By Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — I can just imagine North Coast Rep’s Artistic Director, David Ellenstein, dancing a jig and high fivin’ his reflection in the mirror after landing one of the most synergistic casts to ever perform on this cozy stage. Sporting 13 actors and four musicians, A Funny Thing Happened on the
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
Story and photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO — Rachel Bloom (Robot Chicken, BoJack Horseman, her own comedic music videos) and Aline Brosh McKenna (The Devil Wears Prada, Morning Glory, 27 Dresses), co-creators of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, told journalists at Comic-Con that the musical dramedy’s final 18 episodes on the CW will deal with “the
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Federation of San Diego County (Federation) has named Michael Jeser as its new CEO. On August 27, Jeser will succeed Michael Sonduck, who retired in June after his 12-year tenure, including six years as CEO, with the organization. Jeser joins San Diego’s Federation after serving as director of
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San Diego County
NEW YORK (Press Release) — If there was ever a time to explore the world of New York-style delicatessens or just nosh over memories of them, August is it when the third annual, nationwide National Deli Month returns to communities across the country. Founded in 2016 through a collaboration of Kenny & Ziggy’s New York
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Jewish History, San Diego Calendar, Travel and Food, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait recently had his premiere of the half-hour television series, Misfits & Monsters, in which Jewish actor Seth Green played a voice actor whose character Bubba The Bear comes alive. The Bear proves to be murderously angry at Green’s character for giving him such a stupid
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Although Ruth Goldschmiedova Sax of Chula Vista conceded that she didn’t grow up with comics, or even know about Superman, whom she subsequently came to admire, she was clearly the hit of a panel on art and the Holocaust that was held Thursday, July 19, at the Comic-Can
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By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — The Peace Train is coming and we can all get high on the Peace Train as Sharon Katz has brought her band to San Diego and Tijuana, starting with Wednesday night’s rousing performance at Makeda Makossa’s World Beat Center. It was so inspiring to see women of various ages
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International, Mimi Pollack, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Miriam Libicki, a Comic-Con veteran of more than a dozen years, says even though the annual convention “is so huge and corporate,” she keeps coming back because “there are many smaller cons inside comic con.” In a section of the main exhibit hall that is reserved for
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County
By Vincent N. Rossi San Diego History Seeker SAN DIEGO — This started out as a story about ice cream. After learning that July is National Ice Cream Month, I thought I’d look for an ice cream-related story from San Diego history. I thought I had one when I found some ads from historical newspapers
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Jewish History, San Diego County
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Kurt Eisemann, a protégé of Albert Einstein, died July 7 at the age of 95 following 26 years of retirement from his position as a professor of mathematical sciences and director of computing services at San Diego State University Born in Nuernberg, Germany, his family escaped to France in 1933, but
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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County
Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – Lillian Faderman, an historian of gay and lesbian progress and struggles in America, is the curator of the San Diego History Center’s newest exhibit “LGBTQ+ San Diego: Stories of Struggles and Triumph,” which will last a year, or more if attendance merits.
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Shor M. Masori
By Donald H. Harrison ANGELUS OAKS, California—Along with a few other San Diegans, I visited Camp Mountain Chai in the San Bernardino Mountains last week. On arrival, I saw a Baer. It turned out that Dan Baer is the director of the camp, located 134 miles from the parking lot of the Jewish Federation of
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food, USABy Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — When Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in 1975, their wildly irreverent treatment of the Arthurian legends seemed the height of chutzpah. With the advent of VCRs, it became a cult classic that true devotées could recite by heart. Adding a few more gags and songs, Spamalot
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Eric George Tauber, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast