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THE CONRAD GOES SOLAR
The Conrad has gone solar! In February, thanks to the encouragement of our Board of Directors and the financial support of Raffaella and John Belanich and Bebe and Marvin Zigman, LJMS completed the installation of an array of solar panels on the roof of The Conrad. With 237 panels each generating 425W, expected monthly savings in energy costs are projected to be 25 percent, or more than $1.3 million over the next 30 years!
“Having a solar array system at The Conrad has been and is important to La Jolla Music Society’s Board of Directors,” says LJMS President and CEO Todd Schultz. “It’s important to us as a performance venue and as a participating member of this community to make every effort possible to minimize environmental impact. Although our primary mission is in the performing arts, we can work in many other ways to improve the world we live in and to serve as good community partners. We’re grateful to our visionary board members who both encouraged us to make this project happen and provided the funding to make it possible.”
Raffaella and John Belanich and Bebe and Marvin Zigman led fundraising efforts with major donations to cover the $307,000 cost of installation, which began in December 2021. The system was complete and energized in February 2022. Construction had to accommodate the venue’s full performance schedule so that performers and audiences were not affected. The panels are flat roof construction, ideal for this type of installation, and were installed above both The Baker-Baum Concert Hall and The JAI.
THE CONRAD GOES GREEN(ER), WITH SOLAR PANELS
CONCERTS @ THE JAI
GUNHILD CARLING
THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 2022 · 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM
Swing | Vaudeville | Jazz Standards
Sweden’s Queen of Swing, Gunhild Carling is an internationally acclaimed superstar. Whether she’s singing favorite jazz standards or playing one of many instruments, Gunhild’s sublime showmanship shines through. She is a jazz artist of the old breed, showing heavy influence from Bix Beiderbecke, Louis Armstrong, and Billie Holiday. She combines extraordinary skills on trumpet and trombone with vaudeville stunts, like playing three trumpets at once.
ROBERTO FONSECA
YESUN THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022 · 6:30 PM & 8:30 PM
Afro-Cuban | Genre-Bending
Havana-born and-based pianist Roberto Fonseca honors his deep Afro-Cuban roots while embracing modern music and showcasing what the future of Cuban music can be, thus becoming “one of the most exciting musicians in the new Cuban scene” (BBC Music). Fonseca, who has toured the world’s best venues with Buena Vista Social Club, is known for ripping up the rulebook, entwining folkloric sounds with everything from jazz and classical music to rap, funk, reggaeton and electronica.
THE ConRAD KIDS series
THE OKEE DOKEE BROTHERS
This American bluegrass/American roots GRAMMY® award- winning duo has put their passion for the outdoors at the heart of their children’s music. A five-time Parent’s Choice Award winner, they have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
CONCERTS DOWNTOWN
CHRIS BOTTI, trumpet THE OKEE DOKEE FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022 · 8 PM BROTHERS BALBOA THEATRE
Trumpet powerhouse and American best-selling artist Chris Botti SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 · 3 PM dazzles with both “flickering intimacy and thundering grandiosity” THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL (The New York Times). His mesmerizing performances with a stunning array of legends such as Sting, Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Yo-Yo Ma, This American bluegrass/American roots GRAMMY award Frank Sinatra, Paul Simon and Andrea Bocelli have cemented his place winning duo has put their passion for the outdoors at the as one of the most brilliant and inspiring forces of the contemporary heart of their children’s music. A five-time Parent’s Choice music scene. Whether he’s performing with illustrious symphonies Award winner, they have garnered praise from the likes of or at renowned venues around the globe, his unparalleled crystalline NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today, and have been and poetic sound transcends musical boundaries. called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
THE OKEE DOKEE THE JOFFREY BALLET BROTHERS SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2022 · 8 PM CIVIC THEATRE SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2022 · 3 PM THE BAKER-BAUM CONCERT HALL The incomparable Chicago-based Joffrey Ballet returns for a dazzling evening at San Diego Civic This American bluegrass/American roots GRAMMY award Theatre. Among America’s premier ballet companies, winning duo has put their passion for the outdoors at the Joffrey’s cutting-edge programs display the heart of their children’s music. A five-time Parent’s Choice inestimable skill of its dancers. Award winner, they have garnered praise from the likes of NPR’s All Things Considered and USA Today, and have been called “two of family music’s best songwriters.”
