A recycled runway event and more

Lizeth Santos of Smile Now Cry Later plays the OddBall Mini-Golf Classic

Tee Time: Remember miniature golf ? You know, the fun kind of golf involving colorful balls and an obstacle-like course. You can play that kind of golf at The OddBall Mini-Golf Classic. The New Children’s Museum (200 West Island Ave., Downtown) has plotted out an imaginative nine-hole course throughout the museum, and you don’t have to be a kid to play. In fact, from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Oct. 23, the museum will hold an adults-only party, hosted by radio personality Chris Cantore, where you can golf the course, have a few drinks, hear sets by Rafter and Smile Now Cry Later and try fare from local food truck Tabe BBQ. It’s $65 for golfers or $40 for caddies who just want to party. The next day, families are invited to play the course for only $5. Proceeds go toward creative activities at the museum. thinkplaycreate.org/oddball.

Green garb: In conjunction with the Recycled Art exhibition—for which local and regional artists reused / reworked shoes, suitcases, toys and other everyday objects to create works of art—the Escondido Municipal Gallery (262 East Grand Ave.) presents the Recycled Materials Runway Event. On Saturday, Oct. 23, young, emerging fashion designers from throughout California will present outfits they created from stuff that might have otherwise ended up in a landfill. A food-as-art reception starts at 5:30 p.m. ($35). Admission to the runway show only, which begins at 7 p.m., is $20. escondidoarts.org

Bowie and the Muppets: If you haven’t seen David Bowie rock an epic ’80s hair-metal ’do on the big screen, you simply haven’t lived. Back in 1986, Bowie played Jareth the Goblin King in puppet master Jim Henson’s final feature film, Labyrinth, which also starred a young Jennifer Connelly as a teenager searching a fantasy world for her lost little brother. The film will be featured at the next installment of POP Thursdays, 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 (film starts at 8) at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. Before the movie, DJ Cory Casey will spin beats from the ’80s as you sip cocktails by Alchemy restaurant and the San Diego Guild of Puppetry leads art-making activities. Also, the photo gallery will be open, with New Realities: Jerry Uelsmann Maggie Taylor on view. Cover is $8, $6 for students. mopa.org

Parental advisory: Whether you’re a childless bachelor or an Octomom for whom eight was more than enough, City Works Press aims to wind up your biological clock with its latest anthology. Mamas and Papas: On the Sublime and Heartbreaking Art of Parenting collects prose and poetry from local and national voices—including hipster dad Neal Pollack and “unofficial poet laureate of Los Angeles” Wanda Coleman—to cover a wide spectrum of childrearing experiences, including frustration and failure. In other words, this ain’t a “kids do the darndest things” kind of collection. Local authors Alys Masek, Kelly Mayhew, Chris Baron, Brandon Cesmat and Ella DeCastro Baron will read from the book at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21 at Upstart Crow Bookstore (835 C West Harbor Drive in Seaport Village). upstartcrowtrading.com

Paint it a shame: Sean Dietrich has been painting in bars for about a decade now. For some artists, that would instill a sense of humility. Not Dietrich. In his e- mail to CityBeat, he described himself as “San Diego’s top live painter,” a “huge, festering, unnamed talent” and “one of the most innovative artists in the child city on the ocean.” He’s distilled his work from more than 700 events into a 180-page collection, I Brought the Gutter, which he will debut at “one of the most twisted launch parties ever” on Sunday, Oct. 24, at The Office (3936 30th St. in North Park). We’ll suffer his ego since there’s no cover and there’s free beer from 8 to 9 p.m. facebook.com/seandietrich

Booze and sharp knives: Pumpkin carving can be an art form—just Google image search “professional pumpkin carving” and you’ll get the idea. You might want to practice before heading down to The Pearl Hotel (1410 Rosecrans St. in Point Loma) at 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, for the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest. They’ll supply the pumpkins and carving materials (make sure to RSVP to abrady@thepearlsd.com) and you’ll supply the skills. They’ll also offer happy-hour drink specials, including The Pearl Apple Delight, a drink made with cinnamon-infused bourbon and apple cider. As for the prizes, the first-place winner gets a night stay at The Pearl, second place gets tickets to the hotel’s Beer for Breakfast event during San Diego Beer Week and third place gets dinner for two at The Pearl’s bistro. thepearlsd.com.

Culture

Night lights: If your knowledge of Diwali is limited to that episode of The Office (“So put on your saris, it’s time to celebrate Diwali / Everybody looks so jolly / But it’s not Christmas, it’s Diwali”), perhaps it’s time to experience the Indian festival of lights for yourself. From 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 24, in Balboa Park, sample Indian food, watch authentic dance performances and hear traditional tunes, admire the work of talented henna artists and, best of all, at dusk, marvel at what it’s all about: a procession involving more than 1,000 small lamps carried by women dressed in stunning saris. Admission is $10 per person or $15 for families (maximum six people) and can be purchased at the Mingei international Museum, 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. mingei.org

The Village: San Diego’s East Village is just about as happening as the Manhattan neighborhood was back in the 1950s, when all the beatniks were hanging around. Well, that might be an overstatement, but things are looking up. But instead of poets,our version of East Village is filled with contemporary artists and musicians. If you haven’t been to one of the three new galleries on 15th Street, it’s time to get down there and check things out. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, the Machine Shop Gallery (540 15th St., with an entrance in the nearby alleyway) opens Art, Art, Drinks, a group show featuring the works of Zack Ferris, Josue Castro, Dougie Mann, Chris Clements, Kyle Boatwright and Tyson Redenbarger. Boatwright will be doing live art, and DJs will help set the mood. communityspacesd.com