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Fight for your right to know Hey, kudos to Chris Cadelago of U-T San Diego for release information because it might reflect poorly, covering a major story way back in February that it can simply wait out the clock eternally. The only many of us only recently became alarmed about. recourse would be to sue, and only the wealthiest The story is Gov. Jerry Brown’s rotten plan to weakmedia companies can afford that. en the California Public Records Act (CPRA), ostenThe principle behind the CPRA is that informasibly because doing so would save the state money. tion generated by government entities—the state, Brown quietly included the plan in January as cities, counties, school districts, water districts, lawpart of his annual budget proposal, because the state enforcement agencies—belongs to the public. We is theoretically on the hook for reimbursing local fund the work of these agencies through our tax dolgovernments for the cost of complying with what’s lars, and whatever they do is done in our name. We currently a state mandate. Legislators—primarily need to be able to monitor their actions to make sure Democrats—endorsed it last week when they apthey’re behaving appropriately on our behalf. The proved a so-called budget trailer bill containing right to know what’s going on behind their closed various and sundry provisions. Open-government doors and in their budget ledgers is as fundamental a advocates are now attempting to convince Brown democratic tenant as the right to vote. to veto the item in the budget that changes parts of And this isn’t just a press thing—neighborhood acFlickr / Freedom to Marry the CPRA from required to optional. tivists, citizen watchdogs, public-interOn the chopping block are requireest attorneys all regularly use the CPRA. ments that government agencies reBut even if you don’t, chances are good spond to requests for public records that you’ve benefitted from investigative within 10 days, help members of the journalism that couldn’t have happened public craft records requests so that without compliance with the CPRA. Are they achieve their goal and provide you footing the bill for lavish governdocuments in electronic formats if they ment travel? Is toxic gunk being emptied already exist in that form. Despite asinto public waterways? Are companies sertions to the contrary from Brown’s getting government contracts because representatives, each of these requirethey have friends in high places? Are ments is crucial. public services being distributed fairly, As former Voice of San Diego reportgeographically and socioeconomically?

Jerry Brown er Rob Davis has been pointing out this These are the things documents tell us. week on Twitter (@robwdavis), electronic databases The burden should be on the government to exare invaluable to overworked reporters or citizens plain why public records shouldn’t be released imwho wouldn’t otherwise have time to recreate them mediately, and that should be the highest of hurdles by working off of printed documents and entering all to clear. Too often, government agencies ignore, that information into a spreadsheet, which, in elecdeny, delay and parse as a matter of course because tronic form, can be filtered and sorted to help gain a they find quick compliance inconvenient or potenbetter understanding of the data. And agencies could tially embarrassing. then charge for the printouts, completely unnecesEven without the proposed changes, the CPRA sarily; the cost can be prohibitive for some. is far from ideal. As former CityBeat writer Dave The requirement that agencies help people Maass noted in a post for the Electronic Frontier shape their requests is key because folks don’t ofFoundation, a joint study by the Center for Public ten know what specific records exist that would tell Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio Interthem what they want to know. national gave California a D-minus for public acBut the worst part is removal of the 10-day-recess to information. sponse mandate. The governor’s people say that no Please urge Gov. Brown to reconsider this assault one is taking away the core requirement that agenon our right to know what our government’s up to. Call cies comply with records requests, but what haphim at 916-445-2841. Write to him at govnews.ca.gov/ pens when they don’t have to respond in a timely gov39mail/mail.php. Tweet at him at @JerryBrownGov. Tell him to veto these changes to the CPRA. manner? They, literally, can take forever. They’re not refusing to comply, yet the requestor would nevWhat do you think? Write to editor@sdcitybeat.com. er get the information. If an agency doesn’t want to Thiss issurr of CituBear loves you soooooo mich abd wants you to cone over l;ater.

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AP brouhaha not a big deal Regarding “Troubling developments” [“Editorial,” May 15]: The charge that the AP brouhaha is a threat to democracy overstates the case. As I understand it, the only info obtained were records of which phone numbers were called from a given set of phones; no communications were monitored or recorded. And the target is not the AP or its reporters; it’s whoever in government violated the law and disclosed sensitive information.

As the editorial states, democracy needs whistleblowers, but the AP reporting was not about misdeeds, and information was disclosed that likely had serious consequences. It would be one thing if a thwarted plot and some other details were reported, but revealing the existence of a double agent was over the line; that revelation likely compromised an important operation, put the life of the agent at risk and possibly put at risk the lives of the agent’s family, friends, associates and others.

The press is key to democracy, but too often the goal of the press is profit and all else be damned. Much of what passes for news and information today is not responsible journalism and is a disservice to democracy. Media is awash in a plethora of lies, misinformation, distortions, sensationalism and bias. And many of those who are crying foul over the AP brouhaha are mainly interested in protecting their jobs and lucrative paychecks and protecting media empires. Their primary concern is not democracy; they are worried more about being deprived of grist for the infotainment-industrial complex.

Dan Jacobs, Mira Mesa

Benefits and perversion Two things: Regarding “Phone-tag hell” by David Taube about the state Employment Development Department (EDD) and unemployment benefits [“News,” May 22]: I agree with the phone hassle described in the article. A friend was having the same problem, and I could not believe the phone issues he described. I invited him over to our house and we placed calls one whole day and were not able to get through. I told him to go visit a local office, which EDD does not like, but the issue has been ongoing for some time. I often wonder how many people just give up. I’ve discussed the issue with EDDs operations branch, and they love the present system.

Also, the article states a common misconception. Employers pay the unemployment insurance and employees pay, via payroll deduction, the state disability insurance. However, I’ve always considered unemployment benefits a fringe benefit of employment packages.

I retired from EDD—tax branch and the operations and disability branches— and used to give excellent service and had a federal mandate to pay unemployment

benefits within a specific time frame.

Also, I was offended by your May 22 cover. I’m not sure what message it was attempting to portray, but it seemed perverted to me. Maybe I’m old fashioned.

Wayne H. Red-Horse, La Mesa

The EDD runaround I was pleased to see your publication’s coverage of unemployment disconnect [“News,” May 22]. I, too, filed and I had an interview prior to getting my benefits in which I was uncertain as to whether to report a $200 payment from an employer.

I spoke with someone who was fluent in another language, and communication was choppy to say the least.

After four weeks of not receiving benefits, I finally reached someone on the phone, and they said my form was incomplete because I did not check the box indicating whether I had earnings or not. I explained that I had an interview in which I discussed the money I’d received from my employer, and the person interviewing me said not to report the money received. As it turned out, that kept me from being able to collect.

I have called and called, as countless others have, only to be disconnected or rudely spoken to, thereby prompting me to call the Governor’s office to get a response.

Recently, I sent two emails because my first one was not answered in 10 days as the confirmation email states. I was contacted by an EDD representative to be told I had requested claim forms to be sent to me for six weeks because I was behind six weeks in filing and I got cut off of EDD. I got behind because I could not web cert or tele-cert due to the fact that I was working and could not file using web or tele-certs. I noticed on the forms the turnaround date that I was required to return my forms by was consistently after the date that I received the forms in the mail. Now I have to attend a hearing for late filing. So, I asked the representative how I could have sent my claims in by the required date if it was after I had received the form in the mail?

To add insult to injury, when going to the career center, none of the workers would offer any assistance to claimants, stating over and over again that they were only there to assist in helping us find work.

One does have to ask, as your “Bonus News” states, how did the Labor Department collect taxes for unemployment compensation, then have a hiring freeze during the highest unemployment rates so the staff was overworked and could not perform their jobs as required, and then staff the career centers with employees who could not offer any assistance with benefit processing? Could it be that they did not like us collecting?

Jeanne DeFlorio, Downtown

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Phyllis Nollet (right) and her home-care worker, Miriam Infante, stick together.

The price of dignity As demand grows, home-care workers seek pay hikes and basic protections

While having access to a home-care worker seems indispensible to Nollet, those in the industry have had to fight for legal and often public acceptance. The federal government continues to debate whether to grant home-care workers minimum wage or overtime protections. This comes as

by Joshua Emerson Smith cases of worker fraud have led some political leaders to deWhen Phyllis Nollet’s husband died two years ago, it was a monize the industry as wasteful and illegitimate. dark time for the chronically ill senior who subsists almost California, with roughly 360,000 home-care workers, is entirely on Social Security payments. one of 22 states that guarantee these employees a minimum The 89-year-old has suffered multiple cardiac arrests, wage. However, the workers are often not paid for overstrokes and a host of other complications. For her, getting time; nor are they reimbursed for the expense of driving on to medical appointments, grocery shopping and even eat- the job. While the federal government could pass overtime ing can be a daily challenge. protections as early as this summer, Gov. Jerry Brown has For several years, she and her husband relied on Cali- signaled support for limiting overtime hours in an effort to fornia’s In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS). The state’s control costs.

40-year-old program provides The value of home care is also financially strapped elderly or being debated at the local level. disabled residents with homeEchoing similar efforts around “In California, more than half care workers. the state, the union representof home-care workers, primarily For the three months being home-care workers in San tween her husband’s death and Diego County has requested an a female workforce, depend on the time it took her to navigate hourly wage increase of 70 cents public assistance like food stamps the program’s bureaucracy, Nolfor its members. The roughly let was often alone at her house 20,000 home-care workers in and Medicaid to take care of their in National City. the county, organized by United own families.” —Deane Beebe “I wasn’t going to doctor visDomestic Workers of America its even though I was supposed (UDWA), make $9.50 an hour. to,” Nollet said. “Everybody Speaking to the county [family members] worked. They can’t take off work to take Board of Supervisors, which negotiates the union contract, me to the doctor’s.”

UDWA Executive Director Douglas Moore made his most Despite not getting paid, Miriam Infante, the home- recent appeal last Wednesday: “We want you to put people care worker who’d assisted Nollet’s husband, tried to make first by supporting our county’s most vulnerable citizens time to visit Nollet. and the workers who take care of them.”

“I like to take care of elderly people,” said the 57-yearThe county has not granted a wage increase since 2009, old from Mexicali. “I have fun. It’s something I like, I enjoy. and the union’s labor contract expired more than a year ago, I get real close with them.” with still no agreement in sight.

Today, the two are back to spending 35 hours a week “We have a lot of competing programs in the Departtogether. Between meals, chores and hospital visits, they ment of Health and Human Services,” Supervisor Diane enjoy drives to the beach, chatting or watching TV. They Jacob countered, “and we have declining state dollars to even made a trip to Tijuana, Nollet said with a wry smile. fund all those programs.”

“When she comes, my day begins,” she added. “When Home care CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 she leaves, my day ends. She keeps me going.”

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The businesses in San Diego that specialize in distributing medicinal cannabis have taken a decidedly less combative tone when it comes to dealing with city leaders.

Many still remember the bitter fight in 2011 that culminated in a City Council repeal of its own zoning ordinance that, while heavily restrictive, would have allowed dispensaries to operate in parts of the city. After the repeal, the city and federal government cracked down on dispensaries, leaving only a handful operating in the shadows, without express permit to do so.

The trade group Patients Care Association, which spearheaded opposition to the city’s law, is now defunct, and a number of new business associations have popped up in its place.

“I didn’t support the referendum,” said Bob Reidel, a leader with the fledgling United Patient Alliance.

“I believe the ordinance was extremely restrictive, but, with it, at least there was a crack in the door.”

Advocacy groups are publicly supporting a new effort by the City Council to revive the 2011 ordinance.

“We’ve learned a lot,” said Eugene Davidovich, president of the San Diego chapter of Americans for Safe Eugene Davidovich on Access. “We’re moving forKPBS’s Evening Edition ward with a less combative mentality and more of a mentality of compromise.”

The council’s resurrected ordinance could end up even more restrictive, reducing the number of places where dispensaries can set up shop. However, city leaders might be willing to consider the community’s concerns.

“I believe there is a will among the City Council to adopt a reasonable ordinance that provides safe access to medical marijuana for legitimate patients and balances the needs of the surrounding neighborhoods,” said Council President Todd Gloria.

To address claims that the zoning ordinance would be a “de-facto ban,” the City Council has asked the Mayor’s office to create a mapping study to determine the square footage available for businesses under the proposal. Members of the medicinal-marijuana community say the results of the study won’t be a deal breaker.

Americans for Safe Access will vocally oppose any effort to repeal a future ordinance, Davidovich said. “A lot of the folks that were here for a fly-by-night operation are no longer here. The folks that have remained in town are the folks that are in it for the long haul, that want to see safe access.”

Mayor Bob Filner’s mapping study and analysis will be completed within the next four weeks, according to his staff. Filner’s also reconvening, for the first time in months, his medical-cannabis stakeholder advisory group.

—Joshua Emerson Smith

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lamb San Diego’s first truly strong mayor?

“There is no strong performance without a little fanaticism in the performer.”

—Ralph Waldo Emerson Plop Bob Filner into the midst of urban-planning wonks and practitioners and it’s easy to see the former professor bask in the cerebral soup.

Filner spent more than an hour Saturday among such a crowd at the center of an arched, amphitheaterstyle classroom at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in East Village.

East Village and its dearth of park space, in fact, was the smoldering topic of the day, with pleas for the mayor to find red-tape scissors for a years-long effort to get an urban-park project known as East Village Green off the drawing board.

Pitches were also made for a

Downtown-to-Uptown shuttle service that would cost patrons $1 and an idea to beautify the Sixth Avenue bridge over Interstate 5 south of Elm Street into Downtown—possibly with a garden-like stretch amid rows of palm trees.

But what struck Spin most during these presentations was Filner’s laser-beam focus. And then the epiphany: This is what fuels San Diego’s 70-year-old mayor.

Good ideas backed by popular support are the nitro for Filner.

Spin brings up the age thing merely as a chronological benchmark. Spin knows a lot of active 70-year-olds. Many, however, would be hard-pressed to keep up with Filner’s pace.

Spin asked a member of Filner’s security detail Saturday—he started the conversation by noting “another long day ahead”—if the

Filner has opened up the Plaza de Panama. mayor mainlines 5-Hour Energy while en route in the Mayormobile, and the security guy smiled and shook his head.

“No, it’s events like these that keep him going,” he said. “The exchange of ideas seems to be what keeps him alert. You saw him. He’s in his element!”

That was not the case for Filner’s predecessor—unless by “exchange of ideas,” you mean a billionaire like Irwin Jacobs tells Jerry Sanders his ideas and the former mayor runs with them to

said as much to the packed classroom. When told by a planner for Civic San Diego, the nonprofit charged with wrapping up redevelopment Downtown, that state officials were holding up approval of a long-term agreement to make East Village Green a reality at no cost to the city, Filner flexed. “We’re just going to liberate it,” he said about the proposed park property.

“When I hear basically bureaucratic stuff about why we can’t do it, it just doesn’t make any sense to me.

I’m going to say, ‘We’ll do it.’ What are they going to do, sue us?”

When someone in the audience noted that such a legal battle between the state and a charter city over construction of a park would make national news, the mayor exclaimed, “Now you’re talking!”

Besides, Filner said, “this all gets to be about politics. I mean, I know the governor, the lieutenant governor, the [Assembly] speaker, the [Senate president] pro tem.

We’ll figure it out.”

This, of course, has many in the mainstream media pulling out their neatly coiffed hair by the roots. “I think there’s a default setting across the media, not just the U-T but the media in general, that Bob Filner is just a different sort of guy,” Luna said, “and we don’t know if we like it. It’s a personal thing more than a practical thing.”

Sanders, by contrast, “was a nice guy and all that,” Luna added, “and where does he go when he leaves office? Straight to head of the Chamber of Commerce. So, tell me that did not demonstrate the interests that he was pursuing during his time in office.”

Having served in Congress for two decades, Filner “came from playing Broadway back to local dinner theater, so maybe he should rein in a little bit of the expectations,” Luna said. But then again, the shingle does say “Strong Mayor.”

“He just assumes that’s the way he’s supposed to act,” Luna said. “I think Sanders was more constrained—and he didn’t rock the status quo.”

So, in six months, Filner got pretty much what he wanted from the tourism folks, has Balboa Park’s Plaza de Panama nearly ready for pedestrians, is reinvigorating the city’s planning function and closed a five-year labor deal.

Why still all the hate?

“It was all me,” Filner told Spin, using the labor deal as the example. Republicans “didn’t want me to have the victory. But it’s a done deal, and I move on.”

the edge of the earth. Where Sanders preferred intimate two-orfewer conclaves with media types typically limited to a single topic, Filner holds forth in a monthly “Pen & Paper” session that’s basically a media free-for-all.

A Sanders press event was highly choreographed, down to a word-for-word reading from the daily mayoral memo. Filner’s, on the other hand, can be frantically cobbled-together gatherings highlighted frequently by his habit of going off-script into off-the-cuff remarks that frequently frame his detractors as punch lines.

And, apparently, it’s this shift in style that has Filner haters so tied up in knots.

Even City Attorney Jan Goldsmith—at least publicly the Lex Luthor to Filner’s self-imagined Superman role—has acknowledged his fondness for the guy. At a recent Catfish Club luncheon, Goldsmith told the small crowd, “I have to tell you, I do like him personally. … And his policies, he’s had some really good stuff that he’s done.” But then to make sure no one confused him with the president of the Filner Fan Club, the city attorney hissed, “It’s the way he’s done it.”

