$40 Date
New restaurants are cropping up around town lately, and this week our installation of $40 Date centers on Thai eatery Plumeria Vegetarian (4661 Park Blvd) which replaced Savory Deli. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/aug/14/29598/ On a hot August day, Plumeria was pleasantly cool and …
Resurrected Histories
On Thursday, August 16 from 7-8:30 p.m., Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla (700 Prospect St) will be screening the documentary Resurrected Histories: Voices from the Chicano Arts Collectives of Highland Park. This film is in conjunction with the large …
August DrinkAbout
"[drink-uh-bout] -noun 1. an informal bus ride taken by members of the communities of Normal Heights, North Park, South Park and beyond, for the purpose of drinking without driving, sampling the wares at multiple local establishments, and being seen by …
$40 Date
La Jolla isn't known for being the most affordable date location, but this week's installment of $40 Date reveals that planning a date on $40 is completely possible. Head toward the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla (700 Prospect St) …
CityFest Night Premieres at CityFest 2012
Hillcrest introduces the first ever CityFest Night in conjunction with the 28th annual CityFest. CityFest, which takes place at 5th Ave and University Ave in Hillcrest, "is a huge celebration of community spirit...and attracts 150,000+ attendees each year." CityFest 2012 …
Color Me Rad 5K: Last Chance
There are still open spots for the 7 a.m. Color Me Rad 5K at Petco Park tomorrow, August 11. Online registration has officially closed, but you can still download the packet and register in-person at the race tomorrow. The cost …
Write in Mingei International Museum
Nonprofit organization San Diego Writers, Ink partners with Mingei International Museum (1439 El Prado) in Balboa Park for an interactive writing workshop called Expressions in Blue. This one-day class will be held on Saturday, August 18 from 1 to 5 …
TNT @ Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
TNT or Thursday Night Thing at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (1100 & 1001 Kettner Blvd) is a celebration of San Diego's arts and culture where guests can enjoy food from MIHO food truck, art activities, drinks, live …
Yoga for Hips & Shoulders
The Little Yoga Studio (702 Ash St. Suite B) hosts Hips and Shoulders Workshop with Sara Deakin on Saturday, August 25 from 1 to 3 p.m. This two-hour workshop targets two major problem areas for yoga practitioners. Sara Deakin is …
Lemon Festival
On Sunday, August 12 Chula Vista hosts Lemon Festival, celebrating its history as the "largest lemon-growing center in the world" in the early twentieth century. After the completion of the 1888 Sweetwater Dam, Chula Vista's "lemon orchards produced $1 million …
Ashtanga Series One
When I began practicing yoga over a year ago, I started out with two seventy-five minute classes per week. I increased it to three classes soon after, practicing consistently for many months. It wasn't until recently that I felt I …
Alex's Lemonade Stand
On an early afternoon walk today I ran into this: Alex's Lemonade Stand. The organization was founded by 4-year old Alex Scott and her family. "In August of 2004, Alex passed away at the age of 8, knowing that, with …
Perseids Meteor Shower
On the night of Saturday, August 11 when the morning crescent moon appears in the sky just hours before the Sun, the Perseids meteor shower will begin. The times are approximate, but the constellation Perseus rises in the northeast sky …
Monday Trivia Night
True North Tavern (3815 30th St) in North Park holds Trivia Night on Monday with host David LaRue. Last week I competed and our team came in fourth place out of about fifteen teams. The winning team gets a bar …
Insider Sneak Peek: Fashion Week
August is prime time for fall fashion previews. Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Vogue have released fall fashion looks trending on international runways and designer studios. Get an insider's look to Fashion Week San Diego with me as I follow the "collaborative …
First World Problems
So Say We All holds August Green Room: "First World Problems," a discussion of real life problems and whether they are real or, well, dainty complaints. From the site: "We live in a time of relative opulance but we still …
Pool Party @ Lafayette
On August 2, Thursday, The Lafayette Swim Club (2223 El Cajon Blvd) hosts a Dive-In Movie at 8 p.m. Tomorrow Ferris Bueller's Day Off will play on a projection screen facing the pool so that patrons can watch poolside or …
Jaws + Pulp Fiction at the Drive In
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/jul/29/28727/ On Friday, August 3 at 8:30 p.m. the Full Moon Drive In (1500 Felspar St) in Pacific Beach is playing Jaws. And on Saturday, at 8:30 p.m., cult classic Pulp Fiction plays on the big screen. Tickets cost $10 …
Haute Sex
New Best Thing presents Haute Sex, a sex-themed sketch comedy and stand-up showcase tomorrow, August 1, at 9 p.m. at Whistle Stop Bar (2236 Fern St). "This month takes us to the age-olde topic of sex. What is it? How …
Water Gun Fight!
Mark your calendars: on Saturday, August 11 from 11:30 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. of Sunday, August 12 nearly 400 participants join in the 2nd Annual Midnight Water Gun Fight in Balboa Park! "We will meet at the large fountain in …