Event

Discover Balboa Park’s most popular cultural attraction: Tower After Hours™: Ireland. The San Diego Museum of Man (SDMoM) and the Irish community of San Diego invite you to experience the best of traditional Irish music, dance, and story-telling performed by our city’s top talent. Part of an ongoing series highlighting San Diego's diverse and vibrant ethnic mix, this colorful celebration of Irish culture will showcase an array of regional food and drinks provided by the local Irish pubs and restaurants.

Everyone is invited to enrich their cultural knowledge and share in the festive atmosphere. The celebration is vibrant, engaging, and open to attendees of all ages.

For more information or to reserve a space, call (619) 239-2001, x.10, or visit www.museumofman.org. 

Tickets: $10 members, $15 students and military, $20 non-members. Ticket price includes entrance to SDMoM, food tastings, beverages, and cultural entertainment. Tickets are also available on line at http://tahireland2012.eventbrite.com and offer an Early Bird discount if purchased by January 27th.

In collaboration with the House of Ireland, Irish Congress of Southern California, Irish Outreach, Irish Import Shop, The Field Authentic Irish Pub & Restaurant, Hooley's Irish Pub & Grill, O'Sullivan's Irish Pub of Carlsbad, Dublin Square Irish Pub & Grill, Guinness Beer, and Chefs de Cuisine. Sponsored by City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture, County of San Diego Community Enhancement Program, and the Nissan Foundation.

− 4 Person Scramble
− Raffle Prizes
− Silent Auction
− Closest to Pin and More Contests

Tee - Off 11 a.m. The cost for this event is $150. This price includes entry into all events, 18 holes of golf, riding cart, lunch, dinner, and various awards.

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Registration available starting Friday, February 24th!

Join us for two special December Nights of holiday fun, Friday and Saturday, December 2 & 3, under the dome! Come and join the party as SDMoM transforms the historic Evernham Hall into two unique festive experiences, our Holiday Hofbräuhaus and Christmas Cantina opening both nights at 5pm! Enjoy beer, wine and other specialty drinks as well as entertainment, live music and more! Hungry? Make sure to stop by our Taco Stand and Brathaus, and save room for our delectable dessert offerings. And make sure not to miss the return of the Tortilla Lady, roving mariachis, folkloric dancers and much more! SDMoM will be free and open to the public from 5pm to 9pm both nights.

Please visit the Kumeyaay: Native Californians exhibit, on the Museum’s second floor, to learn more about the history and culture of San Diego’s local Native American people.

 Fine, collectable ceramics from the famous village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico available for purchase

 Painting and pot forming demonstrations throughout the day by Mata Ortiz potter, Jorge Quintana

Make sure to attend the film screening of the Renaissance of Mata Ortiz on Saturday, October 22

 Fine, collectable ceramics from the famous village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua, Mexico available for purchase

 Painting and pot forming demonstrations throughout the day by Mata Ortiz potter, Jorge Quintana

Make sure to attend the film screening of the Renaissance of Mata Ortiz on Saturday, October 22

Revelers and world culture buffs can take part in the San Diego Museum of Man’s Oktoberfest Tower After Hours celebration on Thursday, October 27, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Come join the merriment featuring a taste of all things German as part of an ongoing series focusing on San Diego’s vibrant and diverse communities. This colorful celebration of German culture will showcase an array of regional food and drinks, thanks to the German American Societies of San Diego, the House of Germany, and La Jolla Brew House, and pay tribute to the spectacular performing arts of this country. So bring a friend, meet someone new, and experience the San Diego Museum of Man in a whole new way. You will surely experience why Tower After Hours is the most celebrated cultural event in Balboa Park.

Celebrating over 200 years of Mexican Independence, Viva Mexico will take place Wednesday, September 14 from 5 until 7:30 p.m. in and around four museums in Balboa Park. 

A festival of the food, drink, music, art and dance of Mexico, Viva Mexico is sponsored by Balboa Park neighbors The San Diego Museum of Man, Mingei International Museum, The San Diego Museum of Art and Timken Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Mexico, San Diego, The Prado Restaurant, and XEWT-TV. 

The exuberant music of roaming mariachis, the grace and energy of colorful folkloric dancers and the flavors of Mexican cuisine will enthrall attendees’ senses while exhibitions and programs at the museums will engage their imaginations. The Prado Restaurant will offer a different Mexican delicacy at each museum, which will be paired with its complementary beverage — tantalizing Mexican wine or refreshing beer. The museums will stay open until 7:30 p.m. for visitors to enjoy.

Tickets for Viva Mexico are $15 in advance and $20 on the day of the event.  Children 6 & under free.  Advance tickets go on sale Monday, August 15, online at http://vivamexico2011.eventbrite.com or www.mingei.org/vivamexico 

Media Contact: Keith Fitzgerald, SDMoM, (619) 239-2001, kfitzgerald@museumofman.org

Singer/songwriter Gary Jules returns to headline his second Under the Dome benefit concert Friday, October 21. Growing up in La Jolla, Gary visited SDMoM with his childhood friend and SDMoM CEO, Dr. Micah D. Parzen. Gary went on to study anthropology at UCLA and has traveled extensively throughout the world. Gary’s shared interest in SDMoM’s mission is found not only in his generosity of spirit, but also in a common thread throughout his many thought-provoking songs.

The amazing story of how an intrepid American adventurer and a brilliant Mexican
artist transformed a dying desert village into a home of world-class art.

Special points of interest:

 Film Screening

 Purchase hand-made Mata Ortiz pottery

 Meet Scott Petersen, film director/editor/producer, and Spencer MacCallum, featured in the film

For more information about The Renaissance of Mata Ortiz see www.MataOrtizMovie.com

Open to the public, with a suggested donation of $15.
To reserve your space, email rsvp@museumofman.org and indicate the number of people
and write “Mata Ortiz” in the subject line, or call 619-239-2001, ext. 10.

Mata Ortiz pottery may also be purchased all-day Saturday and Sunday, October 22 and 23