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Iconic Images
This month, La Jolla's Morrison Hotel Gallery is hosting an intriguing display of a legendary photographer's work. Baron Wolman, The Rolling Stone Years will feature works by Baron Wolman, Rolling Stone Magazine's first chief photographer. During his career with Rolling Stone from 1967-1970, Wolman captured images of some of the most prolific rock and roll musicians of the era including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Pink Floyd, and many more. His raw images depict the times as they were and musicians doing what they loved. Wolman will be present on the opening night, July 29 from 6-9pm, and the exhibition will continue through August 27. (858/551-0835, www.morrisonhotelgallery.com) - Kaila Lee
Maloof At Mingei
Woodworker Sam Maloof crafts some of the most harmonious and serene furniture imaginable. Exquisite wood grains are revealed in smoothly- and masterfully-fashioned chairs, tables, and music stands. That Maloof received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship, fondly referred to as the "genius" grant, will surprise no one who takes the time to see the retrospective of his work being exhibited at Mingei International Museum in Balboa Park through October 15 of this year. (619/239-0003, www.mingei.org)
- Darlene G. Davies
Warhol Comes To San Diego
Don't miss Andy Warhol's Dream America at the San Diego Museum of Art. The exhibition contains more than 100 prints of what have come to be iconic images. Marilyn Monroe, John Wayne, Campbell's Soup cans, Mao Zedong, Mick Jagger - you get the idea. The portraits, in varying colors and in series, evoke a sense of watching movies. The images change as the eye moves across the pictures, each frame revealing something different about the subject. Warhol was the product of a glorious advertising age, a commercial arts baby who experimented with the silkscreen process and created his own signature look. His take on the 1960s and '70s was right on the mark. He loved America's instant culture mentality and it loved him. The show continues through September 10. (619/232-7931, www.sdmart.org)
- Darlene G. Davies
Dutch Master
Innate attention to detail and incredible perfectionism is only the beginning when describing this local artist. Rene Wagemakers, originally from The Netherlands with an extensive painting background, has been focusing on oils for the past ten years. By meeting his subjects prior to composing his pieces, he is able to get a feel of the individual, enabling him to determine which details to include in his work. "Portraits are my passion," states Wagemakers, who enjoys the challenge of relaying personality through individual elements. His portraits come alive through his use of color and are so realistic they have been mistaken for photographs. (760/420-4789, www.reneportraits.com) - Alanna Trimble
CenterLight Gallery Opens In Birdrock
Los Angeles artist, Irene Carranza, and native La Jolla artist, Maria Repke, recently opened the CenterLight Gallery in the Birdrock district of La Jolla. The gallery features works by the two painters, as well as other internationally renowned artists. Carranza's works celebrate femininity, beauty, and strength, which she combines with inventive surrealist settings. Her works have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and she has completed commissions for the San Antonio Winery, Mitsubishi Motors, and Nordstrom, among others. Repke produces still lifes of exceptional realism, yet conveys a sense of her own artistic voice in every piece. With a modern sense of style and color, her work uses natural lighting and themes that evoke harmony and balance.
"Birdrock is home to a burgeoning art movement," says Carranza. "This is the place to be for independent artists and we want to be on the ground floor of what is going to be an important regional art scene." (858/456-8188, www.centerlightgallery.com) - Alicia Garcia
Jazz it Up
Four Seasons Resort Aviara's Summer Jazz Concert Series, Jazz on the Green, once again takes place Friday nights from 6-8pm, July 7-28. The series showcases the world's hottest jazz artists in the casual surroundings of the resort's new Tennis/Recreation Center. "Our concert series has grown into a unique summer event that is highly anticipated by our guests and San Diegans alike," says general manager Robert Cima. "All of us here at Four Seasons are looking forward to seeing these artists in this new, one-of-a-kind venue." The intimate setting includes theater-style seating, as well as seating around small cocktail tables. Dining options include a choice of five themed appetizer stations; antipasto/cheese sampler, seafood, grilled, carving station, and a dessert sampler. Featured artists include Peter White, Mindi Abair, Rick Braun, and Hiroshima. The series kicks off with smooth jazz guitarist, Peter White.
