The Coast News, June 14, 2013

JUNE 14, 2013
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“Visions des Ames”
(Dheur), “Suite from
‘Circus 1937” (Tseitlin) and
“Polonaise Brillante” in A
major (Wieniawski).
“It’s very exciting to be
performing in Encinitas
and I hope we will have
more and more venues in
San Diego for great artists
to play here because we
need it,” Irina said. “Unlike
larger venues, the Encinitas
Library provides an intimate
concert setting that
creates a one-on-one relationship
between the performer
and the audience.
“I know there are a lot
of people interested in this
and I think it’s very important
for our younger generation
to have access to
world-class performers.”
The Tseitlins have lived
in North County since 1980
and raised their sons here:
international concert violinist,
Paul “Pasha” Tseitlin;
and violinist, conductor and
composer, Alexander
Tseitlin.
In 1990, Irina and
Michael founded the
California Institute of
Music, which has become
the pre-eminent center for
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of Art wrote of Hubbell’s
work, “This accomplished
artist’s relationship with
nature is his primary source
of inspiration. Hubbell turns
bronze, glass, stone and
wood into poetic manifestations
that evoke both the
inherent essence of the
material and his passionate
sensitivity to his surrounding
natural environment.”
While the 82-year-old
Hubbell has long been considered
a San Diego treasure,
his more than 100 public
artworks worldwide have
received international
acclaim.
Hubbell has been recognized
primarily for his architectural
work while also
being actively engaged in
the visual arts and poetry
throughout his career.
He recently commented
on his relationship with
sculpture, “I often think of
myself as a sculptor and
attribute much of my direction
in architecture to it.”
Daniel Foster,
Executive Director of The
Oceanside Museum of Art
states: “As one explores the
special talents and unique
qualities that define
Hubbell’s artistic aesthetic,
style, and iconography, it
becomes highly apparent …
that Hubbell himself is a
master of life. In effect, his
artworks are actually the
material artifacts that capture
the journey and spirit
of a remarkable human
being.”
Hubbell has indeed led
an extraordinary life of contribution,
much of which has
been focused on stimulating
creativity and cooperation
in others as a vehicle for creating
a more peaceful and
harmonious world.
In 1982 Hubbell and his
wife Anne founded The Ilan-
Lael Foundation on the 40acre
site of their Santa
Ysabel, Calif. home.
The foundation initially
pre-college professional
education in music.
Alumni include David
Chan (violist, Metropolitan
Opera Orchestra; professor,
The Juilliard School), Igor
Gruppman (concertmaster,
San Diego Symphony,
London Symphony
Orchestra, Rotterdam
Philharmonic Orchestra),
Erik Ulman (composer and
lecturer, Stanford
University) and Francesca
Dego (violinist, Milan
C o n s e r v a t o r y
Philharmonic).
Throughout the year
Irina and Michael travel
across the United States
and abroad, offering concerts
and teaching master
classes to talented students.
At 6 p.m. June 23, Irina
will perform with pianist
Kevin Fitzgerald at the Los
Angeles County Museum of
Art’s Leo S. Bing Theatre.
The concert will be broadcast
live on KUSD classical
music radio.
In August the Tseitlins
will travel to New York
where they will perform
and teach master classes at
the Summit Musical
Festival. They will do so
again in the fall when they
embark on a tour that will
served as a conduit for
Hubbell’s many involvements,
including the design
and building of a school for
the arts in Colonia
Esperanza, Tijuana, Mexico.
Hubbell also founded
Pacific Rim Parks, an organization
whose multifaceted
mission includes “fostering
understanding and goodwill
while bridging political, cultural,
environmental, and
spiritual boundaries” while
working with teams of volunteers
in creating the
parks.
Through the process of
training volunteers in his
multiple projects, Hubbell
has equipped many artists
and craftsmen worldwide
with skills that have enabled
them in turn to develop
their own creative careers
and pass the gift along to
others.
After a major portion of
the Hubbell property was
destroyed by wildfire in
2003, individuals rallied to
help restore the damaged
structures as testament to
the esteemed position
Hubbell holds in the community.
take them to Europe and
Israel.
In addition to being a
violin virtuoso, Michael is a
world-renowned visual and
multimedia artist.
“We also write children’s
books together,”
Irina added. “It’s very much
the story of our family.”
The Tseitlins continue
to be active in the local arts
scene, and were part of a
group of residents who
came together in 2002 to
form Friends of Musical
Arts.
“FOMA’s goal was and
remains to support music
and art in San Diego,”
Michael explained. “Over
the years the organization
has donated a number of
music instruments to local
schools and financially supported
California
International Young Artists
Competition. Our CEO is
Danny Dabby, a resident of
Del Mar.”
Michael added that The
Art of Recital Series 2013-
14 season will be
announced in September.
The Encinitas Library
is located at 540 Cornish
Drive. For more information
about the Tseitlins, visit
michaelandirinatseitlin.co
m or YouTube.
Since that time the Ilan-
Lael Foundation’s purpose
has been crystallized in
Hubbell’s words as “an arts
education foundation celebrating
nature and the aesthetic
of the built environment
for its ability to help
us see ourselves and our
world in new ways.”
