August 6, 1999
by Berenice Cisneros
SWC Summer Musical
Southwestern College presents a nostalgic summer musical with the premiere performance of "Downtown" at Mayan Hall, August 6-7. Do you remember the 1960's and the musical invasion from England? This multigenerational, cross-cultural British comedy revue spins a spiraling time warp tale of riveting rock legends like Petula Clark, Manfred Mann, the Foundation of the Troggs. Splicing Carnaby Street with London fashion mishaps, this tour de force evokes a lively trip to a check era and that one cool, spontaneous Ruby Tuesday, when cultural revolution was only a Do wah Ditty away. "Downtown" plays at Southwestern's Mayan Hall. General admission is $10, students and seniors are $7. For ticket information call the box office at 482-6367. For more information call William Virchis at 421-6700 x5346.
Master Teacher Series 99
City Ballet will host its annual Master Teacher Series at the Pacific Beach studios during August by bringing to San Diego nationally respected dance artists to conduct ballet classes for local dance enthusiasts. On Saturday, August 7 at 2 p.m., dancers can experience the rare opportunity to study with one of America's most popular ballerinas when Gelsey Kirkland offers her insightful two hour class. David Howard is New York City's favorite ballet teacher and known as the Teacher of the Stars, will present two master classes on Saturday, August 14 with a ballet technique class at 1 p.m., and a pointe class at 3 p.m. Fernando Bujones is also hailed as the greatest American male dancer and will conduct his class on Saturday, August 21 at 2 p.m.
Classes are open to intermediate and advanced ballet dancers at least 11 years of age. Cost is $25 per class or both of Mr. Howard's classes for $40.00. For further information, call City Ballet at (858) 274-6058 or visit City Ballet's website at www.cityballet.org.
Maná Hits San Diego
Following the June 22nd release of their long-awaited "MTV Unplugged" album, Latin Rock Grammy-winners Maná will join friend/Latin Music icon Carlos Santana for a co-headline tour of stadiums, large out-door amphitheaters and arenas. The tour is an outgrowth of a friendship struck between the performers when Carlos Santana invited Maná vocalist Fher to co-write some songs together. As a result of this partnership, Maná will appear on the up-coming Santana album and the two Superstar acts will join forces on U.S. concert stages. Their concert is scheduled for August 7 & 8 at the Coors Amphitheater. For more information, contact John Reilly or Luz Maria Castellanos at 718-522-7171.
Summer Activities at Museum of Man
The San Diego Museum of Man is now offering children's camps on weekdays and week-ends, among them "Bone Detective," the "Wonders of Mummies," "Magical Musical Instruments," "Mysteries of Masks" and "Heritage in Clay." Offered through Friday, August 13, classes are for children in first to sixth grade and their families. Classes are one week long, and held from 9 a.m. to noon or from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For a complete catalog of classes and further information, please call the Museum's Education Department at 239-2001.
Visual Artist-in-Residence
SummerFest La Jolla `99, the annual three-week chamber music festival "by the sea," announces abstract painter Caio Fonseca as Visual Artists-in-Residence. An exhibition of more than 30 paintings is now open at the University Art Gallery, located on the campus of UCSD, and will be on view through August 28. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
Man of La Mancha
One of the best known stars of our era, Robert Goulet will reprise the role of Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha for a limited engagement appearing in four California venues — California Center for the Arts, Escondido, Tuesday, August 3 - Sunday, August 8; San Jose Performing Arts Center, Tuesday, August 10- Sunday, August 15; and The Alex Theatre in Glendale, Tuesday, August 17- Sunday, August 22. For ticket information, please contact the California Center for the Arts at 220-8497; San Jose Performing Arts Center at 408-998-2277; Alex Theatre in Glendale at 800-233-3123.
`99 Family Concerts
SummerFest La Jolla `99's Family Concerts offer children a FUN, FREE, exciting opportunity to explore classical music with world class musicians. On Saturday, August 7 and 14 from 2-3 p.m. SummerFest presents its Family Concerts with SummerFest Composer-in-Residence, Bruce Adolphe, in Sherwood Auditorium at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego. Both one hour concerts will feature music like Food Pieces and Gut Feeling for 4 violins, crafted specially for young audiences. While concerts are free for anyone under 18, seating is limited and reservation is required in advance. Adult ticket prices for the Family Concerts are only $15. For more information, or to receive a free brochure, call 459-3728.
Malcolm X
The West Coast premiere of Malcolm X, a one-man play by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson, will be presented by Southeastern Community Theatre August 12-15 at the Educational Cultural Complex, located at 4343 Ocean View Blvd. Curtain time is 8 p.m. August 12-14 and 3 p.m. August 15. Malcolm X offers an inside look at stages in the life of Malcolm X, exploring his many faces as political philosopher, religious leader, dynamic spokesman, husband, father and martyr. Tickets may be purchased by calling 277-6090 or 479-0049.
Largest Popular Arts Convention
Once again, Hollywood will converge on the largest popular arts convention in the world. The 30th Comic-Con International will take place August 12 - 15, filling the entire San Diego Convention Center. Making a special appearance at this year's event is Heather Donahue from the wildly popular psychological horror film "Blair Witch Project," as well as director John Landis, and the entire cast of "Futurama."
In addition to comic books, Comic-Con represents many related popular art forms including science fiction and fantasy literature, art, film and television, comic strips, costuming, games, interactive multimedia and Japanese animation. For attending information, please call 544-9555, or visit our web site: http://www.comic-con.org.
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