News Nuggets June 23
The annual Summer Reading Program is on; La Jolla artist takes first place at San Diego County Fair; Bry, Ellis to square off in November; and much more.
Our Readers Write: Letters from the June 23 issue
La Jolla Light readers comment on issues of the day.
Refugees share success stories at church breakfast
When Walter Lam moved to San Diego from Uganda in 1986, his biggest cultural barrier was food. “I saw meat inside of two breads, something I’d never seen before, a hamburger! Now I like it, but at first, it took me a while to taste it,” Lam laughed.
Easy Summer Salad Suppers
Kitchen Shrink states a case for cool, summer salads.
Folktales told in ‘The Last Tiger in Haiti’ at La Jolla Playhouse
Folklore of Haiti explored in drama premiere at La Jolla Playhouse
La Jolla Ikebana Master onstage at County Fair
La Jolla Ikebana teacher talks about bher work
Still Life exhibit opens with Sunday library reception
All-woman show at La Jolla Library features local artists
Let Inga Tell You: Aging Out
LET INGA TELL YOU: Both my husband Olof and I will turn 69 this year and for the first time, we’ve started talking about “aging out” — just being too old to do things. It’s not as though this thought hasn’t occurred to us before. For example, we decided some years ago that we’d aged out of hang gliding, which was fine since we’d never aspired to do it anyway. But what about the stuff we might actually still want to do?
Puppeteers’ ‘Paper Cities’ at San Diego Fringe Festival
Animal Cracker Conspiracy brings its puppet magic to 2016 San Diego Fringe Fest
Fay Avenue Bike Path extension gets safety improvements
The Fay Avenue Bike Path extension was made a little bit safer last week, thanks to the efforts of residents Sally Miller and Stuart Gimber.