Urban performances set to bring rhythm downtown DOWNTOWN — Trolley passengers won’t be the only ones moving around downtown transit stops later this weekend. The 12th annual Trolley Dances will turn six sites downtown into impromptu dance studios Sept. 25-26 and Oct. 2-3. “Downtown and Harbor Drive is an area that a lot of San Diegans do visit, but I bet they haven’t seen the places we’re going to take them to,” said Jean Isaacs, artistic director of San Diego Dance Theater. “It’s kind of like a little trolley treasure hunt of dances.” Trolley Dances is a unique blend of life and art, a partnership between Metropolitan Transit Services (MTS) and the Point Loma-based San Diego Dance Theater. Six tours will be held each of the event’s four days from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets for Trolley Dances cost $30 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students, and include a free all-day trolley pass. For more information or tickets, visit www.sandiegodancetheater.org/trolley-dances.html. — Anthony Gentile Cabrillo Festival digs into city’s historical roots POINT LOMA — A Spanish fleet is sailing into Ballast Point this weekend to claim the Peninsula for its queen and king. Point Loma is not exactly under siege, though. It’s just a reenactment of a 468-year-old scene commemorating local history during the 47th annual Cabrillo Festival on Sept. 25-26. Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo was a 16th-century Portuguese navigator working for the King of Spain who was sent on a mission to the West. When Cabrillo landed in Point Loma on Sept. 28, 1542, he originally named the area San Miguel in honor of St. Michael’s Day, which was to be celebrated the next day. Shortly after he left what would become San Diego, Cabrillo died of an infection on the islands outside Santa Barbara. In honor of his discovery of the West Coast, Sept. 28 is recognized as Cabrillo Day in California. The local festival will be held over two days at Cabrillo National Monument and Ballast Point, which is located on Naval Base Point Loma. It will feature a host of events on both days, with Saturday’s lineup centered on Cabrillo National Monument — including a commemorative ceremony at 4 p.m. with a keynote address by Dr. Antonio Costa Moura, consulate general of Portugal in San Francisco. Saturday, Sept. 25 is also National Public Lands Day, which means admission to Cabrillo National Monument is free during the festival. Saturday night, the celebration shifts to the United Portuguese S.E.S. Hall in Point Loma for the Cabrillo Discovery Celebration Dinner-Dance, which costs $40 and begins at 6 p.m. The highlight of Sunday, of course, is the re-creation of Cabrillo’s arrival in San Diego. Costume-clad explorers will sail into Ballast Point at about 1 p.m. aboard the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s “Californian” cutter. The reenactment is part of an open house from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday that includes Aztec, Spanish and Portuguese dancers, Kumeyaay Bird Singers and a performance by the Portuguese Filarmónica of San Diego. The cultures of Spain, Portugal, Mexico and the United States will be integrated into the open house. For more information about Cabrillo Festival or to learn more about Cabrillo himself, visit www.cabrillofestival.org. — Anthony Gentile MS 3-day arrives PACIFIC BEACH — The National Multiple Sclerosis Society Walk will march through Pacific Beach and Mission Bay on Saturday, Sept. 25, as part of a three day fundraising event that will take more than 300 walkers across 50 miles from Carlsbad to the San Diego Convention Center. Among the walkers will be David Osmond, 29, the nephew of Donny and Marie Osmond. He is son of Alan Osmond, the eldest Osmond brother. Both David and Alan have been diagnosed with the disabling disease. David will join other walkers who have each raised $2,500 in order to participate. The walk takes place Sept. 24-26. For more information visit www.myMSchallenge.com. — Debbie Hatch Charlie Chan uncovered LA JOLLA — Professor Yunte Huang will discuss and sign his book, “Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and his Rendezvous with American History,” on Sept. 25, 7 p.m. at D.G. Wills Books, located at 7461 Girard Ave. Drawing on Chang Apana, the Chinese-American detective whose raids on opium