The Collector, Dynamic: Blue Note After Rivera and Blurred Borders Dance Festival

Our top three picks of San Diego events this week

Iain Gunn and Bridget Rountree have been doing experimental adult puppet theater in San Diego since 2005, and now they’re wondering how far audiences here are willing to go.

Wednesday, May 16,2012
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North Park Festival of the Arts, The Love of Beer and Strawberry Jam

Our top three picks of San Diego events this week

North Park gives good art. From its majestic (in the eye of some beholders) water tower to its charming Craftsmans to the Hillcrest / North Park Georgia Street bridge dividing line—there’s a lot to capture on canvas.

Wednesday, May 9,2012
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San Diego Surf Film Festival, Gator by the Bay Festival and Last Night on Earth: a Radio Play

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The organizers of the San Diego Surf Film Festival set out this year separate it from all the other, similar festivals around the globe.

Wednesday, May 2,2012
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youTurn Contemporary Arts, Liquid Capture and Art of Elan

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There are countless emerging artists in San Diego trying to find a place to show their work.

Wednesday, April 25,2012
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Cirque du Soleil's Totem, Early Evening @ Mingei and the San Diego Native Garden Tour

Our top three picks of San Diego events this week

When Cirque du Soleil rolls into town, one of the first things they do is push up the big top. It’s quite a sight as almost everyone on staff pitches in—artists, technicians, hired local labor and even office lackeys—raising the roof with good old-fashioned manpower.

Wednesday, April 18,2012
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Adams Avenue Unplugged, Baldwin New Play Festival and Earth Day Trivia Challenge

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The long-running Adams Avenue Roots Festival is going to be a little different this year. In fact, it’s not going to be the Roots Festival at all.

Wednesday, April 11,2012
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COLLIDE at Community @ Carnegie, Tribute to Ray Charles and Art Alive

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When real-estate pros really want to impress potential buyers with a piece of property, they typically hire a home-staging company and give the place a cozy, lived-in vibe. Not Greg Strangman of L.W.P. Group, Inc., the developer behind The Pearl Hotel, Onyx and other local hotspots.

Wednesday, April 4,2012
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CityBeat Festival of Beers, Flawless Finish Fetish and Jane Lui

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Germany might have Oktoberfest, but San Diego has the CityBeat Festival of Beers. On Saturday, April 7, more than 40 breweries will take part.

Wednesday, March 28,2012
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Shades of Poe, a Bicycle Summit and a 24-person vocal ensemble

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The Poe goings-on include film screenings (two Roger Corman-directed classics) and talks about Poe’s influence on language and modern-day horror stories.

Wednesday, March 21,2012
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Poetry & Art Series, My Little Art Show and TNT

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Poet Ilya Kaminsky has a unique vocal delivery, presumably attributable, in part, to the fact that he’s hard of hearing and Russian.