34 San Diego Reader April 20, 2017


COMEDY


Connor McSpadden As seen on Comedy Central’s new hit show Roast Battle. Thursday, April 20, 8pm; $10-$15. Mad House Comedy


Club, 502 Horton Plaza. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


Gary Owen Friday, April 21, 6pm; $25-$65. House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Avenue. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


Lil Duval Celebrities aren’t exactly pouring out of Jacksonville, Florida, but that’s only made Roland Pow- ell’s grind more ferocious. Pro- claiming himself “Lil Duval” after the county from which he hails, he has literally put his home turf on his back as he touches every nook and cranny available with his spe- cial brand of humor. Friday, April 21, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; Saturday, April 22, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; Sun- day, April 23, 7pm; $18. Ameri- can Comedy Company, 818 Sixth Avenue. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


Sam Tripoli As seen on Comedy Central, Comics Unleashed, Play- boy Morning Radio, and the Joe Rogan Experience. Sunday, April 23, 7pm; $10-$15. Mad House


Comedy Club, 502 Horton Plaza. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


DANCE


Live Arts Fest 2017: Dance Live Arts Fest 2017 collides with the issues of the day, embodying political, environmental, and gen- der topics. LAF expands ideas of gender identification in “SHE” by Erica Buechner and Lara Segura and “Why Men Dance,” a film by Keith Glassman. Theses of dance diaspora is investigated in Betzi Roe’s “Migration.” The dangers of denying climate change are por- trayed in “Requiem for an Ocean” by Jean Isaacs and “Enthalpy of Fusion” by Swiss artist Anna Katharina Scheidegger, a two eve- ning exploration on “The Art of Climate Change” organized with help from the La Jolla Historical Society. Thursdays, 7:30pm; Fri- days, 7:30pm; Saturdays, 7:30pm; Sundays, 7:30pm; through Sunday, April 23, $20. White Box Theater at NTC, 2590 Truxtun Rd., Studio 205, Building 176. (LIBERTY STATION)


DISCUSSION GROUPS


Apple Pie Apple Pie is a feature- length artist film by Aotearoa New Zealand artist Sam Hamilton that features Samoan dance artist Ioane Papali’i and a cast of 25 performers. Apple Pie was shot and produced over three years on super 16mm film on location in Aotearoa New Zealand, Samoa, and a remote mountaintop astrophysics obser- vatory in the middle of the Orego- nian high plain desert. Direct Sam Hamilton will answer questions after the screening. Friday, April 21, 7:30pm; $7. Bread & Salt, 1955 Julian Avenue. (LOGAN HEIGHTS)


San Diego Mixtape Society For the final MixUp before a fifth anniversary event, the theme is The Choice Is Yours. All you need to do is pick your favorite songs that have the word “this” or the word “that” in the title. Or both. Put together a mix that runs from about 60-90 minutes — no Spotify links — and it’ll be in the running to be exchanged in a random draw to close out the get- together. Sunday, April 23, 3pm; free. Thorn Street Brewery, 3176 Thorn Street. (NORTH PARK)


FOOD & DRINK


Eclipse Chocolate Build-a-Bar Workshop Treat your taste buds and spend an evening crafting your own custom chocolate bars. Eclipse Chocolate in San Diego’s South Park neighborhood invites you to embrace the craft-it-yourself movement at the next Build-A-Bar Workshop. Build-A-Bar Work- shops are social events that invite guests to create two large chocolate bars of their own design while also enjoying a drink ticket that grants its holder a house wine, craft beer, or cafe drink. Thursday, April 20, 7pm; $25. Eclipse Chocolate Bar


& Bistro, 2145 Fern Street. (SOUTH PARK)


Food Justice: Economics, Eth- ics, Access As part of its mission to support and advance a healthy, integrated food system, local non- profit Berry Good Food Founda- tion along and Leichtag Foundation present the first Future Thought Leaders panel of 2017 headlined by


Rhyme & Verse Two poems by Mark DiFruscio


Remains


Such a tiny little box to carry a soul Faux wood


with a walnut coat What does it hold? One foot wide and six inches deep, large enough for a person 170 pounds before cremation.


A hand-carved Tree of Life, In Loving Memory of inscribed — unscrew, slide out to insert plastic bag of human ash, sculpt a hole


in the February frozen soil to let go


of all the inflections you gave my name — want, envy, shame, bully-rage — I hold on


to a backwards glance


at the nightly bedtime game we played how you tested me in the dark of the room we shared, pointed to the logo of every team


on our matching NFL sheets until I could name them each for you.


labor leader and civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, who co-founded the National Farm Workers Asso- ciation with César Chávez. Panel discussion 5:30-7 pm. Friday, April 21, 5pm; free. Star Theatre, 402 N. Coast Hwy. (OCEANSIDE)


