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Rescued Cards Launch Party May 25, 2013 Come celebrate the launch of the greeting card line, which features photos of animals rescued across the U.S. Artist Monica Hoover also displays her large-scale photos and proceeds from beer sales and a raffle will go to animal rescue organizations. 50 other Art events on Saturday, May 25
 
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Rescued Cards Launch Party May 25, 2013 Come celebrate the launch of the greeting card line, which features photos of animals rescued across the U.S. Artist Monica Hoover also displays her large-scale photos and proceeds from beer sales and a raffle will go to animal rescue organizations. 50 other Art events on Saturday, May 25
 
Check 1, Check 2 | Music & nightlife
New club, a branch of Avalon Hollywood, will do business under the name Avalon
Arts & Culture Features
Organizer of May 17 exhibition in East Village fends off criticism
Last Blog on Earth | News
Website switches to national focus, lists string of upcoming fundraisers
News
Stricken with terminal cancer, Robin Reid languishes in county jail
Cocktail Tales
Five bars serving up season-appropriate libations
 
Wednesday, May 22,2013
Film

New doc about Ricky Jay plays its cards close to the vest

If you know who he is, you know how cool he is, and if you don’t know who he is, you should

By Anders Wright
There are two sorts of people in this world: those who are fully aware of Ricky Jay and his work and those who haven’t yet had the pleasure. Now, there’s nothing to be ashamed of if you aren’t familiar with him. 
Wednesday, May 22,2013
Film

‘The Outsiders,’ ‘Cleopatra’ and the Frequency Film Fest

These are the cinematic wonders that lead our rundown of all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright
Happy birthday, Ponyboy. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 adaptation of The Outsiders turns 30 this year. The cast is a veritable who’s-who of 1980s Tiger Beat pin-ups: Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Matt Dillon.
Tuesday, May 14,2013
Film

Simon Pegg goes where some have gone before in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’

Shaun of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ explains what it means to be on the Starship Enterprise

By Anders Wright
Star Trek Into Darkness is the latest movie to warp its way into the fray, and it's got big shoes to fill.
Tuesday, May 14,2013
Film

Michael Shannon is cool as ice

Creepy actor’s comments about his new film, ‘The Iceman,’ lead our rundown of movies playing around town

By Anders Wright
Michael Shannon plays Richard Kuklinski, the East Coast contract killer who was arrested in 1986 after committing a long string of murders.
Wednesday, May 8,2013
Film

Spanish-language ‘Aquí y Allá’ is an eye-opener

This small family drama about immigration speaks volumes

By Anders Wright
Director Esparza doesn’t have an axe to grind. His focus is telling a simple story, that of a family confronting unfortunate circumstances.
Wednesday, May 8,2013
Film

More horror in store

A new series is on the way—plus, all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright
Horror fans will rejoice over this piece of news: A new late-night series is being put together at Digital Gym Cinema in North Park by Beth Accomondo of KPBS and Miguel Rodriguez of the Horrible Imaginings Film Festival.
Wednesday, May 1,2013
Film

Director Ramin Bahrani plows the wrong field

After three terrific films, let’s hope in ‘At Any Price’ is just a misstep

By Anders Wright
Filmmaker Ramin Bahrani has made several excellent features about people of color living on the fringes of the American dream. Thing is, it may not be the version of the American dream you’re used to.
Wednesday, May 1,2013
Film

Summer movie season in San Diego

‘Iron Man 3’ and the rest of the midyear films—both big and little—lead our rundown of stuff screening around town

By Anders Wright
As usual, there’s no shortage of sequels and remakes (Star Trek into Darness, Fast and Furious 6, The Hangover Part III, The Wolverine, Man of Steel, Kick-Ass 2, Dirty Dancing, Despicable Me 2, Monsters University, etc.), but there’s also a couple of original big-budget movies I’m looking forward to.
Tuesday, April 23,2013
Film

Matthew McConaughey is terrific in ‘Mud’

New movie from Jeff Nichols is a violent, emotional Southern Gothic

By Anders Wright
What's happened to Matthew McConaughey? Usually when you ask that question about an actor, it's because he's sold out, opting for facile studio pictures over the interesting, artistically appealing
Tuesday, April 23,2013
Film

‘Graceland’ is a different sort of ‘Taken’

Filipino kidnap thriller leads our list of all the movies screening around town

By Anders Wright
Filipino films rarely see the inside of a San Diego theater. That makes the kidnap thriller Graceland, opening Friday, April 26, at Reading Gaslamp Cinemas, notable enough.
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Head Crammers

Nudge these nuggets into your noodle

A new app called Buycott makes it easier for you to make informed decisions about what goes in your pantry, plus more things we like.

