The Art Issue October 2014 Fine Magazine

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ne of my favorite things about our great city of San Diego is the artistic culture that surrounds us. From painted murals of whales, dolphins, and the Surfing Madonna that cover our beachside buildings to passionate performers on our local stages, the artists of our city embody the beauty that is San Diego.

Art is everywhere around us. It’s in the clothing we wear, it’s in the music we listen to, it’s in the architecture of our buildings, the plating of our food, even in bottles of our tequila. We will never escape from art, though who would want to? Embrace the creativity that moves our lives from the boring to the fantastic.

I hope you have as much fun reading this issue as we had creating it. We are artists too, by the way. Feel free to frame and hang us from your wall, but most importantly, we hope to inspire you. After all, the endless cycle of art and inspiration is what it means to live in San Diego.

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Welcome to FINE magazine’s art issue 50 Dawn Sebaugh and Jill Joy 52 Yanya Morton 54 Lynn Moon 55 Michael Seewald

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56 LOVE LACE AND A HAUTE MESH 62 KEEPING OPERA ALIVE

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CONTENTS 18 CALENDAR

October / November Events

HOME & ST Y LE 32 FOR ART’S SAKE

Two artist worth a second look.

ART & SOCIETY 74 OCTOBER SOCIAL

SCENE EVENTS

FRONT & CENTER 22 A TOUCH OF PARIS

Sofitel New York brings the City

of Light to the Big Apple.

36 LA JOLLA: THE JEWEL OF

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W INE & DINE 66 SWEET, SWEET, SAN DIEGO

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San Diego’s finest chefs.

RACHEL CHAVKIN: THEATRE GENIUS An interview with the director of “The Royale.”

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JUST 31 DAYS

72 AUTUMN APPLE AND

GINGER UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE Market Bar at Market Restaurant.

Photo By Maria Desiderata Montana

CALENDAR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE - KINGDOM CITY Date: September 4th - October 5th, 2014 Location: Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre lajollaplayhouse.org When displaced New York director Miriam finds herself in Kingdom City, Missouri, she reluctantly agrees to direct a high school production of The Crucible. As the play unlocks the students’ desires, a local youth minister threatens to cancel the play, creating a firestorm in this small conservative town.

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THE OLD GLOBE THEATRE BRIGHT STAR Date: September 13th - November 2nd, 2014 Location: Donald and Darlene Shiley Stage Old Globe Theatre - Conrad Prebys Theatre Center www.theoldglobe.org Tony Award-winning director Walter Bobbie (Broadway’s Chicago) makes his Globe debut with this entertaining musical of enduring love, family ties, and the light of forgiveness that shines from a bright star.

SAN DIEGO BROADWAY BLUE MAN GROUP Date: October 3rd - 5th, 2014 Location: San Diego Civic Theatre www.broadwaysd.com Experience the Phenomenon. BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.

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Date: Saturday, October 4th - Sunday, October 5th Time: 10AM - 6PM both days. www.oldtownartfestival.com Get excited to be immersed into an amazing sensory overload as the streets of Old Town San Diego transform into a beautiful art display at this year’s Art & Craft Show Old Town San Diego.

SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ARTGAUGUIN TO WARHOL: 20TH CENTURY ICONS FROM THE ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY Date: October 4th, 2014 - January 27th, 2015 Location: San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park www.sdmart.org This exhibition presents a stunning opportunity to witness the development of the major movements that shaped the course of modern art from the late 19th century to the present. Featuring masterpieces by more than 40 monumental artists, Gauguin to Warhol including works by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe, Salvador Dalí, and Frida Kahlo, among others.

Date: October 11th - 12th, 2014 Time: (Sat) 10AM - 7PM, (Sun) 10AM - 6PM Location: Girard Ave, La Jolla www.ljawf.com Featuring the works of over 150 established artists from San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Baja and beyond, the LJAWF features something for everyone including a silent auction, roving entertainment, a gourmet marketplace, the family art center and a wine and beer garden which will include premier wineries in addition to San Diego’s top breweries.

BRAVECORT FOUNDATION BREW FEST Date: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 Time: 8PM - 11PM Location: Girard Ave, La Jolla www.bravecort.com Sample San Diego’s finest craft brews and raise money for local pediatric brain cancer research. Great beer (and wine!), food and live entertainment, coinciding with the La Jolla Art & Wine Festival.

SAN DIEGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM - THE DISCOVERY OF KING TUT Date: October 11th, 2014 - April 26th 2015 Location: San Diego Natural History Museum www.sdnhm.org The Discovery of King Tut recreates the awe and marvel of the moment of discovery—enter an overwhelming treasure trove, discover new worlds and new wonders, learn about and study the treasures—it’s an experience for all the senses.

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CALENDAR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER SAN DIEGO BALLET SEVEN BEAUTIES Date: Saturday, October 11, 2014 Time: 7:30pm - 10pm Location: San Diego Civic Center sandiegoballetdancecompany.org Come & Enjoy the U.S. Premiere of the World-Famous, Magically Enticing “Seven Beauties” from Azerbaijan. A special evening of music, dance and folklore. One night only performance.

HIDDEN TREASURES - FREEDOM BY FASHION WHITE PARTY CHARITY EVENT When: Saturday, October 18th, 2014 Time: 5PM - 8PM Location: Cielo Village - 18029 Calle Ambiente, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067 This event features exquisite cocktails, appetizers, an exclusive fashion show, live music, guest speakers Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Tiffany Mester, plus a silent/live auction.

Hosting the evening will be Kimi Evans from San Diego 6 News, and owner of Push House and Pilates Plus Pacific Beach. UNITE AND WEAR WHITE to show your support in the fight against human trafficking in San Diego.

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HEADLINES THE SALON - ART SHOW AND PARTY Date: Thursday, October 23, 2014 Time: 6PM - 9PM Location: Headlines THE Salon - 121 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, CA 92024 www.hellogorgeous.org Featuring art, music, fashion, amazing hair art, and raffle baskets all in a sexy atmosphere to go along with FINE Magazine’s Art issue.

Local artist Richard Hawk is doing an ART show, plus hot new local business, BE Tini, will be launching their new product. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 night of the event. All proceeds will go to Hello Gorgeous.

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE - THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Date: October 26 – December 7, 2014 Location: Mandell Weiss Theatre lajollaplayhouse.org “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” is the only stage collaboration from two masters of the American musical theatre, composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. In this production, a lush, emotionally rich score highlights the music’s orchestral power and choral beauty in an intimate retelling of the famous love story.

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JILL JOY - CONSCIOUSNESS SERIES Date: Saturday, October 25th Time: 5PM - 9PM Location: 710 East 13th Street, Suite 201, San Diego, CA 92101.

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Jill Joy invites you to view recent paintings from her Consciousness Series at her Open Studio. These large-scale, abstract oil paintings

by Jill reference the sea and the sky and the landscape of universal consciousness. They are meditative, dynamic and luminous.

THE ATHENAEUM MUSIC & ARTS LIBRARY 25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON OF THE BARBARA AND WILLIAM KARATZ CHAMBER CONCERT SERIES Date: October 28, 2014 Time: 7:30 p.m. www.ljathenaeum.org Enjoy chamber music as it was intended—in a warm, intimate setting, where you are treated as a guest in our historic home. All concerts are followed by a private reception with the artists.

CASA DE AMPARO - 16TH ANNUAL CRYSTAL BALL GALA Date: Saturday, November 1, 2014 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Del Mar Country Club (New Venue!) http://www.casadeamparo.org Returning to the premier and private Del Mar Country Club in Rancho Santa Fe, the evening will include a lavish cocktail reception, gourmet dinner, dancing to one of San Diego’s top local bands, and one-of-a-kind live auction items.

All proceeds will benefit the Casa de Amparo charity organization.

CITY BALLET - BALLET ON THE EDGE Date: November 8th - 10th Time: Fri & Sat - 8pm, Sun - 2pm Location: Spreckels Theatre, 121 Broadway, San Diego www.cityballet.org A triple-ballet show including the performances Leave the Light on with music by Beth Hart, C-Squared with composer Charles Wuorinen, and Inter-Nocturne featuring Italian pianist and composer Ludovico Einaudi.

SAN DIEGO BROADWAY WICKED Date: November 12th - December 7th, 2014 Location: San Diego Civic Theatre www.broadwaysd.com Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED is the winner of over 50 major awards, including a Grammy® and three Tony® Awards.

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A TOUCH OF PARIS

Sofitel New York brings the City of Light to the Big Apple.

BY MERILEE KERN

With so many hotel options in New York City, it’s difficult to be distinctive. But the Sofitel New York hotel effectively sets itself apart from the pack by bringing the French style of luxury living to discerning guests looking to take a bite out of the Big Apple. (continued on page 24)

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Thursday, November 13th

Cocktail reception at 5:30pm and dinner at 7pm

Hilton LaJolla Torrey PinesGrand Ballroom

Top row (left to right): John Winfield, Raymond Dale, Jonathon Collopy, Roberto De Gregorio, Dave Carothers, George Gould, Brent Wilsey, Patrick Kruer, Matthew Shillingburg. Bottom Row (left to right): Bibbi Herrmann Conner, Carmela Koenig, Laurie Black, Sally B. Thornton, HÊlène Gould, Mina Kooklani, Lola Green, Jo Ann Kilty.

Hosted by TV Personality Leonard Simpson Co-hosted by Actress Vanessa Williams Silent and live auction Broadway style show and dancing Founding Chair: Sally B. Thornton & Honorary Chair Kelly Emberg Event Chairs: Mina Kooklani & Kristi Pieper Benefitting Dress for Success. A San Diego a local non-profit aimed to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support and the career development tools to help women and their families thrive in work and in life.

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Images From Left to Right: HUBER Presidential Living Room and Office, Sofitel Exterior at Night, Gaby Restaurant, HUBER Twins Double Suite

While boutique in its service sensibility, Sofitel New York encompasses a 30-story building overlooking 44th and 45th streets. The hotel offers 398 guest rooms and 52 suites— including a presidential suite—that exude a sophisticated, modern European ambience and a Paris-to-New York jet-set style. In fact, the hotel’s structural design is one of masterfully executed Parisian Art Deco melded with 1940s Manhattan glamour, courtesy of architect Brennan Beer Gorman who was awarded for the “best new skyscraper for design and functionality” upon the property’s opening in 2000.

Designed by renowned Parisian designer, Pierre-Yves Rochon, the property’s Art Deco yet contemporary interior décor, is reminiscent of an upscale, formal private club, but also radiates the warmth of a gracious home. Perched majestically near the lobby staircase is l’Oiseau–the Bird–a sculpture by Jean-Michel Foulon, which is said to be soaring upward to convey a feeling of flight in silent tribute to the bicentennial of the French Revolution. Overall, the sensory effect is transportive as Sofitel New York emanates a sophisticated Parisian-chic countenance.

PARISIAN IMMERSION In a town where it can be difficult - if not impossible - to distinguish oneself, Balendra Nagesvaran, Vice President of Hotel Operations for North America and General Manager of Sofitel New York, is eager to point out precisely why she feels this hotel offers its guests a distinctly different level of hospitality. “The hotel is infused with the French art de vivre,” she explains, “and brings elements of French culture to the guest experience, such as a ‘bonjour’ at check-in, Parisian Art Deco-inspired guest rooms, elegant floral displays, and exquisite Brasserie cuisine at Gaby.” Nagesvaran continues, “The hotel’s location is also a differentiator. We’re in the heart of Manhattan’s bustling theater district and just minutes away from Fifth Avenue, the center of Manhattan’s business, art and cultural scenes.”

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Nagesvaran also commented on Sofitel New York’s commitment to impeccable internationally-oriented service.

“The passion and attention to detail that is generated by our hotel staff is a stand out for me,” she says. “Our hotel is staffed with French-speaking ambassadors in each department, and our staff speaks a combined total of 52 languages.”

DISTINCTIVE DIGS True to Nagesvaran’s word, I was greeted by multiple hotel staff with a friendly, “Bonjour,” making me feel like I was actually in the City of Lights. Even once I settled into my room, which incidentally had a direct view of the Empire State Building off to the left, the feeling that I was in a Paris flat remained. All rooms at Sofitel New York feature spacious marble baths outfitted with a separate tub and rain shower, wood-framed beveled mirrors, and marble vanities stocked with imported French bath amenities by Lanvin or, if you’re staying in a suite, by Hermès.

The focal point of each guest room is a custom maple or rosewood three-paneled, full-wall headboard with a recessed, spot-lit niche—the perfect display for the large colorful painting above each bed. And, speaking of beds, New York may be the “city that never sleeps,” but with Sofitel’s signature feather-top and duvet “SoBeds,” catching a few winks to recharge for a night on the town is a wonderful indulgence. To further evoke a sense of geography, the walls in the rooms are like an art gallery, showcasing both vintage and current black-and-white photography from Paris and New York. Of course, windows provide various Manhattan vistas that range from 44th Street to the Chrysler Building. All rooms are bathed in natural light, and if you’re looking for something extra, two of the rooms feature private balconies.

On the practical side, each guest room includes a builtin or standing desk with integrated data port and multiple phone lines, a flat-screen television, a BOSE music system, wireless internet access, and a fully stocked minibar.

FRENCH FARE No visit to Sofitel New York is complete without a visit to Gaby, the hotel’s acclaimed on-site restaurant that is another source of pride for Nagesvaran, who remarked, “Fine French cuisine served at Gaby Brasserie Française is another differentiator for us. Executive Chef Sylvain Harribey, who won Food Network’s Chopped among many other culinary achievements, serves up classic French cuisine with tons of personality.”

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A LOOK AHEAD When asked about the hotel’s plans for the future, Nagesvaran is excited about a bevy of upcoming changes that will continue to position the hotel as a premier reference point for the Sofitel brand in New York and globally. “We have plans to renovate the lobby,” she says, “bringing a modern and contemporary feel to the space. Updates will also be made to Gaby Brasserie and Gaby Bar. In the long term we’re looking at room renovations.”

Sofitel New York has it all with world class service, well-appointed accommodations, and an array of onsite amenities. But what truly sets this hotel apart is the authentic cultural character expressed in art, style, food, drink, and that certain je ne sais quoi only the French can deliver.

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BOTTLED UP ART Spirits of Mexico showcases beautiful tequila bottles.

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he Spirits of Mexico’s 11th anniversary is this year, and they celebrated with a Tequila Tasting Festival at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on September 28th, 2014. The festival included new-to-market products as well as favorite wellloved brands. Guests got the chance to meet the masters, meaning attendees could chat with the pioneers, master distillers, and producers of world-class spirits. Seminars were hosted by some of the top producers which explored the history and culture of agave spirits as well as current trends. This festival gave tequila companies the opportunity to show off their artistic tequila bottles, such as Cava de Oro, Dos Armadillos, Calavera, and much more.

SANGRE DE VIDA TEQUILA

T1 TEQUILA The T1 Tequila Uno portfolio offers four handcrafted tequilas, artfully blended by tequilero and Master Distiller Germán González Gorrochetgui. Germán makes T1 in Mexico at his Tequilera Distillery in the heart of Tequila, Jalisco. Each of T1’s four varieties are made using traditional methods without additives to deliver a pure and balanced flavor. In 2014, Germán will add an extra añejo to the T1 lineup.

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The attention and dedication to the smallest details is what sets every aspect of Sangre de Vida apart from any other tequila. It begins with staying true to a 500 year old process that starts with the careful harvesting of Blue Weber agaves, carefully slow steam roasting the piñas in centuries old brick ovens, and fermenting for over 5 times longer than most massproduced tequilas. Sangre de Vida embodies the artisan feel from the moment it catches your eye to the moment it touches your lips. Truly, the life blood of the people.

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APOCALYPTO TEQUILA Inspired by the Aztec-Mayan legend that the end of the world would come December 21st, 2012, Apocalypto Tequila is produced with 100% Blue Agave in the highlands of Jalisco, Mexico. The bottle provides a fresh new look for most tequila drinkers with a handcrafted clay stone head, half-jaguar and half-man, representing the spirituality and intellect of humankind.

TEQUILA DOS ARMADILLOS Ultra Premium tequila is made from the finest 100% blue weber agave from Amatitan in the heart of Jalisco, Mexico.

The agave is matured for at least 8 years to ensure an optimum sugar content resulting in better flavor, quality, and consistency.

Handcrafted crystal bottle, shielded in clay using a burnished painted clay technique with an obsidian center, bronze metal labels, natural cap and with a henequen agave-styled neck.

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NO LONGER CHAINED: FREEDOM BY FASHION

Hidden Treasures Foundation helps victims of sex trafficking.

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eaten, starved, raped, manipulated emotionally, and forced to work until meeting a financial quota; Sex trafficked victims are broken and demeaned, no longer seen as humans but as a means of profit. Those who have fallen victim to “The Life” are not living in another country; they live right here in our San Diego neighborhoods. Sex trafficking in the United States has been a pandemic issue, but unfortunately many of us are not aware of its true severity. Trafficking seems to imply people are being moved across continents, however most exploitation takes place close to home. Sex trafficking is an issue all over the nation in urban cities, agricultural regions, and rural areas. These are all prime hubs of human trafficking; localities are not an independent factor. Sex trafficking cashes in billions of dollars a year brought in by those engaged in the destructive predatory crime.

