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Terribly tardy theater review: Merry Me at Diversionary Theatre

The note from dramaturg Jesse Marchese lets us know that Hansol Jung’s exercise in “lesbian camp” is “stupid smart, a dramaturgical mashup of theatrical sources from throughout history.” Those sources include Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis, …

June 13, 2025
Unexpected violence at the San Diego Zoo

First Place WinnerCHANGING OF THE GUARDWhen people found out I worked security at the world famous San Diego Zoo, they asked: “What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen?” It wasn’t until my last night of employment …

June 13, 2025
Sheep and Goats: St. Timothy's Lutheran Church

Contact: 2602 Reo Drive, San Diego 619-475-1575  www.sttimothysd.orgMembership: around 200 Pastor: Tim Jones Age: 59Born: National CityFormation: San Diego State University; Bethel Seminary (now closed), San Diego Years Ordained: 13San Diego Reader: What is your favorite subject on …

June 13, 2025
The Greatest Piano Music

Once upon a time, piano music was the social media of its day. The 19th and early 20th Centuries were the heyday of the piano. It was the primary entertainment for the evening in most …

June 13, 2025
Ed Bedford chews the Kraken at Kokopelli

The flute-player is around here somewhere. Has to be. I’m on Río Colorado in the Colonia Marrón part of TJ, at the bougainvillea-and-canvas-shaded end of the calle. And ah. A sign. “In the kitchen, as in …

June 12, 2025
Gonzo Report: TMBG plays 10 tunes from Apollo 18

New York City's They Might Be Giants (TMBG) rolled into town recently for a two-night stand at The Observatory in North Park. I caught the second night’s performance (May 14) which featured an (un-announced) heaping …

Pop goes San Diego: Tommy Castro & The Painkilles, Kid Francescoli, OMD

Tommy Castro & the PainkillersUpcoming EventTommy Castro & The PainkillersSunday, June 15, 2025, 7:30 p.m.California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Boulevard, EscondidoAge Limit: Not availableMoreBlues, R&B, and rock guitarist and singer Tommy …

June 12, 2025
Zeros minus two equals '77

There has always been a crack in the foundation of The Zeros, whose story has passed into punk rock legend. In 1976, four teenage kids from Chula Vista got a call from The Nerves to …

Live Five: Benches, Helsott, the Loons, Berkley Hart Selis Twang, Pip Lewis

 Benches at Music BoxJune 12Originally known as Ignorant Benches when founded in 2014 by Chula Vista 8th graders, the players in Benches were still in school while scoring gigs at the Casbah, followed by multiple …

June 12, 2025
I don’t like to walk past the Mayfair at night

When friends come to visit, I put them up in my small apartment - on the floor or squeaky couch - and in the daytime we see San Diego’s wide range of free tourist entertainments: …

June 11, 2025
Your Week: Summer concert, Juneteenth, archery tourney, avian adventure, Taste of Little Italy

Saturday | 14All American Summer ConcertCome hear a lineup that includes Scotty McCreery, The Band Perry, Kelsey Hart, and Will Moseley. Scotty McCreery is a North Carolina-born country music singer who won season 10 of …

June 11, 2025
Tijuana drug rehab not all it's cracked up to be

One of the less publicized effects of the drug cartel issue in Tijuana is the lack of governmental infrastructure for rehab projects. The drug trade produces plenty of addicts, and if the government can't help …

June 11, 2025
Tardy Theater Review #1: Unnecessary Farce at Scripps Ranch Theatre

[Editor's note: Regrettably, the reviews for both this and Diversionary Theater's Merry Me were delayed, and both shows will close this weekend. But there's still time to see them!]When I attended North Coast Rep’s Birthday …

June 10, 2025
John Perkins' hunt for feral art

“The art that speaks to me most,” says John Perkins, "is the art that seems most in tune with the fact that humans just have an art-making instinct. Whatever else we are doing, we will …

June 10, 2025
Pizza Kaiju makes strange monster pizzas

"Strange creature" is the literal translation of the Japanese word Kaiju, a term most often applied to monsters in movies featuring the likes of Gamera, Mothra, and mightiest of them all, Godzilla. So when you …

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