north park news, september 2012

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Tara Zandvliet — ‘Dr. Z’— practicesmedicine the good old-fashioned way

About 70 of the 90 musical acts performing at thisyear’s Adams Avenue Street Fair are from the SanDiego area, a tribute to the region’s growing reputa-tion as a breeding ground for musical entertainersand bands — and places where they can perform.

There is, for example, The Paladins, a San Diego-based trio formed in the 1980s by Dave Gonzalez. It’sbest known for its high-energy rockabilly sound,but one built on country, early rock n’ roll, blues andjazz.

San Diego also is home to Sara Petite, anotherstage performer at the street fair — Sara Petite andthe Sugar Daddies. Her website bio says she learnedto sing country music in her hometown of Summer,Wash., by listening to Dolly Parton and LorettaLynn.

They join an eclectic mix of musicians at the 31sannual Adams Avenue Sept. 29 and 30 on AdamsAvenue in Normal Heights. Performances on seven

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Taste North ParkWalk, sip, sample and shop. That’s whatyou do at the Taste of North Park, com-ing here again on Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to4 p.m. in the general area of UniversityAvenue and 30th Street. You can samplefood from participating eateries, tastecraft brews and shop at the galleries andboutiques along the way. More than 40restaurants are participating. For a list ofall the places taking part in the fourthannual event, visit tastenorthpark.com.Tickets cost $30 if purchased before theevent, $35 day of. North Park Main Streetis the sponsoring organization.

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Adams Avenue Street Fair Brings 90 Acts To The Street

MUSICAL MAYHEM ON ADAMS AVE .

Mojo Nixon The Paladins

Strawberry Alarm Clock Sara Petite

Dr. Tara Zandvliet sometimes feels rushed doing a 40-minuteexam. “There’s so much to ask about, to talk about, and to learnabout my patients,” she explained.

Dr. Zandvliet, “the South Park Doctor,” is a refreshing changefrom the assembly-line model of larger medical practices. Shegives a lot of time and personal attention to each of her patientsand feels it’s the way of the future.

Frustrated with medical-insurance paperwork piles, having tosee patients in ridiculously short 7.5-minute appointments, andthe cure-it-with-drugs mentality, Zandvliet set out on her owntwo years ago. She has a simple office, does not take insurance,has no employees, has flexible hours, gives minimum 20-minute appointments, answers her own phone, and uses a 21-year-old stethoscope.

While Zandvliet (pronounced zand-fleet) does not takeinsurance, she does have patients with insurance; they fill outtheir own paperwork and she helps them with codes.

Zandvliet, also known as “Dr. Z,” hung up her shingle inSouth Park with the intention of being known as the commu-

South Park’s Resident Doctor

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Dr. Tara Zandvliet examines a patient.

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Mission Hills Heritage Home TourMission Hills Heritage will host a tour of five privately owned residences in the

Presidio Hills neighborhood on Sept. 22. The area is directly about Presidio Park andthe Junipero Serra Museum. One of the last tracts to be developed in the century-old community of Mission Hills, the homes were influenced by the Serra Museum’sSpanish-style architecture and many feature spectacular views of Old Town, MissionBay and Mount Soledad. This is the eighth annual home tour sponsored by the orga-nization.

Trained docents in the homes on the tour will point out some of the unusual exte-rior and interior architectural features that make each residence unique.

Tickets are $25 for Mission Hills Heritage members and $30 for nonmembers.Ticket sales will be open the day of the tour in the 2400 block of Presidio Drive. Formore information, visit missionhillsheritage.org, or call (619) 497-1193.

Bankers Hill Properties Acquired forFuture Mixed-Use Development

Three Bankers Hill properties, includ-ing the 125-year-old Britt Scripps Inn onMaple Street, have been sold for $5 mil-lion to Graham Downes and BlokhausDevelopment, who anticipate the devel-opment of a modern mixed-use projecton the property. The three parcels total35,000 square feet and include the his-toric Britt Scripps Inn, 406 Maple St.,built in 1887, Mandarin House restau-rant, 2604 Fifth Ave., and the 13-unitEvergreen Apartments, 2642 Fifth Ave.

“Urban revitalization and mixed-use


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development in older neighborhoods like those surroundingBalboa Park constitute one of the hottest opportunities in themarket for the creation of well-designed hospitality, housing,retail servicing, and new community gathering places,” saidDanny Fitzgerald of Cassidy Turley, which represented thebuyer. “This type of development is San Diego’s future and thisproject’s goal is to become a centerpiece for Bankers Hill andfor the celebration of the Balboa Park Centennial in 2015.” Theseller was represented in the transaction by Hattersley GroupLLC.

Caffé Calabria to Donate to Breast Cancer CureSusan G. Komen for the Cure is partnering with North

Park’s Caffé Calabria to launch a line of coffee called Coffee forthe Cure. Twenty-five percent of the revenue from eight coffees

will help fund free breast cancertreatments and support servicesfor San Diego’s uninsured womenand their families. The eightblends represent the one in eightwomen who will be diagnosedwith breast cancer in her lifetime.The names reflect a woman’s tra-ditional strengths: Activist,Courage, Harmony, Pink Warrior,Athena, Goddess, Namaste, andVictory. “Coffee for the Cure is ourway of stepping up what we cando to provide crucial funding forfree services and treatment for SanDiego’s own uninsured women,”said Arne Holt of Caffé Calabria.

University Heights Resident Joins Cosmopolitan HotelJonathan Child of Universi-

ty Heights has joined the Cos-mopolitan Hotel and Restau-rant in Old Town as assistantinn keeper. Child has 21 yearsof hospitality experience,working at such venues as theRenaissance Esmeralda inIndian Wells, the WyndhamHotel, the Parker, the ChaseHotel, TGI Friday’s, The LeftBank-Uptown Grill—all inPalm Springs; and the SadafRestaurant and Nightclub inSan Diego.

Council Approves Charges to Property Owners in CityAssessment Districts

The San Diego City Council has approved annual charges toproperty owners in 56 assessment districts throughout thecity. The districts pay for improvements to lighting, landscap-ing, maintenance of open space and other services. The city isrequired to levy assessments annually. The districts provide“phenomenal and important work” that might not otherwiseget done, Councilman Todd Gloria said. The council has takena month off because of construction at City Hall. The next reg-ularly scheduled meeting is Sept. 10. — City News Service


1. Mojo Nixon, Skid Roper2. Cuckoo Chao3. Junior Watson4. Tierra5. Kofi Baker’s Cream Experience6. Plena Libre7. Jack Tempchin8. Dave Gonzalez founder of The PaladinsPhoto: Scott Dudelson.

