamole Bowl rolls into Balboa Park
S4EA fundraiser pits Kiwanis against Law Enforcement in this cook-off which promises the public all-you-can-eat guacamole for a small price.
The 10th Annual Law Enforcement vs. Kiwanis Challenge Guacamole Bowl fundraiser hits Balboa Park Saturday, February 23. Dubbed a “good old fashioned guacamole cook-off”, the Balboa Park Club (2150 Pan American Road West) is the place to be from 10 …
Surf art & music event paddles into Lafayette Hotel
Musicians North Beach & Andy Mauser join Artists of the Month Rick Avena and Michael Thomas Garger at new monthly event
“We have just had an $8 million dollar renovation… and are excited to show off the historic, but new vibe,” writes Lafayette Hotel Marketing Coordinator, Gabby LaRussa via email. One of LaRussa's first tasks is to increase the visibility of …
Crawfish & Euphoria Brass Band highlighted at Saltbox and Local Habit
Both local eateries host separate Crawfish Boils this weekend complete with signature beers and music by Euphoria Brass Band.
Two 5th Avenue eateries are celebrating Mardi Gras a touch early with the time-honored Louisiana tradition of a crawfish boil. Paying homage to his Louisiana roots, Chef Nick Brune will cook up 500 pounds of crawfish to be served Saturday, …
Planeteer Pack's 1-Year Anniversary this Saturday
Volunteer-based trash clean-up group celebrates with a trek from University Heights' Small Bar to North Park's Tiger!Tiger!
Lizeth Santos, also known as one-woman band Smile Now Cry Later, has a dirty little secret. Starting as a New Year’s resolution, she is now a year into helming Planeteer Pack – a volunteer-based grassroots group devoted to cleaning up …
Pizza Port's 4th Annual Brewbies Festival, twice the fun
Two-day beer festival adds a second session in the hopes of raising more money for Keep A Breast Foundation and accommodating sold-out crowds.
“Beer + Boobies = Brewbies,” clarifies the invite to the Brewbies Festival This is the fourth year Pizza Port Carlsbad (571 Carlsbad Village Drive) is to hold their Brewbies Festival, which benefits Keep A Breast Foundation. Keep A Breast Foundation …
Fourth Anniversary Townie Ride at Blind Lady Ale House
Celebrate the gastropub's 4th Anniversary with a bicycle ride around Normal Heights on Sunday
"We love bikes," writes Blind Lady Ale House, more affectionately known as BLAH, on their website. “We love riding them fast but we also love riding them leisurely through the streets of our wonderful neighborhoods." BLAH has hosted a celebratory …
Alley Cat Bike Race today in Downtown
“An alley cat race is a grassroots, organized bike race through the city,” said Matthew Land, one of the race’s organizers, over the phone about today's Alley Cat Messenger Style Bike Race. “A lot of being a bike messenger is …
Warby Parker and Invisible Children's Common Good Market
Web-based eyewear company hosts a pop-up shop in San Diego with help from local shops, food and bands.
After seven previous stops and being on the road since October, Warby Parker’s Class Trip finally hits San Diego, its next to last destination. It’s Warby Parker’s “version of that great literary tradition — the cross-country road trip,” the web-based …
No Hope For The Manicured at Voz Alta
Art opening brings a trifecta of communities- those surrounding art, music & bicycles- into one place
The name of the art show started off as a joke- a twist on a Facebook post by a friend of Acamonchi, one of the artists showing work in No Hope For The Manicured. “Just like Dada and Fluxus,” Acamonchi …
Girl Scout Cookie time 2013
Girl Scout Cookie season runs until March 9 this year
Girl Scout Cookie Season 2013 may be less than a week old but it is definitely in full swing. I remember not so long ago when Girl Scouts went door-to-door, taking pre-orders and promising to deliver the product at a …
Eastlake Food Truck Gathering
A massive variety of gourmet food options come to you, if you come out to the Eastlake Design Center
Feeling a little peckish but your stomach can’t make up its mind? Enter the Eastlake Food Truck Gathering, located at Eastlake Design District (871 Showroom Pl, Chula Vista), where cheesy sandwiches, sausages, fried loveliness, seafood, BBQ, decadent desserts and more …
Wednesday Movie Night returns to Propagandist
A Ghostbusters screening and a preview of their new cocktail The Gatekeeper re-kick this weekly event off perfectly.
It’s “an awesome way to spend a hump-day evening: an hour of cocktails and community followed by the screening of a classic film,” Brian Divine, proprietor of Propagandist, said via email in regards to the resurgence of his bar’s Wednesday …
Not Your Typical Type at Bar Basic
Typography art show, fashion show, live art, and music tonight
With the advent of the Digital Age, “typography is now something everyone does,” states celebrated typographic author, editor and graphic designer David Jury. Really, though, artists have been using carefully articulated type- symbols and letters- to express their art long …
It's Just Surfing: art and photography in Barrio Logan
Tonight see handcrafted surfboards, a vintage surfboard retrospective, music and surf photography
“No matter how you spend your time in the water, you don't have to be categorized as anything,” says local surfer Kevin Ferris via email. “We’re all enjoying the same stoke and when it comes down to it... it's just …
NPMS New Year Mixer hosted by Seven Grand
The new-ish North Park whiskey bar sponsors North Park Main Street's event tonight with appetizers and cocktails
Dream about rubbing elbows with local business owners over cocktails? Hoping at least one of them will be smitten, or drunk, enough so as to divulge the secret recipe of your favorite dish or bestow upon you a lifetime discount …