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s we worked tirelessly to put together our first Arts Issue, we realized that to truly cover the arts in our community there's so much more happening than we could fit in one month. The good news is there's more to come! We hope you enjoy our look into the various forms of art that make our community so vibrant and come alive! Art comes in so many forms - music, painting, sculpture, photography, design and performance art. This month, we take a look at everything from a celebration of new exhibits in town, the art of investing, the art of "repurposing", the art of Giving Back, to a look at artists that have touched our town, both past and present. Our feature story is a unique look at the arts in a community torn between a sports soap opera and saving the real opera…sound familiar?

As I look over all the great stories we share with you, I'm seeing my two lovely children draw and create and discover the world of possibilities that their imagination dreams up.

Imagine that - a world with limitless possibilities! That, to our family and me, is truly what the arts means. The imagination of what is possible leads to new experiences - new ideas - new forms of expression. We hope you enjoy our small part in showing you what is being created right here in our community!

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Around Town

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City Scene

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Good Times

Swell Coffee's First Art Crawl

Swell Coffee Co. Del Mar hosted their first Coffee and Art Crawl at their newest cafe in the Flowerhill Promenade.

The event featured student speakers from The Academy of Public Speaking. A couple of their single origin coffees and their new menu item, Fancy Toast, were highlighted. Photography provided. SwellCoffeeCo.com

Herbert B. Turner Gallery 2016 Season

Herbert B. Turner Gallery at South Fair opened its 2016 season with an art exhibit featuring the G7 Artists - Malsu Lee, Gabrielle Benot (featured in our Artist’s Palette this month), Bob Coletti, Michael Orenich, Mark Sherman, Terry Scott Allen, Rosemary Valente and Pamela Fox Linton. PHOTOGRAPHY WILL REID. HBTGallery.com

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AROUND TOWN

DISCOVER THE TWIST AT SLEEP BEDDER ART COLLECTIVE

Garner are the co-chairs of the gala, which will feature a cocktail reception, dinner, auction and a special musical performance.

Proceeds from the event will benefit patient care and research at UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, including helping to launch a new Cancer Immunotherapy Program. SparkGala.org

MAKE A BEELINE FOR BEESALT BALCONY Just upstairs from local favorite Prepkitchen, Beesalt Balcony is a new chef-driven restaurant in Del Mar with a “peek-a-boo” view of the ocean. The menu features Mediterranean flavors with a focus on Greek, Italian, seafood and locally grown farm-to-table produce. Our

Sleep Bedder calls itself an old-fashioned mattress shop with a

favorite is the Beesalt Salad! Wine and bottled beer will be sold and

twist. Walk inside and you feel instantly at home in a communi-

will feature locally produced brands along with award winning global

ty-minded space that supports more than 77 local artists in a vari-

wines. The décor is a lovely relaxed seaside chic. Enjoy the ocean

ety of forms, and growing daily. Sleep Bedder hosts many events

views from their large covered second floor balcony. Open for lunch

including community acupuncture (4/13), poetry reading (4/9),

and dinner Tuesday through Friday, open all day weekends from 11.30

weekly yoga sessions, a chess workshop and a crystal healing

a.m. BeesaltBalcony.com

workshop (4/23). SleepBedderNorthPark.com

DEL MAR CITY COUNCIL BANS PLASTIC BAGS The Del Mar City Council voted unanimously to ban single-use plastic carryout bags. Several county cities, such as Encinitas and Solana Beach, have already implemented similar plastic bag bans.

The reasoning behind the ban centers on the environmental impact of plastic bags, according to the city’s Sustainability Committee.

However, the proposed ban would not be applicable to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The city of Del Mar will undergo a six-month phased implementation for retail establishments and a one-year phased implementation for restaurants and the Del Mar Farmers Market.

Phase 1, for retail spaces, will go into effect on October 6, 2016. For

SDPAL's Guards at the Taj. Photo credit: Jim Carmody

SDPAL HIGHLIGHTS PERFORMING ARTS COMMUNITY An exciting new program of the San Diego Performing Arts League

restaurants and farmers markets, the ban will go into effect April 6, 2017. DelMar.ca.us

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES 2016-2017 SEASON

(SDPAL), the mission of San Diego Theatre Week is to highlight the

First up is A Page-to-Stage Workshop Production - Class is in

variety and enhance the awareness of San Diego's diverse perform-

session with John Leguizamo’s new one-man show, Latin History for

ing arts community. Participating performing arts groups offered a

Dummies. John delivers rapid-fire

variety of special promotions including ticket discounts, offers for

laughs in his biting and comic take

concessions, cast talkbacks and more during the week of February

on 500 years of Latin History span-

22-28. SanDiegoTheatreWeek.com

ning the Aztec and Incan Empires

SPARK A PASSION TO IGNITE INNOVATION AT UCSD

to World War II. Tackling the contributions of Latin people left out of the history books, John is the

The 35th Annual SPARK Gala at the UC San Diego Moores

most uproariously real teacher ever.

Cancer Center will be held Saturday, April 16 at the Grand Del Mar.

