Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Visual art, Dance, Music
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Project [BLANK]’s annual interdisciplinary art and performance takeover of a sacred space is back! “Working Title” will transform St. Paul’s Cathedral in Banker’s Hill over the course of three nights, featuring musical performances and visual art installations and activations in nearly every available space in the church (including, I’m told, the restrooms).
Project [BLANK]’s artistic director Leslie Ann Leytham and co-curator Diana Benavidez have brought together more than 40 artists and performers this year. Visual artists include Cat Gunn, Claudia Cano, India Thompson, Yasmine Kasem, Nick Lesley, Ana Luisa Diaz de Cossio and many more. Musicians include Akari Komura, Zane Shrem-Besnoy, Jesus Cervantes and Odessa Uno, Kosuke Matsuda and more.
Courtesy of Project [BLANK]
On contemporary visual artists and contemporary musicians working together: “I think we’re all interrogating our world around us and in similar ways. We’re asking kind of similar questions about space or time, or the body,” Leytham said.
Each evening has a different lineup of musical performances; scheduled here.
Details: Event link. 6-10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, Jan 11-13. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, 2728 Sixth Ave., Banker’s Hill. $15-$25.
Visual art
The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will host a pop-up activation in the Axline Court during Free Second Sunday, featuring artist Amel Janae. Janae will install her immersive work and also perform a DJ set.
The museum is free on Sunday for all visitors, with family-friendly activities inspired by color field artists like Helen Frankenthaler, where kids can create their own painting on a canvas. There’s a kid-friendly tour at 10 a.m., with stories and music through 1 p.m.
Details: Kid-friendly “Play Day” runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.; “Under My Skin” pop-up is 1-4 p.m. Free museum admission from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. MCASD, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla. Free.
Visual art, Science
Scientist and artist Oriana Poindexter has curated a special kelp-art exhibition at the UC San Diego Geisel Library. “Ebb and Flow” is a sister exhibition to another kelp-art exhibition involving Poindexter, “Hold Fast,” which will open at the Birch Aquarium on Feb. 8.
Artists Julia C R Gray, Dwight Hwang, Marie McKenzie and Poindexter will show artworks alongside vintage seaweed pressings from Virginia and Ellen Browning Scripps plus more recent pressings from Scripps Institute of Oceanography scientists. The exhibit, housed in Geisel’s main exhibition space and in The Nest area near the entrance, focuses on the diversity of the region’s giant kelp forests over the last 130+ years. An opening reception is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Jan. 25.
Details: Event link. On view Jan. 12 through Apr. 21. Exhibition gallery is open during main Geisel Library hours, 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. Geisel Library, 9500 Gilman Dr., UC San Diego. Free.
Theater
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage’s 2004 play, “Intimate Apparel,” is about Esther, a Black seamstress who moved to New York in pursuit of the American Dream. There, she sews undergarments, or “intimate apparel” to a wide-ranging clientele appreciative of her craftsmanship, trust and discretion — from the upper class to prostitutes.
Aaron Rumley
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North Coast Rep
The story is based on Nottage’s own great-grandmother, and follows Esther as she falls in love and finds the world she has built for herself turned upside down. North Coast Repertory Theatre’s production is directed by Jasmine Bracey with Nedra Snipes as Esther.
Details: Event link. On stage Jan. 10 through Feb. 4. Lower-cost previews are Jan. 10-12. This week’s performances are 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday; 8 p.m. Saturday (sold out); and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday. North Coast Rep, 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr., Solana Beach. $44-$60.
Thursday: Daring Greatly and Anthony Cullins at Belly Up (rock/blues); Neil Hamburger and Major Entertainer at Casbah (comedy/music); Badlands, Hardcastle and Jettee at Soda Bar (rock/indie).
Friday: Slaughter Beach, Dog and Sun June at The Observatory (rock/indie pop); Golden Rule Hip-Hop Night with Ric Scales at Winston’s (hip-hop).
Saturday: Pity Party (Girls Club) at SOMA (indie); Poncho Sanchez and Gaby & La Buena Onda at Music Box (Latin); Lagrimas, Se Vende, Agonista and Corrupt Vision at Che Cafe (punk); Tommy Castro & The Painkillers and Kid Ramos at Belly Up (blues/rock); R&B Block Party MLK Weekend at Quartyard (R&B); Hot Club of Bird Park at Black Cat Bar (swing); King Thieves, Matthew Hall & The Mail Room and more at Pour House (indie).
Sunday: Fundraiser for Jamie Shadowlight at Music Box (singer/songwriter); Max Look & The Tomorrow Band, Emma Noren and Daddy at Soda Bar (indie); MLK Jazz Festival with Will Donato, Rebecca Jade and more at Humphreys Backstage Live (jazz); New Aesthetic, Winterhaven, Prefect and Flailing Idiot at Pour House (all ages, pop-punk/indie).
