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Fashion meets fashionable La Jolla: The La Jolla Fashion Film Festival will lay down its red carpet on July 26 and 27.
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival gearing up for another successful year
The time is coming when La Jolla will once again give a nod to its Hollywood neighbors up north with its own brand of glitz and red-carpet glamour. Though it’s still a couple months away, plans are...
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Moves from another world: Members of the Odissi Dance School perform traditional Indian dances during the Center for World Music Festival. Below, Chita Avrind performs an ancient Indian dance. Photos by DON BALCH
World music moves through La Jolla
The Center for World Music celebrated its 50th anniversary with an international music and dance festival at Scripps Park on May 11. The celebration featured arts traditions from Asia, Africa, Lati...
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What’s in a name?
If you’ve driven by the Costa Verde Shopping Center, near UTC, in La Jolla in the last month, you’ve possibly noticed the change. Roy’s Restaurant has been renamed. It is now called Roy Yamaguchi’s...
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Surfers line up boards for Survivor Beach. Photo by Don Balch
Events about town
• Author Beth Hoffman will visit Warwick’s on June 4 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss and sign copies of her latest book, “Looking for Me.” The novel tells the story of a woman putting the pieces of her fam...
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Arts Briefs
Madison Gallery will present artist Hunt Slonem with his first solo exhibition in San Diego, “Butterflies & Rebirth,” with a reception on June 8 from 6 to 9 p.m. Slonem’s work focuses on exotic bir...
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MUSICAL LEGEND San Diego’s jazz community will align for a special 81st birthday tribute to musical icon Joe Marillo. Courtesy photo
Balkanfest 2013, cover-band heaven and jazz icon Joe Marillo
Café-Bar Europa continues its celebration of world music with Balkanfest 2013. The event is set to take place from May 24-27. Featuring performers from — and inspired by — traditional music of the ...
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• Johnny V Vernazza: 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 1 at the Kona Kai Resort, 1551 Shelter Island Drive. www.resortkonakai.com.
Must Hear
Lots of blues guitarists call San Diego home, but only one has mastered the Billboard charts. Johnny V. Vernazza, a member of legendary combo The Elvin Bishop Group, hit No. 4 on the Billboard char...
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Cliff Robertson is honored as La Jolla High's homecoming football game grand marshal at Edwards Stadium a few years ago. He graduated from La Jolla High School in 1941. DON BALCH
Former colleague plans documentary on Cliff Robertson
When Steve Thompson, who for years worked as a publicist in the manufacturing sector, decided to give a career in the film industry a try, he never expected where he would end up. When Thompson le...
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Together since 2002, the lineup of guitarist Frank Sanchez, keyboardist Bruce Walker, drummer Michael Aguilar and bassist Frank Cicero, with singer Angel Phipps make up West of 5, which performs at Humphreys Backstage Lounge on May 30. Courtesy photo

LIVE MUSIC: West of 5 to take stage May 30 at Humphreys

While it’s often perceived that performing in a cover band is taking the easy way out for a musician, nothing could be further from the truth. From exacting fans who want to hear every note in pla...
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The Frequency Film Festival “Films From Around The World,” is back from May 23-25, 27, 30-31 and June 1, 4-8 at The Ocean Beach Playhouse, 4944 Newport Ave.
OB Film Festival returns for free engagement
The free Ocean Beach Film Festival has returned. The Frequency Film Festival “Films From Around The World,” is back from May 23-25, 27, 30-31 and June 1, 4-8 at The Ocean Beach Playhouse. There ...
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The Richard James Trio
Music calendar, May 10-23
MUST HEAR There is likely no finer location in San Diego to take in an evening of piano-led jazz than Eddie V’s. Boasting a nightly schedule of some of San Diego’s top players, Eddie V’s will be ...
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Mission Bay High students perform during a previous “Jazz on the Green” event, set for Saturday, May 18 this year. Courtesy photo
‘Jazz on the Green’ to thrill listeners, raise funding
Recognized on both a local and national level, it’s no secret that Mission Bay High School’s music program is one of San Diego’s treasures. Generations of musicians have honed their skills at the ...
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Sara Groban will compete in a battle of the bands at Brick by Brick on May 16. Courtesy photo by Frank Rodrick
LIVE MUSIC: Girl music power, prime blues and a CD-release weekend party
Does the world need another girl with a guitar? The answer is yes, at least when it comes to a talent like Sara Groban. Appearing at Brick by Brick on May 16 as part of a battle of the bands, Groba...
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Guitarist Johnny “V” Vernazza will play at Gator by the Bay at Spanish Landing Park from May 10–12. Courtesy photo by Sandra Castillo
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A little taste of New Orleans comes to San Diego via the 12th annual Gator by The Bay Festival, taking place May 10-12 at Spanish Landing Park. The celebration of Crescent City culture is expected ...
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Must Go
The Old Mission Beach Athletic Club will, for the first time in two years, present its OMBAC Beach MusicFest on May 11 at Mariner’s Point in Mission Bay Park from 2 to 8 p.m. Included in the music ...
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