because festivals are tran- sient by nature, but the answer is Balboa Theatre (868 Fourth Avenue, down- town). Which is where, again? Horton Plaza. Classical music in
San Diego is hidden in the nonspecific titles of the venues except for Symphony Hall, which is literally hidden inside another building. The Symphony Tow-
Skateboard photographer J. Grant Brittain is an artist in residence at the Artist Odyssey in Encinitas.
5–8, in which students are guided to create a range of art projects inspired by whichever artist is in residence at the time ($160 for members, $200 for guests). Most residencies are
limited, rarely lasting lon- ger than three months. But there are some organi- zations, such as The Artist Odyssey (1509 Encinitas Boulevard, Encinitas), that offer artists studio space for an indefinite amount of time. The Artist Odys- sey is a global network of filmmakers who docu- ment artists and provide lessons for arts educa- tors. Their hub in North County houses several studios as well as a gal- lery. Artists often col- laborate with each other and cohost exhibition events. Two of the cur- rent artists-in-residence are art teacher and painter
Angela Jackson and skate- board photographer J. Grant Brittain. Each stu- dio has glass windows, so visitors can get a peek at what’s happening within. The artists come and go as they please, but if you want to check out their studios (and possibly catch them at work) vis- its can be scheduled by emailing studio@theart-
istodyssey.com.
GARRETT HARRIS
Classical music hidden in the city To find classical music in this town you’ve got to want to find it. Without consult-
ing Google, can you say where Symphony Hall is? The only people who can answer this are peo- ple who already go to the symphony. Should you be wondering, it’s on B
Street between Seventh and Eighth avenues in the Symphony Tow- ers building. Here’s a more chal-
lenging one: where does the La Jolla Symphony hold their concerts? The answer is at Mandeville Auditorium (9500 Gilman Drive, UCSD). Where is Mandeville Audito- rium? On the campus of UCSD. Which side of the campus? The west side. After several years I still get confused as to where Mandeville is and where I should park. Where does the San
Diego Opera perform? At the Civic Theater (Third and B, downtown). Not the San Diego Opera Center? No. There is no such place. Where can you find
the transcendent Mainly Mozart Festival Orches- tra? This one is different
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ers were built around the old Fox Theater, which serves as the home of the San Diego Symphony. The original wall of the Fox is still visible inside the Eighth Avenue artists’ entrance to the building. If you were to drive
down B Street, there is nothing that lets you know that Symphony Towers is a performance venue. If you walked by, you would see what looks like the lobby of a normal high-rise though it hap- pens to have a mural of an orchestra and some signage about the San Diego Symphony. San Diego does not
have a classical music venue such Los Angeles’ Disney Hall, San Fran- cisco’s War Memorial Opera House, or the Syd- ney Opera House. Those venues have architecture that make them recogniz- able within the context of their cities. New construction is
not helping the matter. The La Jolla Music Society
has a new performance space being built at 7600 Fay Avenue in La Jolla. It’s called The Conrad? Yes, The Conrad. What happens in The Conrad? I guess you’ll have to ask him, but I think there will be music. I get it, I really do.
Conrad Prebys donated about half of the $25 mil- lion construction budget for the building, so it is named after him. And the full name is the Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, though the La Jolla Music Society is pro- moting it as The Conrad. The fact remains, in
San Diego there is no vis- ible reminder of classical music. In spite of this, the classical music scene is vibrant for anyone who goes looking for it. San Diego Public
Libraries present sev- eral performances per year at branches includ- ing the new downtown branch, which has a fantastic performance hall. Synagogues and churches across the coun- try routinely host concert series. Two of which are the concert series of The Tifereth Israel Com- munity Orchestra at the eponymous San Carlos synagogue (6660 Cowles Mountain Boulevard) and the Masterworks Chorale at First United Method- ist (2111 Camino del Rio South, Mission Valley). Though the colleges
and universities in San Diego County don’t have particularly strong music schools, there are still a fair number of concerts on San Diego campuses. A case could be made for UCSD being the strongest music school, but they are predominantly experi- mental in their approach. We don’t consider a
concept car to be a clas- sic, and I don’t call experi- mental music classical music. Even so, the La Jolla Symphony is a fine establishment and its exis- tence is made possible by its affiliation with UCSD. When it comes to
opera in this town, you must be on your game to catch it. As of this year, opera happens on only 12 nights a year at the Civic Theatre. The San Diego Opera is also producing what it is calling chamber opera. However, the first installment, Soldier Songs, falls into the experimental music category. It was not well received during its three-night run at the Bal- boa Theatre in November last year, and ticket sales were poor.
A few other opera productions on a much smaller scale Point Loma Opera Theatre (3900 Lomal- and Drive, Point Loma Nazarene University) and Pacific Lyric Asso- ciation (at the California Center for the Arts, 340
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