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By District Attorney Summer Stephan Technology has made it easy to track your friends and family through location sharing apps, pro viding comfort for parents worried about their children or making sure your elderly parent made it to their doctor’s appointment. But there is a dark side to location shar ing because bad actors have found nefarious ways to abuse the tech nology and technology companies collect that data, combine it, and sell or monetize it. Location sharing uses sensors on mobile devices to pinpoint their location and report back to the interested party. This is generally done via a combination of GPS, cellular radios, and Bluetooth radios. Often, the accuracy of the subject can be narrowed within a few feet. The area a device is in, as well as the state of the device will dictate how accurate the technolo gy can Locationget. sharing can be a per manent in that it is always turned on, or it can be an option that is activated for a specific timeframe or event. For instance, going to an amusement park? You may want to start sharing your location with your friends or children for the remainder of the day, so if you get separated you can find your way back to each other. The benefits of being able to see where your loved ones are is obvious. However, understanding the potential trade-off is also im portant. There are several ways to use location sharing. These include offerings already on your phone such as Find My or Google Maps or third-party options such as the popular Life360. The largest first party offerings include: As with any technology designed for good, there are scammers ready to take advantage. Location sharing technology can be used by stalkers and in abusive situations. When using sharing your loca tion keep in mind the following safetyNevertips:authorize location sharing with someone that you don’t know. Discuss location sharing with your kids, and make sure they un derstand how it works, so that they do not share their location with would be bad actors. iPhones have a built-in service which will notify you if an un known AirTag (location tracking device) is traveling with you, Apple also offers an app on Android which allows you to scan your area for any AirTag devices which may be surreptitiously tracking you. In addition, consider the follow ing when deciding to use location sharing:Larger more well-known compa nies are generally safer to trust. Read the fine print: most com panies like Life360 publish their privacy policy on their website. Location sharing is a two-way street, at least as it applies to adults. Both parties should give consent to the location sharing before it is used.Consider all options when you activate location sharing and make sure it is setup in a way that works for you and gives you the features youBewant.aware of the principle on which certain location-sharing products work. Most apps offer the ability to share your current loca tion, but it also tracks your move ments in real-time. Choose what is best for you. Think carefully before turning on geotagging in your tweets, blogs, or social network accounts. Apply location features selective ly. Consider only allowing geotag ging on photos when you specifi cally need to mark them with your location. Note that it’s safer not to geotag photos of your children or yourLocationhouse.sharing is a great ex ample of technology that wasn’t readily available a few years ago, but now offers piece of mind. Used appropriately it offers great options for safeguarding your family and friends.Asyour District Attorney, I’m committed to increasing communi cation and accessibility between the DA’s Office and the public. I hope these consumer and public safety tips have been helpful.

TO SHARE OR NOT TO SHARE: LOCATION SHARING APPS AND SERVICES

Comedy shows are back--in local clubs and especially in lesstraditional venues like bars and breweries

Breweries. Gyms. Yes, even Dapper Punk Comedy’s clothing-optional resort“Peopleshow.just want to get out somewhere and laugh,” she says.”

“I feel like we’ve always had a strong comedy scene in San Diego,” says GarciaReyes, born in Tijuana and raised north of the border. “Yes, some people paused during the pandemic, but I was still doing outdoor shows and Zoom shows at that time.” He says Los Angeles may have more comedy clubs, but that San Diego’s independent scene rivals that of LaLa Land.

“There are usually shows every night of the week,” says Pakistan-born Habib, who also works as a solutions architect for Hewlett Packard. “Some weeks there are more than 20 shows available.”

“Especially at some of the high-end resorts where I do shows, there is a significantly older clientele,” she says. “Some of them haven’t been out to a comedy show in years.” Hume observes that the trends of cancel cul ture and political polarization are not keep ing audiences of any age away from comedy stages.“Life is divided these days,” she says. “Audi ences seem fascinated at how comedians are leaning in to touch on news and political top ics. But most of all, people just want to laugh.” SDSun

There’s definitely a huge demand for this,” Habib says. He recalls struggling to keep his brand alive during the pandemic. Habib did Zoom shows, and even taught himself to do magic tricks to add a different wrinkle to his lineups. Now, he says, business is on the upswing and he’s regularly asked by other venues about doing new shows. Laughing It Off

Benji GarciaReyes is another local veter an producer. He estimates that since 2009, he’s performed in and produced more than 2,000 shows. This year, he booked comics in venues in El Cajon (The Grand), Chula Vis ta (El Cruce+241), City Heights (outdoors at FAIR@44) and Vista (Five Suits Brewing).

“There are so many funny people in San Di ego that the world has yet to find out about,” he says. “I’m proud of our community, and I think San Diego puts out a lot of entertaining shows.”

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Comedy Clubs & Beyond

The New Wave of Indies Comedy enthusiasts can find at least a dozen independent shows to see during any given week in San Diego, estimates indie show pro ducer Kash Habib.

In 2019, Habib enrolled in a workshop at National Comedy Theater. He enjoyed it, got booked doing stand-up on some local shows, and within six months was putting together his own lineups. Kash Comedy Presents produces five shows: at TBS Tavern in Mission Valley; Pali Wine Co. in Little Italy; 619 Spirits in North Park; BNS Brewing in Santee; and a new show at Hotel Carte’s rooftop bar in Little Italy.

The hunger to get out and watch come dy spans generational demographics, says Kimbles Hume. She’s been in the San Diego comedy scene for five years under the name Kimbles ‘n Bits Comedy (recently shortened to Bits Comedy ).

The most established area comedy clubs are: The Comedy Store in La Jolla; Mic Drop Com edy (formerly The Comedy Palace) in Kearny Mesa; and downtown San Diego’s American Comedy Co., Mad House Comedy Club and recently opened Laugh Factory Local writer-turned-comedian Louie Centan ni’s “home club” is The Comedy Store. He’s played shows in Phoenix and Denver, and notes how unique it is that downtown San Di ego has three clubs within three blocks of each other on F Street. “I don’t think you can find three comedy clubs that close to each other in New York City,” he says. Each club has its own personality, Centanni notes.“ACC will have A-listers--I saw the late Norm Macdonald there,” he says. “The Laugh Factory gets big industry names. Mad House has more up-and-comers. I like The Comedy Store be cause they look to develop comics.” Centanni agrees that post-pandemic audienc es are returning to comedy shows. “There are more people going out and the venues are getting more diverse,” he says. “I’ve seen independent bookers pack rooms with up to 200 people, though it can still be hit-ormiss.”He’s all in favor of more opportunities for comedians getting more mic time, but is aware of both the upside and downside. “More comedy is a good thing,” Centanni says. “The unintended effect is that there’s a higher possibility you might see a bad show at a place like a Nonetheless,bar.”he thinks having more show opportunities gives comics a better chance to develop their craft. “I do think San Diego has a good community that realizes comedy is an artistic endeavor,” Centanni says. “If people just want to go out to a bar and laugh, that’s fine. But I think there’s also more of a chance now to get to know new come dians, follow them and watch them develop.”

JEN MASON DID a stand-up comedy set earlier this year at DeAnza Springs Resort, a clothing-optional, high-desert vacation desti nation in Jacumba. Yes, some audience members opted out of clothing.“Thecrowd was smaller than usual, but it was cold,” she deadpans. Naked audiences are certainly not the norm, says Mason (pictured, above), a mother of two and a Berkeley educated acupuncturist who became a stand-up comic at 50. Post-pandemic, Mason says the public’s ap petite for comedy shows has swelled. She performs all over San Diego County, and beyond. She also teaches the JenX Com edy class for beginners and produces the Sofa King Funny Show at Finest City Improv in Hillcrest.(Fulldisclosure: I’m enrolled in Mason’s beginners class.)

WHAT’S SO FUNNY? SAN DIEGO’S STANDUP COMEDY RESURGENCE

A transplanted Brit, Hume produces local shows at San Diego Mission Bay Resort, L’Au berge Del Mar, Belly Up in Solana Beach and Beach House in Belmont Park. (She also runs shows in L.A. and on Jekyll Island in Georgia.)

Veteran Indie Producers Independent comedy shows aren’t a new phenomenon.Formorethan a decade, Al Gavi and Ma ria Herman have been producing Comedy Heights shows. They do two popular week ly gatherings: Friday in Chula Vista at Bay Bridge Brewing and Saturday in University Heights at Twiggs.

San Diego has a limited number of tradi tional comedy clubs, but Mason says comedy show producers have gotten creative with venues.“Ithad been hard to find places to do shows, so comics had to make their own opportuni ties and start producing their own shows,” she says.Restaurants.

By Ron Donoho Editor, San Diego Sun

•lenge:One entry per person. A single entry qual ifies entrants for all drawings throughout the season.

• If a top cash prize ($125,000 or $500,000) is awarded to a contestant the promotion will end.

It’s a longshot, but a specific Padres blast could net a big pay day

By Ron Donoho San Diego Sun IT’S A LONGSHOT, and not common knowledge, but a home run at a San Di ego Padres home game during the stretch run of the 2022 season could trigger a one-million-dollar prize giveaway.

