Our picks of this week's events
San Diego Pride, some bad-ass art and the rest of the best of this week's happenings
FILM
The made movie
Sweet. Over at Stone Brewing, they have El Mariachi, the movie that made Robert Rodriguez, well, Robert Rodriguez, and they’re hosting a nice selection of Mexican craft beers to go along with it. The terrifically violent precursor to Desperado and Once Upon a Time in Mexico screens at 9 p.m. Wednesday, July 16, at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens, 1999 Citracado Parkway in Escondido. The screenings go on outside in the brewery’s garden area, so bring a blanket or lawn chairs, and visit www.stonebrew.com for the summer schedule of flicks, because you’re not going to want to miss Fast Times at Ridgemont High next Wednesday, July 23, or The Princess Bride on Aug. 6, for that matter. Free. 760-471-4999.
FASHION
Street style
The word “urban” has pretty much lost its true meaning. You hear it everywhere—from Downtown-condo marketing schemes to new restaurants that want to reach the younger, hipper crowd—but the twosome behind C.N.A. Clothing, a San Diego line that’s been around for about a year now, can call themselves “urban” without a hint of hesitation. The street-inspired, hand-painted hats, jeans and tanks are covered in wearable graffiti art mixed with powerful expressions like “Army of Love” and “F@#k War.” See the latest in the line at Battle of the Breaks, a freestyle show and competition featuring rappers, breakdancers, DJs and a C.N.A. fashion show starting at 8 p.m. Friday, July 18, at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave. in Linda Vista. $10 presale or before 10 p.m.; $20 after. www.cnaclothing.com or 619-275-5483.
BOOKS
Tea time
We’re skeptical about diet books. Nine times out of 10, they’re as much a waste of money as the absurdly priced Whole Foods prepared food (which goes for about $8 a pound these days). There is, however, that one rare chance a diet book is actually helpful, and Mark “Dr. Tea” Ukra’s new book, The Ultimate Tea Diet, may well be that rarity. At 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19, the tea-man himself will be at Borders Books, 11160 Rancho Carmel Drive in Carmel Mountain to explain how a good tea-drinking regime will boost your immune system, slow the aging process, sharpen your mental focus and prevent cavities all while your body drops a few of those pesky extra pounds. Booktour.com/author/ mark_dr_tea_ukra or 858-618-1814.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
The yoga
For countless Southern Californians, yoga has become more of a lifestyle than a form of exercise. Group yoga, some say, is more like going to church; only, instead of preachers’ sermons and holy water, you have a yoga master sharing bits and pieces of Eastern philosophy and Evian water. From 2 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, July 19, the folks at Four Seasons Yoga Studio, 7770 Regents Road, Suite 111, in La Jolla are inviting the lost flock—those who’ve yet to develop a yoga addiction—to Community Day Yoga, a group session mixed with the teachings of the philosophy and mythology of Shiva and Shakti. A vegetarian potluck follows. $10 suggested donation. 858-539-5756 or www.fourseasonsyoga.com.
ART
Classically unusual
A beautifully handcrafted wooden chair with medieval-looking steel spikes sticking up from the seat, a sculpted aluminum pinhole camera used to take underwater pictures and a tiny time machine housing a worried little robot man are just a few of the creations you’ll see in Fantastic Contraptions, a group exhibition that marks the opening of a new La Jolla spot, Device Gallery, from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 19. Artist Greg Brotherton and his wife Amy have pulled out all the stops for their inaugural show, putting together an exhibition of 18 artists, including Greg, Joey Vaiasuso, Mike Libby, Nemo Gould and H.R. Giger, whose work explores the mechanical nature of humankind. The overall aesthetic, which is decidedly classical-meets-unusual, is a welcome change to the La Jolla ’hood, more known for its expensive hotels and boutiques than its art. Device Gallery is at 7881 Drury Lane. www.devicegallery.com or 858-454-1301.
Intimate art: The binational curatorial collective Adapta Project (disclosure alert: CityBeat’s arts editor Kinsee Morlan is an organizer) is in Tijuana this time for A Room of One’s Own: Intimate Art in Contemporary Spaces, a group art show featuring paintings, photography, installations, audio and video art by Marliis Newsome, Mely Barragan, Daniel Ruanova, The Infinity Lab and other San Diego and Tijuana artists. The roving collective’s location this time is Terra Sur, an oceanfront development designed by San Diego and Baja architects, including Rob Quigley and REDI Design, located at kilometer 17 outside Playas on the Tijuana/Rosarito toll road. The opening, which is happening from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 19, will include food, wine and live performances by Tijuana’s Orlando and Falopia. To RSVP for your space on the 8 p.m. shuttle (which leaves from the Old Town Transit Center and takes you directly to Terra Sur), e-mail adaptaproject@gmail.com. www.onesownartshow.com or 619-436-9034.
SPECIAL EVENTS
As a lion
To really get a handle on this year’s Pride celebration, you should get your hands on the 75-page 2008 Pride Guide, either in print and distributed around town or online at sandiegopride.org. Aside from the big Pride parade (which starts at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at University Avenue and Normal Street in Hillcrest) and the two-day Pride festival packed with live music, eats, rides and more (happening in Balboa Park from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 19, and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 20), the things you should look out for are the newly added Wine Steals Grotto, a mini wine festival inside the main festival that’ll feature more than 90 West Coast wineries plus Wine Steals’ homemade Sangria; an appearance by Kathy Griffin on the Jack FM stage at 6:30 p.m. Sunday; the Human Rights Rally/Vigil, which will kick off Pride weekend at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Marston Point in Balboa Park; and the Art of Pride, a two-day exhibition featuring paintings, sculpture, photography, pottery and jewelry by local LGBT artists. www.sdpride.org or 619-692-2077.
Published: 07/15/2008
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