ON POINT - December 2009
| “Behind the Scenes at NTC Promenade” Civic Community Forum will be dark for the month of December. |
Friday Night Liberty Features “Holiday Gifts with a Creative Twist” on December 4
“Holiday Gifts with a Creative Twist” is the theme of December’s Friday Night Liberty Open Studios event on December 4 starting at 5pm. Explore, wander the NTC Promenade Arts & Cultural campus and enjoy a FREE evening of art, music, food, drink and exhibits at Friday Night Liberty, while finding a great array of holiday gifts and idea.
A full calendar and campus map will be available that night at each venue.
U.S. Marines will be on hand to collect Toys for Tots. Bring an unwrapped toy to Barracks 19. Several of the activities are “kid friendly,” and include the following:
Barracks 19
Chocolate Tastings and Holiday Gifts at Chi Chocolat Kid Friendly Event
Holiday Show & Art Sale at Bravo School of Art Kid Friendly Event
Fashion for Women and Children with Holiday Cookies and treats from Scandinavia at Five Loaves, Two Fish Kid Friendly Event
Holiday Card Designs at Cerimone
Holiday cards & Art Sale at Sophie’s Gallery & Gift Shop
Featured Artist Cindy Berg at M. Fischbeck Studio/Gallery
Open Art & Design Studio Exhibits: Pantaleoni Photographer, Core Design Studio
Building 175 – Dance Place San Diego
Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theatre’s Trolley Dances on Film in the Green Room
Malashock Dance Screenings of LOVE & MURDER and THE SOUL OF SATURDAY NIGHT in the Green Room
“America’s Finest City….Dances!” Graham Blair/San Diego Ballet Photography Exhibit in the Mandell Weiss Gallery
Building 176
“Fun Fridays” Fun with musical instruments and Holiday Sing-a-Long at the Recreational Music Center Kid Friendly Event
Building 201
6th Annual Art Show at the Expressive Arts Institute – Second Floor Gallery
Open Gallery and Arts Studios at ARTS: A Reason to Survive Kid Friendly Event
Cocktails and Fine Dining at Solare Ristorante
Building 202
“Traditions” Exhibit, Paintings and Art Cards for sale at San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery
“Interpretations 2009” Exhibit and Holiday Gifts at Visions Art Quilt Gallery
“Body Narratives: Expression Through the Human Form” Art Exhibit at New Americans Museum
The next Friday Night Liberty will be on January 8.
AjA Project Art Installation Underway in Legacy Plaza
An innovative art installation from The AjA Project is underway in the Fieldstone Legacy Plaza at NTC Promenade. Entitled “underSTAND: laid under our feet, unveil where we stand,” it features a collection of stories by refugee youth in San Diego depicting the experience of war, displacement, migration, and identity exploration, done through words and images overlaid on the Plaza.
Created by renown artist Shinpei Takeda, when the installation is viewed up close the words tell the stories of AjA Project youth participants from Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Cambodia, Sudan, Burma, Mexico, while an aerial view reveals their images through the text. According to Shin, “This exhibit is an invitation to underSTAND both perspectives—to step inside and outside of the story; to see both words and images; to reflect and act—and to ask the critical question: how do I choose to underSTAND?”
Celebrate Human Rights Day with the ACLU and the AjA Project at a celebration of student-expression and reception to inaugurate AjA's installation of underSTAND on Thursday, December 10th from 6pm- 8pm at The New Americans Museum at the NTC Promenade. Contact AjA at 619 223-7001 for information.
Best Kept Secret Unveiled
The best place in San Diego to have a meeting, special event, festival, rehearsal, class or 5K has been a well-veiled secret for too long. But the veil is beginning to lift.
The Venues of NTC Promenade have long been loved by those clients who already know the secret. Such groups as San Diego Magazine, Girls Scouts of America, Ballast Point Brewery, Young Audiences and Union Tribune return again and again. San Diego Fleet Week, Arthritis Foundation, Boeing and TechnoPower Marketing have recently discovered the venues and made plans to come back again.
Thanks to these and other groups we were able to beat the odds as we grew amidst a dismal economy. Working in our favor was perhaps our non-profit status and remarkable state-of-the-art facilities. Of course, the beautiful setting and historical significance were also helpful.
Our sales team goes above and beyond to book groups into both the indoor and outdoor venues. We try to be flexible with recession-friendly pricing and, of course, offer superior customer service.
