By Cory Jones August 22, 2024 Dan recently performed two shows at the JAI at the Conrad in La Jolla on Thursday night August 15, 2024. The concert was part […]
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THE BUZZ: Hugo Crosthwaite’s Tijua Color Creates Beauty out of Chaos, One Image at a Time
Cornelia Feye August 25, 2024 Hugo Crosthwaite was born in Tijuana and still lives in the house he grew up in behind his father’s curio shop. He is known for […]
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THE BUZZ: The Rebirth of Cleopatra: Joy Yvonne Jones Commands the Stage in a Powerful Solo Performance at Moxie Theater
By Cory Jones August 27, 2024 Moxie Theater in central San Diego is known locally for producing intelligent and intricately developed theatrical performances. Their current production of Cleopatra is another […]
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THE BUZZ: Dan Tepfer @ the JAI: A Groundbreaking Marriage of Sound and Vision
By Cory La Neave Jones August 7, 2024 One of this generation’s extraordinary talents, Dan Tepfer has earned an international reputation as a pianist-composer of wide-ranging innovation, individuality, and drive—one […]
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ENVZN24 Festival Schedule
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ENVZN24 Urban Art Takeover – Logan Heights
It’s a wrap! The ENVZN24 Urban Art Takeover brought together 100+ artists and 20+ arts orgs from both sides of the US/Mexico border for an extraordinary celebration of cross-border artistry. […]
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THE BUZZ: Don’t Dress for Dinner is a racy, rapid-fire comedic romp
By Mimi Sells July 22, 2024 You don’t need to break out the formal attire for “Don’t Dress for Dinner” that just opened at the North Coast Repertory Theatre (NCR). […]
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THE BUZZ: The Old Globe’s Duel Reality is a Captivating Circus-Theatre Fusion
By Kristen Nevarez Schweizer July 16, 2024 “Duel Reality,” a contemporary circus show by the acclaimed troupe 7 Fingers, graces the stage at The Old Globe Theatre, offering audiences a […]
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ENVZN24 Urban Art Takeover VIP Preview Party
Join Vanguard Culture at The Soap Factory in Logan Heights for a VIP Foodie Night with ENVZN Urban Art Takeover, featured Visual & Performing Artists. On Sept. 14th, sites along […]
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THE BUZZ: In Blue Time – Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio’s Exciting Interpretation of ‘Parable of the Sower’
June 24, 2024 by Cornelia Feye Blue is the color of the sky and of water. But for artist Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio it is also the color of memory. In […]
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THE BUZZ: Markers of Memory: Memoria Terra & Back Alley Poetry Club
By Cornelia Feye June 20, 2024 Words cover a long alley way in the heart of City Heights. The surface of the street has been transformed into a giant poetry […]
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THE BUZZ: Birthday Party of the Century (and a Half) at The Nat
In 1874, San Diego’s official census count hovered around 3,000 residents. A small group of local amateur naturalists formed the San Diego Society of Natural History. This year, The San […]
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THE BUZZ: San Diego Opera Offers a Double Pour of Catharsis
by Kristen Nevarez Schweizer June 4, 2024 “Will that be a single or double pour?” The bartender asked before San Diego Opera’s Madama Butterfly. We stood underneath the historic chandelier […]
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THE BUZZ: When the mind creates meaning: Jasper Johns at the San Diego Museum of Art
by Cornelia Feye May 28, 2024 Jasper Johns, Prints & Drawings, May 18-October 27San Diego Museum of Art, Balboa Park Since early in his career in the mid 1950s, Jasper […]
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“DICE” WHITE EXHIBIT AT SD ART ADVISORY
Dice White, a 19-year-old visionary hailing from the vibrant streets of Rockford, carries within him the echoes of a diverse and challenging past. Born into turbulence, with a mother battling […]
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