Strange Beauty
Ruud van Empel’s first American solo museum exhibition.
The Museum of Photographic Arts (1649 El Prado) is currently exhibiting over 40 photographs by Dutch artist Ruud van Empel. The digitally enhanced photographs reveal children in moonlight, lush jungles, in rivers with water lilies and dragonflies; in sibling pairs; …
Wake Up & Write
An inside look at a weekly writing group
Every Wednesday at 7 a.m., San Diego writers gather in the early morning hours to spend one hour writing and sharing their work. Writer Elle Brooks hosts Wake Up & Write. The group begins with a short round of introductions …
Afoot to Twin Peaks
Weekend hike in Poway ends in an ocean view
This weekend my husband and I were going to set out for hiking in Julian but discovered some of the trails had been closed because of the rain. We set out to hike Twin Peaks in Poway, a two-mile roundtrip …
Lux@Night
Merriment, goods, art
Lux@Night & Lux Trunk Show takes place this Wednesday, November 14, at 7:00 p.m. Guests can view museum works, and peruse goods by Housegoods, Tammy Spencer, and Tatiana Zay. There will also be live music, food trucks, and a chance …
Holiday photos with your pet
San Diego photographer Clare Truong, owner of Flourish Photography, will be snapping holiday photos of pets at Furry Friends (3537 Adams Ave) on Saturday and Sunday, November 17 and 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The $20 sitting includes …
San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival
An event fit for foodies.
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/nov/09/35224/ The 9th annual San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival begins on Wednesday, November 14, and runs through Sunday, November 18. The event kicks off with SWISH: Serious Sips & Urban Eats from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday …
Alan Feltus in San Diego
Alan Feltus in residency at Lux Art Institute through Dec 1.
Lux Art Institute (1550 S. El Camino Real) in Encinitas is currently the temporary residence of painter Alan Feltus. I spoke with Grace Madamba, Communications & Events Coordinator at Lux, to get more information about upcoming events surrounding the artist. …
CSA box day!
This week, I picked up my organic CSA box and was surprised to find a couple of items I've never eaten nor prepared. This is my third box this fall, and being a shareholder at a local organic farm has …
The Hunger Games at Pearl Hotel
The Pearl Hotel (1410 Rosecrans St) hosts its weekly free "cinema social" tomorrow, November 7, at 8 p.m. The hotel will be screening The Hunger Games (2012 / 142 minutes). Greg Strangman, owner of The Pearl Hotel, answered some questions …
Wiz Khalifa to perform at UCSD
The 2050 Tour hits San Diego on Wednesday November 14. Wiz Khalifa and Talyor Gang perform at UC San Diego's RIMAC Arena at 7:30 p.m. Juicy J, Chevy Woods, Lola Monroe, Tuki Carter & Berner will also perform. Read an …
Coronado Ferry
With the holidays coming up San Diego sees a lot of tourists. If you have family visiting like I will very soon, you'll have to plan an itinerary of some kind. Obviously, you'll be taking your relatives or friends to …
Dialogue writing class
A workshop tailored to people who have trouble writing dialogue
Teresa Link is teaching a class on writing dialogue, a challenge that many writers encounter when creating short stories or working on novels. The one-day workshop will be held on Saturday, November 17, from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. at …
Pilates for the first time
This week I started looking around San Diego for a pilates studio. After much investigation online, I decided on the highly Yelp reviewed Club Pilates in Bankers Hill for many reasons: the website is user friendly; the studio spaces portrayed …
Yoga after a cold
The cold has been going around lately, and I caught it last month. The symptoms: slight aches, major fatigue, some congestion, and a sore throat. It went on that way for a week. So I took a week off of …
Spooky houses: University Heights
Happy Halloween, people!
It's Halloween! This ends my three-part post on spooky houses in the neighborhood. We've seen giant spiders, thick cobwebs, ghouls, numerous Grim Reapers, gravestones, and pumpkins. I went through University Heights today. A half-decayed pumpkin head straw man. Anything standing …
Painting the Calla Lily
Last night a friend and I went to Fifty Seven Degrees (1735 Hancock St) where Wine and Canvas hosted their painting class. I bought a $35 3-hour class and thought that it came with a glass of wine, but was …
Spooky houses: Adams North
More spooky houses in our neighborhood!
Tomorrow is Halloween! My theory is that the more decorated a house, the better the candy. Here are a few houses I spotted at noon while walking the dog in the Adams North area, a neighborhood tucked away from busy …
Tess Gerritsen comes to San Diego
Tess Gerritsen was supposed to arrive on Thursday, and teach a writing workshop at San Diego Writers, Ink, but: Hurricane Sandy. Gerritsen will teach on Sunday (November 4), offering Secrets of Creativity from 5 to 7 p.m. She will stay …
Room to Write
A study hall for writers.
Room to Write is like a "study hall for writers," Nicole Vollrath, a Room to Write host, told me. The loosely structured quiet writing time is held at The Ink Spot (710 13th St Studio 210) downtown. I asked Vollrath …
Haunted Trail survivor
Last night my husband and I went to The Haunted Trail at Balboa Park. We had to park four blocks away from the park even though it was a Sunday night because the queue into the trail was around 130 …