(760/603-6800, www.fourseasons.com/aviara) - Alicia Garcia
Culture Calendar
July
Ongoing: Ocean Oasis
This giant-screen film takes viewers on a fascinating journey into Mexico's Sea of Cort?s and the Baja California desert. Winner of the Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival and the International Wildscreen Film Festival. San Diego Natural History Museum. (619/232-3821, www.sdnhm.org)
Thru 7/6: Black And White
Sharp Gallery presents a group exhibition of multimedia fine art in shades of black and white that includes works in pencil, ink, oil, acrylic, photography, glass, ceramic, and mixed media. (619/546-9546, www.sharpgallery.net)
Thru 7/9: Christmas On Mars
By Harry Kondoleon and directed by Kristen Brandt, this production exhibits a strange, twisted, and self-serving assortment of characters trying to live together while their hidden agendas collide. The Old Globe's Cassius Carter Centre Stage. (619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
Thru 7/9: Zhivago
Extended for two more weeks - La Jolla Playhouse presents the world premiere of a sweeping musical adaptation of Boris Pasternak's epic novel Doctor Zhivago. Mandell Weiss Theatre. (858/550-1010, www.lajollaplayhouse.com)
Thru 7/10: Landscapes Of The Spirit
The Ordover Gallery presents contemplative nature photography created by William Neill at the San Diego Natural History Museum. In addition to imagery by Neill, the fine-art photography of Bill Evarts, Abe Ordover, Tom O. Scott and Melissa Teller will also be shown. Wall pieces by glass artist Dick Ditore and the sculpture of Jeffery Laudenslager will also be featured. The exhibition is the fourth show in the eight-show series Visions of the Natural World through the Lens of the Masters. (619/232-3821, www.sdnhm.org)
Thru 7/16: Beyond The Visible: Works By Abe Ordover And Will Gibson
New photographic artworks by Abe Ordover and Will Gibson will be on exhibition at the Ordover Project. Ordover, a photographic artist and owner of the Ordover Gallery, will be exhibiting new abstract imagery from his Yellowstone series - a remarkably different and impressionistic look at the color and natural patterns of Yellowstone landscapes. Gibson will be showing images created in San Diego County and neighboring counties, as well as work shot around the country. (858/720-1121, www.ordoverproject.com)
Thru 7/23: Amadeus
Lamb's Players Theatre presents a modern classic by Peter Shaffer, directed by Kerry Meads.
(619/437-0600, www.lambsplayers.org)
Thru 7/23: Plein Air Eleven
The annual plein air landscape show returns to Santa Ysabel Art Gallery, featuring over a dozen painters. Admission is free. (760/765-1676)
Thru 7/23: Mother Courage
La Jolla Playhouse presents a classic drama by Bertolt Brecht and directed by Lisa Peterson. Mandel Weiss Forum. (858/550-1010, www.lajollaplayhouse.com)
Thru 7/29: Mauro Staccioli Exhibition
Internationally renowned, minimalist sculptor Mauro Staccioli will exhibit drawings and small sculptures. His work may look familiar to anyone who has been in La Jolla or Leucadia lately - his large, environmental works stand their ground on Leucadia Blvd., at the Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla, and on the fa?ade of the Lapiz building (Bo Danica) in La Jolla Village. The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library.
(858/454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org)
Thru 7/30: Collected Stories
North Coast Repertory Theatre presents a tale of mentor and student that is clever, moving, funny, frank, and revealing. (858/481-1055, www.northcoastrep.org)
Thru 8/5: Exhibition Featuring The Paintings Of Hugo Salinas,
Christopher Blaikie and Distinction Victoria Huckins
Distinction Artist Studios and Gallery presents an exhibition featuring the paintings of Hugo Salinas, Christopher Blaikie and Victoria Huckins. Born in Mexico City, Salinas studied architecture at the Tecnologico de Monterray after which he had the opportunity to design various buildings, factories, and residential homes. Christopher Blaikie works in mostly acrylic, painting abstract works, but also experiments with figures and has recently been incorporating venetian plaster into his works. Victoria Estacio Huckins is a local mixed media artist whose work has been included in many significant exhibitions and collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art and Nine-Ten in La Jolla.