And that’s why Spin believes San Diego now has its first real, honest-to-goodness strong mayor.

Hey, voters, it’s what you wanted, so enjoy the ride!

“It’s definitely a case of ‘Be careful what you wish for,’” said Carl Luna, a Mesa College political-science professor who’s observed his share of mayors. “You wanted a strong mayor, and you’ve got a guy who wants to use the powers until people tell him, ‘No.’ That’s what a strong mayor does.”

At Saturday’s first of what will be several neighborhood-planning Write to johnl@sdcitybeat.com jam sessions with Filner, the mayor and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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home care CONTINUED from PAGE 6 In-Home Supportive Services makes up about $45.5 million of a roughly $120-million state-funding pool for many of the county’s social services, which include child welfare, foster care, adoption, adult protective services, the CalWORKS welfare system and the CalFRESH food-stamps program.

Money for those social services is fully reimbursed by the state and federal governments. However, county officials said homecare workers’ wages, which are capped by reimbursement rates at $12.10 an hour, cannot be increased without decreasing funding for other programs.

If a wage increase were granted to home-care workers, other social services would have to be cut, Jacob said. “This board, along with our management team, has prudently managed finances, and that’s why we retain our AAA credit rating,” she said.

However, not all the supervisors are convinced that home-care workers are getting a fair shake.

“I think there’s a lot of what I call ‘moving those shells around on the

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table,’” said Supervisor Dave Roberts. “And I think sometimes people lose track of where we really are.”

At the same time, the county recognizes the value of maintaining a system that, to a certain extent, supports home-care workers and their clients.

“We know… everybody wants to remain in their own home,” said Pamela Smith, director of aging and independence services for the county’s Health and Human Services Department. “Everything that we have been doing over the last 15 years has been about building supports to help people stay in their home.”

The demand for home-care workers could be about to get a lot bigger as the “silver tsunami”—the name given to the aging population—builds.

“This is the first year where we are going to be experiencing the baby boomers come on to this program,” said Matthew Maldonado, lead union negotiator for UDWA in San Diego. “We’re not sure what that’s going to look like, but I don’t think we’re ready for it.”

The home-care workforce is projected to be the fastest-growing occupation in the country during the next two decades, according to the federal Bureau of

Labor Statistics.

There are roughly 2.5 million home-care workers in the country, according to the Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI).

By 2020, that number would need to jump to more than 4 million to satisfy the growing demand.

“To meet the rapidly increasing demand for home-care workers, we need to ensure these jobs are quality jobs with adequate wages, benefits, training and opportunities for advancement,” said PHI spokesperson Deane Beebe. “In California, more than half of home-care workers, primarily a female workforce, depend on public assistance like food stamps and Medicaid to take care of their own families.”

During the last decade, San Diego County has seen a steady increase in the number of people receiving In-Home Supportive Services, according to county data.

However, the county’s numbers have leveled off recently as abuse in the system triggered increased worker regulations, officials said.

At the same time, advocates continue to argue that home care should be prioritized because it’s less expensive than nursing homes and hospital visits.

State officials seem to agree.

The state has started rolling out its Coordinated Care Initiative, which was passed by the Legislature in 2012 amid the budget process and is aimed largely at increasing the use of In-Home Supportive Services. The new program has been designed to eliminate unnecessary hospital and emergency-room visits by making it easier for the elderly and disabled to access home-care workers. San Diego is among the eight counties where it will be implemented first.

If California continues on its current path, there will likely be significantly more seniors like Nollet who receive in-home care.

At the same time, home-care workers will probably be like Infante—just as poor as the people they serve.

“She’s always broke. So am I. So, we just joined forces,” Nollet said. “We would love to eat out occasionally. We don’t have money enough to do that.”

“I wouldn’t be here without her,” she added. “Being a 28-year heart patient, I’ve struggled to survive. I’m so grateful because she has freed me up to do the things I can do.”

Write to joshuas@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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The nice-size menu demanded my full attention, though, so I took a break from observing the setting. I soon discovered that like the décor, Lotus’ menu is an elaborate affair, split into sections like starters, salads, soups and curries. Happily, there’s no shortage of Thai joints in San Diego—a quick web search yields more than 50 results— and thanks to our familiarity with the cuisine, my grub buddies and I more or less knew what we wanted and navigating the menu wasn’t a headache.

The appetizers arrived in a stream of bright yellows and golden browns.

If you like sampling several different flavors at once, then I recommend the Lotus Platter, a hodgepodge of spring rolls, shrimp tempura, lotus flower The Lotus Platter cups, chicken satay skewers and tofu French fries. Satisfyingly crisp, the shrimp tempura won me over with its audible crunch and simple, straightforward taste.

The noodle shrimp tempura was another delight: Lightly fried, egg-noodle-wrapped-shrimp meets a strip of bacon. You can dip the wispy creation into a sweet plum sauce, but I suggest Lunch at Lotus savoring it solo. Shredded green papaya soaked in a spicy lime concoction forms the centerpiece of Sometime after the crumb-strewn appetizer the som-tum salad, another favorite. A smattering plates were whisked away and before the main of tomato, carrots and green beans completes the dishes arrived, I realized that my friends and I had refreshing dish. ordered too much food at Lotus Thai. Last-minThe only issue with strong appetizers was ute revisions would draw the ire of our server and that they set the bar high for the rest of the meal. the kitchen staff, so, instead, I accepted the chalAnd the principal dishes weren’t as solid as the lenge to finish every last bite. I didn’t want to leave starters. A salty egg, curry and coconut milk anything behind for the Styrofoam clamp of those combo overwhelmed what little fish there was grim to-go boxes. And if the Hillcrest eatery’s flain the steamed hor-mok halibut cakes. I found vorful appetizers were any indication of the dishes the chicken strips in the kra ta curry tough and to follow, then I was doing myself a favor. chewy, while the pad Thai’s chanthaburi rice Lotus Thai (3761 Sixth Ave., lotusthaisd. noodles could have been chewier. A thick cluster com) is easy to miss if you aren’t on the lookof green peppercorn added zippy heat to the pad out. A faded orange sign barely alerts passersby cha seared scallop—but the scallops themselves of the restaurant’s existence. Inside, however, were slightly gummy. an entirely different story unwinds. There are Despite the confused main courses, I’m eager bronze-colored ceiling tiles and wooden wall to revisit Lotus for a second stab at the curries panels and bamboo stems poking out of vases. A that didn’t win me over the first time. But really, gold Buddha statue stands in front of a bamboo I shouldn’t even complain: The platters were scraped clean by the end of our meal. pillar, possibly pondering the décor. Some may think the interior a bit flashy; others may find Write to minar@sdcitybeat.com themselves transported to a swanky hotel lobby and editor@sdcitybeat.com. somewhere in Bangkok.

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ever there was one.

The Haggo’s team has created a charming little patio by putting up blue wooden fencing around a simple, stationary food truck. There’s a clear Wes Anderson obsession guiding this taco ship, evident in the nautical décor, Zissou / Cousteau fisherman caps and Moonrise Kingdom posters. Although they’re open every day but Monday, this is a lunch-only place, so don’t miss the 11 a.m.-to-3 p.m. dining window.

According to Haggo’s, 95 percent of the menu is organic, and none of the food has GMOs. This isn’t a taco stand so much as a healthy, organic little eatery whose food happens to be wrapped in whole-wheat torHaggo’s chicken tacos tillas. In particular, don’t expect taco-stand prices.

Ten bucks got me two chicken tacos with a side of red quinoa and beans. I’ll admit, it’s hard to get revved up about such oh-so-healthy sides, but I did feel virtuous, as well as less cranky about the cost.

Healthy whole grains aren’t cheap filler.

The tacos were tasty and well-balanced. The Make it funky marinated chicken was juicy and tender, and the tacos were filled out with lightly seasoned chunks As a former Leucadian, I still pay frequent visits of zucchini, fresh tomatoes and crunchy greens. to my old haunts and neighborhood pals. There’s A light, cumin-spiced crema binds everything toa lively debate among many Leucadians about gether, making an altogether pleasing meal. whether this enclave is losing a bit of its muchVegans and vegetarians will be happy to find loved funkiness. I’m not against change, and I meatless options filled with sweet potatoes, torefuse to have a knee-jerk negative reaction to matoes, garlic and even black kale that grows all new businesses and architecture going in along around the patio in Haggo’s tiny garden. the 101, particularly on lots and in buildings that The Burgundy burrito consists of a toothhave sat vacant and weed-infested for quite some some tortilla wrapped around delicate chunks time. But I do understand the pang of worry at of grass-fed beef and rich caramelized onions. the thought that this odd little community at the I particularly liked this lunch option because northern edges of Encinitas might turn into just it was ample and filling, without being so overanother generic patch of concrete. loaded that it falls apart in your hands after a few As long as Leucadia keeps nurturing little bites—a common annoyance with many a burrito. patches of quirkiness like Haggo’s Organic TaMy one complaint is about having to get through cos (1114 N. Coast Hwy. 101, haggosorganictaco. all the shredded cabbage. If you like a pointless, com), I think my sidewalk-eschewing, new-agey gross, leafy vegetable in your burrito, well then former hometown will remain firmly connected get pumped—this one’s for you. to its funky roots.

“Keep Leucadia Funky” is the beach town’s battle cry. You can answer the call at Haggo’s.

Haggo’s is a ramshackle splotch of color tucked in a small lot it shares with, among other businesses, Write to jennym@sdcitybeat.com an acupuncturist, a psychic and a small plant nursand editor@sdcitybeat.com. ery—a very Leucadian combination of commerce if

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What can I find…

On Newport Avenue?

Ocean Beach is a brilliant place to help get you in the mood for summer; it’s casual, funky and colorful. I find shopping amid salty ocean breezes and hazy, early-summer sunshine to be the perfect antidote for June gloom. I recently decided to walk up and down O.B.’s Newport Avenue and pop into any shop that looked interesting.

I started at the northeast end of the street at The Closet (4878 Newport Ave.).

It’s a little like Forever 21-meets-Walmart— nothing here is expensive or high-quality, but most things are high-trend. Hoping for some mood brightening, I tried on a tankstyle chiffon dress with a tie front in coral for $15.99. I also eyed the sunglasses at $5.99 and an open-lace sweater in turquoise for $19 but kept my wallet in my pocket for the time being.

I crossed Cable Street and ducked into the Ocean Beach Antique Mall (4926 Newport Ave.). There are 10 vendors in this long, skinny store, which has been in existence for more than 30 years. The place was jammed with jewelry, furniture, books, barware, sterling silver and collectables. It was surprisingly lively inside; I listened in on a brief lecture about amber and its origins given to some potential jewelry buyers. I browsed through an early-jazz record collection while my companion ogled a huge case of rhinestone pendants worthy of Liberace.

Hoping to find something more current, we headed next door to Miss Match (4932 Newport Ave., missmatchsd.com). I was encouraged to find a few urban-cowgirl-type items I’d seen on Pinterest, such as a Lani dress with a Navajo-style print for $58.99 matched with a faded cropped denim jacket for $42.80. I also found an openlace tube-top dress with a tiered prairie-skirt bottom in white for $54.80. This store seems to stay current, and the staff was helpful.

My last stop on the north side of town was Dream Girls (5054 Newport Ave., shopdream Katrina Dodson

The Black Bead’s wall of beads

A display at Miss Match girls.com). My friend Shawn turned me on to this store, and it’s been a destination for me for years.

Stuffed from end to end with separates, dresses and shoes, it’s a great place to pick up something for yourself and gifts for friends. I browsed through a rack of maxi skirts in dozens of colors and patterns and considered a studded jade envelope handbag and a pair of striped platformwedge heels. The skirts ran from $29 to $35 and were next to a table of assorted tank tops in different fabrics, cuts and lengths. I bought a dipdyed oversized cardigan for $38 and a matching brown tank for $11.

We needed a boutique break and headed across the street to The Black Bead (5003 Newport Ave., theblackbead.com). The shop’s filled with rows and rows of brightly colored glass beads organized by shape and use and broken up by tools of the beading trade—cords, fasteners, chains, posts and more. I was impressed with the selection of polymer clay beads, bezel-set shells and wide assortment of turquoise and hand-blown glass beads. I left considering a prayer-bead necklace with a crystal pendant in rose quartz but not sure if any beading projects were in my future.

Our last stop was at Lola Luna (4985 Newport Ave), a stable influence on this ever changing-street that’s been in the same location for a dozen years. Black-and-white chevron floors and exposed white walls showcase a smallish selection of dresses, pants and tops while highlighting some kicky shoes and snappy summer scarves.

My companion bought a pair of Soda sandals with a seashell design in pewter for $22 and yearned for several other styles. The dress selection was OK, with other stores we’d visited being a little more on trend and offering better quality.

There are several other stores to consider here—The Humble Hippie, Wings, Wahine and South Coast, to name a few. With Hodad’s and BBQ House creating an intoxicating aroma throughout the street, you might not be able to leave.

Write to katrinad@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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different. Usually, the Village Walk happens on the Friday of the multi-day festival.

This time, McBane decided to hold it during summertime and have it coincide with a day of global music appreciation.

“June 21 is International Music Day,” he says. “So, there’s Make Music New York in New York and there’s the Fête de la Musique in Paris and lots of other things internationally, and it’s, like, community musicmaking is the idea behind that.” For Village Walk, McBane says, “my idea was just to have it be as open to as many different kinds of music as possible and just try to get the village of Carlsbad really filled with music.”

In all, more than 30 acts will play at a dozen venues, all within a three-minute walk.

Asked which acts he’s excited about, McBane goes straight for Mattson 2, a pair of brothers who play what he describes as “kind of a jazz-meets-surf-rock thing.” Mattson 2, the event headliners, will play the closing set at Boxd, a funky little outdoor restauMattson 2 at last year’s Carlsbad Music Festival rant. He also mentioned Giri Nata Balinese Gamelan, which opens the event at Magee Park; Jory Herman, a bass player for the San Diego Symphony who’ll perform in the chaThe name that caught our eye when pel at St. Michael’s by-the-Sea; percussionist Justin we perused the lineup for the Carlsbad DeHart; and last year’s headliner, Trouble in the Wind.

Music Festival’s Village Walk was Freako Suave. A Organizers want to stress that the Coaster will moniker like that demanded a listen, and, happily, run late that night, so San Diegans can ride the rails. the music lived up to the promise—Freako Suave carlsbadmusicfestival.org/events/village-walk sounds like a humdinger of a hootenanny. Listen for yourself at freakosuave.bandcamp.com.

Ah, but Freako Suave is but a small part of the Village Walk, which happens from 5 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21, at venues all over Carlsbad’s central village.

In September, the Carlsbad Music Festival, which typically boasts some really eclectic ear candy, will Pack your spoons, because the Ocean Beach Street celebrate it’s 10th anniversary. For the occasion, fes- Fair and Chili Cook-off Festival will celebrate its tival director Matt McBane wanted to do something 34th anniversary from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday June 22. More than 70,000 visitors are expected to show up to chow down on neighborhood grub, check out local artists and bask in beachfront entertainment.

Among other attractions, visitors can enjoy six stages Won’t somebody please think of the of music, a beer garden, a community-mural project monsters?! The Horrible Monster Soci- and, of course, the chili cook-off. Chili enthusiasts will ety, that is—a kitschy, monster-themed Chula Vista- have access to more than two dozen offerings from based collective of young artists, which will host those competing for various honors, including “hotthe Horrible Monster Summer benefit show on test,” “judges award” and “people’s choice award.” OrSaturday, June 22. The event is a showcase of paint- ganizers have added a Bloody Mary competition and ings, sketches and an homage to Wonderland, the now-bygone boardcollages created by walk amusement park from more than a century ago. the ghoulishly named oceanbeachsandiego.com members of the collective, such as last week’s CityBeat cover artist, Bat-Brain, plus MothMan, Barf, Aubgoblin, DoktreDre and, most monstrous “Fastlane” by Aubgoblin of all, CHER. The event will also include live painting, and live music from Sound Lupus and Mauru. Check it out from 6 to 10 p.m. at Evolution Fast Food in Bankers Hill (2965 Fifth Ave.). Admission is free, and all ages are welThe now-defunct Wonderland come. evolutionfastfood.com/events-n-promotions

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Kaleidoscope at Block No. 16 Union & Spirits, 344 Seventh Ave., Downtown. RAW presents a night of art, fashion, music, film and hair and makeup artistry. Hosted bar for the first hour. From 7 to 11 p.m. Thursday, June 20. $15-$20. 619-470-2764, rawartists.org/sandiego/kaleidoscope Visual Variations at La Jolla Art Association, 8100 Paseo del Ocaso, La Jolla. See the award-winning paintings and photographs by artists Jeffrey R. Brosbe, Dana Levine, Coroline Morse, Gwen Nobil and others. From 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20. 858-459-1196, lajollaart.org HRandy Crawford at Sea Rocket Bistro, 3382 30th St., North Park. Artist’s reception and wine tasting for Crawford’s new distorted photography and textured works.

