I can’t believe how many cool photographs I captured five years ago, back in August 2018!
There were so many great events. There was the Lemon Festival in Chula Vista . . . RC boats racing on Mission Bay’s Model Yacht Pond . . . the Sea Chantey Festival at the Maritime Museum . . . and a celebration of Californio history in Old Town!
And there was that strange mathematical sculpture being assembled at University of San Diego . . . a special look at a model of Lane Field, which long ago was home of the Padres . . . an exhibition of truly bizarre furniture . . . the US National Beat Poet Laureate performing in Balboa Park. . . and, last but not least, a look inside one of San Diego’s most amazing and little known museums!
Curious?
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Yesterday I had so much fun at the Lanford Days activation at Comic-Con 2023 that I think I might swing by again today! If you’re a fan of the Roseanne TV show, you should check this out!
I’ve learned that today–Friday, July 21–many favorite Roseanne scenes will be acted out all day, from 10 am to 6 pm. You’ll be able to enjoy a new live performance about every 15 minutes. You can watch Dan get a job, watch him sell a hot tub, relive Dan’s rough day at work and more.
At noon, free “loose meat” sandwiches–made famous on the TV show–can be enjoyed while supplies last! Lunch, anyone?
The Lanford Days Festival also features carnival games where you can win great prizes. It’s all located in the Gaslamp Quarter at Sixth Avenue and E Street.
Lovers of the classic Roseanne sitcom absolutely should not miss this!
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I’m covering Comic-Con again this year. To see all my current and past blog posts concerning Comic-Con, click here and scroll down!
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I photographed lots of cool San Diego sights five years ago, in June 2018. Come jump into my monthly time machine!
I visited a big Greek Festival and the San Diego Scottish Highland Games. My jaw dropped upon seeing crazy silvery steampunk vehicles. I enjoyed several very unique art exhibitions, including one concerning UFOs. And, of course, there were early preparations for Comic-Con, including lots of fun trolley wraps!
Are you curious?
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The multi-day 2023 San Diego Fringe Festival is now underway! Most of the very inventive Fringe performances can be enjoyed in Balboa Park, at either the Centro Cultural de la Raza or the Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater. For a list of the festival’s complete lineup, click here!
This afternoon I sat in the audience at a very unique performance. The Coffee Plays, in five theatrical acts (each concerning types of coffee from around the world) was a fun mixture of storytelling, music, singing, coffee history, and love for the drink.
At certain points during the performance, members of the audience got to sample each type of coffee, courtesy of Mr. Green’s Coffee Beans. The Dalgona, The Bunn, The Kona, The Sumatra, The Jamoke. Those watching, as they ingested caffeine, enjoyed additional stimulation provided by the talented actors!
Fringe performances are usually unusual and typically untypical. Small, intimate audiences enjoy the efforts of often little-known artists. The audience determines whether a production is successful or less-than-successful. (Fortunately, I didn’t see any bags of rotten tomatoes.) Those who buy a ticket can’t really go wrong, because each performance is less than an hour and only ten dollars.
The Coffee Plays was amusing, inventive, and brimming with delicious humor. It did seem to drag and ramble in a few places, as an amateur production might, but overall it was an enjoyable experience. The audience really drank it up!
The Coffee Plays was co-produced by San Diego Black Ensemble Theatre and Asian Story Theater.
Check out the San Diego Fringe Festival website here and see what creative craziness awaits!
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The 40th Annual Ethnic Food Fair is taking place today in San Diego’s Balboa Park!
If you read this in time, the big culinary festival continues at the International Cottages through 7 pm.
I must confess I walked through the event quickly and didn’t partake of any food, but I did pause for a few minutes to take in the atmosphere, and to watch dancers in folk costume from the House of Turkey performing on stage. Look at the huge crowd!
I did smell many different wonderful aromas!
Here’s a photographic taste of what visitors to the Ethnic Food Fair enjoyed today!
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My camera recorded a number of unique events back in May 2018, from Cinco de Mayo in Balboa Park, to Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach, to the historic centennial flight of the United States Air Mail at Gillespie Field!
The big annual Without Walls Festival, presented by the La Jolla Playhouse in association with the San Diego Symphony, is taking place all this weekend at the Rady Shell!
Today after work I headed behind the San Diego Convention Center to Embarcadero Marina Park South where very unique outdoor performances and activities could be freely enjoyed!
I saw many families and theatre lovers enjoying music, food, and of course, the intriguing productions.
One play involves the actual recreational vehicle used by an actress during COVID, and her strong experiences during a cross-country expedition.
Interactive activities include exploring the inspiration behind a Mexican restaurant in Barrio Logan, negotiation between yourself and a stranger that might result in personal transformation, an imaginative playscape for children, an immense puzzle whose solution requires collective cooperation, thought-provoking artwork beside the water of San Diego Bay, and the chance to mingle among gigantic, stilt-walking puppets that resemble birds from prehistoric times! WOW, indeed!
Learn all about the what and where and when by clicking here.
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The San Diego Padres 11th Annual Opening Weekend Block Party is going on as I type this!
Head over to J Street between 7th & 10th Avenue (north of Petco Park) and partake of food, drink, live music, fun games, and the fellowship of other Padres fans! Hurry though! It continues today, Saturday, through 4:00 pm.
As I walked the three blocks, I saw booths and food trucks galore. Many of San Diego’s local professional teams were present, as were MTS, the San Diego Library and other good people!
And there’s a big screen where they’ll be showing the SDSU Aztecs men’s basketball team competing in the Final Four!
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Spring must be here, because community festivals have begun to “spring up” around San Diego!
The 25th Annual Rolando Street Fair was held today, and because I’ve never experienced this event, I had to check it out!
What a cool neighborhood street festival!
Lots of families were enjoying a huge kids play zone, plus there were many booths that focused on youth education. There was a stage with live music, tons of food, the expected rows of vendors, and artists were showing their work, too!
A good crowd had already gathered in the Rolando Street Fair’s first hour.It’s Odi from the San Diego Public Library!Crawford High School has many notable graduates. I was told half a dozen major league baseball catchers have come from this local school!If you want music lessons, this is the man to see!The youthful @kidTRIBUTES were covering classic rock hits.There’s a College Area Community Garden near SDSU. I think I’ve seen these guys at another event.Colorful artwork by Bianca Marcellous (@Blancbyrd).The artist smiled for a photo!This cool guy was displaying some wood art. He represented Old Fashioned Lumber, a San Diego custom design and fabrication shop.This is a time traveling character, by @zander6comix. And here’s the artist!Lots to do along Rolando Boulevard during the street fair.Lots to eat, too!A bunch of jumpers ahead await fun-loving kids.Yes, it’s the 25th Annual Rolando Street Fair!
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