September 08 - Pacific San Diego Magazine

STYLE
ADMIRE [ARTS/culture]
GET OUT [OUTDOORS]
9/7: Brazilian Day
Live Brazilian music, contagious percussion, energetic
dances and alegria (“happiness,” in Portugese)
electrify Cass Street, in Pacific Beach. Family friendly,
free admission. braziliandaysandiego.com
9/11-14: 9th Annual YachtFest San Diego
See and board extravagant yachts that cost up to $25
million each. Luxury cars and other spendy toys will
also be on display at Shelter Island Marina and the
Island Palms Hotel. yachtfest.com
9/19: Opening Reception for
Roman De Salvo: New Works
See the latest works from renowned San Diego
artist, Roman De Salvo, who blends his love for
machines with his passion for language to create
urban sculptures like “Circuit Circus” (shown above).
Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.
La Jolla » ljathaneum.org
9/9: Mingle @ the REP
Mingle with young professionals interested in arts and
culture before watching The Good Body, by playwright
Eve Ensler, famous for her Obie Award-winning The
Vagina Monologues. Downtown » sandiegorep.com
9/13-14: ArtWalk on the Bay
Embarcadero Marina Park North (behind Seaport
Village) provides a scenic venue for visual and
performing arts and music. The family-friendly event
provides attendees with the opportunity to meet artists
and purchase original works on-site.
artwalkonthebay.org
9/13-10/26: The Women
Claire Booth Luce’s classic 1936 comedy comes to life in
a large-scale production that tells the story of ‘30s-era
Manhattan socialites who fight for love, happiness
and personal dignity, while spending their lives in
beauty parlors, department stores, dinner parties and
psychiatrists’ chairs. Balboa Park » oldglobe.org
9/14: 17th Annual
Paddle for Clean Water Festival
Paddle around the Ocean Beach Pier with 1,000 other
beach-lovers to promote clean water in San Diego.
Enjoy live music, free breakfast (for paddlers), surf
lessons and massages. surfridersd.org
9/19: 14th Annual San Diego Festival of Beer
4,000 beer lovers converge on Columbia and B Streets,
downtown, to enjoy an evening of live blues, while
sampling more than 150 microbrews and a selection
of fine wines. Tickets are $25-$30 and include ten 4oz.
beer tastings. sdbeerfest.com
EXTRAS [miscellaneous]
9/17: Taste of Downtown
Taste a wide variety of the best cuisine the city has to
offer. More than 40 of San Diego’s premier restaurants
strut their culinary stuff in this citywide event that
stretches from East Village to the Gaslamp to Little Italy.
Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 day of. dtsd.org
9/28-10/5: Fashion Week San Diego
Paris, Milan, New York… San Diego? The city’s first
ever fashion week is finally here. The seven-day event
showcases avant-garde and eco-conscious creations by
global designers. Attend posh parties, the 3,000-person
main tent and runway shows at the Sheraton San Diego
Hotel and Marina. fashionweeksd.com
9/19-28: 5th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival
The annual alternative classical music festival features
the next generation of cutting-edge, world-class
musicians, bringing together some of the country’s
most talented young performers and composers.
carlsbadmusicfestival.org
SEP 14
9/25: La Jolla Gallery & Wine Walk
Take a self-guided stroll through over 25 La Jolla
art galleries, showcasing works from internationally
renowned artists and offering a unique wine at each
location. Along the way, enjoy specially prepared
tastings from a dozen of La Jolla’s finest restaurants.
lajollabythesea.com
9/27-28: 10th Annual Trolley Dances
A partnership between San Diego Dance Theater
and the Metropolitan Transit System brings music
and dance to trolley stops throughout the city.
sandiegodancetheater.org (story page 18)
9/20: What’s Up Girard
Gimpse the latest trends in home décor along
the four-block stretch of Girard Avenue that
has become the La Jolla Design District. Select
showrooms will host informative design seminars
moderated by experts in the fields of architecture,
furniture and bath design, abstract art and more.
619.795.0151 (story page 28)
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