9-11-66: Del Mar was renamed “Clarksville” for the day, as part of a promotion for The Monkees TV show, which would debut the following night. The Sunday event marked the first time the foursome ever …
March 16, 2025
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The day the Monkees came to town
The day Jimi Hendrix came to town
May 1969: Two hundred years after Father Junípero Serra founded the first California mission on Presidio Hill, San Diego celebrated its bicentennial. The Ferry still shuttled passengers and cargo across the harbor, as it had …
March 15, 2025
Theater review: 3 Summers of Lincoln
Full disclosure: your humble correspondent has never seen Hamilton. So I can’t make any sort of informed judgment about whether or not La Jolla Playhouse has succeeded in Hamiltoning Lincoln with its new musical. (And …
March 15, 2025
The Weekend Read: Stay away from Pinto Canyon
June 3, 2009"There’s some petroglyphs over in Pinto Canyon," Frank said as he passed me on the trail. Frank Johnson, a handsome 75-year-old man, with flowing white hair and a superb knowledge of hiking trails, …
March 14, 2025
Movie Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: BRAVE NEW WORLD (2025)
Captain America: Brave New World (2025). Julius Onah / Writers: Rob Edwards, Malcolm Spellman, Dalan Musson, Julius Onah, & Peter Glanz / Based on the Character Created by Joe Simon & Jack Kirby / Cinematographer: Kramer …
March 14, 2025
Movie Review: THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999)
THE ANNIHILATION OF FISH (1999) Charles Burnett. Writer: Anthony C. Winkler / Cinematographers: John Ndiaga Demps & Rick Robinson (1.85:1) / Editor: Nancy Richardson / Design: Nina Ruscio / Music: Laura Karpman / Cast: James …
March 14, 2025
Salome at San Diego Opera: Desire, Power, and Consequence
San Diego Opera is presenting Salome by Richard Strauss on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 21, 22, and 23. Salome was last produced in 2012.Salome, based on the play by Oscar Wilde, is a compelling exploration of desire, …
March 14, 2025
If it's Encinitas, This Musubi Love
It's less like visiting a restaurant, and more like going on a foodie scavenger hunt: drive on Vulcan Avenue toward Leucadia until you reach the Beacons Townhomes. Take the alley to the left of the …
March 13, 2025
Kristi Krause, Kinnie Dye, Music Matters, Anoushka Shankar, Shawn Rohlf
Kristi Krause at L’Auberge Del MarMarch 13San Diego native Kristi Krause is a singer-songwriter who performs regularly all over town as part of the Acoustic Spot lineup of nightclub and dinner club talent. A former …
March 12, 2025
Pop goes San Diego, March 13-17
Walter TroutBlues singer-guitarist Walter Trout is enjoying a remarkable comeback on the concert trail, having recovered from a bout with cirrhosis and a liver transplant that resulted in his suffering brain damage. For a time, …
March 12, 2025
The Mid-week Read: V. S. Naipaul talks to Judith Moore before accepting Nobel Prize
Dec. 6, 2001A CONVERSATION WITH THE AUTHOR: On the Monday morning that Mr. Naipaul and I began our conversation, he was in a Chicago hotel room. By that morning he had been in the United …
March 12, 2025
Lecture on art and wine, String Cheese Incident, St. Pat's celebrations, Cherry Blossom Festival
Thursday | 13Special Lecture Series: Art of WineBarbara Baxter, who trained at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Napa and also studied in Italy and France, leads you on a cultural journey through the world …
March 12, 2025
San Pasqual – an Eden for San Diego's homeless
As San Diego weighs new options to replace scrapped plans for a 1,000-bed homeless shelter in Middletown, there's another idea not being considered by the city that offers to "end homelessness in 100 days." The idea …
March 12, 2025
Gonzo Report: Two days of solid rasta – back at the World Beat Center
The Tribute to the Reggae Legends/Bob Day took place on February 21 and 22 at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park. It was formerly known as the Bob Marley Day Festival. The concerts …
March 12, 2025
They look forward to more Tesla crashes
EV West, a custom car shop in San Marcos, is generating worldwide buzz for its high-profile clientele—an ironic twist when you consider the vehicles in the works are silent.During my recent visit, a 1962 Volkswagen …
March 11, 2025