Art San Diego Moves to Balboa Park
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VOLUME 4 ISSUE 18 Aug. 31–Sept. 13, 2012 pg.17 Follow us on Facebook and Twitter Old Town • Mission Hills • Bankers Hill Hillcrest • University Heights • Normal Heights • North Park • South Park • Golden Hill • Kensington • Talmadge ➤➤ NEWS P. 3 Reporting for rose duty Balboa Park’s Rose Garden Corps keeps flowers in bloom all year long By Monica Garske SDUN Reporter North Park’s Boulevard Nights The lush Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden in Balboa Park is known for its award-win- ➤➤ DINING P. 11 ning roses. Behind every beauti- ful bloom, there is a dedicated At last year’s Art San Diego, attendees participated in more than art. This year’s event takes place in Balboa Park. volunteer rosarian cultivating, (Courtesy Art San Diego) trimming and pruning, week in and week out. The vibrant garden, located on Park Boulevard near the San Diego Natural History Museum, is Art San Diego moves to Balboa Park maintained year-round by a group Now in its fourth year, annual art celebration expected to bring over 8,000 attendees of dedicated volunteers known as the “Rose Garden Corps.” By Margie M. Palmer “In addition to changing the venue experienced the show are invited to At the helm of the Balboa Italian eats at Isola SDUN Reporter from the Hilton Bayfront to Balboa come out and get a close-up view of bloom brigade is Dick Streeper, Park, I think one of the most signifi- what the local art scene has to offer. master rosarian and founder of the One of San Diego’s favorite art cant changes we’ve made this year is “This year we have hyper-local memorial garden. Streeper said he ➤➤ THEATER P. 13 fairs has found a new home. From the date change,” Berchtold said. “In artists as well as international exhibi- started the volunteer Rose Garden Sept. 6 – 9, Art San Diego will trans- previous years, Art San Diego took tors,” Berchtold said. “People will be Corps several decades ago to form one of the most pronounced place over Labor Day Weekend, when able to see first hand the strength satisfy his lifelong passion for rose cultural hubs of the city into a living, many people are traveling or away on of the San Diego art scene. We have gardening. breathing “New Art City.” The event, family vacations.” Berchtold said she great artists and museums and “I’ve been interested in roses now four years into existence, boasted hopes holding the event a week later educational institutions. People will for many decades. [My wife and more than 8,000 attendees in 2011. will help bring out more people. get to see [local] galleries exhibiting I] moved to San Diego in 1962, Art San Diego organizer Ann Those familiar with Art San Diego right next to some of the leading and when be bought our house, Berchtold said she believes there is may have a sense of excitement at the we started planting roses in our still plenty of room for it to grow. changes, and those who have not yet see Art, page 21 own garden,” he said. “San Diego is one of the most favorable places to grow roses, so we thought A ‘Mystery’ at ion everybody should enjoy roses in a Hillcrest Business Association focuses on sustainability larger, public space.” ➤➤ MUSIC P. 16 Snooze Eatery receives recognition from City for environmental practices see Rose, page 4 By Anthony King SDUN Editor The Hillcrest Business Asso- ciation presented their quarterly member open house on Wednes- day, Aug. 29, focusing on facilitating a conversation about sustainable business practices in the Uptown The Burning of Rome neighborhood. Hosted by Snooze, An A.M. Eatery at 3940 Fifth Ave., approxi- (l to r) Todd Gloria, Nick Papantonakis and Ana Carvalho (Photo by SDUN) Index mately 60 people were in atten- dance at the meeting, including “We know in San Diego we’ve Davis sits on the House Sustain- Opinion……………...…6 Congressmember Susan Davis and got so many great people that are able Energy and Environmental Briefs…………………7 Councilmember Todd Gloria. Each really working hard on these is- Coalition, a congressional group or- Parenting………………8 spoke, with Davis first to acknowl- sues. We want to be at the cutting ganized to advance national policies edge Snooze’s environmentally edge of this,” Davis said. “I know Volunteer Ernie Andrade Dr. Ink…......……………12 friendly efforts. how hard you are all working.” see HBA, page 14 (Photo by Monica Garske) Classifieds……………18 Calendar………………..20 Fitness.........….