2/27/12 Seeing the artistic process firsthand is one of the most exciting ways to inspire interest in the arts. Kara Leen, Director of Education for the Luxe Institute, will discuss the process of bringing artists and community together through their residency program, featuring artist Gwynn Murrill.
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Del Mar, 9:30 pm
Price:
Free NCC members and first-time guests
$5 others
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11/15/11 – 2/19/12
The Andrés Blaisten Collection is one of the premiere collections of 20th-century Mexican art. Assembled over the last 25 years, the collection normally resides at its permanent home at the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco. This exhibition features a selection of 80 paintings dated between 1907 and 1962 from this renowned collection as part of a traveling tour of the Blaisten Collection. The exhibited artists include well-known painters María Izquierdo, Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros, Rufino Tamayo, and many others. In addition to these important painters, there are several painters with works in the exhibition that might be new to San Diego audiences such as Alfonso Michel, Federico Cantú, and Angel Zárraga.
Mexican Modern Painting is organized by Phoenix Art Museum, The San Diego Museum of Art and the Meadows Museum at Southern Methodist University in conjunction with the Centro Cultural Universitario Tlatelolco at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, in Mexico City where the collection is permanently housed.
Major support is provided by Roy Polatchek,Torrey Pines Bank, Wells Fargo, and the Latin American Arts Council of The San Diego Museum of Art.
Additional generous funding is provided by Ms. Dana Baldwin, Mr. Tom Gildred, Drs. Jacki Johnson and Ken Widder, Lisa Zinne, Victor Galvez, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney.
The exhibition is made possible thanks to the generous support of the County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program, and Members of The San Diego Museum of Art. Institutional support for the Museum is provided by the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture.
Place Balboa Park
Price:
Included with admission
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11/21/11 – 1/09/12 This holiday discover San Diego County’s fine wines, where California’s vines began.
Let La Jolla Wine Tours impress you with generous wine tastings at award-winning San Diego County wineries!
La Jolla Wine Tours does the driving for you, so you can taste and fully enjoy the experience.
Includes:
*Transportation from most San Diego locations
*Generous wine tastings at award-winning wineries
*Knowledgeable entertaining guide
*3 family-owned wineries with 5-8 wine tastings each
*Exquisite wine tastings with lavish cheeses and fruits.
*Savor superb wine tastings paired with a custom-made pizza dinner overlooking spectacular, panoramic vineyard views!
Price:
$149 per person
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11/15/11 – 1/31/12 Our second annual Baja Wine Tour to raise funds for the House of Mexico will take you on a wine and culinary experience starting with a tour highlighting the wine making in beautiful Valle de Guadalupe, north of Ensenada, BC Mexico.
We begin our tour in San Diego and once across the border guests will enjoy breath taking views of the Pacific Ocean as they make their way through vibrant Mexican villages to the Valle de Guadalupe. Once a Russian settlement, Valle de Guadalupe is one of Mexico’s oldest wine country offering some of the country’s best wines. We will visit three wineries; Adobe Guadalupe, Monte Xanic, Lacienega – wine tasting and education will follow.
This tour is the perfect one-day weekend getaway and it’s far from your average adventure into Baja.
Tour includes:
- Wine Tasting at three wineries
- Stop to taste local food and cheese
- Lunch in Valle de Guadalupe
- Round Trip Transportation
- Wine Expert at all times
- Behind the scenes look at the Wineries
Sample Itinerary*
8:45 am – Departure from the Old Town Transit Center, San Diego, CA (on the Pacific Highway Parking Lot)
9:15 am – Departer from Sweetwater Park & Ride, National City, CA
11:00 am – Arrival at Valle de Guadalupe, Ensenada, BC MX
Wine Presentations & Tastings/ Visit Russian Settlement Museum
Monte Xanic, Adobe Guadalupe and Lacienega
2:00 pm – Lunch in Winery
3:15 pm – Free Time
5:00 pm – Departure from Valle de Guadalupe
7:00 pm – Arrival to San Diego
*Approximate Times
Costs*:
Adults: $89 Members, Friends and Family
$99 Non-members
For Reservations, please contact Five Star Tours at 619-232-5040. Call us for dates!
11/15/11 – 1/31/12 Discover your way through a 20 mile stretch of beach with the waves breaking while you walk along the Pacific Ocean. On the beach, learn to go motor cycling or go para sailing or if you want to relax do a beach side massage. The tour begins with a brief city tour of Tijuana and then travels to the beach for lunch and sightseeing. Discover the newest flea market full of Mexican curios and bargain for your next souvenir.
Tour includes:
- Sightseeing of major Mexican attractions
- Round Trip Transportation
- Mexican lunch and shopping in Rosarito Beach, MX
Days: Every Monday-Wednesday-Friday-Saturday
Departure Time: 11:00 am
Return Time: 5:00 pm
Price:
Adult – $49
Child – $29
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