Chef Tommy will provide four wine samplings paired with hors d’oeuvres. Opening from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 20. $15. 858-663-7752, searocketbistro.com HTangible Absurdities at Subtext, 2479 Kettner Blvd., Little Italy. Troy Coulterman’s solo show captures the absurdity in everyday moments through sculptures made of painted resin, steel and PVC foam. On view through July 21. Opening at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21. 619-876-0664, subtextgallery.com Wounded Hearts: A Journey Through Grief at CSUSM Art Gallery, 1080 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Psychologist and artist Colleen Moss displays paintings that chronicle her grieving process after her husband’s sudden death. On view though July 13. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 21, facebook.com/pages/Csusm-ART-Gallery HBarrio Logan at Blueprint Cafe, 1805 Newton Ave., Barrio Logan. Dewey Keithly presents a photography exhibition focusing on the people of Barrio Logan.

Opening at 6 p.m. Friday, June 21. 619233-7010, facebook.com/pages/BlueprintCafe-San-Diego/362934406367 HEchoes at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Tom Driscoll uses discarded objects like toy packaging, styrofoam and tools and gives them new life in his cast cement sculptures. On view through July 27. Opening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 21. 858-454-5872, ljathenaeum.org Bound at Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, 1008 Wall St., La Jolla. Using constraints like thread, gauze, nylon, sausage casings and epoxy, Lisa Ventitelli’s sculptures address women’s issues and religion. On view until July 27. Opening from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, June 21. 858-454-5872, ljathenaeum.org Inauguraction de Proyecto 5 at Centro Cultural de la Raza, 2125 Park Blvd., Balboa Park. A collective of artists, including Arturo Aicos, Otilia Carrillo, Jasso, Julie Sasson and others, present a global vision of contemporary Mexican art. From 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 21. 619-235-6135, facebook.com/events/517767011611852 Student Thesis Exposition at NewSchool of Architecture & Design, 1249 F St., Downtown. Students present and discuss design ideas for rural health clinics and sustainable construction along the border, among other projects. Over 100 large-scale renderings will be on display.

From 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, newschoolarch.edu Ambiguous Background at Brokers Building, 402 Market St., Downtown. Dan Camp, Beto Soto, Dina Bedenko, Franky Agostino, Anemice and others join the Brokers artists for a mixed-media exhibition.

On view through July 24. Opening from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21. Search for “Brokers Building Gallery” on Facebook.

Artist Showcase at Graffiti Beach, 2220 Fern St., South Park. Kim Kirch and Olivia Bernardy present a joint show. RSVP online and receive a complimentary beer ticket. From 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, June 21.

858-433-0950, oliviakimgb.eventbrite.com HThree Decades of Painting at McNabb Martin Contemporary Art, 1990 Columbia St., Little Italy. Artist and gallery owner Pat McNabb Martin displays a retrospective of her work spanning 30 years. Opening from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 546-5888, mcnabbmartincontemporaryart.com HHorrible Monster Summer at Evolution Fast Food, 2965 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest.

An art show and concert featuring collages, sketches and original music from artists BobV, Barf, CHER, Aubgoblin, Sound Lupus, Mauru and others. From 6 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 22. 619-550-1818, evolutionfastfood.com/events-n-promotions HChris Trueman at White Box Contemporary, 1040 Seventh Ave., Downtown.

Solo exhibition of Trueman’s high-contract, layered abstrct paintings. On view through July 20. Opening 7 to 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 22. 619-237-8813. whiteboxcontemporary.com HObsolete Art at Kensington Club, 4079 Adams Ave., Kensington. Arte Fresca and Konstant Be present a show comprising works made from vinyl, cassettes and videotapes. More than 30 artists display their creations. At 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $5. 619-850-7096, facebook.com/ events/342648752528773 HDoors of Perception at Voz Alta, 1754 National Ave., Barrio Logan. See the works of Jimmy Ovadia at this solo exhibition. At 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 619-230-1869, vozaltaprojectgallery.com HLa Jolla Festival of the Arts at Warren Filed, UCSD campus, La Jolla. Over 200 artists and craftspeople display their work.

There will be live entertainment, wine and craft beer and interactive performance art.

From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23. 858-534-2230, lajollaartfestival.org

BOOKS Danny Donayre at Upstart Crow, 835 West Harbor Drive, Seaport Village. Author of 7 Years in 7 Days, a personal guide and affirmation journal, reads and signs his book. At 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20. 619232-4855, upstartcrowtrading.com Shannon Wheeler at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. Wheeler debuts her dark fairy tale for adults, Sea Change. At 7 p.m. Friday, June 21. 858-268-4747, mystgalaxy.com Lily Koppel at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Bestselling author of The Red Leather Diary discusses and signs her latest novel, The Astronaut Wives Club. At 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com Lisa Brackmann and Richard Lange at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. Noir novelists discuss international intrigue and Lange’s new novel, Angel Baby. At 2 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858-268-4747, mystgalaxy.com HJim Steinmeyer and Royce Prouty at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. Celebrate Dracula day with the authors of thriller novels, Who Was Dracula? Bram Stoker’s Trail of Blood and Stoker’s Manuscript. At 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23. 858-

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268-4747, mystgalaxy.com Walter Walker at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. The thriller novelist speaks about his latest book about corruption and law in America, Crime of Privilege. At 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 25.

858-454-0347, warwicks.indiebound.com Kristen Kittscher at Warwick’s Bookstore, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. A launch party for the children’s author’s new book The Wig in the Window. At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 25. 858-454-0347, warwicks. indiebound.com HMichael D’Antonio at Alliant International University, 10455 Pomerado Road, Poway. Pulitzer prize-winning author and a panel of experts discuss his new book, Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime and The Era of Catholic Scandal. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. michaeldantonio.net James Rollins at Mysterious Galaxy Book Store, 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., Clairemont. The author discusses and signs his historic-thriller novel, The Eye of God. At 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26.

858-268-4747, mystgalaxy.com

COMEDY NTC MashUp at National Comedy Theatre, 3717 India St., Little Italy. Members of NCT Mainstage, NCT College Team and NCT Sunday Company form teams and perform everything from musicals to competitive short-form. At 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 20. $10. 619-295-4999, nationalcomedy.com Ladies Night Out at ArtLab Studios, 3536 Adams Ave., Normal Heights. Gina Manning and Katsy Chappell partner with The National Women Veterans Association of America for a night of comedy to raise funds for our female vets. From 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21. $20. 619-283-1199, ext.115, funnyfemscomedyshow.eventbrite.com Matt McCarthy at Mad House Comedy Club, 502 Horton Plaza, Downtown. You’ve seen him on Comedy Central, Curb Your Enthusiasm and more. At 7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 21-22.

619-702-6666, madhousecomedyclub.com

FASHION Champagne and Chapeaux at Jill Courtemanche Millinery, 410 South Cedros Ave., Solana Beach. Create the perfect hat for opening day at Del Mar. From 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20. 858-876-6353, jillcourtemanche.com Global Girls Trunk Show at Mingei International Museum, Balboa Park. Shop a collection of Kuba cloth accessories by skilled artisans from Africa. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday, June 2122. 619-239-0003, mingei.org BouTEAque: Shopping for Self Confidence at La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla. Have a girls’ day out while you enjoy pastries, tea and a fashion show by three local designers. Sales benefit Children’s Smiles. From 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $25-$50. 847-409-2204, shoppingforselfconfidence.eventbrite.com Hat Decorating Soiree at Circa on Cedros, 143 S. Cedros Ave., Ste. H, Solana Beach. Hat artist Yumi Richards partners with Circa to host a decorating event.

From 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858764-4228, facebook.com/CircaOnCedros Giving Back... the New Black at My Sister’s Closet, 8610 Genesee Ave., Suite 200, La Jolla. Shop designer fashions and see a fashion show. Proceeds benefit the Helen Woodward Animal Rescue Center. From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858455-0045, mysisterscloset.com

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FOOD & DRINK HSausage Fest at LOUNGEsix, 616 J St., Downtown. Ten chefs present their favorite sausage recipes. Enjoy live music by The Tighten Ups, Lost Abbey’s “The Road to Helles” beer and more. From 6 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19. $10. 619-5318744, sdsausagefest.com HTaste of Little Italy Enjoy live music and, of course, eats from 28 restaurants in this historic, delicious ’hood. From 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. $28-$42. tasteoflittleitalysd.com HWine, Cheese and Chocolate Festival at NTC Promenade in Liberty Station, 2640 Historic Decatur Road, Point Loma.

Help the Women’s Museum of California raise funds at this wine, cheese and chocolate tasting event. Local chefs and artisans provide the food while Sue Palmer sings boogie-woogie classics. From 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, June 21. $40-$50.

619-573-9260, womensmuseumca.org

Museum of Art, Balboa Park. The Danny Green Quartet performs as a part of the museum’s Jazz Residency Project. At 6 p.m. Thursday, June 20. 619-232-7931, sdmart.org/programs-events/music World Dances and Musical Movements at The Abbey, 2825 Fifth Ave., Hillcrest. Singer and guitarist Becca Stevens performs new arrangements for The Declassified by Steven Prutsman. At 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21. $20-$45. mainlymozart.org/series/evolution Fete de le Musique at Balboa Park.

Gather in the lawn by the International Cottages to celebrate the Summer Solstice. From 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, June 21, comme.com/fete HCarlsbad Music Festival Village Walk at Carlsbad Village, Carlsbad. More

than 40 musical acts, from jazz to experimental to world music perform at various venues throughout the Village. See website for full schedule. From 5 to 10 p.m.

Friday, June 21. 760-931-8400, carlsbadmusicfestival.org/events/village-walk Summer Concerts in the Gardens at Wood House, 1148 Rock Springs Road, San Marcos. Bring your beach chairs and blankets to enjoy a country performance

by The Morgan Leigh Band. At 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 22. $8. san-marcos.net Isabelle Moretti at Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad.

French harpists performs music from the 18th century and the first sonatas created for the pedal harp. At 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $20-$25. 760-438-5996, museumofmakingmusic.org

The Kensington Trio at Brooks Theater, 217 North Coast Hwy., Oceanside. Soprano Rebecca Steinke, Ronald Morebello and Natalka Kytasty perform works by Mozart, Schubert, Debussy and Gershwin.

At 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23. 760-4338900, oceansidetheatre.org Sharon Owens at Carlsbad Community Church, 3175 Harding St., Carlsbad.

Coastal Cities Jazz Band presents a tribute to Barbra Streisand. At 2 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $15.

Songwriters Acoustic Nights at Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler Ave., Hillcrest. Jeff Berkley, Veronica May, Calman Hart and Lindsay White share their original creations.

At 7 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $7. 619-2965662, swedenborgianchurchsandiego.org HInternational Summer Organ Festi-

val at Spreckels Organ Pavilion, Balboa Park. San Diego Organist Carol Williams launches the first of 10 nights of free organ concerts under the stars. At 7:30 p.m.

Monday, June 24, sosorgan.org HDeborah Henson-Conant at Museum of Making Music, 5790 Armada Drive, Carlsbad. See the cross-genre harpist perform solos like a rock guitarist on her signature carbon-fiber electric harp. At 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26. $20-$25. 760-4385996, museumofmakingmusic.org Adrienne Nims and Spirit Wind Jazz Concert at University Community Library, 4155 Governor Drive, La Jolla. Nims integrates global indigenous instruments into her jazz-fusion repertoire. At 6:30 p.m.

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HGrand Opening at San Pasqual Winery, 8140 Center St., La Mesa. The winery opens its new location in La Mesa and offers guests samplings of its award-winning wines, food from local restaurants and live music. From noon to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 22-23. $20-$25. 619462-1797, sanpasqualwinery.com Pours for Pink at Cucina Urbana, 5050 Laurel St., Bankers Hill. At this “rose soiree,” taste rare wines paired with appetizers. Funds raised go to the local chapter of Susan G. Komen Foundation. From noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $45. 619239-2222, cucinaurbana.com Benefit a Better World at California Fruit Wine, 1040 La Mirada Court, Vista. Support the flood relief effort in Southern Mozambique at the winery’s monthly release party. From 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858-522-9463, californiafruitwine.com Taste of Vista on Main Street, between Santa Fe and Michigan avenues. Taste the best food, wine and beer Vista has to offer.

See the website for a list of participating venues. From 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. $20-$35. 858-459-0474, vvba. org/tastevista.html

HEALTH & WELLNESS Free Health Screening at Toby Wells YMCA, 5105 Overland Ave., Mission Valley. Sharp Healthcare invites people to get their cholesterol and blood sugar checked. From 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 858-496-9622, missionvalley. ymca.org/news/events.html Beauty Bash at Girl on the Go, 830 25th St., Ste 103, Golden Hill. Celebrate the spa’s re-opening with complimentary hors d’oeuvers, cocktails, DJ and free mini treatments. From 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 619-358-0737, girlonthego.net

MUSIC Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra at Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., Downtown. David Atherton conducts the orchestra through classic Mozart pieces and other works. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, and Saturday, June 24. $24-$85.

619-570-1100, mainlymozart.org 333’s Jazz at the Museum at Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside. Experience American jazz classics from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s as performed by The Mulligan Stew. From 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 20. $20-$30.

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Wednesday, June 26. 858-552-1655, sandiego.gov/public-library

OUTDOORS Beach Cleanup at Crystal Pier, Felspar Street & Ocean Boulevard, Pacific Beach.

No need to register, just show up and help the San Diego Coastkeeper pick up the litter around Pacific Beach. Supplies provided. From 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, June 22. 619-758-7743, sdcoastkeeper.org Full Moon Pier Walks at Ellen Browning Scripps Park, Coast Blvd., La Jolla.

Walk along the normally closed pier while

learning the history of Scripps Oceanography and collecting plankton. From 7 to 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $25. aquarium.ucsd.edu

PERFORMANCE Nunsense at Grace Chapel, 102 N. Freeman St., Oceanside. California Artist’s Academy presents a spoof about the misadventures of five nuns trying to manage a fundraiser. At 7 p.m. Friday, June 21, and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $12.

760-237-0363, CAA2Perform.org HMeet Me In Indy at Victory Theater,

2558 Imperial St., Logan Heights. An original musical comedy written and directed by Fox Colton. Performed by the Technomania Circus and based on the comical laws of Indiana. At 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $8.

619-236-1971, technomaniacircus.com

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THEATER Cambodia’s chambers of darkness explored Playwright David Wiener’s Extraordinary Chambers may not be altogether extraordinary (it’s a bit overwrought in places), but it is a tense, contemplative work composed of moments that chill you to the marrow. Like when the bespectacled Cambodian guide Sopoan (Albert Park) recounts hiding his glasses from the Khmer Rouge, to whom reading was a crime worthy of execution. Or when the naïve American businessman Carter Dean (Manny Fernandes) first confronts the horrifying truth about his host in Phnom Penh, Dr. Heng (Greg Watanabe). The impact of these revelations linger.

In Mo’olelo Performing Arts Company’s production of Extraordinary Chambers at 10th Avenue Theatre, you become immersed in Wiener’s narrative—a story of restless strangers in a strange land—only to learn, just as Carter and his wife do, that the victims and survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime are omnipresent, in flesh or in spirit. Though an estimated 1.7 million people died in the Khmer Rouge’s killing fields in the ’70s (the number is probably much higher), this incredibly grim chapter in human history remains obscure to many. Extraordinary Chambers (the title refers to a tribunal empowered to bring culpable Khmer Rouge members to justice) is a potent reminder.

Mo’olelo’s Seema Sueko directs a committed cast highlighted by Watanabe, who in a previous Geffen Playhouse production of Extraordinary Chambers portrayed Sopoan and here tackles Dr. Heng, and Esther K. Chae, an enigmatic and secretive presence as Heng’s wife, Rom Chang. Fernandes and Erika Beth Phillips as Carter’s wife, Mara, are less engrossing figures, but how they grapple with the story’s questions of loss, longing, moral conscience and guilt is central to understanding why what happened in Cambodia is not a tragedy just for the Cambodians.

Albert Park’s Sopoan speaks for the haunted and tortured for whom the killing fields will never be as fleeting as a nightmare. His well-timed monologues and his second-act interrogation speak to the desperation and devastation that the Khmer Rouge left in its wake. His is also this production’s most understated and ultimately resonant performance.

Extraordinary Chambers runs through June 30 at 10th Avenue Theatre, Downtown. $22-$30. moolelo.net

—David L. Coddon Write to davidc@sdcitybeat.com and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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OPENING Tribes: A deaf man raised in a hearing family meets a woman who was raised by deaf parents and is going deaf herself.

Opens June 25 at La Jolla Playhouse. lajollaplayhouse.com

NOW PLAYING Becoming Cuba: A world-premiere performance of a drama that focuses on a single family in Cuba as the country gains its independence from Spain at the close of the 19th century.