Meet the Chefs This culinary experience treats over 350 guests to sample signature dishes from over a dozen premier restaurants and chefs in San Diego, comple- mented by an extensive selection of wines and champagne. The Hil- ton’s poolside area lends a beautiful atmosphere to enjoy an afternoon of food, wine, auction items, oppor- tunity drawings, and live music by Legal Tender. All proceeds raised directly benefit Casa de Amparo. Sunday, April 23, 12:30pm; $150- $225. Hilton Del Mar, 15575 Jimmy Durante Boulevard. (DEL MAR)


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interesting and open-minded San Diegans for an Eastern European soul-food feast. We’ll explore the long and complex Russia-Georgia history, enjoy traditional dishes, and meet new friends. Life is too short to eat alone, so take your seat at the communal table. Vegetarian options available. Saturday, April 22, 2pm; $41-$45. Pomegranate Russian-Georgian Restaurant,


2312 El Cajon Boulevard. (UNIVER- SITY HEIGHTS)


Uncorked This month’s winemak- ing pioneer is Randall Grahm of Bonny Doon Vineyard, who has been referred to as a “national treasure” for both his vision and winemaking expertise; Bonny Doon is considered one of the most inno- vative vineyards along the Central California Coast. During Marina Kitchen’s intimate backyard BBQ- style gathering, attendees will join Bonny Doon Vineyard for samplings of their highly sought- after wines and Marina Kitchen’s Executive Chef Aron Schwartz will provide a bountiful array of local, seasonal cuisine. Saturday, April 22, 6pm; $25. Marina Kitchen, 333 W. Harbor Drive. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


FOR KIDS


Goju Olympics on Earth Day At Goju Karate Center, karate and Earth Day get together for a day of fun games and competitions. Par- ticipants will receive medals and/ or participation ribbons for their efforts. The Olympics will be held during all regular class times: Tiny Tigers, Little Dragons, Juniors, and BBC (excluding adult classes only). The Gold Team will be performing


Birthday


I lost you two weeks before my birthday before we ever met, my springtime child second chance, to salvage a splinter of the possible self I had hoped to become


when I still believed that the world was somehow shaped


by how we try to live, and to care for those we love —


a father who paints twilight sailboats for his lost favorite son,


a mother grown mawkish, twisted bitter by so many of her life’s letdowns — and nothing restores the empty womb, barrenness transgresses winter months


drains the green from the leaves, from the trees, from the soil and the cry of a wound defies any formula of words.


Mark DiFruscio is a San Diego–based writer and filmmaker. He earned his MFA in film production from the University of Southern California, where he produced the documentary Dog People. His writing has appeared in Fiction International and pacific REVIEW.


Find more poetry online at SDreader.com/poetry


as well. There is no fee — we are asking for $5 donation per child, per day, as we are thrilled to be partnering with the National For- est Foundation. Friday, April 21, 10am; Saturday, April 22, 8am; free. Village Faire Shopping Center, 300 Carlsbad Village Drive. (CARLSBAD)


Mrs. Parker’s Charm School Mrs. Parker’s Charm School: Three Course Dining — our most popular class! Children go through a mock three-course meal to practice place settings, utensil use, table manners, and table talk v. not table talk. Sat- urday, April 22, 10:30am; $40. Mint


Studio, 5965 Village Way. (CARMEL VALLEY)


Poetic Youth Literary Festi- val Poetic Youth, an organization offering free poetry and writing workshops to San Diego’s under- served youth, is proud to announce the first Poetic Youth Literary Festival at San Diego State Uni- versity. This two-day festival and book fair will offer young poets unprecedented access to dynamic literary performances and breakout workshops with writers from San Diego and beyond. Festival par- ticipants, many from communities where access to arts education is limited, will learn from and work alongside professional writers. Workshop leaders will include Chingona Fire, Shannon Linzer, Katie Harroff, and Kevin Cullen. This one-of-a-kind literary event will culminate with participants having their poems published in a festival anthology, ready to take home on Sunday during the book fair. Saturday, April 22, 10am; Sun- day, April 23, 10am; free. San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive. (COLLEGE AREA)


LECTURES


10,000 Years: The Archaeo- logical History of San Diego Over 30,000 archaeological sites have been discovered in San Diego County. These sites contain the material culture of people who came to the region over 10,000 years ago. Join us and meet some ancient people who shared our home! Cindy Stankowski, Direc- tor of the San Diego Archaeological Center is our host. Saturday, April 22, 1pm; Sikes Adobe Farmhouse, 12655 Sunset Drive. (ESCONDIDO)


Immigration Forum The Com- munity Congregational Church and the Romero Center for Border Ministries and Strategies present a forum on immigration. The pre- sentation will be in English, and Spanish speakers will be avail- able. Sunday, April 23, 11:15am; free. Community Congregational Church, 276 F Street. (CHULA VISTA)


NATURE


Desert Agaves, or century plants, are sending up their asparagus-like flower stalks on rocky hillsides throughout much of the Anza- Borrego Desert. On warm, sunny days the stalks may grow almost one foot per day (fast enough for you to notice the sharp leaf tips at the bud actually separating from one another). After the stalk reaches a height of 10-20 feet, clus- ters of waxy, yellow flowers appear, ready for pollination by bees and other insects. After blooming, the fleshy, dagger-like leaves at the base


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