Monday: Memorial for Otto Valentine featuring The Schizophonics, The Creepy Creeps, Owl Be Damned, Scary Pierre and Basket at Casbah (rock).
Jeremy Daniel
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Broadway San Diego
‘The Wiz’ | Theater
This touring production of “The Wiz” is a pre-Broadway tour of the Broadway revival. It’s been 40 years since “The Wiz” was officially on Broadway and it is slated to reopen there later this spring. The musical, by William F. Brown with music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls, retells the classic story of “The Wizard of Oz” with soul, gospel, funk and rock music, through the lens of contemporary Black culture. On stage through Sunday, Jan. 14. San Diego Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown. $44+. Event details.
Chitra Gopalakrishnan: ‘Mirror’ | Visual art
San Diego artist and designer Chitra Gopalakrishnan will open a solo exhibit, “Mirror.” Gopalakrishnan’s work is powerful, vivid and at the intersection of intensely personal and approachable. The Rose Art Gallery, on the Francis Parker School campus, is open to the public for the Jan. 11 opening reception, and then for appointments during gallery hours by emailing the curator here. 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11. The Rose Art Gallery, 6501 Linda Vista Dr., Linda Vista. Free. Event details.
Sean Mason Quartet | Music, Jazz
Pianist and composer Sean Mason just released his debut album, “The Southern Suite” last fall. He’ll perform this weekend with his quartet in the JAI cabaret-style performance space at the La Jolla Music Society, their first performance in San Diego. 5 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 14. The Conrad, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla. $68-$83. Event details.
Natalja Kent: ‘Light Waves’ and Nick McPhail: ‘Place’ closing weekend | Visual art
Two side-by-side exhibitions will close this weekend at the Oolong Gallery Annex, a temporary warehouse-style space. Los Angeles-based visual artist Natalja Kent’s aluminum-mounted chromograms — colorful light imprints — and sculptures are in one space, while striking paintings of architecture, streets and other unassuming scenes by Nick McPhail are on view in an adjacent room. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday or by appointment. Oolong Gallery Annex I, 687 Second St., Encinitas. Free. Event details.
Tiffany Bociek: ‘Enduring Exuberance’ and SD Art Advisory X Sparks | Visual art
UC San Diego alum Tiffany Bociek’s encaustic, or wax, paintings play with light, color, scale, nature and memory. The exhibition includes three series of her work, inspired by the artist’s ancestors and past, present and future. Also on view at Sparks is a collaboration with SD Art Advisory and artist Alexander Rojas Salazar, which opens the same day. 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13. Sparks Gallery, 530 Sixth Ave., downtown. Free. Event details.
SANDY, Utah — SANDY, Utah (AP) — Sergi Solans had two goals and an assist, Diego Luna added a goal and two assists, and Real Salt Lake beat San Diego FC 4-2 on Saturday night to extend its unbeaten streak to six games.
Morgan Guilavogui scored his first goal in MLS and had an assist for Real Salt Lake (5-1-1). The 28-year-old designated player has five goal contributions in his first six career games.
RSL hasn’t lost since a 1-0 defeat at Vancouver in the season opener.
San Diego (3-3-2) has lost three in a row and is winless in five straight.
Luna opened the scoring in the fifth minute when he re-directed a misplayed pass by Duran Ferree, San Diego’s 19-year-old goalkeeper, into the net.
Moments later, Solans headed home a perfectly-placed cross played by Luna from outside the right corner of the 18-yard box to the back post to make it 2-0. Solans, a 23-year-old forward, flicked a header from the center of the area inside the right post and past the outstretched arm of Ferree to make it 3-1 in the 37th minute.
Guilavogui slammed home a first-touch shot to give RSL a three-goal lead in the 45th.
Marcus Ingvartsen scored a goal in the 14th minute and Anders Dreyer converted from the penalty spot in the 66th for San Diego.
Ingvartsen has five goals and an assist this season and has 10 goal contributions (seven goals, three assists) in 16 career MLS appearances.
Rafael Cabral had three saves for RSL.
Ferree finished with five saves.
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When John Resnick opened Campfire on a quaint little street in Carlsbad, Calif., in 2016, some locals weren’t sure what to think. The coastal enclave wasn’t exactly awash in innovative, chef-driven establishments, so it was a shock to see the dining room consistently full. Early on, one woman wondered aloud to Resnick, “Where did all these people come from?”
It’s a moment he remembers vividly. “I was struck by her statement, because I think she was surprised that so many other people in Carlsbad were there,” Resnick says.
