EVA Un-Gala Awards are fast approaching
The East Village Association (EVA) will hold their Un-Gala Awards on Thursday, Oct. 8 from 5 – 8 p.m. at Quartyard, located at 1102 Market St. Emcee will be Mal Hall, with live entertainment by Tolan Shaw, Food & Beverage and Mix and Mingle. Tickets are $15 for EVA members and $20 for non-members or at the door.
EVA business members who would like to showcase their business or service at the event can donate a gift certificate or other item for a silent auction or raffle. A donation form can be found on eastvillagesandiego.com. Proceeds benefit the EVA Landmark Sign (see below for more information on the sign). For more information on the UnGala Awards, email [email protected].
Zombie Crawl 2015
On Oct. 31, Downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter and East Village will be coming alive — or dead — with revelers participating in the San Diego Zombie Crawl 2015. The dead crawl begins at PARQ Nightclub & Restaurant at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Broadway at 6 p.m., and badge holders will enjoy hosted drinks and free access to this club and other venues including Fluxx, Bassmnt, Cake Nightclub, Double Deuce, Quad Alehouse, Garage Kitchen + Bar, and up to 25 total through the evening.
Tickets are $75 ($500 value) and include no cover at more than 25 Halloween parties including the grand opening party at PARQ, 10 bartender’s choice welcome shots, official Zombie Hunting permit, map with escape routes to “freakish activities,” $3 off parking, and an extended “bloody hour.” Festivities end at 2 a.m. Public transit is encouraged. Use promo code EVAZombies to save $10 (limited number of tickets) at sandiegozombiecrawl.com.
Host an E3 Civic High Student at work
More than 400 high school students from E3 Civic High (located inside the Central Library) will be sent out to participate in job shadow experiences the week starting Oct. 12. This event is to encourage students and industry professionals to interact in scenarios that match the student’s career fields of interest.
Workplace organizations would host students for up to four hours at their place of business on Oct. 13 or 15, between 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Students would observe and/or participate but not interfere with work flow, but be allowed to ask questions. Those interested in hosting or wanting more information should contact Internship Workforce Development Coordinator Melissa A. Woods, [email protected] or 619-546-0000.
Help preserve East Village online
Jorge Moreno and a group of architects, artists, and common folk that have lived, worked, and visited the East Village in the 1980s – ’90s and have been on a mission to bring everything about the early days of East Village online for all to share.
The individual group members were very close to Wayne Buss (ReinCarnation building), Vicky Wolf and Scot McDougall (Sushi), and other pioneers of the East Village. They have also been working directly with Shirl Buss in archiving Wayne’s slides and images.
Moreno said they started the project a few months back because they couldn’t find any info online about East Village (from that period of time) and they wanted to archive and share their experiences and way of life.
“The project is dedicated to the people that lived and worked in San Diego’s East Village in the ’80s, ’90s and on … it is a collage of anecdotes, experiences and recollections from architects, artists and everyday people,” Moreno said. “The purpose of this project is to have an online record of an era that deeply touched everyone that had a part in the life and creation of one of San Diego’s iconic landmarks.”
Moreno encourages everyone to visit their Facebook page at tinyurl.com/na22r3e or website at eastvillageproject.com and to share their own profiles and experiences there, “to keep for generations to come.”
East Village Landmark Sign update
The East Village Association (EVA) is still working to raise $500,000 by the end of the year in order to create and install a neighborhood landmark sign in East Village. The location has not yet been determined for the sign, but it is not expected to cross an MTS Trolley line. Selbert Perkins Design (spdwest.com), chosen from five different qualified sign vendors, will design the sign, which will “capture the East Village vibe and help to identify San Diego’s largest urban neighborhood,” the business association’s website stated.
Interested parties can donate online, by check or credit card. For in-person donations, ask for Trong Nguyen-Dinh at The District located at 1021 Market St. All donations are tax-deductable. At press time, $143,463 had been raised. Visit eastvillagesandiego.com for more information and to donate.
Community Meetings
East Village Association board meeting
[Next meeting Nov. 5 at 5 p.m.]
Meetings are held at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law, located at 1155 Island Ave., (Room 219) on the first Thursday of each month. The agenda for the next meeting has not yet been released. Visit eastvillagesandiego.com and click the calendar for updates.
East Village Residents Group (EVRG)
[Next meeting Nov. 20 at 6 p.m.]
Are you interested in what new developments, businesses, parks, etc. are in the works throughout East Village? EVRG meets ever third Thursday, every other month, at East Village Community Church, located at 1374 Island Ave. Many community leaders are featured speakers. Visit evrg.org to view minutes of the last meeting or learn more about the group.
