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ART AROUND ADAMS BRINGING OUT THE ARTSY SIDE OF ADAMS AVENUE

BRINGING OUT THE ARTSY SIDE OF ADAMS AVENUE Shelley Anderson

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her community is by seeking out and patronizing independent businesses, especially restaurants.

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Marathon on a season. It’s a great way to make Adams Avenue Hocus, Rhythm & The Method, The roughly two-plus miles friends,” she said. When asked, May 31 Skelpin, Daniel Schraer, Country between Oregon Street in Normal Shelley said her “go-to” song is Normal Heights Community Rockin Rebels, Avilo & The Dwells, Heights and Vista Street in KensLinda Ronstadt’s “Blue Bayou”.

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The Shifty Eyed Dogs, Bloodflowington will become a thoroughfare Association seeks volunteers. ers, Jackie Austin Singer, Marie When they can, Shelley and Hal of art, music and entertainers on PAGE 9 Rhythm & The& Method, The roughly miles Haddad, Rosewood Rye, Sierra Saturday, two-plus June 6, when the 12thHocus, return to Hawaii or visit friends on Skelpin, Daniel Schraer, between annual OregonArtStreet in Normal West, Lightning, TritonCountry Eye, League Around Adams is staged.

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20th Annual Clairemont Garden Tour May 7th

by Janet Miller

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ne of the most popular springtime events in Clairemont is the Clairemont Town Council’s Annual Garden Tour. Now in its 20th year, the CTC’s Garden Tour showcases amazing and beautiful private gardens tucked away in Clairemont. This year’s Tour will be held on Saturday May, 7th from 10am – 4pm.

The self-guided tour includes 12 gardens, no two the same. You’ll see a variety of water features, drought tolerant gardens, gardens that attract butterflies and birds, vegetable gardens and much, much more. Each location will also feature a special guest offering advice that every gardener needs. Talk to experts in solar energy, hydroponics, rain harvesting, water conservation and lawn rebates, beekeeping, rare fruits and fruit tree care, master gardeners and more.

Food from longtime Clairemont favorite, Sandwich Emporium, and Clairemont rising star, Mike's BBQ, will be available along the tour route.

First time attendees are often very surprised by the gardens they see on the tour. It’s not uncommon to hear comments like ““Wow! I never knew a garden could be designed in such a small place!” or “I had no idea a Clairemont backyard could look like this!”

There are many lovely garden tours in San Diego, such as those in Mission Hills and La Jolla. Almost all of the gardens on these tours are landscaped by the professionals whose signs are displayed. The Clairemont Garden Tour on the other hand is different; gardens on the tour have been designed by the owners themselves! It is impressive how the residents of Clairemont can have a wonderful vision for even a small plot of land.

With the recent emphasis on water reduction, many people are looking for ideas on making a drought tolerant garden look great. Growing your own veggies is also a growing (or returning) trend. You’ll definitely get some ideas for both!

What does the CTC do with the money raised through ticket sales? It all goes right back into Clairemont through Town Council grants given each year. Schools, Eagle Scouts, and music teachers are just some of the folks whose ideas for a better Clairemont were funded in part by Garden Tour ticket sales.

The tickets are $20 for adults purchased in advance online or $25 at Postal Connections (4321 Balboa Ave., San Diego, 92117); the UPS Store at Clairemont Town Square (3952 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego, 92117), or at the UPS Store at Balboa Mesa (5663 Balboa Ave., San Diego, 92111) on May 1st & May 2nd; Seniors are $15 in advance and $20 in person.

Children 12 & under are free.

Additional information about the tour and ticket sales is available at www.ClairemontOnline.com . Don’t miss this chance to see some of the prettiest and most interesting private spots in Clairemont. Get your tickets today for the 20th Annual Clairemont Garden Tour!

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Chad Gardner President and Owner K-Co was founded in 1995 by Dave K Konstantin, a thirdgeneration Carpenter, and his wife Ruby Konstantin. Dave’s stepson, Chad Gardner, began working for K-Co shortly after the company was founded. Having a construction background and a degree in business management from San Diego State, Chad was a perfect addition to the family business. He remained as the Vice President and General Manager until 2008, when Dave retired.

Chad has since been running the company, and officially became the President and Owner of K-Co Construction, Inc. in 2014.

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ometimes it happens in a store, sometimes at the gas station.

It happens once in a while when I’m picking my daughter up at school.

It always happens at parties. As soon as someone finds out that I am a contractor I get asked. It usually goes like this: “So you do home remodeling, what would it cost to remodel my home?”

My favorite answer is actually a question of my own:”What does it cost to eat dinner in a restaurant?”

The answer, to both questions, is “It depends.” If we are talking about dinner, it could be $3.99 at Roberto’s or $399 at the Hotel Del. It depends on the food, the environment, and a million other details. If we are talking about remodeling, it depends on whether you want a simple extension of your family room, or an entire second story master suite complete with fireplace and luxurious bathroom. The bottom line is that what it costs depends on what you want.

The next question is usually some variation on “How long would it take to remodel my home?” Again, this is like asking how long it takes to cook dinner—and the answer is the same: “It depends.”

The actual construction time varies according to the size of the project—of course remodeling a bathroom is going to take less time than building a whole new second story.

Sometimes simply getting to the start point seems to take forever.

Most remodeling projects require City approval in the form of a permit, and this process can be very lengthy. In the beach

areas, you may also have to get approval from the Coastal Commission, or if your home is on a canyon, you may have restrictions because of endangered species living there.

Researching and resolving these issues must be done before anything is built. This adds time to the job, and we have little control over how much.

Usually when I start explaining the permit process and zoning regulations the question becomes “Why can’t I do what I want with my own home?” In terms of permits, I use the restaurant analogy: the Development Services issues permits for building like the Health Department issues permits for food service.

The City wants to insure that structures are safe to occupy and resistant to hazards common in the area (e.g., earthquakes, floods, etc.). I’m sure you want that too- after all you wouldn’t want your neighbor’s house to burn up (and possibly cause yours to burn too) because the electrical system was installed improperly.

In regard to zoning, I can only say that the planning groups that determine zoning regulations and review any exemption requests are made up of civic-minded folks that want the best for our City. You may not agree with all their decisions—I don’t always agree with them either—but you must agree that it’s a difficult job to accommodate everyone’s needs and desires for their community.

