La Bayadere (The Temple Dancer)

Ballet Arte will give two shows of  ballet performance of La Bayadere (The Temple Dancer) on June 8th (Saturday 2pm & 6pm) at The David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre (4126 Executive Drive La Jolla, CA 92037).  La Bayadère is a dramatic historic classic ballet (set in royal India of the past) of eternal love, mystery, fate, vengeance and justice intertwined to tell  the story of Nikiya, a temple dancer, her lover Solor, and the vengeance that keeps them apart, at least in this life. It’s a colorful story that’s provocative and very dramatic,” (infor. from www.houstonballet.org). La Bayadere is most famous for its “white act,” commonly known as the Kingdom of the Shades. It is one of the most celebrated excerpts in all of classical ballet.  The dance begins with 32 women in white, all making their way down a ramp in unison. The dance is exquisite, and often performed by itself.  “The Kingdom of the Shades“ is a challenging segment because it requires such control and precision from the corps de ballet women,”  Wern Ponder plays Nikiya in the 2pm show. Olivia Lee, grandaughter of UTC residents Frank & Chin Chan Lee, will do her last ballet performance before she goes to Rice University in Houston next fall. She is playing Nikiya in the 6pm show.

For tickets ($20 & $30),  please call ARTE BALLET: 858 2595505, Box Office: 858 362 1348, Oder Online: WWW.LFJCC.ORG

If you see GRAFFITI ON PRIVATE PROPERTY please call the URBAN CORPs at 1-800-829-6884.  This is also a message line. 

 The City of San Diego and the Urban Corps both have GRAFFITI TRACKER cameras.  We used the graffiti tracker to track the graffiti vandalism around the City and County of San Diego.   Please call the number and report the graffiti.  They will take the photos and remove within 48 hours. 

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Newsletter=>     May nw news

There are significant updates and changes planned in the “North Coast Corridor Transit Project” not only including the widening of I-5 from La Jolla Village Drive to Oceanside, but also coastal rail improvements.  

Please visit www.keepsandiegomoving for more information such as visual simulations, new express lane alternatives for the I-5 widening, the addition of a 27-mile coastal bike trail and other changes.

You can view the plan on www.keepsandiegomoving.com/NCC .

An unfortunate incident occurred on February 13th over on Soderblom street.  

Two men posing as San Diego Water Company employees gained access to a home.  After knocking on the door they explained that there was a local water main break and lines inside the house had to be checked.   The resident was led to the rear of the home by one individual while the other went through the home.   A significant amount of cash was lost in this burglary.

The San Diego police are warning residents to watch for this (or other scams) that cause residents to be distracted by one individual who leads them to another part of the house while the other gains access to jewelry, money, etc..

It has not been validated, but a white panel truck with two hispanic men may have been involved here.  

Always ask for identification.   It there’s no identification don’t let anyone in your home!