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A12 THE COAST NEWS DEC. 16, 2011 Scholar lectures start Dec. 19 CARLSBAD — The San Diego Center for Jewish Culture’s Scholar Lectures Jewish Studies continues at 7 p.m. Dec. 19 with UCSD Professor Sanford Lakoff, in the Schulman Auditorium of the Carlsbad Dove Library, 1775 Dove Lane. His lecture is titled, “Report from Iraq and Israel.” In his talk, Lakoff will describe experiences and observations made during his recent trip to Iraq where he participated in an international conference titled “Liberty, Democracy, and New Realities in the Middle East and North Africa.” He will also discuss SANFORD LAKOFF six potential impediments for establishing liberal democracies in the region’s post-tyrannical countries. Lakoff, is professor emeritus of political science and author of “Equality in Political Philosophy,” “Democracy: History, Theory and Practice,” and “Max Lerner: Pilgrim in the Promised Land.” Future lectures will feature professors speaking on their own areas of research. Rabbi Scott Meltzer of San Diego State University in January, will speak about “Messianic Parallels in Rabbinic Literature and the New Testament.” In City lighting contest begins ENCINITAS — It’s time to make your neighborhood sparkle. The city of Encinitas announced its seventh annual Light Up Leucadia holiday lighting contest. Any business located on Coast Highway 101 between La Costa Avenue and Encinitas Boulevard is eligible to participate. Judging will be done by community members during the month February, Joellyn Zollman will share on “Shalom, Hunan! An Historical Exploration of American Jews and Chinese Food.” Other speakers include Professor Risa Levitt Kohn and Professor Alyssa Sepinwall. The Scholar Lectures on Jewish Studies is a program of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, Co- Sponsored by Jewish Federation of San Diego County and the Leichtag Family Foundation and is free and open to the public. For more information on this or future talks in the series, contact the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture, (858) 362-1327 or sdcjc.org. of December. Cash prizes awarded to the top three winners based on the most creative outdoor lighting displays. First place will win $150, second place $125 and third place $100. An award of $100 will also be given for Light up Green, using energy-saving LED lights, plus a special People’s Choice award. The city also reminds shoppers of the Leucadia Farmers Market held every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Paul Ecke Elementary School, on the corner of Union Street and Vulcan Avenue. Leucadia Farmers Market has more than 60 vendors carrying produce, many organic; flowers and plants; specialty foods; arts and crafts and so much more. For more information on events in Encinitas, see the city’s Arts and Events Calendar at CityofEncinitas.org.
DEC. 16, 2011 THE COAST NEWS Event raises funds for mosaic By Wehtahnah Tucker CARDIFF-BY-THE-SEA — Mark Patterson is closer to realizing his dream of having his artwork publicly displayed. The Commission for the Arts voted unanimously Dec. 5 to recommend the council support the artist’s proposal that would publicly display the “Save the Oceans” mosaic, better known as the “Surfing Madonna,” for 100 years at the entrance of Moonlight Beach and Coast Highway 101. In an effort to raise money for the installation and maintenance of the piece, Patterson’s foundation, Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, held a fundraiser at Wine Steals on Dec. 8. The Mizel Family Foundation has promised a matching grant up to $10,000 toward the costs of installation. “I think we’ve done well,” Patterson said during the event. “It looks like there’s some money in there,” he said as he glanced at a donation container. In addition to outright donations, participants could purchase bottles of wine with the Surfing Madonna image on the label, canvass renderings of the image and T-shirts. A secretive crew posing as construction workers installed the colorful 10-foot-by-10-foot mosaic in broad daylight April 22. The unknown workers affixed the six-paneled mosaic to a railroad bridge support along Encinitas Boulevard, just west of the Vulcan Avenue intersection. It depicts Our Lady of Guadalupe on a surfboard with the words “Save the Ocean” down the side. It has been labeled van- Surfing Madonna artist Mark Patterson, talks to participants at a wine tasting event on Dec. 8 at Wine Steals to raise funds for the placement of the mosaic at the entrance of Moonlight Beach. Photo by Wehtahnah Tucker dalism by city staff, some council members and various residents, including other artists. However, it continues to garner national media attention and widespread support is mounting for preserving the mosaic. Patterson revealed himself as the artist in June after City Council voted to have a consulting company determine the best way to remove the art. Patterson paid a company approximately $4,000 to remove the piece and paid the city a fine. Judy Miller, a paralegal at Paul Hastings, LLP, the law firm that has donated its services to set up the foundation, said she was a fan of the piece. “I thought it was brilliant when I first saw it,” the Encinitas resident said.“Now I think it’s found its home.” Like many supporters of placing the art in the public arena, Miller said it is a good fit for the city. “It captures the spirit of Encinitas and creativity of other artists locally,” she said. “He’s (Patterson) gifted all of us with this amazing piece of art.” Susan Street, who has owned her own fine arts gallery on Cedros Avenue for decades, was impressed not only with the art but the motivation. “He’s not doing it for monetary gain and that’s very rare,” she said. Patterson’s foundation has agreed to pay all of the costs associated with the pub- City names new Parks Dept. director ENCINITAS — Lisa Rudloff, a parks and recreation professional with more than 20 years of management experience in the field, including serving as the immediate past president of the California Park and Recreation Society, has been named the city of Encinitas’ Parks and Recreation Director. She began her position on Nov. 21. As director, Rudloff oversees 24 staff and is responsible for a wide range of community-oriented services, including the Community and Senior Center; year-round recreational programs and events; 18 parks, six miles of beaches and 44 miles of trails; the Sister City program; petrelated services; and the Parks and Recreation, Senior and Youth commissions. The department also manages the design and construction of the new Encinitas Community Park and Moonlight State Beach Master Plan development projects. Before Parks and recreation became Rudloff’s profession, it was her passion. She initially got involved with parks and recreation as an ambitious, sports-minded teenager working part-time for the city of Lodi’s parks and recreation department, serving as a lifeguard and working at camps and clinics before heading off to the University of Oklahoma on a softball scholarship. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in recreation in 1987, Rudloff returned to Lodi, where she served as Recreation Supervisor until 2001, when she joined the Sunrise Recreation and Park District. There, she was progressively promoted, ultimately being appointed District Administrator. In this capacity, she functioned as chief executive officer of the district serving 163,000 people in three communities featuring 32 developed parks and 10 open space sites. She also has held leadership positions in many professional organizations. “I felt instantly at home in Encinitas,” Rudloff said, adding she is eager to explore all the outdoor options avail- able in her new hometown. “This is a well-run, premiere city with an outstanding parks and recreation system. I am excited to be able to contribute to the community through a department that touches virtually every resident of Encinitas. I know that my agency makes people’s lives better.” lic art process and is not charging the city in the lease agreement. City Council is scheduled to vote on the proposal Jan. 25. The state’s Parks Department will have the final word, as the location is technically owned by the state and leased to the city. �� A13 ��
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