When I meet someone who has already done a remodeling project, their question is more likely to be “Why did my project cost more than I thought or was told?” Of course, I can’t say specifically why their project cost

more, unless I did the job.

In most cases though, what the homeowner has forgotten was all the little upgrades they made along the way. For example, when we are first discussing the project, the homeowner is looking for ways to save money, so when I ask if they want a Jacuzzi tub instead of a plain one, many people will say no. Then once we get into the job and they can see how nice their new bathroom will be, they change their minds and decide to spend the money for the tub with whirlpool jets. It’s not unusual for a job to have several change orders, each one representing a “little” thing that increases the price of the overall project.

My favorite question is this; “Could you come out and give me a proposal for remodeling my house?” Although you might think the answer to this one is always “yes!”

I sometimes have to decline the opportunity.

Why? I have found the best way for a contractor to go broke and leave homeowners with half-finished projects is to say “yes” to any and every job that comes along.

I know that in order to build a quality product and have a happy homeowner, our projects need to be supervised effectively. My superintendents can’t do a very good job of that if they spend half their time traveling from one job to the next. That’s why we employ a strategy we call the “Economy of Geography”, limiting the areas we work in to a specific distance from our headquarters.

Do you have remodeling questions I didn’t answer here? Call me at 858-274-0005 or e mail me at dave@kcoconstrcution.com and I will do my best to answer them.

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| MAY 2016 | MID CITY NEWSPAPER GROUP

ART AROUND ADAMS RETURNS

FOR 13TH YEAR ’It’s the anti-street fair,’ says producer Adam Rosen

BY COLETTE MAUZERALLE

Performer from Circus Mafia.

(Photo courtesy of Circus Mafia)

ART Art Around Adams, a two-mile-long festival dedicated to art, music and the community, will return Saturday, June 4, for a full day of live music, impromptu art galleries, interactive art and more.

Now in its 13th year, Art Around Adams will run the length of its namesake avenue from University Heights through Normal Heights and into Kensington, and will be the largest to date with more than 100 local businesses transforming their spaces — though not the street itself — into pop-up art galleries.

“It is the anti-street fair,” said event producer Adam Rosen. “We put all the action on the sidewalks, in parking lots and in existing businesses on the avenue.”

More than 10 performance areas along the strip, including multiple family friendly activity zones, will feature performance and projection art, dance, theater and more than 20 local musical acts including Hills Like Elephants and Schizophonics. Upwards of 30,000 residents from across San Diego are expected to attend.

Art Around Adams is put on by Exodus Studios, an event production company based in San Diego and founded in 2009 by former North Park resident Adam Rosen, though he first launched Art Around Adams in 2004.

From its inception to today, Rosen has seen it all.

“When first started it was only a handful of businesses and it wasn’t spread out in any specific direction. It incorporated a few coffee shops and other businesses along the avenue, and it expanded from there, including the spectrum of what is considered art — not just paintings, but performance art and music too,” said Rosen.

This year’s Art Around Adams promises a fresh lineup of talent and artwork, courtesy of La Jolla’s Thumbprint Gallery as well as Aesthetigeist, a San Diego-based artist collective. Also new and notable this year will be

An image begins to appear as painter readies a mural for last year’s Art Around Adams.

Circus Mafia, an international circus performance and production company that will entertain the masses with specialty circus acts like tightrope walking, hooping and magic tricks.

“We’re hoping this year’s event will bring many new attendees to the avenue to discover art, local businesses and the event itself,” said Rosen. “Every year we hope to have the biggest and best event possible so we’re really pushing that this year, and of the 100 or so participants we have tons of new faces in the mix.”

Favorite acts are also returning to the scene, including the Super Awesome Showdown, best described as intergalactic performance art wrestling and now in its fourth year at Art Around Adams. Eventgoers will also be able to rest their feet as they have a laugh at the lineup of standup comedians on board either of two complimentary “Comedy Trolleys” transporting guests along the avenue and key side streets.

To maximize participation, guests can stop

by Art Around Adams’ info booth during the event and pick up a punch card, with more than 20 businesses along the avenue participating in the card program. Once a visitor’s card has been fully punched, they can return to the info booth to claim what Rosen describes as “thousands of prizes” including gift cards redeemable at businesses along the avenue and elsewhere within San Diego.

“The Adams Avenue District is continually evolving, now more than ever. More new restaurants, eclectic shops and friendly pubs are popping up everywhere,” said Rosen.

“Continue to expect the unexpected, from start to finish.”

Art Around Adams takes place from noon to 8 p.m. and is a free, all-ages event. For event details including a full list of performers and participating businesses visit ArtAroundAdams.org, call (619) 663-9278) or visit the day-of info booth at 3491 Adams Ave.

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Musical entertainment includes local bands, like this one from last year.

Vendors will offer a variety of products for shoppers. (2015 photo)

Super Awesome Showdown. (Photo courtesy of Super Awesome Showdown)

A display of art from last year. (Photo by Jesse Arroyo)

The Electric Giraffe will make another appearance at this year’s Art Around Adams.

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SOHO Announces People In Preservation Winners Save Our Heritage Organisation is celebrating National HistoricPreservation Month with its 34th annual People In Preservation Awards, which salute San Diego County residents who have excelled in outstanding preservation projects.

Thirteen awards will be bestowed on May 19 in the historic Marston House formal gardens on Seventh Avenue in Balboa Park. A catered champagne reception will be held from 5:30 to 6:30, followed by the awards ceremony.

The Lifetime Achievement Award is being shared by Charles Kaminski and Jeffrey Shorn, a married couple who have been leaders and activists in San Diego historic preservation since 1975. They moved into a beach cottage in the world renowned compound known as El Pueblo Ribera, designed in the 1920s by Rudolph Schindler, and proceeded to document the place and help save it. Both are architects with knowledge and passion for preserving significant buildings and communicating the importance of historic resources. In 2004, they were featured in the groundbreaking book, “A Passion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers of Culture.”

When Kaminski and Shorn are not united in protecting the same structure, such as the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, they complement each other. Shorn has focused on preserving some of our most important buildings by successfully nominating them for local and national landmark status. He served on the City of San Diego's Historical Resources Board for eight years and educated architecture students in San Diego’s first courses in historic preservation. Meanwhile, Kaminski has been at the forefront of preserving the historic character of and public access to the downtown waterfront and safeguarding LGBTQ historic sites, cultural artifacts and records.