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stages will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday,and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday. And it’s all free.

Besides the musical line-up, there will be fourbeer gardens, a beer-tasting area, giant carnival ridesand more than 300 food, arts and craft vendorsselling their specialties throughout the street fairvenue.

The street fair is presented by the Adams AvenueBusiness Association, a nonprofit organization thatpromotes commercial activity in the Adams AvenueBusiness District.

Some of the headliners this year include ’60’spsychedelic rockers the Strawberry Alarm Clock,which will include former Oingo Boingo guitaristSteve Bartek, the reunion of San Diego rockabillytrio the Paladins, the return of music provocateursMojo Nixon and Skid Roper, blues guitarist CocoMontoya, the Puerto Rican-based ensemble PlenaLibre, singer/songwriter Jack Tempchin, indie bandCuckoo Chaos, Kofi Baker’s Cream Experience withspecial guests, country singer/songwriter ChuckCannon, blues artist Junior Watson, and East L.A.R&B favorites Tierra.

The full lineup is available on the association’swebsite: adamsavenuebusiness.com. Or call (619)282-7329.

Steve Kader, the booking agent for the fair, saidmusical acts were chosen for the event based ontheir passionate natures and their following in theSan Diego area. “We also like to get new bands,those that are developing,” said Kader, who has beenbooking acts for the association for seven years.“I’d like people to come out to the fair, bring fam-ilies, come and enjoy the day, the diverse music,the shops along Adams Avenue.”

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nity doctor. And what that looks like isher having a presence at communityevents such as the Bird Park concerts,So-No Fest or the Old House Fair withher medical bag on her bike, just in casesomebody needs help. Or being atMcKinley Elementary, her kids’ school, atthe jog-a-thon when the school nursecouldn’t be there, or donating a gift bas-ket for a gala at Einstein Academy. “I wantthe community to know I’m here to vis-ibly support and inspire them,” she said.

And visible she is, bicycling fromhome on Felton Street to work on herbig black bike with her red medical bagon a rack in back. She even makeshouse-calls on her bike — mostly whenthe patient is a child with a 104-degreetemperature who needs to stay home inhis or her own bed. “I don’t makehouse-calls on people I don’t know.That would worry my mother greatly!”she chuckled.

Looking Ahead to the Obama Health-care Plan

About to celebrate her two-yearanniversary as the South Park Doctor,Zandvliet is looking ahead to the ObamaHealthcare Plan and how it might affecther practice. “I’m still working my waywith a highlighter through the Oba-macare plan that’s full of medi-speak,and the Supreme Court justices’ deci-sion, which is fascinating and a little eas-ier to read — still not like Nora Robertsromances, which I love.

“I may lose patients to doctors whotake insurance, I may be getting a lotmore patients, or I may have to adapt.But I have a feeling I’ll be getting busier,as many will now have high-deductibleinsurance to meet the mandate. Frommy reading, it also seems as if patientswill find getting reimbursement for myservices much easier, and possibly at ahigher rate. The most important thingout of all of this is that everyone ends upwith decent health care.”

Practicing Preventative MedicineAnd what does decent health care

mean to Zandvliet? “I would like to seeeveryone in charge of their own healthdecisions, both medically and financial-ly. I feel that as medical treatments andhospitalizations become more expen-sive, we will also need help paying forthem in some form or another. Weshould be focusing on preventativemedicine in order to change our futures.Doctors should have time to really listento their patients and discuss with themthe pros and cons of different treat-ments. Medicine should be collabora-tive, not dictatorial.”

In Zandvliet’s office, she asks herpatients questions, tries to get a feel forthe problem and repeat it back to them.When she hears “Yes, you’ve got it!” thenthey can begin to figure out what to dotogether. (And, by the way, ella hablaespañol.)

Teaching PatientsZandvliet, 44, believes a lot of

medicine is education. Teaching patientswhat is going on inside their body, whyit isn’t working properly and how tomake adjustments to get back to goodhealth. And teaching is what she loves todo. Jargon-free.

“If a patient doesn’t understand whatI am saying, I’m not doing them anygood. Medi-speak just wastes everyone’stime,” she said.

“I don’t like the traditional ‘you’re-broken, let’s-fix-it’ attitude,” said Zand-vliet. “I don’t think the body is broken.

I think it’s adapting. It’s doing its best.Sometimes it just gets it wrong. Andeverybody is different. Every body is dif-ferent. You have to find the right fit foreach person.”

Establishing a Solid Health FoundationZandvliet feels if she can help a per-

son establish a solid foundation forhealth, than most of the time the patientwon’t need her very often. Her acronymfor that foundation is SANE: Sleep,Activity, Nutrition and Environment.This is how she explains it:

Sleep is when your body recuperatesand repairs itself. If you can’t sleep, yourbody breaks down. Get eight to ninehours sleep a night without the use ofsleep aids. “If I could get everybodysleeping successfully I’d be out of a job.”

Do things you love to do. Be active.Your body was meant to move, not sitfor 10 hours a day.

Food is medicine, information forour genes. Eat healthy food; get yournecessary vitamins, minerals, andmicro-nutrients. If you don’t give yourbody what it needs it will fail you.

Rid your life of toxins: toxic habits,toxic work environments, toxic relation-ships and more.

The Doctor’s ChartSo how is Zandvliet doing on building

her own health foundation? Being moth-er to a 7 and 9 year old, she’s probably notdoing so well on the eight to nine hoursof sleep a night, and with the exception ofcraving Hostess Cherry Pies, she’s doingOK on the nutrition. And since she left atoxic work environment and set up herown practice, she’s doing great on theenvironment part.

She also scores really high on theactivity chart as an avid cyclist, who,over the last 15 years, has had a fly-and-die standard. “I go as fast as I can andhold on for dear life.”

Checking CredentialsOriginally from Los Angeles, Zandvli-

et holds an undergraduate degree fromStanford, an MD from New York Med-ical College and had a double residencyat the University of Texas Medical Cen-ter. She was also on the faculty of UTHouston and the Baylor College ofMedicine/University of Texas.

Now on her own, she tries to keep upwith new developments in her specialties(internal medicine, pediatrics and inte-grative medicine) by attending two majorconferences a year as well as keeping upwith journals. She also continues to workpart-time at La Maestra clinic, where shehas the opportunity to interact withother highly experienced doctors.

Since arriving in San Diego 12 yearsago, Zandvliet was at the Palomar Med-ical Center for two years as a hospitalist,taking care of the sickest, most complexpatients, and eight years at FamilyHealth Centers of San Diego, servingthe underprivileged of San Diego.

