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San Diego's Top Weekend Arts Events: From Paintings To Pointe Shoes

By Jade Hindmon / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host,  Nina Garin / Arts Calendar Editor and Producer
Published April 26, 2019 at 7:23 AM PDT
This story was published more than 4 years ago.
A 2018 photo of artist Akzhana Abdileva (right) at Mission Federal ArtWalk.
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A 2018 photo of artist Akzhana Abdileva (right) at Mission Federal ArtWalk.
San Diego's Top Weekend Arts Events: From Paintings To Pointe Shoes
Warm weather means outdoor arts events like the popular Art Walk and Adams Avenue Unplugged. Or, if you want to stay indoors, there’s a dance performance of some favorite classical ballets.
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Warm weather means outdoor arts events like the popular Art Walk and Adams Avenue Unplugged. Or, if you want to stay indoors, there’s a dance performance of some favorite classical ballets.

Mission Federal ArtWalk

Visual Arts, Music, Dance

If you’re in the mood to buy art, or just spend a day outside looking at it, head to Mission Federal ArtWalk, a favorite San Diego arts festival.

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On display at this 35th annual event is everything from watercolor and oil paintings to photography and sculpture. There are booths set up along 16 blocks in Little Italy for you to discover new artists or check in with your favorites.

The two-day event also has a popular KidsWalk event for families, four stages of music and spoken word. And don't forget the ArtMoves stage featuring ballet, hip hop and contemporary dance performances.

Details: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Throughout Little Italy. Free; find details.

A 2018 photo from Adams Avenue Unplugged.
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A 2018 photo from Adams Avenue Unplugged.

Adams Avenue Unplugged

Music

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Adams Avenue Unplugged is another popular arts festival, this one focusing on music throughout Normal Heights, University Heights and Kensington.

The way this event works is that musicians will perform at various venues along Adams Avenue, like Kensington Cafe, the Ould Sod, Lestat’s and other neighborhood businesses.

Artists range from folk favorite David Lindley and Latin singer Gaby Moreno, to a variety of local singer/songwriters, country artists and alternative bands.

Details: Noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. Along Adams Avenue. Free to $20; find tickets to Adams Avenue Unplugged.

A 2019 photo from San Diego Ballet's "Romance: En Pointe!"
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A 2019 photo from San Diego Ballet's "Romance: En Pointe!"

Romance: En Pointe!

Dance

San Diego Ballet is known for putting on non-traditional ballet shows that mix jazz with dance, but for Romance En Pointe, it’s all about the classics.

For this program, you’ll see excerpts from three beloved ballets: Romeo and Juliet, Don Quixote and Giselle. Interpreted by artistic director Javier Velasco, the dances will focus on the romance and heart of each story.

This is the kind of traditional ballet with pointe shoes and romantic tutus, perfect for both ballet lovers and new audiences, too.

Details: 8 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. $40 to $50; find tickets to Romance: En Pointe!.

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Jade Hindmon
Jade Hindmon is KPBS Midday Edition co-host. Prior to making San Diego home, Jade worked in markets across the Southeast and Midwest, building a network of sources to tell the stories of people in each community. She worked as a multimedia journalist and anchor at WRTV in Indianapolis. While there, she launched “The Weekend Edition of Good Morning Indiana” and generated breaking news content for both broadcast and digital platforms. Prior to Indianapolis, she was an anchor and multimedia journalist at FOX Carolina in Greenville, SC. As part of that Emmy Award winning team, she covered elections, landed exclusive interviews, and interviewed presidential candidates. Jade also had the opportunity to cover international news and was able to travel to South Africa during the 2010 World Cup. Jade is a three-time Emmy nominee, a National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Finalist, and the recipient of a South Carolina Associated Press Award. She is a proud graduate of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University.
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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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