FINE has joined Hidden Treasures Foundation - who works closely with the Rock Church - for a gem of a night in Freedom by Fashion Charity event. The spectacular “AllWhite-Party” will be held on October 18 hosted by Kimi Evans of San Diego 6 News. Vendors will flex their prowess in culinary creativity and specialized cocktails, live/silent auctions, and of course a brilliant fashion show put together

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by FINE’s finest. The evening will ensue with special guest speakers San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Tiffany Mester - a survivor of human trafficking.

Hidden Treasures Foundation has become a safe haven for San Diego’s sex trafficking victims. Lynn Burgard, Executive Director of Hidden Treasures Foundation, explains her inspiration for the name of the organization: “The name [is] due to Matthew 13:44, a verse in the Bible that speaks about a treasure a man found in a field,” says Burgard. “He re-hid it and in his joy sold everything he had to go and buy that field. I see three applications of Hidden Treasures for human trafficked victims: Christ sacrificed His life for them because He views them as precious. He found them hidden and brought them to the light. They are treasures, yet live a life that is hidden from the rest of the world.”

Victims - usually young girls and women - are trapped in “The Life” with different strategies used by facilitators of sex trafficking schemes. Pimps are notorious for having the ability to recruit young, vulnerable women by creating strong emotional connections often coupled with drug or alcohol dependencies to effectively manipulate them. Soon after winning the trust of the victim, coercion and violence is used to keep them at bay. In some cases, male relatives will

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act as the pimps to the females in their family. The most vulnerable victims of sex trafficking are young girls who have run away from home due to the abuse and sexual assault they experienced in their former home life.

Burgard believes that the most crucial element in the organization is to help victims realize their self-worth.

“Possibly the most important application for the survivors’ recovery is that they are a treasure hidden from themselves,” she says. “Hidden Treasures Foundation works hard to give each victim healthy life-restoring relationships, and in this relationship they begin to see the worth that they are. When they begin to see themselves as the treasures that they are, they fight for their recovery and the life that should be theirs.

They are not vulnerable to being trafficked again.”

Helping a person who has been in “The Life” is a profound undertaking. It can not be done without the help of community members. Maximizing resources is essential to assist the unique situation of each survivor, and it can only be done with the help of the community. Freedom

by Fashion, All-White Charity Event will be a prolific opportunity to come together in the community and help victims in through awareness and fashion. Only together can we fight this epidemic that plagues our fair city.

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FOR ART’S SAKE Two artists worth a second look

MIDGE HYDE “Sea Caves” - 2 panel mixed media - 54x48 - $1200 Midge Hyde is an artist and curator at On the Edge Art Gallery in San Diego. She has many paintings in collections here in the US and abroad. She has a liberal arts/fine arts degree and also studied at the University of Hamburg in Germany and Chelsea College in London. She has had several solo shows including an invitation to Azuza Pacific University in Los Angeles. She has taught art to all ages and levels and enjoys the process and the vibrancy of color. www.ontheedgeartgallery.com (continued on page 34)

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DAWN SEBAUGH “Excentric” - 36x36 - Oil, painted with knife - $2500 Dawn Hough Sebaugh began her career over two decades ago. She also is the founder/artist of Mara Dawn Studios and has participated in numerous gallery and solo shows. She has donated a number of her paintings to raise monies for private charities. Her muse is color and her style is abstract. Dawn uses oil, acrylic, and mixed media, and is currently painting on glass. www.dawnsebaugh.com

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LA JOLLA: THE JEWEL OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA B Y RY A N S TA N D I F I R D

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ith the recession slowly fading into history and the housing market rising into prosperity, this month we are focusing on the beautiful beachside community of La Jolla and the wonderful properties it contains. La Jolla has everything that an artistic, worldly city of San Diego can ask for. From scenic ocean beaches to elegant downtown communities, it’s no wonder La Jolla is called “the jewel of Southern California.”

La Jolla’s communities are top-notch across the board. La Jolla Farms houses the Torrey Pines Gliderpot and the Salk Institute, while La Jolla Shores hosts the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus and shops and restaurants along Avenida de la Playa. La Jolla Heights and Hidden Valley offer residential getaways of tight-knit communities. The Village of La Jolla is the downtown business community that includes most of the restaurants and shops found in the heart of the city. All communities boast elegant houses in a variety of styles and endless scenery.

La Jolla is home to many landmarks made famous across California and the nation. The Torrey Pines Golf Course is one such attraction located in La Jolla and is the site of an annual PGA Tour events like the Farmers Insurance Open (formerly the Buick Invitational). La Jolla hosts the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, which contains a collection of more than 3,500 post-1950 artwork both by Americans and Europeans. The museum includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, and more, and is a symbol of the elevated cultural etiquette that La Jolla embraces.

The beaches that La Jolla offers are pristine and famous across Southern California. La Jolla Shores is approximately a mile long and encompasses the Scripps Institution of Oceanography campus, Kellog Park, the Scripps Pier, and borders the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park Ecological Reserve. Kayaking tours and beach boat launches make this beach a favorite for tourists and locals alike.

La Jolla Cove is a marine refuge area and part of the San Diego-La Jolla Underwater Park. While surfing, boogie

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boards, and kayakers are prohibited, snorkel and scuba explorations among the coral reefs are popular, and the marine life is vibrant and treasured.

The Windansea Beach in La Jolla contains “The Surf Shack at Windansea Beach,” which was originally constructed in 1946 and made into an official landmark in 1998. A surfer’s beach with the largest waves in La Jolla, this strip of sand is full of surfing history and is the preferred surfing location in La Jolla.

La Jolla is home to the prestigious University of California, San Diego (UCSD), and includes the San Diego Supercomputer Center as well as the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

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La Jolla is under the San Diego Unified School District’s service, and contains public schools like La Jolla High School and La Jolla Elementary, and private schools like The Bishop’s School and Delphi Academy. There are a variety of other public and private schools so that you have plenty of options as to where your children can get a high-quality education.

La Jolla is a high-class beachside community that merges a bustling downtown atmosphere with the seclusion of rolling hillside vistas. Numerous attractions and activities including the La Jolla Playhouse, the Torrey Pines Golf Course, the Museum of Contemporary Art, and the La Jolla Coves all make La Jolla a unique city rich with a premier lifestyle and the golden goose of San Diego. If you’re looking for a new city to call your home, you won’t find a more seductive assortment of style, culture, and luxury homes.

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It’s official. The recession is over, and the housing market is back in action. In celebration of the renewed upswing in home sales, FINE Magazine is proud to introduce our FINE Luxury Homes section, complete with pricing and real estate agent contact information.

Within these next pages are some of the highest-quality real estate agents and luxury houses for sale in all of San Diego. Experience the the essence and beauty that our city has to offer, complete with amazing views, wonderful communities, and immaculate houses that take your breath away. The cream of the crop is just within reach as we showcase this extensive collection of prime properties. We know you’ll find the house of your dreams, and we’re happy we could lead you to it.

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4 bedroom, 4.5 bath home in gated Avaron offers 1st floor master, inviting center courtyard, bonus room & outdoor entertaining with pool, BBQ area & loggia. The finest quality finishes include travertine flooring, granite slab kitchen counters, stainless appliances and built in wood cabinetry. Designed for the alfresco lifestyle with inviting center courtyard with fireplace which offers delightful indoor-outdoor spaces to enjoy.

Offered between $1,299,000-1,399,000

Lavishly upgraded 5+ br, 3953esf executive home on one of largest lots in the gated community of Collins Ranch.

Exquisite appointments throughout include stone flooring, wine cellar, volume ceilings and wrought iron accents. Lush landscaped resort-style backyard. Pool, fire pit, waterfall, loggia, BBQ & putting green!

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Prime Rancho Santa Fe Covenant land.

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17 Acres of Panorama accessed thru the gates of Cielo in Rancho Santa Fe! County Rules apply (not Cielo’s) for development. Pacific Ocean Views to the west, Lake Israel view to the north, Lake Hodges and multiple mountain ranges to the east. Virgin Land (no pad with land sloping downward). Utilities available.

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1596 MARTINGALE, CARLSBAD Located in the Aviara neighborhood of the Cantamar Community, this home offers four bedrooms plus loft and approximately 3,400 SF of living space. The residence is equipped with high-end finishes and luxurious amenities including beautiful tile floors, plantation shutters, and built in cabinetry in the family room. With a separate formal dining room with volume ceilings, this home makes an appealing first impression.