First qualification: A Padres player has to blast a homer into Petco Park’s Tem pleton Rye Barrell Deck in right field. Second, the round-tripper has to hap pen in the bottom of the sixth inning. Most challengingly, the dinger has to enter the open whiskey barrel that dec orates the Templeton Rye Barrel Deck group seating/hospitality space.

A HOME RUN AT PETCO PARK COULD RESULT IN A $1-MILLION PAYOFF

• Any intentional deflection by a fan will disqualify the hit.

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Here a few highlights pulled from the official rules of the Templeton Rye Home Run Chal

If all this happens on the day you’re randomly chosen to be the fan of the game, you’ll win $500,000. Another half million dollars goes to the charity of choice of the Padres player who launches the“Thefour-bagger.balldoesn’t have to stay in the barrel,” says Ernie Hahn, co-founder of experiential marketing company Dream Hahn. “And it can rebound in off the outfield wall--it doesn’t have to go in on theHahnfly.”says the open whiskey barrel is 340 feet away from home plate.

HOME RUN CHALLENGE FUN FACTS

• A ball deflected off an opposing outfielder, or the outfield wall, that goes all the way into the whiskey barrel is considered valid.

Fun fact: Another spirit under the In finium banner includes locally-spawned Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey (the official whiskey of the San Diego Gulls hockeyInfiniumteam).Spirits is repped for all things related to Padres promotions by Dream Hahn.Former general manager of Pechan ga Arena, Hahn is also a co-founder of the Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, which is coming back to downtown San Diego November 18-20, 2022. If you’ve seen local bands playing mu sic while being driven around town atop Dream Hahn’s Wonderbus you’ve likely noticed Infinium Spirits branded on the side of the bus.

A Long Shot The contest giveaway was in place (but largely under the radar) in 2021. Knowl edge of its existence slowly grew among fans this year. The Templeton Rye Home Run Chal lenge is a Bally Sports San Diego cam paign and is not highly promoted by the Padres.Legal residents of California who are over 21 can enter to be the fan of the game at templetonhomerunchallenge. com.The fan of the game is announced during the Bally Sports pre-game show, HahnTheresays.are multiple ways to win. Just by getting picked, the fan of the game wins a gift bag that includes a t-shirt and a hat. If a Padre player hits a home run during any inning into the Barrel Deck seating area--but not into the whiskey barrel--the selected fan wins four tickets to a future home game. What if a Padre knocks a long ball into the whiskey barrel in any other inning than the sixth? There’s still a hefty prize pool: $125,000 for the fan and the same amount to the player’s charity. Local Cheers On May 29, 2022, Jurickson Profar smacked a sixth-inning homer into the Barrel Deck that landed 15-20 feet to the left of the whiskey-barrel bullseye. Templeton Rye is the official whis key of the San Diego Padres. The liquor brand is also part of the Infinium Spirits portfolio.Infinium Spirits moved its corporate headquarters to downtown San Diego in 2021. Its office is at Fifth Avenue and Market Street, in the space above LAVO restaurant.

• The cash prizes will be awarded only if the baseball completely enters the promotion al whiskey barrel.

• Partial entry does not count.

Breakfast Republic is good, too. In Little Italy, Davanti Enoteca has a delicious breakfast. And Frost Me Cafe & Bakery, in the Piazza della Famiglia is a fun little spot. The have a Frenchstyle, gluten-free quiche. Lunch(es): I work from home and have an odd eating schedule. If I’m doing a business lunch, I’ll do Puesto (at The Headquarters). Or, Davanti Enoteca. Carnitas Snack Shack is good. Dinner(s): Salvatore’s. It’s close to me, it’s remodeled and I know I can watch a game on TV at the bar. The food and customer service are great. And, yes, again, dinner in Little Italy would be Davanti. Or Juniper & Ivy. In East Village, I love Naughty Barrel--the food is deli cious and the game will always be on TV. Must-see spots for visitors: When I have outof-town guests, I have anxiety about showing them a good time. There are so many options. There’s the view from Seneca at the top of the InterContinental Hotel. People love the Little Italy Farmer’s Market. My nieces go crazy for the ice cream at Salt & Straw. Little Italy in general. I’ll say it again, Davanti Enoteca. And Sam the Cooking Guy’s places in the Piazza dellaTransportationFamiglia. breakdown: Walking, 80 per cent. Uber, 20 percent. Scooters: They’re really, really fun to ride-but they’re dangerous. I don’t like when I see people riding them on the sidewalk. I was almost taken out a couple times by scooters. But yes, I’ve ridden them. They are super fun but one wrong move and I’m in the hospital. Best reason to live downtown: The walkabili ty of urban living. If I don’t have to use my car for the weekend I’m stoked.

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LIVING IN THE CITY: KATY TEMPLE IS ANCHORED BY URBAN HUMANITY

By Ron Donoho San Diego Sun “Living In the City” is the San Diego Sun’s feature Q&A with downtown San Diego res idents. It’s a way to get to know the city by meeting the people who live here. This is an ongoing series.

Memorable downtown moments: I walk by Pantoja Park and I love seeing a small yoga class in one corner and a kid practicing base ball skills in another corner. And there’ll also be people with their dogs. I like that. I feel like that’s life.

Davanti Enoteca Katy Temple

Best aspect of your neighborhood: The Mari na District is a little quieter than Little Italy. Worst part of living downtown: The tour ists. Comic-Con: I love the creativity of it. It’s cool. I love the idea of powerful business people walking around dressed as Spiderman. Streaming & viewing: Sports. I always see who’s playing the Game of the Week. Base ball. Golf...CBS’s Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley...Schitt’s Creek. Grace & Frankie. I like stand-up comedy specials on Netflix. Classic movies: Moneyball. Bull Durham. A League of Their Own. Trouble With The Curve

Frost Me Cafe & Bakery

Good sports: I haven’t been to as many Padres games since I covered the team for TV, from 1999-2005. I got to transition from Jack Mur phy Stadium to Petco Park. It was exciting. At the time, Trevor Hoffman was there. Tony Gwynn. Phil Nevin. Jake Peavy was a good interview. Bruce Bochy was the manager. It was a great crew to cover. One time, I’d bought a pink suit that I was excited about. I walked up to the scrum (group of reporters) interviewing Boch, while wearing the suit. He said, “Oh, look, the Easter Bunny is here.” It was funny. A National League baseball park is my happy place. I love just sitting in the stands. I like being at a baseball game because I can relax-just watch the game and chat here and there. I don’t like to go to games with people who are too chatty. Breakfast spot(s): I don’t go out to breakfast a ton. If company is coming into town, I take them to Richard Walker’s Pancake House (About the waiting line: I’d never go on the weekend, but the line does move really quick.)

This former local sports broadcaster came back to downtown San Diego for walkability, all-hours access and the full menu at Davanti Enoteca

Name: Katy Temple Location: Formerly Little Italy, now living in the Marina District. Personal deets: Born in Oakland. Grew up in Merced in California’s Central Valley. Moved to San Diego for the first time in 1999 and lived in Hillcrest. Left in 2005 and moved back to downtown San Diego in 2011. Work deets: I was hired to anchor sports for the launch of Fox6 San Diego (XETV) in 1999. In 2005, I moved to Atlanta to work for Fox Sports South. Came back to San Diego for a job opportunity in the tech sector, serving Qual comm. I launched my own business five years ago: Katy Temple Media Coaching Downtown is: Humanity. I like being down town because I like to walk. And if I want to have a late dinner or a late drink and watch the game, I can do that. Those kinds of things all close down early in North County or La Jolla. I also like to observe humanity. To see people and watch what they’re doing and what they’re interested in. All different types. Downtown is where the diversity of humanity is. All hours of the day. Because I’m not driving around in my car, I can pay attention, watch people and look into their eyes. That’s what I love.

Homelessness: It makes me sad. The homeless situation in San Diego is overwhelming. You want to help everyone, but I’m not a corpora tion so I can’t help everybody. I found one unsheltered guy with a calm demeanor, who is safe and I know would never hurt me. I know his name; I don’t know if he knows mine. When I see him, we go shopping together.Ifirststarted seeing him around a 7-Elev en. We’ve gotten into a rhythm. He’ll come inside a store with me and pick out what he wants. Or, if I see him on my way to a meet ing, I’ll ask him what he wants. He’ll say, “Just a cup of black coffee would be great.” I’ll go to a meeting and come back later with theAscoffee.awoman, I’m always on the lookout for my safety. He moves around. I see him ran domly. I don’t go looking for him, but I always wonder about him. He’s a human being and you want to respect that.

