\nTo celebrate its 35th anniversary and the diversity of City Heights, Vien Dong IV is hosting the inaugural City Heights Lantern Festival. The free event will include lion dancing, music, food trucks and lanterns. The festival celebrates the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival (Tet Trung Thu) as well as the diversity and support from the amazing community of City Heights. The festival is from 11:30 a.m.-9 p.m. at the Vien Dong IV Shopping Plaza, 5382 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92105.<\/p>\n
South Park Fall Walkabout<\/strong><\/p>\n The South Park Walkabout is a quarterly fun-filled evening festival that showcases all the unique and independent businesses within South Park. Enjoy complimentary treats, live entertainment, and special offers. Located at South Park Neighborhood from 30th and Kalmia streets to 30th\/Fern and Beech streets from 6-10 p.m.<\/p>\n Raza Visions<\/strong> Hackathon<\/strong> Farm to Fork Week<\/strong> Gay Men\u2019s Bookclub<\/strong> Art as Health: A day of art and HIV testing<\/strong> SD Street Food Fest<\/strong> Alley Cat Art Walk<\/strong> \u2018Urban Campout: All That Glitters is Gold\u2019<\/strong> The ART of Aging Well: A Workshop for Gay Men<\/strong> Homeruns for Homelessness<\/strong> Mayoral Forum<\/strong> San Diego LGBTQ Town Hall<\/strong> Santa Fe Marketplace<\/strong><\/p>\n Charity Yoga Event Mission Hills Roaring \u201920s Home Tour<\/strong> Celebrate the Jeri Dilno Way<\/strong> San Diego Zoo Food & Wine Brew<\/strong> Rock & Roll Avalanche<\/strong> 30th annual AIDS Walk & Run San Diego<\/strong> \u2018The Secret Morgue: Alien Autopsy\u2019<\/strong> Micr\u00f3fono abierto oeste de Lestat<\/strong> Introducci\u00f3n al budismo y la meditaci\u00f3n<\/strong> Mercado de los jueves de North Park<\/strong> los jueves en el ken<\/strong> Viernes amigo gratis<\/strong> Mercado de los s\u00e1bados en el casco antiguo<\/strong> Mercado de agricultores de Hillcrest<\/strong> Saturday, Sept. 7 City Heights Lantern Festival To celebrate its 35th anniversary and the diversity of City Heights, Vien Dong IV is hosting the inaugural City Heights Lantern Festival. The free event will include lion dancing, music, food trucks and lanterns. The festival celebrates the Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival (Tet Trung Thu) as well as the […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":726,"featured_media":254778,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"11555","_seopress_titles_title":"Calendar: September 6-19, 2019","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[11551,11555],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-254777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-uptown-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/726"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=254777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/254777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/254778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=254777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=254777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=254777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nCentro Cultural de la Raza presents Raza Visions, another round in their series of fundraisers featuring live music, food, drinks and live screenprinting. With the 50th anniversary of Centro Cultural de la Raza approaching in 2021, Raza Visions is a fundraiser to help the Centro establish new collaborations with artists and to develop new approaches to public engagement and historic preservation. 7 p.m.-midnight at Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2004 Park Blvd.<\/p>\n
\nAcademy of Our Lady of Peace (OLP) will hold its inaugural Hackathon event at its campus at 4860 Oregon Street. This event invites female students, grades 8-12, to participate in collaborative problem solving surrounding the topic of environmental sustainability. Participating students will practice valuable skills in STEM, including research, analysis, communication and more, and will present their comprehensive findings and solutions to a panel of judges, with the top teams to receive special prizes. The event will feature keynote speaker, Cody Hooven, Chief Sustainability Officer for the City of San Diego, and will be hosted by OLP\u2019s Engineering Projects in Community Service Club. The full-day Hackathon starts with registration at 7:45 a.m. and ends at 4:30 p.m. The cost is $18 per person and includes snacks, lunch, and event swag.<\/p>\nSunday, Sept. 8<\/h3>\n
