San Diego Loses an Important Figure in the Visual Arts

[Obituary] RIP Dennis Paul Batt (1952-2012) Tweet Reported by Katherine Sweetman Selections from Dennis Paul Batt personal website: Dennis was a Past-President of the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild and a former trustee of the San Diego Museum of Art (2000-2002). As Guild President he developed the first democratically juried art exhibition for the organization at the Boehm […]

Formed Opinions: Men in Skirts

When is a kilt just a skirt? Formed Opinions: Men in Skirts By Bridgett Rex Tweet skirt /skəːt/ 1. A woman’s garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs. Although we Americans like to consider ourselves fashionably progressive, with our opinions printed on t-shirts and gimmicky nail-stickers that boast our political party, only a handful of men […]

Kearny Mesa Lunar New Year Festival, Jan 27-29 (San Diego)

Happy Chinese New Year Tweet By Katherine Sweetman From the website: The Kearny Mesa Lunar New Year Festival 2012 @ SEARS is a 3-day cultural and charitable community event whose mission is to promote the Asian cultural heritage during an important traditional holiday. The Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian communities, particularly those whose countries and territories have […]

The power of the cosmos

Solar Flares and you Tweet By Reviewer Rob There was a solar flare episode around Halloween in October of 2003 and it coincided with a major brushfire that burned hundreds of homes in San Diego. For days the cloudless skies were filled with brown-orange smoke which acted like a filter against the sun and you could see clearly the two […]