(760/781-5779, www.distinctionart.com)
Thru 9/29: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Directed by Darko Tresnjak and playing at outdoors at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre, one of Shakespeare's most beloved comedies evokes a world of wonder, magic, chaos, and romance come together. (619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
Thru 9/30: Titus Andronicus
The Old Globe presents the single most popular play in Shakespeare's theatre during his lifetime - today considered one of his bloodiest. Outdoors at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. (619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
Thru 10/1: Othello
Written at the height of Shakespeare's creativity, Othello explores the tragedy of a love destroyed by jealousy. Outdoors at the Lowell Davies Festival Theatre. (619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
Thru 11/30: Vikings: Journey To New Worlds
This cinematic portrait of the Vikings explores their historical and cultural impact, as well as their technological and scientific achievements. San Diego Natural History Museum. (619/232-3821, www.sdnhm.org)
Thru 1/1/07: Dinosaurs: Reel & Robotic
This exhibit showcases the world's largest collection of original movie posters, models, and memorabilia, an interactive animation studio, a dino dig box, and giant robotic dinosaurs. San Diego Natural History Museum. (619/232-3821, www.sdnhm.org)
7/2: The Corvelles
Presented by La Jolla Concerts By The Sea at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. (www.ljconcertsbythesea.org)
7/4-23: ARTspiration
Selected members of the La Jolla Art Association present the opening of their show, ARTspiration, at the Village Gallery. Julie Bishop, Jeffrey R. Brosbe, Marilyn Callipari, Joan Everds, Katherine Keeling, Susan Niamir, Gregory Reade, and Bonnie Woods showcase fine art photography; abstract, impressionist, and representational painting; and contemporary realism bronze sculpture. The public is invited to an artists' reception on Sunday, July 9 from 4-7 p.m. (858/459-1186)
7/5: Rob Thomas, Jewel with Toby Lightman
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
7/9: FM949 Presents Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum founders Dave Pirner and Dan Murphy return with The Silver Lining, their first new studio release since 1998's Candy From A Stranger. The Belly Up. (858/481-8140, www.bellyup.com)
7/9: Charles McPherson Quartet
Charles McPherson makes his long-awaited return to the Athenaeum with a quartet featuring Rob Schneiderman on piano, Jeff Littleton on bass, and drums tba. A longtime San Diego resident, McPherson is frequently featured on Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center series, and actively tours top jazz venues and festivals worldwide. The Athenaeum'sJoan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room.
(858/454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org)
7/9, 16, 23, 30: Athenaeum Summer Festival 2006
Gustavo Romero will perform the great piano works of Robert Schumann. The festival has become a tradition over the past eight years, with Romero performing, from memory, works of a specific composer to full houses at The Neurosciences Institute. (858/454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org)
7/11-16: Rent
Broadway/San Diego presents Rent at San Diego Civic Theatre. Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about being young, learning to survive in the city, falling in love, finding your voice, and living for today. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
7/15-8/20: The Sisters Rosenweig
Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein's hilarious Broadway comedy is an insightful look at three unique sisters. The Old Globe Theatre.
(619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
7/16: Benny Hollman's Charger's Party Band
Presented by La Jolla Concerts By The Sea at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. (www.ljconcertsbythesea.org)
7/20-23: Comic-Con International
The San Diego Convention Center welcomes Comic-Con International 2006, which will again offer an incredible array of special guests from the worlds of comics, science fiction, and fantasy.