Returning to the Playhouse with

The event serves to unite San Diego community members, physi-

this new workshop, John shares

cians and cancer survivors in an evening to “ignite the fight against

his hilarious and satirical version of

cancer” through celebrating the incredible advances made against

an often-overlooked part of history.

the disease and continuing to support the funding of future cancer

April 5-17 at the Mandell Weiss

research. All interested are encouraged to attend. Wanda and Cam

Theatre. LaJollaPlayhouse.org

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John Leguizamo in Latin History for Dummies. Photo credit: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

WINE AND WEARS AT THE WESTGATE HOTEL Join the San Diego Symphony on Wednesday, April 6 for a fun night of luxury to support the San Diego Symphony Orchestra’s Family Festival “Best & Brightest” side-by-side concert and other artistic, music education and community engagement programs. The evening features live music, wine, signature cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, VIP lounge as well as a silent auction on designer fashions and accessories, 90+ point wines and experiences. Event Co-Chairs are Joyce Glazer, Linda Karimi and Lori Walton. VIP tickets are $300 and general admission is $150. SanDiegoSymphony.org

QUINT GALLERY HOSTS TARA DONOVAN’S SLINKYS Quint Gallery presented a solo exhibition of new works by NewYork-based artist Tara Donovan who is known for using accumulations of everyday objects in her sculptures and installations. In her newest series, Donovan uses Slinkys, the helical spring toy invented in the early 1940s. The familiar spring toy is disassembled, reassembled and manipulated into freestanding and wall-mounted sculptures.

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Quint Gallery presents Tara Donovan. Photo credit: Philipp Scholz Rittermann

LA JOLLA SYMPHONY AND CHORUS PRESENTS David Chase conducts the 100-voice La Jolla Symphony Chorus and soloists in two performances of a program of large-scale sacred works for a cappella chorus and works for chorus with organ accompaniment (organist Jared Jacobson). The repertoire spans several centuries and a variety of choral styles, including rarely performed works and a performance of Alice Parker’s An American Kedushah in celebration of the legendary composer’s 90th birthday year, featuring mezzo-soprano Rebecca Ramirez and tenor Myles Mayfield. Guest conductor Rodrigo Ruiz conducts the La Jolla Symphony orchestra in Shostakovich’s saucy Symphony No. 9 and Tchaikovsky’s fiery Symphony No. 4 -- one of the most popular symphonies of all time! In between, violist Andrea Fortier, 2014 Young Artists Winner, performs Bela Bartok’s valedictory Viola Concerto in her debut appearance with the orchestra. LaJollaSymphony.com April 2016 | Del Mar Lifestyle

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Artist’s Palette

Gabrielle Benot

Creating Unique Masterpieces: ARTICLE ANN E. BUTENAS | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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f painting is a language in and of itself, San Diego-based artist Gabrielle Benot is exceedingly fluent in her craft. Even the words she uses to talk about her passion seem to flow effortlessly, punctuated by a soft European accent and highlighted by the desire to create her own unique masterpieces while simultaneously coloring outside traditional lines of time and space. When she paints, Benot immerses herself into a meditative state, putting herself into a trance in which she seems to both simultaneously lose herself and find herself, and that is what she hopes viewers of her works will experience.

“I love working with color and being intoxicated in a soulful way when I paint,” she says. Born in Latvia and raised in Denmark, Gabrielle was introduced to the world of painting at a young age. “My grandpa taught me to paint. He specialized in painting landscapes and generally painted with oils.” After observing her grandfather, Benot, a graduate of the Royal Fashion Academy in Copenhagen, started sketching and painting at a very young age and as her love of the craft grew, so did her talent. She refers to her style as semi abstract tempered with an expressionistic style.

“I can get inspired by anything,” she explains. “I like to paint on the floor using a very large canvas and I put visuals all around me, such as books, magazines and personal photos, and I take a little bit of everything and incorporate all of that into my work.” Benot gradually developed her unique style over the past several years, drawing upon the influences of artists such as Jean Paul Riopelle, Gustav Klimt and Joan Mitchell, eventually assuming her own abstract signature style by simply allowing herself to let go.

“My greatest inspiration is Klimt, as so many of his paintings are not finished,” she comments. “But I can see the history behind each painting.

When I am painting, I am not aware of the final result of what I am doing.

It’s a free flow. I have an initial idea, but the result can be very unpredictable.”

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and experimenting. She favors bold, large and intense brush strokes, capturing the spirit of the painting in texture. Of course, it is imperative that music always accompanies her discipline. Her artistic prowess results in paintings that are powerful and speak to the viewer, incorporating energy and movement, almost as if her paintings are capturing the performance she exhibits while in the very process of creating each piece.

“I always paint to a musical background, as it allows me to escape into my creative zone,” she says. And that creative zone requires a seemingly simple set of tools that ultimately create a magnificent treasure. “I used mixed medium acrylic, oil and oil sticks as well as dry brushes and palette knives. I will also sometimes paint with my fingers using rubber gloves.” When she paints, she likes to cut way beneath the surface, taking a shape from a book or something from a magazine, and also draws upon her keen interest in science and technology, harmonizing analytical thought with idealistic daydreams. “I am a deep thinker and enjoy conversations that require me to dig deep,” she explains.

Although she has exhibited her work in Europe and the United States, she classifies her efforts as part-time. “This is more of a hobby for me now,” she says. “I work with a private equity firm during the day and do my painting on the side.” However, her paintings are drawing full-time attention. Even though she has only been in the U.S. for less than eight years, she is developing an impressive following. She has showcased her pieces at the Del Mar Art Center (DMAC) and is frequently commissioned by individuals the world over, including Russia, Denmark, Norway, Texas and California. In addition to her artwork, Benot continues to roll up her creative sleeves and is currently working on a clothing design project called Femage - a unisex line of clothing that is based on black and white photography.

GabrielleBenot.com

“Real Talk San Diego...

Your New Business Matchmaker”

Real Talk San Diego Airing weekdays on ESPN 1700AM, Real Talk San Diego is designed to give a voice to local entrepreneurs and business professionals who positively impact communities throughout our region. The various radio shows encompass 16 hours of local programming hosted by various leaders across a number of industries.