“Jeffrey and Charles have honored the city through their long-standing efforts and perseverance toward preserving some of San Diego’s most treasured resources,” the jury said.

Madison Kirkman and Sandor Shapery

Two awards applaud projects that are bringing back innovative modes of transportation.

Winner of the “On the Right Track” award is Madison Kirkman, a 17-year-old high school junior from Ramona. His project is a daunting one, even for experienced adults, but he is a third-generation preservationist. Kirkman raised $15,000 through crowdfunding to have the 55-foot remains of a rare motor car moved by barge and flatbed truck from Anchorage, Alaska to his back yard. It is one of three remaining1908 McKeen Motor Cars, an advancedaerodynamic passenger car that originally glided along on the San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern Railway. His award is for moving the motor car; his ultimate goal is to restore it and see it ride the rails again.

The quaint, wicker Osborn Electriquettes that ferried 1915 Panama-California Exposition visitors through Balboa Park is remembered in historic photographs, but none of the motorized carts survived. Sandor Shapery wanted to reproduce the Electriquette in time for the exposition’s centennial. After Heritage Architecture & Planning created scale drawings, Shapery had the wicker body of a prototype woven in China. Next he turned to a friend and MIT graduate in Massachusetts, who recreated the battery-powered motor and steering bar.

The replica made its debut in 2014, with Shapery its first driver in the park. Since then, Shapery, who is a SOHO board member, had 25 more Electriquettes made for cruising Bal-

Awards gala May 19 in the Marston House

remaining example of Art Deco architecture in San Diego. The historic, second-floor ballroom was popular during the big band era. Plans call for a Chinese restaurant and other businesses at street level, at the corner of University and Euclid Avenues. The building’s restoration and reuse will be a boon to the community,” the jury said.

Richard Suda

This unit was part of a 12 unit beach complex of concrete and wood originally designed by famed architect Rudolph Schindler in 1923. Jeffrey D. Shorn + Associates Architects was commissioned to reconstruct the unit which had been ravaged by fire. (Photo: Jeffrey D. Shorn + Associates Architects)

boa Park just in time for spring. “Taking a ride is likely to become once again an endearing pastime for park patrons,” the jury said.

Tripp Bennett

Architect Tripp Bennett is being honored for the restoration and adaptive reuse of La Jolla’s 1937 Fire Station Engine Company 13 for the Shepherd YMCA Fire House. One of the few remaining historic buildings in the heart of La Jolla, this fire station with a distinctive parabolic archway is back to its original paint color and its steel windows and wood storefront doors have been restored. Interior features that Y members are enjoying include exposed wood trusses, an old jail cell and new access for the disabled.

Anna Wilcoxson, Kevin Kravits, Gen Leger and Chris Woods

The devoted and meticulous owners of five homes built between 1916 and 1961 in several San Diego neighborhoods have been selected for awards by the People in Preservation threeperson jury. Anna Wilcoxson restored her 1916 Prairie style home - removing the brick façade and returning it to the original stucco - in the Mission Hills Historic District, and Kevin Kravets restored the exterior of a “remuddled” home designed by master builder Martin V. Melhorn in Inspiration Heights. Gen Léger and Chris Woods restored a 1961 Midcentury Modern home that is the rare product of the brief partnership of Lloyd Ruocco and Homer Delawie, both titans of San Diego architecture.

In the process, the owners say they became avid preservationists.

Kyle and Tim Malone

In Kensington, Kyle and Tim Malone restored their 1925 Mission Revival bungalow by “unwrapping” the stucco finish, which they repaired and refinished. Nearby, Devin and DeLayne Harmon paid attention to every detail as they restored a grand Spanish Revival-style home inside and out. Like Léger and Woods, the Harmons became ardent preservationists during their extensive restoration project.

Richard Bundy and David Chau

Also lauded are the people behind two restored places for socializing. The striking Streamline Moderne Silverado Ballroom in City Heights, owned by David Chau and restored

by Bundy & Thompson Architects, is once again a gleaming landmark. This project is especially important because the building is a rare

At Camp Pendelton, the San Onofre Beach Club has come back to life for use by Marines and their families. It was designed in the Spanish Revival style in 1946 by Myron Hunt, also the architect of the Rose Bowl and the Huntington Library. Heritage Architecture & Planning managed to meet both the Secretary of the Interior’s restoration standards and the Department of Defense’s Anti-Terrorism and Force Protection building requirements. The jury praised the architects for “innovative solutions.”

Christine Jones

SOHO was part of the group responsible for saving the Aztec Brewing Company’s murals and furnishings before the historic Barrio Logan building was demolished in 1990. With special pleasure we present an award to the city of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture for conservation and restoration of the murals, paintings and painted artifacts. They are now back in the community, on display at the Logan Heights Library. The commission is also being honored for restoring historic artworks in Balboa Park, such as Donal Hord’s “La Tehuana” sculpture in the House of Hospitality’s courtyard and Anna Hyatt Huntington's equestrian bronze, “El Cid.” The jury commended the commission for prioritizing the preservation of artworks “at a time when funds for Balboa Park are hard to come by.”

Kevin Krumdieck and Paul Thometz

Architect Kevin Krumdeick and Cisterra Development’s project executive Paul Thometz are winners for preserving elements of two buildings in Downtown San Diego’s Warehouse District. The cast-in-place concrete, two-story Western Drug Company Building (1927) is now part of Sempra Energy’s high-rise headquarters.

Its two historic facades that turn the corner at Seventh Avenue and J Street were saved, as required by SOHO’s 1999 settlement agreement for a nine-block area anchored by J Street. The exterior of the five-story Bledsoe Company Furniture Building (1925) at Seventh and Island Avenue was restored for the Sempra project.

Both buildings, said the jury, “help to enhance the sense of place in the Warehouse District.”

Jury Members

This year’s People In Preservation jury members are longtime preservationists with a wide range of expertise. Allen Hazard is SOHO’s tours committee chair and a prominent Mission Hills preservationist and historian. He coauthored “Images of America: Mission Hills” (Arcadia Publishing, 2015) with Janet O’Dea. Diane Kane, a vice president of the California Preservation Foundation, has worked on preservation projects for the city of San Diego and Caltrans in Los Angeles. She has taught architecture history and planning at San Diego State University, UCLA, the NewSchool of Architecture and other colleges, and is a volunteer at the La Jolla Historical Society. David Swarens is a past SOHO board member who served as president for two terms twice. He sits on citizen planning boards for Golden Hill and Old Town neighborhoods, and on SOHO’s Preservation Action Committee, where he is part of the team that evaluates projects and proposals with community stakeholders.

