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Must-sees on stage, on screen and in the gallery in October

The San Diego Youth Symphony Goes to China

A 13-hour flight across the pacific, 86 instruments, 82 students, 25 alumni, 10 chaperones, and one conductor—and that’s just the beginning. The San Diego Youth Symphony’s latest venture to the forbidden city and beyond celebrates the organization’s 70th anniversary and upholds a long-held tradition of music without borders

Why We Need the Symphony

I recently spent a lovely, very San Diego night at the Summer Pops. The city lights, the bay breeze, the surprisingly extensive wine list. Ben Folds was the headliner, and somewhere in the middle of the show, he stopped the music and went on a tangential rant about the importance of the symphony. After all, […]

Eat This: Barrel-Smoked Octopus and Bone Marrow

The aromatics from the wood-fired grill are reason enough to visit chef Javier Plascencia’s Finca Altozano in Valle de Guadalupe. Add in expansive views of the property’s vineyards, communal tables made for mingling, barrels as seating, and an unforgettable meal, and you have a bucolic dining experience in one of Baja’s most buzzed-about restaurants. In […]

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‘Big Fish’ Makes a Splash as Musical

From novel to movie to musical, Big Fish makes its regional premiere September 9 at Moonlight Amphitheatre. The story, based on the Daniel Wallace book and 2003 Tim Burton film, follows the evolution of a strained father-son relationship—with some fantastical touches. William Bloom has a hard time believing his father’s seemingly exaggerated yarns about monsters, […]

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