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Location: SDSU Library

From August 10 to December 20, 2009, San Diego State University's Library and Information Access will celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" with a p ...More

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Location: SDSU Library

From August 10 to December 20, 2009, San Diego State University's Library and Information Access will celebrate Darwin's 200th birthday and the 150th anniversary of the publication of "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" with a pair of exhibits. “Darwin Now,” a traveling exhibit created by the British Council, explores Darwin’s life and the importance of the theory of evolution to the contemporary world and modern science. Numerous biological specimens from the collections of the SDSU Department of Evolutionary Biology will also be on display, including a Galapagos Island tortoise shell and a terrarium of live plants. This exhibit will be located in the Donor Hall.

Concurrently, the library's Department of Special Collections will host the exhibit “The Book that Shook the World,” which will explore Darwin's masterpiece "On the Origin of Species," as well as several of Darwin's other books. Additional materials from the Special Collections Department will also be on display in support of the exhibit.

For more information about the exhibit, please call the Special Collections Department at (619) 594-6791. For exhibit hours, please visit http://infodome.sdsu.edu/calendar/calendar.php

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Automatic Cities is the first major exhibition to assert and explore the concept of an "architectural imaginary" in contemporary art. The term refers to architecture in the broadest sense, comprising images of sites and cities built and unbuilt, rising from collective experience and imaginatio ...More

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Automatic Cities is the first major exhibition to assert and explore the concept of an "architectural imaginary" in contemporary art. The term refers to architecture in the broadest sense, comprising images of sites and cities built and unbuilt, rising from collective experience and imagination. The influence of the architectural imaginary on the visual arts will be mapped in an international context, setting work by prominent, architecturally engaged artists in dialogue with that by emerging practitioners from around the globe.

The exhibition includes new, site-responsive works by 11 artists and one artists' collective hailing from around the globe: Michael Borremans (Belgium) , Matthew Buckingham (U.S.), Los Carpinteros (Cuba), Catharina van Eetvelde (France, born Belgium), Julie Mehretu (U.S., born Ethiopia), Paul Noble (U.K.), Sarah Oppenheimer (U.S.), Matthew Richie (U.K.), Hiraki Sawa (Japan), Katrin Sigurdardottir (Iceland), Rachel Whiteread (U.K.), and Saskia Olde Wolbers (Netherlands).
Member & 25 and Under Free General Admission: $5-$10
700 Prospect Street, La Jolla
858-454-3541

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All proceeds benefit Best Friends Animal Society, www.bestfriends.org, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned homeless companion animals and also is known for its grassroots outreach to animal rescue groups and shelters across the country. This event will include fi ...More

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All proceeds benefit Best Friends Animal Society, www.bestfriends.org, which operates the nation’s largest sanctuary for abused and abandoned homeless companion animals and also is known for its grassroots outreach to animal rescue groups and shelters across the country. This event will include five home tours in the historically rich Point Loma neighborhoods and a ‘Holiday Market Place,” featuring more than 20 local artists and designers offering unique holiday gifts, home accessories, jewelry and more. The Holiday Home Tour is open to the public. Tickets may be purchased for $25 prior to December 5 at Cottage Antiques in Ocean Beach. Tickets will be $30 the day of the event and will be sold at the Home Tour’s holiday market place at 3725 Oleander Drive, San Diego, CA 92106 where maps will also be handed out to ticket holders. For more information or tickets: call (619) 518-8663.

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A visit from Santa, strolling carolers, children’s craft activities and fun zone, a holiday gift bazaar, and much, much more will all take place at the annual Holiday Wonderland in Del Mar, CA on Sunday, December 6th from 1pm to 6pm. Celebrating the holiday season in true Del Mar fashion, the cha ...More

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A visit from Santa, strolling carolers, children’s craft activities and fun zone, a holiday gift bazaar, and much, much more will all take place at the annual Holiday Wonderland in Del Mar, CA on Sunday, December 6th from 1pm to 6pm. Celebrating the holiday season in true Del Mar fashion, the charming seaside village brings back a bit of yester-year with a taste of an old fashioned Christmas. Take a carriage ride, participate in a school run cake walk, find unique items at the event’s gift bazaar, or simply enjoy the sights and sounds of downtown Del Mar during the festive family event. Held on Sunday, December 6th, Holiday Wonderland starts at 1pm and takes place throughout downtown Del Mar starting at the Del Mar Plaza on Camino Del Mar/Pacific Coast Highway 101 from 15th Street until 9th Street. The event concludes with the annual holiday tree lighting and live music performance at 5pm – 6pm at L’Auberge Del Mar outdoor amphitheater on 15th Street and Camino Del Mar/Pacific Coast Highway. Holiday Wonderland event tickets (used for children’s rides, games, craft activities and restaurant tastes) are available on the Del Mar Village Association website – www.DelMarMainStreet.com Pre-event tickets are $20 for 25 tickets. Day of the event tickets are $25 for 25 tickets. A portion of the event proceeds will be donated to area schools.

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Th HAPPY HOUR

It's goin'on in your own neighborhood. 9pm - 2am. No Cover. 21 and over.

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Thursday HAPPY HOUR

It's goin'on in your own neighborhood. 9pm - 2am. No Cover. 21 and over.

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“Thursdays on the Coast” (special one-time scheduling on "Black Friday" this month) is a free community visual and performing art walk held the last Thursday of each month in the Village of Carlsbad. The evening will include original art in Carlsbad Village’s permanent galleries as well as, V ...More

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“Thursdays on the Coast” (special one-time scheduling on "Black Friday" this month) is a free community visual and performing art walk held the last Thursday of each month in the Village of Carlsbad. The evening will include original art in Carlsbad Village’s permanent galleries as well as, Village merchants and businesses acting as temporary “phantom” galleries. The event will host local and regional artists displaying their work throughout the Village, live art demonstrations, and ongoing music and theatre performances. This is a self-guided art walk. The program/maps will be available at the Foundry at New Village Arts, 2787 State St, and all participating venues in time for opening night. Inquire about the free gift raffle for some wonderful items from Village businesses and the silent auction of object d'art created expressly for "Thursdays on the Coast" by local and regional artists. For further information, call the Carlsbad Village Association at 760-434-2553.