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San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Murals, Music And Mother Earth

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Nina Garin / Arts Calendar Editor and Producer
Published April 21, 2017 at 5:56 AM PDT
This story was published more than 7 years ago.
A low-rider on view at Chicano Park Day.
Angela Carone
A low-rider on view at Chicano Park Day.
San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Murals, Music And Mother Earth
San Diego's Top Weekend Events: Murals, Music and Mother Earth GUEST:Nina Garin, editor/producer, KPBS/Arts Calendar

Get the sunscreen ready because you will likely be spending a lot of time outdoors this weekend.

Chicano Park Day

Visual Arts

The 47th Chicano Park Day celebrates the spirit and history of this National Historic Landmark. In 1970, Chicano activists founded a small park underneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge and filled it with colorful murals of Latin heroes.

This year's event honors founder and San Diego musician, Ramón "Chunky" Sánchez, who died in November 2016. The celebration also features indigenous and folkloric dancing, live music, a lowrider car show, art workshops and plenty of food.

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Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at Chicano Park, Logan Avenue. Free; additional information.

A 2017 photo of the rock band the Pixies.
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A 2017 photo of the rock band the Pixies.

Pixies

Music

The Pixies is the kind of band that has reached legendary status. Thanks to albums like "Surfer Rosa" and "Doolittle," the Pixies influenced acts including Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pavement and Arcade Fire, and helped shape the sound of modern indie rock.

The band has gone through break-ups and reunions, but most notable is that bassist and vocalist Kim Deal left in 2013. Original members Black Francis, David Lovering and Joey Santiago remain, and Paz Lenchantin is the new bassist.

Expect the concert to feature music from the band's new album, "Head Carrier," as well as classics like "Where Is My Mind?" and "Monkey Gone to Heaven."

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Details: 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. at the Open Air Theatre in San Diego State University. $30 to $45; find tickets.

EarthFair 2017

Music, Outdoors

The very popular EarthFair in Balboa Park is a celebration of Earth Day. Visitors can explore everything from solar energy and yoga to green clothing and animal rights.

The daylong event attracts 60,000 people and also features a parade, children's areas, an art gallery, live music and a healthy food pavilion.

Details: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Balboa Park. Free; additional information.

A 2016 photo of the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus.
A 2016 photo of the San Diego Gay Men's Chorus.

San Diego Gay Men's Chorus Presents Broadway Now!

Music, Theater

Can’t get a ticket to see "Hamilton?" The San Diego Gay Men's Chorus is here to help.

With Broadway Now!, the chorus presents songs from new musicals including "Wicked," "Hairspray," "The Book of Mormon," "Chicago," and, yes, "Hamilton." You can also look forward to music from "Come From Away," and very special spotlights on "Mary Poppins" and "Fiddler on the Roof."

Details: 8 p.m. on Saturday and 3 p.m. on Sunday at Balboa Theater, 868 4th Ave., downtown. $23 to $70; buy tickets.

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Maureen Cavanaugh
Maureen Cavanaugh has been a familiar voice for KPBS listeners for more than 15 years, serving in a variety of capacities including announcer, host, and producer. As host of KPBS Midday Edition, Maureen has interviewed a wide range of notables, such as comedienne Sandra Bernhardt, actor John Lequizamo, author Chuck Palahniuk, composer Marvin Hamlisch, artist Robert Irwin, and designer Zandra Rhodes. But of all the interviews Maureen has conducted, her most special was with His Holiness, the Dalai Lama. Before joining KPBS in 1997, she worked as a news anchor for KSDO and KOGO News Radio in San Diego. While working for commercial radio stations in San Diego and in Salt Lake City, Utah, Maureen reported on both hard news and lifestyle features. Maureen has received three "Golden Mike" awards from the Radio and TV News Association of Southern California for economic reporting and breaking news. She has also received a "Best of Show" and “Best Radio Newscast” awards from the San Diego Press Club and the "Flo" Award from Public Radio Program Directors Association for Best Public Radio Announcer in a large market. Maureen is a native of Queens, New York, but after more than 20 years in San Diego she feels she qualifies as a real Southern Californian.
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Nina Garin
Nina Garin previously produced and edited the KPBS/Arts calendar. She also wrotes the weekly KPBS/Arts Newsletter and produced arts segments for Midday Edition. Before joining KPBS, Nina worked for nearly 20 years as an arts and entertainment reporter at The San Diego Union-Tribune. Along with covering the local arts community, she created the "Top Weekend Events" online calendar, profiled influential San Diegans for the "One-on-One" series, and reported live from Comic-Con, New York Fashion Week, and the Academy Awards. Nina is a native San Diegan, raised in Chula Vista and Tijuana, who was exposed to local arts at an early age. As a child, she tagged along to her mother's photography classes, taught by the late Michael Schnorr. She went to elementary school blocks away from Balboa Park and visited all the museums at least twice. While earning her English degree at San Diego State University, she participated in poetry readings and covered local music for The Daily Aztec. Nina has two daughters who study ballet, piano, and musical theater. She spends her free time pinning hair buns and perfecting stage makeup. Her husband, Matthew, is also a writer.
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