ON DECK AT BROADWAY SD
Mary Poppins August 10-28 – The production of Mary Poppins is part of a national Broadway tour. This popular musical offers beloved songs and an irresistible story, along with some new entrancing dance numbers.
Blue Man Group September 20-25 – Comedy, music, physical skill, and technology combine to create a powerfully entertaining experience.
Hair will be showing in October 18-23 – This richly realized reincarnation won the Tony Award for Best Musical revival in 2009, and its ground breaking rock score has been discovered by a new generation.
The season is chock full of great entertainment. For more information click here.
LUX BEFORE DARK
On Sunday, August 14th, from 11am – 2pm Lux Art Institute presents its first-ever Lux Before Dark: A Summer Art Auction at Doug Dolezal’s private Rancho Santa Fe estate. Guests will enjoy live music, a stylish brunch, a preview of October’s Lux After Dark delights, and an art auction benefiting Lux’s artist residencies. Attendees can bid on donated artworks by renowned artists including Alison Moritsugu, Astrid Preston, Tomas Rivas, Julie Heffernan, Daniel Wheeler, and Don Morris, to name a few. For ticket information please click here.
HAUTE WITH HEART
On August 20th, St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, a non-denominational program helping adults with developmental disabilities, presents its 34th annual Haute with Heart fashion show/luncheon at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Produced by Leonard Simpson’s Fashion Forward, the event will feature boutique vendors and a live and silent auction, and St. Madeleine’s students and community leaders will strut their stuff on the runway alongside professional models. The show will also feather a meet-and-greet with St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center artist John Agostini. Click here to sign up.
SURFING FOR A CURE
This year’s event is slated for August 21st. Over the last 18 years, the annual Luau and Longboard Invitational has raised awareness and more than $5 million to fund research, patient care, and educational programs at the UC San Diego Moores Cancer Center, the region’s only Comprehensive Cancer Center as designated by the National Cancer Center Institute. As such, it ranks among the top centers in the nation conducting basic and clinical cancer research, providing advanced patient care and serving the community. For more information about sponsorship opportunities, team entries, and tickets, please call or to go online click here.
ENCINITAS LIFESTYLES FASHION SHOW
On Saturday, August 27th, from 6-9pm, the Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association is presenting the 4th Annual Encinitas Lifestyles Fashion Show to highlight local fashion designers, boutiques, salons, artisits, and models. this year’s event takes place at Bliss 101, a new 3,500 square foot store offering high-end clothing, beach atire, gifts, one-of-a-kind furniture pieces, and moe. Detour Salon will bedeck the models in trendsetting fashions and will also create a hair and makeup show. enjoy everything from fine children’s clothing courtesy of Magical child to designer resale pieces from Double take. A record number of local boutiques an talnet include Art N Soul, Bebo Originals, Bliss 101, Coast Hwy Traders, Common Threads, Community Resource Center, Divinity Salon and Boutique, Fabrika Monet, Hansen’s Surfboards, ome, Lacy’s Boutique, Lemongrass Aveda Concept Salon and Spa, Recycled Swimwear by Rose, and more. Event proceeds will benefit DEMA high school scholarship foudnation. For ticket information click here.
SYMPHONY AT SALK
August 27th marks the date for the 16th annual Symphony at Salk – A Concert Under the Stars featuring Tony Award-winning Idina Menzel, who will perform with the San Diego Symphony under the direction of returning guest conductor Thomas Wilkins. Menzel has played lead roles in the original casts of Rent and Wicked, and has a recurring role on the Golden Globe-winning series Glee. Tickets ae $250 and include a Champagne reception, concert seating, and a gourmet dinner by Jeffery Strauss. Proceeds will benefit Salk’s scientific research and education programs. For further information click here.
CALIFORNIA UKRAINIANS
The House of Ukraine (a member of the House of Pacific Relations in Balboa Park) presents its 2011 festival, a fun-filled weekend that kicks off on Friday, September 2nd, at a microbrewery downtown. On Saturday, September 3rd, from 11am-3pm, enjoy events for young and old on the beach in front of the Caatamaran Hotel. that evening, at the Joan B. Kroc Theater, enjoy performances by the Ukrainian Dance Ensemble from Los Angleses, Kalenea Ukrainian Dancers from Sacramento; and animated fold songs sung by the Ukrainian National Choir. Sunday at noon, the annual lawn program for the house of Pacfic Relations in Balboa Park takes place directly in front of the House of Ukraine and features dancing by local San Diego youth as well as those from Los Angeles and Sacramento. The Three-day event wraps up with the annual “Zabava”, or dinner dance, at the Catamaran Hotel beginning at 6pm. For more information click here.
MONTE CARLO GOES BURLESQUE
On September 10, Dita Von Teese, the queen of Burlesque, will perform at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego’s 35th annual gala, Monte Carlo Goes Burlesque. Von Teese has been the performer of choice at events for high-profile figures and design houses including Christian Louboutin, Louis Vuitton, and Cartier, and she was the first guest star in history at Paris’ fame Crazy Horse, where she performed several sod-out runs. Von Teese will mesmerize Monte Carlo gusts with a scintillating p;performance with museum’s boudoir-inspired transformation as the backdrop. Attendees will also enjoy a cocktail party, an elegant dinner in the dazzling open-air dining room overlooking the coast, and the After Party event featuring DJs, dancing in the Boom Boom Room, gaming, and another late-night performance by Von Teese. For ticket information please click here.
THE ART OF FASHION RUNWAY SHOW
On September 22nd, at The Inn at Rancho Santa Fe in partnership with South Coast Plaza will host The Country Friends’ 56th Annual Art of Fashion Runway Show. This year’s event honors Priscilla Webb and the late Luna Johnston for their commitment to community. Proceeds will benefit 28 charities including Rady Children’s Heart Institute, Helen Woodward Animal Center, Promise2Kids, and the Burn Institute, to name a few. After the luncheon on the lawn, the runway show will highlight fashions from the 2011 Fall/Winter collections of renowned international designers including CH Carolina Herrera, Donna Karan, Emilio Pucci, MaxMara, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta, Saks Fifth Avenue, Salvatore Ferragamo, St. John, TOD’S, and Versace. The benefit concludes with teh “Apres Affaire” wine tasting, a time to savor the day’s events and toast the 2011 beneficiaries. To attend the event please click here.
HONORING WOMEN
The foundation for Women (FFW) hosts its 13th annual Honoring the Women in Our Lives Luncheon on Friday, September, 30th, at the San Diego Marriott La Jolla, from 11:30am-1:30pm. This year FFW celebrates women in philanthropy and those who support women an girls. Philanthropist Helen LaKelly Hunt will be the keynote speaker. FFW provides small business loans to need women in Africa and in San Diego, helping them to improve life for themselves and their families by creating and building their own micro-enterprises. Luncheon tickets are $65. For more information please click here.
