La Jolla Light
Enlightening La Jolla Since 1913
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Vol. 100, Issue 33 • August 16, 2012
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Creedance Clearwater Revisited helps heat up an already hot night at the Promises2Kids fundraiser Aug. 11 at the La Jolla hilltop estate of philanthropist Joan Waitt.
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Village Merchants name new director, find new office site
‘Birdstock’ street fair brings community together, A3
Town Council president resigns from her post, A7
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By Pat Sherman The La Jolla Village Merchants Association (LJVMA) is moving forward at full steam: It hired a new, fulltime executive director and is entering into a tentative lease agreement for a larger office space that also will house a Visitor Center. Following a closed session discussion at the end of its Aug. 8 meeting, LJVMA board members announced that Sheila Fortune, the former owner of Aquamoree restaurant and a past LJVMA board secretary, will lead the organization as its executive director at an annual salary of $85,000. Fortune stepped in as the interim Sheila Fortune executive director in May, after the previous executive director, Rosemary Murrieta, stepped down from the position via mutual agreement. Fortune was part of the volunteer team that helped form the new management organization for the La Jolla Business Improvement District in early 2011. She resigned from the LJVMA board when she closed her
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Bishop’s School to dedicate new library on Aug. 22 La Jolla High football team readies for new season, A21
The Bishop’s School leads the local march back to school, B1
BY SHELLI DEROBERTIS and PAT SHERMAN A new $10 million, tri-level stateof-the-art library — complete with an ocean view — will welcome The Bishop’s School’s 800 students back from summer vacation when they pass through its mahogany doors for the first time on Wednesday, Aug. 22. A dedication ceremony for the Manchester Library & Learning Center is set for 1:45 p.m. that day on the campus’ Larmour Lawn and Plaza. It is the latest addition to the 103-year-old college preparatory school in La Jolla, which is affiliated with the Episcopal Church and serves students in grades 6-12. “People are saying the new building looks like it’s been here all along. It closes our quad,” said John Trifiletti, assistant head of school. The Manchester Library & Learning Center, at 22,000 square-feet, is nearly triple the size of the Richard B. Huntington Library that formerly served the students. Its architectural
Lighting under the roof’s copper trim gives a special glow to The Bishop’s School’s Manchester Library and Learning Center at dusk. Susan Demaggio style mirrors that of other buildings on campus — some of which have historical designations. The former library now becomes home to the middle school (grades
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6-8) housing classrooms, an assembly hall and administrative offices, according to Suzanne Weiner, director of marketing. Head of School Aimeclaire Roche
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said the new library provides the school with the opportunity to upgrade technology seamlessly. “The new building is state-of-the-art. What that means to the campus is students will now have enormous access to digital media,” Roche said, adding that the outdoor plaza will have a wireless Internet connection. C.W. Driver Construction began work on the Manchester Library & Learning Center 13 months ago on the parcel of land next to the Wheeler J. Bailey Building that was built in 1934 and designed by Irving Gill. The Manchester Library & Learning Center was designed by architects Delawie Wilkes Rodrigues Barker of San Diego, and its Mission-style incorporates Gill’s signature arches. The atrium-like design provides a view of its large arched windows and red oak ceiling from any level. Three large chandeliers (which can be
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