July in La Jolla
The sun is shinning and the waves are crashing but i
f you are looking to do something inside why not try the following
La Jolla Playhouse
1. Blood and Gifts (June 12th – July 8th)
“Blood and Gifts takes you inside the secret spy war behind the official Soviet-Afghan War of the 1980s.”
2. The Nightingale (July 10th- August 5th)
“A compelling contemporary musical based on Hans Christian Andersen’s classic tale, The Nightingale tells the story of a young emperor in ancient China, whose luxurious but constricted life inside the walls of the Forbidden City is upended by the song of an extraordinary bird that lives beyond his reach.”
3. TEDx- America’s Finest City 2012 (July 14th)
“Conference presenters ‘give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes or less,’ seeking to ‘inspire attendees to create greater impact with their ideas.’ Expect ‘intellectual adventure,’ musical performances, demonstrations, interactive experiences.”
The Museum of Contemporary Art La Jolla
The Santa Anna Condition (June 10th- September 2nd)
“John Valadez 1976 to 2011″ — through Sunday, September 2 — is “the first survey exhibition of this important Mexican-American artist and muralist, who has had profound influence on the Chicano art movement in the United States.” Exhibit spans 35 years of Los Angeles-based Valadez’s photographs, paintings, pastels, and other works on paper. Valadez “turns the ordinary snapshot into a source for his portrayal of a large, diverse cast of urban inhabitants drawn from his everyday life.”
