Sacha Boutros at Mid-City Center, (En Inglés)
Mid-City Center is an oasis in the heart of City Heights. It is the main center for the English as a second language program, part of San Diego Community College District Continuing Education. The...
San Diego Opera has learned our former beloved Artistic Administrator, Marianne Flettner, has passed...
MARIANNE FLETTNER
August 9, 1933 – December 6, 2020
Marianne Flettner was a legend. Her phenomenal abilities as an opera administrator were equaled only by her devotion to opera itself. Many of the world’s most celebrated...
Lakshmi Basile and Dancing Flamenco
What is Flamenco? Most experts agree that the creation and history of flamenco was in southern Spain in the region of Andalusia where it still flourishes today. Flamenco was created through the fusion of...
Becky Guttin. Small Woman – Big Art
Becky Guttin is a diminutive woman with a large presence. She is a whirlwind of energy and creativity who sees art where others might not. She is known for collecting all kinds of discarded...
San Diego Opera’s 2019-2020 Season Opens with Verdi’s masterpiece Aida
Verdi’s beloved opera Aida opens San Diego Opera’s 2019-2020 season in an entirely new theatrical performance utilizing set elements, costumes, lighting, and featuring the San Diego Symphony and San Diego Opera chorus onstage, alongside some of...
Saving the Cheetahs
RAMONA, California – Dr. Laurie Marker, a wildlife researcher who is considered one of the world's top experts on cheetahs, recently visited the home of Roy and Robin Toft as part of her fall...
Abraham Romanowsky, a Mexican Jewish Immigrant Success Story
Why would a successful dentist leave a thriving practice in Mexico to start over in San Diego? Dr. Abraham Romanowsky did just that. Never one to back down from a challenge, he has sought...
51st Congressional District Constituents Urge Support for USMCA
The Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Organizations within the Border District of California are urging Congressman Vargas to support USMCA. In an unprecedented effort, these organizations formed a regional coalition to voice support...
“Into the Beautiful North” is almost there, but not quite yet
I really wanted to love “Into the Beautiful North”, a new play at the SD Repertory Theater, especially because of its pedigree. It is based on the book by Luis Alberto Urrea –it was...
Ecolife and Bill Toone
What is a holistic mitzvah? A mitzvah that serves humans, animals and the environment. That is the vision of Ecolife and Bill Toone.
For Toone, it is finding a holistic approach of service and conservation,...