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Newly renovated and expanded 3 bed/ 2 bath home with over 1850 SF of permitted living space in the hills of La Mesa. Nothing was left untouched with a brand new kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances, new bathrooms, new furnace, new dual pane windows, and master suite with his and her closets and a huge wrap around walk out deck that looks out on over a 1/3 acre lot with endless possibilities. Vaulted exposed beam ceilings in an open great room and an incredible fireplace as the focal point.

OFFERED AT $579,900

4 bed/ 4 bath / 3289 SF. You will feel on top of the world in this entertainer’s dream home with breathtaking panoramic views. Gourmet kitchen perfect for entertaining with high-end Viking appliances. Large bonus room with vaulted ceiling, fireplace & wet bar leads to the private oasis with sparkling pool and spa. Hand scraped hardwood, custom inlays, and high-end fixtures set this home apart. Luxurious master suite has walk-in closet, Jacuzzi tub, and walk out deck. Drought tolerant landscaping, 2 additional garages & storage shed.

OFFERED AT $795,000 - $820,000

OLD CREEK RANCH 2625 RAWHIDE LANE

Located in the beautiful new Magnolia Community at Old Creek Ranch this highly upgraded town home offers 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathroom, engineered hardwood floors, granite kitchen counters & stainless steel appliances. The manicured landscaping welcomes you as you make your way to your move in ready home.

This welcoming community features a large pool with a kiddie pool and spa/hot tub to relax and enjoy while entertaining family and friends with a BBQ area, fire pit and play ground!

OFFERED AT 419,000

SAN MARCOS 631 EDGEWATER

Backing to a serene open space, and located in the gated community of Silver Crest, this home offers privacy, five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The living and dining room combination is a sophisticated venue for formal gatherings, with cinnamon maple hardwood floors and ceilings that are open to the second floor. Casual gatherings are enhanced by a family room with a fireplace and a gourmet kitchen with a large center island.

OFFERED AT $685,000

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Sweeping panoramic ocean & lagoon views.

This custom freshly renovated home features a chef’s dream kitchen, resort spa style master bath, vintners dining room & versailles set travertine throughout. Private and serene setting. No HOA or Mello Roos.

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PETER LIK GOES BIG

Award-winning landscape Photographer Peter Lik brings his latest and largest gallery to San Diego’s Fashion Valley. LIK SAN DIEGO is the first completely white-walled Lik gallery, which allows the art to truly stand out and engage the viewer. “Allure” and “Last Surf” are two impressively large LIK EPIC works that can be found at this brand new location.

Endless Flow

For over 30 years, Peter Lik has astonished fine art enthusiasts with his incredible, award-winning landscape photography. A pioneer in his field, Peter has become synonymous with vast, pristine images of cascading waterfalls, ethereal mount peaks, manmade monoliths, and thrashing ocean waves. His work can be viewed in luxurious hotels, prominent estates, top corporate offices, and of course, in all of his 14 galleries around the United States.

Born in Melbourne Australia, Peter has been shooting vast scenes of Mother Nature his whole life. However, it was after a trip to the United States in 1984, that Peter discovered the panoramic camera format, a defining moment in his career.

For the next two decades, Peter would travel back and forth between the United States, and his native Australia, honing his craft and cementing his prominent position in the world of fine art photography.

Last Surf

Inner Peace

Peter has been awarded Master Photographer from both the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and the Professional Photographers of America (PPA). He has also been awarded fellowships from the British Institute of Professional Photographers (BIPP) and The Royal Photographic Society (RPS).

Two more landmarks for Lik were the world record sale of his photograph “One,” for $1 million and the exhibition of two of his iconic images, “Ghost” and “Inner Peace,” in the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. A number of Peter’s masterworks can be found on prominent display at his many contemporary galleries, which seem to multiply almost every year.

LIK SAN DIEGO is conveniently located in the heart of the city, just minutes from downtown, Mission Beach, and many other San Diego attractions. The doors officially opened on August 30th, and now fans of Peter Lik’s fine art photography can ready themselves for a grand opening celebration on Friday, November 7th at the gallery’s Fashion Valley Mall location.

Peter Lik’s newest and largest-to-date gallery provides a tranquil respite from the clamor as shoppers escape into the vast, serene space filled with landscape photographs from around the world.

Grand Opening November 7th 5-8pm All those who wish to attend the grand opening can rsvp at lik.com/sandiegorsvp to secure a spot on the guest list.

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THE LIGHT OF

DAWN Local painter Dawn Sebaugh is a beacon of hope and art.

Dawn Hough Sebaugh was born in Mooresville, North Carolina but lives in San Diego, California. An artist and businesswoman, Sebaugh began her career over two decades ago. As a founder and contributing artist of Mara Dawn Studios, she has participated in a wide variety of galleries and solo shows.

Sebaugh has donated a large number of her paintings to raise money for a variety of private charities such as the Sherman Oaks Burn Center, UNICEF, Rescue Task Force, Artists with Brain Injuries, and more. Color is her muse, and she uses an abstract style that reaches to the extraordinary.

Sebaugh uses oil, acrylic, and other mixed media including the use of knives instead of paintbrushes, and is currently experimenting with painting on glass. She was recently a judge at the Annual Congressional Art Competition. www.dawnsebaugh.com 619-807-6404

Solace, oil on canvas, 48x60x2.5

JOY

TO CONSCIOUSNESS Jill Joy’s abstract art touches the mind and the soul.

Jill Joy is an abstract painter living and working in downtown San Diego. Jill creates large, luminous, abstract oil paintings that live with the light, changing like the sky as the sun makes its daily passage from dawn to dusk. She paints to develop her consciousness, so making art is a spiritual discipline.

Like life, her work is a balance between the rough and the smooth. She likens universal consciousness to the sky, an infinite backdrop across which the clouds of emotion and thought come and go. Her work reflects this philosophy.

There are elements of abstract expressionism, surrealism and minimalism in her work, culminating in a dynamic yet peaceful visual experience. In viewing Jill’s work, one gets the sense of the soul’s energetic movement and development through space, time, and the atmosphere.

She has been strongly influenced by eastern mysticism.

Artistically, her influences include Rothko, Turner, the New York Abstract Expressionists, and Magritte. Her paintings are in private collections across the United States.

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Fire Within My Soul

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EXPRESSIONS

American-Canadian artist, Yanya Morton, introduces art to San Diego.

BY JACK WOODS

The Art of Yanya Morton can be found in both Canada and throughout the United States. This emerging artist is currently represented by Coolhaus Art in North County’s Solana Beach. Yanya Morton comes from a long line of artists and musicians and has been drawing and painting since childhood, winning various awards and gaining recognition as a respected artist from a young age. This British-born artist traveled throughout Europe and the Middle East, and has lived in such countries as Greece, Germany, Turkey and Afghanistan. These early cultural experiences presented Yanya with the a better understanding of cultural diversity and instilled an insatiable desire for travel.

Yanya’s career as an artist started in the film industry in Vancouver Canada at the tender age of sixteen with the feature film “Jumanji” staring the late Robin Williams.

With this experience being her first taste of what life as a professional artist would be like, she never looked back. She continued working in the film industry as a scenic artist for nearly a decade.

Traveling has always been the ultimate inspiration for this Canadian breed artist. She returned to Europe and moved on to spending time in Morocco before deciding to attend the prestigious Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto, Canada. Yanya transitioned from the film industry in Canada to focus solely on her career as a painter after moving to Cardiff, California. It wasn’t until she moved to the United States that she was able to allow herself to come into her own as an artist and her paintings became the ultimate reflection of her creative freedom.

With her many cultural experiences, her work and subject matter has always been influenced by the mythology and philosophies of ancient and foreign culture and their relation to social and political issues of the western ideal. The art of Yanya Morton embraces the conceptual and the academic.

She strives to force the viewer to remove themselves from conventional thinking and question there own perception of the issues addressed in her work.

Yanya has acquired an intrinsic style and body of work that sets her apart from other artists. Her work is extremely unique, yet her mediums of choice are not. Her recent works

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on canvas and mannequins with oil paint, gold leaf, and text provide a provocative and unexpected dialogue between the viewer and the subject.

As a practicing yogi with a great grandmother from India, Yanya has always had a fascination with the fundamentals of Hinduism and its offshoot, Buddhism. Hinduism dates back to 3000 B.C. and is a religion of diverse beliefs, with many gods and goddess. It focuses on reaching enlightenment through the “Path of Knowledge.” Hinduism is about understanding existence within ones own soul, whereas Buddhism is about finding the not soul - dispelling the very illusion of existence through the practice of morality, concentration, and wisdom in order to attain Nirvana.

