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In addition, La Jolla’s Tor- on foundation-funded teachers. rey Pines Elementary School Board members voted to form a VILLAGE NEWS | PAUL HANSEN (TPES) and other schools use the committee that included represen- SCHOLARS funds to hire support teachers in SEE Page 4 an effort to reduce class sizes. PARENT, & CENTS University City High School senior Sugi Min plays vio- lin in the band (above) before the June 12 gradua- tion ceremony at the school’s outdoor stadium. HOORAY FOR NEW MUSIC A senior waves to the crowd (right) while walking onto the field prior to the Athenaeum hosts soundOn fest ceremony. School board trustee John Lee Evans BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | VILLAGE NEWS was the presenter. Hooray for new music and hooray to the Athenaeum Music and Arts Library for hosting the third annual soundOn Festival of Modern Music, produced in con- junction with San Diego New Music. The festival takes place Festival of the Arts spreads its wares today, June 18, through Saturday, June 20, at the Athenaeum, 1008 BY ALYSSA RAMOS | VILLAGE NEWS medium. The group includes years, according to Holden. Wall St., which for three days first-time festival participant She then started creating becomes a hot bed of what’s new. The 23rd annual La Jolla Liliana Mai. sculptural jewelry. Why are people still frightened Festival of the Arts makes its “Mai has always held a pas- “Compulsive passion drives when they hear the words “new” annual visit to La Jolla this sion for the arts but only my very labor-intensive cre- and “music” in close juxtaposition? weekend, Saturday and Sun- began sharing her talent with ations to handneedle-weave We asked composer/performer The Athenaeum’s third annual day, June 20 and 21, from 9 the public three years ago,” one bead at a time to make Christopher Adler, a co-founder of soundOn Festival of Modern Music is a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Universi- said Melissa Holden of unique personal adornments,” soundOn, pianist and composer-in- June 18-20 at 1008 Wall St. ty of California, San Diego at SpearHall Advertising & PR, Darwall said, in a press residence with NOISE, San Diego Genesee Avenue and Campus which is coordinating media release. New Music’s resident ensemble, Music Society for their interest in Point Drive. coverage for the event. “Mai While Mai and Darwall will and a professor of music at Univer- and programming of new music. The Torrey Pines Kiwanis works mainly with oil and debut their various talents sity of San Diego. “SoundON is one of the only fes- Foundation continues to spon- acrylic paints, graphite pencils during this year’s festival, hus- “Those two words got a bad tivals of chamber music entirely sor the arts extravaganza, and colored pencils.” band and wife team Ken and name that’s not justified,” Adler dedicated to music that’s being donating proceeds from the Mai — a Vietnamese immi- Ingrid Hanson return to the said. written today,” he said. “Our main event to 35 different charities grant — will join chalk artists festival for the third year, “There’s quite a bit of new music interest is to support younger com- that benefit San Diegans with during the weekend’s festival. showcasing their talent: hand- going on here in San Diego,” he posers, the work of more estab- disabilities. Mary Darwall will debut blown glass. added, mentioning his own univer- lished composers whose works This year’s festival features ocean- and desert-inspired “The two met at San Fran- sity, University of California, San aren’t heard in other venues, and Calle Color, a collaboration of jewelry during La Jolla Festi- cisco State University in 1992 Diego (UCSD) and San Diego State, to keep the living branch of the about 200 American and Mex- val of the Arts this year. Dar- and have been blowing glass then giving credit to Steven Schick classical tradition alive by promot- ican street artists, or “madon- wall taught special education together since,” Holden said. and second grade for about 30 of La Jolla Symphony and La Jolla SEENEW MUSIC, Page 8 nari,” using chalk as their SEEFESTIVAL, Page 4 THURSDAY · JUNE 18, 2009 2 LA JOLLA VILLAGE NEWS NEWS A WEEK ahead Around Town, 10 a.m., Brick and Tequila Talk with Cecilia Romero Who calls the shots over Bell, 928 Silverado St., potential Castillo speaking on Bilateral new members welcome, 490- Migration Policies at UCSD’s Insti- — Due to space restrictions, list- 0086 tute of the Americas, 453-5560 ings for ongoing events in La Jolla • A World of Wellness, tips on • La Jolla Town Council Parks and our many different selves? are suspended this week. exercise and injury prevention, beaches Committee meeting, 4 10:15-11:45 a.m., JCC, 4126 p.m., LJ Rec. Center, 615 Prospect 18 Thursday Executive Dr., $2.50, 362-1141 St., 552-1658 We are all composed of a variety • First Friday Art Walk meeting, 9 • Spring recital, students form Key • Lipinsky Family San Diego Jew- of selves. We have a parent self, a a.m., Derissi Gallery, 1237 of Blue Music, pop, jazz, classical, ish Arts Festival: 9th annual child self, a spouse self, a worker Prospect St., 551-1122 Broadway, 7 p.m., La Jolla klezmer summit, 7:30 p.m., self, a leisure self, a friend self and • San Diego Blood Bank bloodmo- Lutheran Church, 7111 La Jolla Lyceum Stage at Horton Plaza, now a senior-citizen self, and in bile, 9-11:30 a.m., Nobel Execu- Blvd., free, 366-8902 (6120) 544-1000 each of these selves, there are tive Center parking lot, 3655 angry ones, compassionate ones, Nobel Dr., (800) 4MY-SDBB 20 Saturday 23 Tuesday competitive, frightened, self- • soundOn Festival of Modern • La Jolla Festival of the Arts, oils, • Deadline for entries for 18th assured and shy ones. Some selves permeate all the Music, The NOISE Ensemble, watercolors, serigraphs, jewelry annual Athenaeum Juried Exhi- I started thinking about all my other selves — like some people guests, also June 19 and 20, noon- by nearly 200 artists, 9 a.m.-5 bition, 454-5872 own selves when I began a new are uniformly compassionate or 11 p.m., $40-$50 festival pass; p.m., also June 21, UCSD east • Brain Fitness classes begin, phase of my life, that of moving always carrying chips on their $10-$15 individual ticket, The campus, 9500 Gilman Dr., 456- 9:30-11 a.m. Tues. and Thurs. into a retirement community shoulders. The same person can Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., 454- 1268 through Sept. 23, Jewish Family where I had to reinvent myself into have a shy self in one situation and 5872 • Ask-a-Lawyer legal education Service’s University City Older few new selves while losing sever- an assertive self in another. • Local brew tasting, 6-8 p.m., clinic, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., La Jolla Vil- Adult center, 1001 Towne Centre al older ones. For instance, I lost The important thing to remem- Whole Foods Market La Jolla, lage Square, www.sdcba.org Dr., reserve 637-3223 the collector self by giving away ber is that there is an inner observ- 8825 Villa La Jolla Dr., $10 unlim- • Light bulb swap, receive an • Paper Theatre, Victorian-era art the objects I had gathered over a er in all of us who decides which ited tasting, age 21-up, 642-6700 energy-efficient bulb for every featuring colorful cut-outs of actu- lifetime but have gained a mini- self will be right for what situation. • Vigil for Euna Lee and Laura incandescent light you bring in (up al actors in production, perfor- malist self with fewer possessions. It is a little like a stage director Ling, American journalists impris- to five) and get 2-for-1 admission, mance 12:30 p.m., UCSD Arts I lost my housekeeper self, the one who gives out roles to the actors in oned in North Korea, 6:30 p.m., 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Birch Aquarium, Library, 9500 Gilman Dr., free in charge of menus, grocery shop- the scenes of life. Freud called it Abundant Life Community 2300 Expedition Way, 518-9185 except parking, 822-5758 ping, meal preparations, but the ego.