……22 Contact Us Editorial/Letters 619-961-1952 [email protected] Advertising 619-961-1958 [email protected] 2 San Diego Uptown News | Aug. 31-Sept. 13, 2012 www.sdcnn.com www.sdcnn.com NEWS San Diego Uptown News | Aug. 31-Sept. 13, 2012 3 New businesses to shine at block party Boulevard Nights highlights art, music, beer and rising businesses on El Cajon Blvd By Monica Garske SDUN Reporter The El Cajon Boulevard Busi- ness Improvement Association (BIA) has paired up with a few new Uptown businesses to host “Bou- levard Nights,” the community- oriented block party coming to El Cajon Boulevarvd on Sept. 14. The second Boulevard Nights will be held from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the south side of the Boulevard, Attendees at the last Boulevard Nights interact in the street. between 30th and Kansas streets. (Courtesy El Cajon Boulevard BIA) BIA marketing director Beryl Forman organized the free event, craft and food vendors, including the tion, roughly 100 ounces of home- One of the 201 historic lights in Talmadge (Courtesy Talmadge MAD) which will be hosted by The Media popular roving MIHO Gastrotruck. made brew to share with judges. Arts Center San Diego, The Home- Perhaps the most exciting thing “We’re happy to take part in has been to provide decorative brewer and the Coffee & Tea Col- on tap, Forman said, is the “Home- this event again. It’s cool to get candlestick lighting throughout the lective. All three are located on the brew Competition,” where avid everyone into the neighborhood to Talmadge lit up community.” 2900 block of El Cajon Boulevard. beer-lovers can show off their skills enjoy the night and have some fun. Uptown neighborhood sees TMAD not only funded Forman said the main objective by presenting their own home- The image of this neighborhood is completion of 10-year project one-third of the project – ap- of Boulevard Nights is to highlight made brews to a group of judges. being revitalized and The Home- proximately $1.2 million – but new, up-and-coming businesses in Forman said approximately 20 brewer is a part of that,” said the By Anthony King also did the initial research, which the area. The community gather- to 30 home brewers are already set store’s representative. SDUN Editor included identifying and locat- ing, she said, will feature work to participate in the competition. With the beer contest and other ing the company that made the from local artists and filmmakers, Those who want to enter the contest, fun features set, Forman said she is Talmadge residents christened original streetlights in the 1920s. as well as artisan-roasted coffee or judge and taste the homemade hoping for a massive turnout at the 201 historic, candlestick street- Discovering the pole and lighting- and home-brewed beer courtesy concoctions, can pay $5 to do so. neighborhood block party. lights in a celebration that marked fixture designs were still available, of the Coffee & Tea Collective and The Homebrew Competition “Last time we had people hav- the end of a 10-year project, which TMAD then found a light fixture brewing supply store, The Home- went over so well during the first ing a great time, spilling out all was spearheaded both by commu- that would maintain the historic brewer, respectively. Boulevard Nights earlier this year, over El Cajon Boulevard. I wish nity members and the Talmadge character while integrating more “We’re really trying to showcase Forman said organizers had to the street could be that busy all the Maintenance Assessment District. contemporary, energy-saving the growth of these little business bring it back for a second round. time,” she said. “The Boulevard The Aug. 18 celebration was held lighting methods. clusters on El Cajon Boulevard. A representative from The is so wide, so it’s nice to draw at the intersection of 49th and The lights and fixtures were There are some good changes Homebrewer said that for this attention to these little clusters Lucille streets from 6 – 8:30 p.m. installed along the eastern and taking place on the Boulevard, and event, participants must brew their of local, thriving businesses. We “The Talmadge Maintenance northern sections of Talmadge, new businesses are something to homemade beer using an ingredi- want people to realize that El Cajon Assessment District (TMAD) is matching the existing decorative celebrate,” Forman said. ent they have never used before, Boulevard is transforming. It’s very excited about the comple- lighting in the western section of The jam-packed event on the such as a new type of grain, base becoming better than ever.” tion of a long-term lighting project the neighborhood. newly-dubbed “West End” of El malt or yeast. For more information about for our community,” said TMAD Community member George Cajon Boulevard will include a live Participants should bring either Boulevard Nights, or to be a part board member Debbie Sanders in Diefenthal, who was heavily DJ – for a little “dancing on the Bou- eight 12-ounce bottles or four of the brew contest, visit theboule- a press release.