Here are some of the best things to do this weekend in San Diego from Friday, Aug. 2 to Sunday, Aug. 4.
Friday
Latin American Festival and Mata Ortiz Pottery Market: Artists from Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, Ecuador and other Latin American countries will showcase Mexican folk art, traditional clothing and textiles and Mata Ortiz pottery. There will be live music and artist demonstrations of woodcarving, painting and weaving. Admission is free and free parking is available at the Caltrans parking lot across the street after 5 p.m. Friday and all day on Saturday and Sunday. 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. Bazaar del Mundo Shops, 4133 Taylor St., Old Town. Free. bazaardelmundo.com/event/latin-american-festival.
First Friday Art Walk: The First Friday Art Walk, a La Jolla Village event, will highlight more than two dozen galleries along with emerging artist pop-ups. Attendees can stroll through galleries and view artwork and enjoy sips and snacks. There is free admission and an all-day parking pass, along with an advance copy of this month’s Art Walk map. 4 to 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at LIK Fine Art La Jolla, 1205 Prospect St. lajollabythesea.com.
‘Rent’ in concert: Vocalists and the San Diego Symphony Orchestra will bring to life musical performances from the Broadway hit, “Rent.” 7:30 p.m. Friday. The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. Tickets start at $66. theshell.org/performances/rent-in-concert/
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Sarah O’Connor solo show: Culture Brewery and Tasting Room will present an exhibition of Pacific Ocean-themed paintings by this San Diego artist titled “Textures of Water and Light: Exploring the Timeless Moment.” Opens Friday and runs through Aug. 31. 111 S. Cedros Ave., Suite 200, Solana Beach. sarahoconnorart.com
Tiki Oasis: For five nights and four days, attendees to this cultural festival can experience live music, DJs, pool lounging, sunset dinners and tropical cocktails. At the Tiki Marketplace, 150 vendors will be selling a unique selection of tiki carvings, fine art, jewelry and vintage clothing all inspired by the tiki charm of the 1960s. Attendees can also immerse themselves in tiki culture at 40 different seminars. Some events are free to the public; check online for details. 8:30 a.m. to 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday; 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday. Town and Country Resort, 500 Hotel Circle North, San Diego. $45-$699. tikioasis.com/ticket
‘Beatles Experience’ at Moonlight: A performance, “Yesterday & Today: The Interactive Beatles Experience,” will be held at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Moonlight Amphitheatre, 1250 Vale Terrace Drive. Admission is $22-$45. Visit moonlightstage.com.
Nat at Night: On Fridays in the summer, the Natural History Museum stays open late. Visitors can compete in trivia at 7 p.m. or enjoy food and drinks from Wolf in the Woods. Admission is half-price after 5 p.m. Fridays. San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, San Diego. $12 for adults, $10 for seniors and military, $7 for youth.sdnhm.org/calendar/nat-at-night
Free dance classes at First Friday: As part of First Friday activities at the ARTS DISTRCT in Liberty Station, free dance classes will be available for teens and adults. This month features the Beg Modern style. 5 p.m. Friday. TILTshift Dance, 2650 Truxton Road, San Diego. Free.libertystation.com/events/calendar
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Saturday
All American Car Show: The All American Car Show features American cars, imports, classics and new models. The event is presented by the Mopar Club San Diego. Proceeds are donated to a designated charity or charities serving San Diego’s military community, including active-duty service members, reservists, veterans and families. 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Embarcadero Marina Park North, 400 Kettner Blvd., San Diego. moparclubsandiego.net/AACS.main.html.
Library event features pony rides, petting zoo: A Summer Celebration with pony rides and a petting zoo will be hosted as part of the library’s summer reading program. Highlights include crafts for kids. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 3 at the Mission Valley Branch Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway. sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/mission-valley-library.
A concert featuring 90s House Party: Kid ‘N Play, Tone Loc, Young MC, & Rob Base will bring a 90s house party to Vista. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Moonlight Amphitheatre, 1250 Vale Terrace Drive. Admission is $52-$95. Visit moonlightstage.com.