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San Diego-Based Caterer Hired for the 2016 Summer Olympics

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Nine time’s the charm for Behind the Scenes Catering A San Diego-based company will head to the Olympics for the ninth time this summer.

Behind the Scenes Catering was hired to make all the meals for the international broadcast media, and will manage nine locations providing hospitality services to the athletes and sponsors.

John Crisafulli, owner of Behind the Scenes Catering, said he expects to feed up to 16,000 people daily. Over the course of the entire Summer Olympics, his company will serve more than 950,000 meals.

Crisafulli, a native San Diegan, said he scored the paramount deal after meeting someone who was connected to NBC, the television company that broadcasts the games. The first Olympics his company catered was the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

But the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summer presents its own set of challenges, Crisafulli said.

Crisafulli said his company, which is 26 years old, began preparing for the Summer Olympics about 14 months ago.

“We started about 14 months ago by going down and identifying which vendors we’re going to work with,” Crisafulli said. “We do a lot of background checks with the vendors. Rio is probably the biggest challenge because there is a lot of bureaucracy. It’s hard to get people to agree with contracts.”

Despite the challenges, Crisafulli said the most “spectacular” aspect of working at the Olympics is seeing so many people come together.

“We hire travelers, as well as, locals,” Crisafulli said. “It’s such an eclectic mix of people from all different countries, backgrounds and socioeconomic levels. It’s what the Olympics is all about -- bringing people together for a common purpose.”

So what will the Olympians and all the behind-the-scenes participants eat?

Crisafulli said they’ll serve staples like hamburgers, pizza, salad and baked goods. But they’ll also serve meals typically found in Brazil such as shrimp bobo, farofa and feijoada. He said Brazilian dishes are typically served with rice and beans.

“We always introduce the local cuisines,” Crisafulli said. “It will all eventually come together.”

– Times of San Diego

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John Crisafulli is pictured in 2013 after receiving the caterer’s contract for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. (File photo)

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By Bart Mendoza May 25 The Lounge Singer Resurrected Resurrected lounge singer Jose Sinatra performs at Java Joe’s on May 25. With a set full of rockin’ parodies of classic songs, Sinatra puts on a great show, high in comedy and decidedly un-PC fun. Expect adult language, but anyone with a sense of humor will find Sinatra’s tuxedo and medallion-wearing over the top persona appealing. Lost among the humor is the fact that Sinatra actually has an excellent voice, with good range, giving his versions of songs, originally by the likes of Petula Clark or John Lennon —appeal beyond the comedy aspect. www.javajoessd.com 1 Jose Sinatra 5 Diana Death of the Gory Details

May 28 Missing Persons in House of Blues It’s almost impossible to believe, but despite having a catalog full of well-known songs, ’80s new wave favorites Missing Persons has never had a Top 40 hit. Appearing at the House of Blues on May 28, topping a bill that also includes Bow Wow Wow, it’s a testament to the power of a good song that in the years since Missing Person’s mid-80s heyday their quirky sync-backed songs, such as “Destination Unknown” and “Walking In LA,” have become standards. These days front woman Dale Bozzio is the only original member, but she’s always been the band’s focus anyway and her current backing group is tight and focused, doing the songs justice. www.houseofblues.com/sandiego

June 6 Diana Death’s Musical Resurgence On June 6, creep rock trio the Gory Details reunites at the Casbah for their first show since 1999. Featuring guitarist Diana Death and bassist “Hellbound” Heather Dobson, the show is part of Death’s musical resurgence over the past few years, which has seen her perform with SDMA-nominated indie rock favorites Flaggs and more recently recording and touring Europe with The Little Richards. In the Gory Details the focus is on her originals, with titles such as “I Love You Death” and “Slasher Drive,” showcasing great reverb and riff-driven garage rockers that will appeal to fans of such storied combos as Deadbolt. www.casbahmusic.com

2 Missing Persons Dale Bozzio

June 3 Keeping The Ramones’ Flame Burning There is no doubt that the Ramones are one of the most important groups to ever take the stage, in the process opening the door for legions of musicians to follow in their wake. While all four original members of the band have now passed away, there are still three of the band’s later members on the road keeping the Ramones flame burning, including Richie Ramone, who will be making a rare appearance at the Salty Frog in Imperial Beach on June 3. Ramone played on three albums with the band between 1984 and 1987, including the classic “Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La).” But Ramone live performs music from throughout the band’s career, making this show a must for any fan. www.thesaltyfrog.com 3 Richie Ramone x 6 Chuck & Mary Perrin circa 1968

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Saying Goodbye to Danielle and Alicia

Chuck Perrin’s 70th Birthday Performance

June 3 will a sad day in San Diego as the local music community says goodbye to Danielle Lo Presti and Alicia Champion with a special concert at the Music Box. The pair are relocating to the Bay Area next month, and it’s a major loss to the area as they were behind such local staples as the Durga Sound recording studios and Say It Records, all geared to help the greater arts community at large. They also promoted numerous music showcases and staged nine editions of the outdoor Indie Music Fest in various locations around town, giving much needed exposure to both local and international artists. While the occasion may be sad, the concert promises to be a celebration of Lo Presti and Champion’s time in San Diego. They will be missed. www.musicboxsd.com 4 Danielle Lo Presti

There have been several people who can be said to have influenced San Diego’s jazz scene, but none in the new millennium have had the impact of Chuck Perrin, musician and owner of Dizzy’s music venue. On June 18, the room will host Perrin’s 70th Birthday Performance, with cake and presents for all attendees. Perrin has had an amazing life in music, starting with the release in 1968 of a self titled duo album with his sister, Mary, continuing through numerous solo albums and the founding of Dizzy’s in 2000. With the latter he gave San Diego’s jazz musicians a home. This is a great opportunity for local music fans to say “thanks” for one of the best spot to hear music in San Diego. www.dizzysjazz.com

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There will be entertainment for all including: live music, demonstrations featuring torch-work, and glass cutting as well as an area for children & adults alike to create their own unique mosaic art piece to take The event is free to the public and pet friendly. Additional event details are as follows: Date: Saturday, May 7th, and Sunday May 8th, 2016 Time: 10am to 5pm, both days Location: 1770 Village Place, Spanish Village Art Center in Balboa Park, San Diego, CA The Art Glass Guild is a non-profit art education center, focused on supporting local glass artists as well as other San Diego non-profits with art related programs benefiting our community. This show is the largest Art Glass show in Southern California and is all about your local Art. You will see beautiful art representing many techniques, including blown, fused, torch, stained, cast, etched and mosaic art glass, all available and created by San Diego Glass Artists.