Although the original intent of the show was to educate the listening audience about local business resources, it has evolved into something more. “We discovered that ourhosts, cohosts and guests were forming professional relationships with one another,” said Executive Producer Brett Ward. “It’s like Real Talk has become a businessmatchmaking service.”

Perhaps the best example of this is Solana Beach resident Ryan White, Realtor with the Guiltinan Group, and his cohost Karen Kaseno, Forensic Accountant and founder of The Kaseno CPA Firm. “When I was introduced to Karen and found out what she did fora living, I asked to interview her on my show,” said White. “She provides an amazing service to people in need and I wanted others to know about it.”

“Our experience on the show together presented us with opportunities to promote andsupport each other’s businesses,” continued White. “She and I have been able to refer a ton of business back and forth, and Real Talk has allowed us to quickly expand intointo each other’s professional networks.”

After several guest appearances, White asked Kaseno if she’d like to cohost his show. “It was a nobrainer for me,” says Kaseno “He’s a super smart guy. He pays attention to details more than others in his profession. I know my clients are in good hands when I send them to Ryan.”

White has been in real estate for 14 years and manages over 100 vacation rentals in the San Diego area, so it’s safe to call him an “expert.” Although he buys and sells properties all over the county, White’s “home turf” is really Solana Beach and Del Mar. “I prefer to focus on my backyard because it’s what I know best, and that knowledge is transferred to my clients and business partners like Karen.”

Kaseno has been a forensic accountant for more than two decades and is widely respected in her profession. “I always thought radio was just about appealing to the listeners.

I never considered the networking and business building aspects of cohosting a radio show.

It’s given me the opportunity to build a group of elite contacts,” said Kaseno.

Real Talk San Diego gives a genuine voice to local business leaders who might not otherwise have an opportunity to showcase their business and tell their story.

If you know a local entrepreneur or business leader whose story should be featured, visit ReaTalkSanDiego.com/guests and complete the interest form.

City Scene

EARTH DAY Activities For All ARTICLE ALLY BACAJ PHOTOGRAPHY OCEANSIDE EARTH FESTIVAL

EARTH DAY PADDLE OUT

Luxury hotel and spa L’Auberge Del Mar is holding its fourth annual Earth Day Paddle Out to raise awareness of ocean conservation - a cause near and dear to the hearts of many San Diegans. We all want to keep the Pacific blue and beautiful, and to preserve the many delicate ecosystems that depend upon it. Bring a surf board, boogie board or paddleboard (or arrange to rent one on site) and paddle out into the surf. This event is open to guests of the hotel and locals alike, and will include an ocean dedication, surf session and a light reception. LaubergeDelMar.com

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arth Day, celebrated April 22, is devoted to environmental awareness, and giving a little extra love to the flora and fauna around us. A time to celebrate the planet we live on, and to learn about how we can work together to protect and restore it. But passion for our planet just can’t be confined to a single day so celebrations and events take place all month long. Take your family and friends out to celebrate Earth Month with these fun events and activities around Del Mar and beyond!

DEL MAR FOUNDATION BEACH CLEAN UP

TAKE A HIKE

Celebrate the Earth by going out in nature and exploring the beauty around you. Hiking is a fun way to explore the great outdoors and get a little exercise along the way. Whether you are an advanced hiker or a couch potato, there’s a perfect trail out there for you! Try one of the trails with stunning ocean views at Torrey Pines State Reserve, Crest Canyon Park and San Dieguito Lagoon, or you can check out other popular spots a little further afield like Mount Woodsen, Black Mountain and Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve.

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Keep your local beaches beautiful by participating in a beach cleanup! The Del Mar Foundation will co-host its annual Earth Day Beach Clean-Up with the Rotary Club and L’Auberge Del Mar. The event will kick off with a guest speaker from Nature and Culture International, and light refreshments before handing out tongs, bags and gloves and getting down to work. The Del Mar Foundation’s Earth Day Beach Clean-Up will be held Sunday, April 24 from 1 p.m.- 3 p.m. at the Powerhouse Community Center. If you’re busy that Sunday, there are plenty of other opportunities to beautify our local beaches during Earth Month and all year-round.

San Diego Coastkeeper and I Love a Clean San Diego will hold several cleanup days.

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SAN DIEGO EARTH FAIR

OCEANSIDE EARTH FESTIVAL

The largest Earth Day event in San Diego, the Earth Fair brings more than 60,000 people to Balboa Park for a celebration of the Earth and environmentalism. You'll find exhibits from wilderness conservation groups and environmental organizations, providing information about the incredible work they do in service of our planet. There will also be booths featuring companies with innovative sustainable products and solutions to today’s environmental issues. You can listen to bands play on four stages while checking out alternative energy cars, sampling healthy foods, and learning how to incorporate sustainability into your everyday life. Don’t miss the eARTh Gallery, featuring art made from recycled and sustainable materials, and kids will love the Children’s Activity Zone! EarthFair is free and open to the public, and will be held at Balboa Park on Sunday, April 17 from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

The largest Earth Month event in North County! This festival Eclectic includes a vintage market that mediter ranean Breakfast & Lunch Happy Hour Dinner Local Craft Beer cuisine showcases art, unique products with a n Live Music Thursdays & Fridays Networking Nights ocean v made from upcycled materials, iew Weekend Champagne Brunch Corporate Catering Special Events Venue vintage clothing and other handNew Dinner Menu l New drinks l Live Music Thursdays & Fridays Ecl ectic made goods from local artisans. mediter 2880 Torrey Pines Scenic Drive 858.534.9624 bellavistacaffe.com ranean 2nd floor of the SanfordCraft Consortium l Ample Parking Kids will have a blast at the Breakfast & Lunch Happy Housed Houron theDinner Local Beer cuisine with a n Live Music Thursdays & Fridays Networking Nights Kid-Eco Zone, and you can learn ocean v iew Weekend Champagne Brunch Corporate Catering Special Events Venue about alternative energy and how to run a sustainable household in New Dinner Menu l New drinks l Live Music Thursdays & Fridays the Home Improvement Zone.