Making an AppointmentMaking an appointment with Zand-

vliet is easy and can be done online at southparkdoctor.com, where all other

information is given on how to preparefor the appointment. The office is locat-ed at 2991 Kalmia St. (619) 929-0030.

But wait. Where’s the waiting room?“I don’t have one. I try very hard not tohave my patients wait,” said Zandvliet.In inclement weather, patients have theoption of waiting at the psychiatry officenext door. Usually if her patients wait,it’s because they come early. Once in awhile, every few weeks she’ll get 15 min-utes behind — usually with a newborn.

“I love the personal touch; when it’stime for your appointment, you openthe door, and here I am!”

Zandvliet is an avid cyclist, who, over the last 15 years, has had a fly-and-die standard. ‘I go asfast as I can and hold on for dear life,’ she says.

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Dr. Z bicycles to work from her home on Felton Street.

The ‘waiting room’ is outside.

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The 2012 ArtOberfest Walkabout on Sat-urday, October 6th, will feature the work ofdozens of talented local artists on displayin shops, galleries and eateries through-out the South Park neighborhood.“It’s a great time to see all the creativityand talent in our community, along withcelebrating the fall festivals,” says Mau-reen Ceccarelli, whose Studio Maureenand The Next Door Gallery are locatedon Beech Street. On ArtOberfest Satur-day, artist Susan E. Roden’s “A Tiny Toy-land” will be among the featured displays.“Everyone knows there are talentedartists working in San Diego and near-by,” says Ceccarelli. “But they might be

surprised at the volume of work avail-able here, and that so many South Parkbusinesses specialize in this work.”From Kalmia Street to Beech Street,neighborhood businesses stay open lateduring Walkabout Saturdays, and a freetrolley circulates from 6 to 10 p.m. tomake browsing even easier.Grant’s Marketplace celebrates its 10thanniversary on Oct. 6t with live music,plentiful refreshments and other sur-prises. Grant's is located on the corner ofBeech and Dale streets.More information about South Parkbusinesses and the upcoming events isavailable at southparkscene.com.

Artists HeadlineArtOberfest 2012‘It’s a great time to see all the creativityand talent in our community’

1 ‘Worldly antiques’ by Jennifer Price will be featured at Graffiti Beach for the Oct. 6 walkabout.

2 Plum Pottery will have a new assortment of fall-themed pots in addition to traditional selec-tions of functional and decorative items by students and local ceramic artists. Shown here is workby Annie Lockee and Cia Barron.

3 The ‘Lizard Sheep’ sculpture by Susan E. Roden will be featured in the ‘Tiny Toyland’ galleryshow at The Next Door Gallery on Beech Street. The show runs throughout the month, and theartist’s reception will be on ArtOberfest walkabout night Oct. 6.

4 Artist Monty Montgomery will be working on new pieces and displaying completed work atGraffiti Beach during the ArtOberfest Walkabout.

5 Among the local artists whose work will be featured at Make Good is 13-year-old Natalie Ros-alinda. Shown here is one of her original creations. Also featured will be handcrafted ukelelesby Chris Flynn as well as Rochelle Dowd’s mixed media creations.

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Tour de Fat Bike Parade Features South ParkThe nationwide Tour de Fat — a festival for bike lovers — visits SanDiego again this year on Saturday, Sept. 29t, at Golden Hill Park.Among the most popular events of the day will again be the costumedbike parade that starts at Golden Hill Park and tours through thetree-lined streets of South Park.Many of the cyclists and bikes will be colorfully outfitted with cos-

tumes and decoration celebrating the culture of fun, biking, and old-fashioned neighborhood fun.Proceeds from the event support the San Diego Mountain BikingAssociation. More information is available at sdmba.com.

Artists are working on installing the READ/San Diego saluteat Alchemy Restaurant in South Park. The installation, on theceiling of the restaurant, will be completed for display at the

ArtOberfest Walkabout on Oct 6.

Art Installation at Alchemy Salutes Adult LiteracyProject incorporates the use of books as a design medium

A new art installation is in process at Alchemy. The art instal-lation is a collaboration of owners (Ron Troyano/MattThomas) and other local South Park artists (Will Lopeman andMarisa Holmes). The project incorporates the use of books asa design medium throughout the ceiling of the restaurant,giving an organic design to a completely symmetrical founda-tion (the ceiling).The installation is not just for design purposes; it is also a toolfor bringing awareness to the READ/San Diego Adult Litera-cy Program. All books used in the art installation were givento Alchemy to salute its donation to READ/San Diego.READ/San Diego is a free adult literacy instruction service

provided by the San Diego LIbrary for adults 18 years of ageand older. It is one of more than 100 literacy programs offeredby the public libraries throughout California. READ/San Diego

is supported by the city of San Diego with assistance from theFriends of READ/San Diego Literacy Programs and the stateof California. It also relies on contributions from local busi-nesses, civic and service organizations, and individuals. Moreinformation is available at readsandiego.org.The installation will be in process throughout September andwill be completed and ready for display by the Oct. 6 SouthPark Walkabout.

School Supplies Donation Drive Once again the Edward Jones Invest-

ments office in South Park is spearhead-ing a drive to provide school supplies tochildren at underserved schools in SanDiego.Through Sept. 7, the office will collect

donations of supplies including backpacks, book bags, lunch kits, paper, pen-cils, notebooks and other school needs.

Donors are asked to bring donations tothe office, located at 2222 Fern St., dur-ing daytime hours. Cash and checksdonated will be used to purchase addi-tional supplies.Edward Jones’ South Park office has con-ducted this drive for the past three years.


North Park Community Park sits nearthe center of the neighborhood but it ishardly a landmark reflecting the charac-ter of its namesake community. That ischanging.

On Aug. 3, I was pleased to join SanDiego Unified School Board MemberRichard Barrera and community leadersto break ground on a facelift to the NorthPark Community Park. The improve-ments are the third and final phase ofchanges for the block, which started withthe closure of North Park ElementarySchool.

In 2009, the San Diego Unified SchoolBoard relocated the ALBA High Schoolprogram to the site of the former NorthPark Elementary, which abuts the park.ALBA Middle School moved in the nextwinter, and now it’s time to implementthe off-site, joint use improvementswhich will benefit the school and localneighbors alike.

North Park Community Park has beenchallenged for many years by drug useand other criminal activity, making thelarge space unattractive to local neighborsand young families. I am confident that

the improvements under way will helpreverse this trend and activate the park.