With the rejection of the “Creator God” in Buddhism, replaced instead by the the Buddha’s teachings called the Dharma (which originated approximately 2,500 years ago), it is considered a philosophy by other religious groups. But according to Yanya, Buddhism is not a philosophy. It is the practical teachings of Buddha and its “goal” is “Nirvana.” It is a religion that is based solely upon the virtue of compassion, whereas Hinduism virtue is based upon following “Righteousness.” It is these ideas and how they relate to the common man and his role in society that drives Yanya’s most descent works.

Her collector base is predominantly high-end architectural homes in Las Angeles and the hospitality industry in cities such as Las Vegas and Lake Tahoe. Her current works can be seen at Coolhaus art Gallery at 345 North Coast Highway 101.

Top Left: Dvarapala Top Right: Equilibrium Bottom: The Search for Truth, a Virtue of Compassion

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An interview with Lynn Moon, Founder of Art for Barks.

B Y R Y A N S TA N D I F I R D Lynn Moon is the founder and creative mind behind Art for Barks, a unique, online animal charity focused on quality animal art, literary education, and special services to encourage great pet ownership.

Moon had always wanted to be an artist. “I’ve always been really artistic,” she says, “but I had to support myself, and so it made sense to apply my creativity in business.” She worked in the business world most her life, but she never lost that creative spark. “I could take my creativity and turn it into marketing ideas or concept business ideas,” Moon says. “I was able to satisfy my artistic soul through practical application.”

After retirement, Moon had much more time on her hands.

She decided to dedicate that time to the artistic desires that had helped her achieve success in her career. It took a lot of time and hard work. “When I went purely into art,” she says, “I was able to develop a pretty sophisticated understanding of the tremendous amount of time and effort that an artist has to put into their training.” Moon says that in order to be a good artist, “it takes thousands of hours of laborious training.”

In 2008, Moon felt she had put in enough hours to where she could consider herself proficient in her style of art: sculpture. “I was at last at a skill level myself in sculpture where I would be a decent displayer of art in a reasonably high-quality art gallery,” Moon says. “And of course, we know what happened in ’08.”

With the recession hitting hard, resources for art galleries became scarce. “I felt that two thirds of the galleries would close, and I was pretty much right on that,” says Moon. But she wouldn’t give up. She started studying the economy and found a trend: “I’m very sensitive to technology and I’m very respectful of its creativity and its innovation, and so

I really felt that as literary work was moving to the digital level, and music was moving to the digital level, that it seemed to me that art really needed to go into the digital area.”

Art for Barks evolved out of Moon’s love of animals, art, and technology. “I thought if we can bring them together, we can really give our art and literary work a strong audience,” she says. “We are evolving to a kinder, more sensitive humanity, that animals are very important... I could see that online, that the expression and interest in animals was very strong.”

As the founder of Art for Barks, Moon has little time to sculpt. “In a way it’s a tradeoff,” she says, “I have to give up my own art to help other artists, and I’m glad to do that.” Art for Barks’s mission is to mobilize animal artists and writers to inspire pet owners and families to become leaders in setting standards of pet care for the rest of society. It is a place where a love of pets and animals can blossom artistic beauty and we can admire our pets. But since it’s a charity organization, Art for Barks cannot sell any of its art. “We can’t sell the art,” Moon says. “If we could sell the art, it could support all the charity’s missions to help the animals.”

Art for Barks relies exclusively on donations by the public to keep itself running. You can visit their donations page on their Art for Barks website, and make sure to check out their new art for service dogs contest (the first of its kind), their new off-line traveling exhibit, and their amazing artwork. artforbarks.org

Left to Right: Gretta Gibney: Wheres the Fire; Santora: Unbridled; Robert Ransom: Man’s Best Friend; Cris Weatherby: Still Waiting.

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ART

An interview with local photographer, Michael Seewald.

B Y R Y A N S TA N D I F I R D Cameras are everywhere we look these days. Thanks to smartphone technology, anyone can take a picture or record video. But the difference between a “photographer” and just someone with a smartphone is stark. While most of us take “selfies” and pictures of the macaroni we made for dinner, professional photographer and artist, Michael Seewald, creates something much more. Using advanced techniques and pulling from his deep well of experience, this local San Diego artist captures the essence of a place in time.

Seewald began his artistic journey when he was just a child.

“My mom taught me painting,” he said. “She got me doing one of those paint-by-number kits... of course I would just throw away the paint-by-number kit instructions and just start painting the little things myself and start drawing my own little things.” Seewald was only thirteen when he won his first award. “I beat all the kids in a window-painting contest for Halloween,” Seewald said. “I won a gift certificate so it was kind of neat. My first income.” But where painting was according to Seewald - “both laborious and hard,” he found a tool with which to let his artwork blossom: the camera. “A little Box Brownie Camera,” he said, “and I couldn’t wait to take the film down to the pharmacy because they always gave you a free roll of film when you got your pictures developed.”

Seewald kept developing that film and also began to develop his own style of photography. He recalls a specific college class assignment that really had an effect on him. “It was a dream series,” he said. “I photographed my roommate’s girlfriend out on the pier in Long Beach in a night gown at twilight.”

Seewald used long exposures with tri-pods, “creating some really ghostly effects, which I really thought were interesting.”

This method is one of Seewald’s trademarks, and can be seen in many of his popular pieces. “Ia’ve just been fine-tuning it

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ever since,” Seewald said. “Some people call them angels, other people call it ghosts - but there’s always some ethereal effect going on with people. Which, in a way, conveys the fact that, you know, we’re not here forever.” Seewald tends to use a large building or other structure as the focal point of his shots to form a juxtaposition. “In Florence, there’s a bunch of statues and people walk among the statues, but in the picture it shows that the statues were there before them and will be there after them... they’re like ghosts walking among the statues because of the over-exposure.”

Though he has been funded by sponsors to travel all over the world in the name of art (62 trips in all), Seewald keeps his collection here in San Diego. You can check it out at Michael Seewald Galleries in Del Mar, where his Cuba Series is currently on display. While you’re there, you can buy his art right off the wall, sign up for photography classes taught by Seewald, or even become a sponsor for some future artwork. Some of his sponsors include the current President of Pepsico, as well as Dr. Charles Cantor who has 46 pieces of Seewald’s artwork, “40 of which he sponsored,” Seewald said. Plus, come Christmas, you can catch his latest project that was centered around Argentina, which he shot last May. “It will be my 33rd Annual Christmas-partyslash-new-release,” said Seewald.

Like the statues in Florence, it seems Seewald’s artwork will be here long after we are.

Michael Seewald Galleries 1555 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014 seewald.com

Seewald’s exhibition at the Yuan Xiaocen Art Museum in Kunming, China. May of 2011. Entitled ‘Life Elsewhere’, it showcased some 50 pieces of his art.

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ALIVE San Diego Opera’s New Board President Reveals Exciting Future Plans

BY ERICA MINER

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an Diego Opera’s wild ride from near-closure to rejuvenation and bright hope for the future is unique. Other companies have tried and failed in such efforts. How did this local miracle come about?

Newly minted SDO Board President Carol Lazier in a joint interview with COO Keith Fisher provided some keen insights.

Fisher, incidentally, is Lazier’s constant companion. “We’re joined at the hip,” Lazier said earnestly.

Regarding SDO’s travails and ultimate transformation, Lazier got serious. “I think all the stars were aligned,” said Lazier. “New York City Opera - they were going belly up for years and people were deaf to what was going on. Our board did not understand what was going on either, and things were so abrupt it galvanized both the community and the board into action.”

Fisher agreed. “I think what was underestimated at the point in time when the decision was made to close the company was the power of the people. There was clearly a lot of public outcry.”

That outcry started with the formation of the White Knights Committee, a group consisting mainly of employees who got the word out to the community via social media.

“They were like the new generation,” said Lazier. “They were making cookies with SDO on them. They were amazing.”

The White Knights helped promulgate the petition that generated over 20,000 signatures worldwide. But it was Lazier’s overwhelmingly generous gift of $1 million that set into motion an unprecedented crowdfunding campaign.

“It overwhelmed us, the level of support we got. The number of gifts,” said Fisher.

“There was a new awareness,” said Lazier. “People who’ve never even been to the opera donated because they just thought it was really important. We had ten-dollar donors, fifteen-dollar donors, anonymous donors; the whole gamut.”

People who truly care about opera are a powerful force indeed. But the initial gift of San Diego’s “Opera Angel” was the catalyst.