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Financial Buzz

Is there an ‘Art’

to Stock Market Investing?

ARTICLE HARVEY NEIMAN | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

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nvesting in stocks is not a science. It’s very subjective. But does that make it an ‘art’?

A key question I pose in my book, Customize Wall Street, for buyers of stocks to ask themselves, is: “Am I an investor, or am I a speculator?”

No matter how you respond to the question, the process of selecting stocks and mutual funds is subjective. You can treat it like running a business, or you can treat it like going to a casino.

This applies to individuals like us as well as experienced institutional portfolio managers. As with music, painting, and writing, anything that is primarily subjective can be viewed as ‘art’. Even stock investing can indeed be a thing of beauty, especially ‘in the eyes of the beholder’. You, as an investor, will know whether you’re happy with your stock selections or not. If you are, then it’s a work of art for you.

An important part of stock investing is to not judge the ‘beauty’ of your investments by the ups and downs of the stock market. You don’t judge the beauty of your art collection or your favorite music by weather conditions outdoors. Although we never enjoy it, when the stock market drags down the prices of our stocks, it doesn’t mean our investment decisions were not sound. Stated in another way, it’s important to know what we can or cannot control with stock investing. We cannot control the state of the economy or prices of stocks. What we can control is which stocks we choose, the amount of information we gather, the dollar amounts we invest, and how

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long we keep any particular stock in our portfolio.

We can also control how we treat distractions.

Unique in the world of stocks (and commodities) is the bombardment of continuous price quotations all day long. I strongly recommend that you treat this phenomenon as a distraction to be ignored as much as possible. Price quotes are valuable when you are making buying and selling decisions. They are unnecessary every minute of every day. We do not encounter such frequent price quotations in any other facet of our lives. Our homes, our paintings, our jewelry, even our family businesses are not appraised minute by minute. Ignoring price quotations, except when needed, might help greatly in reducing the stress of our stock investing.

In summary, many variables are the same in creating music or painting, as in stock investing. Be disciplined, be consistent, and have confidence in your own judgement. This is true even when running your business or household. This should likewise be true when saving and investing for your retirement, or any other financial goal.

I discuss these and other ideas in my book, all designed to reduce the stress of saving and investing, when making investments offered by Wall Street.

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Great Scott:

Frederica von Stade stars as Mrs. Winnie Flato

Nathan Gunn stars as Sid Taylor

OPERA VS. FOOTBALL ARTICLE ERICA MINER PHOTOGRAPHY KAREN ALMOND

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an Diego Opera will present the west coast premiere of American composer Jake Heggie’s new

opera, Great Scott, on May 7. With a libretto by famed

playwright Terrence McNally and direction by San Diego favorite Jack O’Brien, the anticipation for this premiere has been intense after its successful world premiere at Dallas Opera last October.

The protagonist, Arden Scott, is an internationally recognized opera star who returns to her hometown to help save the opera company that fostered her opera career, only to find a Pandora’s box of past and present challenges facing her at home. She brings with her the score of a long lost opera, convinced that with the right cast of opera luminaries 18

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and changing characters, adding different dimensions to them, or to the story or plot, moving whole scenes around.”

Bennett is proud and excited about the groundbreaking premiere. “The piece is a love letter to opera, an honor to the operatic tradition.

Jake is emulating other composers with his distinct voice,” Bennett says. “The fact that he had such a success with Moby-Dick, we have an audience that’s open to his musical vocabulary. I think they’ll really like this. It’s accessible in many ways - tuneful, not a stretch for people who are nervous about contemporary music.”

Regarding the opera’s combining football with opera, particularly in a city experiencing controversy over the sport, Heggie says, “They are together all the time. A lot of sports fans go to the opera and a lot of opera people love sports. We think of them as separate entities, yet they are both events that involve a community of devoted people who care passionately about them.”

Heggie sees Arden Scott as the equivalent of a quarterback for the company. “This great opera singer has to be on her game and perform at top level. She’s carrying the whole evening the same way a quarterback does in the Super Bowl.”

Bennett is delighted to be working with a production of the newly discovered work

about issues people grapple with all the time.”

director Jack O’Brien. “He’s such a strong

will solve the company’s financial woes. The

Von Stade’s presence will be an energiz-

artistic force here. The opportunity for our

“opera within an opera” faces challenges

ing force. “It’s amazing that she’s going to

audiences to once again see Jack have his

other than financial when it vies for attention

be here. She sings as much as anyone else

hand in grand opera is very important.”

with the hometown football team, which

does, not a small comprimario role or cameo.

competes in an at-home Super Bowl game

It’s a vibrant, exciting, amazing performance,”

the same night as the opera’s premiere.

says SDO general director David Bennett.

