Calendar June 8–14
Thursday | 8 where imagination is dead. Roth’s
CZECH MARIONETTES
IN BALBOA PARK
Big Joe uses traditional Czech mari-
onettes to tell the story of Princess
Phoebe’s Birthday Present. Czech pup-
petry was imported in the late 17th
Century by itinerant puppeteers from
Holland, England, France, and Italy.
Initially Czechs assisted the foreign
groups, but by the end of the 18th
Century Czech companies had been
established. The puppets got smaller
and more stylized, and the size of their
heads and hands (the most expres-
sive parts of the puppet) became more
exaggerated. $4–$5; children under two
are free.
WHEN: Thursday, June 8, 11 a.m.
Runs through June 11.
WHERE: Marie Hitchcock Puppet
Theatre, 2130 Pan American
Road West, Balboa Park.
balboaparkpuppets.com
IMAGINATION DEAD IMAGINE.
28 San Diego Reader June 8, 2017
Over 30 years ago, San Diego composer
Michael Roth dared to write a letter to
Samuel Beckett asking if he could set
one of Beckett’s pieces to music. To
Roth’s surprise, Beckett wrote back and
suggested Imagine Dead Imagine, an
1100-word prose piece about a place
response, “for string quartet and lap-
top,” is at the Lyceum Theatre, 79
Horton Plaza, Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Theater, page 57.
Friday | 9
OYSTERFEST
Oysterfest offers oyster tasting, beer,
a full bar, live art, and music by both
national headliners and locals. Friday’s FRIDAY, JUNE 9: OYSTERFEST
bill includes reunited locals Rocket
film on Sunday is followed by another photography, glass, jewelry, ceramics,
from the Crypt as well as Ghostland
party. Opening night is $45; closing wood, fiber, and mixed media from art-
Observatory,
night is $25; all other films are $10. ists around the world. In addition to art
Dance Yourself
displays there’s live music and enter-
Clean, the WHEN: Friday, June 9, 7 p.m. Starts
tainment, a craft beer and wine garden,
Schizophonics, 10 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
and a cuisine from local restaurants.
Buckfast WHERE: Observatory North Park,
Proceeds benefit adaptive sports pro-
Superbee, and 2891 University Avenue, North Park.
grams for San Diegans with disabilities.
the Verigolds. filmoutsandiego.com
$12–$14.
Saturday
features WHEN: Saturday, June 10, 10 a.m.
Matisyahu, Saturday | 10 to 6 p.m. Also on Sunday.
Magic!, Dam WHERE: Waterfront Park, 1600
Funk, Josh SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL Pacific Highway, downtown San Diego.
Heinrichs, OF THE ARTS sdfestivalofthearts.org
Vokab This event was held in downtown for
Kompany, the first time last year after 29 years in 55 THAI KITCHEN. Chef
La Jolla. It was a success, and so they’re Pipatkhajonchai and crew didn’t
Janelle Phillips, and the Pete Muller
giving Waterfront Park another go. just shove cookware into the back of
Band. $30–$35; two-day pass-
This festival has painting, sculpture, this Golden Hill corner store, they
es available.
WHEN: Friday, June 9, 2 to 10 p.m.
Also on Saturday.
WHERE: Embarcadero Marina Park
North, 500 Kettner Boulevard, down-
town San Diego. bit.ly/2rFHfZb
FILMOUT SAN DIEGO
LGBT FESTIVAL
Thirty-seven films will be screened
during the three-day festival with
world, U.S., West Coast, and California
premieres of features and short films.
Q&As follow most films, with director
and cast members in attendance. The
opening-night film is Friday, followed
by an after-party, and the closing-night
SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS
rehabbed the thing into a profes-
sional kitchen. The spot now offers a
trimmed-down menu of familiar Thai
curries, noodle stir-fries, and soup
made from scratch, including massa-
man curry. Reader eater Ian Anderson
says the vegetables are “where they
deviate from the norm.” Read more in
Feast, page 43.
VAN GO! STEAM FESTIVAL
During Washington Elementary’s third
Van Go! event, students will race their
kid-designed soap-box cars down Date
Street in Little Italy, showcase their art-
work, “and share the world of STEAM
(Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts, and Math) education with the
community.” Includes musical and
visual arts performances, a car show,
and a beer and wine garden. This year
VAN GO! STEAM FESTIVAL
they’ve added a Kids Corral on the
soccer field filled with STEAM booths
and interactive kid-friendly activities,
food trucks by the basketball courts,
a silent auction filled with
student artwork in the
auditorium, and a DJ
dance party.
WHEN: Saturday, June
10, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
WHERE:
Washington
Elementary
School,
1789
State
Street, Little
Italy. sdvango.org
FRIDAY, JUNE 9: FILMOUT SAN DIEGO LGBT FESTIVAL: THE LAVENDER SCARE
Sunday | 11 at the Casbah on Tuesday with dour MEGAN LEAVEY. The film tells the
and humorous slices of UK life such as true story of the unique bond between
X-FEST “I Pray When I’m Drunk” and “1970 the titular Marine corporal, played by
X-Fest is once again on the green at in Aspic.” The album marks his return Kate Mara, and her military combat
Qualcomm, and to a full-band rock sound, though his dog, Rex. Together they completed
this time the bill tendency in concert to completely rear- over 100 missions and are credited
includes Phoenix, range his recorded works could result with saving numerous lives. Corporal
Empire of the in all manner of acoustic alternatives. Leavey trained at Camp Pendelton, so
Sun, Bob Moses, Local rocker Pall Jenkins opens. it’s only fitting that director Gabriela
K.Flay, Missio, Music, page 52. Cowperthwaite (Blackfish) and pro-
the Lemon Twigs, ducer Pete Shilaimon (Jackie) made
Sir Sly, Lo Moon, San Diego a stop on their promotional
Creature Canyon, Wednesday | 14 tour. Scott Marks has the interview in
and Lightning Cola. Movies, page 59.
Tickets are $55. TASTE OF LITTLE ITALY
The $125 VIP ticket Attendees can stroll the sidewalks of
includes access to a Little Italy, enjoying live music on
separate area with a street corners and tastings from
dedicated bar, restrooms, and an elevated dozens of restaurants. Check in at a
viewing platform. Presented by 91X. central kiosk to receive a “taste pass-
port” mapping out the participating
WHEN: Sunday, June 11, 2 p.m.
restaurants and their menu offer-
WHERE: Qualcomm Stadium, 9449
ings including appetizers, entrées,
Friars Road, Mission Valley.
desserts, and beverages. Two routes
91x.com/event/x-fest-2017
are available on the event website: a
south route and a north route, each
Tuesday | 13 featuring over a dozen restaurants.
Participants receive each eateries’
ROBYN tasting in exchange for a stamp on
HITCHCOCK. their passport. $40–$45.
British trouba- WHEN: Wednesday, June 14, San Diego Reader June 8, 2017 29
dour Robyn 5 to 9 p.m.
Hitchcock will WHERE: Kiosk at the corner of
be showcas- India and Date; event throughout
ing his new Little Italy. littleitalysd.com/events/
eponymous taste-of-little-italy
full-length
ROBYN HITCHCOCK TASTE OF LITTLE ITALY