As Daniel Foster aptly
states, “…Hubbell’s art envisions
our best hopes for the
future of art and society.”
The public is invited to
meet James Hubbell and
view his work at the opening
reception of “The Shape of
Things: James Hubbell
Sculpture” June 30, from 2
to 4 p.m. at the Encinitas
Library, at 540 Cornish
Drive, Encinitas. The exhibit
runs through July 22.
For more information
about James Hubbell and
his art and architecture visit
jameshubbellart.com.
Kay Colvin is director of the L Street
Fine Art Gallery in San Diego’s
Gaslamp Quarter, serves as an arts
commissioner for the City of Encinitas,
and specializes in promoting emerging
and mid-career artists. Contact her at
kaycolvin@lstreetfineart.com.
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sured to finish songs during
that recording process.
Thus, he decided writing
songs at his own pace from
the confines of his house
suits him best.
“Sometimes you have
to stray off the path to realize
where the path is,”
Church said.
“I’d like to keep
recording this way.”
Many of the songs on
“Old World Romance”
reflect the change in
approach.
Without a consistent
backing band, the album
features a sound that’s
more stripped back than
his previous effort.
And even though musicians
fleshed out some of
the acoustic songs, Church
wrote, produced and
recorded the album. The
result is an atmospheric
effort that’s arguably more
personal than past albums.
Inspired by what it’s
like reconnecting with an
environment after being
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Studio, will be exhibiting
their Color 2013 show
Mondays through Thursdays
9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays
and Saturdays 9:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. and Sundays noon to 5
p.m. through July 15 at
Encinitas Library Gallery,
540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas.
JUNE 20
CITY ARTISTS Carlsbad’s
Cultural Arts Office is hosting
“On Your Own Time: The
National Arts Program at
Carlsbad” featuring art by
117 city employees and their
families, June 20 through
July 12 at the William D.
Cannon Art Gallery, 1775
Dove Lane, Carlsbad. For
information, call (760) 602-
2021 or visit
carlsbadca.gov/arts.
CRUISIN’ Join the
Carlsbad-Oceanside Art
League Gallery, Oceanside
Art Gallery, Lynn Forbes
Sculpture Gallery and other
Carlsbad Village art venues
for “Cruising the Art
Scene” from 5:30 p.m. to
8:30 p.m. June 20, with live
music, refreshments and
lots of art. For more information,
visit 300 Carlsbad
Village Drive Suite 101,
Carlsbad or call (760) 434-
8497.
away, Church covers new
ground lyrically.
The album is about
“viewing familiar things
after having grown up a little,”
he noted.
“After being away for
a while, some of what you
left is exciting to get reacquainted
with, but other
parts are scary to face,”
Church said.
While there’s a new
emphasis on rediscovery,
“Old World Romance” also
shares many lyrical themes
with his past two albums.
Based in Los Angeles,
Church grew up in the Bay
Area and Columbia,
California — a former gold
rush town with less than
3,000 people.
For that reason, his
music is imbued with the
“grandiose landscapes of
the Old West.” Church also
trekked around Europe as
a kid with his mother.
That explains “the
romantic sense of the Old
World” lurking in some of
his songs, he said.
The imagery of his
songs harkens back to days
JUNE 22
STAND UP AND LAUGH
Brent Goodman presents
“Stand Up Comedians” at E
Street Cafe, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
June 22 at 128 E St.,
Encinitas. Goodman will be
performing and hosting other
comics. Call (760) 436-9737
for more details.
SUPERHERO ART DAY
Rancho Santa Fe artist, Todd
Krasovetz, presents a free
Children’s Superhero Artist
workshop from 1 to 3 p.m.
June 22, to explore drawing
or painting their favorite
superhero at his gallery, 6024
Paseo Delicias, Suite G. Call
(760) 801-9371 or (619) 490-
9985, or visit
toddkrasovetz.com for more
information. Parents will
receive 20 percent off for oil
portraits.
BY THE SEA The New
Village Arts Theatre invites
A19
gone by.
And the name Sea
Wolf is taken from a Jack
London novel.
But Church said he
isn’t by any means stuck in
the past.
“The imagery is what I
experienced when visiting
or living in those places,”
Church said.
“I want to fill my lyrics
with lush imagery — that’s
a common frame of reference
to many — to leave an
impression, not to be overly
nostalgic. In reality, I’m
usually thinking about the
future.”
To that end, Church
said he’d like to continue
exploring new sonic territory
when puts together a
new batch of songs, even if
that’s a ways away.
“I feel like I have a
restless energy,” Church
said. “I don’t by any means
want to do the same thing
twice.”
“In this album, I revisited
my past to carve a
path forward,” he added.
Sea Wolf performs at
The Belly Up June 20.
all to its annual gala
fundraiser, “60’s by the Sea”
from 6 to 10 p.m. June 22 at
Agua Hedionda Lagoon
Discovery Center, 1580
Cannon Road, Carlsbad.
Couple tickets are $280. For
more information, visit
info@newvillagearts.org.
GALLERY SHOWS In
June, see original signed
prints by Inka Zamoyska and
reverse-glass paintings by
Diane and Ed Greene at
E.Greene Gallery, 264 N El
Camino Real, Encinitas. For
details, call (760) 942-2317
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