Through June 23 at North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach. nortcoastrep.org Moonlight and Magnolias: A farcical look at what happens when legendary Hollywood producer David O. Selznick locks himself and two others in a room for five days so they can finish the script for Gone with the Wind. Through June 23 at Scripps Ranch Theatre. scrippsranchtheatre.org Monty Python’s Spamalot: A musical adaptation of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the hilarious 1975 film based on the legend of King Arthur. Presented by Broadway Theatre, it runs through June 23 at Welk Theatre in Escondido. broadwayvista.com Barefoot in the Park: A free-spirited woman and a retrained man are New York City newlyweds and struggling with their differences. Through June 30 at Patio Playhouse in Escondido. patioplayhouse.com The Divine Sister: A bawdy parody of wholesome 1960s-era movies reveals what secrets lie within St. Veronica’s convent school. Through June 30 at Diversionary Theatre in University Heights. diversionary.org Fiddler on the Roof: The romantic notions of a workingclass Russian Jew’s daughters are a total pain in his traditional butt. Through June 30 at Lamb’s Players Theatre in Coronado. lambsplayers.org

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will read selected works. The public is encouraged to participate in the open-mic portion of the evening. From 7 to 8:45 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19. 619-232-4855, upstartcrowtrading.com

34th year, the fair and Chili Cook-off Festival welcomes visitors to try over two dozen chili tastings and enjoy beachfront art and live entertainment. From noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22. oceanbeachsandiego.com

June Poetry Ruckus at Ducky Waddle’s Emporium, 414 N. Coast Hwy. 101, Encinitas. Old Hermit Dave is the featured speaker. If you’d like to read, contact ruthlesshippies@gmail.com. At 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19. 760-632-0488, duckywaddles.com

Rhythm & Vine Festival at Port Pavilion on the Broadway Pier, 1000 North Harbor Drive, Downtown. A wine and music concert to benefit the Boys & Girls Clubs of San Diego with over 350 exhibitors presenting their wares, multiple live performances and a silent auction. From 5 to 8 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $125. rhythmandvinefestival.org

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SPORTS Revolt Summer Surf Series at Pacific Beach Drive and Ocean Walk Boulevard.

World-renowned surfers compete for the championship title. From 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 22. 619-239-0003, evoltsurfseries.com/rsss/heat-schedule

June Green Drinks at Starlite, 3175 India St., Mission Hills. Socialize with other green loving people while you raise funds for Wild Willow Farm, a local sustainable farm education center. From 6 to 9 p.m.

Monday, June 24. 619-358-9766, facebook.com/events/113079115567772 Is Mission Bay Gross? at ZLAC Rowing Club, 1111 Pacific Beach Drive, Pacific Beach. Four of the experts review Mission Bay’s ecological history, its current water quality and the city’s plans for improving the health of the Bay. From 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 25. 858-274-0661, eventbrite.com/event/6836196247

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“Overlap” by Chris Trueman is part of Lineage, a solo exhibition opening from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at White Box Contemporary (1040 Seventh Ave., Downtown).

Cajon Classic Cruise at Prescott Promenade, East Main St., El Cajon. The weekly car show attracts over 200 model and classic vehicles. This week’s theme is Extreme Horsepower. From 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. 619-401-8858, downtownec.com

artist-led community outreach program held eight workshops throughout the city. See what they came up with at the final celebration event, complete with music and food trucks. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 22. 619-233-8792, thinkplaycreate.org

Oceanside. Celebrate the longest day of the year with sounds by The Tractormen, Rafter, Jason Begin, The Gift Machine and art by Jad & David Fair entitled, “Enjoy Your Life.” From 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday, June 22. $5. 760-332-8096, craftlabgallery.com

Mass Creativity Day at New Children’s Museum, 200 W. Island Ave., Downtown. An

HSummer Solstice Thing at Craftlab, 821A South Tremont St., Oceanside,

OB Street Fair: at Ocean Beach Pier, end of Newport Avenue, Ocean Beach. In its

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Infographics is Storytelling: The Intersection of Art & Geospatial Design at World Resources Simulation Center, 1088 Third Ave., Downtown. Speakers Matt Perry and Aaron Steckelberg discuss how newspapers use GIS mapping to better understand spatial geography. From 5:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 19. $10. 619-2341088, junegeodesignsd-es2.eventbrite.com Plan B at World Resources Simulation Center, 1088 Third Ave., Downtown. This summer seminar series based off Lester Brown’s book about building a sustainable planet features presentations every Thursday through Sept. 5. From 5:30 to 8 p.m.

Thursday, June 20. $10. 619-234-1088,

planbsummersimcenter-es2.eventbrite.com Rebecca Schwartz at Joyce Beers Community Center, 3900 Vermont St., Hillcrest.

The Conservation Program Manager at the Audubon Society discusses the importance of engaging average citizens in the sciences. From 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, sdari.org HDistinguished Speaker Series at Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Barry Edelstein leads a conversation exploring the controversy surrounding the Merchant of Venice’s controversial character Shylock. At 7 p.m. Monday, June 24. 858457-3030, sdcjc.org Distinguished Lecture Series at Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside. Ann Hoehn, former Curator of Education at the TImken Museum, discusses “United States: Post Impressionism to the 1960s.” From 10 to 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 26. $10. 760435-3720, oma-online.org

WORKSHOPS Startup Weekend at Nokia San Diego, 16620 W Bernardo Dr., Rancho Bernardo. A weekend-long, hand-on experience where entrepreneurs can find out if their ideas are viable and hear success stories from others. From 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, June 21, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, June 22, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 23. $75-$99. 858831-5000, swsandiego.eventbrite.com

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of North Park’s Agitprop gallery and studio space and chair of the port’s Public Art Committee. The port’s new “curatorial strategy” was set to bring fresh public art by Patrick Shields, Jose Parral, Adam Belt, as well as Noble, Walker and others. These cuts seem to be a death knell for what had seemed like a thrilling time in public art for San Diego, White said.

“It wasn’t going to be more of the same bad public art that the port is known for,” he said. “It seemed like things were going in a new positive direction, and, basically, the rug has been pulled out from underneath us.

“If they were being a little more forthcoming, they’d just say this was the elimination of public art,” he added.

A test run of Margaret Noble’s “Tideland Sessions” Even with the outcry from the arts community, Castaneda assured that there’s hope for some of the artists.

“Board members in multiple meetings expressed a lot of concern and heartache about cutting public art.

We have to think about long-term financial health of the organization,” she said. “Once the port can afford to do so, it’s a priority for them to restore public art, Goodbye, public art but it probably won’t be right away.”

It’s not looking good for public art in San Diego, especially now that the Port of San Diego has drastiBehind the Art cally cut its public-art program’s budget.

The Port’s Board of Commissioners voted on Tues- This is a semi-regular feature looking day, June 11, to cut $600,000 from the $1.2 million at a singular work. that had previously been allocated to the public-art program’s operating budget. Additionally, $1.5 mil- Hanging out at Yeller Studio and LWP Group’s lion was deducted from the program’s reserves, leav- art show, No Tan Lines, was almost overwhelming. ing $900,000. The combined $2.1-million reduction is More than 17 artists brought their A-game to a North helping cover an overall port shortfall of $4.9 million. Park apartment complex that served as a multi-room “Basically, the port had some really difficult deci- exhibition space. Among them was Bradford Lynn sions to make,” said spokesperson Tanya Castaneda. (bradfordlynn.com), whose work appeared on our “The source of the cuts is the cost of doing business cover in March 2012.

His “Celeste” is a captivating, non-traditional has gone up. The port has been making reductions portrait of a good friend. She appears to be underwafor the past five years or so.”

While the fate of every public-art project un- ter, wearing a hoodie as a paint-splattered dog swims der proposal is in limbo, Castaneda confirmed the behind her.

“I was trying to do a piece that represents her,” cancellation of two pieces that were in the planning stages: Margaret Noble’s (margaretnoble.net) the 26-year-old Chula Vista native said. “She’s a very “Tideland Sessions” and Randy Walker’s (randy free spirit and eccentric. I wanted to show that in the walkerarts.com) “WRAP Project,” about which we painting. She’s also a very talented artist that inspires me. I wanted to show that in the piece, too. That’s why wrote in March.

“Ouch,” said Noble when CityBeat broke the news she has paint all over her face and the dog. She gets messy when she paints, so there’s a little bit of a story to her. going on there.”

Walker didn’t respond to emails by press time.

Lynn is currently in the planning stages for a Noble’s been working on her commissioned experimental sound-art series for about a year. Set on a Chula group art show with Thumbprint Gallery schedVista shoreline, the series was going to use large-scale uled for October. musical kites and performances by the Sacra / Profana —Alex Zaragoza choral group to activate the surrounding environment.

Noble said she submitted her final design proposal Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com in April but was told that her project would have to be and editor@sdcitybeat.com. put on hold due to impending changes in the public-art program. She anticipated a decision about her project’s future in July.

“It’s kind of unfair to put people on hold. We’re just sitting here waiting,” Noble said. “For me, this is the business of art. The majority is rejection. I’m very used to it. This doesn’t take away my belief in the work or myself. I get it. I’m not going to be angry at people that can’t pay their bills.”

Noble hopes the piece can one day be realized in some form.

“Tideland Sessions,” Noble said, is a departure from the kind of art the port’s funded in the past. “It’s definitely disappointing,” she said of the project’s cancellation. “I’m not mad. I was just really excited.”

That sentiment is shared by David White, owner “Celeste” by Bradford Lynn

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Vapid things The Bling Ring and the currency of glam

by Glenn Heath Jr. Is our current celebrity-obsessed culture any different from other similarly mad periods in American history?

Not as much as one would expect. The 1920s had Film Daily, Clara Bow and the star system. We have Deadline Hollywood, Paris Hilton and reality television.

Elaborate fabrication of star personas has always been Coke-sniffing brat Emma Watson key in show business, even if the modes of communication and technologies have given the process a face- pola’s films, whether it’s the Lisbon sisters’ jaunt to lift. The spirit of vapidity exists no matter the era. the prom in The Virgin Suicides, Charlotte’s melanBut Sofia Coppola’s The Bling Ring suggests one cholic Tokyo story in Lost in Translation or the cluetangible shift in the way pop-culture icons function less sense of self-discovery in the midst of national as warped representations of society. Nowadays, the revolution by the titular Marie Antoinette. stars themselves are no longer necessary to jumpThe Bling Ring is different in that Coppola affords start fantasies; all that matters is their glitzy stuff. her characters the whimsical freedom to do whatever Based on Nancy Jo Sales’ Vanity Fair article “The they want, wherever they want. Some of the nighttime Suspect Wore Louboutins,” The Bling Ring—opening sequences even contain images of a celebration so on Friday, June 21—dramatizes the actual events sur- gleeful that one might think he or she were watching a rounding a string of Beverly Hills home invasions in John Hughes comedy produced by The E! Network.

2008 and 2009. The crimes were perpetrated by a In this sense, The Bling Ring examines the ease group of high-school students targeting public figures with which privacy, both in a physical or virtual like Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom. Cop- sense, can be erased on a moment’s notice. Coppola pola’s film functions as an interdoesn’t see this as a disturbing esting twist on satire, painting or ghostly trend like Sean DurThe Bling Ring these young people as excited kin did with Martha Marcy May Directed by Sofia Coppola empty vessels yearning to share Marlene, but, rather, something the same space with their celebStarring Emma Watson, Katie Chang, organic to our contorted way of rity’s possessions. To touch Raliving in today’s frenzied world.

Israel Broussard and Leslie Mann chel Bilson’s necklace or lay in One brilliantly conceived slow Rated R her bed is equivalent to comingzoom atop the Hollywood hills of-age in the land where Facelooking down at a multi-floored book is king. Documentation equals power and status. house being robbed by Rebecca and Marc is an astonInstead of dimensional characters, Coppola gives ishing example of how Coppola expresses this almost us posing faces. There’s ringleader Rebecca (Katie effortless encroachment in such poetic terms.

Chang), a conniving force of nature who convinces The film’s fatal flaw is that there aren’t enough of fellow students Marc (Israel Broussard) and Nicki these sobering visual moments to convey a defined (Emma Watson) to Google celebrity addresses then social critique of celebrity obsession that feels more partake in nighttime raids when the famous hom- than skin deep. Instead, Coppola’s mosaic of chareowner is away. Together, they form a collective that acters grows more obnoxious and simplistic as they slowly grows to include multiple other glam-hungry feign reform, the most heinous example being Watparticipants. Proof of their shady dealings populates son’s club-hopping, coke-snorting brat. the web, becoming a sort of clueless and defiant open While The Bling Ring does incite a necessary diarecord for how seamlessly the group crosses the logue about the devastating allure of shiny possesborder from public domain to private space. Their sions as a form of modern achievement, it’s ultimatecrimes are improvisational, swift invasions devoid of ly a benign snapshot of vapid things behaving badly. planning or structure with only a single goal: to wit- There has to be more to them, right? ness and possess what is usually off limits.

Inquisitiveness met with limitation has long been Write to glennh@sdcitybeat.com a defining dynamic for the young characters in Cop- and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

American Taliban

Dirty Wars

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Presented as an essential and immediate document for our time, Dirty Wars—opening Friday, June 21, at Hillcrest Cinemas— exposes the shadowy details behind secret U.S. Special Forces operations being waged in Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan.

Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill stoically occupies the center of nearly every tense shot, asking probing questions

and reflecting through calculating voiceovers that border on poetic. The film positions Scahill as a tenacious hero battling for truth against the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the most covert of military units, whose near-universal striking power is sanctioned by the president himself. This clear-cut dynamic is ultimately problematic when considering the complexi-

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ties of the material.

By taking a baseball bat to Obama-era foreign policy instead of using a scalpel, Scahill sensationalizes the government’s lies regarding secret night raids that have left hundreds of civilians dead. This is disconcerting since the essence of his work is undeniably thought-provoking and necessary, especially considering the debate over secret drone strikes.

His rigorous investigation begins with interviews of one Afghan family in the town of Gardez who lost four of their own to a brutal raid led by the JSOC, referred to as “American Taliban” by locals.

The shocking revelation prompts Scahill to dig deeper, revealing the unit’s widespread strikes in Yemen and past operations in Iraq, and an ever-expanding kill list of targets that includes American citizens abroad.

Each of Scahill’s glaring revelations feels staged for maximum emotional effect. Whether it’s director Rick Rowley’s kinetic Bourne-like visuals or Kronos Quartet’s brooding string score, the look and sound of Dirty Wars almost always trumps the content.

Throw in Scahill’s endless musings about professional integrity and the film feels like one man’s personal highlight reel posing as social commentary.

—Glenn Heath Jr.

Opening The Bling Ring: Sofia Coppola takes aim at our celebrity-obsessed culture in a film based on true events surrounding a string of high profile thefts in Beverly Hills. See our review on Page 20.

Dirty Wars: Investigative reporter Jeremy Scahill documents the brutal secret war being waged by U.S. special forces in Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan. See our review on Page 20.

Midnight’s Children: This lush visual epic from Indian director Deepa Mehta follows the stories of two boys switched at birth. Screens at Reading Gaslamp Cinemas.

Monsters University: Professional frighteners and quibbling buddies Mike (Billy Crystal) and Sully (John Goodman) are back for Pixar’s first-ever prequel set during their wild college days.

Much Ado About Nothing: The Avengers director Joss Whedon steps out of his comfort zone and updates the Bard’s classically romantic skirmish of wits with this jazzy black-and-white ensemble piece.

The Painting: Director Jean-Francois Laguionie explores class division and inequality in this inventive animated parable about the lives of multiple characters living inside a painting. Screens for one week at the Ken Cinema.

Stolen Seas: An unflinching and complex documentary about the Somali piracy trade and culture. Screens through June 27 at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park.

World War Z: The zombie apocalypse is in

full swing as Brad Pitt attempts to save the world from certain demise. It’s based on the popular graphic novel by Max Brooks.

One Time Only Carnival of Souls: Ghostly apparitions, surrealistic dream sequences and disorienting visuals make this one of the alltime great horror films. Screens at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19, at Scripps Ranch Library.

Me, Myself, and Irene: This wild Farrelly Brothers romp stars Jim Carrey as a well-meaning cop with an identity disorder attempting to save Renée Zellweger’s damsel in distress. Screens at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 19, at The Pearl Hotel in Point Loma.

Office Space: Damn it feels good to be a gangsta! Drink a cold one and watch the disillusioned Initech boys wax wise at Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19.

Breaking the Taboo: A documentary produced by Sir Richard Branson about the many failures of the war on drugs.

Screens at 3 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park. The film will be followed by a Q&A with Branson.

The Demons of St. Petersburg: Italian filmmaker Giuliano Montaldo examines the life of Fyodor Dostoyevsky during a critical and tumultuous moment in Russian history. Presented by the San Diego Italian Film Festival, it screens at 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 20, at the Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park.

Bell, Book, and Candle: Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak are experts in bewitching charm in this romantic comedy from 1958.

Screens at 8:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 20 and 21, at Cinema Under the Stars in Mission Hills.

the Stone Brewing World Bistro & Gardens in Escondido.

Sex and the City: All the world’s a fashion runway in this movie adaptation of the popular HBO comedy series starring Sarah Jessica Parker. Screens at 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 26, at The Pearl Hotel in Point Loma.

now playing The East: Brit Marling leads an impressive cast of indie-film regulars, including Ellen Paige and Alexander Skarsgård, in this story about a covert eco-terrorist group aiming for high-profile corporate targets.

Greetings From Tim Buckley: Jeff Buckley (Gossip Girl’s Penn Badgely) makes his musical debut at a Brooklyn tribute concert for his once-infamous father-musician in this tender coming-of-age story. Ends June 20 at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park.

Man of Steel: Director Zach Snyder (300, Watchmen) attempts yet another reboot of the Superman origin story with Henry Cavill sporting the famous tights and Amy Adams cracking wise as Lois Lane.

