Tag: events

Take a ride on the Comic-Con Infinity Train!

Check it out! A very unique trolley has debuted for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!

The Infinity Train trolley, which promotes an upcoming animated show on Cartoon Network, is decorated with graphics on both the outside AND inside!

According to Wikipedia: “Infinity Train is an upcoming American animated series created by former Regular Show writer/storyboard artist Owen Dennis for Cartoon Network. The series follows 12-year-old Tulip and her two-in-one robot companion One-One in their journey through a seemingly infinite train with limitless possibilities traveling through a completely barren wasteland. They are joined by Atticus, an intelligent, talking Corgi and king of a Corgi kingdom in one of the train’s cars, as they search for a way to Tulip’s home.”

Today I stepped into that fantastic world of infinite possibility and took a ride on San Diego’s cool version of the Infinity Train!

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House of USA celebrates in Balboa Park!

During my walk through Balboa Park this afternoon, I observed members of the House of USA setting up for their lawn program at the International Cottages. And suddenly I remembered Independence Day is coming up on Thursday!

After walking a little more about the park, I returned to the International Cottages right at two o’clock, just in time for the singing of the Star Spangled Banner.

The crowd wasn’t very large, but everyone was enjoying a fine occasion. The House of USA was serving up hot dogs, and people were stepping inside their cottage to see all sorts of cultural and historical displays. Outside on the stage, Navy Band Southwest’s outstanding Prevailing Winds Ensemble was playing a mixture of classic and popular tunes. I really enjoyed their great rendition of music from The Incredibles!

I checked out a couple of booths on the lawn. The House of USA princess posed for a cool photo. I met a gentlemen promoting the Civil Air Patrol.

Over the years, Civil Air Patrol volunteers have saved thousands of lives. They’re the ones who often transport emergency supplies after a disaster, spot people trapped on rooftops during catastrophic floods, and locate hikers lost in the mountains. I learned they have a cadet program for youth interesting in aviation, personal growth and community service.

The Civil Air Patrol always needs volunteers! Click here to learn more!

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Creativity at a museum helps to mend lives.

A wonderful new project is underway for the summer at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. To Do: A Mending Project can be enjoyed by the general public at MCASD’s downtown location in their Danah Fayman Gallery, right next to the America Plaza trolley station.

Artists Michelle Montjoy, Anna O’Cain, and Siobhán Arnold offer a unique workshop environment where people in the community can come together, talk, relax, create, and enjoy a tranquil safe space free of the many societal tensions and stresses in our contemporary world. With simple thread divisions are mended, and people feel whole once again.

As I walked into the gallery, the artists were sewing bags, and smiling and enjoying themselves thoroughly. They gave me a friendly welcome!

I poked my nose around and learned that To Do: A Mending Project has its own website, listing a wide range of activities that anyone can join through the summer. There’s the mending of clothes, knitting, poetry collage, yoga exercises, pasta making, a silent reading group, painting, and a whole lot more!

Check out all the activities by clicking here!

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Syfy trolleys appear for 2019 Comic-Con!

SYFY It's a Fan Thing trolley wrap for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!
Syfy “It’s a Fan Thing” trolley wrap for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!

Syfy’s wonderfully nerdy 2019 San Diego Comic-Con trolleys have begun to appear!

Like the past couple years, the Syfy trolley wrap I spotted this morning pays tribute to the fans of popular culture with an assortment of witty phrases!

To fandom and beyond.
To fandom and beyond.
Eat. Sleep. Theorize. Repeat.
Eat. Sleep. Theorize. Repeat.
Bad guys always have the best lines.
Bad guys always have the best lines.
Geeks, assemble!
Geeks, assemble!

UPDATE!

Here are two more sayings on a different trolley wrap…

It's not a hobby. It's a lifestyle.
It’s not a hobby. It’s a lifestyle.
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Get your geek on.

And one more!

Talk nerdy with us.
Talk nerdy with us.

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Fun photo memories of 2018 Comic-Con!

Can you believe it? Now just 20 days to go until 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!

Here’s a collection of fun photos that I took a year ago during 2018 Comic-Con.

Great memories!

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Art Club of San Diego creates memory, dreams.

Several years ago I attended the Art Club of San Diego’s summer show in Balboa Park. You can revisit that memory here.

