Coronado Times

"Ripcord" at Coronado Playhouse
2023-01-13 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Coronado Playhouse, 1835 Strand Way, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Playhouse is launching into the new year with a comedy of one-up-womanship. It’s not often we see media centered around aging women anymore, but this play by David Lindsay-Abaire will give fans of classics like “Golden Girls” all the humor, sarcasm, and grit only women of a certain age can dish out.
LEARN MORE HERE:
Coronado Playhouse Presents “Ripcord” – Jan. 13-29, 2023

Live Music at McP's Irish Pub
2023-01-21 20:00 - 2023-01-22 00:00, 2023-01-22 14:00 - 18:00, 2023-01-26 20:00 - 2023-01-27 00:00 | McP’s Irish Pub, 1107 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118, USA, 101 Orange Ave, United States
http://www.mcpspub.com/enter.htm

Jake Lyons at Garage Buona Forchetta
2023-01-22 12:00 - 14:00 | Garage Buona Forchetta, 1000 C Ave, Coronado, CA 92118, USA

Last Call for Auditions for Coronado's Talent
2023-01-22 12:00 - 15:00 | Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Sunday, January 22, 2023 is the final call for auditions for the sixth annual Coronado’s Talent show which will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023. The annual event is a showcase opportunity for people of all ages and all types of acts to perform in front of thousands of viewers. The event is interactive and the audience votes for the winner in real time, with performers competing for cash prizes up to $750 in under-18 and 18-and-older categories.
Live auditions will be held Sunday, January 22 from 12 noon to 3 pm at the Coronado Performing Arts Center Main Stage at Coronado High School. Contestants who cannot audition in person can submit an audition video to alan@alankinzel.com.
The show is produced by Alan Kinzel and underwritten by Donna Salof. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Coronado Schools Foundation and Coronado School of the Arts. For more information or to schedule an audition, visit www.coronadostalent.com.

Live Music at the Ferry Landing
2023-01-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Coronado Ferry Landing, Coronado, CA, USA, 601 Coronado Ave, United States
https://coronadoferrylanding.com/events/
As part of Coronado Ferry Landing’s free Weekend Concert Series, we invite you to come enjoy the array of local music talent every weekend, year round. Don’t forget to share your pics with us using #CoronadoFerryLanding

Ferry Landing Weekend Concert Series
2023-01-22 13:00 - 16:00 | Coronado Ferry Landing, 1201 First Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Free weekend concert series! Join us from 1 to 4 pm by the Ferry Pier for an afternoon of great entertainment and a beautiful view.
We invite you to come and enjoy the array of local music talent. This weekend’s schedule is in the image above.
Ferry Landing restaurants are open for dining.
Don’t forget to share your pics on Instagram using #coronadoferrylanding

Mystery Book Club: "The Last Kashmiri Rose" by Barbara Cleverly
2023-01-23 14:00 - 15:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Public Library’s Mystery Book club meets regularly on the third Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering at cplevents.org. Registration is not required.
*Due to the holiday this month, we will be meeting on the fourth Monday of the month.*
We will be discussing The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly and our December book Snow by John Banville due to December’s meeting cancellation. Check out the books in print or ebook format from the Coronado Library Catalog by clicking here.

The True Effects of Vaping, Drinking, and Drug Abuse
2023-01-23 18:00 - 19:30 | Granzer Hall, CMS, 550 F Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
This event is open to and free for ALL community members. Students of all ages, parents, grandparents, and anyone concerned about youth are encouraged to attend.
Rocky Herron serves as the Alcohol and Other Drug Ambassador for the San Diego County Office of Education.
Rocky’s powerful presentation is based on his three decades in law enforcement in the DEA, and as a concerned parent of three daughters. He will address the devastating impact of illegal drug use on the individual, family, and community. He will also share information on the recent increase of FENTANYL use and overdoses.

Best of the Best Book Club: "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka
2023-01-24 11:00 - 12:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Start the new year by attending Coronado Public Library’s newest book club, the Best of the Best! We will meet regularly on the fourth Tuesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering at cplevents.org. Registration is not required.
In January we will be discussing the winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka. Check out the book from the by visiting the Coronado Library Catalog.

Live Music at Beach & Taco Shack, Hotel Del
2023-01-24 14:00 - 17:00
https://hoteldel.com/dine/beach-taco-shack/

Tricia Lynn - Live Music at Coronado Tasting Room
2023-01-24 17:30 - 19:30 | Coronado Tasting Room, 1201 1st St # 101, Coronado, CA 92118, USA

Free Watershed-Wise Garden Design Webinar
2023-01-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Zoom, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join California American (Cal Am) Water for a free online class about garden design presented by Green Gardens Group via Zoom. Learn valuable information about how to successfully design a watershed-wise landscape. The class is free, but registration is required.

