{"id":270290,"date":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-07T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdnews.com\/137-pounds-of-trash-picked-up-in-mission-beach-and-other-news-briefs-2\/"},"modified":"2019-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-07T07:00:00","slug":"137-pounds-of-trash-picked-up-in-mission-beach-and-other-news-briefs-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.sdnews.com\/es\/137-pounds-of-trash-picked-up-in-mission-beach-and-other-news-briefs-2\/","title":{"rendered":"137 pounds of trash picked up in Mission Beach and other news briefs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>OROWEAT BREAD AND I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO COLLECT 137 POUNDS OF TRASH<br \/><\/strong><br \/>Volunteers from&nbsp;Oroweat Bread&nbsp;and the local San Diego community recently&nbsp;came together to pick up trash in Mission Beach Park.<\/p>\n<p>The cleanup was inspired by the bread brand&#8217;s recent announcement to remove&nbsp;all artificial preservatives, colors and flavors from their popular Whole Grain line,&nbsp;as part of their No Added Nonsense initiative. In honor of this effort, 87 volunteers&nbsp;joined together to remove 137 pounds of trash &mdash; including over 300 cigarette&nbsp;butts &mdash;&nbsp;just in time to enjoy the beautiful spring weather in partnership with&nbsp;I Love&nbsp;a Clean San Diego.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about future clean ups, visit&nbsp;ilacsd.org.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>VIOLINIST&nbsp;YONATAN LEVIIM AND&nbsp;PIANIST DIMITRI ZHGENTI&nbsp;TO&nbsp;PERFORM AT LA JOLLA COMMUNITY CENTER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Virtuoso<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Violinist Yonatan Leviim will perform with Virtuoso pianist Dimitri<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Zhgenti for<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>their 2019 tour. The duo will perform Beethoven&#8217;s &ldquo;Romance in F<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Major,&rdquo; Paganini&#8217;s &#8220;Moses in Egypt&#8221; Variation on One String G, plus<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>works by<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Bach, Handel, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Debussy. Zhgenti will also<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>showcase solo piano pieces by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Moszkowski.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>CUANDO:<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Sunday, April 28, 5-7 p.m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>DONDE<\/span><span>:<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>La Jolla Community Center,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>6811 La Jolla Blvd.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>COST: $37.70 before April 10 AND $45 after April 10.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>For more<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>information call (858) 740-4049 or email<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>shalomstringsinfo@gmail.com<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>ST.&nbsp;LAWRENCE STRING QUARTET WITH PIANIST STEPHEN&nbsp;PRUTSMAN AT ARTPOWER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201c<\/span><span>Modern<\/span><span>...<\/span><span>dramatic<\/span><span>&hellip;superb&hellip;wickedly attentive&hellip;with<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>a hint of rock &lsquo;n&#8217; roll<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>energy&hellip;&rdquo; are just a few ways critics describe St.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Lawrence String Quartet<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>(SLSQ). A frequent visitor to ArtPower, SLSQ is this<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>time joined by<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>acclaimed pianist and composer Stephen Prutsman on April 26. The<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>evening<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>program at ArtPower includes Robert Schumann&#8217;s Quintet in E-flat Major,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>op.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>44; Joseph Haydn&#8217;<\/span><span>s String Quartet in F Minor, op. 55 no. 2&nbsp;<\/span><span>&ldquo;The Razor,&rdquo; and<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Stephen Prutsman&#8217;s<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Color Preludes for Piano and strings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Esta<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>April 26 concert is part of ArtPower&#8217;s chamber music series and takes<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>place at<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>the Department of Music&#8217;s Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at UC San<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Diego at 8 p.m.,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>with a pre-performance ArtTalk at 7 p.m. at The Loft. Tickets<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>start at $45 and<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>can be purchased online at&nbsp;<\/span><span>boxoffice.ucsd.edu<\/span><span>&nbsp;or by phone<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>at 858.534.TIXS<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>(8497).&nbsp;<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>NATIONAL&nbsp;DAY OF PRAYER OBSERVANCE AT ST. JAMES BY-THE-SEA&nbsp;EPISCOPAL CHURCH<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span>St. James<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will host a prayer circle on their front<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>patio<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>located at the intersection of Prospect, Silverado, and Draper Streets in<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>La<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Jolla on Thursday, May 2 from noon until 12:45 p.m. All are welcome.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>This year&#8217;s theme is &#8220;Love<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>One Another.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>JEWISH FEDERATION OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY HOSTS ANNUAL YOM&nbsp;HASHOAH HOLOCAUST&nbsp;COMMEMORATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>On<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Sunday, April 28 at 1:30 p.m., The Jewish Federation of San Diego<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>County will host<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>the annual Yom HaShoah Holocaust Commemoration event<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>en el<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center. Hundreds will gather to<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>observe this<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>occasion with a solemn commemoration including Holocaust<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>survivors, families,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>and children. The program will feature prayers, songs, a<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>candle-lighting ceremony,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>and other presentations. Free and open to the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>public.