Hey Bartender: Craft cocktails, anyone?

This documentary follows multiple bartenders on their quest to reinvent an entire industry with spiritual creativity. Screens for one week at Reading Gaslamp Cinemas.

stars as an IRA operative forced to choose between survival and loyalty in James Marsh’s political thriller, which co-stars Clive Owen. Ends June 20 at Hillcrest Cinemas.

This is the End: It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the Judd Apatow reunion tour feels just fine. Directed by Seth Rogen, this comedy apocalypse is sure to include multiple plumes of ganja smoke.

Fill the Void: An 18-year-old Orthodox woman in Tel Aviv sees her imminent arranged marriage fall to pieces when her older sister dies during childbirth.

The Internship: Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson try to re-train themselves in the digital age with a Google internship. Prepare yourself for Lewinsky jokes.

The Kings of Summer: Three teenage boys, sick to tears of their parents, build a house in the woods and run away for the summer.

The Purge: In the not-too-distant future, the government declares all crime legal for a 12-hour period, hoping to thin the herd of humanity. That’s too bad for married couple Ethan Hawke and Lena Headey, who, along with their children, are taken hostage by some seriously bad guys.

We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks: This look at Julian Assange

and Bradley Manning is put together by Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning director who’s made docs such as Taxi to the Dark Side and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room. Ends June 13 at Hillcrest Cinemas.

Wish You Were Here: Joel Edgerton stars in this smart, well-told Aussie drama about a vacation gone seriously wrong.

After Earth: In M. Knight Shyamalan’s movie, it’s 1,000 years since humanity was forced off of Earth. Now, a father (Will Smith) and son (his son Jaden) are forced to return, as the son has to undergo a dangerous journey to save the father.

Before Midnight: Almost two decades after Richard Linklater teamed up with Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy on the romantic fantasy Before Sunrise, the trio comes together for the final film of the trilogy. Jessie and Celine aren’t as young as they used to be, and that makes it the best of all of them.

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Pandora’s Promise: Robert Stone’s controversial new documentary deals head on with our current energy crisis by focusing on a mosaic of talking heads and alarming stats. Ends June 20 at the Ken Cinema.

Shadow Dancer: Andrea Riseborough

Uncharted Waters: The turbulent and tubular life of surfer Wayne Lynch gets the documentary treatment by filmmaker Craig Griffin. Screens at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 21, at La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof: Sexual frustration and steamy sweat dominate this hot adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ play starring Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman. Screens at 8:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 22 and 23, at Cinema Under the Stars in Mission Hills.

The Terminator: Arnie’s back, as promised, in the original sci-fi masterwork from Avatar director James Cameron. Screens at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Arclight Cinemas La Jolla.

Beauty is Embarrassing: AIGA San Diego presents this documentary about artist Wayne White (Pee Wee’s Playhouse) trying to find a balance between his work and his art. Screens at 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 24, at Tiger!Tiger! in North Park.

Quartet: Verdi, gossip and Dame Maggie Smith. Dustin Hoffman makes his directorial debut with this comedy about the residents of a home for retired musicians.

Screens at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, at the Hervey Branch Library in Point Loma.

The Neverending Story: The flying beast Falcore and a gaggle of other strange creatures help a troubled young boy overcome his fears in this classic 1984 fantasy. Screens at 10 a.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 25 and 26, at Reading Grossmont and Town Square Cinemas.

The Goonies: Chunk, Sloth and the rest of the rag-tag Goondocks gang fight to save their neighborhood from corporate thugs in this playful 1980s adventure.

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his year’s Drink Issue bears some backlash at the surging craft-cocktail movement, starting with Adam Vieyra’s whimsical photo illustration on the cover depicting a drink containing broccoli, a bar of gold and a toothbrush, among other things. We certainly didn’t set out to knock the movement down a peg or two; in fact, we count ourselves among its ardent devotees.

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Still, any positive development can go a little too far, and our special issue has a couple of admonishments—such as D.A. Kolodenko’s piece on bitters (Page 38) and Ryan Bradford’s quest to find drinkable “trash cocktails,” as he puts it (Page 40). On the other hand, other stories are enthusiastic about craft cocktails, such as Kelly Davis’ piece on shrubs—the term for fermented fruit (Page 25)—and Alex Zaragoza’s

fun take on Fernet-Branca (Page 34).

Of course, folks don’t subsist on cocktails alone, so Jen Van Tieghem and Cody Thompson survey some newish wine bars (Page 37) and summer beers (Page 39), respectively, and Kinsee Morlan profiles a North County company that’s reintroducing mead to a thirsty public (Page 33).

Drink it in, folks.

—David Rolland

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Roseville Cozhina’s Cervantes Mangana takes a page from the past · by Kelly Davis

It’s rare these days that a cocktail’s not an homage to booze history—a reinvention of a classic drink or a showcase for a rediscovered liqueur. For the cocktails on the new menu at Roseville Cozhina (2750 Dewey Road in Point Loma, rosevillecozhina. com), Cervantes Mangana, who directs the Liberty Station restaurant’s bar program, reached way, way back to the 1700s for inspiration: shrubs.

Shrubs—basically fermented fruit— have roots in the practical realities of preindustrial, agrarian life: Whaddaya do when you want some berries in the winter and you don’t have a freezer? You ferment them.

In addition to giving folks their fruit fix, shrubs were added to water to flavor it and kill bacteria (a byproduct of fermentation).

Somewhere along the way, someone realized shrubs tasted great mixed with booze.

Acidic flavors in cocktails are common— lemon, grapefruit, lime. But vinegar?

“Ferments, to me, have always been a huge part of the dining experience,” Mangana says. “Kimchees, sour krauts… pickles….”

From the fridge in the middle of Roseville Cozhina’s impeccably stocked bar, Mangana pulls out a corked wine bottle containing a

banana shrub, a seven-ingredient concoction that took him about a week-and-a-half to make. He pours a little into a shot glass. My first impression is that it would taste great on vanilla ice cream. It reminds me vaguely of salad dressing, too—but not any salad dressing I’ve had. I think I taste rosemary.

“Lavender,” Mangana says.

“It’s not about fruit flavors being— wham—banana. I know what a banana tastes like. They’re delicious; I love them. But, if I want to taste a banana, I’m going to eat a banana. If I’m going to put it into a cocktail, I want to see where the banana can go.”

On the new menu, the banana shrub appears in the Panama Slama (rum, chartreuse, orgeat and Peychauds bitters).

Shrubs, Mangana points out, go especially well with ingredients you’d find in classic tiki cocktails, and also with pisco, the Peruvian grape-based liqueur. Mangana’s strawberry-tarragon shrub is featured in the Peruvian Summer (pisco, Swedish Punsch, maraschino, lime, honey-ginger syrup, Peychauds bitters and grapefruit).

Mangana makes me a London Tiki—a drink that’s not currently on the menu but will be soon. Made with Ron Zacapa 23 rum,

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in love with it.”

For a few years, he “dove head-first into wine and all of the geekiness,” becoming a sommelier. Roughly four years ago—right about the time San Diego started awakening to craft cocktails— Mangana decided to give bartending another shot. Craft cocktails offered the creative outlet he was looking for.

“Craft is about creating as much as possible—not relying on buying everything, but doing stuff in-house,” he says. “‘Craft’ is a term that, to me, denotes curiosity and inventive endeavor—making your own infusions, making your own syrups.”

Shrubs got his attention several months ago when he noticed the term showing up in blogs. He Cervantes Mangana makes a London Tiki was already into home fermenting, so he decided to give shrubSt. George dry rye gin, Swedish Punsch and making a try. Some of those experiments Strega—an Italian liqueur made of saffron, haven’t made it on a menu—like an orangemint and botanicals—it’s tasty, well-bal- blossom shrub—but he’ll sometimes bring anced and potent. them in and mix something up for curious Mangana, 32, is a San Diego native who’s bar patrons. been tending bar for almost a decade. He “I guess I’m kind of new to it,” Mangana got his start at Bourbon Street in University says, “but I’ve taken it and done things that Heights, then Rich’s in Hillcrest and Kava are new, I hope, to San Diego.”

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O ut of the fantasy Golden Coast Mead wants its fermented honey water to win over the world · by Kinsee Morlan

To Frank Golbeck, mead isn’t just some beverage-of-yore that a bunch of nerdy renfair addicts brews up for a special viewing of Game of Thrones. The guy enthusiastically thinks the drink, known as honey wine in some circles, is akin to thousands of flowers twirling across your tongue.

Golbeck was a mead enthusiast long before his lips ever touched the sweet fermented nectar. He encountered the beverage in stories like Beowulf and Living on the Earth and fell hard for the history, craft, science and bees behind every bottle.

“In Fellowship of the Rings, the hobbits drink some mead after first meeting with the elves,” Golbeck explains, acknowledging that the beverage is still more commonly found in fantasy novels and the Bible than in real life. “Tolkien describes it as having the aroma of many flowers and feeling like sunshine of a warm summer day—something to that affect—and that was my first taste of mead: flowers and sunshine and goodness, and I was, like, ‘I have to make this stuff.’”

And make that stuff Golbeck did, first for family and friends while living in a co-op in Berkeley, Calif., and eventually as the head mead-maker and CEO of Golden Coast

Mead, a small startup he founded in 2010 with his buddies Joe Colangelo, the sales and marketing man, and Praveen Ramineni, the finance and accounting guy.

When sharing his startup story, Golbeck likes to tell people about his grandpa, an apple farmer who did some homebrewing on the side. One day, while cleaning out his grandpa’s garage, Golbeck found a few homemade bottles of fruit wine and one bottle of mead. His grandpa let him keep the mead and Golbeck shared the decadeold bottle with his then-girlfriend. That lucky gal eventually became his wife, and Golbeck partially gives credit to the delicious mead for the relationship’s success.

Fast-forward to now: Golbeck and the Golden Coast Mead crew are still buzzing from the success of their 2012 Kickstarter campaign, which earned them enough money to buy a production facility in Oceanside (they’ve been contract brewing at a winery for the past few years). The guys are remodeling the place and getting ready to work even harder at expanding the mead market, bringing their semi-sweet orangeblossom honey mead to the masses through a business model that includes donating 1

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markets. Wider distribution is part of the plan, which involves converting wine and craft-brew fans into hardcore mead lovers. Golbeck says that in the few short years they’ve been around, they’ve seen demand increase dramatically, but they still have a long way to go before the historical libation is considered hip and mainstream again.

“One of the challenges is that it’s still pigeonholed as a Renaissance, fantasy kind of drink,” Golbeck says. “We think there’s so much more to it, and we really want to appreciate its roots but modernize the craft for modern times, modern palates and modern cuisine.”

Part of their marketing tactic Frank Golbeck of Golden Coast Mead is to tout mead’s ties to smallscale beekeepers and the local percent of profits to a good cause (they’re land. Golbeck explains that there’s about a not sure which one just yet, but ultimately half a pound of honey in every full-size botthey want the funds to go toward helping tle, which means the bees visited thousands further research or solve bee colony col- of area flowers to make the honey for each lapse disorder). bottle of mead. They think the emerging By the end of the month, Golden Coast class of buy-local types will appreciate the Mead will be up and producing in its new drink’s link to the region. home. In the meantime, the company has “There’s a lot of opportunity to be the picked up 50 new accounts. Now, in addi- first mead people try,” Golbeck says. “And tion to specialty shops and restaurants like that’s pretty cool.”

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Y ou got served

A special coin denotes membership in Fernet-Branca’s secret society · by Alex Zaragoza

It’s an indisputable fact that membership in secret clubs is one of the coolest things in the world. As bloody and unlawful as it is, Fight Club seems like a good time.

San Diego has a secret society of its own, aside from Mayor Bob Filner’s underground Precious Moments figurine collectors’ guild. This one involves the suspenderswearing bartenders who make your fancy craft cocktails, and, luckily, the first rule of this secret club isn’t “Do not talk about the Fernet coin challenge.”

Fernet-Branca is an herb-based, bittersweet spirit invented by Maria Scala in Milan, Italy, in 1845. Its original purpose was medicinal, but now it’s mostly used to remedy sobriety.

The company that produces the drink created a secret society and game modeled after the specially made medallions used by a WWII American flying squadron.

As the story goes, a lost pilot escaped German imprisonment with his coin as his only personal effect. When he came upon some French soldiers, he narrowly escaped execution by producing the coin, which was emblazoned with the symbol of his battalion, proving he was an ally.

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After the soldier’s narrow escape, the squadron ensured that members carried their medallions at all times by creating a game: A challenger would ask to see the medallion. If the challenged member couldn’t produce his in response, he had to buy the challenger a drink. If the challenged member produced his medallion, then the challenger had to pay.

That tradition continues with the Fernet coin challenge. Same rules apply, only the drink at stake is a shot of Fernet. Worthy bartenders, industry professionals, Fernet lovers and drinkers are awarded a heavy red, black and gold coin inscribed with “Fernet-Branca.” The other side is designed with the coin holder’s home city. The one I was given by Bryan Dietz, field marketing manager for Infinium Spirits and Fernet coin-challenge commissioner, is decorated with San Diego’s Downtown skyline.

I earned my coin through my dedication to getting my drink on. There are only about 150 coin holders in the city, and a photo of each coin holder can be found at facebook. com/bryan.dietz.follow.the.rabbit.

“It is coveted to have one,” he says. “I’m not going to give one to anyone that just

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I dropped it on the bar, Holloway made a face that read something like, “Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!” This is my kind of gotcha journalism.

“I always have mine on me,” she assured. “I never take it out of my wallet.

But I went camping and took it with me. It’s in my camping bag right now.”

Conquered, Holloway poured two shots of Branca Menta, a minty version of Fernet. We clinked glasses and drank. I have to say, victory pairs well with Fernet.

Drunk off my triumph, I walked to The Lion’s Share. Holloway insisted that there was no way I’d catch one of the barkeeps there coinless, but I was on a high. I strutted into the dimly lit bar and asked for Joey.

“I’m Joey,” said Joey Weller, a coin holder since October 2012.

Bam! I whipped out that coin and Joey Weller keeps his coin close. put it down on the bar. He immediwants it. They have to be pushing Fernet.” ately laughed and said, “That’s awesome.”

Just like with any secret society, there Then he reached into his pocket and laid are many rules. For instance, you must be it down on the bar. It was a blow to my inwithin four feet of your coin at all times. No flated ego. running out to your car to fish it out of your Weller brought over two glasses, poured cup holder. us each a shot of classic Fernet and we Cameron Holloway, a bartender at drank. Then I handed him my debit card to Downtown’s Vin de Syrah and month-long pay for the round. Rules are rules, and I, literally, got served. coin holder, found this out the hard way.

I walked into the Alice in Wonderlandthemed bar with a Cheshire Cat grin on Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com my face, ready to play my coin. As soon as and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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N ew grapes on the vine

Jen Van Tieghem

These wine bars are as different as their neighborhoods

by Jen Van Tieghem

Everyone needs a wine bar within stumbling distance, right? These newer spots serving up the nectar of the vines offer experiences as different as the areas they call home. Each offers food to match its style of wine service, and those who aren’t as devoted to wine and are along for the ride will be happy that each keeps craft beers on hand, too.

to the lukewarm reception: Happy hour offers a special on large flatbreads ($10 versus $14 to $16 normally) but nothing else.

Regardless, the fare was tasty. My favorite item was the rosemary-and-cayenne mixed nuts—with slightly sweet heat, they paired well with a grassy and light Shannon Ridge Sauvignon Blanc.

Best of the bunch: Field Recordings Next Door (7235 El Cajon Blvd. in Ro- Fiction is a red blend from Paso Robles lando, nextdoorsd.com): This blink-and- filled with fruity layers that paired well you’ll-miss-it spot is the kind normally found with a cheese board loaded with apricots, in North Park or Hillcrest. It’s just west of olives, bread, crackers and various cheeses. the La Mesa border, adjacent to the husbandand-wife owners’ other business, the Tree- Village Vino (4095 Adams Ave. in Kenshouse Coffee Company. It’s right next door— ington, villagevino.com): This corner wine get it? Anyway, they opened it last year, fixing bar in Kensington just celebrated its first up the place with cute décor that the Martha year in business. Specializing in small-proStewart set would call “shabby chic.” duction wineries, it has an eclectic menu that The wine list is a bit limited—mostly changes regularly. Wines can be ordered by California wines with a few imports. Key- full- or half-glass, so I opted for several half words are listed next to each as loose tast- glasses and sampled a variety. The knowling guides. I relied on these to choose wines edgeable servers helped sort through nearly as the server (one of the co-owners) seemed 40 wines on the menu, and I didn’t find any uninterested in chit-chat. Her husband was I didn’t enjoy while picking through selecquicker to explain the food choices, yet nei- tions from France, Hungary, California and ther expounded on the wines. everywhere in between. A prix-fixe option One downside here stood out, in addition Sunday through Thursday caught my eye:

Romeo & Julieta Wine Café

white Italian varietals Vermentino, Cortese and Arneis, a great summer wine with notes of minerals and a lush aroma of flowering herbs—lavender perhaps?

Romeo & Julieta Wine Café (4715 Monroe Ave., in Talmadge facebook.com/Romeo JulietaWineCafe): One of the newest spots I found opened in January. Wines offered include a range in styles and prices. Happy hour knocks a couple dollars off select glasses and includes an assortment of food items at $7 each.