By Vince Meehan Isabelle Ringer is the General Manager of Derby United, a rag-tag motley crew of roller derby players who fight for what they want, and have fun doing it. The members of Derby United like to go by their “stage names” which are as colorful as the skaters are tonacious. The games are rough and tumble and that’s exactly what the Derby United skaters are looking for. The competition is firece, but the coma raderie runs deeper and this creates a bond that only active roller derby players can understand. Game fac es and war paint turn into huge smiles and laughter at the blink of an eye. And that’s what makes roller derby such a magnet for these though skaters. For Isabelle Ringer, Derby United is her baby which she concieved 17 years ago and has fought for ever since. “We started as San Diego Derby Dolls, we started in a roller rink in 2005. And back then, we were just a woman’s program and we were saving our money to get a banked track,” said Ringer. “We did all that, we got a warehouse Downtown. We played banked track, flat track, we brought in a bunch of other programs and we found ourselves saying almost two decades later we have women, we have folks of all genders and all ages! So the name ‘Derby Dolls’ did not fit us anymore, and we looked for a way where we could better describe ourselves and Derby United uniting all these different programs that came together that felt like the best name!” Ringer has taken the lead in keeping her Derby United viable by securing arenas for the skaters to play in. At one point, they competed at the Del Mar Fairgrounds before moving to a more suitable loca tion at a warehouse Downtown. At both locations they utilized a banked track which is unique because there are only eight like it in all of the United States. Ringer had to find and hire contractors who were able to build he rink which is not an easy thing to do. Earlier this year, she was able to secure a site off the 94 freeway in Encanto which she hopes will be their permanent home. “In 2018 it was time to leave our old facility and I went on the hunt and found these four lots in eastern-central San Diego actually Encanto just one click before Lemon Grove off the 94. And we built this from nothing, it was just dirt lots and I brought in a contractor and an archetect and we said, ‘What can we do? We want a flat track, we want a banked track, we want to bring all our programs here to play outside.’ And back then, before the pandemic, it sounded crazy to play outside. But I totally knew we could do it because we would pop up outside. We would rent time at outdoor hockey rinks to have games. And so if we would be paying some one else to use their outdoor space, why on earth couldn’t we have our own outdoor space? And that’s how this place on Federal Boulevard came to be.” The new facility is easy to miss as you speed by on the 94, but it is sizable and full of the amenities need ed such as bleachers, storage bins and concessions as well as the banked track and a flat track. The bouts are played somewhat differently on a banked track as opposed to a flat track, but the scoring is very similar. Since there are only 8 banked tracks in the U.S., most leagues play their games on a flat track. There are several shipping contain ers which serve as storage, but also double as muraled art pieces as well as a sound buffer from the freeway. “When we came to this property, you couldn’t even have a con versation. So we started building all these sound barriers that added murals and installations and all this beauty but, actually it was to quiet the highway from the get-go,” added Ringer. As a nod to the social media age, the container’s artwork also serves as backdrops for Instagram posts for the guests.

The girls mix it up on the flat track.

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DERBY UNITED IS BACK ON TRACK

But tonacity is a trait that runs high amoung the skaters at Derby United and Ringer has plenty of that as well which was critical to her success. “You just cannot stop! You got to keep trying, keep trying try another way, don’t take no for an answer, say, ‘Ok, that way wont work, what could we make work?’ And folks really want to say no, and so you gotta just keep pushing for a maybe. And I’ll just keep talking till I get Ringer’sresults!”skaters come from all across the city to participate in this church of hard knocks. Skaters hit the deck quite often which is just part of the game. But all the players are wearing the best in body armour, so they get right back up and into the fray.

The skaters love the game which serves as a healthy way to blow off steam and leave the stress of the workplace behind. It’s a great way to play hard and become a colorful character for the day. Before the pandemic, teams would travel from around the coun try to compete against San Diego teams built around age and skill level. But most leagues had to go dark during Covid and the teams have yet to fully reform. So now, exhibition games are played with whoever can show up to the rink, but Ringer hopes to have the team competions running again soon. Killer Grove is a coach at Derby United and is excit ed to be in the rink again after two years. “It’s amaz ing, we get to play outside in the sun and we don’t have to worry about covid because we’re outside it’s awsome!” She enjoys the commaraderie as well as the skating and is looking forward to more bouts throughout the year. Brat is also a coach as well as a team captian, and the smile on her face tells the story as she prepares to hit the rink. “I’ve been playing since 2010, so twelve years this is my 13th season. I spent my first eight years playing in Tallahassee, FL and my favorite thing about it is the built-in commu nity of like-minded people and individuals, and I love playing a team sport!” Even the referees are stoked to be a part of the scene again. Paff Blue Ribbon has been a referee with Derby United for almost 10 years and he is happy to be back officiating the games. “I love it! Obviously, we’re just getting back from covid, and everybody’s getting used to skating again. I’m still working on getting my skating legs under me and it’s just starting to come back and that’s a good thing!”

“The folks are from all over San Diego County, noted Ringer. “Some of the folks skated with us back in the day of the Derby Dolls from the very beginning in the rink, and some folks are just finding us post-pan demic who now have seen this love of roller skating growing, and this is the aspect of roller skating that speaks to them most. We’ve been lucky and fortunate in the pandemic to have the by-product of everyone’s time outside, more people are skating now than they have in a long time. With recreational skating, people skate in parks and trails, but some people say, ‘You know, I think derby is actually the skating I like the best!”

Derby United General Manager Isabelle Ringer and Facility Manager Teresa Koller pose in one of the several social media photo spots. Halftime gives the skaters a break in the action. Skaters from San Diego and Las Vegas ready for the bout.

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The Derby United arena has derby swag for sale as well as a selection of beer and wine at very rea sonable prices. With the price of professional sports going up, where else can you watch some great action and get a beer and popcorn for $10? There is plenty of parking available onsite, as well as street parking but that is not as convieniant. With their new home, the Derby United skaters are hoping that the nomad ic days of past are over, and they can now settle in to do what they love. Nobody is happier about that than Isabelle Ringer, but it was a tough trek to get to where she is now. She says the building permits were a hassle because this project was basically new to the city who had never seen anyhing like it before. “It was very difficult to get this through Development Services where you get your permits,” Ringer said. “We did have advocates for us, we had a representative in Economic Develop ment who would just like go to bat for us over and over again. Because, the neighborhood wants us here, everyone wants us here. But we couldn’t quite find a way for the City to say it was ok for us to be here. And that what we wanted to build would be safe even though we knew that we could put something together that would work and be safe. So it was a lot of negotiating back and forth to come up with some thing that could be properly permited like this is.”

Captain/Coach Brat and Coach Killer Groove.

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Savory, Lebanese-style wraps rule the day at Mama’s, where hot, airy flatbreads used for making them slide off a globe-shaped saj oven. We’re partial to the chicken shawarma as our choice of filling. The thinly sliced meat is lightly seasoned and offers hints of cardamom, paprika and garlic. It pairs beau tifully to the pickles, parsley, tomatoes and tahini sauce also contained inside the wrap.

Bleu Boheme 4090 Adams Ave., Kensington 619-255-4167; bleuboheme.com Look no further than the poulet roti for pure com fort. This half chicken from Mary’s Farm is lovingly smoke-roasted and served with pureed potatoes and French-cut green beans. The chicken is judiciously seasoned, thus allowing the subtle smokey flavor to ring through in what is an accurate taste of rural France.

Havana Grill 5450 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Suite G, Claire mont858-430-6878;Mesa havanagrillrestaurants.com

Not to be confused with coq au vin, the Fricase de Pollo at Havana Grill also involves a braised chicken leg bathed in wine and herbs. But the sauce also takes on the additions of tomato sauce, olives and capers to give it a traditional Cuban-Caribbean essence. It is an outstanding meal complemented by red potatoes and a choice of rice and beans.

Hob Nob Hill 2271 First Ave., Bankers Hill 619-239-8176; hobnobhill.com

This famous pie shop originally opened in downtown San Diego in 1938. Its founder, the late George Whitehead, later moved the business to Fifth Avenue and Robinson Street in Hillcrest in the 1940s. It eventually became so popular that it ended up moving to these much larger digs in North Park. Today, under different ownership, the recipes have been retained for most menu items, including the flaky, wonderful double-crust chicken pies. The pies contain tender chunks of chicken mingling with pulled turkey in what is a delightful poultry fest cloaked in flavorful, viscous gravy.

By Frank Sabatini Jr. It’s lean and nutritional. And compared to a couple decades ago, there are now quadruple the number of local farms throughout the U.S. that make it readily available to households across Ameri ca—and often without hormones. We’re talking chicken, a longtime national staple that deserves extra love every September in celebration of Na tional Chicken Month. Whether it’s baked, broiled or fried; with or without their skin and bones; and accompanied by sauce or served unadorned, we tracked down a brood of kitchens flaunting some of the tastiest, most comforting chicken dishes in town.

Mama’s Bakery & Deli 4237 Alabama St., North Park 619-688-0717; mamasbakery.net

Main Chick Hot Chicken 4705 Clairemont Drive, Suite H, Clairemont 5175 Linda Vista Road, Suite 106, Linda Vista 858-352-6312; eatmainchick.com Based in Pasadena, Main Chick’s star ingredients are plump chicken tenders and hot chili peppers used for making the sauce that evenly coats the poultry. The battered tenders can also be ordered “naked,” which taste very close to classic South ern-fried chicken. But vouch for mild, medium, spicy or supreme, and these lean, innocent chicken parts will rock your palate with an intoxicating heat that is tastefully quelled with house-made coleslaw. The tenders are available a la carte or in sandwich es.