Work, estimated to cost approximate-ly $500,000, includes installing a new bas-ketball court, removing and replacing30-foot light poles at the joint use play-ing field, providing new matting at hor-izontal bars, re-surfacing joint-use play-ing field, repairing and replacingdamaged concrete sidewalk areas, pro-viding new fencing around joint-useplaying field, and incorporating recom-mendations from the school police’sCrime Prevention Through Environ-mental Design analysis.

The original plans also included instal-lation of cameras in the park to furtherdeter crime. While the current budgetdoes not allow for their immediate instal-lation, I remain focused on obtainingthem, hopefully in the next year.

While the improvements began, Iworked with the city’s Park and Recre-ation Department and advocated a

change in parking restrictions alongsidethe park on Idaho Street. Parking wasprohibited from 2 a.m. to 6 a.m., creatinga frustrating situation for people livingand visiting this neighborhood, which isknown for its parking shortage. Now,public parking is allowed 24 hours a dayon the entire block; this is a net gain of 47parking spaces.

I am grateful to the San Diego UnifiedSchool Board, neighbors, and the NorthPark Community Association for theirpartnership in this project. Progress inour community takes all of us, and NorthPark Community Park will soon be anexample of what we can do together.

Councilmember Gloria can bereached at [email protected];(619) -236-6633; 202 C Street, MS 10A,San Diego, CA 92101; and on Facebookand Twitter. Visit his website atwww.sandiego.gov/cd3.

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As a kindergartner, Thomas was veryslow with speech, threw tantrums longerthan other kids and was not very social.He also played with his toys differently— lining up his race cars, instead ofrolling them.

When he had to be forcefully removedfrom the playground as a child, Thomas’mother, Beth Selbe of Santee, wondered ifhe would grow up to be an independent,successful young man — if he would evenmake it out of kindergarten.

The inability to face transitions is justone of the behavioral issues associated

with autism spectrum disorders, saidSelbe, an Autism Speaks committeemember. Changing classes or merely tak-ing a different route home can cause ameltdown for someone with an AutismSpectrum Disorder (ASD).

Although experiences like the play-ground incident were difficult for Selbe,what troubled her most, when Thomaswas diagnosed with autism at age 4, wasthe prospect of how public insensitivitymay affect him. This concern has some-what subsided for Selbe, since Thomas,now 19, has begun his second semester at

a local community college. “Don’t shortchange your child!” Selbe

said. “Don’t tell them that they can’tachieve what they want to achieve.”

One of every 88 children in the U.S. at8 years of age has an ASD, according tothe Center for Disease Control. Symp-toms of the developmental disorders inthe spectrum, including delays in speechand behavior, usually become apparent inthe first few years of a child’s life and varyin degree. The three most popular devel-opment disorders in the spectruminclude: autistic disorder; pervasive devel-opment disorder not otherwise specified;and Asperger syndrome.

The disorders cannot be diagnosedwith blood or other diagnostic tests andtheir exact cause has not been pinpoint-ed, although studies suggest genetic andenvironmental factors are contributors.

Autism Speaks, founded in 2005 byBob and Suzanne Wright, grandparentsof a child with autism, is a national orga-nization that raises funds to supportresearch and to heighten the awareness ofASDs. The Wrights’ longtime friend,Bernie Marcus, donated $25 million tolaunch the organization.

The charity will hold its eighth annual5k walk — San Diego Walk Now forAutism Speaks — at Liberty Station onOct. 6.

Twenty-five hundred people walkedthe streets of San Diego during last year’swalk and raised nearly $130,000. Thisyear’s event also promises to involvebetween 200 and 300 teams, totaling upto about 2,000 to 3,000 attendees, accord-ing to one of the charity’s co-chairs,

Steven Gorup.Although Autism Speaks does not have

a San Diego storefront, resources andmoney raised by the organization flowinto the city. Earlier this year, the charityheld a free symposium in San Diego forteachers to educate them on the basics ofASDs and the needs of children affectedby disorders in the spectrum.

“It’s more than a walk to us,” saidGorup, who lives in Downtown’s East Vil-lage. “It’s giving back our knowledge andresources to the community.”

Making use of available resources canlighten the load of families affected bythese developmental disorders.

“Some people aren’t able to get whatthey need — maybe because they don’tknow what to ask for,” said Selbe, whoreceived much of the services she neededfrom the school district and the SanDiego Regional Center.

Regional Centers are nonprofit organi-zations, contracted through the state, toprovide a wide array of supportive ser-vices to the developmentally disabled,ranging from early intervention therapiesto transportation and nutritional sup-port. There are 21 Regional Centers inthe state.

While ASDs are among the most com-

mon developmental disabilities, we knowvery little about them.

“When people hear autism, they think‘Rain Man’ and have a very narrow visionof what autisms is,” said Krystal Lang-ford, an East County mother of a 7-year-old diagnosed with severe classic autism.“It’s important to me that my son is partof this community. I want the communi-ty to understand my son.”

In addition to increasing cognitive, lin-guistic, social, and self-help skills, earlyintervention helps to minimize the poten-tial for secondary behavioral and emo-tional problems (e.g., anxiety, depression).Organizations like Autism Speaks,through its research funding, availableresources and education, could assist inmaking early detection of ASDs morelikely. It is estimated that the U.S. is facing$90 billion annually in costs related toautism. Research suggests that costs canbe reduced by 2/3 with early diagnosisand treatment/intervention.

Walk Now for Autism Speaks starts at2640 Historic Decatur Road, San Diego at10 a.m. Registration is available at theevent, beginning at 8 a.m. The event fea-tures vendors that provide ASD resources.For more information or to registeronline,visit walknowforautismspeaks.org/sandiego or call (323)297-4771.


Autism Speaks Annual Walk Raises Money for Autism BY CECILIA BUCKNER

Community autism supporters during the Walk Now for Autism Speaks San Diego 2011. Photo by Andrew D. Bernstein.

San Diego Autism Walk committee members.

Kensington author Caitlin Rother,whose most recent book, “Lost Girls,”generated controversy after its publica-tion earlier this year, defended the workin a recent interview with KPBS.

The book recounts the rape and mur-

der of teenagers Amber Dubois andChelsea King in 2009 and 2010 byregistered sex offenderJohn Gardner. The familiesof King and Duboisopposed the publication ofthe book and asked that shedonate profits from its saleto charity.

In an interview withKPBS, Rother said she wasvery sorry the families werehurt by the book because thatwas not her intention. Shesaid she was hoping to dosomething positive with thebook to prevent future crimesfrom happening. “I understand theydon’t want to read the book, I wouldn’twant to if I were them either, but I dofeel there really is a purpose to revealingthe flaws in the system that we can fix,I hope,” she said.