Pomerois Picpoul Pinet from France grabbed my attention first, and the chilled white hit the spot. Plus, it’s fun to say. My partner in wine and I explored more of the options from all around the world and were treated to freshly baked bread served with spicy garlic aioli.

R&J’s cuisine has a European spin, as the owner and chef hails from Poland. Our bartender happily explained different food items and wines between attending to the crowd of afternoon drinkers indoors and out.

This spot seems like great fit with a warm ambiance, clean décor and very welcoming staff.

Best of the bunch: The Heavyweight Cabernet Sauvignon from Lodi is jammy and heavy with just a touch of sweetness, providing good balance for spicy menu items.

$25 for a salad, flatbread and two glasses of wine from a select menu. Sounds to me like date night in a cute neighborhood.

The last pages of the wine list include bottle prices for imbibing in the bar or to-go at $8 off the list price. For us over-achieving wine geeks, they offer educational tasting events and wine dinners regularly.

Best of the bunch: The 2012 Matthias- Write to jenv@sdcitybeat.com son Tendu from Napa Valley is a blend of and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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T he perils and pleasures of bitterness

Mike Newton

Bitters play a crucial role in the cocktail, but bartenders should be careful · by D.A. Kolodenko

The excesses of the craft-cocktail movement can be as annoying as beer-and-shot reverse-snobbery. Beer out of a can tastes like the can and Jack Daniels tastes like paint thinner mixed with artificially flavored pancake syrup and liquid smoke. Call me elitist, but I don’t want to drink cheap corporate booze unless the city’s under siege and there’s no choice.

At the same time, the efforts of newer bars throughout San Diego to make every drink a spectacular event has led to a lot of sloppy cocktailing. A habanero-infused cantaloupe vodka flip shaken with coddled egg, salted and crushed edamame syrup and raspberryfennel bitters and garnished with deep-fried wheatgrass? Thanks, but I’ll just have the salad. Everybody needs to chill out and learn how to make a decent classic martini before even trying to make anything else.

And if you know the history of the martini, you know that to make a classic one, you’ve got to add a couple dashes of orange bitters. Historically, in fact, the presence of bitters literally defined a drink as a cocktail.

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as a couple drops of the intensely aromatic concoctions.

A byproduct of the craft movement’s raising of the literal bar is, in fact, a return to the recognition of bitters as not just an optional flavoring, but an important cocktail ingredient. Sarah Ellis of Jayne’s Gastropub says that one misconception about bitters is that they “make a cocktail taste bitter. In truth, the herbal and woody ingredients actually mellow the astringency and intensity of alcohol.”

Bitters need to be understood and respected to be done right: The burgeoning craft-bitters trend puts both great and notso-great new flavors into the hands of both great and not-so-great bartenders. The danger is creating silly flavors for the sake of originality or splashing yet another ingredient into an already overburdened drink.

It may seem hard to achieve overkill in the preparation of bitters given that the world’s first and most popular bitters, Angostura, allegedly contains 47 ingredients (only five people on Earth know this trade secret), but that famous mixture of alcohol, gentian root, herbs and spices—originally developed by a 19th-century German doctor as a tonic—has stood the test of time.

Whether any new version of bitters will join the likes of Angostura or Peychaud’s remains to be seen. One upstart bitters maker that might achieve bitter longevity is Brooklyn-based Bitterman’s Spirits.

A few drops of its highly regarded Xocolatl Mole Bitters adds a smooth-spicy, chocolaty roundness to a wide variety of cocktails that has led it to become a craft-bar staple.

San Diego’s own craft bars, like Jayne’s, The Lion’s Share, Noble Experiment, The Pony Room, L’Auberge Del Mar among others, have been creating drinks with new bitters flavors and, in some cases, inventing their own. Polite Provisions in North Park had its namesake Polite Provisions cinnamon-raisin bitters created by Scrappy’s, a popular bitters maker from Seattle.

And, this month, three San Diego bartenders, Ryan Andrews, Brett Winfield and Eric Lockridge (of Craft and Commerce, Seven Grand and Prepkitchen, respectively) will enter the bitters fray with the launch of their company RX Bitters (rxbittersco. com). After a year of experimentation and a successful Kickstarter campaign, RX is going to market with three initial offerings: aromatic, cherry-apple and sarsaparilla.

Andrews defines their intention as fill-

RX Bitters’ Cherry Apple variety ing a gap rather than creating a need.

“Prior to prohibition, there were hundreds of bitters available…. [They’re] like salt and pepper in cooking,” he says.

“They’re the balancing act that happens in a cocktail, equalizing sweetness while boosting certain flavor profiles.

“This is not a trend,” he adds. “This is most certainly a return to the craft.”

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S unny-day sessions Some suggestions for low-alcohol yet flavorful beers for summertime · by Cody Thompson

Summer is just starting to rage, which means backyard barbecues, beach days turning into bonfire nights and, of course, the heat. When it comes to quenching your thirst, what beers are best at battling the San Diego sun?

Searching for that special summer brew can be daunting. Corporate beer makers want to force-feed photographs of people partying poolside, pouring shiny cans of bubbly, skunk water into their air-brushed faces—also known as “lawnmower beer,” best described as a mixture of watereddown turpentine and pee. All you want is to find the right full-flavored, refreshing beer to fill that dusty cooler of yours.

So, what makes a great summer beer?

“Summertime beers are fresh, bright and easy drinking,” says Scot Blair, owner of Hamiltons Tavern, Small Bar and Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery. Many breweries offer session ales, which pack a wallop of flavor while boasting lower alcohol content. These beers make it easy to consume more per sitting, without your goofy buddies turning your backyard into WWE Summer Slam.

If it’s a hop-forward yet thirst-quenching beer you’re after, Karl Strauss’ Pintail Pale

Ale might be your Huckleberry. It’s a session ale at 5.3-percent ABV (alcohol by volume), loaded with hop flavor and aroma with a crisp finish. “San Diegans love their hops,” says Melody Daversa of Karl Strauss. “We use a blend of Cascade and Motueka for a vibrant, citrusy, tropical flavor and aroma.”

Monkey Paw Pub & Brewery took a unique, fresh approach with its 16th and F brew, honoring a flavor most of us fondly remember. Blair says that “16th and F was our interpretation of the Creamsicle Popsicle from youth, which was very refreshing in the summer. I think we nailed it.” It’s an American pale ale bursting with citrusy hops and loaded with layers of orange peel. Additions of vanilla and lactose round out the creamy smoothness. “The beer finishes with a nice

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gateway beer to individuals who are tired of drinking the fizzy yellow stuff.” It’s a lowalcohol craft beer, rich in vanilla and a malt backbone from flaked corn and honey malt.

If, like most people, you desire a delicious blonde during the summer months, San Diego’s new Saint Archer Brewing Company offers up a hot little number to get sweaty with. Its Kölsch-style blonde is a crisp, clean ale made with aromatic Noble hops and featuring a light malt character. At 4.8percent ABV, it’s a beer you can party with until the wee hours of any steamy night.

San Diego has plenty of great bottle shops, slinging beers of all styles. Don’t get stuck in another flavorless summer—put the lawnmower to rest and try something new.

subtle bitter bite to remind you it is beer you are drinking,” Blair says.

If you’re absolutely tired of the standard Hefeweizen (let’s be honest—who isn’t?), look for Saison Diego from Green Flash Brewing Company. Brewmaster Chuck Silva says Saison Diego “is my answer to a summer beer that’s not a Hefeweizen, with sweet banana and clove flavors.” The unfiltered golden ale is brewed with Seville orange peels and grains of paradise and bursts to life with fresh, bubbling carbonation. Write to editor@sdcitybeat.com.

“The alcohol content is only 5-percent ABV, and the hop level is subdued, so enjoying this outside in sunny weather won’t weigh you down,” Silva says.

One of my own favorite local beers is the Cali’ Creamin’ from Vista’s Mother Earth Brew Co. It’s a medium-bodied, delicious vanilla-cream ale with flavor characteristics that resemble an old-fashioned cream soda.

Owner Daniel Love says his brewery wanted to “create a non-offensive, non-threatening

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T rash cocktails

Put your snobbery away—I just want to get wasted

by Ryan Bradford

We’re living in an age of premature snobbery. Blame it on the opinion cesspool that is social media, the entitlement of hipster culture, or whatever—it seems that it takes only an esoteric appreciation of food or alcohol to make someone an expert. The peddlers catch on, maybe throw “craft” in the name to appeal to these distinguished tastes, and suddenly the scene becomes infested with a slew of pseudo-connoisseurs who aren’t even old enough to remember when Dr. Dre was the only mixologist (and that guy had a degree in it).

Don’t get me wrong: There’s certainly skill that goes into making these drinks, and most of them are tasty, but are they worth $10? Will knowing what those bitters are infused with help me look past the massive amount of ice in my glass? Are those suspenders necessary to serve it? The fact that a “cocktail engineer” served it does not justify the price, but it does make me want to change my title to “word birther” to up my freelance rate.

It’s during these times of increased snobbery and preciousness that I find myself turning to drinks that I affectionately refer to as “trash cocktails.”

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There’s no absolute definition of a trash cocktail—like porn, it’s more of a “I know it when I see it” kind of thing—but there are two basic qualifiers: It has to have at least three ingredients, and it has to cost less than $10. A $6 price tag is ideal, and the booze-to-price ratio increases dramatically by every dollar increment. So, if you’re going to order a $9 trash cocktail, it better be strong enough that you only need one.

It’s all very scientific, I can assure you; I’ve been developing this formula ever since I McGyver’d a drink out of Jager, orange juice and Sprite procured from a friend’s parents’ liquor cabinet.

There are plenty places in San Diego to get trash cocktails. Bar Pink’s (3829 30th St. in North Park) entire menu could fit in this category, and Bali Hai’s (2230 Shelter Island Drive in Shelter Island) caustic Mai Tais are pretty much jungle juice for adults.

But where do you get the freaky stuff?

I asked Craig Oliver at Whistle Stop Bar (2236 Fern St. in South Park) to give me their trashiest drink, which, to a bartender, sounds a lot like Brad Pitt saying, “I want you to hit me as hard as you can.”

Oliver introduced me to the Mexican

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lin always claimed the Christpuncher as his favorite cocktail, but the ingredients are so outlandish that we thought he was just trolling us: whiskey, red wine and cola. Turns out (say in Kevin Costner voice): The Christpuncher is not a myth! I’ve seen it!

I went to Soda Bar (3615 El Cajon Blvd. in City Heights), and the bartender who introduced himself as “Farmer” knew exactly what I was talking about. He whipped up the Christpuncher with demonic glee, placed the purple pint in front of me and stepped back.

I sipped. Not bad, I thought.

Or that’s what my notes say: “Tastes not bad.” Ryan Bradford, Word Birther Extraordinaire.

“If you like that,” Farmer The Mexican Candy said, “you should try the GrateCandy: peach vodka, Midori, pineapple ful Dead.” He poured a glass of vodka, gin, and orange juice. He shook it together and rum, tequila, triple sec, sour mix, cola and topped it with a couple drops of Tabasco. raspberry liqueur to give it a tie-dyed look.

The result looked similar to the mutagen If ever there were a good argument in favor that begat the Ninja Turtles, but it tasted of Prohibition, The Grateful Dead is it. like a chili-covered Vero Mango sucker. It’s My notes from this drink: “Tates [sic] technically a shot, but it took three hearty like a hanful [sic] of gummy sours.” I have swallows to finish it, and, by the bottom, I to assume my notes are accurate, because I briefly contemplated ordering another. And don’t remember drinking it. that type of impaired judgment lets you Write to ryanb@sdcitybeat.com know that the drink is doing the job.

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Robin Laananen

From Left: Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Nicci Kasper, Teresa Suarez and Deantoni Parks

Metaphysical graffiti Bosnian Rainbows cultivate a psychic understanding · by Jeff Terich

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or the first time in 10 months, the four members of Bosnian Rainbows are enjoying some time spent apart from each other.

In 2012, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Le Butcherettes vocalist Teresa Suarez, drummer Deantoni Parks and keyboardist Nicci Kasper—having initially formed as a variation of the ambitious, constantly evolving Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group—all moved into a house in El Paso intending to make music together. But a funny thing happened in the process. For several weeks, they didn’t even touch their instruments and, instead, focused on simple day-to-day activities together, be it cooking, watching movies or talking about politics.

Fast forward several weeks, and the four musicians ended up back in the living room where they’d set up their equipment, writing 17 songs over the course of two days. Without much rehearsal or plan-

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ning, the band (bosnianrainbows.band camp.com) assembled more than enough material for an album—and ample fodder for 10 months of touring.

In a phone conversation with CityBeat, Rodriguez-Lopez says the catalyst for their creative process was the closeness they’d developed after spending so much time together and the unspoken metaphysical understanding they’d cultivated.

“We just spent six weeks in this house, and we were there every day together,” he says. “So, a sort of psychic thing starts happening. Ask anyone who’s been tied up in a small place with someone for a long time without any real contact with the outside world. Strange things start to happen.”

Eleven of those 17 songs ended up on their self-titled debut, which comes out June 28 on Sargent House Records. Stylistically, it’s a stark departure from the intense posthardcore that Rodriguez-Lopez made with

the songs were written, the direction of the album didn’t come as the result of a decision so much as a compulsion.

“The same way you decide where to go eat, you just know, instinctively, what your body needs,” Rodriguez-Lopez says. “If you do something long enough, you’re more interested in the contrast of that. So, if I was doing real long, intricate arrangements and different tempos and time signatures for 11 years, now the exact opposite seems like what I was craving—to do something completely elemental and simple and delicate.

“It’s easier to play loud and fast than it is to play soft and slow,” he continues, noting that the transition isn’t necessarily an easy one. “If you place the wrong note somewhere, the whole thing falls apart.”

As much as Bosnian Rainbows’ music is the result of four people working together on a similar wavelength, Rodriguez-Lopez doesn’t call their system a democracy. He prefers the term “collective mentality.”

“Normally, in a democratic system, if you’re outvoted three to one, there it is,” he says. “Here, it’s the opposite. If one person feels uncomfortable with something, it’s not worth it to do it, because that one person is left out. Of course, we have different opinions. But when you sacrifice yourself to the good of the whole, when you’re in service of something greater than yourself and not just what you’d like to see happen, then a lot of the selfishness that usually happens goes out the window.

“Even if you try to hold on to that selfishness, like, ‘My idea is better,’ the truth comes to the surface,” he continues. “You’ll try everyone’s idea, and everyone will know right away when you play it. Like, ‘Oh yeah, it’s way better that way.’ When you’re serving the music, it’s way easier to say, ‘Yep, I was wrong. Let’s do it that way.’”

With another month of tour dates on the horizon, the band’s brief period of rest will soon end. Yet, whether Bosnian Rainbows is on the road or just occupying the same living space, Rodriguez-Lopez says, the project is a full-time commitment.

“It’s a living project,” he says. “There’s no clocking in or clocking out.”

At the Drive-In and the complex prog-rock arrangements he crafted in The Mars Volta. It’s no exaggeration to say that Bosnian Rainbows is the most pop-oriented project he’s ever been involved in, though, like those two bands, it still bears some level of arty abstraction and darkly textured sound.

The album puts a strong emphasis on Kasper’s dreamy new-wave synthesizers and Suarez’s evocative vocals, which at times bring to mind the powerful pipes of Siouxsie Sioux or Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. On the whole, they adhere to an aesthetic that bears a strong influence from early ’80s post-punk bands like Siouxsie and the Banshees and Gang of Four, but Bosnian Rainbows find a lot of diversity under this umbrella. There’s a horror-flickscore intro to “The Eye Fell in Love,” some meaty keyboard-driven hooks on single Bosnian Rainbows plays at The Casbah on “Torn Maps” and scratchy funk guitars on Monday, June 24. Write to jefft@sdcitybeat.

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notes from the smoking patio Band-branded cocktails One of the highest honors a performer can receive is to have a menu item named after them, like the Woody Allen sandwich at Carnegie Deli in New York City or the Salma Hayek at Chicago’s Hot Doug’s. And until recently, North Park’s Toronado had an entire section of menu items named after metal bands (the High on Fire burger was pretty brutal).

Since this is CityBeat’s drink issue, we had some signature cocktails made in honor of our favorite local bands. Nick Meyers, the bartender responsible for the five libations included here, slings craft cocktails at South Park’s Alchemy (1503 30th St.), a restaurant that’s earned its indie cred. On Thursday nights, it hosts Bring Your Own Vinyl, during which patrons can spin their favorite LPs, brought from home. Plus, its bar menu boasts a drink called the Bitter Bison, formerly known as the Bitter Buffalo, whose name comes from a Modest Mouse lyric. And now the drinks: The Album Leaf: 1.5 oz. Zaya 12-year-old Trinidad rum, 3/4 oz. lemon juice, 3/4 oz. simple syrup, 3/4 oz. Dubonnet Rouge, egg white.

Serve in pint glass, and garnish with lemon wheel and mint sprig.

The Black Heart Procession: Malbec, 1 oz. brandy, 3/4 oz. vanilla-star anise simple syrup, 10 drops Moroccan bitters.