We’re Geared for ‘National Chicken Month’ in September

Amid a selection of salads, pork melts, and bonein rib eye is a commendable crispy chicken plate (or sandwich) ala Nashville style. The batter, which seemingly incorporates Corn Flakes, sports a deli cious, craggy surface for catching pockets of spiced sauce that offers a beautifully polite burn. For a fitting sidekick, choose the Creole-buttermilk slaw to quell the heat.

There is no better place to cure your chick en-and-dumplings craving than at one of San Diego’s oldest restaurants, which recently under went a tasteful remodel. The dish has likely been on the menu at Hob Nob Hill since 1944. It is made in classic Midwestern style, in which tender chunked chicken joins forces with house-made dumplings, carrots and parsley. The recipe swooned the taste buds of Food Network’s Guy Fieri when he spot lighted it on his Diner’s, Drive-Ins and Dives show. In keeping with the restaurant’s retro amenities, the meal includes soup or salad, vegetable or warm apple sauce, and house-made bread.

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Et Voila French Bistro 3015 Adams Ave., University Heights 619-209-7759; etvoilabistro.com We’ve found many reasons to dine at this charm ing French-run bistro. Their coq au vin is one of them. Though typically enjoyed on cool evenings, we’ll take it year-round when the dish is made in such traditional, sumptuous fashion. What you get is a meaty chicken leg that’s been braised low and slow in red wine and herbs. The meat falls away from the bone with a gentle push of the fork. It’s served with fingerling potatoes, which suck in the flavorful juices of the chicken.

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Zzan Hillcrest 501 University Ave., Hillcrest 619-228-9442; zzanhillcrestsd.com Don’t let the listing for “K.F. C. fried chicken” mislead you. It stands for “Korean fried chicken,” and it’s double-fried for good measure. The dish is made to order and comes with a choice of flavors: salt and pepper; spicy Korean, soy, or garlic. Also, if you’re looking for properly crisp chicken wings, you’ve come to the right place. Whatever style of bird you choose, it will pair well to assorted soju on the drink list.

Chicken Pie Shop 2633 El Cajon Blvd., North Park-based 619-295-0156; chickenpieshops.com

Common Stock 3805 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest 619-310-5298; eatcommonstock.com

Full text of the study, “Cannabidiol for treatment-resistant anxiety disorders in young people: An open-label trial,” appears in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

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CLINICAL TRIAL: CBD SAFE AND EFFECTIVE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TREATMENTRESISTANT ANXIETY DISORDERS

Authors acknowledged that CBD’s greatest efficacy was observed during the final four weeks of treatment, indicating that a longer treatment regimen may potentially lead “to even greater improvements.” They concluded: “Given that the patients included in our trial were some of the most severe and treatment resistant and had sig nificant functional impairment and multi ple failed treatment attempts, the reduction in anxiety severity observed here suggests that CBD has clinically meaningful anxi olytic effects. The findings of this trial suggest that further investigation of CBD for anxiety in conjunction with usual care is warranted.”Otherhuman trials evaluating the use of CBD for anxiety have yielded inconsistent results. A 2019 placebo-controlled trial reported that daily CBD intake reduces symptoms of social anxiety disorder in teens, whereas a 2022 study determined oral doses of CBD to be ineffective at reducing symptoms of moderate-to-se vere testing anxiety in college students. A 2018 Brazilian study reported that the consumption of 300mg of CBD significant ly reduced anxiety due to public speak ing, but that higher (600mg) and lower (150mg) had no effect.

BY NORML Melbourne, Australia: The adjunctive use of CBD safely and effectively reduces severe anxiety in young people, according to clini cal data published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.Australian researchers assessed the daily administration of CBD in a cohort of 31 young people (ages 12 to 25) with refractory anxiety. Participants self-titrated their daily doses of CBD (between 400 mgs and 800 mgs) over a 12-week period. CBD dosing was associated with a “sta tistically significant reduction in anxiety severity,” as measured on the Overall Anxi ety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS). CBD dosing also “demonstrated an accept able safety profile, with no serious adverse events reported and no clinically significant deviations to blood cell counts.” Investigators reported, “Approximately 40 percent of all participants experienced a 50 percent reduction in OASIS score, and twothirds experienced a 33 percent reduction.” They added, “By the end of treatment, the number of participants rated as markedly or severely ill had decreased from 17 (56.7 percent) to 5 (16.7 percent).”

RECALLING 19 YEARS OF PADRES PRE-GAMING AT TIN FISH GASLAMP

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By Ron Donoho San Diego Sun

THE LAST THING you’d expect to chat about with Joe Rathburn is gardening. Afterall, he’s a musician. A downtown fix ture, he’s a nimble-fingered guitarist who’s played for 19 seasons of San Diego Padres games in the figurative shadow of Petco Park at nearby Tin Fish Gaslamp. His story is about musical longevity, right? Legacy. Connection between per former and audience. How times change but “Piano Man” never fades from our collective list of musical requests. Those are key parts of the chorus. The heart of his musical story is earth ier. His opening lyrics focus on a garden. This song starts in a nondescript patch of mulch and flowers dedicated to a life felled too early by a cancer that unites its victims’ loved ones and spurs a random act of kindness.

A Simple Garden

It just so happened that the Gerbers’ mother was taken years ago by pancreatic cancer.Thebrothers pledged that Landcare Logic would donate plants, like rose trees and jasmine, and that once a week an em ployee would stop by to maintain the Tin Fish’s garden plot. The little oasis was in place by Opening Day.The spot is commemorated by a plaque that reads: “This tiny garden is dedicated to the memory of Michael Patrick Brown, who loved life and tried to make this space beautiful.”Matriarch Arleen Gerber is mentioned on the plaque, too, which also bears a QR code that can be used to make donations to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. “Our dad was here from Minnesota on Opening Day and he really appreciated

The Tin Fish Joe Rathbrn prepares for a show.

The former owner of Tin Fish Gaslamp died from pancreatic cancer in December 2021. Michael Brown was just 63. “Mike was one of the best people you’d ever want to meet,” Rathburn says be fore a summer show. “He was just a very friendly, hardworking, smart guy. I want ed to dedicate this season to him, and do something in his honor.” Brown used to maintain a garden just outside the restaurant’s fence in a small square that’s cut out from a downtown brickRathburnwalkway.made a longshot call to the nearby Omni Hotel. He left a message that was relayed to the owners of the landscap ing company employed by the hotel. Brothers Brett and Craig Gerber run Landcare Logic. Their 15-year-old land scaping company has several big-name customers, including the Omni and Petco Park.“Joe got in touch with us a couple weeks before the Padres’ Opening Day this year,” Brett Gerber says. “He told us a moving story about Michael Brown, and you could just hear the passion in his voice. We were onboard immediately.”

Local All-Star Joe Rathburn is still strumming after all these years, but is his merry musical run nearing a finale?

“I get an affirmation every time I play,” he says. “And the spontaneity of people singing along, cheering and egging me on is...”He trails off. When he begins again, he compares this music gig to being a base ball

Borrowing inspiration from a nearby plaque, which keep watch over the most unlikely downtown garden, you could also say that Rathburn has, in his way, “tried to make this space beautiful.”

Joe Rathburn visits with fans.

About 50 barely-teenaged girls were mill ing about outside Tin Fish in their uni forms.“Pharrell Williams’ ‘Happy’ had just come out,” Rathburn says. “I’d just learned it. I walked out and started playing ‘Hap py.” They all immediately lined up and went into their routine.”

“Sometimespitcher. I throw strikes all day long and sometimes I throw dirt balls,” he says. “I’m fairly consistent with shows, but it can be up and down. But then somebody will come in and say, ‘This is my daughter. She grew up listening to you. We come back every year because you’re here.’ For me, that’s the main thing.”

the plaque,” Brett Gerber says. “I didn’t re ally know about Tin Fish before this year. Now, before we go to any Padres games, we stop in to hear Joe play.” 19 Years on the Patio A lot of people do their Padres pre-gam ing on Tin Fish’s al fresco patio. For 19 years, Rathburn has been booked during every one of the team’s 81 home games. He’s missed a few dates, but estimates he’s done this gig more than 1,500 times. His shows start two-and-a-half hours be fore game time and end half an hour after the first Rathburnpitch.plugs in his Taylor 814 acous tic guitar and plays three hours straight without a break. The set usually includes 40-50 songs. No problem for a guy who’s memorized more than 450 popular tunes. The 67-year-old hails from Flint, Michi gan. Not the toughest hometown to re cruit soon-to-be-local San Diegans. He’s pleasantly matter-of-fact, with a dry, Dad humor that pops up in his on stageQuippatter.inpoint: “I just got a request...but I’m going to keep playing, anyway.” Rathburn starts a recent show by an nouncing, “Hey, we’ve got May Gray hap pening, so let’s do some songs about the sun.”The he launches into the Beatles’ “Here Comes the Sun,” followed by Jimmy Cliff’s “I Can See Clearly Now,” and “California Sun,” popularized by the Ramones. Rathburn stands out when he performs, especially when he strolls around to var ious sections of the Tin Fish patio. He favors a straw hat called a Trilby, perhaps best described as the younger brother of a fedora or a slightly more sophisticated cousin to the pork pie hat. He gave up wearing all black clothing during gigs when he discovered bold, colorful shirts got a friendlier crowd reac tion. Don’t get the idea Rathburn favors tropical wear, or Tommy Bahama Aloha shirts. He does plays Jimmy Buffett hits like “Margaritaville, but sternly states: “Don’t categorize me as a “Parrot Head.” Downtown as Stage Rathburn’s downtown stage can be un predictable.Tohisright: The Hard Rock Hotel. It’s not uncommon for young people just across the street--high on life, liquid cour age and/or herb-based boosts--to be loudly expressing their joie de vivre. Stage left: Railroad tracks. The Gaslamp Quarter Trolley Station empties out right next to Tin Fish. The upside is potential patrons on their way to a Padres game can’t help but cross paths with his music.