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The theme<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>for this year&#8217;s program is &#8220;From Reel to &lsquo;Real:&#8217; Keeping Survivor<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Stories Alive.&#8221; Featured speaker, Heather Maio-Smith, managing director at<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Conscience Display,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>will share real examples of the groundbreaking natural-<\/span><span>language software used<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>to create interactive digital storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>El<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>program also includes the Righteous Among the Nations Award in honor<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>de El<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>late Cornelis and Wilhelmina de Ru. Yad Vashem, Israel&#8217;s official<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>memorial to<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>those who perished during the Holocaust presents the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Righteous Among the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Nations Award on behalf of the State of Israel and the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Jewish people to<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Holocaust. Their<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>youngest son, and local San Diegan, Herman de Ru, will be<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>accepting the award<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>on behalf of his parents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>For more<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>information about the event, visit&nbsp;<\/span><span>jewishinsandiego.org<\/span><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>MAINLY MOZART FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES OPENING CONCERT<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span>The opening concert of the Mainly Mozart Festival will feature blind and autistic piano virtuoso Derek&nbsp;<\/span><span>Paravicini. Know as &#8220;The Human Jukebox&#8221; he has performed in concert halls across Europe and the<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>US. He has been featured three times on &#8217;60 Minutes&#8217; as well as in Adam Ockelford&#8217;s best-selling<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>book &#8220;In the Key of Genius.&#8221; Derek and his teacher Adam return to Mainly Mozart by popular<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>demand! Derek will also be featured, along with autistic celebrity Temple Grandin, in the Mainly<\/span><span>&nbsp;Mozart Festival&#8217;s 4-day festival-within-a-festival &#8220;Mozart &amp; the Mind&#8221; May 30 to June 2. &nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #5856d6;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><span>The Mainly Mozart Festival is a festival featuring performances of Mozart&nbsp;and explores the concept<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>of genius and how music affects the brain. It&#8217;s held from May 30 to June 23. For more information,<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>visit&nbsp;<\/span><span>\/<\/span><span>principalmentemozart.org<\/span><span>.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>BIKES, BOARDS AND BEWS FESTIVAL DATE ANNOUNCED<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span>Bikes Boards and Brews will be held on Saturday, April 20 FROM 1-5 p.m. at&nbsp;<\/span><span>Crown Point Park. This fun event features PB restaurants paired with local<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>breweries to celebrate&nbsp;<\/span><span>Pacific Beach surf\/bike and skate culture and enjoy one<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>of the best views on the Bay.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #5856d6;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><span>Participating Restaurants: PB Fish Shop, Board and Brew, Bareback Grill, PB<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Local, SD Taproom, Tavern at the Beach, Maverick&#8217;s Beach Club, Sandbar,<\/span><span>&nbsp;Cerveza Jack&#8217;s and Moonshine Beach<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #5856d6;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><span>Participating Breweries: Amplified Ale Works, Thorn Brewing Co, Firestone<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Walker Brewing Co, Coronado Brewing Co, Mike Hess Brewing, Owl Drug Co, 10<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>Barrel Brewing, Little Miss Brewing, Green Flash, St. Archer Brewing, White<\/span><span>&nbsp;Claw Hard Seltzer<\/span><br \/><span style=\"color: #5856d6;\"><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><span>For more information and to purchase tickets, visit<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>pacificbeach.org\/event\/bikes-boards-and-brews\/<\/span><br \/><strong><br \/>POINT LOMA GARDEN CLUB HOSTS PLANT SALE<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span>The Point Loma Garden Club will host a plant sale on Saturday, April 27 from 9<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>a.m. to noon at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3598 Talbot St. Items for sale<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>include container plants, Tillandsias, native vegetables and herbs, succulent<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>wreaths, gardener&#8217;s attire, decorator pots, garden art, and homemade treats.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Visit place.org for more information.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>OB KIWANIS ANNOUNCES DATE FOR ANNUAL KITE FESTIVAL<br \/><\/strong><br \/><span>The 71st annual Ocean Beach Kiwanis Kite Festival will be held on Saturday, May<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Robb Field, 2525 Bacon St.<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>There will be kite building and decorating, prizes, professional kite fliers and<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>amazing kite demonstrations and games, crafters, community organizations, gourmet<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>food, carnival activities and live music from Beer Feat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Free event and free parking.<\/span><span>&nbsp;For further information, e-mail<\/span><span>&nbsp;<\/span><span>oceanbeachkiwanis@gmail.com<\/span><span>.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OROWEAT BREAD AND I LOVE A CLEAN SAN DIEGO COLLECT 137 POUNDS OF TRASHVolunteers from&nbsp;Oroweat Bread&nbsp;and the local San Diego community recently&nbsp;came together to pick up trash in Mission Beach Park. 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