\nSan Diego Farm to Fork Week returns Sept. 8-15 with a brand new kickoff party: Farmers, Chefs and Fishermen. The party will be held at the historic Mission Hills Nursery on Sept. 8 from 4-7 p.m. with over 20 chefs, vintners and other beverage makers and will benefit Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center. For more information and updates on San Diego Farm to Fork Week events, visit farmtoforksd.com<\/p>\nTuesday, Sept. 10<\/h3>\n
\nThe Gay Men’s Book Club will meet on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to discuss this month’s selection, “The Great Believers” by Rebecca Makkai, a finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. The Pulitzer committee described it as, “an artful novel that chronicles a mother’s search for her estranged daughter against the backdrop of the AIDS crisis, and contemplates the ripples of grief affecting generations of survivors.” Anyone interested in novels, memoirs and plays with gay themes is welcome to join the club. 6-7:30 p.m. at the Mission Hills-Hillcrest Library, 215 W. Washington St. Contact Ron Alsop at ronald.alsop@gmail.com or 908-347-3877 for more information.<\/p>\nThursday, Sept. 12<\/h3>\n
\nDuring this day, the community is offered free HIV testing, complimentary admission to San Diego Art Institute\u2019s newest exhibit \u201cForging Territories,\u201d including docent-led tours tailored for HIV-impacted individuals and communities, and access to a panel discussion featuring artist and HIV activist Joey Terrill of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. Participants\u2019 experiences this day are designed to provide HIV education and awareness through free testing by the AntiViral Research Center at UCSD, as well as a sense of cultural awareness through the thought-provoking art of SDAI\u2019s new exhibit \u201cForging Territories: Queer Afro and Latinx Contemporary Art.\u201d The event will be held from noon to 6 p.m., with a panel discussion, \u201cRace, HIV, and Art: The Impact of HIV\/AIDS on LGBTQ Artists and Communities of Color\u201d beginning at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nCity Heights Community Development is hosting a delicious, convenient, affordable community builder. The first annual Street Food Fest is designed to get people together around tables and food stalls to celebrate another year of community building. Kids under age 12 are free. Tickets are $8. 5-9 p.m. at Fair@44, 4350 El Cajon Blvd.<\/p>\nFriday, Sept. 13<\/h3>\n
\nEight art galleries and museums in Historic Downtown El Cajon are hosting an event held in Arts Alley \u2014 an alley between Main Street and Rea Avenue that is a popular corridor of public murals. Entertainment will include art shows, art demonstrations, artists\u2019 booths, hands-on craft booths, wine tastings, opportunity drawings, a beer garden sponsored by the El Cajon German American Club, and vibrant music performed live by Theo and the Zydeco Patrol. The Alley Cat Art Walk also features a collection of wood planks in the shape of a cat head, painted artistically by regional artists. 3-8 p.m.<\/p>\n
\nFriends of Girl Scouts San Diego are invited to come together under the stars on Friday, Sept. 13, for \u201cUrban Campout: All That Glitters is Gold.\u201d The event will be held from 6-11 p.m. at Girl Scouts\u2019 campus in Balboa Park, located at 1231 Upas St. In addition to a wine walk (modeled after a cake walk) and classic camp activities like archery and s’mores, the event will provide entertainment based on its theme. Urban campers will \u201cpan for gold\u201d and compete for a chance to score a \u201cgolden ticket.\u201d The gilded evening will also feature auctions, gourmet cuisine, adult beverages, and dancing to the music of The Mighty Untouchables. The public is welcome at Urban Campout. For details on attending or volunteering for the event, visit sdgirlscouts.org\/uc or call 619-610-0807. Tickets start at $300.<\/p>\nSaturday, Sept. 14<\/h3>\n
\nThe workshop is based on Michael Kimmel\u2019s next book: \u201cThe Gay Man\u2019s Guide to Aging Well.\u201d The ART of Aging Well will address questions like: As a gay man, do you find aging (particularly in San Diego\u2019s LGBT community) to be a challenge? Come join us as we explore these questions with a safe, supportive group of men, facilitated by yours truly. The workshop is limited to 25 men and the admission fee is $25. Saturday, Sept. 14, from 1:30-3 p.m. at The Studio Door in Hillcrest. To register, please go to: bit.ly\/2KvDCwM. For more information, contact Michael at 619-955-3311 or beyondtherapy@cox.net.<\/p>\n