Luann de Lesseps: The “Real Housewives of New York” star brings her “Marry F Kill!” show to El Cajon. 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Magnolia, 210 E Main St., El Cajon. $38.50. magnoliasandiego.com
Sunday
Major League Rugby Championship: Locals who are catching rugby fever from the Olympics can see top athletes in the sport compete in the Major League Rugby Championship on Sunday. The Seattle Seawolves will face off against the New England Free Jacks. There will also be a performance by Marshmello at the game. 1 p.m. Sunday. Snapdragon Stadium, 2101 Stadium Way, San Diego. $34.85. snapdragonstadium.com/events/detail/major-league-rugby-championship
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Movies on the Beach at Hotel del Coronado: At the Hotel del Coronado, guests can watch this week’s screening of “Some Like It Hot” by the ocean. The hotel will be setting up an outdoor theater on the beach. General admission guests will be able to watch from the rows of chairs in the sand, while guests who purchase the Roast Family Movie Package, will have a private movie experience which includes a separate bonfire and s’mores. 8 p.m. Wednesday. 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado. General admission is $26.50 and the Roast Family Movie Package is $330. hoteldel.com/events/movies-on-the-beach
David Borgo Quartet to perform: The Friends of the Encinitas Library will host the David Borgo Quartet in a free concert. Saxophonist and composer David Borgo will present selections from his latest album, “Persistence.” The concert also features John Opferkuch on piano, Doug Walker on bass and Richard Sellers on drums. 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Visit encinitaslibfriends.org.
Jazz concert features Wayne Shorter tribute: The Chase Morrin Trio will host a free Wayne Shorter tribute concert celebrating jazz saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter. Morrin, who grew up in San Diego, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and Harvard. He lives in Boston. 5 p.m. Sunday. Tio Leo’s Mexican Restaurant, 5302 Napa St. chasemorrin.com.
Padres roster review: Sung-Mun song – San Diego Union-Tribune
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SUNG-MUN SONG
Position(s): Third base, second base
Bats / Throws: Left / Right
2026 opening day age: 29
Height / Weight: 6-foot / 194 pounds
How acquired: Signed as a free agent in December 2025
Contract status: A four-year, $15 million deal will see Song make $2.5 million in 2026, $3 million in 2027, $3.5 million in 2028 and $4 million in 2029 if he does not opt out of last year; Half of his $1 million signing bonus is due in January 2026 and the other half in 2027; There is a $7 million mutual option for 2030.
.214 — Song’s isolated power in 2025, a career high as he prepared for a jump to the majors. Isolated power measures a player’s raw power (extra bases per at-bat) and Song had a .190 OPS in 2018, in his third year as a pro in Korea, before it dropped to .101 in 2019 and then a career-low .095 in 2023. Hitting 19 homers pushed Song’s isolated power to .178 in 2024 and then a career-high 26 homers push it even higher in 2025.
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Idle — Drafted by the Heroes in 2014, Song debuted in the KBO the following year but didn’t become a regular until 2019. A drop-off in production — he had an .884 OPS in 78 games in 2018 and a .597 OPS in 103 games in 2019 — was followed by losing the 2020 season and a chunk of the 2021 season to military service obligations. Then three straight sub-.700 OPS seasons forced Song to rethink his approach to professional baseball, especially in the face of the likes of Ha-Seong Kim,Jung Hoo Lee and Hyeseong Kim generating big-league buzz. Song started with weight training and nutrition. A hitting coach also helped him with balance, pull-side power and the ability to catch up with the sort of fastballs that seem to dog Korean players when they arrive in the States. It all added up to a breakthrough year in which Song paired 19 homers, 104 RBIs and 21 steals with a .340/.409/.518 batting line. To prove it was no fluke, Song followed up his 2024 season with another strong effort that solidified his wish to try his hand in the majors. The ensuing, four-year, $15 million deal that Song signed with the Padres in December cost his new employer a $3 million posting fee to be paid to the Kiwoom Heroes.
2026 OUTLOOK
Like Kim before him, Song appears to be joining the Padres as a utility player with the hope that he blossoms into more as he gets comfortable in a new country and league. Song had experience in Korea at third base (500 starts), second base (149 starts) and first base (38 starts). Padres president of baseball operations A.J. Preller even mentioned outfield reps in passing as he assessed how Song could help the Padres in 2026.
