SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Cancer is projected to soon overtake heart disease as the leading cause of death in California. It already is in San Diego and 22 states. This year alone, more than 176,000 residents will be diagnosed with cancer, and nearly 60,000 will die from it. The estimated cost burden of cancer in…
The alleged getaway driver in 11 robberies and attempted robberies in Hillcrest and elsewhere will face a Feb. 20 preliminary hearing. The crimes all occurred Feb. 2 to pedestrians in Hillcrest, Ocean Beach, Golden Hill, Mission Beach, UCSD, and the Midtown area. Benjamin Hernandez, 23, pleaded not guilty Feb. 5 before San Diego Superior Court…
The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble will present its 2013 spring concert, Touring the Continent: Music of Europe Saturday, April 13 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church near UCSD hospital. Concert time is 7 p.m. and will feature music from the British Empire, France and Germany. The band will also perform the three winning pieces from their…
thursday, march 14 Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka The beloved children’s book comes to life on stage in this musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Enter the “World of Pure Imagination” as Charlie and Grandpa Joe visit the fantastical chocolate factory and its mysterious, beguiling “Candy Man.” Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka…
thursday, feb. 7 The Bluest Eye The Bluest Eye tells the story of one year in the life of a young black girl in 1940s Ohio. Eleven-year-old Pecola Breedlove wants nothing more than to be loved by her family and schoolmates. Left to fend for herself, she blames her dark skin and prays for blue…
The University of California, San Diego is holding a Founders’ Day event starting 11.30 a.m. Fri. Nov. 16 at Town Square, UC San Diego. This year’s celebration opens with a brief video, telling the story of the campus through the eyes of past chancellors. The investiture of Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla follows. After the program,…
La Jolla Symphony Chorus will hold auditions for openings in all sections Saturday, Sept. 29. The 125-voice chorus rehearses Monday evenings at the University of California, San Diego, Conrad Prebys Music Center. Concerts are given throughout the season in Mandeville Auditorium on the UCSD campus as well as other San Diego venues. Chorus membership is…
UC San Diego Health System has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” in the Healthcare Equality Index 2012 report, an annual survey conducted by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. The academic health system earned top marks for its commitment to equitable, inclusive care for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients…
Continually, I find great, sometimes unheralded, treasures here in America’s Finest City that prove otherwise. One such is the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, now actually in its 57th season of bringing classical music to Southern California. I had the opportunity to experience this orchestra with more than a half century of legacy for…
Like Haley’s Comet, the Olympics and a compromise in Washington politics, a concentrated cluster of innovative art activity happens once in a blue moon in San Diego. I am not thinking about the monthly art walks here, there and everywhere, but rather a set of independent art activities arranged by the small, non-profit art organizations…