“It’s kind of embarrassing. I mean it was a group effort,” said Lazier. “I’m the public face, I kind of got everybody started. But it wouldn’t have happened if I was the only one.

Everybody came together in so many amazing ways.”

The initial March 19th decision to close the company reflected a mindset that did not portray an accurate picture of that unanticipated outpouring. The gritty SDO was not going to go away quietly. The story of their journey is a remarkable one.

“I can’t believe we’ve lived it,” said Fisher.

Lazier’s passion for opera is well known. She and her husband, Jay Merritt, were actually married at the Civic Theatre, on the stage set for SDO’s production of Verdi’s A Masked Ball.

“We hadn’t gone on a honeymoon because it was opera season and we had to stay and hear all the operas. Then four days later it was like, what happened? What hit us?” Lazier said.

One day later, the company had to perform Verdi’s challenging Requiem (which Lazier also underwrote) on the Civic Theatre stage. The entire company was in shock. But reaction was instantaneous from the public at large and prominent players in the operatic sphere. Opera America put together a group of advisors, which included General Directors from companies in Dallas, Philadelphia and Fort Worth, who offered advice, support and inspiration.

“We had this core of wonderful people that shepherded us through the process,” said Lazier.

“They kind of came out from the woodwork,” Lazier said, smiling modestly.

On April 17th, in tandem with a standing-room-only Town Hall meeting at Civic Plaza, a breakthrough occurred at the SDO Board meeting when members began walking out.

“We were like, ‘what do we do now?’” said Lazier, and added, laughing, “It was pretty chaotic. But wonderful chaos.”

“We had to question so many things up in the air,” Fisher said. “If the president walked out of the room, then who would take over? Of course it would be the executive vice president, but she walked out. And if it wasn’t the executive vice president? The vice president of finance had already resigned, and Carol was the secretary…”

Lazier laughed. “I was the last man standing.”

Kevin Smith from Opera America spent a lot of time with company principals, sharing insights and advising them as to the wisdom of crowdfunding to set a goal and satisfy the board’s confidence that the company had enough operating cash for the next season. After Smith’s presentation at the April 17 board meeting, a discussion began that helped spur the spate of board resignations. The resolution to have a season passed by just a narrow margin.

“16-14. With two abstentions. It was really close,” Lazier said.

“The former model as it existed was completely unsustainable,” Fisher said, citing not only the magnitude of the high-end productions, but also the size of the staff and expense of their high-rent offices. “We should have had these conversations about changing the model ten years ago. I don’t want to come across as being critical, but we did the same thing year after year and never changed.”

“And we got the money from the same people year after year. No wonder they were tired,” added Lazier.

It came down to a change in the opera’s business model to one of diversification. To a great extent, that involved community outreach by performing in venues other than the 3,000 seat Civic Theatre; offering diverse sectors of the public different types of “product” than the conventional

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Grand Opera, and promoting wider appeal, ideally to all the City Council districts of San Diego. In other words, moving forward into the 21st century. Was former General Director Ian Campbell still thinking in the 20th century?

“I never want to take away from what Ian has done in this community,” Fisher emphasized. “He is artistically brilliant and should be regarded as such. But I think how to affect change was going to be difficult [for him.] And it’s also fair to say that some of the big donors didn’t have an appetite for what that changed product would be. Case in point, if we did an opera in a warehouse in Barrio Logan.”

Moving forward, then, how would Lazier and Fisher describe the heady feelings associated with the coming season of the emerging “New” San Diego Opera challenging or frightening?

“Both,” said Lazier. “On one hand, the world is your oyster, you can find cool things to do. On the other hand, will they work? So we’ll have some successes and some failures.

There’s a lot of pressure.”

A major portion of that pressure will be borne by the person chosen as the new artistic director.

“Ironically, he or she would do the same things Ian did thirty years ago when he came here,” said Fisher. “To excite, inspire and engage the community.”

Still, innovations involve belt tightening, staff reductions - some to part time positions - and ten percent reduced salaries across-the-board for the remaining staff. The process has been painful but productive: those reductions have amounted to $9 million in savings.

Lazier has nothing but praise for the SDO staff. “They’re unbelievable. A dedicated crew.”

That dedication extends to Lazier and Fisher: long, tough days, sometimes starting as early as four in the morning; Herculean effort, but definitely worthwhile and productive.

How were they able to make needed changes for a viable new season? Opera America’s Kevin Smith also offered budget advice.

“We discussed Tannhauser in concert version. With Wagner you’re limited in what you can do,” Lazier said. “We ended up with a Festival concert, with all these different singers. Highlights of opera favorites, a lot of arias.”

“It’s a great intro because it’s not a full stage performance,” said Fisher.

“And tickets will be less expensive,” Lazier added. “The San Diego Symphony [whose prominent Music Director is Maestro Jahja Ling, and whose musicians also play the operas] has been really generous in donating Copley Symphony Hall.

It’s wonderful.”

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from our fellow arts organizations, and from some of the leaders of the organizations,” Fisher said.

Lazier and Fisher hope to work more closely with both organizations in coming seasons. A worldclass opera needs a worldclass symphony orchestra.

“We can’t exist without them,” said Fisher.

The exciting new season features new young singers as well as established opera personalities. Opera star Stephanie Blythe, who performed in Verdi’s A Masked Ball and Requiem last season, has offered her popular Lincoln Center recital, “Stephanie meets Kate Smith,” a sure hit in a military town like San Diego, and a great opportunity for an audience to learn that an opera star can sing American classics. “She demystifies the whole persona of the opera diva,” Fisher said of the spirited singer, who insists on equal billing for her accompanist. Young operatic duo Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello, who will present a recital of love duets, will take up the cause of cultivating opera as an art form accessible to the younger generation, thus helping to keep opera alive. But just as important for the immediate future is the search for a new Artistic Director.

“We have to do some strategizing to figure out what we’re looking for. I hope within the next couple of months we’ll be able to put on an executive search to find a permanent one,” Lazier said, adding that current new artistic advisor William Mason is “a fine Mid-western human being. Flexible and willing to stay with us for six months. A nurturing and healing person, humble and unbelievably knowledgeable.”

What is the biggest challenge in ensuring the company survives and thrives beyond 2015 or 2016?

“We don’t really know how to describe the experience except we’re just living it,” said Fisher.

“Moment by moment, day by day,” Lazier said. “Keith has been unbelievable. He knows the business inside and out.

‘What do we do now?’ ‘This, this, this and this.’ All this would have totally fallen apart without him.”

How would Lazier and Fisher characterize SDO’s future, in a few words?

“Novel. Exciting,” said Lazier.

“Presenting new works and the classics,” Fisher added.

“Bringing opera to all parts of the county. The possibilities are endless.”

And most of all, keeping opera alive. Lazier put it simply but effectively: “We need an opera.”

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SWEET, SWEET, SAN DIEGO Local desserts from some of San Diego’s finest chefs.

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MARKET RESTAURANT + BAR A native of New York, Executive Pastry Chef James Foran of Market Restaurant + Bar restaurant says he knew early on that he wanted to work with his hands and didn’t want a suit and tie job. He attended Johnson and Wales culinary school in Rhode Island and graduated with a Pastry Arts degree in 1990. “Working at Market is a constant challenge and that’s what I like most,” he says. “I’m always looking for creative ways to make a dessert more satisfying to the senses.” A Culinary Arts Professor at Grossmont College, Foran says teaching is the most rewarding thing he’s ever done in his life. “I enjoy seeing the fruits of my labor tapping into a student’s passions as they excel in their chosen fields,” he says. “I’ve been teaching long enough now to find out that a few of my students are in executive positions already.” Foran’s best advice to up and coming pastry chefs is to not only get a solid foundation of the basic techniques, but to also understand how the final outcome should feel and taste. “In other words, go out and taste everything you can from reputable chefs who put out quality product so you can experience it first hand as a consumer,” explains Foran. “Once you respect how important every little detail is, then it becomes easier to except the hard work it takes to achieve greatness.” Don’t miss the luscious Market Bar for dessert and look for several of Foran’s dessert recipes in the new Market Restaurant + Bar Cookbook to be released in December, 2014. www.marketdelmar.com

NINE-TEN RESTAURANT AND BAR Executive Pastry Chef Rachel King of NINE-TEN attended the San Diego Culinary Institute, which she says gave her a great basic skill base and technique understanding. Having worked at quite a few restaurants around San Diego, she’s been able to pick various skills from each place. “I’ve done a range of things, from breakfast to dinner, casual to fine dining, low volume to high volume, traditional to modern, and a little catering,” she says. “This has all shaped the way I cook.” At Nine-Ten, King uses the freshest ingredients possible and utilizes them in a way that compliments their true character. Local, organic and sustainable produce are the corner stone of the menu. “I’m in love with all of the ingredients I use and try to compliment them in a fun, yet sophisticated way,” King explains. “Nothing is better than a great piece of fruit in the height of its peak season.” Fresh fruit, yes, that’s a wonderful choice. However, I’ve always been that person that desires chocolate cake. I recently indulged in King’s Triple Layer Chocolate Cake, and I still say “Let’em eat cake!” www.nine-ten.com

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ECLIPSE CHOCOLATE With a Masters in Sculpture from SDSU, Will Gustwiller bills himself as Executive Chef, Executive Chocolatier and Creative Director of Eclipse Chocolate where he offers sweet and savory fusion cuisine. His seven-year experience in the arts provided him with many valuable skills that have translated into his building a successful food production company. “Today I am independently capable of doing all of my own recipe development, budget-getting, production and packaging design, as well as all marketing and digital production,” he says. “Culinary-wise, I am self-taught.” Gustwiller says the food he represents at his restaurant is half chocolate factory,

half restaurant. “Who else would feature chocolate, vanilla bean, or caramel in every plating?” he explains.

