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Museum of Making Music In 2000 The National Association of Music Merchants opened the Museum of Making Music (MoMM) in Carlsbad with a mission of celebrating and showcasing musical instruments and musical production, and providing opportunities for cultural enrichment while preserving musical heritage through special exhibitions. On permanent display are hundreds of vintage instruments of all makes and models, audio and…
National Arts Leaders: Breathe New Life into San Diego There is a handful of renowned cities that continually top the list of performing arts hot spots — New York City, Chicago, London, Berlin, Rome, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Paris, to name a few. San Diego’s popularity in the realm of artistic attraction tends to…
Culture Spotlight: Rancho Santa Fe Community Concerts Back in 2000 Holly and Tony Wilson had a brainchild wherein they would organize some free live music for friends and community members. They funded the event themselves and handwrote postcards as a way to attract viewers. Fifty or so people turned out to the Garden Center for…
Bach Collegium San Diego Founded in 2003 by keyboardist and conductor Reuben Valenzuela with a focus on diversifying San Diego’s music scene, the Bach Collegium San Diego provides historically informed, engaging performances pulled from Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras. Notable performances from past years include Handel’s Theodora, Messiah, and Il Trionfo del Tempo e del…
80 Years in the Making This year the Old Globe is celebrating its 80th anniversary, and it has been an extraordinary journey — from the institution’s beginning at the 1935 California Pacific International Exposition to its current three-theatre complex. The Globe’s story has always been about the players, and there have been many, including directors,…
Culture Spotlight: San Diego Repertory Theatre Founded in 1976 and set to celebrate its 40th anniversary season next year, the San Diego Repertory Theater is the brainchild of San Woodhouse and D.W. Jacobs, who sought to establish a theatre company that would choose provocative works by diverse authors to inspire audiences and artists to build the…
Visual Feast “My own enthusiasm and admiration for the creativity, sense of design and color in the Mexican culture is depicted in its regional folk art.” ~ Diane Powers, owner of Bazaar del Mundo family of restaurants Two inviting restaurants located in North County not only serve delicious Mexican food, but also feature wonderful folk…
Culture Spotlight: California Center for the Arts, Escondido Posted on February 1, 2015 What began with a vision for a city’s communal arts location in 1985 became a reality in 1994 when the California Center for the Arts broke ground adjacent to Grape Day Park — the historic site of the city’s Grape Festival that…
The San Diego Museum of Art’s Two Major Acquisitions The San Diego Museum of Art is proud to announce the acquisitions of two major paintings, St. Francis in Prayer in a Grotto by Francisco de Zurbarán and By the Seashore, Valencia by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida. These acquisitions of works from two influential artists continue to build on the…
San Diego North Coast Singers For over two decades, the North Coast Singers has been bolstering youth musical arts in San Diego County with enchanting concerts and music appreciation programs that foster both leadership and performance techniques in children. The organization was founded in 1993 by Sally Husch Dean as an alternative to then floundering…
Culture Spotlight: Mainly Mozart Posted on December 10, 2014 Established in 1988 by David Atherton and Nancy Laturno, the mission of Mainly Mozart is to provide the people of both Southern California and Baja California an opportunity to hear live classical music performed by top musicians, and appreciate the beauty of the world’s best masterpieces.…
The Legacy of the Panama-California Exposition The Panama-California Exposition of 1915-16 bestowed a great gift on San Diego. That gift included buildings, gardens, plazas, an outdoor organ, a majestic tower, and a magnificent bridge. The Cabrillo Bridge is an iconic image synonymous with Balboa Park. Yes, at one time there was water under the bridge.…
New Children’s Museum Originally built in La Jolla in 1983, The Children’s Museum was eventually relocated to downtown where it was closed a few years later to reimagine the facility for a new generation (though the organization remained open to continue its outreach programs). It took six years of planning and development and the…
The ride of a lifetime for a racehorse with local ties to Del Mar
Bloom Bash returns this year, offering immersive art installations, live performances, bites from more than 30 local eateries, and signature sips. This kick-off party also features a Ferris wheel in the Plaza de Panama outside the Museum, live music by L.A.-based DJ Kara Ford and smooth jazz musician Erisa Ford, and after-hours access to the…
The internationally renowned artist presents an exhibition at San Diego's Pacific Beach/Taylor Branch Library Gallery
Cecilia Wong Kaiser presents an exhibition at BFreeStudio in La Jolla
R&C Editor-at-Large Andrea Naversen uncovers those supporting local wordsmiths