By CityBeat Staff
Film

New doc about Ricky Jay plays its cards close to the vest

If you know who he is, you know how cool he is, and if you don’t know who he is, you should

There are two sorts of people in this world: those who are fully aware of Ricky Jay and his work and those who haven’t yet had the pleasure. Now, there’s nothing to be ashamed of if you aren’t familiar with him. 

By Anders Wright

The Floating Library

Cult of personality

Fiona Maazel’s beguiling new novel about the perils of loneliness

Either Fiona Maazel—named in 2008 to the National Book Foundation's "5 under 35" list—possesses psychic powers or her novels are remarkably prescient.

By Jim Ruland

Seen Local New art-venue alert: Sparks Gallery MAY 22 | By Alex Zaragoza Downtown location will open in June for the exhibition 'New Contemporaries VI'
Cover artist Meet our cover artist, Nicole Waszak MAY 22 | By Alex Zaragoza Her daughter Nora is her muse
Arts & Culture Features ‘Warehouse 1425’ art show: creativity and controversy MAY 15 | By Alex Zaragoza Organizer of May 17 exhibition in East Village fends off criticism
Film Simon Pegg goes where some have gone before in ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ MAY 14 | By Anders Wright Shaun of ‘Shaun of the Dead’ explains what it means to be on the Starship Enterprise
No Life Offline Device adoption MAY 13 | By Dave Maass Suddenly, I’m an Apple guy with no need for Glass
Seen Local In Case We Missed It MAY 15 | By Alex Zaragoza Check out ‘Madre’ at Downtown’s Chee Chee Club
Seen Local Artists pull an all-nighter for ‘The Day After’ MAY 15 | By Alex Zaragoza Sleep deprivation might be a factor at Voz Alta Project
Film Spanish-language ‘Aquí y Allá’ is an eye-opener MAY 08 | By Anders Wright This small family drama about immigration speaks volumes
There She Goz My guide to summertime binge drinking at local parks MAY 06 | By Alex Zaragoza Or, how to be a kid and an adult at the same time
Urban Scout Summer swimsuit shopping MAY 06 | By Katrina Dodson Hitting the coast in search of bikinis, board shorts and flip-flops

The Short List Pop Thursdays, Blurred Borders Festival, and SOUND So, yeah—1983. Some of you were dumping Sun-In on your hair and finding new uses for the word "like." Some of you weren't even born. Relive it, or experience it for the first time, at the Museum of Photographic Arts' Pop Thursdays event, from 7 to 10 p.m
Theater Two productions grapple with the Grim Reaper Its silly title belies what a cracking good play Bekah Brunstetter’s Be A Good Little Widow really is.
Film ‘The Outsiders,’ ‘Cleopatra’ and the Frequency Film Fest Happy birthday, Ponyboy. Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983 adaptation of The Outsiders turns 30 this year. The cast is a veritable who’s-who of 1980s Tiger Beat pin-ups: Tom Cruise, C. Thomas Howell, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Matt Dillon.
 

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Photographer Monica Hoover's latest project, boisterous Balkan music and more cool events

Our weekly Red List roundup

Digable causeCityBeat's had its eye on photographer Monica Hoover ever since she opened Voice 1156 gallery back in 2004, where she featured street-inspired and lowbrow work by artists ...
Read more 2013-05-21

Mike Giant signing in North Park

The graffiti icon stops by Home Mercantile to launch his new book

The name Mike Giant elicits responses like "that dude's sick" in the graffiti world. He's been a fixture in the art, graffiti, tattoo and skateboarding scenes for decades.Giant will stop by Home Merca...
Read more 2013-05-17
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Art in the Afternoon May 22, 2013 Art Library Manager and art historian James Grebl speaks about the influence of artist Girolamo Salvoldo in the realist work of Giovanni Battista Moroni. Read more 29 other Art events on Wednesday, May 22
 
ArtWalk May 22, 2013 Art Check out thirty vending artists and a car show at this monthly event. Cars include, Ferraris, race cars, exotics, hot rods and other vehicles. Read more 29 other Art events on Wednesday, May 22
 
From Your Home: Ordinary to Extraordinary May 22, 2013 Art Check out Susan Yamagata's solo installation which transforms a roomful of everyday items like dishware and furniture into jewel embellished treasures. Runs through June 15. Read more 29 other Art events on Wednesday, May 22
 
 
 
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