“Our unique perspective sets us apart from nearly all restaurants in the US!” He’s proud to have designed the interior space, taking as many opportunities to utilize his design skills within their interior to tell the complete story of Eclipse Chocolate. Whenever possible, Gustwiller likes to incorporate organic, local and sustainable ingredients on his menu. Popular favorites include Savory-Avocado Eggs Benedict and a Sweet-salted Caramel Baklava Sundae. www.eclipsechocolate.com

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HUMPHREYS RESTAURANT Pastry Chef Helen Coyne of Humphreys restaurant had formal training through the culinary arts program at Grossmont College and trained at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, Napa Valley with Chef Stephen Durfee.

One of Coyne’s mentors is Market Restaurant + Bar’s Executive Pastry Chef James Foran, also an instructor at Grossmont College. When she was growing up, Coyne’s mother put her in charge of baking the pies for the holidays. “My mom was a great cook but always burned the pastries,” she says. “I remember cutting brown paper bags open to lay the cookies out to cool when they came out of the oven.”

At Humphreys, Coyne likes to keep things clean and simple and enjoys collaborating with executive chef Paul Murphy. “He comes up with some great ideas and I make them come to life,” she says. “We use Suzie’s Farm for the best organic produce and I like to use high quality ingredients including TCHO organic chocolate made in San Francisco.” Coyne changes the dessert menu often, but one decadent mainstay is her Milk Chocolate Mousse Bon Bon. Don’t miss it! www.humphreysbythebay.com

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CUSP DINING AND DRINKS Executive Chef Donald Lockhart of Cusp Dining and Drinks in La Jolla says he has a big sweet tooth, so there are a large variety of desserts he likes to prepare. “I love chocolate!” he says. “It’s delicious and indulgent, almost like you’re doing something bad, but in the best way possible.” One of Lockhart’s dessert favorites at Cusp is the Turkish Coffee Affogato. He pours spiced Turkish coffee over house made apricot ice cream and serves it with candied oranges and a cardamom almond cookie. “I want our guests to end the night on a high note,” he explains. “I like to add heart to my desserts as well as invest the time it takes to put out quality products.” Lockhart makes all his desserts from scratch including the crumbles, jams, compotes, ice cream and cookies.

“These are all the things that restaurant’s don’t always do, but I prefer to put that extra care into our products,” he says. “I think it gives our guests examples of our investment in their experience and how good we want it to be!” www.cusprestaurant.com

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METHOD: Preheat oven according to labeled instructions for cake recipe. Prepare cake recipe according to labeled instructions (recipe halved) and add ginger.

Lightly butter a pie dish and layer the apples inside; dust apples with cinnamon. Drizzle maple syrup over apples; pour cake batter on top and spread evenly. Bake cake according to labeled instructions or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool cake on cooling

rack 15 minutes.

Run knife around sides of pie dish to loosen cake. Place heatproof serving plate upside down over pan; turn plate and pan over.

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ART & SOCIETY 2014 PILLARS OF HOPE “UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN” PHOTOS BY STUNNING-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM

The Mitchell Thorp Foundation (MTF) held its inaugural event on September 6th, 2014 at Cielo Village in Rancho Santa Fe. The event is devoted to the families the foundation helps support and the dedicated doctors, educators, practitioners and therapist who give not only their time but who also go above and beyond in helping families in the San Diego Region.

The evening was filled with elegant food, hosted bar, live music and New YorkStyle Runway Fashion Show. This year’s “Pillar of Hope” awards were given to Dr. Seth Pransky M.D. from Rady’s Children Hospital, Dr. Mark Drucker M.D. from the Center of Advanced Medicine, Ruth Westreich, President of The Westreich Foundation and Kim Schuette, C.N. from Biodynamic Wellness.

Vendors were also on hand creating a unique marketplace atmosphere. The event also featured health and wellness options and resources available around San Diego County.

The evening’s finale highlighted a sponsored Fashion Show from Worth New York, “Giving is always in fashion” is their motto; alluring, modern and sophisticated designs. Their team creates four exclusive collections a year through private appointments. Lux Ave menswear and Jose Maria long gowns were also featured.

MTF is supported by corporate donations, private donations, endowments, legacy donations, grants, and events like the Pillars of Hope and the annual MTF 5K Run/Walk, held the first Saturday of February at Thorp Field (also named in honor of Mitchell in 2009) at Poinsettia Park, Carlsbad.

The Pillars of Hope event, co-sponsored with FINE Magazine, with proceeds raised going to support MTF’s Medical and Home Assistance and Healing and Wellness programs.

For more information or to donate go to: www.mitchellthorp.org

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MIRACLE BABIES - WHITE POLO PARTY PHOTOS BY HEATHER WINFIELD

The first annual “White Party” Miracle Babies fundraiser in the exclusive Polo Pavilion tent on August 31st at the San Diego Polo Club. Event price included delicious fare and one free drink ticket. All Polo Pavilion ticket proceeds will benefit MiracleBabies.org. Miracle Babies provides support and financial assistance to families with critically ill newborns in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; and to enhance the well-being of women, children and their families through education, prevention and medical care. Your generosity and support is truly appreciated and will directly help Nicu families in San Diego.

CARLSBAD VILLAGE FAIR FASHION SHOW PHOTOS BY KAITLYN OLIVIER

The Village Faire in Carlsbad, California is a unique boutique retail property is the latest addition to a portfolio of properties owned and managed by SIMA Corporation, whose company headquarters are located in Santa Barbara, California. SIMA’s impressive and diverse portfolio includes approximately 1.25 million square feet of commercial properties, including boutique shopping centers, a regional mall, mixed use retail/ office properties, commercial office buildings and approximately 2,452 units of multi-family residential properties located throughout the United States. On July 26th from 1pm to 3pm, Men, women, and children gathered for an outdoor fashion show in the courtyard at the Village Faire. There were refreshments, music, art, great accessories, and clothing to buy.

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By

Marco Ramirez

Directed by

Rachel Chavkin

Jay “The Sport” Jackson dreams of being the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. But it’s 1905, and in the segregated world of boxing, his chances are as good as knocked out. But when a crooked boxing promoter hatches a plan for “the fight of the century,” The Sport just might land a place in the ring with the reigning white heavyweight champion. Loosely based on real events, Marco Ramirez’s (“Orange is the New Black”) wildly theatrical new play brings to explosive life the sights and sounds of the early-20th-century boxing circuit, and the ultimate fight for a place in history. Contains strong language.

October 4 - November 2 (619) 23-GLOBE (234-5623) www.TheOldGlobe.org

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MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS SAN DIEGO - MONTE CARLO JET SET PHOTOS BY STACY KECK

Guests grabbed their passports and joined the Jet Set as hosts John and Natasha Ippolito took them on a global tour of the world’s greatest cities at the 2014 Monte Carlo gala. The night kicked off with Live Music and New York Style Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres. Dinner continued Italian piazza-style, where guests dined on an authentic Italian meal al fresco. Guests feasted their eyes and satiated their palate for glamour with the latest in haute couture during a Lanvin fashion show. The after party continued with New York style pizza, Parisian champagne, and a Rio de Janeiro cocktail bar.

The night finished with cigar lounges, live performances and some poker. The night was complete with a silent auction and opportunity drawing.

