SAN DIEGO, Calif. — A convicted rapist who sexually assaulted a woman in Balboa Park was sentenced Friday to 55 years to life in prison. The victim told San Diego Superior Court Judge Louis Hanoian how the May 5, 2016 attack continues to affect her with panic attacks, insomnia and depression. Ismael Hernandez Jr., 28,…
SAN DIEGO—Two years after making its debut as part of Balboa Park’s centennial celebrations, the San Diego Sings! Festival will return Saturday, March 25, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Spreckels Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. San Diego Sings! Festival 2017, planned and presented by the Choral Consortium of San Diego, will feature 22 of…
thursday. oct. 27 Kurt Metzger Metzger recently starred on Horace & Pete alongside Alan Alda, Steve Buscemi, Edie Falco, Jessica Lange and Louis C.K. He won his first Emmy (2nd nomination) for his writing on Inside Amy Schumer. He was a consulting producer on the Sundance Channel series The Approval Matrix, the IFC series Benders,…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Saturday, Oct. 8, Red Dress Party San Diego invites everyone to be brave, let loose, and become “Red & Wild” at the San Diego Natural History Museum in Balboa Park. “We’re very excited to host this year’s event at such a grand venue with ‘Red & Wild’ as our new theme,”…
Celebrate the ratification of the 19th amendment! The 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified Aug. 26, 1920. In honor of this major milestone in women’s history join the Women’s Museum of California for the 11th annual Suffrage Parade and Rally through Balboa Park, Aug. 24. The Suffrage Rally starts at 5 p.m. at…
A new exhibit opens at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park with an opening wine reception Aug. 11th at 7 p.m. Redemption is a provocative photography exhibition that explores the complexity of self-definition for a gay man of color. Photographer David Quintanilla drew inspiration for Redemption after reading some of black gay novelist…
This Friday, July 17, in Balboa Park, from 12-6 p.m., the 2nd annual San Diego Trans* Pride Festival is happening for transgender and gender non-conforming people of all types to celebrate, support each other, build community and make new friends. The event started last year to bring focus to San Diego’s growing and underserved transgender…
Celebrating 100 years of Balboa Park, Visions Art Museum have announced that four new exhibitions will run in Balboa Park, July 18 through Oct. 4. Collectors’ Showcase Collector’s Showcase is an opportunity to discover what compels collectors to add a particular quilt to their collection. This exhibition offers four distinct views with a broad range…
SAN DIEGO, Calif. – San Diego Opera has announced that it will take part in San Diego’s first annual Make Music Day on Sunday, June 21, 2015 at 1 p.m. at the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park (located in front of the San Diego Museum of Art). Make Music Day is a free celebration…
Yes, 2015 marks the 100th anniversary of San Diego’s renowned Balboa Park and there are continuing events celebrating this historic landmark as there should be. Balboa Park has played a great part in the history of San Diego’s LGBT community. From social, political, HIV-AIDS demonstrations and Pride, etc. In fact, this year marks the 40th…
