Triathlon roots traced back to Mission Bay event MISSION BAY — Credited as the birthplace of the triathlon, Mission Bay will host nearly 2,000 athletes and as many spectators for the Mission Bay Triathlon on Sunday, Oct. 3. According to organizers, the San Diego Track Club held the first-ever run, bike and swim event in 1974, named the Centennial Triathlon to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Pacific Beach, Ocean Beach and La Jolla. The event’s name was changed the following year to the Mission Bay Triathlon, but the race’s design stuck. “Basically, that idea of triathlon spread to other parts of the country and people started developing triathlons,” said race director Rick Kozlowski. This year’s race starts and finishes at Ski Beach on Mission Bay. There is a 500-meter, point-to-point swim, a 15-kilometer bike ride and a 5-kilometer run. “Come out and watch or volunteer on race day,” Kozlowski said. “If they want to volunteer, they can give us a call here at the office or just come out and watch the racing.” Racers start showing up at Ski Beach as early as 5:15 a.m. Meanwhile, the effect on traffic is expected to be minimal, Kozlowski said. “The only thing that will be happening is not so much a traffic delay, but from 6:30 in the morning to 9:30, there will be no westbound traffic on Sea World Drive from east Mission Bay Drive to the main exit of Sea World,” Kozlowski said. “There will be a detour that lets people go through, takes them down to Rosecrans Street and up Sports Arena Boulevard to bring them back around. But that’s the only major road closure outside of Fiesta Island being closed from 7 until 9 (a.m.).” For more information, call (858) 268-1250, or visit www.kozenterprises.com. — Amberly Dressler Coastwise Mile & 5K planned for Saturday LA JOLLA — Despite lagging registration profits, La Jolla’s third annual Coastwise Mile & 5K race will take place Saturday, Oct. 2 at The Ellen Browning Memorial Park. The event has not been lucrative for the last two years, said Joclyn Sanders, director of business development for the Coastwise Group, but she also noted this is not an uncommon phenomenon in the race industry. “Our race is very, very young and is still building traction — versus the La Jolla Half Marathon which has been around for some 20 years,” Sanders said. “Additionally, we started the race the year the economy collapsed and business marketing budgets were cut.” This year’s race will include some varied options for runners, such as the Mutt Mile for dog-lovers, relay team options and the Baby Jogger Division for parents, tots and strollers. Coastwise aims to create a family-friendly exercise event for all ages and degrees of fitness with proceeds from the event going to The San Diego Humane Society and The Scripps Park Project — an organization that aspires to preserve and restore The Ellen Browning Memorial Park. There will be several road closures that may affect residents and motorists. Jenner Street, Prospect Street, Cuvier Street and Coast Boulevard will be subject to full or partial closures from 7 to 11 a.m. For more information regarding the event, to donate or to register, visit www.coastwisemile.com. — Lauren Ventura Acclaimed organist to perform BALBOA PARK — The San Diego Civic organist Dr. Carol Williams will play the Wonder Morton Organ at the Balboa Park Theatre on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 1:30 p.m. In 2001, Williams was the first person in the world to be appointed civic organist. Since then, she has served as civic organist and the artistic director of the Spreckels Organ Society in San Diego. Williams has performed at locations all over the world including, Westminster Abbey and St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York. Shawn Style of the TV News 8 Weathercast will emcee the 75-minute performance. The Balboa Theatre Foundation and the San Diego Theatres are making the concert possible through a special arrangement. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for seniors, military and students. They can be purchased by visiting www.sdbalboa.org or by calling San Diego Theatres at (619) 570-1100. For more information visit www.thebalboatheatre.org. — Debbie Hatch Emmylou Harris comes to La Jolla: Concert will raise funds for children’s hospital in Mexico