The worst aspect, however, is the freight trains that use the nearby tracks.

“I was playing ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water,” he recalls. “I sang the line, ‘When you’re down and out, when you’re on the street...’ Right then, this tiny woman walked up and gave me a hammer-blow with her fist right on my nose.” That incident is outshined by the time a cheerleading/dance competition was being held at the downtown convention center.

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“Everything in this location is just so rocking,” he says. “It’s a hub of activity. I love this gig.”

The weirdest moment he’s experienced during a show came when a tweaked-up woman accosted him.

New Ownership To borrow from a Steve Miller Band clas sic, is Rathburn’s Tin Fish time slipping into the future? The question arises because restaurant ownership recently changed hands. It was reported earlier this year that Tin Fish Gaslamp had been purchased by Pacific Beach-based pizza-and-wings eatery TheWhenSandbox.thatdeal apparently fell apart, local ownership of Rockin’ Baja Lobster Coastal Cantina stepped in.

During an employee meeting back on June 7, 2022, a spokesperson for new man agement confirmed that the changeover hadNewoccurred.owner Rick DiRienzo could not be reached for comment. For now, according to the spokesperson, the Rockin’ Baja Lobster location on Fifth Avenue in the Gaslamp will continue un der its current banner. And, Tin Fish will remain as is, at least through the end of the current baseball season. Various news reports have indicated Tin Fish will be converted to a new concept in late 2022. The Fan Legacy Whether or not Rathburn will be in the Tin Fish lineup next year, he longs to stay connected to his fanbase.

Pomela Flanigan of Tierrasanta is a diehard. At a recent show, she sipped a Lemon Drop Martini and enjoyed the am biance with her husband, Chris Flanigan, friend Carolyn Forte, and a 12-year-old English Springer Spaniel named Lola.

“We come to hear Joe,” Pomela Flanigan says. “He plays such a wide range of songs. We bring friends all the time. It would be sad if this ended.” General manager Jim Gorzelanski, who’s been at Tin Fish for 10 years, says Rath burn definitely has a following. “He’s an institution,” Gorzelanski says. “He’s a part of us. People come here on game days for fish and chips, big beers at a decent price and to hear Joe sing songs and tell jokes. It’s a very family-friendly feeling.”Whether or not this season is a farewell tour, Rathburn will always treasure the ex perience of urban, al fresco music-making.

“When the diesel engines are idling right outside it makes playing here hell,” Rath burn says. “It’s loud and it’s smelly.”

The Michael Brown Memorial Garden outside the restaurant.

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Most people agree that teachers are underrated. It’s a tough job at best. Similarly difficult, is training a horse. At least as humans, we have the benefit of personal communication through speech. Teaching a horse— and its rider, together—takes a special kind of person. Meet Samantha Hoffman, owner of Joy for Horses. A lifelong horse lover, her passion to follow an equestrian path into a career and way of life, came at an early age. “I’m the only horse-crazy person in my family,” said Samantha. They didn’t own horses, and her parents did not discourage her, but they waited to feed her dream until they realized the fantasy wasn’t going to phase itself out. By the time she was in middle school, Samantha’s interest in the graceful animals had grown. Her parents took her on trail rides and enrolled her in summer horseback riding camps. It wasn’t long before the young horse enthusiast had an inspiring thought to move her dream along. Perseverance and ingenuity pay off. “I was in fourth grade, and we were learning how to use PowerPoint to do our California missions report. While I was working on that project, I created a side project for my parents, “Why you should buy me a horse.” It was a whole presentation in PowerPoint, of how ‘we’re going to earn money by owning this horse,’ with two full slides of pictures of girls with their horses, saying this could be me ... “My parents actually found the project before I had the opportunity to present it, and that’s when they started me in weekly horse-riding lessons.” Soon, they leased a horse for her and as a senior in high school, Samantha enjoyed ownership. Proving once again that perseverance pays off! Going beyond the typical “care and feeding” of a horse, Samantha became interested in the personal ity, power, and problems of horses. Just like human athletes, horses preparing for various forms of show manship or racing, need muscle massage, specialized training, and character development. Samantha discov ered dressage. A fancy horse and a top hat. A French term, dressage (pronounced drɘ-säzh) exemplifies exhibition, competition, and the art of horse training in its finest representation. Testing both horse and rider, they perform in unified precision with barely perceptible signals, to a set of controlled, pre arranged activities. It’s the ultimate example of rider/ horse“Althoughteamwork.our initial image [of dressage] is of the man in the top hat and coattails, riding around on a fancy horse,” said Samantha, “what it really boils down to is the communication between you and your horse, being able to communicate with subtleties and work together as a team, as partners. A background in dres sage,” she explained, “sets up a solid foundation to be able to ride any other style.”

Samantha’s expertise benefits people as well as horses, as she teaches riders how to effectively commu nicate with the horse, and how/why it’s reacting to their movements and commands. And she does this with all ages, as young as a two-and-a-half-year-old toddler! In addition to horseback riding, Samantha fills in their early schooling with lessons designed to help them learn their numbers, letters, and colors. While on the back of a horse, for instance, a young child matches a bright green ball with the tall green cone in the arena. With Samantha leading the horse, they learn to direct it to the cone and place the ball on the top. Color, direc tion, balance, and horse riding all in one activity!

For older youngsters, in addition to grooming and mechanics of riding, Samantha teaches them about horse behavior. She explains, “Horses are herd animals. They’re always looking for a strong leader—even in their riders.” A leader in the making. It was a moving experience for both Samantha and her student one day, as Samantha taught the girl how to halter a horse. The horse stood off to the side in a corner of the stall. Recalling the day, said Samantha, “She walked toward the horse, kind of hunched over, in a rather scared body language ...” The horse backed further into the stall. Samantha said to the girl, “‘Okay, it doesn’t look like the horse is letting us take the lead.’ I walked up to the student the way she had walked toward the horse, and asked, ‘Does this look like a strong leader? Do you want to follow me somewhere, walking hunched over and head down?’ She answered ‘no.’ So I stood up, brought my shoulders back, and looked confident as I walked away from her ... ‘What about now?’” Her student agreed, like horses, we are more inclined to follow someone with calm, yet commanding assur ance. Samantha continued the lesson. “I had her come over to me and said, ‘Okay, I want you to walk to me that way.’ So she put her shoulders back, stood tall and walked confidently toward me ... and the horse joined us.” It was a pivotal point for the student and horse, and a heartwarming sight for Samantha. When horses lead to a healing PATH. In Samantha’s world, PATH is more than a trail to ride with a horse. It is an acronym for Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, Inc., in which she is a certified instructor. It’s explained in their website statement, “Through the work of 813 member centers and more than 5,424 professionals credentialed through PATH Intl., 53,399 children and adults, in cluding more than 5,900 veterans, are helped through a variety of equine-assisted services.” Samantha volun teers her time and expertise to work with horses and people with disabilities, who uniquely benefit from the experience in enjoyable and therapeutic horse-related activities.HerPATH credentials have led her to the local Poway organization, Ride Above Disability Therapeu tic Riding Center. As they state, “Therapeutic riding is used to achieve goals that enhance physical, emotional, social, cognitive, behavioral, and educational skills for people with special needs. We not only focus on riding skills but also the development of a relationship between horse and rider.” All of which falls into Saman tha’sWithpurview.herlove for the mental and physical well-being of horses still a primary part of her services, Samantha describes on her website, the Equine Body Work which

Samantha and Brassy

MAKING HORSE SENSE OF HORSES

Milo, Samantha’s lesson horse, enjoying some free time in the arena

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ConnectingtogetherwithMilo during an Equine Energetic session Zev Photography.

At Joy of Horses’ Willow Rock Ranch, if a rider at any level doesn’t have their own horse, there are five horses, each ideally skilled for different horse-to-people activities. Samantha pairs them with students according to abilities and personalities—of human and horse. A calm and older horse may be better suited for a timid, novice rider, while a younger, assertive horse would fit well with a seasoned rider, who knows how to push the boundaries.Ishorseback riding just for young people? Not even. The oldest dressage rider in Tokyo’s 2022 Olympics competition was sixty-six-year-old Mary Hanna of Australia. It was her sixth Olympics, and she is looking forward to the 2024 games in Paris. Samantha loves working with people and horses of all ages and at all levels of horse-to-rider experience. From those simply wanting a pleasurable trail ride, to seasoned riders with various competitive needs, she uses her innate teaching abilities and learned equine bodywork to make both horse and rider enjoy their best ride into the sunset.

