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Sunday,
April 23,
2006

Adams Avenue Root Festival

Today will be another busy day as the free two-day Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival continues on five stages in Normal Heights featuring San Diego Cajun Playboys, Tomcat Courtney and Los Fabulocos.

Green-thinking San Diegans will also be heading to Balboa Park on Sunday to celebrate EarthFair 2006. The largest free environmental event in the world will kick off with a children’s parade at 9am. Parking will be a hassle for the annual educational fair — so consider riding your bike. Free valet parking is available for your two-wheeler all day! Over 60,000 participants are expected to share all things environmental. The daylong event (until 5pm) boasts more than 200 exhibitors, health- and technology-themed areas, a food pavilion serving healthy fair food and five entertainment venues. They even have a folk music stage and a kids’ area. Want to save energy around the house? Earthfair will be featuring the latest alternative home-building technologies in the eHome exhibit area. btw...HillQuest will be having a potluck picnic in the area between the botanical building (lath house) and the art museum.
Saturday,
April 22,
2006

Earthfair 2005

 

This weekend is also the free Adams Avenue Roots & Folk Festival...and Sunday celebrate Earthfair 2006 in Balboa Park from 10-5 (this is the largest free environmental event in the world). Parking will be a hassle — consider riding your bike.
Friday,
April 21,
2006		 Tomorrow is the Taste of Uptown. Pick up your tickets at Hamburger Mary’s — and for only $25 you’ll get to sample 33 local eateries. CityBeat review from the 2004 event. And while you’re in the neighborhood...please do a little shopping and support this wonderful community of small businesses.
Thursday,
April 20,
2006

Chris Foster and Beth Binger at the Lafayette Hotel




Lafayette Hotel owner Chris Foster is joined by Beth Binger of Binger Communications last night at the grand opening of the Lafayette’s Spotlight Lounge. Guests were treated to talented local entertainers and many tasty delights just off the grand lobby of the historic inn. Stop by the stately manor for a cocktail (HillQuest recommends the lemon drops!) and get a taste of the hotel’s history while checking out their diagrams and models for North Park’s newest revitalization project at 2223 El Cajon Boulevard. (Did you know that celebrity Bob Hope was the first guest to register back in 1946? or that Johnny Weissmuller, aka Tarzan, designed their Olympic-size pool?) >
Wednesday,
April 19,
2006

Healthcare Safety Net Study

A $615,000 county-funded Healthcare Safety Net Study was introduced to the community yesterday afternoon at Balboa Park’s Recital Hall. The small crowd listened as Supervisor Ron Roberts and Jean Shepard introduced The Abaris Group and their consulting team who are studying the long-range needs (up to 20 years) of San Diegans who do not have adequate financial resources or medical insurance. The project is seeking input from a wide range of “key stakeholders” before identifying the current and future healthcare safety net needs for county residents. Monday night the group held a town hall meeting in North County.
Tuesday,
April 18

Fresh
This coming Saturday is the Taste of Uptown. Pick up your tickets at Hamburger Mary’s...only $25 will buy your a taste of 33 local eateries. CityBeat review from the 2004 event. And while you’re in the neighborhood, shop at one of Hillcrest’s new boutiques. Welcome Vivian Rose at the corner of Fifth and Pennsylvania and further north in 92103’s most colorful block (Fifth Avenue between Robinson and University) check out Fresh. The new mint green storefront has recently opened in the former location of ArtVentures at 3840 Fifth Avenue. Please shop Hillcrest, and support all the wonderful small businesses that make up our community.
Monday,
April 17 		Easter outfit

< Decked out!
Do you suppose an Easter bonnet may be hiding in his bag?

Easter Clean TEAM


A small but mighty group of Hillcrest Clean T.E.A.M. volunteers cleaned up the neighborhood this morning sweeping the streets of Hillcrest from 10am-noon. Thanks to Joe Kocurek, Warren Simon, Jeffery Tom, Sara, Linda, Benny, Grace, Stephen, Suanne, Josh, Manny, Mo and Jack for giving up part of your Easter weekend to make Hillcrest shine. You guys ROCK! Come on out and join our merry band — several fun gatherings are being planned for the next few months. Our next clean-up will b May 7th!
Sunday,
April 16

Ken, Krista and Dean

 

FilmOut concludes tonight at the North Park Theatre. Advisory boardmembers Ken Cooke and Dean McConkey share a smile with executive director Krista Page at this year’s festival. Their opening night feature “Adam and Steve” will go down in history as the first film shown in the newly refurbished Stephen and Mary Birch Theatre. The neighbor movie house which was originally constructed in 1928 reopened last fall as a shared venue for the community. To honor women’s history month next March Danielle Lo Presti and Alicia Champion will base their herSTORY music concert here in 2007.

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