LA JOLLA — The Foundation for the Children of the Californias annual fundraiser is being held for the first time in La Jolla on Wednesday, Oct. 6, and the event will feature 12-time Grammy Award-winner Emmylou Harris. The Country Music Hall of Fame inductee will give her first-ever San Diego private performance at 6:30 p.m. on the lawns of the estate of Joan Waitt. The proceeds will help fund construction for an inpatient unit and additional surgery suite in the Hospital Infantil de las Californias. Located less than a mile south of the border in Tijuana, the hospital provides low- or no-cost healthcare for children living in both California and Mexico. Wednesday’s event will include a sit-down dinner and silent auction in which attendees have a chance to win tickets to New York Fashion Week and a week’s stay at a private estate in Pebble Beach, Calif. Steve Redfearn, head of Redfearn & Associates, said the Oct. 6 concert will be particularly special for him, as his son is both the stage manager and godson of Emmylou Harris. Redfearn said he helped promote one of Harris’ first concerts while in college at California State University, Long Beach and then he worked as a tour manager for the then-up-and-coming country star. He said he was on the road with Harris when his son was born. Redfearn holds around 40 events a year, but he said “the moon and the stars aligned for this one.” Tickets for the event can be purchased online at www.usfcc.org for $300 per person and sponsorships begin at $5,000. For more information, call the foundation at (619) 298-KIDS. — Claire Harlin Bellydance Superstars shimmy into downtown DOWNTOWN — The Bellydance Superstars will present “Bombay Bellywood” on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 3 p.m., in the Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave. This unique performance blends traditional bellydancing with Indian dance styles. This performance will highlight Indian music, extravagant costumes and inspired dancing. Bellydance Superstars have been touring for six years. They have performed more than 700 shows in 22 countries. “Bombay Bellydancing” will only be performed once in San Diego. When the performers are not dancing, they teach bellydancing at locations across the world. Tickets cost $30, $40 and $50, and can be purchased online at www.sdcivic.org or in person at the theater. For more information visit www.sdbalboa.org. THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS FRIDAY, OCT. 1
La Jolla • San Diego Harp Society presents Isabelle Perrin. 8 p.m., Neurosciences Institute Auditorium, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, www.sandiegoharpsociety.org, tickets $20, private reception $5 SATURDAY, OCT. 2
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Safe and Beautiful Clean PB Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Ocean Boulevard at Grand Avenue, www.cleanpb.com • Wagging Tales, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Pacific Beach/Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St., (858) 581-9934, free La Jolla • Octoberfest “Educate” will feature booths, face painting, beer garden and trolley rides sponsored by Coldwell Banker Realtors. 2 p.m., Standley Park Recreation Center, 3585 Governor Drive, (858) 229-1193, free • Emerson string quartet. 5 p.m., UCSD Conrad Prebys Hall, 9500 Gilman Drive, www.artpwr.com, (858) 534-TIXS, $60 regular, $10 students SUNDAY, OCT. 3
Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • T.O.D.D.L.E.R.S. (Together Opportunities to Discover and Develop Literacy, Enrichment and Recreation Skills), 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Pacific Beach Recreation Center, 1405 Diamond St., parent and toddler fun. For information, call Bill (619) 920-1032, free La Jolla • FanFaire Foundation presents “Writing Opera Today,” performance of arias and songs by Jake Heggie and Suzanna Guzman. 2:30 p.m., Neurosciences Institute Auditorium, 10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive, www.fanfairefoundation.org; $30 general, $27 senior, $12 student • School of Seven Bells with Active Child, 8 p.m., The Loft @ UCSD, 9500 Gilman Drive, (858) 822-3199, www.artpwr.com; $12 regular, $10 student, $5 student advance VENUES Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, (619) 224-1556 • Friday, Oct. 1, 7:30 p.m., Kealii Reichel, $50 • Sunday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., America, $48 BEACH MUSIC VENUES Fishbone: 9 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2 at the 710 Beach Club, 710 Garnet Ave. 21 and up. Cover TBD. www.myspace.com/fishboneisredhot