Serve in Collins glass and garnish with orange wheel.

Cuckoo Chaos: 1.5 oz. Plymouth Gin, 1 oz. Aperol, 1/2 oz. lemon juice, 3 dashes dandelion / burdock bitters, ginger beer and fresh ginger.

Serve in Collins glass and garnish with lemon chip and candied ginger Hot Snakes: 2 oz. Fortaleza Blanca, 1/2 oz. lime juice, 1/2 oz. honey simple syrup, serrano peppers and grapefruit soda.

Serve in Collins glass and garnish with serrano and lime wheel.

No Knife: 1.5 oz. Plymouth gin, 1 oz. Cynar, 1 oz. Carpano Antica vermouth.

Serve in martini glass and garnish with orange chip.

—Jeff Terich

Locals Only Hillcrest venue The Ruby Room closed its doors Monday, and will reopen July 1 as The Merrow.

The Ruby Room co-owners Sean and Brittni Cute an-

nounced last week that they’re selling their shares to a business partner, Paul Joseph Smith, who’ll take over the space and give it a revamp.

Candice Eley Smith tells CityBeat that he’ll maintain the bar’s Irish, nautical feel—hence the new name, which is a mermaid of Scottish and Irish mythology—but he’ll make the place a bit classier and dial back the live music. He’ll keep the club’s monthly drum ’n’ bass night, SD Union, but says some music styles might not be as common.

“I think, aside from the name change, a change in management and a slightly new look inside and out, you’ll still find a cool place to hang out for a drink and catch some shows,” Smith adds in a follow-up email.

Tucked away on University Avenue, The Ruby Room is a popular haunt for punk, metal, drum ’n’ bass and local music.

There are also weekly art events, The Cuckoo Chaos and every month, the club hosts Nerdcore Night, a showcase for decidedly geeky hip-hop.

Sean Cute says he and wife Brittni want to keep putting on shows. They’ve been scouting out locations for a new Ruby Room and plan to open a new place by the fall. Sean’s also working on a book about running a venue, titled What the Hell Do I Know, and Brittni wants to go back to working on abstract photography.

Without a bar to run, they’ll be able to chill out some more, too.

“We’ve got a tiredness in our bones that a good night of sleep can’t quite fix,” Sean says.

•••

Last week, a prankster got the better of Drive Like Jehu fans hopeful for a reunion by posting a hoax flier on the message board of The Fest, a Gainesville, Fla., music festival.

The flier depicts the inkwell that appears on the band’s Yank Crime album, with the statement “Get Stoked” and the festival’s web address.

Festival organizers removed the message-board post shortly thereafter and posted a statement on The Fest’s homepage debunking the rumor.

“This is 100% not true,” it reads. “All band announcements will be announced on this website, per usual activity.”

Drive Like Jehu has not performed together since 1994.

—Peter Holslin and Jeff Terich Write to jefft@sdcitybeat.com The Ruby Room in 2011 and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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if i were u

BY Jeff Terich

Wednesday, June 19

Saturday, June 22

PLAN A: Holy Grail, Anti-Mortem, Eukaryst @ Soda Bar. Classic heavy-metal revivalism has been in vogue for a few years, and while sometimes it comes out impossibly schlocky (Steel Panther), when done right it can kick a whole lotta ass. Enter Pasadena’s Holy Grail, who’ve clearly spent some quality time with the Iron Maiden and Judas Priest catalogs but have more than enough original chops to hold their own as head-banging headliners. PLAN B: Beach Party, Golden Beaches, Jeans Wilder, Buddy Banter @ The Griffin. You’d be forgiven for rolling your eyes at the mere mention of the word “beach” in a band after the great chillwave / beach indie flameout of 2010. But Beach Party is a worthy exception to the band-name spam filter, offering up surf-inspired guitar riffs, big garage-rock hooks and a whole lot of fun.

PLAN A: Blood Dancer, Phavian, Oneirogen @ Tin Can Ale House. Blood Dancer are metal as fuck. I don’t mean “kvlt” or “tr00” or that they bind their records in human skin or anything. I’m talking riffheavy, operatic, thunderous heavy metal cast down from the summit of Valhalla.

Dudes got chops. PLAN B: Rappin 4-Tay @ Porter’s Pub. San Francisco emcee Rappin 4-Tay claimed his spot in hip-hop history back in 1994 when he released “Playaz Club,” a ’90s party anthem that still crops up, to this day, at house parties (the good ones, anyway). Open a bottle of bubbly and join the club. More champagne, Mr. 4-Tay? BACKUP PLAN: Wildcat! Wildcat!, In the Valley Below, Hills Like Elephants @ the Casbah.

Sunday, June 23

PLAN A: Hooded Fang, Real Things are Good, Love Letters @ Soda Bar. ToronPLAN A: The Touchies, Dirty Sirens, Chica to’s Hooded Fang have been around since Sara Amroussi Gilissen Diabla, Mittens @ The 2007, but with their fuzzCasbah. The members of heavy, super-catchy new local trio The Touchies— album Gravez, it looks Stanze, Mishey and Von— like 2013 is the year the adopted Touchie as their buzz catches up to them. collective last name, With up-tempo rhythms, Ramones-style. Likewise, distorted riffs, scrappy The Touchies share those vocal harmonies and punk-rock legends’ affinreverb, glorious reverb, ity for simple, straightthey keep a familiar inforward and fun punk die-rock sound fresh. rock. There’s nothing particularly fancy about Monday, June 24 what they do, and there PLAN A: Bosnian Rainshouldn’t be; sometimes Hooded Fang bows @ the Casbah. punk is just about having a good time, and The Touchies certainly Make sure to go to Page 42 and read our deliver. BACKUP PLAN: Sea Wolf, Savoir feature on Bosnian Rainbows, a synthheavy post-punk band featuring members Adore, Trouble in the Wind @ Belly Up. of At the Drive-In and Le Butcherettes who promise to deliver some trippy, albeit Friday, June 21 catchy new-wave vibes. PLAN B: Whitey PLAN A: Sole, Moody Black @ Kava Morgan and the 78’s, El Monte Slim, Lounge. One of the founders of the avant- Musikanto @ Soda Bar. No Stetson or garde hip-hop collective Anticon, Sole bolo tie is required at this outlaw-country started his career by turning down a ma- show. Flint, Michigan’s Whitey Morgan jor-label offer and has remained ruthlessly does classic, rough-and-tumble honkyindependent since then. Of late, he’s been tonk with heart and grit, and if you’re on a political kick, fired up by the Occupy lucky, he just might break out his cover movement and having a bone to pick with of Van Halen’s “Runnin’ With the Devil.” capitalism. Don’t expect to see too many BACKUP PLAN: Punch, Holy, Higher young Republicans at the show—just lyrical Learning, Anthrot @ Che Café. science. PLAN B: She & Him @ Open Air Theatre. Not everybody is on board with Zooey Deschanel’s Manic Pixie Dream Tuesday, June 25 Girl adorableness. I understand. But some- PLAN A: Room E, Mantle Sound Core, times you just have to embrace it, and when Collision Creation @ Tin Can Ale House. paired with singer-songwriter M. Ward, An ExtraSpecialGood honoree in our 2013 Deschanel makes some sweet, dreamy pop Great Demo Review, Room E brings kaas part of She & Him. Bonus: She & Him leidoscopic instrumental hip-hop jams as makes for a much better date night than joyful as they are psychedelic. BACKUP a crust-punk show (usually). BACKUP PLAN: Orange Anima, Fine, Fighting With Irons @ Soda Bar. PLAN: The Styletones @ Bar Pink.

Thursday, June 20

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HOT! NEW! FRESH! Adam Ant (Balboa Theatre, 7/17), Courtney Love (8/25, Belly Up), Melvins (8/26, Casbah), Everest (Casbah, 8/31), Russell Brand (Balboa Theatre, 9/6), Tobacco (Casbah, 9/8) Neko Case (HOB, 9/11), Van She, French Horn Rebellion (Soda Bar, 9/18), Gold Panda, Luke Abbott (Casbah, 9/19), Dirty Beaches (The Void, 9/21), The Naked and Famous (HOB, 9/25), Between the Buried and Me (HOB, 9/28), Travis (HOB, 10/6), Phoenix (RIMAC Arena, 10/10), King Khan and the Shrines (Casbah, 10/11), The Dodos (Casbah, 10/14), Disclosure (HOB, 10/16), Jack Johnson (Balboa Theatre, 10/18), Hanni El Khatib, Bass Drum of Death (Casbah, 10/23), Drake (Viejas Arena, 11/24), Clutch, The Sword (HOB, 11/10), John Oliver (Spreckels, 12/27).

GET YER TICKETS Kendrick Lamar (SD County Fair, 6/28), Weedeater, ASG (Soda Bar, 7/9), Lil B (Porter’s Pub, 7/13), The B-52s (Del Mar Racetrack, 7/19), The Postal Service (SDSU Open Air Theatre, 7/21), Fitz and the Tantrums (Del Mar Racetrack, 7/26), Rancid, Transplants (HOB, 7/28-29), Foals (HOB, 8/8), Pinback (Del Mar Racetrack, 8/9), Mac Miller, Action Bronson, Chance the Rapper, Vince Staples, The Internet (SOMA, 8/10), D’Angelo (Humphreys Concerts by the Bay, 8/10), Steel Pulse (Del Mar Racetrack, 8/16), Weezer (Del Mar Racetrack, 8/17), Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires (BUT, 8/23), Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Del Mar Racetrack, 8/23), Baroness, Royal Thunder (Casbah, 8/24), Majical Cloudz (Casbah,

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8/28), Reggae Festival w/ Ziggy Marley (Del Mar Racetrack, 8/31), Depeche Mode, Crystal Castles (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 9/22), Maroon 5 (Sleep Train Amphitheatre, 10/5), Conor Oberst (BUT, 10/8), Pet Shop Boys (Copley Symphony Hall, 10/8), James Blake (HOB, 10/24).

June Wednesday, June 19 Vans Warped Tour at Sleep Train Amphitheatre.

Thursday, June 20 Sea Wolf at Belly Up Tavern.

Friday, June 21 She & Him at SDSU Open Air Theatre.

Carlsbad Music Festival Village Music Walk at Carlsbad Village. Clyde Carson at Porter’s Pub.

Saturday, June 22 Justin Bieber at Valley View Casino Center. Wildcat! Wildcat!, In the Valley Below at The Casbah. Rappin’ 4-Tay at Porter’s Pub.

Sunday, June 23 Iris Dement at Belly Up Tavern.

Monday, June 24 The Marshall Tucker Band at Belly Up Tavern. Bosnian Rainbows at The Casbah.

Tuesday, June 25 Damian Marley and Stephen Marley at Belly Up Tavern. The Steelwells at The Casbah.

Wednesday, June 26 Damian Marley and Stephen Marley at Belly Up Tavern.

Thursday, June 27 Erykah Badu at Humphreys Concerts by the Bay. Baths at The Casbah. Rachael Yamagata at House of Blues. Train at San Diego County Fair. Mat McHugh and The Separitista Soundsystem at Belly Up Tavern.

Friday, June 28 Kendrick Lamar at San Diego County Fair. The Soft Pack at The Casbah.

Queensrÿche at Casino Pauma. Big Business at Soda Bar.

Saturday, June 29 Anna Lunoe at Voyeur.

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710 Beach Club, 710 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach. 710bc.com. Wed: Open mic, open jam. Fri: Cash’d Out. Sat: The Steppas, Ezzrah, Clear Conscience, Beyond I Sight. Sun: Jamie Hart, Gayle Skidmore, Julia Othmer, Happy Ron Hill, Chris Carpenter, Sean Dough. Tue: 710 Bass Club w/ DJ PartyWave.

98 Bottles, 2400 Kettner Blvd. Ste. 110, Little Italy. 98bottlessd.com. Fri: Tiffany Jane. Sat: The Under Three Club, The Richard Thompson/Anthony Smith Duo. Air Conditioned Lounge, 4673 30th St, Normal Heights. airconditionedbar.com.

Wed: DJ Hevrock. Thu: DJs ELong, Bala, Ledher 10. Fri: DJ Junior theDiscoPunk.

Sat: Juicy w/ Mike Czech. Sun: Matt

Commerce.

American Comedy Co., 818 B Sixth Ave, Downtown. americancomedyco.com.

Wed: Sucia Latino Comedy Night. ThuSat: Na’im Lynn. Sun: Full Throttle Comedy. Tue: Open mic.

AMSDconcerts, 4650 Mansfield St, Normal Heights. amsdconcerts.com. Fri: Dave Alvin. Sun: Eric Lee. Bar Pink, 3829 30th St, North Park. barpink.com. Wed: Stevie and the Hi-Stax, DJ Barry Thomas. Thu: The Soul Fires.

Fri: The Styletones. Sun: Happy Endings w/ DJ Joemama. Tue: Mr. Craig Prior.

Bassmnt, 919 4th Ave, Downtown. bassmntsd.com. Sat: Tristan D, Indo.

Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Ave, Solana Beach. bellyup.com. Wed: Big Country w/ Mike Peters, Stripes and Lines.

Thu: Sea Wolf, Savoir Adore, Trouble in the Wind. Fri: Atomic Groove (5:30 p.m.); Donavon Frankenreiter, Makua Rothman, Justin Carter. Sat: Donavon Frankenreiter, Makua Rothman, Manu Pozzi. Sun: Iris Dement. Mon: The Marshall Tucker Band (sold out). Tue: Damian Jr. Gong Marley and Stephen ‘Ragga’ Marley, the Ghetto Youths Crew (sold out).

Blarney Stone Pub, 5617 Balboa Ave, Clairemont. 858-279-2033. Wed: Derek Dau. Thu: Too Jaded. Fri: Ass Pocket Whiskey Fellas. Sat: The Fooks.

Block No. 16 Union & Spirits, 344 Seventh Ave, Downtown. blockno16.com.

Thu: Kaleidoscope.

Bluefoot Bar & Lounge, 3404 30th St, North Park. bluefootsd.com. Wed: Whiplash w/ DJ Wizrad. Thu: VJ Bang w/ VJ JK. Fri: Groove Theory w/ DJ Joemama. Sat: The Hangtight w/ DJs Profile and Uncle Junie.

Sun: VJ Bang w/ VJ JK. Tue: DJ Girl Friday.

Boar Cross’n, 390 Grand Ave, Carlsbad. boarcrossn.net. Thu: Nihilist, Mysidia. Fri: Club Musae. Sat: Hazmatt.

Bourbon Street, 4612 Park Blvd, University Heights. bourbonstreetsd.com. Wed: ‘La Terraza’. Thu: ‘Wet’ w/ JD. Fri: Marcel.

Sat: Lil Chris. Sun: ‘Soiree’ w/ Lil Chris.

Brass Rail, 3796 Fifth Ave, Hillcrest. thebrassrailsd.com. Fri: ‘Prom’ w/ DJs Kiki, Dida. Sat: DJ Sebastian La Madrid (6 p.m.); ‘Sabados en Fuego’ w/ DJs XP, KA. Sat: Moxie. Sun: ‘Noche Romantica’ w/ Daisy Salinas. Mon: DJs XP, Junior the DiscoPunk.

Brick by Brick, 1130 Buenos Ave, Bay Park. brickbybrick.com. Wed: Open mic.

Thu: Ms Henry, Locked Out of Eden, Gary Novak Project. Fri: Shotgun Chaperone, Nightcrawler, White Trashinistas, Hulaguns. Sat: Ben Powel, The Grass Heat, Blitz Bros, Trailerpark Rockstar. Sun: Sinflood, Cannonfire, Drew Imagination.

Cafe Sevilla, 353 Fifth Ave, Downtown. cafesevilla.com. Wed: Aro di Santi. Thu: Malamana. Fri: Joeff and Co. Sat & Sun: Aragon y Royal.

Casbah, 2501 Kettner Blvd, Midtown. casbahmusic.com. Wed: Family Wagon, The Hollerin, Jared James Nichols, Matt Hopper. Thu: The Touchies, Dirty Sirens, Chica Diabla, Mittens. Fri: Chronic Meter, White Mule, The Beautiful View. Sat: Wildcat! Wildcat!, In the Valley Below, Hills Like Elephants. Mon: Bosnian Rainbows, Sister Crayon. Tue: The Steelwells, The Paragraphs, Social Club, Parade of Horribles.

Che Cafe, UCSD campus, La Jolla. thechecafe.blogspot.com. Sat: KOJI, Turnover, Ivy League, Have Mercy, Headway.

Mon: PUNCH, Holy, Higher Learning, Anthrot. Tue: Porchcat, Dear Doris.

Croce’s, 802 Fifth Ave, Downtown. croces.

com. Wed: Sue Palmer. Thu: Gilbert Castellanos and The New Latin Jazz Quintet.

Fri: Lady Dottie and The Diamonds. Sat: Daniel Jackson (11:30 a.m.); Yavaz (8:30 p.m.). Sun: Irving Flores (11:30 a.m.); The Archtones (7:30 p.m.).

Dirk’s Nightclub, 7662 Broadway, Lemon Grove. dirksniteclub.com. Fri: Zone 4.

