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The San Diego Traveler

Archive for the ‘Museum’ Category

October 19th, 2008

Celebrate the Day of the Dead

Dia de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a Mexican holiday in which families and friends gather to remember loved ones who have passed on. It’s commemorated with decorated altars, sugar skulls, prayers and marigolds, and can also include food, drinks, large festivals with music and dancing, or visits to the grave sites […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

September 24th, 2008

Ewwww! How Gross!

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center invites the public to experience some of the slimiest, stinkiest and downright yuckiest creatures on earth when it unveils the all-new “ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY” exhibition on September 27, 2008.

Oozing with disgusting science and hilarious hands-on learning games, “ANIMAL GROSSOLOGY” features sophisticated animatronics and imaginative animated characters adapted from the best-selling GROSSOLOGY […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

September 12th, 2008

Virtual Tours of San Diego

EveryScape Beta has just launched free virtual online tours of some of San Diego’s most famous locations, such as the San Diego Zoo, Torrey Pines Golf Course, and the Hall of Champions Sports Museum in Balboa Park, with additional destinations to be added soon.
Users can click on the arrows to “drive” through the […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

August 19th, 2008

Summergrass Festival This Weekend

Summergrass San Diego is once again coming to the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum in Vista.
Summergrass includes three days of live music from 12 international, national, regional and local bands, music workshops presented by the performing artists, a variety of special family and kid-oriented music activities, lots of spontaneous live jam sessions, instrument raffles, […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 4 comments

August 18th, 2008

The San Diego Special Edition - August 18, 2008

Welcome to the August 2008 issue of The San Diego Special Edition! We have an excellent mix of bloggers participating this month, with articles ranging from arts to sports. I hope that you enjoy reading this compilation of some of San Diego’s best blogs, and show the writers some love by leaving your comments on […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 2 comments

June 18th, 2008

Celebrate the Model T

The Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum will celebrate 100 years of the Model T during their Spring 2008 Antique Engine & Tractor Show all weekend (June 21 & 22), and next weekend too (June 28 & 29).
This event will include blacksmith and wheelwright demonstrations, an antique equipment parade, vintage skills, food, music, displays […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

June 14th, 2008

Celebrate the Summer of Sports

With the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, and the summer Olympics coming up soon, it seems only right that the theme of this years’ San Diego County Fair is Summer of Sports. Opening today and going through July 6 (but closed June 16 & 23), fairgoers can look forward to sports exhibits, sports stars, and […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

This Week’s Featured Photos

Looking through Flickr for new images of San Diego, there were at least 600 to choose from this week. It’s always so difficult to select just a few to feature, but these were all stand-out in their own ways, and each has something different to say about life in San Diego:

 

Thanks to the wonderful photographers […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 0 comments

April 10th, 2008

Moulin Rouge Comes to San Diego

This weekend’s Art Alive: Paris in the Park Gala promises to be an experience like never before. The gala has been voted one of San Diego’s Top 10 Parties by San Diego Magazine, so you can expect them to outdo themselves once again. Gourmet cuisine, floral-infused cocktails and cool music will bring this French fete […]

By Carole A. Lane -- 1 comment