At a WillowGlance:Rock Ranch Samantha 13608samantha@joyforhorses.com619-786-6568HoffmanWillowRoad,Lakeside,CA 92040 https://joyforhorses.com/about/

“... helps horses to feel their best through the use of massage techniques and stretches. From competitive to pleasure, all horses can benefit from body work to increase their overall performance and wellbeing.”

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talented multi-instrumentalist, some times doing four different things at once,” Joseph said. Meanwhile Dan McNay is a session bassist from Los Angeles. “I met him 15 years ago while out on tour. In Davis CA, Buckfast Superbee had shared a bill with a band called The Slow Lorries from the Bay Area. We all became fast friends. Dan and I remained close over the years as he’s been touring and recording in LA. When I sent him the record and asked if he was interested in playing with us, he was in. It’s safe to say that I lucked out getting these incredible musi cians to sign on. We’re all genuinely having a great time playing together.” How did he get Mitch Easter get in volved in the album? “I have to give credit for the Mitch Easter connec tion to my friend, Rafter Roberts,” Jo seph said. “He was at my studio one day while I was working on the dem os for miniaturized. After hearing some songs, Rafter suggested that I get a producer for the album. Some one who’s not San Diego based, and a great producer....someone like..... Mitch Easter! I laughed when he said it. I just figured I would produce the record myself and get my friends to play on it. But Rafter’s suggestion stuck with me. I got my demos to Mitch and he wrote me, saying he dug the songs and that he would be into recording the album with me. At this point, everything changed.” Easter eventually flew out to San Diego for a nine day stay. “We spent most days at (Joseph’s) Phaser Con trol Recording Studio tracking all the basic tracks for the album. A couple months later, I flew out to Mitch’s studio, The Fidelitorium in Kerners ville, North Carolina. I was out there for about a week. There, we tracked overdubs and put down vocals for a good majority of the 13 tracks.” Eas ter played quite a bit on the sessions for the record. “To my recollection, he’s playing an instrument in one form or another on every song on the album,” Joseph noted. Some times it would just be a shaker or tambourine. But on a few songs, he plays bass and lead guitar. Some of the most bitchin’ guitar solos on the album are Mitch Easter just ripping. On top of everything else he can do, the guy is an absolutely astounding guitar player.” It’s apparent Easter also rates Joseph highly. On Novem ber 4, 2021, Easter invited Joseph to join his reunited 1980’s era band, Let’s Active, at their 40th Anniver sary show in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He contributed vocals and acoustic guitar for several songs in cluding a rousing version of their hit, “Every Word Means No.” What’s Joseph’s favorite thing about miniaturized’s debut album? “How it sounds first and foremost,” he said. “I mean, it’s a Mitch Easter record. Also, how it plays through from beginning to end. The record was sequenced by Don Dixon a great producer in his own right (the Smith ereens, etc.) as well as a longtime friend and collaborator of Mitch. Mitch told me that Don was real ly good at figuring out what order songs should go in, and again, he was right.”What sets it apart from Joseph’s previous works? “All the above-men tioned things,” he said. “Also, getting to work with my musical heroes. From Mitch, to all the guys who played on the record and are play ing in the live band. I have massive admiration and respect for each of them. I count myself as a www.miniaturized.onlinefan.”

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Although miniaturized’s epony mous debut album won’t be out un til October 15, there can be no doubt the band is building heavy buzz in the lead up to its issue. Produced by legendary musician Mitch Easter (R.E.M. / Let’s Active etc.), the album will be available in digital formats as well as a 2-disc vinyl set. Minia turized will be promoting its release with a pair of live dates, Saturday September 17 at Vinyl Junkies Re cord Shack, as part of the South Park Walkabout and Saturday, October 22 at The Belly Up. How would someone describe the band’s sound? “Rock,” said the band’s guitarist / vocalist and songwriter, Timothy Joseph (formerly with Buck fast Superbee, etc.), good naturedly. “You know, with guitars and drums and such.” As for influences? “I’m a huge fan of great songs. So, The Kinks, Beatles, Tom Petty, Talking Heads, Pixies, The Cure, R.E.M., Je sus & Mary Chain, Tom Waits, Built to Spill, Echo & The Bunnymen, Dylan, Elliott Smith... I could go on a while, but you get the idea.” miniaturized is posting a video per month until the album is released, with “‘Life Underground” and “‘Why Don’t We Play God,” out now. “The video for (the latter) is pretty epic,” Joseph said. “It stars San Diego’s own Ben Johnson (director of the film, Fanboy) and his daughter Hazel. We filmed it out at the Salton Sea last summer in 110-degree heat. My friend Patrick Spohrer and Mitch Wilson filmed and edited it. It came out like a movie and I’m very excited for its release.” It’s been a long, but rewarding, process getting the album and band together. “I started writing the songs in 2019,” Joseph said. The album itself finds Joseph using some of the top players in town and in North Carolina, including drummer Mario Rubalcaba (Earthless, Hot Snakes, Rocket From the Crypt) and bassist Don Dixon, but for pending road work and beyond a permanent line up was needed. “I recorded/mixed and mastered the album through the Pandemic and formed the band in February of this year. Putting the live band together took some thought as I needed just the right guys to be able to pull off the production on the record, live.” The band ended up coming together organically. “Chris Prescott, who I’ve known a long time and have been a huge fan of his bands, Tanner, No Knife, Pinback and Montalban Quintet, played drums on about half of the record ing. He had been involved with the project from the early demos. So naturally, he was the first guy I asked to be in the band.” Prescott led to guitarist Greg Friedman (Montalban Quintet / The Truckee Brothers). “Greg takes the place of at least three people onstage as he’s an amazingly

Palapalooza continues to release weekly episodes on YouTube, with Odd Robot, Cardboard Boxer, The Gravi ties and Julia Sage amongst the upcoming performers scheduled to take part. “We also just started a new series called “Sunset Sessions,” Cook said. “Which makes for some really nice video, and cooler tempera tures out here in El https://readysetsurvive.bandcamp.comCajon.”https://palapalooza.com

It’s a terrific bill that includes rising stars such as LA rockers Starcrawler, as well as blues favorite Whitney Shay, surf combo Alvino & The Dwells, local heroes The Beat Farmers, garage rock quartet The Loons, cumbia conjunto The Sleepwalkers and many more.

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The Return of the Adams Avenue Street Fair!

This will be indie pop/rock singer-songwriter Tamar Berk’s (Saturday 1 p.m.) debut performance at the AASF. “I think one of the things I’m looking forward to the most is performing in front of so many people that have never seen me or heard my music before. It’s such an incredible opportunity to introduce people to my music.” When it comes to preparing the days set list, she plans to read the room. “I have a set list prepared, but I kind of feel out the crowd,” she said. “If the vibe I’m getting is that they are more rowdy or want to dance I’ll probably not play the slower more mellow songs. If the crowd is chill I might throw in one or two of my quieter songs. Overall though, outdoor festivals do require you to be a little more flexible with sound issues and not hearing your self as well as you might in an intimate club. It’s just the nature of the sound going out into the streets. But damn, it’sSoulfun!”singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Jonny Tarr (Saturday 1:15 p.m.) will be promoting his new Pacific Records release, The Rules. “I know a whole load of people who are really excited for the street fair again,” he noted. “I’m looking forward to the street fair myself mostly because it’s a chance to play for the local SD crowd on a stage that has been out of action since before Covid! And this year, we will be on the Main Stage so I am double excited for it.” For Tarr every performance is equal. “To be completely honest, we don’t really approach outdoor stages or club dates differently from a musical perspective. We always aim to get people dancing and involved. But outdoor dates are usually very different logistically. It’s more in the prep than the performance.” “I enjoy that the crowd is made up of a lot of differ ent types of people,” Beat Farmers (Saturday 8:45 p.m.) guitarist Jerry Raney said. “A lot of them don’t go out to clubs, and can’t afford the concert prices nowadays, so I get to see people that I hardly ever get together with. There’s always someone that brings up my bands from the past, or some old concert I played at.” A veteran of nu merous music festivals around the world, “I do approach the outdoor shows a little differently,” he remarked. “I tend to talk less in between songs and try to string things together in more of a concert theme. You never can tell though, I might just float off in some direction and the poor guys in the band just have to follow me. I am a bit of a weirdo, so never mind. All bets are off. Just come and see what happens.” www.adamsavenuestreetfair.com

Melodic alternative rockers Ready Set Survive release a new EP this month, Aim For Their Brain, their first since 2017. The band, featuring Troy Cook (vocals / guitar), Sean Drake (bass / vocals), and Morgan Guest (drums) recorded primarily at Singing Serpent Studios and Twin Star Studios, with mixing and mastering done by Adam Sisco. Meanwhile, one song, “The Fractured,” was recorded at home by Cook and sent to Joe Marsh in England for mixing and mastering. The first video, produced by Mario J. Rivera for the title track, will be out in September. In addition to fronting Ready Set Survive, Troy Cook is also known to San Diego music fans via his podcast/acoustic channel Palapalooza. Formed at Hindsight Studios in Mirame sa in 2017, Cook sees Aim For the Brain as a natural progression for the band. “I feel like it represents a new direction for Ready Set Survive, with more intricate guitar leads, and less standard pop punk bar chords,” he said. “We put our all into this recording, and really worked on making it unique but still extremely catchy and melodic. I love how it sounds, honestly. It’s just a really full sounding recording, something that we have been striving for since our previous release.” Cook considers that much thought and time went into producing and writing this album. “We also included a pre-production session with engineer Adam Sisco that worked out any kinks we may have had with the songs’ structure. I feel like the band as a whole was ready to experiment more with different styles, with the inten tion of steering away from that traditional pop punk sound.”

