San Diego Community Newspaper Group
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 2009
www.SDNEWS.com Volume 14, Number 50
Luau & Longboard event celebrates its sweet 16 Legendary surfers and their team partners will take the plunge beginning at 7 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 for the 16th annual UCSD Cancer Center Luau & Longboard Invitational at Scripps Pier. The good-natured surfing contest will be accompanied by live music from The Professors, and a Polynesian dance presentation by Heali’li’s Polynesian Revue at 11:15 a.m. The luau buffet begins at 11:30 a.m. following the blowing of a conch shell on the beach. The tropical buffet by Waters Catering is also accompanied by live music and traditional danc-
ing. Silent and live auctions, opportunity drawings and sales of souvenirs all help raise funds for the UCSD Cancer Center. The Rell Sunn “Queen of Makaha” Award, established to honor the memory of “the First Lady of Surfing,” will be presented at 1:15 p.m. to David Easter, M.D. Tickets to the Luau are $150, with $115 tax deductible, To purchase tickets, visit www.long boardluau.org/tickets or call (858) 822-0023. The Longboard Invitational is free to the public. Pfizer La Jolla is the title sponsor of this year’s event. ■
YARDS OF FEET Noah Herrera (center) smiles as he and fellow San Diego Junior Lifeguard members do flutter kicks as part of their morning workout at La Jolla Shores on Aug. 13. They later went for a buoy swim at the Shores. VILLAGE NEWS | DON BALCH
City starts projects countdown BY ANTHONY GENTILE | VILLAGE NEWS
City officials broke ground last week on improvements to the broken La Playa storm drain — the first of 100 City Council-approved projects aimed at restoring San Diego’s streets and public facilities.
“The La Playa storm drains are examples of repairs our city has needed for years but have not been completed — until now,” said District 2 Councilman Kevin Faulconer. “This is good for the environment and good for the Peninsula.” Faulconer and Mayor Jerry
Sanders were among city officials and members of the public on hand to celebrate the first of a group of projects that, according to the mayor’s office, are funded by a $103 million private bond that closed in the SEE COUNTDOWN, Page 2
Four play hundreds in ‘39 Steps’ BY CHARLENE BALDRIDGE | VILLAGE NEWS
A recent viewing of Alfred Hitchcock’s film is not a prerequisite, but it deepens one’s appreciation of “The 39 Steps,” SEE ‘39 STEPS,’ Page 11
Surf Report SATURDAY
Hi: 11:13 a.m. 11:19 p.m. Low: 4:57 a.m. 5:16 p.m. Size: 3-5 ft. Wind: 16-19 mph
SUNDAY
Hi: --:-11:49 p.m. Low: 5:29 a.m. 6:11 p.m. Size: 4-6 ft. Wind: 16-18 mph
Eric Hissom (from left), Claire Brownell, Scott Parkinson and Ted Deasy in La PHOTO BY CRAIG SCHWARTZ Jolla Playhouse’s “The 39 Steps.”
Eagle’s perch
He’s a Rebel
La Jolla Troop 506 member constructs prayer garden for Eagle project. 17
New DVD examines the life of moody star and Method actor James Dean. 21
Russian artist Butirskiy will alight at Monarch BY ADRIANE TILLMAN | VILLAGE NEWS
On the corner of Prospect Street and Ivanhoe Avenue at the Monarch Gallery hang artworks of tranquility: “April in Paris,” “Old Country Mill,” “Winding Stream,” “Morning Mist” and “The Lion in Winter.” Russian-born artist Alexei Butirskiy will fly in from Paris for a special exhibition of his work, open to the public, on Saturday, Aug. 22 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Monarch Gallery, 1205 Prospect St. Butirskiy will sign and dedicate his work to buyers and perform a live painting demonstration. Attendees must RSVP by Aug. 21 to Leland@Mon archFineArt.com or call (858) 454-1231. The limited print edition of Butirksiy’s “A Room with a View” sold immediately at the Monarch Gallery. As well as words can portray, “A Room with a View” draws one immediately into the intimate winter scene, continents away from sunny San Diego. A windowsill is covered in fancy green and red velvet, upon which casually lean faded photos in black frames, a pile of
Russian artist Alexei Butirskiy will attend an Aug. 22 reception for his work at Monarch Gallery, 1205 Prospect St.
inscribed parchment, a small clock, a single burning candle, a short stack of books held down with a marble sculpture of a person’s head — the top of the skull sliced away. The details are tantalizing but the contrast in light and color — SEE MONARCH, Page 12
By the sea Special San Diego H2O section goes beneath the surface with fishing and diving information. 8-10