LA JOLLA LIGHT
Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913
Vol. 99 Issue 32 • August 11, 2011
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Stirring the ‘McMansion’ controversy Debate on Shores building rules heats up BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com Some La Jolla Shores residents worry that “mansionization” — building large home where smaller ones once stood — could ruin the neighborhood so they are trying to figure out what could, or should, be done about it. Others say the Shores rules are in place for a reason and protect property values, and some say it’s such an important
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SEE MCMANSION, A10 SummerFest music director Cho-Liang Lin welcomes the audience to the La Jolla Music Society’s free, annual ‘Under The Stars’ performance that kicks off the monthlong chamber music festival. SummerFest, in its 25th year, will feature 70 world-class musicians performing 15 concerts, prelude lectures, ‘encounter’ sessions, and open rehearsals at venues throughout La Jolla. BRITTANY COMUNALE
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nder the Stars,” a free outdoor concert sponsored by the La Jolla Music Society, was performed on Aug. 3 at the Cove. Among the most incredible of human achievements are the ability to create, play and appreciate fine music and they were on full display that night. Some of the most incredible natural creations were also on display. While the guests assembled, brown pelicans glided by in surreal formations and provided a picturesque backdrop to the musical stage. While the KalichsteinLaredo-Robinson Trio along with musical director, ChoLiang Lin, practiced their Brahms Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, an osprey sat on the lamppost directly above the Cove preening itself at
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dusk; it seemed to, contentedly, observe the musical festivities. The musical program opened with Dvorak’s Opus 74. During the Scherzo, the sun emerged from the cloudbank and dipped below the horizon giving off its famous “green flash.” And, at the last notes of Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole, highlighted by the outstanding solo performance of Augustin Hadelich, a beautiful crescent moon glowed in the southwestern sky. The evening at the Cove reminds one of the immense creativity of the human intellect and its ability to appreciate the arts … man-made and natural. Thanks, La Jolla, for a delightful evening ... “under the stars.” — Art Cooley and Bev Grant La Jolla
■ Monthlong Coverage
More SummerFest ■ Four musical compositions will debut at SummerFest’s ‘Commissions & Premieres’ concert on Aug. 19 at Sherwood Auditorium at Museum of Contemporary Art, among them will be John Williams’ ‘Quartet La Jolla.’ Read all about it in Lifestyles, B1. ■ The concert ‘Under the Stars,’ was indeed a treat, see more photos from the event on A4. ■ The chamber music festival runs through Aug. 26. For a schedule of this week’s events, see Best Bets on B10.
Star of the Sea church mural to be restored Preservation firm hired for the task BY DAVE SCHWAB daves@lajollalight.com Mary, Star of the Sea Catholic Church’s high-profile mosaic mural above the main entrance is being restored at an estimated $65,800 cost in a three-month project set to start Aug. 16. After 25 years of exposure to salt air, sunshine and other environmental factors, the fresco painting by Mexican master Alfredo Ramos Martinez has had irreparable damage caused to its original pigments. “It was made with mosaic glass in three pieces in Italy, shipped here and installed SEE MURAL, A15
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