The general director feels that Great Scott is an important work for opera audi-

ences everywhere. Its premiere at SDO

The Great Scott cast is filled with out-

According to Dr. Nicolas Reveles, SDO

is key, especially at a time when SDO has

standing singers, most of them homegrown

Director of Education and Community

just mounted the “50 Years and Counting:

Americans. In the lead roles are baritone

Engagement, “It’s an opera about relation-

A New Vision for San Diego Opera” donor

Nathan Gunn, sopranos Isabel Leonard and

ships, to people and to art. Heggie’s musi-

matching campaign, with a goal to raise $1

Joyce El-Khoury and countertenor Anthony

cal style is melodic, nostalgic and clever in

million by the opening night of Heggie’s new

Roth

its atmosphere.”

opera. “Most cast members are thrilled to be

Costanzo,

all

SDO

newcomers.

Legendary international opera star Frederica

“Great Scott is a celebration of opera,”

able to share their experience and talent to

von Stade will debut in a pivotal role. Joseph

Heggie says. “A depiction of the struggles we

benefit SDO’s efforts to keep opera alive in

Mechavich will conduct.

all go through when we love the arts and want

San Diego,” says Bennett, who attended the Great Scott premiere in Dallas.

“It’s a story that resonates with our times.

to sacrifice so much for them, and what the

Very relevant and pertinent,” says Heggie,

payoff is for that sacrifice.” Heggie feels the

whose Moby-Dick was a great success in

opera’s originality made it more challenging to

SDO’s 2012 season. “One of those universal

write than anything he has written before. “We

stories that will always grip people because it’s

constantly were rewriting, redoing, tinkering

Heggie sums it up: “It’s all about rooting for the home team.”

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ive years ago, Warren Cook launched a festival that today is changing lives, including his own, for the better. The Healthy Living Festival runs April 9-11 at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and offers a full day of wellness featuring 30 free workshops, seminars, and cooking demonstrations. More than 200 exhibitors showcase the latest wellness products and Sharp HealthCare offers free medical testing throughout the weekend.

“I’m a health nut. I go out and run and bike or swim or do yoga just about every day and I do triathlons several times a year,” says Cook. But he saw a need in an aging population and wanted to do his part. “Seeing how our population grows both in numbers and in girth, I said, ‘You know, maybe I can help out a little bit’.”

At 72-years-old, Cook finds that putting on festivals is helping the community and himself. His mother died of Alzheimer's at the age of 81. That loss is motivation for him and reason to help others keep fit and live a healthy life. “Keeping your mind busy…making sure you have lots of contact with people…those are the things research has shown really keep people going,” says Cook.

The Healthy Living Festival is designed to help people tackle their health issues and explore new ways to improve their lives.

For instance, you can enjoy belly dancing and Zumba shows or take a yoga or Qigong class. Throughout the day, tidbits of wellness information pour out of every single booth. “For me, my posture isn’t that great. So we have a person who does posture alignment therapy,” says Cook. The festival attracts more than 8,000 attendees and is growing larger each year. Having done

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festivals for more than 40 years, Cook is highly experienced at bringing in the best exhibitors and attractions that generate interest with both those who are fit and active and those who want to learn how to regain their health.

“I hope people get more serious about their own health,” says Cook. He sees the festival, his labor of love, as a way to make an impact on the diseases that afflict millions. “My festival is only a small part because the whole country has a problem.” The good news is the message is getting out. While cancer, heart disease, and diabetes still claim lives, reports indicate that more Americans are physically active. In 2015, only 22.6 percent of U.S. adults reported they were sedentary; that’s an 11 percent decrease from 2014, according to America’s Health Rankings Annual Report: A Call to Action for Individuals and Their Communities.

Cook believes you have to inspire enthusiasm to get people interested in living a healthy lifestyle. Coming to a festival where you learn new information, enjoy the activities, and meet others who are improving their lives is just the way to do it. “It’s a celebration of health!”

Admission is $10 but free passes are available to print online.

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Rodrigo’s Recycled Art ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY NOLA SCHODER

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e are all familiar with the expression “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”.

Rodney “Rodrigo” McCoubrey is a master of finding treasure in everyday trash.

A self-proclaimed environmental folk artist, McCoubrey takes the negative aspects of waste and reinvents it as fun, positive art pieces. “If it ain’t fun, I ain’t doin’ it,” he says.

His Leucadia home/gallery/workshop is a “Fun Zone”, a seemingly endless maze of recycled art pieces. Every turn unveils more colorful masterpieces from McCoubrey’s well-known fish interpretations and custom altars to his Baja California trash series. The stone floor in the main gallery room is designed from bath counter leftovers, and the interior roof of his vintage automobile is “reupholstered” with cloth swatches strewn together. A super-sized Cheshire cat, butterfly and a dodo bird happily greet guests and passersby from the front yard.

The open-air workshop in the back reveals troves of debris ready for a new chance to shine. Used street-sweeper blades, snipped zip-ties, bottle caps, old tires, recycled plywood, shoe soles, paint buckets, half-empty acrylics, lost golf balls and toys are a fraction of the unique scraps collected. This extensive assortment of everyday items and discarded odds and ends will artistically transform into eyes, fins, scales, hair or teeth. Textures are an important aspect to McCoubrey’s art.

An avid surfer for more than 40 years, it’s not surprising that surfboards have become prominent components of his work. The foam is often repurposed into a bony fish skeleton or body form, and the skin is peeled and fashioned into fish fins. Creating original objects has been a life-long aptitude for McCoubrey. In high school, he was a clay addict and eventually found himself in production ceramics. Even so, his work was unique and reflected his inner sense of FUN. “I’ve always been intrigued by the way things wriggle and shape themselves,” he expresses more clearly with his hands.

Fortunately, yet unfortunately, there is no shortage of resources from dumping grounds and construction sites to roadsides and beaches. Being able to give new life to something that was headed to the landfill is a special gift. Some things are recycled three times - now that’s pretty cool!