Rother said she also wants to takeadvantage of the emotion the commu-nity feels “so maybe people will be angry

enough with what they read in this bookthat maybe we will be able to mobilizeand get some change.”

“I feel that it’s important to knowwhat the sexual predator is all about,”Rother added. “We don’t know very

much about sexual predators, we don’twant to know. It’s a repul-sive idea. I felt this was anopportunity to really getinto an issue like this thatreally could do somegood so we can preventthings like this fromhappening again.”

She said the book alsodescribes the two vic-tims to honor them. “Ialways like to pay a trib-ute to victims,” she said.“This is to honor thevictims so there won’tbe any more of them.”

Chelsea King was a popular highschool senior. Amber Dubois was abookworm who poured her heart intothe animals she cared for. Both girls dis-appeared in the San Diego area, justeight miles and one year apart.

With the cooperation from Gardner,his mother, several ex-girlfriends andother family members, Rother created adetailed portrait of the sexual predatorthrough dozens of interviews and accessto documents. The book gives providesa behind-the-scenes look at the criminalinvestigations of Gardner. Rother alsosuggests flaws in the system that failedGardner.

In the epilogue, Rother describes herfive-hour conversation with Gardner atCorcoran State Prison, where he is serv-ing three consecutive life terms in thesame unit as mass murderer CharlesManson and Phillip Garrido, the kid-napper of Jaycee Dugard.

Rother said she felt compelled towrite this book, with the hope that “we,as a society, can find ways to deal withpeople like Gardner before they get to abreaking point, so we can protect our-selves and prevent our families fromfalling to the same fate as Amber Duboisand Chelsea King.”

Rother, a former reporter with theSan Diego Union-Tribune, is the authoror co-author of eight books. She workedat daily newspapers for 19 years beforebecoming a full-time author. She is a

founder of San Diego Writing Womenand teaches journalism and creativewriting workshops at UCSD Extension.

Other Books by Rother:Dead ReckoningPoisoned LoveNaked AddictionBody PartsTwisted TriangleDeadly DevotionMy Life, Deleted


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Kensington Author Defends ‘Lost Girls’Caitlin Rother addresses controversy surrounding publication of her latest nonfiction book

“I wrote this book knowing therewould be some controversy —not to make boatloads ofmoney but because I felt verystrongly that this was an opportunity to educate peopleabout sex offenders.”

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The San Diego Air & Space Museum,which houses the third largest collectionof aviation-related research material inthe United States, will use two recentlyawarded grants to continue its digitizationof its extensive collection. The museumreceived $124,500 from the Institute ofMuseum and Library Services and$25,000 from Goodrich Aerostructures.

The initial digitization project originatedtwo years ago with the help of the LeglerBenbough Foundation, whose fundingenabled the museum to uploan morethan 135,000 digitized images toFlickr.com, as well as more than 400 rarefilms to YouTube. The museum’s onlineimage and film collection is thought to bethe largest of its type in the world, and is

growing, but it represents less than 5 per-cent of the museum’s total collection.Both the IMLS and Goodrich Aerostruc-tures grants will support the continua-tion of that effort, which the museum hastitled “Great Explorations: IncreasingOnline Access.”Photographs, films, and rare books arefragile, and the deterioration process is

accelerated through handling, exposure tolight, and climate fluctuations. Throughthe museum’s digitization efforts, this

process can be mitigated so that archivalmaterial is not lost.

Two New Grants Enable S.D. Air & Space Museum to Continue Digitization of its Research Material

Get the complete story behind this crave-wor-thy treat in “Chocolate” at the Natural HistoryMuseum Oct. 12 through March 10, 2013.

Discover the unique cacao tree whose seedsstarted it all. Unearth the origins of chocolateconsumption, and discover how chocolate wastransformed from a bitter drink of kings into theindulgence we love today.

“Chocolate” will engage the senses and revealfacets of this sumptuous treat that you;ve prob-ably never before considered. From seed tosweet, unwrap the story of chocolate.

“Chocolate” and its national tour have beendeveloped by The Field Museum, Chicago. Thisproject was supported, in part, by the NationalScience Foundation.

Chocolate as Food and MedicineIt takes four cacao seeds to make one ounce of

milk chocolate, and 12 seeds to make one ounceof dark chocolate. Although we tend to think ofchocolate as a solid today, for 90 percent of itshistory it was consumed in liquid form. Some ofthe earliest European cocoa-makers wereapothecaries seeking medicinal uses of the plant.

Cacao seeds contain significant amounts ofnaturally occurring flavonoids, substances alsofound in red wine, green tea, and fruits and veg-etables. Flavonoids are connected with a reducedrisk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

On the other hand, chocolate carries a heavyload of saturated fats and calories; there aremuch healthier ways to get the same benefits.

Chocolate contains two stimulants also foundin coffee — caffeine and theobromine — but inrelatively small amounts. Fifty M&M’s, forexample, have about as much caffeine as a cupof decaffeinated coffee.

Who Eats Chocolate?• Not Africans. A great deal of chocolate is

grown in Africa, but mostly for export.• Not a lot of Asians. Although chocolate’s

popularity is growing in China and Japan, thereis still comparatively little chocolate culture inAsia. The Chinese, for example, eat only one barof chocolate for every 1,000 eaten by the British.

• Mexicans consume chocolate more as a tra-ditional drink and a spice than as a candy. Theyuse it to make the wonderful sauce called mole

and offer chocolate drinks at wedding cere-monies and birthday parties.

• Americans for sure…an average of 12pounds per person per year. In 2001, that cameto a total of 3.3 billion pounds. (Americansspend $13 billion a year on chocolate.)

• Definitely European. As far back as the late1700s, the people of Madrid, Spain, consumednearly 12 million pounds of chocolate a year.Today, 16 of the 20 leading per-capita choco-late-consuming countries are in Europe, withSwitzerland leading the pack with an average of22 pounds per person per year. (The U.S., as of2001, was No. 11.)

Chocolate Cravings…Yum!

Ancient Maya. Before chocolate was a sweet candy, it was a spicydrink. Some of the earliest known chocolate drinkers were the ancientMaya of Central America. (Photo: Justin Kerr)

Cacao was vital to the trade empire of the Aztec people—as a luxu-ry drink, as money, and as an offering to the gods. (The Trustees ofthe British Museum.)

Chocolate laboratory. Most large-scale chocolate manufacturers runtheir factories like science laboratories. Precision instruments track tem-perature and moisture levels and regulate the timing of automated pro-cesses within the factory. (Lindt & Sprüngli, Switzerland).