(619/491-2475, www.comic-con.org)
7/20-8/13: Habitats: Photographic Artwork By Peter Fay And Donna Cosentino
The Ordover Project will feature the fine art photography of local photographers Peter Fay and Donna Cosentino. Fay will be exhibiting images taken around the world of various habitats utilized by mankind (both ancient and modern) including structures, dwellings, and ceremonial places where man has worked, congregated, worshiped, and found shelter. Cosentino will be exhibiting black and white hand-printed silver gelatin photographs of San Diego County and areas such as Death Valley and Owens Valley.
(858/720-1121, www.ordoverproject.com)
7/21-8/9: Hip Hop Is Everywhere
Eveoke Dance Theatre introduces a performance created and choreographed by Anthony Rodriquez with artistic director Gina Angelique and company dancer Yvonne Hernandez. Hip Hop Is Everywhere celebrates the value and transformative power of our rich and meaningful urban culture, while also showing a face of hip-hop little seen in mainstream commercial hype - one that illuminates hip-hop's true capacity to influence catharsis. (619/238-1153, www.eveoke.org)
7/22: Origenes De Mi Tierra Expressions of Mexico Gallery
Opening reception will take place on Saturday, July 22. (619/232-1699)
7/22: Marileigh Schulte And Friends Summer Soiree
The Randall M. Hasson Gallery presents Marileigh Schulte and Friends Summer Soiree, featuring several local fine artists presenting new original oils. 5-9 pm at the gallery. (858/792-0902, www.randallmhasson.com)
7/23: Angels & Airwaves, Taking Back Sunday With Head Automatica And The Subways
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
7/24: An Evening With Steely Dan
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
7/26-8/6: Wicked
Broadway/San Diego presents Wicked, a new musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz that depicts the remarkable odyssey of two girls in Oz long before Dorothy drops in, and how these unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good Witch. San Diego Civic Theatre. (619/570-1100, www.broadwaysd.com)
7/27: Santana With Anthony Hamilton
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
7/30: Big Time Operator
Presented by La Jolla Concerts By The Sea at Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. (www.ljconcertsbythesea.org)
August
8/1-31: Artwork Reflecting Coastal Community Living At Off Track Gallery
The lobby of Off Track Gallery will feature art that reflects coastal community living - classic cars, surfing, and coastal life in general. (760/942-3636, www.offtrackgallery.com)
8/3-20: La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 20th Anniversary
This year's anniversary season of SummerFest will feature 15 performances in three different venues located throughout San Diego and will include some of the festival's favorite artists from the past as well as some up-and-coming young performers. The festival will also feature four newly-commissioned works, three world premieres, and two West Coast premieres. (619/533-7973, www.lajollamusicsociety.org)
8/5-9/10: Lincolnesque
A touching and funny new play about the bond of family and the ruthlessness of American politics. The Old Globe's Cassius Carter Center Stage. (619/234-5623, www.theoldglobe.org)
8/11-9/17: Rehearsal For Murder
By D.D. Brookes from the teleplay by Richard Levinson and William Link;
directed by Robert Smyth. Lamb's Players Theatre. (619/437-0600, www.lambsplayers.org)
8/13: Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals With Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
8/16: Los Lonely Boys
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
8/17: A-List At The Athenaeum
Art lovers can enjoy the variety of work on view during the 15th Annual Juried Exhibition, and mingle with the artists. Rock pianist Randi Driscoll will entertain with her unique flair. Complimentary cocktails and hors d'oeuvres. The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. A-List and upper-category Athenaeum Members are free, non-members pay $10. (858/454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org)
September
9/10: Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild's 6th Annual Art Fair
Over 100 artist's booths, art demonstrations, door prizes, entertainment, food and drinks, and fun await at the annual Rancho Santa Fe Art Fair. Reservations for booths are still being taken in person.
(858/759-3545, www.ranchosantafeartguild.org)
9/13: Bonnie Raitt With Keb' Mo'
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
9/23: Pepe Aguilar
Viejas Concerts at Bayside. (619/220-TIXS, www.ticketmaster.com)
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