BY VICTOR HOFF If you haven’t yet heard of Circle Circle dot dot, don’t feel bad. You’ve only missed out on some of the most exciting community-based theater to emerge in San Diego in the last year. The good news, however, is that this small band of ‘art-makers,’ with their eclectic approach to live performance, will…
Hello everyone, I hope you have recovered from all of San Diego’s summertime soirees such as San Diego Pride or one of the big pool parties for a cause. This town has been busier than my hometown beauty salon on a half-price senior wash-and-set Wednesday! When Pride was over I had to spend the next…
If you are an artist you know that making a living, earning an income from your artistic labor and having that effort help put food on your table and pay bills can be difficult. Therefore, many artists make art and simultaneously work a full-time job, maintain a home and family and kids and pets. It…
To quote the great Steven Sondheim, (via Barbra Streisand) “A vision’s just a vision if it’s only in your head … It has to come to life!” That was certainly the case when the San Diego Museum of Art accepted The Quilt Conversation, my summer-long project proposal about AIDS and the 1980s that involved quilting,…
I find The LGBT Center to be one of the more enigmatic organizations in our community. I pass it all the time and am impressed by how large and handsome the building is but I rarely go inside. Even though I can’t think of any reason why The Center exists for me I presume it…
Biz Center Art, the art gallery in residence at the La Mesa Biz Center, is featuring art based on the Biz Center’s funky architecture for its upcoming August show. Biz Center Art is going 70s for its juried show “Inside Out,” with an opening reception 6:30-9 p.m., Sat., Aug. 25. “We have a very nice…
Goodness, it’s almost too hot to talk about art, write about art or read about art. But art happens anyway; so here’s a potpourri of things to consider for the coming week, sorted into the categories of gay, gayer and gayest. Gay: I think we can all agree that City Heights is home to quite…
There are many types of homes throughout San Diego and beyond. One of the most popular architectural styles is the craftsman home, which has the charm of yesteryear and a strong emotional attraction that draws people to them. A craftsman home is usually a top consideration when individuals are looking to buy or rent a…
I first came across the work of Yinka Shonibare, MBE when I was at grad school. My photography was all about staging naked guys in regular houses in Normal Heights in order to comment on the historical trajectory of the LGBT community. I looked around to see who else was doing anything similarly staged. One…
Zoot Suit is the first installment of San Diego REPertory Theatre’s 37th season. It is presented in partnership with The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Written by Luis Valdez, considered one of the most important and influential playwrights living today, the musical is set in Los Angeles during World War II. It…