Drying cacao seeds.While machines have made chocolate faster toproduce and cheaper to buy, cacao farming itself remains basicallyunaltered. (Cargill Cocoa & Chocolate Inc.).

Bonbons covered in chocolate. Chocolate is mostly machine-made, nothandmade. Converting cacao seeds into chocolate has now evolved intoa complex and time-consuming mechanized process that includes sev-eral steps. (Lindt & Sprüngli, Switzerland).

After the Spanish introduced cacao to Europe, it wasn’t long beforesomeone added sugar. Sweetened chocolate quickly spread throughoutEurope as a drink of the wealthy classes.


Pasadena’s 21st annual Craftsman Weekend, a tribute to theAmerican Arts & Crafts movement and the most comprehen-sive celebration of its type in the Western U.S., will be held Oct.19-21 under sponsorship of the Pasadena Heritage organization.The weekend’s offerings will include a tour of significant Crafts-man-era houses, a variety of bus and walking tours, eveningreceptions at historic sites, an exposition show and sale, lectures,presentations and workshops.The signature event of the Weekend is the Craftsman HouseTour on Oct. 21 (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.). The in-depth drive- your-self tour provides the opportunity to experience the rich vari-ety of Craftsman architecture that makes Pasadena a destinationfor Arts and Crafts enthusiasts.This year’s tour features five homes. One of the featured homeswill be the Woodworth speculative house, designed in 1911 bythe Foss Designing and Building Co. This two-story, Chalet-stylehome has many features of the traditional Craftsman home,including a wide, welcoming front door, and a large living roomwith interesting cove moldings and floating box beams. The denhas beautiful pocket doors, and the dining room has wonder-ful built-ins with original colored glass and grass-cloth coveredwalls.Celebrating its centennial is the 1912 Lindley House. Designedby David M. Renton, and recently designated a city landmark,it is currently home to the nonprofit organization, the JourneyHouse. Even through many changes and owners, it has amaz-ingly retained its beautiful stained woodwork, board and batonwainscoting in the dining room, an original fireplace, and largepocket doors.Other homes on the tour will include a beautifully restoredhome in the Orange Heights neighborhood, and two other dis-tinctive bungalows that represent Pasadena’s Arts & Crafts style.Docents will provide additional information about the homes.This is a drive-yourself tour so please allow at least four hoursto view all of the houses. Price: $45 nonmembers; $40 members.

The Weekend at a Glance• Friday, Oct. 19 — Bus excursion to Historic Glendora. His-toric Highlands Neighborhood Walking Tour. Madison HeightsNeighborhood Walking Tour. Arts and Crafts EmbroideryWorkshop. Craftsman Restoration Workshop. Craftsman Tile-Making Workshop. Research and Photography Workshop.Opening Reception at the Blinn House.

• Saturday, Oct. 20 — Craftsman Exposition Show & Sale. SilentAuction. Exhibitor Spotlight Presentations. Building the Free-man House Tour. Great Architects Bus Tour. Landmark DistrictsBus Tour. Orange Heights Neighborhood Walking Tour. FordPlace Neighborhood Walking Tour. Garden Presentation. TourHouse Detectives Workshop. Stickley Lectures Reception. Tourat the Freeman House.

• Sunday, Oct. 21 — Craftsman House Tour. Craftsman Expo-sition Show & Sale. Silent Auction. Exhibitor Spotlight Presen-tations.

Excursion to Historic Glendora(Oct. 19, 9-11 a.m. or 10 a.m. to noon)The city of Glendora was incorporated in 1911 during theheight of the Craftsman movement. Architects William EllingerIII and John Heller, specialists in historic preservation, will leadthe docent-guided bus excursion through historic neighbor-hoods with a chance to see some of the city’s outstanding land-marks. Price: $60 for Pasadena Heritage members, $70 for non-members.

Historic Highlands Walking Tour(Oct. 19, 1 to 3 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.)Historic Highlands, a Pasadena Landmark District, began to be

Tribute to American Arts & CraftsPasadena Heritage hosts 21st annual Craftsman Weekend

A tour and reception at the James Allen Freeman House will be Oct. 20 from 6 to 8:30 p.m.

SEE CRAFTSMAN, Page 16


developed at the turn of the century. Bythe time of its incorporation into the cityof Pasadena in 1925, it had transformedfrom a remote country outpost to a thriv-ing and varied neighborhood and thearchitectural styles represented this trans-formation. Locally grown oak and Dou-glas fir, Arroyo stone and art tile by localartisans are used throughout the homes.Price: $20 for members, $25 for non-members.

Madison Heights Walking Tour(Oct. 19)The Madison Heights neighborhood isone of Pasadena’s most historically andarchitecturally significant. Greene &Greene, Frederick Louis Roehrig, Syl-vanus Marston, Reginald Johnson, Heine-man & Heineman, Hunt & Grey andLouis B. Easton all designed homes inMadison Heights. Many other homeswere contractor-built so that the neigh-borhood became a showcase for thebuilders. As a result, many of the houseshave rich detail for even a modest budget.Price: $20 for members, $25 for non-members.

Workshops• Arts and crafts embroidery workshopOct. 19, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the his-

toric Lincoln Clark III house. AnnChaves, textile curator, collector andteacher, will lead the class for both begin-ners and experience embroiderers.Price: $95 for members, $120 for non-members.

• Craftsman restoration workshop Oct.19, 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the historic Lin-coln Clark III house. Tim Gregory, thebuilding biographer, teams with DennisHill, architectural photographer, to teachattendees how to research and photo-graph their own homes. Workshop is lim-ited to 10 people. Price: $40 members,$50 for nonmembers.

The Great Architects Tour(Oct. 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.)Featuring Arthur and Alfred Heineman.During the period 1907 to 1923, the twobrothers designed 10 grand residencesand over 250 smaller bungalows. The tourwill afford guests the opportunity to takean in-depth look at their unique style inPasadena. Price: $40 member, $45 fornonmembers.

Landmark Districts Bus Tour(Oct. 20, presentation noon to 1 p.m. andbus tour 1:30 to 4 p.m.)A presentation by Julianna Delgado and

John G. Ripley highlighting their newbook, “Pasadena’s Bungalow Heaven,” willprecede the bus tour, which will exploresome of Pasadena’s 22 landmark districts.Interior stops will showcase homes thatcontribute to the neighborhoods’ land-mark status. Price: $50 member, $55 fornonmembers.

