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Arbor Day in Balboa Park Friday, April 27, 2012

In 1904, San Diego celebrated Arbor Day for the first time. With Kate Sessions helping to organize the planting, the community event brought 3,500 school children to City Park, with representatives of classes and schools planting 60 pine... »

Earth Day 2012 Review: Balboa Park event more of a farmers market with a theme

“Get out of here and enjoy the day!” shooed Kathy Keehan, encouraging Balboa Park Earth Day 2012 patrons of the San Diego Bicycle Coalition to pedal their way into a green education down El Prado Boulevard and explore... »

Balboa Park: April 23-29

Thinking about adding a little art and culture to your week? Need a little break from the normal routine? Balboa Park in San Diego might just have the exact remedy. Looking at the week ahead, Balboa Park... »

Information on San Diego's Earth Fair 2012

Earthy day is April 22nd and San Diego happens to host one of the largest free annual environmental fair in the world. The 23rd annual fair takes place in Balboa Park and runs from 10AM to 5PM on Sunday, April... »

Earth Day 2012: Supermarket recycling

The San Diego Balboa Park EarthFair on Earth Day, Sunday, April 22, will host over 350 exhibitors from 10am-5pm. Sixty thousand visitors are expected to attend this internationally recognized event. Guests will have the opportunity to cheer... »

World Beat Center hosts a pre-Earth Day Bhakti Fest warm up

If you love music, art, dance, yoga and of course, Mother Earth, head down to Balboa Park on Saturday, April 21st at 6:00pm for the Bhakti Fest pre-Earth Day celebration at World Beat Center.Unfamiliar with Bhakti Fest... »

WorldBeat Center's Earth Day Festival is on despite conflicts with city

San Diego--April 19, 2012The WorldBeat Cultural Center will present its 23rd annual "Multi-Cultural Earth Day Celebration" this Sunday, April 22, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The free event will take place both within... »

Photographing airplane and automobile history

San Diego has a world-class Aerospace museum and a pretty good automobile museum adjacent to each other in Balboa Park. But, on a recent outing with the San Diego Photographic Society, we found two lesser known locations... »

Photographing a kiss

With nothing more scientific than a “gut feeling”, I would suggest the reflecting pool in Balboa Park is the most photographed venue in San Diego. The old light station at Point Loma would be another good... »

San Diego Zoo's Dr. Zoolittle makes conservation and education fun

On top of being a tremendously successful tourist attraction, the San Diego Zoo is undoubtedly one of Southern California’s top rated places to learn about wildlife research and conservation. Many of its exhibits and programs are designed... »

This Weekend: Special evening exhibitions illuminate Balboa Park

Balboa Park’s museums are usually closed in the evenings, except for special occasions. This weekend will be very special, with unique evening programs at the San Diego Museum of Art, the San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts, and... »

Furry friends have fun in the park too!

Locals know that Balboa Park is a great place to take in some culture, go for a jog, stroll with a morning coffee, or relax to an organ concert. But it does hold a few small secrets that are... »

Titanic and passengers are remembered at the San Diego Natural History Museum

April 15, 1912 will be the 100th Anniversary of the day the RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg. The collision brought down one of the world's largest ship of its time. 1,514 lives were lost... »

Going Green at Earth Day EarthFair 2012

The annual Earth Day EarthFair in Balboa Park is the largest free annual environmental fair in the world. EarthFair 2012 will be San Diego’s 23rd annual event! Each year, the EarthFair draws around 60,000 visitors. Come... »

April flowers in Balboa Park

April showers?Not in Balboa Park. Today and into this month it is April flowers!Sure, a little rain does help. And yes, even in beautiful sunny San Diego, rain does happen. But rain is not needed... »

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