Former KBO player Sung-Mun Song shakes hands with Padres vice president of amateur and international scouting Pete DeYoung after signing a contract with the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on Saturday. (Photo by Armond Feffer/San Diego Padres)
Drivers traveling through the city of Poway may have noticed a dramatic change to the landscape. Since September, more than 1,400 trees — many of them eucalyptus — have been removed as part of the city’s hazardous mitigation grant project aimed at reducing wildfire risk and improving public safety.
Poway is spending roughly $3 million on the effort, which focuses on removing trees that are dead, dying or considered dangerous. Much of the cost is being reimbursed by FEMA. Officials say the project is designed to make emergency evacuation routes safer while improving the overall health of trees along major roadways, rights-of-way and open spaces.
“I was relieved that there were some efforts being put into improving our resiliency to wildfire in our community,” said Poway Fire Chief Brian Mitchell.
Mitchell said spacing out trees can slow the spread of a wildfire and prevent roads from becoming blocked during an emergency.
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“That certainly has the potential to block our first responders from accessing somebody’s house in the middle of an emergency,” Mitchell said.
City leaders also point to storm safety as a key reason for removing hazardous trees under controlled conditions rather than risking falling limbs or entire trees during severe weather.
“I don’t want to be driving down that street and just a random limb just happened to collapse, you know, just hit me,” said Poway resident Dawn Davis.
Davis said she also worries about the threat the trees pose to nearby homes.
“I don’t want anybody’s homes here to be damaged, either by them or fire,” Davis said.
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A Poway spokeswoman said a certified arborist evaluated nearly 6,800 trees in Poway. About 2,800 invasive trees were recommended for removal.
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC San Diego. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC San Diego journalist edited the article for publication.
The front of the Fowler Athletic Center at San Diego State includes a pair of double doors that open from the inside out. Replacing them with revolving doors would seem appropriate, given all the comings and goings nowadays.
SDSU had two dozen football players — including five starters on the defense — enter the NCAA transfer portal, which opened Friday. The first wave of candidates to replace them visited over the weekend.
And by Sunday afternoon, SDSU announced its first two signings. It was a package deal.
Sophomore offensive linemen Charlton and Mercer Luniewski are Michigan State transfers from Cincinnati. And twins.
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Charlton Luniewski’s social media says that he goes by “Big Chuck,” although Mercer is listed as an inch taller and 13 pounds heavier at 6-foot-6, 320. Mercer is also, by the way, 45 minutes older.
Charlton profiles at guard and Mercer at tackle, though SDSU typically works players in multiple spots to find the ideal fit. The twins are expected to challenge for spots on the two-deep if not the starting O-line, which lost three starters to graduation.
The twins were highly recruited two years ago out of Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, where they also competed in track and basketball. They have three years of eligibility remaining.
The Luniewskis were among a dozen transfer recruits who visited SDSU over the weekend. Commitments have come from half of them. More recruits are scheduled for the coming this week as the Aztecs look to replenish the roster.
SDSU also received a commitment Sunday from Nate Henrich, a 6-6 edge from Division II Gannon University in Pennsylvania. Henrich had six tackles at Gannon, but he is viewed as having high upside with good size and length. He could provide needed depth at a position where the Aztecs lost four players to the portal.
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SDSU also expects commitments from Oregon State edge Kai Wallin, Portland State safety Isaiah Green and College of the Sequoias wide receiver Marshel Sanders.
Wallin is a 6-5 senior from Sacramento who played in nine games this season (seven starts) for the Beavers, making 17 tackles with one sack and four quarterback hurries. Green, a 6-1 junior from Oxnard, had a team-high 101 tackles at Portland State. Sanders is a 5-11 junior from Fresno who had 70 receptions for 929 yards and four touchdowns.
Bostick back
SDSU wide receiver Jacob Bostick announced on his social media Sunday that he is returning for the 2026 season.
His post read, in part: “Excited to get back to work with my coaches and teammates.”
Bostick had 11 catches for 157 yards and three touchdowns over six games before suffering a season-ending knee injury during practice six games into the season. He anticipates being ready to return by fall camp.