About The Art Glass Guild The Art Glass Guild was formed in 1998, and is the sister organization of the oldest art glass group in America, the “Art Glass Association of Southern California”. Our primary purpose is to educate the public about art glass. The Guild operates a retail sales gallery in Studio 25 at the Spanish Village Art center in Balboa Park and provides demonstrations and classes for many of the glass techniques shown.

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rs. Kerry Clamon, fourth grade teacher at School of the Madeleine, was the 2016 recipient of the Sister Rose Anita McDonald, IHM Award. This award was presented to Kerry Clamon by William H. Sadlier, Inc. on March 29 during the Sadlier Breakfast at the National Catholic Educational Association Convention in San Diego. Kerry Clamon is dedicated and committed to Catholic education. She is an excellent and enthusiastic teacher who continuously researches new ideas and strategies. Kerry understands the importance of math to help her students face the challenges in a quickly changing world and to be life-long learners.

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wearing' single Mom who doesn't really put out an effort to better her situation - financially or romantically. It takes a crazy lady like Michelle to point out her flaws. Bell gets a chance to be a little more dowdy and down to earth as a brownie baking Mom. Dinklage as Renault is a man on a mission of revenge. Feeling he is owed more than a silly apology, the Samurai wanna-be is in destruct mode. I love when Dinklage gets a chance to put in a little comedic time and I have seen him do it well (check out KNIGHTS OF BADASSDOM if you don't believe me!). Spending the last few years in serious Tyrion Lannister mode - this had to have been fun for him.

Anderson as young Rachel is so adorable I can't stand it. She takes to Michelle when most people would run the other way. She is accepting of the craziness and wants the best for not only her Mom but the lady who is making things difficult. Mumolo as Dandelion Mom

BY JERI JACQUIN Helen is completely insane and the showdown with Michelle is nothing short of Matrix action.

Coming to theatres this Friday from direcLabine as Mike is what most would consider tor/writer Ben Falcone, Melissa McCarthy and the average nice guy who really does have a Steve Mallory along with Universal Pictures are crush on Claire. His "hitting" skills could use a the rules of knowing who is THE BOSS. little work but then again the fact that he doesy Life eri hasn't acquin always been easy for Michelle Darn't have those skills would make me take notice. nell (Melissa McCarthy). Being turned away There is a scene that Labine had me falling out from families, she made it clear early on that my chair andfrom I want to thank him forisbeing oming to theatres this of Friday Barnes a dark character with no chances of ever she was going to become something all on her such a good sport about it. Yes, you'll know it directors Anthony Joe you Russo cracking a smile. own. Becoming the 7th richest person inRusso, the when see it. and world, she has no problem telling people what comes Otherthe cast include: as Dana Marvel Entertainment battle Cecily Strong The rest of the cast gets a chance to throw she thinks or feels.

Dandridge, Mary Sohn as Jan Keller, Eva PeterAMERICA: Civil War. Timothy Simons EspeciallyoftoCAPTAIN her assistant Claire (Kristen son as Chrystal, as Stephan, punches and have opinions. Renner as Hawkeye Bell) treating her roughly and not caring Aleandra Newcomb as Mariana, Presley Coley The fallout toward thereally Avengers has brought on isn’t happyandto be there. Bettany as Vision is a vision about her life. What Michelle doesn't realize is as Hannah, Kathy Bates as Ida Marquette pressure from as (William Hurt).

When it that watching her all fromsides afar is Renault (Peter Ben Falcone as Marty. watching this character try and understand what it Dinklage), former is lover and co-worker comes to awhat best for the who country the arguing TUBS OF POPCORN: truly I give THE BOSS to be human. is still holding a 25-year old grudge. In an act means between superheroes begins. akaof popcorn out of five. four andStark a half tubs of revenge,the Renault calls the authorities to Tony My peeves are Olsen as Maximoff, I mean must be the by year of jaw dropping and report Michelle for insiderDowney, trading.

Iron Man (Robert Jr.) is This confronted thoroughly hilarious inappropriate comedy Sentenced to time in prison, Michelle bides seriously.

You have powers but don’t know how a grieving mother forjobthe fight happened inwith my sides hurting. I because I came home her time. Claire finds a new working with that love that McCarthy delivers to her use lines with dis- Come on! That battle scene wouldn’t Mike (Tyler Labine) who has a tad bit of a crush Sokovia with Ultron. them? tain, snap, straight faced and a stare than can on Claire. Keeping herself busy raising daughter Hitting him hard, Stark gathers even be happening if she just stepped up to the kill. supporters Rachel (Ella Anderson), she is surprised to audience couldn't themselves come home from work to find Michelle on her who have agreed to the government The overseeing of contain plate.

Then I have that same opinion of all the and the laughter got very, very loud!

Okay, again I doorstep. Knowing there is no place for her to their activities and also agree to signwas a document ofmakes‘supers’ part of that which it even more fun. character was just a-n-noying. But she go since her assets had been seized; Claire agrees . This From the start of the film to the very end I to let her stay untilcalled for a while. accountability the Sokovia Accords. wasn’t almost wanted the theatre to turn up alone the vol- as Boseman’s Black Panther didn’t hit Asking Michelle to take Rachel to her DanSteve Rogers aka Captain America (Chris ume of the film because there were very few delion meeting, Michelle comes up with a wild thelaughing markand with moments where people weren't I me. idea and a way to make money again.

Using Evans) feels that he would be doing humanity a didn't want to miss anything! Rudd as Ant Man is hilarious and Holland as Claire's brownie recipe she creates her own disservice the government agreement.

I also loved that Falcone, McCarthy and Maltroop of girlsby and signing sells the brownies!