The rest of the culinary world would take some time to catch up to what was happening. In 2019, when Michelin expanded to rate restaurants throughout all of California—not just the San Francisco area—Addison was the only one in San Diego to earn a star. But since emerging from the pandemic, the region’s food scene has grown dramatically. Driven by outstanding farms, ingredients, a bumper crop of talented chefs, and a G.D.P. approximately the size of New Zealand or Greece, San Diego County has become one of America’s most underrated dining destinations.
Campfire’s octopus, chorizo, and celery-root entrée.
Gage Forster
Perhaps no single restaurant is a better emblem for this shift than chef William Bradley’s Addison, which opened in 2006. After landing his first star, Bradley knew he wanted more. To get them, he transformed his French-leaning fare to serve what he calls California Gastronomy, which combines the cultures of SoCal with impeccable ingredients and wildly impressive techniques, prizing flavor over flair. Michelin responded, awarding Addison a second star in 2022, and making it the first Southern California three-star restaurant just a year later. The accolade has created a halo effect, attracting culinary tourists from around the world.
Berry beet tartlets at San Diego’s three-star stalwart Addison.
Eric Wolfinger
“Earning three stars forces the global dining community to pay attention to a place that may not have been on their radar before,” says chef Eric Bost, a partner in Resnick’s four Carlsbad establishments.
Resnick recruited Bost, who spent time at award-winning outposts of Restaurant Guy Savoy, to run Jeune et Jolie, which he led to a star in 2021. They’ve since taken over an old boogie-board factory down the street and converted it to an all-day restaurant and bakery, Wildland. The space also hosts an exquisite tasting-counter experience called Lilo, which was given a Michelin star mere months after opening in April 2025. And as Resnick and Bost grew their successful Carlsbad operation, chef Roberto Alcocer earned a Michelin star for his Mexican fine-dining spot Valle in nearby Oceanside.
The stylish tasting counter at Michelin one-star Lilo in Carlsbad.
Kimberly Motos
About 25 miles to the south, another affluent coastal community is going through its own culinary glow up. In La Jolla, chef Tara Monsod and the hospitality group Puffer Malarkey Collective opened the stylish French steakhouse Le Coq. Chef Erik Anderson, formerly of Michelin two-star Coi, is preparing to launch Roseacre. And last year, Per Se alums Elijah Arizmendi and Brian Hung left New York to open the elegant tasting-menu restaurant Lucien, lured by the ingredients they’d get to serve. “A major reason we chose San Diego is the quality and diversity of the produce,” Arizmendi explains. “San Diego County has more small farms than anywhere else in the U.S., and its many microclimates allow farmers to grow an incredible range of ingredients year-round.”
Wildland’s spicy Italian sandwich.
Gage Forster
Chef Travis Swikard has also been a tireless advocate for the region’s ingredients since he returned to San Diego, his hometown, and opened Mediterranean-influenced Callie in 2021. There’s no sophomore slump with his latest effort, the French Riviera–inspired Fleurette in La Jolla, where he’s serving his take on classics like leeks vinaigrette and his San Diego “Bouillabaisse” with local red sheepshead fish and spiny lobster. Its food is bright, produce-driven, and attentive in execution, while the dining room maintains a relaxed and unpretentious style of service. And Swikard sees that approach cohering into a regional style with a strong network of professionals behind it.
“It’s really nice that we are developing our own identity, not trying to be like L.A. or any other market, just highlighting what’s great about the San Diego lifestyle and ingredients,” he says. “Similar to New York, a chef community is starting to develop where chefs are supporting each other. There is a true sense of pride to be cooking here.”
Top: In La Jolla, Lucien serves ocean whitefish with tomatoes turned into concasse, sabayon, and other expressions.
Little Debbie is officially expanding its doughnut range.
On April 14, the brand announced a new sweet snack: Chocolate Old Fashioned Donuts. The company says there was “massive consumer demand” for the original Big Pack Old Fashioned Donuts, which quickly became a top seller. Now, they’re just giving the people what they want.
The new snack is a chocolate old-fashioned cake doughnut finished with a sweet glaze and is launching in two formats:
The original, which includes six individually wrapped cake-style doughnuts with a vanilla glaze, first hit stores in June 2025 and, according to the brand, has been “consistently selling out.”
“We saw an incredible response to the Old Fashioned Donut we introduced last year,” said Scott Brownlow, Little Debbie’s brand manager, in a press release. We’re doubling down on what works and giving both loyalists and new fans an irresistible reason to head back to the store.”
Little Debbie’s Chocolate Old Fashioned Donuts are rolling out now to major retailers, grocery stores and convenience stores nationwide. As with the original Old Fashioned Donut, they become a permanent addition to the brand’s snack lineup.
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