\nCome celebrate InterContinental San Diego\u2019s first anniversary by running the original Padres stadium bases to benefit the Alpha Project and other homeless services. At this all-ages, all-levels event, request your \u201cat-bat\u201d song, step up to the plate at historic Lane Field Park and wind up for a whiffle ball \u2014 the farther you hit it, the more the hotel will donate on your behalf! Then, batter up for a ballpark-style lunch, ice cold brews in the \u201coutfield,\u201d raffle and silent auction prizes, fun and games for kids, and more. In attendance will also be the San Diego Padre\u2019s official Pad Squad and Swingin\u2019 Friar, the official Padres mascot. Pricing is $20 for adults, $15 for kids \u2014 includes one \u201cat bat\u201d and run around bases, ballpark-style lunch, and $10 (adults) or $5 (kids) donation to the Alpha Project. Lunch includes hot dog or hamburger, chips, cracker jack and soda or water. Additional \u201cat bats\u201d can be purchased for $5 with all proceeds going to the Alpha Project.<\/p>\nMonday, Sept. 16<\/h3>\n
\nThe Bankers Hill Community Group will host a mayoral forum at their monthly meeting. Barbara Bry, Bonnie Sue Eisner, Todd Gloria, Beatrice Marion, Rich Riel and Tasha Williamson all want to be your next mayor and have confirmed for the Mayoral Forum. The forums are open to all and will be held at the Bankers Hill Clubhouse, 3030 Front St. in Bankers Hill from 6-8 p.m. Come early, submit your candidates question, meet candidates and enjoy a beautiful view of the bay and setting sun.<\/p>\nThursday, Sept. 19<\/h3>\n
\nThe San Diego LGBT Community Center has announced the next phases of its organizational strategic planning process, which will include a community-wide town hall meeting and a series of focus groups. The feedback from these interactive activities will be essential in developing goals to form The Center’s strategic plan to continue to strive to best serve the San Diego LGBTQ community. The San Diego LGBTQ Town Hall meeting will take place from 6-8 p.m. in The Center\u2019s Auditorium, 3909 Centre St.<\/p>\nviernes, 20 de septiembre<\/h3>\n
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Celebrating the colorful cultures of Native Americans and the American Southwest, Bazaar del Mundo\u2019s annual Santa Fe Marketplace returns to Old Town, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 20-22. Bazaar del Mundo (located at 4133 Taylor St. in Old Town) will overflow with exquisite collections of authentic Native American jewelry, art, crafts and d\u00e9cor from Navajo, Cherokee, Hopi, Pima, Isleta Pueblo and Santo Domingo Pueblo tribe members, along with other noted Southwestern artists demonstrating and selling their goods.Guests will also enjoy daily musical entertainment and feast on mouth-watering Mexican cuisine for sale at the otherwise free event, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, visit
\nbazaardelmundo.com.<\/p>\ns\u00e1bado, 21 de septiembre<\/h3>\n
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<\/strong>One Love Movement, a nonprofit centered around raising awareness and support to advance social justice, will host its eighth annual Charity Yoga Event on Saturday, Sept. 21 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at Waterfront Park in Downtown San Diego. The event features a yoga class along with a guided meditation, a live concert and talk with singer-songwriter and guitarist Trevor Hall, a kids corner and the first-ever wellness garden. Guests will be able to enjoy food and beverage vendors, as well as massages. All proceeds will benefit local San Diego nonprofit Voices for Children, that transforms the lives of abused or neglected children by providing them with trained volunteer advocates, as well as the San Diego Rapid Response Network, that aids immigrant families in the San Diego border region, and the One Love Shelter in India, home to 17 boys in Bangalore, India. Tickets start at $35.<\/p>\n
\nMission Hills Heritage presents its 15th annual Home Tour. This year\u2019s tour is all about Mission Hills Homes built in the 1920s \u2014 that decade of decades, exuberant, prosperous and simply fabulous. Take the tour of eight Mission Hills Historic Homes featuring high style and architectural variety. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. starting at 4405 Trias St. Tickets are $35.<\/p>\n
