• Cellist Weilerstein praises new Mexican concerto set for San Diego premiere,Paul Bodine • Special for Times of San Diego

    Cellist Weilerstein praises new Mexican concerto set for San Diego premiere

    Cellist Alisa Weilerstein. (Photo by Evelyn Freja/courtesy of the artist) Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz’ brilliant and demanding Dzonot cello concerto — gaining its San Diego premiere May 9-10 by the San Diego Symphony at Jacobs Music Center — was made for cellist Alisa Weilerstein. Literally, Ort

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  • Fashion Week San Diego kicks off season with Spring Showcase in La Jolla,Diana Cavagnaro • Special for Times of San Diego

    Fashion Week San Diego kicks off season with Spring Showcase in La Jolla

    Fashion Week San Diego kicked off the 2026 season on April 24 in La Jolla with the Spring Showcase. The event, now in its 19th year, remains the largest and longest fashion week on the West Coast. The kickoff took place at The Living Room Coffeehouse, a cozy café and lounge known for its artistic vi

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  • Mission Bay: Where a wetland became a resort landscape,Debbie L. Sklar • Times of San Diego

    Mission Bay: Where a wetland became a resort landscape

    View of Mission Bay “Mission Belles,” paddleboard ballet, young women posed on beach in 1947. In the front row, left to right, are Diane Rose, Shirley Hibert, Joyce Drew, Mike Gallagher, Carol Handley, Carol Tibbits, Gail Wilson, Harriet Ingram, Gene Marshal and Nina McConnell. In the back row, left

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