Spider-Man lory had problem bringing the male jokes is a young man who is just thrilled to is Michelle still has begins to deal withexcept TheThe riftproblem between friends fornoNatasha in for the ladies to enjoy. Of course it made Renault who wants to steal what's hers, dealing be askedand toI be a part of the fight. I knew Holland who seems to be playing the neutral role! jaws completely drop (pun intended) with feelings of family and keeping crazy Danthatsigned, that aloneawas cause me to tell delion Mom Helen (Annie the Mumolo) - what's isknew In Vienna where document to be wasforgoing to rise fast in Hollywood and it will be everyone to see it. Hey, it's time the guys got in a bossy ginger to do? bomb rips through building many interesting to see Peter Parker again with Holland on the jokes. heads McCarthy as Michelle the is a sharply dressedkilling As much as I enjoy lady including with a bad attitude aboutT’Chaka life and fam- of Wakanda. of rich state King TheBell as well, it is McCarthy the web. who steals the entire showspinning and I personally ily. Thinking only of herself it is inevitable that Kings son T’Challa aka Black Panther (Chadwick don't have a problem with that in Brühl the slightest. looking down (sorry Peter) on someone will is another actor that just keeps getting She looks great too! I want to throw a shoutcatch up. McCarthy just brilliantWhen in this roleNatasha Boseman) vowsisrevenge.

Romanoff and better. As Zemo he can wrap his resume out to Kathy Bates who has better a small role in the giving straight forward comedy that truly did akahaveBlack (Scarlet Johansson) looks into film. Yes Ms. Bates I think everything you have everyoneWidow in the theatre laughing hysteriaround being done and continue to do is just frakken fantastic a Marvel bad guy. cally and shooting an asner or two.the Nevervideo eat what really happened, shows Bucky so thanks and it is great to see youTUBS outside of aOF POPCORN: I give CAPTAIN or drink during a McCarthy movie is what I'm Barnes Stan) for the horror story. beginning(Sebastian to think. That being said thereresponsible isn't AMERICA: So if you’re looking for a whammy of a good Civil War three tubs of popcorn out of anything about this film and her role that I didbombing. laugh then head out this weekend for THE n't like.

When Bucky is less found, they learn that BOSS...take lots of friends. five. I am going to get so much garbage for what Bell as Claire is a little flamboyant butquickly In the end - watch instead doing the 'television-sweater-loose-braI’m about to say (and trust me my family will get Helmut Zemo (Daniel Brühl) has brainwashed himyour assets!

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with a code word that sets him off into destruction mode.

As sides divide, Rogers has Sam Wilson aka Falcon, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (Paul Rudd). Stark’s crew comprises of James Rhodes aka War Machine (Don Cheadle), Vision (Paul Bettany), and Peter Parker aka Spider-Man (Tom Holland).

The group is also fighting over Wanda Maximoff aka Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and how best to protect her as she learns to use her powers.

While there is infighting, the bigger picture is about to be revealed as Stark, Rogers and Bucky return to Siberia to discover what Zemo’s plan has always been and why. Now each of the super heroes must once again decide where they are to go from this moment on.

RDJ as Tony Stark has made the role of Iron Man totally his and until my last breath I can not imagine anyone else playing this role. RDJ in this film shows a deeper and harder side to his character realizing that the battles the group participates in has a rippling effect that he doesn’t quite know what to do with. It doesn’t matter; RDJ can do no wrong for me.

Evans as Rogers is a man trying to prove a point. I’m not sure what that point is by refusing to sign an agreement that holds him accountable.

Personally, I think they all should be accountable when their antics cause chaos and misery for people who didn’t ask for it. That’s the frustrating part of watching super heroes – they are always jacking up someone’s town and walking away. Evans plays this character from a by gone era and it seems the longer he hangs with the here and now, the more he doesn’t like it.

Johansson as Natasha is a character that barely touches on anything really. Never sure what side she is on I must conclude that she chose no side and does what ever she wants in the moment. Stan as

in on the grumblings) but this film is such a hot mess. There are to many characters doing too many things and taking way too long to do them!

Two of the most annoying characters are the Black Panther and the Scarlet Witch, I personally thought they both could have been eliminated from the film and I wouldn’t have missed them.

Yes, I read comics that belonged to my brother when we were kids but couldn’t tell you today what they were about. I do know the characters and what their powers are and that’s about all I care to know.

Obviously I am team Stark but only because I adore Robert Downey, Jr. as Iron Man or RDJ just as an actor period.

The highlights for me where the snarky remarks because that’s the kind of humor I enjoy.

I looked forward to Rudd and Holland providing some relief from all the other drama going on with a group that acted like high schoolers.

Will that change anyone’s opinion going to the film? Nope, not one little solitary soldierly bit. Fans are going to go in willingly, hand over their wads of hard earned cash for a ticket and popcorn spending 147 minutes in happy land. Isn’t that what Marvel films are all about?

Marvel is all about taking iconic characters and putting them on the big screen to see what mayhem they can cause. Succeeding admirably means that although I’m not a huge fan of this particular film, it doesn’t mean I’m not a fan of the Marvel Universe – and I have an Iron Man action figure on my desk to prove it.

So go my young at heart intelligencia and have fun at the movies!

In the end – united we stand and divided we fall!

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Traditonal Beauty at Mingei

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Unknown Artist, Wrapping Cloth (Furoshiki), 19th century, Meiji period, Japan, banana fiber (bashofu), indigo and natural dyes. Gift of Barb Rich. (Photo

by Katie Gardner)

Mingei International Museum focuses on everyday Japanese arts and crafts in its latest exhibit, “Mingei of Japan —Treasures New and Old from the Museum’s Collection,”which opened April 2.

The beauty in the “everyday” stems from the handcrafting of objects, reflecting a respect for tradition and culture which can be lost when mass-produced products become the standard for daily use.

Visitors to the exhibit will appreciate the designs and details in the museum’s textiles, paintings, and ceramics, many from Mingei’s past Japanese collection. Several new acquisitions complement the experience.

“Mingei,” meaning art of the people, was recognized by Soetsu Yanagi almost 100 years ago as valuable because of the care and attention each individual piece is given by its crafter. Celebratory for fine workmanship and quality, the collection blends practicality and art, as seen in tea and sake cups, fans, brooms, banners, futon covers, and sleeping garments.

The cultural and religious practice of painting wood plaques with images of deities and animals inform us about Shinto and Buddhist traditions.

Significant artists such as Keisuke Serizawa, Shoji Hamada and Tatsuzo Shimaoka are represented in the exhibit, displayed on the upper level of the museum. In conjunction with the “Treasures New and Old” exhibit, many toys and dolls, puppets, and kites are on view in the Doll and Toy gallery.

