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Weekend Preview: Sinatra, Sezio, And An Indie Craft Fair

By Maureen Cavanaugh / KPBS Midday Edition Co-Host, Angela Carone / Cultural Enterprise Reporter, Alex Morales

Published November 10, 2011 at 8:14 AM PST

This story was published more than 13 years ago.

A scene from "Come Fly Away," a new musical featuring the music of Frank Sinatra and choreography of Twyla Tharp.

Weekend Preview: Sinatra, Sezio, And An Indie Craft Fair

GUESTSValerie Scher, arts journalist who has covered San Diego's classical music scene for more than 25 years. Maya Kroth, editor of Where San Diego and Performances Magazine.

With fall in full swing, beat the chill with a Sinatra-inspired musical, Sezio's Four Day Weekend, the Local Color Indie Craft Fair, and much more. Here are this weekend's highlights:

The San Diego Symphony will perform Mahler’s Ninth tomorrow night and continue through Sunday afternoon at Copley Symphony Hall.

Sezio’s Four Day Weekend starts tonight and continues through Sunday Night at the Sunset Temple in North Park.

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Interpreti Veneziani will perform this Saturday night at the MCASD Sherwood Auditorium in La Jolla.

The Local Color Indie Craft Fair is this Sunday at The Glashaus Art Studios in Barrio Logan on Main Street between Beardsly Street and Crossley Street.

“Come Fly Away” continues through this Sunday night at Civic Theatre Downtown on 3rd Avenue between B Street and C Street.

Turista Libre’s Train Trip is this Saturday with the meet up at the San Ysidro pedestrian border crossing in Tijuana’s Colonia Federal-UPDATE: Turista Libre has been postponed due to the rain. Check the Turista Libre website for refund and rescheduling information.

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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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Angela Carone

Angela Carone covered arts and culture for KPBS and was the author of Culture Lust. Angela has produced public radio programs focused on the arts for the Atlanta and San Diego markets. In this role, she has covered topics ranging from books, film, theater, music, visual arts and pop culture. She also has more than 15 years experience in print media, having been published in various newspapers, alternative weeklies, and exhibition catalogs. Angela has degrees in political science from Pennsylvania State University and in English literature from Georgia State University. She is also a published photographer.

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