There was lots of fun during San Diego’s Old Town State Park’s celebration of Stagecoach Days. The events takes place weekends throughout the 2014 summer season. This weekend’s events featured 19th century games and amusements including egg, wheel barrow and potato sack races. The theme of this year’s celebration is “The West on the Move.” Live musics and lot’s of free activities drew locals and visitors alike.
San Diego Padre fans, players, admirers and friends celebrated the life of Tony Gwynn at Petco park during the first home game since his death.
The La Jolla Athenauem is celebrating 25th anniversary of its jazz concert series the first week of June. Athenaeum Jazz Program Coordinator Daniel Atkinson (right) and Erika Torri, who is the Atheneaum’s Joan & Irwin Jacobs Executive Director are the chief architects of the series and are photographed s in the room where the concerts are held, which has a grand piano used at all the concerts.
Sophia and Rhonda married during a beautiful beach wedding in Oceanside this weekend. The lovely couple was surrounded by friends and family who celebrated their union. Congratulations!
Penny and Charles Hauer and their 18 special need children, of El Cajon, received a welcomed surprise of a new Dodge van. The anonymously donated vehicle, facilitated by Passion 4 K.I.D.S., was driven up after the family accepted donations of clothes and Easter gifts from Passion 4 K.I.D.S.‘s Charles and Linda Van Kessler. Since 1974 the Hauers have adopted and raised 44 special needs children and get a great sense of joy from each and every child. Read the story in The San Diego Union Tribune.
Gaidi Finnie, Operations Director of San Diego’s Bayview Baptist Church is the organizational force behind the a photograph exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement. He is featured with one of the images, featuring Dr. M. L. King (center), that will be in the upcoming exhibition and is wearing gloves to protect the image as it was moved in for the photo.
The Bayview Baptist Church in Encanto, a neighborhood of San Diego, will be hosting a photographic exhibition at the M.L.King Center on the church grounds prior to the installation of a permanent area that will be the new home of the San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art. Twenty-three images of civil rights leaders will anchor the exhibition, “In Our Lifetime…” that will run from February 1, 2014 through February 28, 2014. The photo exhibition commemorates the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The address of the M.L. King Center is 6134 Benson Ave., San Diego, CA 92114.
The Arabina Dance Company perform’s at Zorba’s Greek Buffet on Broadway Avenue in Chula, Vista, CA. Zorba’s Greek Restaurant, 100 Broadway Ave. Chula Vista. Zorb’as serves up an authentic Greek buffet. Friday night’s include a Greek dancing show at 7:30pm.
Today marked a day of celebration throughout the United States as the Supreme Court ruled against Prop 8 in California and invalidated Section 3 of DOMA that defines marriage between a man and a woman. Now same sex couples in California can marry again and the Federal government will recognized same-sex marriages in states that permit it.
Who knew dogs could surf! The 2013 Loews Surf Dog Competition got off to a roaring start on Saturday June 22, 2013. The waves were rougher than usual, but our fine four legged-friends didn’t let that deter them from riding the waves.