Balboa Park’s museums are just a short drive or walk away from North and South Park neighborhoods. Fine and contemporary art, photography, and history are just some of the attractions, and Mingei International Museum, open for free to San Diego County residents on every third Thursday of the month, brings a global perspective on folk art which appeals to people of all ages.

The museum was founded in 1978 by Professor Martha Longenecker of San Diego State University. She was inspired to share her studies of Japanese pottery and oversee what would be become a well-respected collection of timeless and iconic artworks and crafts. The 41,000-square-foot museum is found on the southwest corner of the Plaza de Panama and includes a coffee bar and gift shop.

Continuing to showcase objects from Japan, the museum will open a unique exhibit in October called “Layers of Brilliance — The Journey of Japanese Lacquer Tools.”

Kendall Brown, professor of Asian Art at California State University Long Beach, curated this upcoming event, bringing together small tables and tools used in the lacquering process.

Not only will privately owned lacquer items be shown, but also evidence of the craft — surfaces covered with drops of residue resulting from the work done by crafts artists over the years. Still, in April of next year, more Japanese art will be in Mingei galleries with its premier of “KANBAN,” — Traditional shop signs from Japan.

Meanwhile, contemporary Japanese pottery on loan from San Diegan Gordon Brodfuehrer, exhibited three years ago, will go on tour. These works are popular because of the connection we have with ordinary objects and the appeal of seeing objects from a different country and culture.

While the recent “American Icons” exhibit drew many visitors to the museum, visitors to Mingei may also admire the foreign, “exotic” crafts outside of our national identity.

Rob Sidner, director of Mingei, has long appreciated the “quiet beauty” of Japanese folkart. He sees a commitment to preserving tradition and unwavering quality as crafters create beautiful, utilitarian art for the people. For the people within reach of Balboa Park, it is an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of “mingei.”

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Unknown Artist, Sakiori-obi, early-20th century, Japan, silk, cotton.

Gift of Barb Rich. (Photo by Feeney+Bryant Photography)

Shoji Hamada, Cup, late-19th century, Japan, glazed stoneware.

Gift of Betty Bass. (Photo by Feeney+Bryant Photography)

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Forum Public Relations Opens in Hillcrest

San Diego’s Top Baby Names Liam came close, but it did not quite make the top of the list of most popular baby male names in San Diego in 2015.

There were 272 Emmas born in the region in 2015, but another female name reigned supreme.

According to the County Health and

Human Services Agency, which records all births and deaths in the region, more than 45,000 babies were born in San Diego County last year, and the most popular boy and girl names were just a few babies apart.

Here is the list of top 10 baby names parents chose for their children in 2015.

Forum Public Relations has officially launched in San Diego.

The firm is a woman owned, full-service public relations and communications agency centered on science and the arts.

Led by Allyson Markey and Monte Ward - whom both started their careers in the sciences -- the company is dedicated to helping scientists, artists, innovators, entrepreneurs and explorers promote their work and inspire their communities.

“It is not enough in 2016 to simply do good work and put out an excellent product,” said CEO Allyson Greazel. “Every market is flooded with competition, and you are only going to get your efforts noticed by aggressively pursuing visibility and actively managing your attention. It can be extraordinar-

Three Earth-Sized Planets Found Orbiting a Tiny Star An international team of astronomers, including UC San Diego astrophysicists, has discovered three Earth-sized planets orbiting near the “habitable zone” of an ultracool dwarf star, the first planets ever discovered around such a tiny and dim star.

The discovery is detailed in a paper published this week in the journal Nature. The planets are so close to Earth — only 40 light years away — that astronomers should eventually be able to study in greater detail the composition of each of the planets and their atmospheres as well as look for chemical signals of life.

“The kind of planets we've found are very exciting from the perspective of searching for life in the universe beyond Earth,” said Adam Burgasser, a professor of physics at UC San Diego’s Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences and a key participant of the international team.

Using a telescope called TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) at the La Silla Observatory in Chile, the astronomers traced the star’s light moment-to-moment over the course of 62 nights last September through December.

When the international team, led by Michaël Gillon of the University of Liège, Belgium, analyzed changes in brightness of the starlight, they saw periodic dips as three planets traverse its face casting shadows.

The TRAPPIST telescope of the University of Liege, located at the La Silla European Southern Observatory in Chile, was used to

Ask Dr. Z Break a Rib, Save a Life

The first time I did CPR, I didn’t do it right. I was too afraid I was hurting the patient beneath my hands, too afraid I’d damage his heart.

And then I was shoved aside and a

burly ICU nurse started using his entire body like a piston to do compressions. I heard a crack —“there goes the first rib!” he said with a smile.

I was horrified, and then was told, “that’s the way to do it right!”

It seems strange to cheer the breaking of a rib, so brutal, but in reality it is what is needed to save a life.

Recently I was reminded of that again

ily challenging, but it is the world we live in, and there is no going back.”

Based in Hillcrest, Forum Public Relations cites over a decade of experience working in and with the sciences, journalism, the defense industry, the technology industry, and the arts. The company offers the following services: Contact marketing, publicity, website design, branding press and media relations and social media.

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as I felt a rib give way with a crunch while performing CPR on a colleague. He’ll forgive me, I thought.

At some time in your life, you may be next to someone who collapses. I want you to be prepared in case you are called upon to help save a life. My first advice is always — take your own pulse. Calm down, and make sure you are in the moment. Don’t panic.

Second, call for help. Then begin the ABC’s. Airway (open, or choking?), Breathing (any? None? Wheezy?) and Circulation (heartbeat?).

Once help is on the way, you can assess and see if you feel a pulse or see them breathing. The weirdest thing is that a pulse can be hard to find — use the neck if you can, or put your head on the chest and listen.

Artist’s impression of the system as seen from the surface of the outer planet. (UCSD)

make the discovery.

Follow-up observations with larger telescopes indicated that the planets have sizes very similar to that of Earth. Two of the planets have orbital periods of about 1.5 days and 2.4 days respectively, and the third planet has a less well determined period in the range 4.5 to 73 days.

“With such short orbital periods, the planets are between 20 and 100 times closer to their star than the Earth to the Sun,” said Gillon. “The structure of this planetary system is much more similar in scale to the system of Jupiter’s moons than to that of the Solar System.”