dens and gambling parlors made him a Hawaiian legend and inspired a slew of novels and films about the invented Charlie Chan, Huang explores the roles of both fact and fiction in Asian-American history. Born in China, Huang has authored several works that explore parallels between Chinese and American language and culture. Adams Avenue hosts more than 60 acts NORMAL HEIGHTS — More than 60 musical artists of all genres will take the stage at the 29th Adams Avenue Street Fair on Sept. 25-26 in the Normal Heights community. This year’s free festival, which features six stages set up along eight blocks of Adams Avenue, will host well-known acts like Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Peter Case, blues legend James Harman and Friends, and Mariachi El Bronx. The fair will also have more than 300 food and arts and craft vendors on site. For more information, visit www.AdamsAvenueBusiness.com or call (619) 282-7329. FRIDAY, SEPT. 24 La Jolla • Opening reception for “Appellations,” an exhibition of paintings by Gail Roberts and jewelry objects by Sondra Sherman on view from Sept. 25 until Nov. 6., 6:30 p.m., The Athenaeum, 1008 Wall St., (858) 454-5872, www.ljathenaeum.org, free SATURDAY, SEPT. 25
Point Loma/Ocean Beach Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Coastal Cleanup Day, 9 a.m. to noon, groups will meet at Santa Clara Point, Tourmaline Beach, Bonita Cove, Belmont Park, Vacation Isle North, Cove and Fiesta Island locations; for information, visit www.cleanupday.org •Pacific Islander Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ski Beach in Mission Bay Park, www.pifasandiego.com, free to enter, parking $10 in nearby lots La Jolla • Join the La Jolla Shores Surf Club to root for the Padres as they take on the Reds, 1:10 p.m., Petco Park, call or e-mail Phil for tickets, (858) 395-4264, [email protected], $20 • Luncheon titled “On the Wings of a Butterfly” will be presented by “Nine Girls Ask?” — a Chula Vista-based ovarian cancer advocacy organization. Complimentary wine tasting and boutique at 11 a.m., and luncheon and live auction at 1 p.m., La Jolla Marriott, 4240 La Jolla Village Drive. RSVP-only, (619) 948-7280, [email protected] • San Diego Homecare will participate in “National Prescription Take Back Day” in an effort to cut down on prescription drug abuse. Dispose of your unwanted or expired medications from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Scripps Green Hospital, 10666 N. Torrey Pines Road, (530) 277-0362, www.sandiegohomecare.com, anonymous and free SUNDAY, SEPT. 26 Pacific Beach/Mission Beach • Pacific Islander Festival, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Ski Beach in Mission Bay Park, www.pifasandiego.com, free to enter, parking $10 in nearby lots • 5K Walk/Run, 8 a.m., De Anza Cove in Mission Bay Park, benefits local police officers, Girl Scouts and the Ambassador Foundation, www.walkforcops.com, www.sdgirlscouts.or/5k, $15-$30 • 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 more information call Bill (619) 920-1032, free La Jolla • Join the La Jolla Shores Surf Club for its September tradition “Take Back the Beach Picnic,” at the La Jolla Shores fire pit between Tower 32 and Tower 33. Barbecue, drinks, wood and supplies provided — just bring something to cook or a side dish. 5 p.m. [email protected], free. • UC San Diego offers campus tour, leaving from South Gilman Information Pavillion, 2 p.m., reservations at (858) 534-4414 or www.ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/tours, free • Safeway’s “Bright Green Clean Team” will demonstrate how Bright Green cleaning products work and let consumers try the eco-friendly products, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., La Jolla Farmer’s Market, 7380 Girard Ave., (703) 303-7784, [email protected], free VENUES Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, (619) 224-1556 • Friday, Sept. 24, 6:30 and 9 p.m., Margaret Cho, $50
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BEACH MUSIC VENUES • The Business: 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25 at Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave. 21 and up. Admission is $12. www.myspace.com/businessoi • “Live it Live — Hip Hop:” 8 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 26 at Soundwave, 3125 Oceanfront Walk. Admission is $5. 21 and up. www.webceleb.com