Art Exhibit Pays Homage to US Labor Force
Los Rosarios de Doña Rosa Rios, will open at Casa Familiar’s THE FRONT: A Collaborative of Art, Culture, Design and Urbanism, this coming Friday October 8th 2010 from 6pm to 9pm.
The artist, Roberto Salas is known throughout for his public art installations. The exhibition will consist of large-scale rosaries, or prayer beads, commonly used in prayer in various religions. Salas is using the idea of a rosary, and replacing the beads with tools of the trade, creating an amazing and thought provoking display.
The exhibition will run from October 8 – October 29, 2010. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30am – 5pm.
For more information about THE FRONT: A Collaborative of Art, Culture, and Design and Urbanism (located at 147 W. San Ysidro Blvd. San Ysidro, CA 92173).
Día de la Raza at the Lemon Grove Library
On October 12, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., the Lemon Grove Library, located at 8073 Broadway, is hosting a series of activities in celebration of Dia de la Raza, or Day of the Race. All ages are welcome to attend this free afternoon of fun, culture, and entertainment.
Also celebrated as Columbus Day, Dia de la Raza is an annual celebration of the Hispanic heritage of Latin America. The library’s festivities will include a La Cucaracha Puppet Show at 3 p.m., author Mara Price reading El Chocolate de Abuelita (Grandma’s Chocolate) at 3:45 p.m., classical guitar with Jose Rodriguez at 4:30 p.m., and a documentary film presentation by Mark Freeman, Professor of Theatre, Television, and Film at San Diego State University, at 6 p.m.
The films being shown are Down to Earth: Adobe in New Mexico and Weaving the Future. For more information visit www.markfreemanfilms.org. Branch Manager Amparo Madera sees the library’s Día de la Raza program as “an opportunity for the community of Lemon Grove to celebrate a rich cultural tradition.”
For more information on Dia de la Raza, contact branch staff at (619) 463-9819. Visit www.sdcl.org to learn about more free programs at San Diego County Library.
9th Annual Oceanside Music Festival (Oct 12-24) Draws Participation From Entire North San Diego County
“Keeping the Music Alive… in Our Schools and in Our Community” is the slogan of this year’s annual Oceanside Music Festival, locally known as OMFest, and each concert is scheduled to feature a youth component and youth performances by North County’s students. Through this series of concerts the OMFest Committee and Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation continue to foster, and encourage young musicians to further the exploration of their arts, and the community to support them.
9th annual Oceanside Music Festival’s scheduled performances include:
Tues., Oct 12, 6:00 pm at Oceanside Museum of Art, John Steiger Memorial Performing Arts Scholarship Gala featuring “Steam Powered Giraffe”, “Damsels in Dis Dress”, and top student vocalists, Katey Norris, Sammie Duffy, and the El Camino High School Music Theatre Ensemble with selections from “Forbidden Broadway”, and food and wine reception from local eateries
Thurs. Oct 14, 7:00 pm at MiraCosta Music Concert Hall, “High School Showcase” presenting choral and music theatre groups from Oceanside High, El Camino High, Carlsbad High, Rancho Buena Vista High, and MiraCosta College
Sat, Oct 16, 7:00 pm at Sunshine Brooks Theatre “World Rhythms” concert Frequency Jazz Ensemble, Kainga Music steel drum band, and Bayou Brothers band with their Cajun-Zydeco music.
Sun., Oct 17, 2:00 pm at St Mary Star of the Sea Church, “Global Spirit” concert North Coast Youth Chorus, St. Mary’s Centennial Ensemble, and another group (TBA)
Fri., Oct 22, 7:30 pm at MiraCosta Concert Hall, “Opera. Aria coming?” concert Scenes from favorite Light Operas by the ‘North County Sunday Soirée’, with special performance by MiraCosta College vocal students
Sun., Oct 24, 2:00 pm Peryi Lawn at Mission San Luis Rey,“Big Band” concert with Tom Morrow and the Oceanside Society Orchestra For more information about OMFest including PayPal ticket purchase, please see the web site www.ocaf.info/OMF
San Diego Public Library Screens 1960s Cult Classic Carnival of Souls in Honor of Halloween
Haunted by Ghoulish Visions, a Young Woman is Drawn to an Abandoned Carnival
The San Diego Public Library will screen the film Carnival of Souls on Wednesday, October 13th, 2010, at 6:30 p.m. in the 3rd floor auditorium of the Central Library, located at 820 E Street in downtown San Diego. This screening marks an inaugural Halloween presentation at the Central Library featuring classic and seminal horror films drawn from internationally recognized masters of the genre. This event is FREE to the public.
A drag race turns to tragedy when one car, with three young women inside, topples over a bridge and into the muddy river below. The authorities drag the river, but the search is fruitless and the girls are presumed dead until a single survivor stumbles out of the water with no recollection of how she escaped. Mary Henry, the lone survivor, decides to forget her strange experience and carry on with her plan to move to Utah to accept a job as a church organist. Rejecting her obligation to worship as part of the congregation, her cold approach to her work unnerves many around her.
Mary begins experiencing weird visions of a ghoulish man and finds herself strangely drawn to an abandoned carnival outside of town. Soon the ghostly apparition is appearing more often, and she experiences eerie spells in which she becomes invisible to people on the street. Eventually Mary realizes that the deserted carnival holds the secret to her destiny.