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July Cultural Arts eNews

Summer is in full swing for the Cultural Arts office. The TGIF Concerts in the Parks series is underway and it's fun to see the community gathering to picnic, socialize with friends and neighbors and enjoy some great live music. We'd especially like to thank our first-ever TGIF Concert Series sponsors, The Carlsbad Charitable Foundation and Rincon Homes. Our talented arts education team is hosting two weeks of sold-out summer arts camps in July, where kids from 9 to 14 will "be the artist" with hands-on visual and performing arts experiences. Speaking of visual arts, our next gallery exhibit, Fiber in 3D, will open in mid-July. The exhibit will feature works by more than 15 established and emerging fiber artists, showcasing their techniques in a variety of fiber mediums. As the long summer days stretch out and the weather gets warm, we invite you to join us and share all the arts has to offer this summer.

William D. Cannon Art Gallery

Artist: Susan Zimmerman

Art exhibit: Fiber in 3D

Opening July 20

William D. Cannon Art Gallery, at the Dove Library complex

1775 Dove Lane

This exciting art exhibit, Fiber in 3D, will feature individual and group works by over 15 national fiber artists juried by Fiber Art Now Magazine. The works will include installations, sculptures, vessels, garments and accessories that present a variety of innovative techniques and materials. The exhibit will also present a variety of intersecting and enduring themes that connect us all, including family, memory, nature, sustainability and more.

Save the date:

Fiber in 3D opening exhibit reception

Saturday, Aug. 17, 3 - 5 p.m.

William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Kulchin Courtyard

1775 Dove Lane

Please join us for our public opening reception. Enjoy live music, refreshments and explore the amazing art exhibition, Fiber in 3D.

Pop-Up Art

Showcasing local talent

Now - July 12

Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane

1775 Dove Lane

Visit the newly installed Pop-Up Art exhibit at the Dove Library, which showcases the works of San Diego artist Elizabeth Washburn.

Elizabeth works in oil paint and encaustic wax. Raised in the Midwest, she has spent much of her career on the West Coast, living in San Diego since 2000. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, CA and a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Academy of Art University in San Francisco, CA.

Elizabeth has exhibited her artwork in museums throughout Southern California, including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Long Beach Museum of Art, Oceanside Museum of Art and the Laguna Art Museum.

Presenting works from the City of Carlsbad’s Permanent Art Collection

Now - July 12

Georgina Cole Library

1250 Carlsbad Village Drive

On view in the Pop-Up Art exhibit at Cole Library are two large-scale serigraph works by regional historic artist Corita Kent of Los Angeles. Corita Kent (1918-1986) was an artist, educator, advocate for social justice and a firm believer in the power of love, hope and compassion. Working in printmaking methods such as silkscreen and lithography, her bright printed compositions featured bold text layered with abstract forms, conveying the principles she embodied in her work and life. Between these layers, she skillfully integrated philosophy, literature, street signage, scripture and song lyrics that spoke to the heart of human existence.

"I see things in terms of illumination. There’s a certain territory that’s been illuminated and a vast territory that’s in the dark. And looking at that edge is what I’m interested in.”

-Corita Kent

TGIF Concerts in the Parks

Spend your summer with us

Join us for the ultimate summer experience at TGIF Concerts in the Parks this summer. Enjoy live music against the backdrop of warm summer evenings in Carlsbad's beautiful parks.

This season's performers have been chosen for their special connection to North County and San Diego. In July, feel the Irish spirit with Finnegan Blue, dance the Lindy Hop with Mad Hat Hucksters, groove to Caribbean rhythms with Kimba Light and relive the 90s funk and R&B with Brothers Igniting a Groove (B.I.G.). It's a July you won't want to miss.

Stagecoach Community Park

July 5 - Finnegan Blue

July 12 - Mad Hat Hucksters

Calavera Hills Community Park

July 19 - Kimba Light

July 26 - B.I.G.

Aug. 2 - Polyester Express

Alga Norte Community Park

Aug. 9 - Back to the Garden

Aug. 16 - Anthony Cullin

For event details, please visit our website.

TGIF sponsors

The city launched a pilot program for the 2024 season to allow local businesses an opportunity to be a part of the TGIF Concerts in the Parks summer series.

Thank you to our title sponsors for supporting our 2024 TGIF concert series:

Carlsbad Charitable Foundation
Rincon Homes, Inc.

If you're interested in becoming a TGIF sponsor, it's not too late. By sponsoring the TGIF Concerts in the Parks, your business will demonstrate a commitment to one of Carlsbad's best-loved traditions and benefit from enhanced brand visibility and recognition throughout the summer season.

For more details, please see sponsorship opportunities.

Arts Education

Welcome July arts campers

Be the Artist! Summer camps are filled for July

Our popular Be the Artist! One-week camps are filled with aspiring young artists. Our arts education staff specially designs this camp to provide daily hands-on arts-making experiences for young artists of varying levels. Campers explore different art forms and techniques, learn about other artists and use various materials daily.

While camps are filled for Summer 2024, the fall will offer expanded arts programs and hands-on arts experiences for all ages.

Cinematic Arts

Matinee Film Friday at the Georgina Cole Library

Fridays, 1:30 p.m.

Georgina Cole Library, Community Room

1250 Carlsbad Village Drive

Join us at the Cole Library on Friday afternoons for our exciting film series.

All films are free to the public and are subject to change. Seating is limited and is first come, first served. Doors open 30 minutes prior to showing.

Outside food and drink are allowed at Cole Library. Feel free to bring a treat.

July 5

Ruggles of Red Gap

Comedy

(1935, Approved, 1h 30m)

In this delightful film, Charles Laughton plays a stuffy British butler whose services are transferred to a coarse American family. The butler learns of American culture and is won over by the ideals of the country.

July 12

Follow the Fleet

Musical, Comedy, Romance

(1936, Approved, 1h 50m)

Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire re-team in their fifth charming collaboration. This time Astaire is a sailor in the U.S. Navy who runs into his old dance partner, Rogers, while on liberty. The two rekindle their connection while dancing to glorious musical numbers by Irving Berlin.

July 19

The Young Mr. Lincoln

Biography, Drama, History

(1939, Approved, 1h 40m)

Director John Ford was one of cinema’s greatest chroniclers of America. In this fictionalized depiction of the future President, Henry Fonda plays Lincoln as an idealistic lawyer who must defend two brothers accused of murder.

July 26

Sergeant York

History, Biography, Drama

(1941, Approved, 2h 14m)

A pacifist farmer, played by Gary Cooper, is drafted and despite his religious and philosophical beliefs, becomes one of the most celebrated marksmen of World War I. This film from director Howard Hawks was released five months before the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Important Notice:

Independence Day

All Carlsbad City Library locations will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Libraries will reopen on Friday, July 5 at 9 a.m.

If you have any questions, please contact the library at 442-339-2049 or email librarian@carlsbadca.gov.

Ruby G. Schulman auditorium closure

Carlsbad City Library on Dove Lane, Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium

1775 Dove Lane

The Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium will be closed starting July 1 for a comprehensive upgrade to its audio, visual and lighting systems.

City Council awarded the $2.2M contract to CALTEC CORP at their May 7, 2024, meeting. Once the upgrades are complete, audience experiences with the new systems will result in an improved experience both visually and audibly.

While the auditorium is closed, patrons can enjoy events such as author talks and Friday Matinee Films at the Georgina Cole Library. To see a complete listing of events hosted by Library & Cultural Arts, visit our website.

We will provide regular updates on the project and look forward to sharing the new and improved Schulman Auditorium with the community.