Today, as I walked through Balboa Park past the Casa del Prado, I noticed this group of local artists was having their 17th Annual Art Show.

I love Japanese art. It’s suggestive, dreamlike, and has a deep spiritual quality. Naturally I stepped inside.

I met a group of very nice people. The artists whose creative work was on display were Hiroko Szechinski, Kayo Beach, Kazue Knowlton, Joe Cross, Louise Rendich, Keiko Kitano, Teri Ashabraner and Naoko Ozaki. Their diverse artwork includes ceramics, calligraphy, ikebana (flower arrangement) and brush painting.

I was informed the Art Club of San Diego welcomes new members! If you want to learn more, or perhaps would like to purchase one of their pieces, you can find contact info at the bottom left corner of the following flyer. (Click the photo and it will enlarge for easy reading.)

I was glad my feet turned this way today. As I walked among these precious works of art, I felt I was walking through a beautiful memory, or a dream.

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Stumptown trolley appears for 2019 Comic-Con!

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Look what I just managed to photograph this morning! A new trolley wrap has appeared for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con!

This cool design promotes Stumptown, an upcoming television crime drama on ABC starring Cobie Smulders. From what I’ve read, the show will be based on the comic book limited series written by Greg Rucka with art by Matthew Southworth.

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Avengers: Endgame banners appear in Gaslamp!

2019 Comic-Con is about a month away and cool banners celebrating the 50th Anniversary of San Diego Comic-Con have suddenly appeared in the Gaslamp Quarter!

The streetlamp banners feature popular Marvel characters from the recent blockbuster movie Avengers: Endgame!

This morning I spotted Captain America, Hulk, Black Widow and Iron Man!

UPDATE!

After work I had more time to walk around downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter. And I found more Marvel Avengers banners!

One banner depicts Thor. The other is a twist on what might be the most powerful words in Avengers: Endgame. WE LOVE YOU 3000.

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Fun photos of SDCCU Super Shred Event!

Look at all these smiling faces! My own face is smiling because I got a big box of old documents shredded for free this morning. I drove down to SDCCU Stadium and took part with thousands of others in the enormous Super Shred Event!

Will SDCCU and Shred-It set yet another world record for paper shredding this year? I’m guessing, yes!

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Animation Domination, and other signs of Comic-Con!

Characters from The Simpsons appear on a trolley wrap for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.
Characters from The Simpsons appear on a trolley wrap for 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.

More signs that 2019 Comic-Con is fast approaching are popping up in San Diego!

Today I spotted a new FOX television trolley wrap promoting their popular animated shows which air on Sunday. It boasts of Animation Domination!

I’ve also noticed the appearance of a few other things around downtown!

Tony Stark's favorite glasses can be purchased in the Gaslamp Quarter at Eyes on Fifth.
Tony Stark’s favorite glasses can be purchased in the Gaslamp Quarter at Eyes on Fifth.
At Copley Symphony Hall, I spotted this sign promoting Galaxy Quest in Concert during 2019 Comic-Con.
At Copley Symphony Hall, I spotted this sign promoting Galaxy Quest in Concert during 2019 Comic-Con.
The 2019 Lindley Lecture on Law and Comics will take place at the San Diego Public Library on the Tuesday of Comic-Con week.
Sign in a window of the San Diego Law Library. The 2019 Lindley Lecture on Law and Comics will take place at the San Diego Public Library on the Tuesday of Comic-Con week.
Family Guy characters on one side of the Animation Domination trolley wrap.
Family Guy characters on one side of the Animation Domination trolley wrap, which I saw today at the Courthouse station.
Animation Domination. FOX Sundays.
Animation Domination. FOX Sundays.
Marge and Maggie Simpson on the other side of the trolley.
Marge and Maggie Simpson on the other side of the Animation Domination trolley.
Lisa Simpson.
Lisa Simpson.
Homer and Bart Simpson on a 2019 Comic-Con trolley!
Homer and Bart Simpson on a 2019 Comic-Con trolley!

UPDATE!

I got better pics of the Family Guy side and more pics of The Simpsons’ side while one 2019 Comic-Con trolley was waiting at America Plaza…

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UPDATE!

I spotted a second FOX Animation Domination trolley design! This one features characters from the shows Bless the Harts and Bob’s Burgers…

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