Rodrigo’s Recycled Art can be found in several local art galleries, libraries and in the homes of private collectors. He is actively involved with local schools to promote art programs while also sharing an environmental message with younger generations.

McCoubrey hopes to inspire others to think about their spending habits and, more importantly, how they throw things away, “I want to teach people that they don’t need to buy a lot of things. They need to learn where to find things and how to recycle them.”

So this Earth Day, take a look at what you throw away! Maybe with a little Rodrigoinspired creativity and some fun textures, there is a hidden treasure waiting to be reborn.

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Giving Back Broadway Nights Gala Board Gala Co-Chairs: Sandra Den Ujil and Shaunna Salzetti-Kahn.

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xperience the magic of Broadway Nights, April 23 at the Fairmont Grand Del Mar, when supporting fundraising efforts by the Rancho Santa Fe Auxiliary Unit for Rady Children’s Hospital.

Over the past 17 years, the Unit has raised over $9.7million for RCH, made possible by the help of sponsors, supporters and countless volunteers integral to the fundraising effort. This year, the Unit is dedicating the annual fundraising gala, Broadway Nights, to the Emergency Department. Funds raised will complete the ED’s Resuscitation Room Project for the Sam S. and Rose Stein Emergency Care Center.

The gala will feature a Broadway-style show extravaganza.

Imagination Entertainment, the 2013 winner of Special Event Gala Awards, presents their award-winning theatrical production On Broadway, with a cast of amazing musical theatre talents. This onehour production celebrates the biggest hits from Broadway, with gorgeous costumes, stunning choreography, and vocal talent rarely seen outside of a theatre. In addition to the private Broadway-style show, the gala will feature live and mini-live auctions, interactive games, an elegant sit down dinner, and special surprises. The Happily Ever After Party features dancing, late night snacks and dessert.

Co-chairs of the gala, Sandra Den Ujil and Shaunna Salzetti-Kahn are thankful for the support this far, and are confident fundraising goals will be met. “The money to be raised is for the resuscitation room, which costs a million dollars. We have already raised some funds and are hoping to meet the goal, but it would be even better if we can over-raise as all monies go back to the hospital!” says Sandra Den Ujil.

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The Rady Children’s Resuscitation Room Project will transform emergency healthcare education at RCH and advance patient care through the availability and upgrading of high-tech equipment for simulation training, rapid diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of critically ill children. Rady Children’s Emergency Care Center will utilize funds raised to meet the ED’s most urgent needs: specialized equipment, upgraded technology and space renovation.

Resuscitation is the central function of modern emergency departments and requires the availability and upgrading of hightech equipment for rapid diagnosis, treatment and monitoring.

Care is provided in specialized resuscitation bays that are carefully designed to optimize available space and have specially-designed beds, imaging capabilities, and resuscitation equipment.

This is the third fundraising gala being hosted so efforts have been on as of the last three years. “We have witnessed strong support from the community with 95% of our previous sponsors coming back.

This Unit itself dates back to 1969 and many here are lifetime members. We are 100% volunteer-based so there are no administrative costs and all monies raised go straight to the different projects,” says Shaunna Salzetti-Kahn.

About 400 attendees are expected at the gala and tickets are selling out fast so head on over to the event website to do your bit to ensure the RCH ED receives your support!

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April APRIL 1 - 3

APRIL 8 & 9 JASON ALEXANDER PERFORMS AT SD SYMPHONY COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL Long before becoming world renowned as the iconic George Costanza on Seinfeld, Jason Alexander was a Tony Award winning Broadway song and dance man. His evening with the Pops brings a hilarious re-telling of his journey to and on the Broadway stage which features

RAIN - TRIBUTE

a program of great music from the theater along with comedy and

TO THE BEATLES

audience interaction. SanDiegoSymphony.org

BALBOA THEATRE A live multi-media spectacular

APRIL 9 - MAY 8

that takes you on a musical jour-

CONSTELLATIONS

ney through the life and times

AT THE OLD GLOBE

of the world’s most celebrated

SHERYL AND

band. Featuring new songs and

HARVEY WHITE THEATRE

high definition imagery, and even

Nick Payne’s smash Broadway

more hits that you know and love

hit play Constellations takes this

from the vast anthology of Beatles

chance encounter between two

classics. This stunning concert event takes you back in time with the

lost souls, Physicist Marianne

legendary foursome. BroadwaySD.com

and beekeeper Roland, and opens

APRIL 1 - 3

the door to the infinite possibilities of their relationship. Constellations looks at how the tiniest change in the

GOODGUYS 16TH MEGUIAR DEL MAR NATIONALS

detail of our lives can lead us on completely different paths. Tickets start

DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

at $29. TheOldGlobe.org

A giant automotive festival delivering a full weekend of Cali-style hot roddin' - don't miss your chance to explore over 2,500 of the finest hot rods,

APRIL 9 & 10

muscle cars, tricked out trucks and classics in the country on display both

5TH ANNUAL HEALTHY

indoor and outdoor as they compete for a shot to win the coveted Good-

LIVING FESTIVAL

guys 2016 Street Rod D' Elegance Award! DelMarFairgrounds.com

DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

APRIL 2

Make a commitment to better health at San Diego’s largest

LA JOLLA MUSIC SOCIETY SPRING GALA

health and fitness expo. Wheth-

COASTERRA

er seeking a more healthful way

Featuring an exclusive and intimate performance of Cole Porter,

of life, or looking for new ways to

George Gershwin, and Rodgers & Hammerstein American Songbook

enrich an existing healthy regime,

Classics by the internationally renowned pianist Kirill Gerstein and

the 5th Annual Healthy Living

sensational chanteuse Storm Large. Enjoy sunset cocktails on the

Festival™ has it all! Learn about eating healthier, finding a healthy

outdoor skyline terrace, a seated dinner and live-auction to support

weight, getting into healthy activities and keeping a healthier home.

