Watch the Inspiration of OkCello at the Music of Making Music!
Okorie Johnson is an American cellist-songwriter who performs under the moniker OkCello. His artistry integrates cello performance, live-sound-looping, improvisation, and storytelling - all culminating in original compositions that collide classical with jazz, EDM, reggae, and funk. OkCello is inspired by the exploration of African Diasporic melodies and narratives and their intersection with people’s perceptions and assumptions about the classical and European nature of the cello. As well, his work with improvisation attempts to embody the phenomenon of wordless prayer. Over his career, Okorie has had the opportunity to perform and/or record with India.Arie, De La Soul, and Big Boi of...
Celebrate Summer at the Annual OB Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off!
Celebrate the 44th Annual Ocean Beach Street Fair & Chili Cook-Off Festival offering eclectic fun in the sun for all ages from Saturday, June 22! The free event includes three stages of continuous music, two community mural projects, Artist Alley featuring local artisans and crafters, food and merchandise vendors, a Seaside Family Fun Zone, Chili Cook-Off, and more. Join more than 50,000 visitors from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the 4800 – 5000 blocks of Newport Avenue for savory noshes, art, beachfront entertainment, and shopping.The chili competition features tastings from amateur entrants competing for the titles of Hottest Chili,...
Experience A Taste Of Japan Through Summer Camps at Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum!
Japanese Friendship Garden 2215 Pan American Road. E, , San Diego
Kids in Grades 1-8 are invited to Summer Camp at the Japanese Friendship Garden an Museum in Balboa Park! Grades 1 & 2 are set for June 24-28; Grades 3-5 run June 24-28 and Grades 6-8 will have camp July 8-12. Sessions are half-days and topics include Calligraphy, Taiko (art of Japanese drumming), Koto (Japanese harp), Ikebana (create a work of art using flowers, leaves and branches), Yukata Dressing (sometimes described as yukata kimono, a type of summer kimono) and more. Registration for each grade level group is first come first serve. View the schedule and here.
Don’t Miss the Brows, Botox & Buns Event at Brazilia Skin Care & Waxing Spa!
New patients will love the Brows, Botox & Buns event June 24 at Brazilia Skin Care & Waxing Spa, a premier one-stop shop, where expertise meets luxury for all your beauty needs. Established more than 25 years ago, Brazilia offers a comprehensive range of services for men and women. Enjoy customized facials and skincare, full body waxing, the 15-minute Brazilian wax, body bronzing for a sun-kissed look, lash treatments and more. Guests experience a relaxed atmosphere as skilled estheticians assess individual skincare needs and employ premium products and methods, leaving skin glowing and revitalized. Set up an appointment at any...
Jazz Jam at the Gaslamp’s Most Exclusive Speakeasy, Prohibition!
Prohibition San Diego, CA
Jazz Jam at the Gaslamp's Most Exclusive Speakeasy, Prohibition every 2nd and 4th Monnday!Love glamour and Gatsby? Sneak over to the Gaslamp’s most exclusive speakeasy, Prohibition, for an evening of immersion into the world of F. Scott Fitzgerald and beyond. Located behind a covert entrance in downtown San Diego on 5th Avenue (ask Eddie O’Hare, Esquire for directions), this intimate 1920s-themed nightclub is the perfect escape. Featuring a wide array of delicious craft cocktails made with artistic execution, Prohibition features live jazz and blues music and an excuse to pull on the 1920s attire to kick off the weekend. Street...
Celebrate the Power of Music at La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest!
Every summer the world’s finest classical musicians gather in Southern California for La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest, a celebration of chamber music led by Music Director Inon Barnatan with four weeks of concerts and more than 50 free wraparound learning and engagement events. With the captivating theme of “Inside Stories,” attendees of this year’s festival will be transported into the heart of musical narratives that span the spectrum of life itself—stories of resilience, heartbreak, love, scandal, and triumph. GRAMMY Award-winning British composer Thomas Adès returns to the festival as 2024’s Summerfest Composer-in-Residence. Celebrated musicians such as Augustin Hadelich, Joyce Yang,...
Sing & Dance Like Nobody’s Watching With ABBA-MANIA At The Moonlight!
Moonlight Amphitheatre 1200 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista, CA
The Moonlight Presents. ABBA-MANIA, the only production to perform for Mamma Mia, is an all-Canadian cast and is the world’s number one tribute to ABBA. With authentic costumes, concert lighting, sound and an amazing live band of studio musicians and singers, ABBA-MANIA takes you back to that pop disco era and performs all the hits of ABBA note for note, chord for chord exactly as the original recordings. Purchase Tickets Here!
Don’t Miss Chicago Hits LIVE! Featuring Jason Scheff, Lead Vocalist of Chicago at The Moonlight!
Moonlight presents the chart-topping hits with lead vocalist of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted band Chicago. The band has recorded 37 albums, sold over 100,000,000 records and are one of the longest running and best selling music groups of all time. Jason Scheff joined the multi-platimun band in 1985 replacing Peter Cetera. Scheff’s lead vocals debuted on the 1986 single “25 or 6 to 4”, a remake of the band’s 1970 hit. Scheff followed up with “Will You Still Love Me”, and has sing Chicago’s live classic hits since the 80’s. Chicago Nights features Chicago hits such...
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Celebrate the Opening of the Conrad Prebys 2024 Summer Season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park!
ARTISTS AND REPERTOIRE Gemma New, conductor Olga Kern, piano John ADAMS: Short Ride in a Fast Machine RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30 COPLAND: "Four Dance Episodes" from Rodeo RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Capriccio espagnole, Op. 34 ABOUT Celebrate the opening of the Conrad Prebys 2024 Summer Season at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra, conductor Gemma New and pianist Olga Kern. The concert features Kern performing the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3, as well as Copland’s Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo (including the well-known “Hoe-down” movement) and Rimsky-Korsakov's fiery Capriccio espagnol, which is based on Spanish folk melodies. Tickets