Orange Heights Neighborhood Walking Tour(Oct. 20, 9 to 11 a.m. or 10 a.m. to noon)In the last 15 years, there has been aresurgence of interest in Craftsmanhomes in Orange Heights, and new own-ers are doing beautiful and sensitiverestoration throughout the neighbor-hood, added to the National Register ofHistoric Places in 1995. Price: $25 non-members; $20 members.

Ford Place Neighborhood Walking Tour(Oct. 20, 1 to 3 p.m. or 2 to 4 p.m.)The Ford Place Historic District, wasdeveloped in 1902 by W.J. Pierce. It retainsa sense of time and place as an earlyplanned residential development in theCity of Pasadena juxtaposed against near-by commercial development.Price: $25 nonmembers; $20 members.

Garden Presentation and Tour(Oct. 20, 9 to 11:30 a.m.)This presentation will take place in abeautiful garden featured in the book“Outside the Bungalow,” followed by adrive- yourself tour to two additional gar-dens that exemplify important consider-ations when designing Craftsman gar-dens. Price: $45 nonmembers, $40members.

Marketing and Advertising the Artsand Crafts of Stickley Lecture(Oct. 20, 10 to 11 a.m.)Mike Danial, Stickley’s corporate histori-an and restoration specialist, will take aclose look at the mechanism of retail fur-niture selling at the turn of the 20th cen-tury as the Stickley brothers were facing anew competitor, “Grand Rapids.” Price:$25 nonmembers, $20 members.

House Detective Workshop(Oct. 20, 1:30 to 4 p.m.)This hands-on, practical workshop, ledby historic architect, William W. EllingerIII, along with David Gaines, a licensedcivil engineer specializing in structures,explores tracing the evolution of a houseand restoring and reversing change usingarchitectural forensics and research. Price:$60 nonmembers, $50 members.

Tour and Reception — James AllenFreeman House(Oct. 20, 6 to 8:30 p.m.)The reception will be held at the restoredJames Allen Freeman House. Recentlyadded to the National Register of HistoricPlaces and a Pasadena Historic Monu-ment, this home will be open for the firsttime to the public. One of the most strik-ing features of this Arthur and AlfredHeineman-designed house is the restoredwave-patterned wood- shingle roof, whichwraps over the eaves evoking the look of anEnglish Cotswold cottage thatched roof.Price: $145 nonmembers, $125 members.

Craftsman Exposition, Antique Deal-ers, Contemporary Artists and Trades(Oct. 20 and 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)The Craftsman Exposition is the antiqueand contemporary furnishings and dec-orative arts show and sale held at thePasadena Convention Center. PasadenaHeritage will host more than 70exhibitors from across the U.S. to partic-ipate in the two-day show and sale, bring-ing a broad spectrum of Craftsman-eraand period- inspired works: furniture,textiles, pottery and tiles, metal work,wallpapers and stencils, and books whichwill entice both the novice and collector.All exhibitors are juried.

Dancing at the Bird Park concerts. Photo by Lynn Elliott.

CRAFTSMANCONTINUED FROM Page 15


BY KELLY BENNETT | VOICE OF SAN DIEGOA High-Speed Drive Through Balboa ParkWhen highway planners have a road

to build, they look at where they want itto start and where they want it to end.

Then they try to draw a line, straightas possible.

But what happens when that line goesthrough Balboa Park?

When the Cabrillo Freeway first cameup in the 1940s, lots of San Dieganscheered. Civic leader George Marstontold the San Diego Union newspaper in1941 that he considered the CabrilloFreeway the answer to “the extremenecessity of another broad modernthoroughfare from north to south.”

Such enthusiasm wouldn’t alwaysendure for the highway through thepark, especially as it threatened to growin future decades. The city had taken itspark, which began as 1,400 acres, andsliced off dozens of acres here, dozensmore there. The park today features twofreeways — the State Route 163 cours-ing through it and Interstate 5 slicing offthe southwestern corner.

“A freeway through the park? I mean,come on,” said Nancy Carol Carter, alaw professor at the University of SanDiego who has studied the history ofBalboa Park. “There is not one place inthe park where you can’t hear traffic.”

But the idea wasn’t always controver-sial. We’ve been unraveling tales fromthe park’s history since it was set aside inthe 1860s, tracing back controversiesand big changes in the city’s crownjewel.

The current reason for debate in thepark is a plan, approved in July, toremake the park’s western entrance. Theplan’s supporters describe a romanticcentral plaza, free of cars, in front of

many of the park’s iconic structures. Itsdetractors focus more on the new roadthat diverts the cars and a paid parkinggarage.

“Although there have been manyindividual uses proposed and grantedon park property, none stirs up morecontroversy than roads,” wrote SanDiego Union reporter Michael O’Con-nor in 1963. “However, in most casesthe park land has been turned over by avote of the people.”

Over the years, city leaders wanted toadd roads and private buildings, butthey needed at least two-thirds votes ina public election.

Voters overwhelmingly agreed to letthe city deed about 38 acres to the stateDivision of Highways for the freeway in1941. The highway builders brokeground in 1946, replacing lily ponds andbridle paths under the iconic bridgeleading across the Cabrillo Canyon.

Cars could pass under the arches, andlandscaped hillsides bore trees andplants, making the highway a beautifulroute. Even JFK may’ve agreed when hetraveled down it in 1963. It was the firstfreeway in San Diego County.

Private uses and roads had eaten up249 of the park’s original 1,400 acres,according to a 1963 estimate in theUnion.

Highway planners, however, weren’tdone eyeing the park. San Diego’s pop-ulation had boomed after the WorldWars, and traffic built up on the freeway.By 1965, Caltrans revealed it plannedto double the freeway’s width, to eightlanes.

A civic group called Citizens Coordi-nate passionately opposed the widen-

ing. Referred to as “politically inexperi-enced urban conservationists” at thetime by San Diego Magazine, the grouppublished a report called “HighwaymanStop! This Is City Park” and went head-to-head with the Chamber of Com-merce and a pro-highway association.Clare Crane describes their strategy inher book, “Citizens Coordinate and TheBattle for City Planning in San Diego.”

The group organized a big “ExploreBalboa Park Day” in 1967, and whilepeople were listening to organ concerts,going on nature walks and watchingpuppet shows, Citizens Coordinatemembers fanned out throughout thepark to educate people and ask them tosign a petition against the freeway.

From the petition: “Economics aswell as an emotional attachment to thePark reinforce our belief that addition-

al highway encroachment, by damag-ing one of this city’s major assets, wouldbe a disservice to the general well-beingof San Diego. We ask you not to sacrificeany more of the space, the clean air, thegreenery of Balboa Park to expedien-cy.”

With thousands of signatures on theirside, the Citizens Coordinate groupcaught the ear of the City Council. Thestate changed its widening proposalfrom eight lanes to six. By the end of1968, the state highways chief said thedepartment would abide by any citydecision.

The group reminded the council theydidn’t want any widening at all, not eventhe revised plan. And then in 1969, thefederal government gave the freeway acommemorative citation for its beauty.

The council turned down any widen-

ing and the whole event bolstered thegroup’s confidence that they could havea voice in planning issues.

***Another road-related controversy

that has come up in the current debateover the new bridge and parking struc-ture: Cars once could travel east andwest through the park. You could enterthe park on Laurel Street, drive all theway down El Prado and connect to ParkBoulevard. When the city proposedclosing the eastern end of El Prado tocars in the early 1970s, many people dis-agreed. The architect for the project,John Henderson, said people got used tothe change.

Kelly Bennett, Voice of San Diego,(619) 325-0531, [email protected].

Route 163 through Balboa Park.





Mixing Art and Culinary DelightsUH Arts Open/Taste of University Heights Set for Sept. 16

A creative and culinary arts celebra-tion will take place on Sept. 16 with theseventh annual UH Arts Open/Taste ofUniversity Heights. The Taste of UH isa self-guided walking tour of more than18 restaurants and eateries from noonto 3 p.m.

Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 theday of. Free shuttle service will escortguests along the route.

The Arts Open features works andtalks by painters, sculptors, potters,dancers, poets and musicians. Visitors

can visit studios, check out exhibitions,chat with the artists and watch perfor-mances.

Venues during the Arts Openinclude: the Athenaeum Music & ArtsLibrary/School of the Arts presentingan open house with student art exhibitand painting demonstration.

Across the street (Music at Mueller)hosts live music. North Park Vaudevillepresents “The Brady Bunch Gets Arrest-ed” at 1 p.m. and “Unravelled” ImprovTroupe at 2 p.m. and open rehearsals for

the “North Park Playwrights Festival.” Artist’s personal art studios are open

throughout the neighborhood and Swe-denborg Hall will feature art, belly danc-ing and flamenco performances, music,and theater in a historic setting.

The UH Arts Open hours are 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. To purchase advanced tickets:call the UHCDC office, (619) 297-3166,or purchased them at the Art/FoodFusion Reception on Sept. 14 from 7-9p.m. at 3rd Space 4610 Park Blvd.

Paul Stolte artwork.

Artwork by Larry Caveney.


Rendering of the USO building.

By Bart Mendoza

Full Moon Fever Recreates Tom Petty SoundThe key to having a successful tribute band is having enough well known material to fill a set. No prob-

lem then for Full Moon Fever, a Tom Petty cover project appearing at Eleven on Sept. 8, 10 p.m. Whileavoiding attempts to look like Petty and his band, the group does an admirable job of recreating Petty’ssignature Rickenbacker-driven sound. While there will be few surprises at the show, Petty’s classic hits, from1977’s “Breakdown” to 1999’s “The Last DJ” offer enough variety for a full night of excellent jangly rock‘n’ roll.

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Full Moon Fever: Saturday, Sept. 8 at Eleven, 3519 El Cajon Blvd. 9 p.m. 21 and up. $5. elevensandiego.com.

Don’t Miss San Diego Music ThingMusic fans of any stripe won’t want to miss the annual San Diego Music Thing taking place on Sept.14-15. While daytime activities will be centered on music seminars at the Lafayette Hotel, nighttime

will see an explosion of music around San Diego, especially the venues in North Park, such as Bar Pinkand Clare De Lune. While show listings weren’t available at press time, dozens of performers are sched-uled to take part such as The Stone Foxes and Alejandro Escovedo, with guest speakers at the seminars

set to include the likes of Public Enemy’s Chuck D and Public Image’s Martin Atkins. If you area musicfan, there is no place else you should be on these two dates.

San Diego Music Thing: Friday and Saturday, Sept. 14-15 at The Lafayette Hotel,2223 El Cajon Blvd., and throughout North Park.

sandiegomusicthing.com.

Overlook the Name, But Enjoy the Sound

Forget the silly name, fans of shoegaze, or dreamy pop will findmuch to admire in Ringo Deathstarr. Currently touring behindtheir first full-length album of all new music, “Colour Trip,” the trioappears at the Soda Bar on Sept. 17, 10 p.m. Anyone whose musiccollection includes groups such as Jesus and Mary Chain or Ride willlove every second of this Ringo Deathstarr’s set, with songs equallyheavy in droney guitar, bass and melody. It’s true the band wears theirinfluences very obviously on their sleeves — indeed, every songthey have sounds like it could have been a single from a favorite vin-tage band, but when music is done this well, that’s easy to overlook.

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Ringo Deathstarr: Monday, Sept. 17, at The Soda Bar, 3615 El Cajon Blvd. 8 p.m. 21 and up. $7. sodabarmusic.com.

Putting a Bloom on the Clare De Lune Stage

Seattle-based Camille Bloom appears at Clare De Luneon Sept. 30, 8 p.m. Performing solo with just an acoustic gui-tar, Bloom’s music is engaging and well crafted, as currentlyheard on the soundtracks to programming on the MTV,Oxygen and E networks. Currently in the midst of a two-month West Coast tour, Bloom will appeal to aficianados ofAni DiFranco and even early Heart in the more uptemponumbers. One of the premier venues for acoustic music,Clare de Lune has recently expanded its booking, of whichBloom is one of the first national acts to hit the coffeehouse’sstage.

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Camille Bloom: Sunday September 30 at Claire de Lune,2906 University Ave. 8 p.m. All ages. Free. clairedelune.com.

Sweet Harmonies With DalaCanadian duo Dala may not yet be household names, but

they’re well on their way, at least in Canada. Appearing atAMSD Concerts on Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m., Amanda Walther andSheila Carabine first joined forces in 2002, subsequently releas-ing five albums and scoring a 2010 Canadian Folk MusicAward for Vocal Group of the Year. Their folk-inflected poptunes will particularly please anyone who likes sweet har-monies, with vocals that seem perfectly matched and a strongknack for writing catchy song hooks. Indeed, their most recentsingle is a tune called “Lennon and McCartney.” While theirsongwriting hasn’t quite reached those lofty heights, anyonefeeling jaded by the singer-songwriter genre should give thispair a listen. They’re a breath of fresh air.

Dala: Friday, Sept. 28 at AMSD Concerts, 4650 Mansfield St. 7: 30 p.m. All Ages. $20-$47. www.amsdconcerts.com.

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