LJMS’ Education and Artistic Programs. Event co-chairs are Elaine

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Darwin and Silvija Devine. LJMS.org

APRIL 8 - 10

APRIL 10 XTERRA BLACK MOUNTAIN TRAIL RUN

CELEBRATING FRENCH CURVES

BLACK MOUNTAIN REGIONAL PARK

WITH LA JOLLA CONCOURS TOUR D’ELEGANCE

This course is great for beginners and advanced athletes with plenty

CHUCK SPIELMAN’S ONLY YESTERDAY MUSEUM

of wide fire road trails and some single-track sections. Add a couple

A very rare and unique opportunity to see one of the most incredible

of twists, turns and a small creek crossing. All participants will receive

collections of automobiles as well as some spectacular military arti-

race t-shirt, finisher medal, digital photo, and coffee and hot breakfast

facts that range from the fork and spoon of Eva Braun to the service

– post race as well as entry into the raffle. Active.com

uniform of a WWII veteran, to the original orders of the invasion of Normandy. Multiple events and times. LaJollaConcours.com 30

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APRIL 15

APRIL 19

LIVE ART SESSION IN NORTH PARK

SDUHSD COLLEGE NIGHT & FAIR

SLEEP BEDDER ART COLLECTIVE

DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

Join Porscia Talbot from My Art Shed in La Jolla as she conducts an

Sponsored by the San Dieguito Union High School District, serv-

amazing "Live Art" session painting on two canvases at once. Food,

ing the students of Canyon Crest Academy, La Costa Canyon High

music, jewelry, art, sound and sampling experience with a variety of

School, San Dieguito Academy, Sunset High School/North Coast

local vendors. SleepBedderNorthPark.com

Academy and Torrey Pines High School. Over 200 Colleges and

APRIL 15 EXPERIENCE TANGO SONG AND DANCE MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM

Universities from across the nation will participate. A great opportunity for students and parents to visit with multiple college admission representatives. DelMarFairgrounds.com

Joyce Yang and dynamic guitarist Pablo Villegas to perform an evening

APRIL 21-24, APRIL 28-MAY 1

of Spanish-themed music built around André Previn’s three-part piece

WESTERN WEEK AND

of the same name and include works by Rodrigo, Falla, Piazzolla, Gin-

DRESSAGE WEEK

astera, Ysaÿe, and Villa-Lobos. Experience passion, fire and romance!

DEL MAR FAIRGROUNDS

Cost is $80 | $55 | $30. LJMS.org

Elegance, excitement, excellence—these are

Acclaimed violinist Augustin Hadelich is joined by dazzling pianist

APRIL 19, 22, 24

the hallmarks of the Del Mar National Horse Show, one of the oldest and most prestigious

PUCCINI'S MADAMA BUTTERFLY

equestrian competitions in the Western U.S.

SAN DIEGO OPERA

The 2015 Del Mar National Horse Show was

Hope, devotion, and betrayal find their fateful and desperate home in

held at the Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena and

Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Amidst the cherry blossoms of Nagasaki,

will return again in 2016 for another spectacu-

a young woman makes a stand to support herself as a geisha after

lar equestrian season. DelMarNational.com

her disgraced father takes his life. Fate intervenes and brings her an American Naval Officer and she falls desperately in love. SDOpera.org

APRIL 17

APRIL 23 & 24 ENCINITAS STREET FAIR OFFERS FAMILY FUN

MUCH ADO ABOUT MUSIC AT THE SYMPHONY

HWY 101 FROM D STREET TO J STREET

COPLEY SYMPHONY HALL

450 unique food, arts, crafts vendors, four entertainment stages, chil-

The season finale concert will feature short, delightful excerpts from

dren’s rides, bike valets, and a beer garden! Take advantage of free

many of the great musical works inspired by the genius of William

family fun, entertainment, a National Award Winning MainStreet and

Shakespeare — Midsummer Night's Dream and Much Ado About Noth-

a traditional So-Cal beach town. Savor craft beers and soak up the

ing. The program, in collaboration with the The San Diego Shakespeare

sun while listening to the best bands in San Diego rock out at the

Society, will feature music of Prokofiev, Korngold, Vaughan Williams,

beer garden stage. Encinitas101.com

Tchaikovsky and, of course, Mendelssohn. SanDiegoSymphony.org

APRIL 17

APRIL 23 BROADWAY NIGHTS GALA WITH RCH

HUNGARIAN CELLIST AT DISCOVERY SERIES

FAIRMONT GRAND DEL MAR

THE AUDITORIUM AT TRSRI

Following a yearly tradition, The Rancho Santa Fe Unit of

La Jolla Music Society welcomes Hungarian cellist István Várdai to

Rady Children’s Hospital Auxiliary presents their Broadway

the Discovery Series. Winner of several prestigious international prizes, Mr.