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB CRUISE4KIDS 2014

PHOTOS BY CHRIS BRAKE & ROBERT GRUBBS C4K “Cruise 4 Kids” Sports & Exotic Car Rally in San Diego invited high-end luxury car owners to participate in a 40 mile “cruise.” This rally started at the Coronado Ferry Landing and ended at Jet Source Jet Hangar. At Jet Source Jet Hangar, C4K drivers were able to indulge in a hosted bar and catered lunch. They also had a DJ, vendor/sponsor booths, driving simulators, silent auction and raffle, and award presentation. This event was filmed by local news media, helicopters, HD car mounted cameras, and videographers to create their C4K 2014 movie. The “rally” is not a race, but a high end cruise limited to only 130 drivers. All proceeds from C4K benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of San Dieguito.

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DRESS FOR SUCCESS - 10 BEST DRESSED AWARDS PRE-PARTY PHOTOS BY HEATHER WINFIELD

The Leonard Simpson’s 10 Best Dressed Awards 2014 is on November 13th, 2014 at the Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines and will be hosted by celebrity actress Vanessa Williams, along with Founding Chair Sally B. Thornton; Honorary Chair super model Kelly Emberg; Chairpersons Mina Kooklani and Kristi Pieper of La Jolla. But before the event, there was a pre-party held to raise further funds. Founded and produced by Leonard Simpson, the entertaining evening features an awards ceremony, formal seated dinner, theatrical show, dancing and auction. The pre-party included a photo-op for the 10 best dressed, as well as networking to ensure that the event will be a success. For more information about the upcoming event, go to dressforsuccess.org.

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Friends, family, and pooches come together for a day of fun, sun, and surf, all to benefit the animals we love!

Many came to join the fun as more than 80 surf dogs competed for “top surf dog” at Del Mar’s Dog Beach. There was lots of fun for the whole family including the dog surfing competition, kid’s activities, pet and fitness related booths, and freebies for all! Owners and their pets participated in 10 minute heats based on the dog’s weight class.

They were judged on their ability to stay on the board, ride the wave, and have fun! There were 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place medals for each weight class.

All the first place winners from each weight class moved on to the finals.

There were trophies awarded to their top three finalists at the end of the day.

The event helped raise over $50,000 to help orphaned dogs at the Helen Woodward Animal Center.

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RACHEL CHAVKIN: THEATRE GENIUS An interview with the director of “The Royale.”

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he Old Globe Theatre is known for staging world-class productions for both known classics and world premieres. This season, they will be presenting a production of Marco Ramirez’s “The Royale.” The plot follows heavyweight champion, Jay “The Sport” Jackson, a black boxer with the talent and drive to win, yet the obstacle of adversity packs a powerful punch. Being a black man living in 1905, Jay must overcome the jabs of racism and his boxing opponents. “The Royale” had it’s world premiere with Center Theatre Group last year, anad this season the Old Globe steps into the ring with director Rachel Chavkin in their corner. This will mark Chavkin’s first time working with The Old Globe.

Chavkin is a heavyweight champion in her own right. She

holds a BFA in Theatre from NYU and an MFA from Columbia.

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of Scotland and London’s National Theatre. “There are a lot more federal subsidies for the arts abroad,” says Chavkin.

Theatre is less of a luxury in Europe but more common place, whereas in America, “art becomes an arena of the privileged.” In places like the United Kingdom, taxpayers fund much of the art being presented. This makes going to the theatre affordable, whereas a Broadway ticket will cost a patron anywhere from $60 to upwards of $200. There are positives to American theatre, however. Our unions are much stronger and tend to fight more for the actors. Also according to Chavkin, in her experience, American theatre tends to be more organized.

As if being the head of a theatre company wasn’t enough to keep her busy, Chavkin is also a playwright with six plays under her belt. Being that busy all the time, it would be no wonder if she hadn’t slept for a while. “I have had a particularly insane day... but I get a full night’s sleep all the time,” she says. Directing a show comes with a long list of challenges.

There is quite a bit of organizing, research and preparation that must be done for each show. Then there are the technical basics and blocking where the actors need to be, how they should look and how they should sound. It can be quite time consuming directing a show; the same can be said for running a theatre company.

Chavkin’s theatre company “The TEAM,” which celebrates its ten year anniversary this year, keeps her busy, but the reward is worth the demand. “Oberon books, which is a publisher in London, is publishing a book of our early works,” Chavkin boasts. The book will be released this December. On the TEAM website, it states their objective is to “...combine aggressive athleticism with emotional performances and intellectual rigor, keeping the brain, eyes and heart of the audience constantly stimulated.” These qualities are what

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drew Chavkin to “The Royale.” A major factor in why Chavkin decided to direct the show is “the athleticism of Marco’s language combined with the physical energy that I can feel when I read the play.” Chavkin is not only a dedicated director, but a keen observer of humanity as well. “As a human, I am most interested in understanding and trying to examine through the current moment...How and why are we here?” The struggles depicted in “The Royale” make the play accessible to our current generation. “The play is so incredibly relevant in terms of looking at what the costs are to society when a major color barrier is broken,” she says.

Reading a play multiple times before signing on to a project, Chavkin wants to make sure it is in line with her interests in the world. “The first thing I do is walk on over to the New York Public Library,” she says.

According to Chavkin, the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue and Fortieth street is “the best kept secret in New York.” Once Chavkin has committed to a project, she finds her way to the third floor of the New York Public Library where she finds a treasure trove of pictures from all eras. “It’s a great place to think laterally,” says Chavkin, “and I find that that’s how my brain is free to work.” After reading the play several times and doing as much research as possible, the rehearsal process begins. Rehearsals begin on September 9, and with only three and a half weeks to rehearse, it is important to have an idea of what needs to happen first. “The first thing that will happen is that we will do the design presentation,” she says. “It’s a really wonderful, grounding first step that allows the actors to see the world they will be working in.” Giving the actors a grasp on the world that their characters live in constructs a reality that makes bring the show to life. Theatre magic is created, and the shared experience of watching is enough to make the audience connect to one another.

Obviously passionate about her current project, it is no surprise she hopes the audience will be affected. “I go to the theatre to see extraordinary things,” says Chavkin. So what does she really want the audience to take with them after the actors take their bows? “An interest in the history. Jack Johnson was an incredibly charismatic and complicated figure in our nation’s history and I think the violence between races that sprung up in response to him is really just fascinating to know, but also as it relates to the larger moment, thinking about what has happened in Ferguson this summer...I think increased vigilance and increased humanity in interaction between the races is vital.”

“The Royale” runs Saturday, October 4 through Sunday, November 2 in the Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre. Tickets are available for presale on the Old Globe website www.theoldglobe.org or call the box office at (619) 234-5623.

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SO MUCH TO SEE IN JUST 31 DAYS

BY BOB MOREY

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hen you can look at the calendar of upcoming events for this month and see such a diverse offering of productions running across our county, you just have to feel blessed to live in America’s Finest City.

Broadway SD starts it off as the ‘The Blue Man Group’ blows into town for just 3 days from the 3rd to the 5th at the Civic Center. Over in Balboa Park on the 4th, “The Royale” opens for a month-long run at the Old Globe (see interview on page xx). A week later, from the 10th through the 12th, The San Diego Symphony brings us “Scottish Fantasy” with Hilary Hahn at Copley Hall. Meanwhile, down the street at the Civic Center on the 11th, The San Diego Ballet kicks off its 25th Anniversary season with the US premier of “Seven Beauties.”

All of this in just the first 12 days of the month!

Take a couple of days off to catch your breath then head back to Copley Hall for the Symphony featuring Van Cliburn Gold from the 17th though the 19th. Starting on the 21st to the 26th, “Jersey Boys” rocks the Civic. But not to skip a beat on the 25th, the 2014 Opus Gala and Concert is at the Copley

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Symphony Hall starting at 5PM. Just across town, opening on the 26th at the La Jolla Playhouse, the award-winning duo of Alan Menken and Steven Schwartz do the book and lyrics for Victor Hugo’s “The Hunchback of Notre Dame.” And to close out the month, be sure to catch the Symphony having a spooky fun night with “Nightmare on B St” on October 31st and November 1st.

Just about everybody has heard about the ice bucket challenge by now. I’m challenging you to see how many of these performance’s you can attend this month. Just shoot a picture or video of yourself or your group in front of the venue holding your tickets out and tell us what you are seeing that night, then post it to our Fine Magazine Facebook wall and challenge others to attend a show (don’t forget to share).

Yes my friends, there is enough to keep the most avid of theatre junkies on overdose this month. My advice is to get your smart phone out, make your plans, make sure you can get tickets, set a reminder note to be sent from your phone and see just how many of these very diverse shows you can catch this month.

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