As we look ahead to 2010, we are encouraged as more individuals and organizations learn of the venues. We are forming strategic alliances with key vendors and are widening our services as well as our target markets. On any given day at NTC Promenade you can find a prom, 5K walk, seminar, craft fair, fundraiser, art show, dance rehearsal, military ball, board retreat or high-level meeting.
When will you have one of your events here? Do you have a friend or colleague who would enjoy learning about the venues? Please spread the word!
For more information about how we can help you with your event, call (619) 573-9260 or go to www.ntcpromenade.com and click on Venues.
To The Point ...
Dec 1, 8, 15, 22 Open House
The North Chapel at Liberty Station monthly open houses, Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Located at 2881 Roosevelt Dr., SD 92106. For more information please visit http://www.thenorthchapel.com/.
Dec 2-31 “Traditions” Exhibition at San Diego Watercolor Society
The San Diego Watercolor Society (SDWS) presents an exhibition of original watercolor paintings entitled “Traditions”. The exhibition will run December 2-31. Gallery hours are Wednesday through Sunday, 10am-4pm. Free admission. For more information please visit www.sdws.org or call (619) 876-4550.
Dec 3rd GMAT Review Information Night
Are you contemplating taking the GMAT exam and go onto graduate school? Manhattan GMAT is the nation’s leading GMAT preparation company, dedicated to helping students achieve their goals by providing the best curriculum and the highest-quality Instructors in the industry. A free information night will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the NTC Command Center, Meeting Room 3, 2640 Decatur Road, San Diego, CA 92106. To register for a course or the free event, call (800) 576-4628 or visit www.manhattangmat.com..
Dec 3, 10, 17 Families Helping Families Parent Support Group
The Jenna Druck Foundation’s FHF program offers support and educational services to families that have lost children. Dr. Ken Druck and Denise Hankins facilitate these support groups that serve as a life-line to hundreds of San Diego Families. This weekly support group from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. is open to parents and those that support them on the journey of experiencing ‘the worst loss.’ Admission is Free. They are located at 2820 Roosevelt Road, Suite 200, SD 92106. For further information you may call (619) 294-8000.
Dec 4-6 & 10-13 New Americans Museum: "Body Narratives" Expression through the Human Form
The San Diego Mesa College Museum Studies class invites you to an exhibition of artwork featuring the human form. San Diego artists come together with striking artwork in various media that deals with the beauty, strength and passions of the body. 10a.m to 4 p.m. New Americans Museum, 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 102, San Diego, CA 92106. For further information please visit www.sdmesa.edu/art-gallery, Phone: (619) 388-2829 or contact Alessandra Moctezuma, Professor at [email protected].
Dec 6 3rd Annual Holiday Hit List & Craft Fair
This North Park Craft Mafia event will include crafty vendors for all of your holiday shopping needs, music, free giveaways, and a fashion show. Plus, there will be free gift bags for the first 100 shoppers. From noon to 6 p.m. This is an all ages event. Admission is free. Located at the Corky McMillin Companies Event Center at NTC Promenade, 2875 Dewey Road. Visit www.HolidayHitList.com for details.
Dec 12th Holiday Nights at Liberty Station
There will be a flurry of fun and activities for all ages as Santa, entertainers and a Holiday Bazaar come to the South Promenade at Liberty Station. From 4pm – 8pm. This is an all ages event and admission is free. www.libertystation.com for details.
Dec 13th Point Loma Certified Farmers Market & Artisan Fair
Point Loma Certified Farmers Market & Artisan Fair opens for the first time on Sunday, December 13 and every Sunday thereafter so long as there is support. Stock up on your holiday gift, food and produce needs and make it a weekly tradition. Sundays 9:30 am to 2:30 pm (rain or shine) in the barracks parking lot across from Ace Hardware. For more information or an application to participate, contact the market manager, Brian Beevers, at http://www.sdmarketmanager.com or [email protected]
Dec 26th Free Day of Dance – A Holiday Gift to the Community
The three resident dance companies have a holiday gift for the entire community. Malashock Dance, Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater and San Diego Ballet offer free classes in dance, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Dance Place San Diego Studios, 2650 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106. This is a free event. For further information please visit their websites at www.MalashockDance.org, www.sandiegodancetheater.org and www.sandiegoballet.org.
Be sure to check the NTC Promenade online calendar for all the happenings scheduled.
Please consider making a gift to the NTC Foundation to help us translate the community’s vision for NTC Promenade into a new Arts and Culture District that will increase the quality of life for all San Diegans. Donate now!
For information about lease space in the NTC Promenade, contact Leasing Specialist Sean Giffin at [email protected] or 619 573-9304.