Nights Gala. Help finish the commitment to create a resuscitation

Várdai will perform a program of favorites from the cello repertoire includ-

room for the Sam S. and Rose Stein Emergency Care Center. The

ing works by Mendelssohn, Rachmaninoff, Dvořák and Brahms’ Sonata

unit is a non-profit organization that works in partnership with

for Cello in F Major. Cost is $30. LJMS.org (Photo credit: Balazs Borocz)

Rady Children’s Hospital – San Diego. RCHA-RSF.org

APRIL 24 MURRAY PERAHIA ON PIANO AT LJMS MCASD SHERWOOD AUDITORIUM After almost 30 years, legendary pianist Murray Perahia returns to La Jolla Music Society in a solo piano recital including works

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APRIL 24 LA JOLLA HALF MARATHON 2016 DEL MAR RACE TRACK Starting at the Del Mar Fairgrounds, the course follows a scenic coastal route before reaching the challenging climb to the summit of Torrey Pines State Park. After leaving the park, the course rolls atop Torrey Pines mesa, continues down through the residential district of La Jolla Shores, and finishes in Ellen Browning Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove. LaJollaHalfMarathon.com

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events. Tickets are free for members, $20 for

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nonmembers. SDMArt.org

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HUBBARD STREET DANCE CHICAGO AT LJMS SPRECKLES THEATRE Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is among the most original forces in contemporary dance. As one of the only professional dance companies to perform year-round, they continually tour nationwide and internationally. Now in its 37th year, the Company has appeared in some of the most celebrated dance venues around the globe.

Cost is $75 | $50 | $35 | $20. LJMS.org

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business directory ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Ocean Art by Koniakowsky (858) 755-1000 koniakowsky.com

CHARITIES & FUNDRAISERS

Rady Childrens Hopsital Auxillary Rancho Santa Fe Unit (760) 214-4209 rcha-rsf.org

COMMUNITY EVENTS & ORGANIZATIONS Healthy Living Festival (805) 667-9290 healthylivingfestival.com

Newport Beach Film Festival (949) 253-2880 newportbeachfilmfest.com

ENTERTAINMENT & RECREATION

North Coast Repertory Theatre (858) 481-1055 northcoastrep.org SD Opera (619) 232-7636 sdopera.org

FINANCIAL SERVICES & PLANNING Harvey Neiman customizewallstreet.com

HOME BUILDERS & REMODELERS Geneva Flooring (858) 547-8069 genevaflooring.com

Lars Remodeling & Design (619) 463-3299 larsremodel.com

HOME DESIGN & FURNISHINGS Polo Bay Interiors and Consignment (858) 259-1334 polobayinteriors.com

Raymonde Draperies and Window Coverings (619) 448-5160 raymondedraperies.com Sleep Bedder (619) 892-7412 sleepbedder.com

INTERIOR DESIGN Molly M. O’Neil (858) 350-9467 mollyoneildesigns.com

Verve Plastic Surgery (760) 436-7600 verveplasticsurgery.com

OTHER

Real Talk San Diego (858) 535-2500 realtalksandiego.com

REAL ESTATE

Sean Zanganeh (858) 225-6893 mysddreamhome.com

RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGE Bella Vista Social Caffe (858) 534-9624 bellavistacaffe.com Broken Yolk Cafe (858) 509-9655 thebrokenyolkcafe.com

SENIOR LIVING & SERVICES Another Chapter Inc. DBA Visiting Angels (858) 345-1214 visitingangels.com

MEDICAL CLINICS & FACILITIES

Del Mar Integrative Medicine (858) 925-8233 delmarim.com

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Parting Thoughts

Then Now: Del Mar’s Own

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ARTICLE GINA MCGALLIARD | PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED

ince the earliest days of our coastal community, the town of Del Mar has attracted people who were stars in their fields. You’d be surprised to learn the number of notable artists who have made our seaside sanctuary their home!

The mark of Renaissance man Herb Turner can be seen all around Del Mar, giving the area a striking contrast to other affluent neighborhoods made up of cookie-cutter McMansions.

A protégé of John Lloyd Wright, another Del Mar resident who also happened to be the son of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Turner described his architectural sensibilities as “terramonics” - he designed his buildings to be in harmony with their natural surroundings.

Building his homes on lots other architects considered undesirable, the architect and visual artist typically utilized a good number of windows to give the interior of his homes an “outdoor” feel. He was also a sculptor painter and did most of his paintings in the rarely used egg tempera technique, where colored pigments are mixed with egg yolks.

The musical strings to the past are equally strong. A founding member of the band Blink182, which had its heyday around the turn of the millennium, guitarist Tom DeLonge, a native San Diegan, now calls Del Mar home.

A man of many talents, he has penned novels, comic books, a children’s book, appeared in numerous films and has even launched his own line of high-end furniture for kids. Songwriter and actress Angie Dickinson and husband Burt Writer Jonathan Maberry's Joe Ledger series novels

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Bacharach were familiar faces at the Del Mar Racetrack. Bacharach was such a fan of the races that he owned thoroughbreds that raced there. At one point in his life he became a recluse in his Del Mar home due to depression.

Although he sold the home in 1980, he and his family often rent a place in Del Mar during the summer months. Rock singer Steve Perry, one of the original members of the 80s era band Journey, is now in his 60s and a proud resident of Del Mar as well.

Writer Jonathan Maberry has the distinction of being successful in several genres of fiction, be it horror, thriller, mystery or young adult.

Not only is this New York Times-bestselling Del Mar author one of our own, but he’s even got impressive credits in nonfiction, television writing, short stories and comics in addition to having written successful series of fiction books such as the Pine Deep Trilogy and the Joe Ledger series. And rather than resting on his laurels, he believes in giving back to the writing community: he’s a well-known speaker for the National Writer’s Union and mentors members of the Mystery Writers of America and the National Horror Association.

Other famous names include Desi Arnaz and J. Edgar Hoover during the golden age of Hollywood as well as present-day stars such as quarterbacks Drew Brees and Carson Palmer, and motivational guru Tony Robbins. With their contributions, these stars, and many, many others, have elevated Del Mar’s remarkable artistic history.

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