Not sure if you feel a pulse? Then there probably isn’t one. Trust that, and start compressions. You should use your whole body, arms mainly straight, using shoulders and back in a back and forth rhythm. The patient’s belly should push up every time you push down. Hands over the sternum (breast bone) about three fingers width above the lower edge of the sternum.

Remember, you are trying to squeeze the heart between the ground/spine and your hands in order to push the blood forward and to the brain. So the compressions have to be strong and deep — not wimpy. No stomach movement? Push harder. The rhythm is fast but not frantic — think of the song “staying alive” and you’ll have

it. 30 compressions and then give a breath.

Nowadays the compressions are considered the lifesavers, and the breathing less so. I recommend a CPR class to solidify what I’ve said. But now you are ready to get to some bonebreaking, lifesaving CPR in case it’s needed. And yes, my friend thanked me later after his ambulance ride and heart bypass.

Dr. Tara Zandvliet welcomes your questions. Send them to questions@ southparkdoctor.com. She practices at 2991 Kalmia St. Phone: (619) 9290032.

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Engineers and Visual Artists Transform Education

Visual arts student Jessica Buie holds up an open source hardware logo that she 3-D printed in the EnVision maker studio. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego)

BY DANIEL KANE AND CYNTHIA DILLON

Engineers and visual artists at UC San Diego are collaborating on final projects, even though they are in different classes.

This is just one of the many projects happening in the EnVision Arts and Engineering Maker Studio at UC San Diego. The new 3,000-square-foot studio on the third floor of the Structural and Materials Engineering building provides a wide range of design, fabrication and prototyping tools from 3D printers and welding stations to a sophisticated laser cutter. It’s a creative, hands-on, experiential space where visual arts and engineering communities converge; where students are empowered to think, design, “UC San Diego is one of the few places where this kind of integration between visual arts and engineering cannot only happen, but can be sustained and expanded,” said UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla at the EnVision dedication event Friday.

In its first quarter of operation, more than 400 students in engineering and visual arts worked in the maker studio through handson classes and labs as well as a few creative, independent projects.

“The spirit of collaboration and innovation, plus the skills that students gain through these unique courses are transferable to their careers well beyond their university years,” said Cristina Della Coletta, Dean of the UC San Diego Division of Arts and Humanities. “The cutting-edge curriculum aligns with our division's intellectual priorities and the intersection of perspective, skills, tools, creativity and rigorous interdisciplinary research supported by the university.”

“Our engineering and visual arts faculty

are creating fantastic hands-on courses that take advantage of the maker studio’s powerful mix of design and prototyping facilities,” said Albert P. Pisano, Dean of the Jacobs School of Engineering. “We are giving students new opportunities to gain the confidence and motivation they will need to succeed in classes, internships, faculty research projects and, ultimately, their careers.”

Transforming Education

The EnVision maker studio is a key component of the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Experience Engineering Initiative, a schoolwide project that aims to give every engineering and computer science undergraduate student a hands-on or experiential engineering course or lab each year— starting freshman year. In recent Experience Engineering classes, students have built robots, 3D-printed knee cartilage, and designed fuel-cell-powered cars.

Every project is tied to a concept or theory they will learn later in more advanced classes.

In the spring quarter, visual arts students interested in the new speculative design major will take classes in the new maker studio. Speculative design uses several different design technologies and methods, combining them in innovative ways. Visual arts graduate students in a working critique class will also be in the maker studio during the spring quarter.

A listing of recent and upcoming classes running in the maker studio can be found on the EnVision maker studio website.

A Slam Dunk In the case of the artists and engineers with the same final project, students in Structural Engineering 1 and Visual Arts 40 worked

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla inspects the sculpture and support building created and tested in the EnVision maker studio by an arts-and-engineering team. Structural engineering undergraduate William Jablonski (pictured) is one of the team members. (Photo by Farshid Bazmandegan)

Students in an electrical engineering class in the EnVision maker studio. Their final project: building linefollowing robots. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications)

shoulder-to-shoulder during the winter 2016 quarter. Together they created “whole objects” that merged sculptures with engineered support structures. Lelli Van Den Einde taught the structural engineering class while Brett Stalbaum taught the visual arts course.

“We had lectures, homework and labs, but this project was the slam dunk that I needed,” said structural engineering freshman William Jablonski. After struggling on the midterm, he found himself deeply engaged in his team’s interdisciplinary final project. The team had to figure out the conditions under which the sea dragon sculpture their visual arts teammate designed and 3D-printed would—and would not—damage or destroy the building the engineers designed and built.

“Going into the final, I had an understanding of what the theory actually means,” said Jablonski.

Visual arts student Jeszica McPeak is part of a team that created a physical representation of a collection of pixels. She liked working with her engineering team in part because interdisciplinary teams are everywhere in the professional world and in part because the collaboration allowed her to expand and realize her artistic vision.

“The maker studio is our saving grace,” said McPeak, referring to both the access to 3D printers and other building tools as well as technical expertise from her engineering team, the teaching assistants and EnVision staff director Jesse DeWald.

While the engineering students on the teams gave oral presentations and wrote lab reports, the visual arts students got real-world curation experience by preparing, launching and running an exhibit showcasing the sculp-

tures. The exhibit’s final day is today. It is open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in galleries 201 and 202 on the second floor of the Structural and Materials Engineering building.

Unleashing Creativity

The EnVision maker studio is not just for hands-on classes. It will be a space where student-organization teams and artists create; where student entrepreneurs build, prototype and innovate.

Details on the tools in the maker space as well as information on scheduling time and upcoming workshops is on the EnVision website. The goal is to open the space to as many student groups and entrepreneurial students as possible, though first priority during the school year will go to the classes running in the maker studio.

Winter 2016 classes in the maker studio included the structural engineering and visual arts classes with the combined final project, a making, breaking and hacking electrical engineering class, an experience nanoengineering class and an introduction to bioengineering.

The EnVision maker studio is part of a campus wide strategy, borne out of the UC San Diego Strategic Plan, to integrate design with innovation and better support “making” on campus.

“Our work to strengthen design at UC San Diego and our investment in the maker studio are both part of a larger move to build and support the innovation capabilities of all our students, which includes giving freshmen opportunities to unleash their creativity,” said Chancellor Khosla.

Students connect theory and practice through hands-on projects in the EnVision maker studio. Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications)

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