In this class you’ll learn how to identify critical steps for successfully designing a watershed-wise landscape. Topics include:

Sizing and siting the rainwater capture area
Developing a palette of climate-appropriate plants
Applying key design principles
Laying out a successful planting plan

Check out this introductory video in advance so you’ll be prepared for class:

Storytelling Institute: Learn the Art of Storytelling!
2023-01-24 18:30 - 20:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Have you always enjoyed telling stories? Ever considered storytelling in front of an audience? The Storytelling Institute, a free six-week course presented by the Storytellers of San Diego, is open to everyone who would like to hone their skills in this ancient art form. The Institute culminates in a storytelling slot for each participant at the San Diego Storytelling Festival here at the Coronado Public Library on March 18.
Registration is suggested (but not required, nor is attendance at every session). Please register for each session individually at cplevents.org. Each session builds on the previous one, so consistent attendance is advised especially if you would like to perform at the San Diego Storytelling Festival culminating event.
Syllabus:
Jan 24 – “Finding Your Story” with Storyteller Marilyn McPhee
Jan 31 – “Learning Your Story” with Storyteller Patti Christensen
Feb 7 – “Shaping Your Story” with “Aunt” Li-Anne Roswell Mufson
Feb 21 – “Integrating Gesture and Movement” with storyteller Mindy Donner
Feb 28 – “My Story/Our History” with storyteller OJ Mozon, Jr.
March 7 – “Weaving Traditional Tales and Personal Stories” with storyteller Jim Dieckmann
March 18 – Open-mic performance at San Diego Storytelling Festival (optional)

Poetry for the People
2023-01-04 11:00 - 12:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
This course will feature poems, both historic and contemporary, which enjoy iconic status. These poems, as well as their authors, are acknowledged as widely recognized and admired as having exceptional influence. All class members are encouraged to contribute their ideas and perceptions of the poems, enriching the discussions for everyone in attendance.

Chuck Kamar received his bachelor’s from Boston State and his master’s from Boston University. He taught for 34 years in the Newton Public Schools, the last 20 of which where at Newton North High School. In 1998 he won the Paul E. Elicker Award for Excellence in Teaching.

"RESPECT" at Lamb's Players Theatre
2023-01-25 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-01-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Lamb’s Players Theatre, 1142 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
January 24 – March 12
Wed @ 2 & 7 / Thu & Fri @ 7 / Sat @ 4 & 8 / Sun @ 2
Lamb’s Players Theatre
1142 Orange Avenue, Coronado
Cast: Angela Chatelain Avila, Caitie Grady, Rebecca Jade, Janaya Mahealani Jones, Sydney Joyner, & Joy Yandell
By Kerry Meads & Vanda Eggington
Directed by Kerry Meads
Musical Direction by Vanda Eggington
Choreography by Christine Wisner Hall
Vocal Coach, Leonard Patton
Projection Design, Lacio Pontes
Producer – Robert Smyth
Tickets range from $28 to $82, depending on the day of the week and the theatre’s seating section.
Discounts are available for Seniors (66+) and Veterans.
Half-price tickets are available for Active Duty Military, Youth (ages 5 – 17), and Young Adults (18 – 34) that join the theatre’s free <35 Club.
“In 2019 Lamb’s had terrific response to our production of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ at the Avo Playhouse in Vista, so I added it to our 2020 Season in Coronado,” explained Producing Artistic Director Robert Smyth.
“But then Covid jumbled everything. We finally had a six month run of ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ in 2022. In the meantime I wanted to follow that story of men who changed American music in the ‘50s, with something to feature some of the great women singers Lamb’s has worked with. So I asked Kerry Meads and Vanda Eggington, who had done such a great job developing the hits ‘Boomers” and ‘American Rhythm’ for Lamb’s, to tackle a production about the amazing women singers & songwriters of the ‘60s. And, now finally, the premiere of R-E-S-P-E-C-T!”

Teens Create: Hydro-Dipped Mugs
2023-01-25 15:30 - 16:30 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Construct, craft, and create at our twice-monthly S.T.E.A.M. activity for teens! This in-person program takes place on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 3:30 pm.
Today’s Project: Hydro-dipped mugs! Explore a new painting technique using water-surface tension. You’ve seen it on TikTok and YouTube, now it’s your chance to try!

Live Music at Emerald C Gallery
2023-01-25 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-01-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Emerald C Gallery, 1331 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118, USA, 101 Orange Ave, United States
https://www.facebook.com/emeraldcgallery/

CIFF Classic Film Series: "Casablanca" (1942)
2023-01-25 17:30 - 19:30 | Village Theatre, 820 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.

Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid
Director: Michael Curtiz
Writer: Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Howard Koch
Length: 102 minutes

Emerald Keepers Eco-Lecture: Solar Electricity
2023-01-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Learn about putting solar panels on your home!
Have you ever wished you could have locked in that 1.75% 30 year morgage rate or lamented the price of gas today? Inflation is hurting our wallets. Product sizes are shrinking and prices are rising. It costs close to $100 to fill a 20 gallon gas tank. Natural gas and electric rates are at an all time high. SDG&E recently announced that rates went up even more beginning January 1.
Fortunately, there is one way to reverse the effects of inflation and help the environment – solar energy. It is possible to lock in electricity rates that SDG&E charged in 2012. If you’ve ever wondered how solar could benefit you but wanted more information, don’t miss this informative workshop.
Please bring your SDG&E bill and reusable water bottle/coffee cup.

Sharp Coronado Hospital Hosts Blood Drive with San Diego Blood Bank
2023-01-26 10:00 - 16:00 | 265 Soledad Place, 265 Soledad Place, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Anyone 17 and older, who weighs at least 114 pounds and is in good health, may be eligible to donate. A good meal and plenty of fluids are recommended prior to donation. Appointments are honored first and walk‑ins are welcome. Photo identification required.
Please call 800-400‑8251 or visit www.sandiegobloodbank.org for more information.
San Diego Blood Bank
A 501 (c)3 non-profit organization

Live Music at Babcock & Story Bar, Hotel Del
2023-01-26 18:00 - 22:00 | Babcock & Story Bar, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118, USA, United States
https://hoteldel.com/dine/babcock-and-story-bar/

Coronado Ukulele Club
2023-01-26 18:30 - 19:30 | Resurrection Lutheran Church, 1111 5th Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Free and open to all who are interested in learning or playing the Ukulele
For more information, call 619-435-0307

Through Her Voice: Songs by Women Composers
2023-01-27 13:00 - 14:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Soprano Dr. Maribel Ruiz-Velasco and pianist Gema García Grijalva will perform works by female composers from Europe, the United States, and Latin America. This intimate concert will give a closer look at the lives of these women artists through the lens of history and culture.

Dr. Maribel Ruiz-Velasco began her musical studies at a young age with Krzsystof Brzuza. She holds a BA degree in vocal performance and composition from UCSD, where she graduated cum laude. She studied voice with Mary Mackenzie, with whom she continued her graduate study receiving her MM degree in Vocal Performance from SDSU. She then had the opportunity to enrich her vocal pedagogy in Valencia, Spain where she studied with Susanna Puig while attending the Joaquín Rodrigo Superior Conservatory of Music. Upon her return to California, she received a DMA degree in Vocal Performance from Claremont Graduate University under the tutelage of Dr. Camelia Voin. Dr. Ruiz-Velasco has sung operatic roles with Riverside Lyric Opera and the Opera Street Festival in Tijuana, and has performed at the Spanish Music Festival in Granada, Spain; Museo Iconográfico del Quijote in Guanajuato, Mexico; and at the Villa Medici Giulini in Milan, Italy. Currently she teaches voice at USD and enjoys performing locally.
Gema García Grijalva is a pianist with a broad range of professional experience as a performer, teacher, and community-outreach entrepreneur. Originally from Tijuana, Gema started her training as a collaborative pianist in 2006 and since then has been an active performer in the San Diego-Baja California region. One of her recent projects is Duo Lebhaft. Garcia Grijalva’s performance experience extends from being a classical performer to a vocal and instrumental collaborative pianist. As a soloist she has participated in numerous recitals in Tijuana and San Diego since 2005. Her soloist experience also includes competitions such as “IV Bi-annual International Piano Competition” in Mexicali, Baja California, where she placed second on two occasions. She was also selected to perform at the Schlern International Music Festival in Völs am Schlern, Italy, where she had the opportunity to play in master classes given by internationally renowned piano professors, such as Erna Gulabyan, Tatiana Gerasimova, and Mark Fouxman. Garcia Grijalva’s main areas of interest are educational philosophy, critical pedagogy, and collaborative performance. Her future projects include research in those areas, and the practical adaptation of critical educational theories in music education and music performance. She holds a BM in Piano Performance from the University of Baja California where she studied with Ella Korobtchenko, and a MM in Piano Performance from San Diego State University, where her mentor was Dr. Karen Follingstad. She resides in San Diego where she is a full-time Adjunct Instructor of Music. She also teaches young children at San Diego State University’s Community Music Program.