Sat: Rhythm Red. Dizzy’s, 4275 Mission Bay Drive, Mission Bay. dizzyssandiego.com. Sat: ‘The Young Lions Series’ w/ Gilbert Castellanos. Sun: Joshua White.

El Dorado Bar, 1030 Broadway, Downtown. eldoradobar.com. Wed: The Tighten Up. Thu: River City, The Peripherals, Diamond Lake, I Used to Model, DJ Deadair.

Fri: ‘Totally 90s Party’ w/ DJs Don’t Go Jason Waterfalls, Saul Q. Sat: Dolla Dolla DJs. Epicentre, 8450 Mira Mesa Blvd, Mira Mesa. epicentreconcerts.org. Sat: Swaylight, Against The Giants, The Indys, Africats, Act Natural, Jonah Levine.

Fluxx, 500 Fourth Ave, Downtown. fluxxsd.com. Thu: HeatBeat, Mr. Nice Guy, Johnny Zana, Susio. Fri: DJs Scooter, Craig Smoove. Sat: DJs Sid Vicious, Kyle Flesch. Sun: Tyga, DJs Dynamiq, Murphi Kennedy, NTRLZ, Tantrum.

Gallagher’s, 5040 Newport Ave, Ocean Beach. 619-222-5303. Wed: Lady Dottie and the Diamonds. Thu: True Press, DJ Reefah, TRC Soundsystem. Fri: King Legend, Prophecy da Monsta. Sun: So*Cal Vibes, Professor Most.

Griffin, 1310 Morena Blvd, Bay Park. thegriffinsd.com. Wed: Beach Party, Golden Beaches, Jeans Wilder, Buddy Banter.

Thu: A Fine Surprise, Kelsea Rae Little,

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the hit list Happy anniversary!

Anniversaries are hard to remember. I’m defi- turns a year old and will mark the milestone from nitely guilty of buying emergency Taco Bell after 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at Bottlecraft (2161 realizing I forgot a loved one’s birthday. Taco Bell India St. in Little Italy). SDMS is asking attendees is a good gift, right? Luckily Facebook is around to to create a mix with a sophomore-slump theme. remind you of important life events.

Make a mix of songs you love from a band’s second Facebook is also where I learned about some album and slap it on a CD, flash drive or Spotify David Brooks cool anniversary parties link. You’ll get a mix in recoming up. Like the 10-Year turn from another partygoer.

Anniversary Party of DJ My head is already spinning Claire’s happy hour, from 5 with ideas. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 22, I couldn’t find a third anat Whistle Stop Bar (2236 niversary event, so I instead Fern St. in South Park). Dispoint you to The Sugar Room, closure: DJ Claire is a good a pop-up boutique and party friend of mine. However, her happening from 7 to 11 p.m. skills on the 1’s and 2’s and Tuesday, June 25, at the Lafaykiller taste in music (soul, ette Hotel (2223 El Cajon Blvd. soul and more soul!) had me in North Park). Eighteen indie coming to her happy hour designers and brands will sell long before we became buds.

DJ Claire packs a soul-tastic punch. their wares while electronic Groove to some super jams, band Okapi Sun perform a live drink in hand, and then get down with a live per- set. There’ll also be art by nine local artists on view formance by Low Volts. DJ Mr. Mazee (aka Tim and DJ sounds from Adam Salter and Boys Don’t Mays, owner of The Casbah) will also take a turn Disco. Bring your wallet and your dancing shoes. on the tables. This’ll be a great shindig to get your —Alex Zaragoza Saturday night started right.

San Diego Mixtape Society is also celebrat- Write to alexz@sdcitybeat.com ing a birthday. The mixtape-making get-together and editor@sdcitybeat.com.

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Blue-Eyed Son. Fri: Go Yama, Mr. Ridley w/ Amanda Jane and Kaus, Winter Inter, Ca$, Dayfade, Olibata. Sat: The Howlin Brothers, Three Chord Justice, The Coyote Bandits. Sun: Psydecar. Tue: Blacktop Royalty, Queen Caveat, Amerikan Bear, Oh, Spirit.

Hard Rock Hotel, 207 Fifth Ave, Downtown. hardrockhotelsd.com. Sun: Steve Aoki.

Henry’s Pub, 618 Fifth Ave, Downtown. henryspub.com. Wed: Johnny Tarr. Thu: Fish and the Seaweeds. Fri: DJs Rev, Yodah. Sat: DJs E, Yodah. Tue: The Stilettos.

House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave, Downtown. houseofblues.com/sandiego. Thu: ‘Groove International’. Sat: Tribute to Pink Floyd, The Darrows. Mon: Modern Day Moonshine. Tue: Frequency, The Legacy Pack, The County Fair, Cleopatra Degher, Lauren Taylor.

Ivy @ Andaz, 600 F St, Downtown. ivyentertainmentsandiego.com. Thu: DJs Kurch, Decon and Till, Beefam. Fri: DJs Erick Till, Este, Angle, Tyler Ty, Matty Mac, Royale. Sat: DJs Craig Smoove, Este, Ted Kennedy.

Kava Lounge, 2812 Kettner Blvd, Midtown. kavalounge.com. Wed: Bassmechanic, Osal8, Mr. Ruxpen. Thu: Mainflow, Solicit, Blest Brando and Ric Scales, 3rd Infantry, B.L.E.S.S., A-Lowe, KTW. Fri: Sole, Moody Black. Sat: DJ Halo, The Cuban, Ivan G, Kevin Glover. Sun: Positive Company, Irieality, Dub Grammer, Burning Up, DJ Trey Day. Mon: Mantle Sound Core, Misk, Okapi Sun. Kensington Club, 4079 Adams Ave, Kensington. 619-284-2848. Sat: Kaskitt, Tori Roze, People’s History, BRDGS. Lestat’s Coffee House, 3343 Adams Ave, Normal Heights. lestats.com. Wed: Jesus A.D., The Great Okra. Thu: Bill and

Sandy, Chris Avetta, Ramekega. Fri: 22 Kings, The Anatomy of Frank, The Nostalgic People. Sat: Aaron and Jane, Ali Holder and Jacob Jaeger, Chad Taggart. Sun: Phavian, Platypus Egg. Mon: Open mic.

Martinis Above Fourth, 3940 Fourth Ave, Hillcrest. martinisabovefourth.com.

Thu: Karen Giorgio.

Mc P’s Irish Pub, 1107 Orange Ave, Coronado. mcpspub.com. Wed: Jackson and Jesus. Thu: Harmony Road. Fri: Pat Ellis and Blue Frog Band. Sat: Elevators. Sun: Joey Harris Band (4 p.m.); Bob Wade (8 p.m.).

Numbers, 3811 Park Blvd, Hillcrest. numberssd.com. Fri: DJs Sebastian La Madrid, Rubin. Sat: ‘Club Sabbat’.

Office, 3936 30th St, North Park. officebarinc.com. Wed: ‘Club 1979’ with Lucifer, Cult Vegas. Thu: DJs Ikah Love, Adam Salter, Kanye Asada. Fri: Mike Czech. Sat: DJs EdRoc, Kanye Asada. Sun: ‘Uptown Top Ranking’ w/ DJs Unite, Peril, Jester, Rashi, Dash Eye. Mon: ‘Dub Dynamite’ w/ DJs Rashi, Eddie Turbo.

Onyx Room / Thin, 852 Fifth Ave, Downtown. onyxroom.com. Thu: Nolan Rashawn, DJs Billeknight, Finesse. Fri: ‘Rumba Lounge’ w/ Muzik Junkies. Sat: ‘Bring the Noise’ w/ DJs Waistline, Engage, Rags, Ghost Ryder. Tue: Rodzilla.

Patricks II, 428 F St, Downtown. patricksii.com. Wed: Bill Magee Blues Band.

Thu: Len Rainey and His Midnight Players. Fri: Mystique Element of Soul. Sat: Family Style. Mon: WG and the G-Men. Tue: Walter’s Chicken Jam. Porter’s Pub, 9500 Gilman Dr., UCSD campus, La Jolla. porterspub.net. Fri:

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Clyde Carson. Sat: Rappin’ 4-Tay. Quality Social, 789 6th Ave, Downtown. qualitysocial.com. Thu: Dimitri From Paris, Gabe Vega, Third Twin. Fri: DJ Frankie M. Sat: DJ Junior the Discopunk. Sun: ‘The Deep End’.

Rich’s, 1051 University Ave, Hillcrest. richssandiego.com. Wed: DJ Taj (10 p.m.); ‘Mischief’ w/ Bianca. Fri: DJs dirty KURTY, Will Z. Sat: DJ John Joseph. Sun: DJ Johntastik, Kiki.

Riviera Supper Club, 7777 University Ave, La Mesa. rivierasupperclub.com. Wed: Kice Simko. Thu: Santee Sheiks. Fri: Sure Fire Soul Ensemble. Sat: Little Kings.

Seven Grand, 3054 University Ave, North Park. sevengrandbars.com/sd. Wed: Gilbert Castellanos jazz jam (9 p.m.); Artwork Jamal and the Acid Blues Band (10 p.m.).

Fri: John Reynolds Band. Sat: Sure Fire Soul Ensemble. Sun: Critical Brass. Mon: Robby Marshall Group. Tue: Lady Dottie and the Diamonds.

Shakedown Bar, 3048 Midway Drive, Point Loma. theshakedownsd.com. Sat: The Rocketz, Blood on the Saddle, Wreckin Katz.

Side Bar, 536 Market St, Downtown. sidebarsd.com. Wed & Sun: Kyle Flesch. Fri: DJ Kurch. Sat: Decon.

Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd, City Heights. sodabarmusic.com. Wed: Holy Grail, Anti-Mortem, Eukaryst. Thu: Bart Mendoza and True Stories, Scott Mathiasen, Static Halo, Adam Marsland. Fri: Deadly Birds, Neighbors to the North, Tiny Frank. Sat: New Mexico, Red Pony Clock, Supermodel Razor Blades. Sun: Hooded Fang, Real Things Are Good, Love Letters. Mon: Whitey Morgan and the 78’s, El Monte Slim, Musikanto. Tue: Orange Anima, Fine, Fighting With Irons.

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SOMA, 3350 Sports Arena Blvd, Midway. somasandiego.com. Sat: Oh Guardian, Before I Die, Lion I Am, Immoral, Within Ourselves.

Spin, 2028 Hancock St, Midtown. spinnightclub.com. Fri: Mystikal, DJs D-Rock, Grove Boy, Black Magiq.

Stage Bar & Grill, 762 Fifth Ave, Downtown. stagesaloon.com. Wed: Mark Fisher, Gaslamp Guitars (7 p.m.); BL3NDR (10 p.m.). Thu: Van Roth. Fri: Cast No Shadows (6:30 p.m.); Miles Ahead (8 p.m.); Disco Pimps (10:30 p.m.). Sat: Fingerbang (9 p.m.); DJ Miss Dust (10:30 p.m.).

The Void, 3519 El Cajon Blvd, North Park. thevoidsd.com. Wed: Aragos Wheel, Tron, VII. Fri: Esekra, Neustache, The Mice, Clepto, Sculpins. Sat: Bestial Mouths, Aimon, Sunwheel. Mon: Dudes, Celofan, Voice Actor. Tue: EZLV, Verness, A Magic Whistle.

Tiki House, 1152 Garnet Ave, Pacific Beach. tikipb.com. Wed: PK Barto Machine. Fri: Full Circle Band. Sat: Return of the Nards. Sun: Open mic. Tue: Sweet Dreams.

Til-Two Club, 4746 El Cajon Blvd, City Heights. tiltwoclub.com. Wed: A Brief History of Rhyme. Thu: Skarp, Nomads, Blood Stained Reality, Nerve Control, D.E.A., Spreading Evictions. Fri: Taboo, DJs Miki Vale, Naomisoulfy. Sat: Jay Rosso. Sun: Peach Kelli Pop, Colleen Green, Susan, DJ Bad Andy.

Tin Can Ale House, 1863 Fifth Ave, Bankers Hill. thetincan1.wordpress.com. Wed: Flashes of Quincy, Jon Runion, Nick Leng.

Thu: Steel Toed Slippers, Posole, Restoration One. Fri: Leanna May and the Matadors, John Courage and the Great Plains, Uniform Victor. Sat: Blood Dancer, Phavian, Oneirogen. Mon: The Tin Can Country Club w/ Matthew Strachota. Tue: Room E,

Mantle Sound Core, Collision Creation.

Tio Leo’s, 5302 Napa St, Bay Park. tioleos.com. Wed: Bayou Brothers. Thu: Chet and the Committee. Fri: Chilo y La Mision. Sat: Full Strength Funk Band.

Tower Bar, 4757 University Ave, City Heights. thetowerbar.com. Wed: DJ Mikey Ratt. Thu: The Rotties, The Shrills, North Beach. Fri: Execution, Invocation War, Desplator, Pazuzu, Memory. Sat: Harvey Lee and the Detroit Ruins (4 p.m.); Violation, Decent Criminal, Bloodstained Reality, Neverland Ranch Hands (9 p.m.). Sun: Male Bondage (5 p.m.); Joy, Buffalo Tooth, Wild Honey (9 p.m.). Mon: Pyroklast, Relentless Approach, Art of War. Turquoise, 873 Turquoise St, Pacific Beach. theturquoise.com/wordpress. Wed: Tomcat Courtney. Thu: Pan Am. Fri: Tomcat Courtney (5 p.m.); Afro Jazziacs (9 p.m.).

Sat: Tomcat Courtney (5 p.m.); Peligroso Caramelo (9 p.m.). Sun: Sounds Like Four (4 p.m.); Middle Earth (8 p.m.). Mon: Pan Am. Tue: Afro Jazziacs.

U-31, 3112 University Ave, North Park. u31bar.com. Sat: DJs Dirty Kurty, BellaB. Voyeur, 755 Fifth Ave, Downtown. voyeursd.com. Thu: ETC! ETC!. Sat: DJ Green Lantern.

Whistle Stop, 2236 Fern St, South Park. whistlestopbar.com. Wed: ‘Astrojump’ w/ Kill Quanti. Fri: ‘F#ckin’ in the Bushes’ w/ DJ Rob. Sat: DJ Claire (5 p.m.); ‘Booty Bassment’ w/ DJs Dimitri, Rob. Winstons, 1921 Bacon St, Ocean Beach. winstonsob.com. Wed: ‘Club Kingston’ w/ Sunny Rude, KNG MKR. Thu: ‘Stocks and Blondes Burlesque Show’ w/ The Lady Luck Revue. Fri: ‘Bass Quake’ w/ Thrill Murray, DJ Cool Breeze, OSAL8. Sat: Brothers Gow. Mon: Electric Waste Band.

Tue: The Brian Jordan Band.

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Ink Well Xwords by Ben Tausig

Across 1. Drug sold as Marinol 4. Overconfident sexists wearing sunglasses indoors, for short 9. Gives resources to 14. Norse underworld queen 15. Copy, for short 16. God, to Mike Tyson 17. Fury 18. Mary-Kate or Ashley, or their actress sister Elizabeth 19. Australian herbivore 20. See the circled words 23. Nightclub or bar mitzvah feature 24. The U.N. might send it 25. California’s Santa ___ Valley 26. Peachy 29. Voice of Chalmers and Nahasapeemapetilon 34. Star turn?

36. Get used (to) 37. See the circled words 42. It often gets pumped in stores 43. Certain “First World problem” 44. Frisky, as Frisky 46. Classic Gibson guitars 47. SoCal force with less than fabulous racial relations 51. Koothrappali on “The Big Bang Theory” 53. Navy recruit’s response 55. See the circled words 61. Mission to remember?

62. Nineteenth-century gay icon 63. “My life ___ mess ...”

64. Kept the AC running while waiting, say 65. Studio supporter

Last week’s answers

66. Kind of card in phones 67. Has a bias 68. Edward whose name is associated with insurance 69. Bearded ___ (small bird)

Down 1. How the fact that “The Internship” is just an ad for Google is veiled 2. Horse, on the street 3. Split in two 4. Edwin in Dickens’s final novel 5. Archaic lab experiment containers 6. Lhasa ___ (bearded dog) 7. Dr. House’s first name 8. ___ Blade (token female character in Mortal Kombat) 9. Lasagna cousin 10. Venerable topical treatment 11. Dressed 12. Healthy smoothie ingredient 13. Roe source 21. Candy dispensed in a “Seinfeld” episode 22. Long on “The Cleveland Show” 27. Instrument in some baroque pop tunes 28. They get fired up at breweries 30. Whatever 31. Feel pangs of regret over 32. Nest egg letters 33. Irish carrier word 34. High-profile film nominations, as it were 35. Zero-G drink 37. “What else do you want to tell me about your sex life? Geez ...”

38. Attila, e.g.

39. Stuff at the end of a cigarette 40. Fasten, in a way 41. “L.A. Law” costar 45. Put a face to a name?

47. ___ Paul (classic Gibson model) 48. Pass that leads to points 49. Pope who wrote obscene plays before becoming pope 50. Pictured in bed?

52. Rock on a ring 54. Financial return 55. Polish site 56. Ye ___ shoppe 57. Carmelo Anthony’s wife 58. Sign of things to come 59. Tehrani coin 60. “Oh, and another thing ...”

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54 · San Diego CityBeat · June 19, 2013

55 · San Diego CityBeat · June 19, 2013