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“I’m looking forward to playing in the neighborhood I’ve hung around for decades and seeing old friends, find ing new friends, playing for people of all ages and sharing this music I’ve been working on for years,” said John Roy of Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem (Saturday 6 p.m.) He points out that there are differences between playing a typical club date and a festival. “Outdoor shows have lots of variables, from the elements, to parking, to just getting gear on stage, then playing in a temporary place, not pur pose built for sound or concerts, in a time slot that most musicians don’t usually play, ie. Daytime,” he said. “We all must find our way through a set and gain cohesion early on. Just push on through and give out energy to hopeful ly convince passersby that we’re here to give you a special musicalGuitaristexperience.”NathanRaney (Sunday 3:15 p.m.) consid ers that the AASF “is unique, it has an energy about it. Everyone wants to be there, the crowd and the bands are having a great time and it gives the crowd a chance to check out a ton of great music they may have never heard before.” For Raney, there’s also a personal appeal. “For me, I get to hang out with all my music friends, plus it’s my birthday,” he said good naturedly. “The biggest thing for me as far as the difference between playing Adams and a club is that when we go play a club, our fans are there to see us. Playing at the AASF gives us an opportunity to pull new fans and engage with a new crowd, so generally I tell my guys it’s time to come out and kick some ass!”

Ready Set Survive continues its fascina tion with the horror genre on this release, as evidenced by the zombies on the EP’s cover and the title “Aim For Their Brain,” itself. “That’s all on me,” Cook laughed. “I’ve had a love for horror movies since I was a young child, and that certainly shines through in two of our songs in particular (“Everyday is Halloween” and “Aim For Their Brain”). I certainly wouldn’t con sider us a “horror punk” band like locals The Writhers or Midnight Block, but that attraction is certainly present in some of our lyrics and artwork.”

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For San Diego music lovers, there is nothing like the free, two-day, Adams Avenue Street Fair. Returning after a two-year pandemic related break, the 40th annual event promises to have folks literally dancing in the streets. Tak ing place along a seven-block stretch of Normal Heights on Saturday, September 24, from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, and Sunday, September 25, from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm., more than 50 bands will take part on five stages, with an additional DJ stage.

You can next catch the band live on October 7 at Brick By Brick, opening for The Queers, The Venemous Pinks, and MercyMeanwhileMusic.

It’s been said that there is nothing quite like the music siblings make, the shared connections often resulting in sounds and songs that are greater than the sum of their parts. Such is the case with the Bacon Brothers, and that’s really saying something. Older brother Micheal (72), is an acclaimed film score composer with dozens of credits, while Kevin (64) is of course a world renowned actor, each terrific at their own craft and coming up with something extra special when their talents are combined to make music. They’ve performed in San Diego numerous times since they teamed up musically in 1995, including gigs at the County Fair and the Belly Up Tavern, where they will be making a return appearance on August 25. The duo and their band will be supporting their excellent new EP, Erato.“We love playing the Belly Up,” Michael said. “That room was one of the first places we ever performed at in California, it’s just got a really fun vibe and great sound.” He notes they are happy to be back on the road after a lengthy pandemic break. “It’s really great for us (to be heading back out),” he said. “One of the nice things about when you get time off is that you can gauge whether you’re getting better at the craft of music and that’s my main goal in life, to always be growing and always be growing musi cally. I think Kevin and I would both agree that from where we left off before covid, to where we are right now, there’s a lot of improvement. So, (we’re) happy about that and the guys in the band are really happy to be on the road and I think also the audiences are really happy to be back in a live situation, commiserating, listening to music and enjoying life a little more. It’s a really special time right now.”

August 26 Wavves / SOMA, Midway A homecoming show celebrating the 12th Anniversary of the group’s 2010 album, King of the Beach. They have a new album as well, Hideaway.September 10 San Diego Blues Festival / Embarcadero Marina Park North, San Diego: 11 a.m. 7 p.m. A fundraiser for the San Diego Food Bank with a great all-day lineup that includes the Taryn Donath Duo and Lil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials, as well as headliner Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top). September 13 Josie Cotton / The Casbah, Little Italy: 8:30 p.m. 1980’s new wave icon best known for her appearance in the 1983 film, Valley Girl, and a string of classic singles, including “He’s the One” and “Johnny Are You Queer?” She’s still releas ing new music, most recently an excellent 1960’s styled country duet with Kevin Preston, “The Ballad of Elvis Presley.”

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The new EP’s five songs are an eclectic mix of sounds, ranging from the rock of the title track to the soulful “Dark Chocolate Eyes,” topped by the radio friendly modern rock of “In Memory (Of When I Cared),” an instant earworm. Why an EP versus a whole album?

August 21 The Inflorescence / The Pour House, Escondido: 5 9 p.m. All-ages Indie/punk party featuring Doll Riot, Messy Hera and The Inflorescence. The latter recently signed to the noted indie label Kill Rock Stars, with significant buzz for their debut album and singles “Are You Sorry” and “To morrowAugustNight.”24Echo & The Bunnymen / The Observatory, North Park: 7 p.m. British post-punk legends perform songs from throughout their 40-year career, including “Lips Like Sugar,” “Rescue,” and “The Cutter.”

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“I think that we’re not getting any younger,” Kevin said good naturedly. “We had the five songs and we were happy with them and we had a single that we wanted to release, which was “In Memory of When I Cared.” So basically, management, who we trust, said, “We think it’s time to do an EP, rather than wait to fill up an album.”After27 years of making music together what’s his favorite thing about the Bacon Broth ers? “When we get to play, it’s what we enjoy the most,” Kevin said. “Rarely do we have a gig where things don’t work. It’s kind of a cliché, but whatever you go through, whatever crappy hotel room or situation in an airport, or whatev er, it all falls away when we do a show.” www.baconbros.com Shows

Acclaimed songwriter Stephen Bishop has a new single out, “Really Wanting You.” “The song is a demo from 1974,” he said. “It’s a sweet song that I wrote and recorded when I was 23 years old—just myself and guitar. I completely forgot about this track until my wife started organizing my demos. She fell in love with the song and wouldn’t stop playing it until I promised to release it.”

New Singles: PreacherTheBloodstoneStreet “Distractions,” Flogging Mol ly “The Road of Mine,” The Girl Rapper “Buzzy,” Nite Lapse chalant,”“Non TourmalinersThe “Grimace,” New Albums: Flogging Molly Anthem, Diamanda Galas Broken Gargoyles, The Girl Rapper s/t, Mike Pope Songs For People (High & Low), Mike Pope Ripen ing,New Videos: Switchfoot “Wolves” (fea turing Sir Sly).

Garrison Bailey has an album release show at Navajo Live on September 25 for her new album, Secret Superwoman.

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The Real Fast Times: Clairemont High Reunion Concert taking place on August 20 at the Belly Up Tavern, will feature a host of CHS related bands, with a bill that includes reunited 1980’s era hitmakers, The Monroes. The band still features original members Bob Monroe, Eric Denton and Tony Ortiz, alongside newer members, Ronny Jones (Aircraft) and Barry Scott (The States / Co penhagen) , with backing vocals from Laurie Beebe Lewis (Mamas and Papas / The Buck inghams). Three additional reunited bands from the 1970’s will also take part, including Pendulum , Cocoa Blue and Peter Rabbitt , as well as cover band, The Nowhere Men , which includes Nico Peters formerly of The Baja Bugs.

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Andrew McKeag has been touring Europe as part of the crew with Ben Harper. Meanwhile soundman Martin Greaves has been touring with X on a U.S. package tour with the Psychedelic Furs

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Blues fans will want to secure their seats for the Backwater Blues Band, playing at Humphrey’s Backstage Live on September 11, after the mainstage George Thorogood show. Plans are for opener, Billy Thompson to sit in with the band.

