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Photos: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Illumination Gala
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute celebrated 50 years of groundbreaking research and scientific discovery at its Illumination Gala on October 3. The elegant evening at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar included dinner, dancing, impactful speakers, and live entertainment. Support from the gala will help Sanford Burnham Prebys to continue to pursue life-changing biomedical advances. See photos from the event below.
Times of San Diego
From the Tourmaliners to the Creepy Creeps — This week in live music
Surf’s up at Tio Leo’s on Oct. 30 when The Tourmaliners celebrate the release of their latest album, “El Gato.” Featuring guitarist Deven Berryhill, son of legendary guitarist Bob Berryhill, best known as a member of The Surfaris and the immortal surf tune, “Wipeout!”, it’s clear the apple hasn’t fallen far from the tree. As heard on songs such as “Creeky Door” and “Phantom Break,” The Tourmaliners new record is a terrific blast of 1960s-inspired instrumental rock ‘n’ roll that makes for an excellent party soundtrack. The band will perform “El Gato” in its entirety at this show, mixing in some fun vintage covers such as “New Orleans” and “California Sun.” Anyone who appreciates the likes of The Ventures or Dick Dale will love The Tourmaliners. Opening the show will be acclaimed 1960s-inspired country singer Kimmi Bitter.
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Morongo Charity Golf Tournament Raises $160K
BEAUMONT, CA – The 30th Annual Morongo Charity Golf Tournament raised $160,000 for organizations supporting local youth, Native American families and veterans during the two-day event at Morongo Golf Club at Tukwet Canyon. Held Oct. 19–20, the tournament generated $100,000 for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the San...
KTLA
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Silent-film legend Harold Lloyd’s San Diego beginnings revisited at Coronado Film Festival
Long before Harold Lloyd became one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, he was a teenager in San Diego selling candy at theaters, working backstage and learning the craft that would eventually make him a silent-film legend. More than a century later, the Coronado Island Film Festival will revisit those early...
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San Diego's Día de los Muertos Bash Returns With Mariachi, Symphony, Free Entry
Sherman Heights Community Center — Referenced Celebration Location. San Diego County Supervisor Paloma Aguirre is hosting the county's Día de los Muertos celebration this Saturday, bringing mariachi, Danza Azteca and a community ofrenda to the waterfront courtyard outside the County Administration Center. The free, all-ages event is titled Recordando los Sonidos del Pasado, and it honors the idea that music can bring loved ones, memories and stories back to life.
Porterville Recorder
Gary Heffern, San Diego punk-rock pioneer with outsized influence, has died at 72 in his native Finland
SAN DIEGO — Gary Heffern, who died last weekend at the age of 72 in his native Finland, had an outsized international impact as the lead singer and lyricist of the pioneering San Diego punk-rock band the Penetrators from 1978 to 1984. The many musicians who were inspired by...
Coast News
Escondido drummer inducted into local hall of fame
ESCONDIDO — Singer and drummer Larry Grano’s 55-year love affair with music began at age 5 with an impromptu session at his father’s Elks Lodge. When his father needed a bathroom break, he turned to young Larry, whom he’d seen rocking out to the previous song.
SFGate
BaytoBayNews.com
Holocaust-Era Torah Fragment at Center of International Outcry to Be Preserved by San Diego's Remember Us The Holocaust
Holocaust remembrance organization arranges preservation of sacred parchment and enlists former Dead Sea Scrolls curator Adolfo Roitman to advise on its care and exhibitionSAN DIEGO, CA / ACCESS
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Paint with Wool: Punch Needle Rug Hooking with Christie Beniston
Learn the basics or explore some of the finer points of punch needle rug hooking with artist Christie Beniston. Christie Beniston has been a public artist for over 35 years with commissions including Rady Children’s Hospital and the San Diego Airport. Always a student of design and craft, Christie was formally certified as an Oxford Punch Needle Instructor in 2018 by Amy Oxford, a renowned rug hooker and founder of the Oxford Rug Hooking School in Vermont.
Coast News
Birch Aquarium opens axolotl exhibit
LA JOLLA — Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego opens its newest exhibit today, “The Axolotl’s Garden/El Jardín del Ajolote,” featuring the Mexican salamander. The exhibit, which kicks off Oct. 23, introduces guests to the world of the endangered axolotl...
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French Cello-Piano Duo Marks 30 Years Together With San Diego Debut Friday
Jean-Guihen Queyras and Alexandre Tharaud have been playing cello and piano together for three decades, but Friday marks the first time San Diego audiences get to hear it in person. The duo performs at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at Baker-Baum Concert Hall in La Jolla, and the event is listed at 7600 Fay Ave., with the show running until about 9:30 p.m.