\nCouncilmember Chris Ward will be recognizing local trailblazer and LGBTQ leader, Jeri Dilno with an honorary street naming at the 2400 block of Howard Ave, in front of her home at North Park Seniors. We will be unveiling \u201cJeri Dilno Way\u201d and celebrating her 83rd birthday. 12-1:30 p.m. at North Park Seniors, 4200 Texas Street.<\/p>\n
\nSan Diego\u2019s wildest tasting event, that will feature globally-inspired food, wine and brews with more than 160 of SoCal\u2019s best vendors, is set in the world-famous SD Zoo. Fine-casual concept Bibigo Kitchen brings its modern Korean menu to the 3,000 guests. Benefits will go to San Diego Zoo Wildlife Conservancy. 6:30-10:30 p.m.\u00a0 Tickets start at $125. For more information, contact Rachel Schrichte at rschrichte@sandiegozoo.org or call 619-744-3362.<\/p>\n
\nImmunotherapy Foundation\u2019s Rock & Roll Avalanche returns Sept. 21, with rock & roll icon, Billy Idol. The legendary evening to \u201cRock out for Cancer Research\u201d takes place at the Music Box, 1337 India St., in San Diego. Sponsorship and tickets are on sale now. Individual tickets are priced at $500, with VIP options available.<\/p>\nSaturday, Sept. 28<\/h3>\n
\nAIDS Walk & Run San Diego is the largest HIV\/AIDS fundraiser in San Diego County and is coordinated by The San Diego LGBT Community Center. For more information on the event, including opportunities to donate, volunteer, sponsor, or register, please visit www.aidswalksd.org. You can also contact Ian Johnson at aidswalk@thecentersd.org or 619-692-2077, ext. 247.<\/p>\n
\nKick off the Halloween season with the return of The Secret Morgue to the future home of the Comic-Con Museum. Presented by Film Geeks SD, this year’s marathon of offerings will be \u201cAlien Autopsy\u201d themed. Not all films will be about aliens, but they will share the sci-fi theme. Just like last year, titles will not be announced in advance, but we guarantee at least six films will be shown, including fan favorites, as well as some that are rarely screened, and hopefully some you have ever seen! Tickets are $30, includes a survival pack, lunch and dinner snacks. You can bring your own food and drinks, but no alcohol is permitted. Noon on Saturday to 1 a.m. on Sunday.<\/p>\nEVENTOS RECURRENTES<\/h3>\n
los lunes<\/h3>\n
\nEvento semanal de micr\u00f3fono abierto organizado por Robby Robertson todos los lunes, de 6:30 p. m. a 11 p. m. en Lestat's, 3343 Adams Ave.
\nbit.ly\/LestatsWest<\/p>\nmartes<\/h3>\n
\n\u00danase a una clase introductoria para todas las edades para aprender los conceptos budistas b\u00e1sicos y participar en una discusi\u00f3n y meditaci\u00f3n silenciosa. Evento semanal dirigido por Jeff Zlotnik. Gratis. 7-8 pm en Dharma Bum Temple 4144 Campus Ave. Tambi\u00e9n se lleva a cabo los s\u00e1bados de 11 am al mediod\u00eda
\nbit.ly\/dharmabum<\/p>\njueves<\/h3>\n
\nCompre en m\u00e1s de 90 tiendas productos cultivados localmente, comestibles de temporada, alimentos frescos y artesan\u00edas hechas a mano. 3-7:30 pm en 3000 North Park Way, que se extiende desde las calles 31st hasta Utah en North Park.
\nbit.ly\/ThursMarket<\/p>\n
\nSan Diego\u2019s late-night jazz jam convenes every Thursday night at the Kensington Club. Hosted by musicians Ian Buss, Robert Dove and Hugo Suarez. $5. 10 p.m.-1:30 a.m. 4079 Adams Ave. bit.ly\/ThursKen<\/p>\nviernes<\/h3>\n
\n\u00bfBusca un espacio de trabajo conjunto con emprendedores sociales alineados con el valor, artistas, profesionales sin fines de lucro y nuevas empresas locales? Collective Impact Center ofrece un pase de un d\u00eda de cortes\u00eda para usar escritorios compartidos y espacio de oficina. Traiga su computadora port\u00e1til y reg\u00edstrese en las redes sociales con #cicfreefriendfriday para obtener Wi-Fi gratis. 9 am-5 pm en el Centro de Impacto Colectivo, 3295 Meade Ave.
\nbit.ly\/viernes-gratis<\/p>\ns\u00e1bados<\/h3>\n
\nEste mercado callejero presenta obras originales de artistas locales que incluyen pinturas, joyas, fotograf\u00edas y m\u00e1s. Todos los s\u00e1bados y domingos. 9 am-4:30 pm en Harney Street y San Diego Avenue en Old Town.
\nbit.ly\/OTMarket<\/p>\ndomingos<\/h3>\n
\nAlrededor de 175 vendedores ofrecen una variedad de productos cultivados localmente, artesan\u00edas hechas a mano y flores reci\u00e9n cortadas en uno de los mercados al aire libre m\u00e1s grandes de la ciudad. 9 am-2 pm en la calle Normal entre las avenidas University y Lincoln.
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