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The La Jolla Festival of the Arts is known for its eclectic entertainment and authors in addition to the west's finest artists. All special events and entertainment are included in admission.
Please check back in early 2012 for our new schedule.
Music Stage
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| Saturday |
June
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| 10:00 -11:45 |
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| 12:15 - 1:45 |
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| 2:45 - 4:45 |
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Sunday
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June
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10:00 - 11:45
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12:15 - 2:00
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2:30 - 4:30
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Event Pavillion
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| Saturday |
June
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| 10:00 |
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| 11:30 |
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| 1:30 |
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Sunday
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June
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10:00
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11:30
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1:30
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We're pleased to welcome back the Dave Scot Jazz Band, a Festival favorite and leading San Diego smooth jazz band. Dave Scott has been playing and seriously studying the trombone since he was a boy, and has studied under the legendary Bill Watrous. The Band features Bill Shreeve on woodwinds and who has been performing professionally since 1976. Justin Grinnell received his Master's degree in Jazz Performance from SDSU, and plays bass. Drummer Kevin is the manager of Fattburger as well as playing on projects for other artists. A giant of the piano, Irving Flores is becoming as well-known in Southern California as he is throughout his native Mexico. Return to top ↑
With music as big as their name suggests, The US Navy Destroyers are dedicated to bringing the very best music of yesterday and today to the stage, wherever it may be. From rock to blues, the Detroyers "bring `em on!.
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Equally at home playing classical music or contemporary music, Fred Benedetti and Peter Sprague will entertain Festival-goers with guitar music ranging from W.A. Mozart to Lee Ritenour. Fred teaches guitar at Grossmont College and is chair of the guitar program at San Diego State University. Peter is also an instructor, has performed with many of the jazz and rock greats, and is working on projects ranging in style from jazz to folk, classical, new age, and back again. Return to top ↑
Only the audience is having more fun than the band! Rockola is San Diego's premier party band that gets you dancing in the aisles and generally making a spectacle of yourself - but in a good way! Enjoy a morning at the Festival, take a break for lunch and music, then see everything else we have to offer. Return to top ↑
Perennial favorites, the Mar Dels, bring their fun, solid rock and roll skills, and extensive song book to the Festival for what always promises to be an afternoon of great entertainment. So grab a beer, kick back, and sing along. Return to top ↑
The best Saturday mornings ever spent in front of the tube were watching Looney Tunes. You know...the ones before before the networks abandoned the Roadrunner. Well, it’s that Saturday morning again! Show the kids what “real” cartoons were like. Mom and Dad can hear observations about how the author arrived at the 100 greatest Looney Tunes and even get to watch a few!!!!. Jerry Beck teaches animation at Woodbury College and is a programming consultant to Warner Home Video, Universal Home Video, and CBS. He will also sign his other animation books on display. Return to top ↑
Bernard Guillas had such a sensational time at last year’s Festival that he asked to come back and do something even grander. The Executive Chef of the La Jolla landmark, The Marine Room, will recreate a luncheon scene painted by artist Cara Brown. (Cara will have the painting for sale in her exhibit.) Chef Bernard will then give you the recipe and all the techniques for the dish to take home with you. He will also be signing his cookbook, Flying Pans, co-written with his Chef d’cuisine, Ron Oliver. Return to top ↑
Recently featured on the Today Show, renowned floral designer and author Michael Gaffney will show you how to select floral arrangements that will look great in YOUR house and alongside your fine art. And he’ll do that using actual works borrowed from the artists at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts. Michael operates the Schools of Flower Design in Chicago, Milwaukee, Miami, Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. He will be signing his brand new book, Design Star! Return to top ↑
What better way to spend Father’s Day morning than talking and watching classic Padres baseball? You will get a preview of an exciting new television documentary about the Pacific Coast League Padres of 1936 to 1968 by a talented new filmmaker, Chris Boyd. Our host, Bill Swank, the author or co-author of seven books and numerous articles primarily about baseball, will lead the conversation and preview. Bill promises “special guests to be announced,” and with his contacts, they will be special, indeed. Return to top ↑
Set against the backdrop of the deadly 2007 wildfires that forced the evacuation of half a million San Diego residents, Debra Ginsberg’s new novel, The Neighbors Are Watching, examines the dark side of suburbia—a place where everyone has something to hide. A potent blend of domestic drama and suspense, The Neighbors Are Watching reveals the secrets that bloom alongside manicured flowerbeds—and the truths that lurk behind closed doors. Hosted by Mysterious Galaxy bookstore. Return to top ↑
Sunday is "Salad Day" with Amy Finley at the La Jolla Festival of the Arts. Finley was the winner of the third season of the hit show "The Next Food Network Star" and went on to host "The Gourmet Next Door." A Paris-trained cook and pastry chef, she was a regular contributor to Bon Appétit. In addition to showing you how to create a gourmet salad (and sharing the recipe!) she will read from her new book, How to Eat A Small Country, which explores her passion for cooking and her thoughts on the meaning that cooking gives our lives and relationships. Kirkus Reviews said of the book, “There is no trace of culinary elitism here, just an unadulterated joy of food, a thrill at a change of scenery and the admirable resilience of a temporarily broken and displaced family. The author's account of her determination to rework her life into one worth living is bracing and uplifting.” And the Boston Globe wrote, "How to Eat a Small Country shares a few key traits with Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love, in particular an infectiously likeable narrator and mouthwatering descriptions of European food. But Finley’s memoir is less precious, more honest, and ultimately more rewarding.” Return to top ↑
Start with a blend of accordion, keyboards, guitar, bass, drums and rubboard, add three-part harmonies, mix it up with a lot of Zydeco, blues, R&B and that great Mardi Gras sound, toss in dazzling showmanship and a big old dance floor and you get the hot, spicy musical jambalaya that is the BAYOU BROTHERS!!! Return to top ↑
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