Baseball legend Tim Flannery & The Lunatic Fringe will celebrate the release of their new album, Waiting On A Miracle, with a fundraising concert on September 25 at the Belly Up. The concert will benefit The Love Harder Project. The show will features open ers Lisa Sanders and Brown Sugar. Looks mentalistmulti-instrulike FlemingerDavid will once again be musical MVP at this year’s Adams Avenue Street Fair, tak ing place on Sep tember 23-24. He’ll be 1980’sSaturdaykeyboardsplayingonwithfavorites Manual Scan, as well as playing a set with Chloe Lou and the Liddells. Meanwhile on Sunday he’ll be play ing leead guitar with ace surf trio, Alvino & TheDeadDwellsCross

Country / Americana band Farm Truck hosts an album release show on October 14 at the Ramona Mainstage. Opening up will be Sara Petite and Lady Psychiatrist Booth , with a surprise headliner. No hints, but any “happy boy” will have a great time.

The 2023 San Diego Mu sic Awards will take place on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. Submissions for the 2023 San Diego Music Awards are now being accepted. All new submitted music or music videos must be released and available for the public to purchase, after January 1, 2022. Deadline for submissions is December 31, 2022. You can get more info at www.sandiegomusicawards. for airplay? You can submit a song and message by the 25th of each month for possible airplay on the Listen Local podcast, hosted by Cathryn Beeks Radio.com/submit-to-the-showwww.ListenlocalTourNotes:Guitarist

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On July 22, 2022 SDMA “Best New Art ist” winners, Lords of the Satellite , host an album release show for their debut album, Breathing In Space, at Navajo Live. Smoke + Mirrors Soundsystem have just released a new album, Undercover, on trans lucent blue vinyl via Escape Hatch Records, featuring choice covers incuding “The Killing Moon” (Echo & The Bunnymen), “25 Miles” (Edwin Starr) and “Mystic Man,” by Peter Tosh.

Additional ly Bishop’s 1988 greatest hits album, Best of Bish, has been reissued. Metal heroes Carnifex head out on a month-long tour starting September 23 in Fresno before wrapping up on October 29 in Pomona. The band will be celebrating the 15th anniversary of their, Dead In My Arms album, which they will be performing in full Bassist Nathan East performs on the new single from Eric Clapton, “Pompous Fool.” It’s issued by North County’s Surfdog Re cords.

release their nine song second album, II, on October 28 via Ipecac Record ings. The band features Justin Pearson, Mike Patton, Dave Lombardo and Michael Crain, with the albums first video, “Reign of Error,” out now. II will be available in multiple formats including: digipak CD, Counterfeit Gold vinyl, indie retail exclusive Glass Coffin vinyl, Ipecac webstore exclusive Pee Tape vinyl (limited to 500), Three One G webstore exclusive Ash Wednesday vinyl (limited to 500), Revolver exclusive Upper Crust vinyl (limited to 300), black cassette (limited to 400), and gold cassette (limited to 100).Indie-drag-folk singer/songwriter Flamy Grant will release a debut album soon, “about recovery from spiritual trauma and becoming your sparkly, spiritually-centered self.”Author and musician Beau Gray of Lex ington Field will debut his book, The Lum berjack, at a special event taking place at the New Childrens Museum on August 27. The books artist Morgan Wagner, will also be on hand to sign copies, with a performance from Lexington Field as well. The first all-new, all-original Smash Mouth track to feature new lead singer Zach Goode was recently released: “4th Of July.”

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The exhibition will present works by all 12 TWA group members, showcasing their individual visions of what “Turning Tides” means to them. As we head into a changed world, post-pandemic and with social and political shifts, these are expres sions of hope during transition, of ways to move forward, of the force of the spirit and the resilience of nature. The works are in a range of media: from textiles to painting, ceramic and bronze sculpture to mixed media, and in many styles, from abstract to whimsical to realism. The group has been working and showing together for 6 years, and were recently fea tured at the Oceanside Museum of Art in an exhibition titled “Now.” Member art ists also show individually, in galleries and museums on both coasts, and their work is held in corporate and private collections worldwide.RegularBfree Studio showcase hours are Tues-Sunday 11-5, and anytime by ap pointment. Phone: (619) 510-7204 info@ bfreestudio.net www.bfreestudio.net/ Additionally, there will be special events during the Turning Tides exhibition. Tuesday, August 23rd 3pm-5pm Artist Talk with Lori Mitchell and Gillian TheseMoss two artists will share more about themselves, their process and their works in the Friday,exhibition.September 2nd 4:30 6:30pm During FIRST FRIDAY ARTWALK Artist Talk and Live Drawing Event with Julia C R Gray and Lori Mitchell Lori Mitchell will be conducting a live drawing demonstration, and Julia C R Gray will be giving a talk titled: Ocean Mystery in Ceramic Language, as well as conducting a live clay coral reef demon stration. No Dust On Her Sensible Shoes, by Brenda York She Sea Wisdom Vs. Plastic by Julia C R Gray (the ceramic sculpture)

BFree Studio, a gallery where creativity, culture and community meet in La Jolla, is thrilled to present Time for Women Art ists (TWA)’s newest group show, “Turning Tides” running August 19th September 3rd at the studio at 7857 Girard Avenue, LaGalleryJolla. owner, Barbara Freeman, shared “I am honored to share the artwork of these 12 incredible female artists with the community. At BFree Studio, we aim to foster an environment for emerging and mid-career artists to have a space to showcase their artwork and engage with the community. Artisans of all kinds are welcome. We absolutely love interesting, fun, and unusual pieces. We look to pro vide an opportunity for all artists to share their work and interact with collectors in a prime location. Expect variety in the art ists featured and a breadth of exhibitions rotating every two weeks.”

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Oddish Wine: From the founders of Lost Cause Meadery, Oddish Wine will offer spar kling wines that combine traditional wine making practices with nontraditional fruit including co-ferments such as Pineapple + Chardonnay and Guava + Sauvignon Blanc when it launches in late 2022. The Gärten’s 2,500-square-foot outdoor space, located at the south end of Bay Park and just a short walk from the Linda Vista Trolley Station, takes inspiration from the quintessential European-style biergarten. Designed as a casual, comfortable dining and drinking destination, it will offer self-seating via numerous communal tables, where guests can enjoy a steady ocean breeze from nearby Mission Bay as well as local art and live music, comedy and entertainment more than 100 nights of the year. The lead-up to The Gärten includes mile stones for San Diego’s own craft beverage scene. Notably, when Lost Cause Meadery opened its new headquarters next door to Deft Brewing in 2020, the two businesses became the first beverage companies in San Diego County to utilize what was at the time a new ABC law allowing breweries and wineries to co-license space, via a small patio they both shared. This harmonious partnership in com bination with a growing interest in expanding eventually led all partners to pursue forma tion of The Gärten. When The Gärten opens this September, what began as a small, co-licensed patio will transform into a spacious destination biergar ten that, with the addition of Oddish Wine and Pizza Cassette, will be a unique location among San Diego’s collection of communal outdoor venues that feature multiple food and beverage businesses in one locale.

“The vision for The Gärten began two years ago when we saw how much customers loved the shared patio concept we had with Deft Brewing. Soon after, we started looking into collectively turning the property next door into an outdoor communal space like the biergartens we love in Europe,” said Lost Cause Meadery’s co-owner Billy Beltz. “It’s exciting to finally have such a cool outdoor venue shared by all four neighboring busi nesses, and we hope our fellow San Diegans will enjoy gathering at The Gärten as much as we do.”

The Gärten will be located at 5322 Banks Street, San Diego, California 92110. Follow along via each partner’s Instagram at @deft brewing, @lostcausemead and @pizzacassette.

San Diego’s growing demand for outdoor venues and adventurous drinking and dining options will soon be met with the opening of The Gärten, an expansive multi-vendor col laboration from four locally-grown food and beverage brands. Slated to open at 5322 Banks Street in Bay Park during September 2022, The Gärten will be a welcomed addition for locals with a penchant for al fresco social spac es - with craft beverages and artisanal pizza in a casual environment that invites neighbors to gather, drink and dine. At The Gärten guests will experience a variety of high quality, distinctive styles of craft beverages not available elsewhere in San Diego, including craft beers, mead, and eventually sparkling wines when incoming concept Oddish Wine launches in late 2022. The Gärten itself will serve as a shared space between the four individual businesses located alongside of it; those four food and beverage partners include: Deft Brewing: Founded in 2017 and most re cently awarded Co-Champion Brewery in the 2021 San Diego International Beer Competi tion, Deft Brewing sets itself apart from other San Diego craft breweries through its focus on traditional beer styles from Belgium, Germa ny, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

San Diego’s Deft Brewing, Lost Cause Meadery, Pizza Cassette and more coming together to offer craft drinks and artisanal pizza in a spacious European biergarten-style social setting

Lost Cause Meadery: A modern mead-mak ing operation recognized as one the most awarded meaderies in the world in recent years, Lost Cause first launched in 2017 in Miramar’s Miralani Makers’ District and has since grown to offer a wide array of meads and ciders out of its current headquarters in Bay Park.Pizza Cassette: Newly launched Pizza Cas sette focuses on incorporating Southern California flavors and ingredients into its wood-fired pizzas, and is led by two talent ed pizzaiolos whose résumés include locally renowned Buona Forchetta and Biga, pizzeri as across Brooklyn, and competing for Team USA in the World Pizza Championships.

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COLLABORATIVE VENUE, THE GÄRTEN, TO OPEN IN BAY PARK IN SEPTEMBER

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