ARTS NEWS
San Diego Opera Engages Military Community in Presentation of New Opera ‘Soldier Songs’
Expanding San Diego Opera’s mission beyond the confines of the opera house has been a primary goal of General Director David Bennett and his current board of directors. At a press conference this week (September 21) aboard the U.S.S. Midway, Bennett announced a number of community partnerships with local veterans organizations that will unfold in…
Read MoreMulti-disciplined Bill Shannon Brings Street Dance Experience to ‘Trolley Dances 2016’
Bill Shannon glides through traffic on a skateboard like a slalom skier…
Read MoreTradition Duels the Avant-Garde: American Art from a Northwest Collection
To be avant-garde or not to be—that is the question examined in concurrent exhibitions exploring late 19th-century American artworks bearing the whips and scorns of time. Assembled by the Timken Museum of Art’s new Curatorial Director Derrick Cartwright, a two-part exhibition mindfully rubs conservative art against a new tide of natural shocks. As organized, such…
Read MorePipa Virtuoso Wu Man Appears at Hillcrest Landmark Theater with New Documentary on the Silk Road Ensemble
Movie-goers at Saturday’s (July 9) Landmark Hillcrest 7:00 p.m. screening of the recently released documentary “Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble” received an unexpected bonus with the appearance of Chinese virtuoso Wu Man . . .,
Read MoreSan Diego Celebrates Shakespeare Through July 7
The Central Library and The Old Globe team up to make June a month of Shakespeare in San Diego…
Read MoreNaughty, Traditions, and Wood: A 2-part Review of “2015 San Diego Art Prize Exhibition”
Part 1 of 2 Voyeurism—intense looking—and insurrection are key ingredients that succeed in the current “2015 San Diego Art Prize” exhibition at La Jolla’s Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. The awardees of the 2015 San Diego Visual Arts Network’s (SDVAN) arts prize were Wendy Maruyama and Roy McMakin, who are both artists/furniture makers. Maruyama’s work…
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