What's News - August 2010

“Fragile Day” benefits oil spill cleanup by benefiting charities that are at the forefront of helping the habitat affected by the environmental tragedy. A group of music industry veterans came together to release a new song called “Fragile Day” by musical duo Wilderland. The song is available for sale at iTunes ($1.98 per download) and 100% of the proceeds will benefit three important charities that are making a difference to help clean up the damage to the environment and wildlife: The Gulf Restoration Network, EarthShare and The WILD Foundation.

A music video of the song is available at FragileDay.com, which also provides information about downloading the song on iTunes and how to contribute to this worthy cause. The song includes the lyric “Fish are dimming while they’re swimming / Blackened ocean of foam” which, although written nearly two years prior, was about fish dying because of an oil spill. Fine art photographer Roy DiTosti provided the image entitled “Blue Eggs Nest” which was used for the album cover.

Master Yogiraj Siddhanath in SD,
LA and Orance County in August

Yogiraj Siddhanath, a Himalayan Kundalini Kriya Yoga Master, will be in San Diego on July 31 and Aug. 1. On Aug. 8 he will be in Orange County and Aug. 15, Los Angeles for Full Day Immersions.

The program in San Diego will include evening Darshan and Kriya Yoga Empowerment workshops. The Kriya Yoga Workshop Empowerment will be on Sunday, August 1st, 3pm-8pm at VISION Center for Spiritual Living in San Diego. For San Diego information call 858-877-3219 or see sandiego@hamsa-yoga.org Also call 866-YOGIRAJ or see hamsa-yoga.org.

KidXpress for Kids Who Want to Write

KidXpress, a new local program that will pair kids with a desire to write with local adult mentors, will have its kick-off event for prospective volunteers, donors, parents and kids, 7pm, Aug. 7, at an Oceanside venue, 1302 Stewart Street, the hacienda of bestselling author Victor Villasenor.

“It will be a party with a purpose,” says Thornton Sully, one of the founders and also editor-in-chief of A Word with You Press. “Come listen to the live music, enjoy wines and desserts, meet new friends, and let us introduce you to KidXpress.”

Robby Hoffman, director of KidXpress, explains the tutoring sessions will be available beginning this fall at the headquarters of A Word with You Press, 802 Tremont St., Oceanside, just off Pacific Coast Highway and Wisconsin Ave. “Our plan is to take kids who have a desire to write but may cringe when called upon in English class because they lack confidence, and provide a mentor who will crank up their abilities. Then we’ll publish their work along with their peers in an anthology, alert the press, give them a book-signing event. What better way to empower them than with the pride that comes from being a published author?” Hoffman says that later the KidXpress concept will be expanded to include visual, media, and performance arts.

Visit www.awordwithyoupress.com . If you’re interested in volunteering as a mentor, contact Robby Hoffman, robby@awordwithyoupress.com. If you’d like to volunteer time or donate money or services for this event, contact Jamie Gilliam at girliegirl066@aol.com or by phone at 760-846-2241.

Pineal & 8 Beams of Light on Aug. 7

Activating the Pineal & 8 Beams of Light Workshop, on August 7 at the Controversial Bookstore from 2-5pm. It is said that the 8 Beams of Light connect to the original 8 cells in a human body, and this workshop is designed to “open and activate the pineal gland, as well as tuning your 8 beams of light.” The goals of the workshop are “to keep balance in life, connect to telepathic and multidimensional abilities and assist those who seek to understand and create a deeper, more practical connection to their living Light Fields or Merkaba.” 3063 University Ave in San Diego. $55. To register or for more information call 619-296-1560 or email controbooks@gmail.com or visit their website at www.controversialbookstore.com.

Summer of Love concert is August 7

The annual Summer of Love fundraiser concert on August 7 with Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe, Donna De Lory and Here II Here will be on Saturday, August 7, at 6:30pm at Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas. The event is sponsored by InnernetEvents.com—The Community Calendar.

Larisa Stow & Shakti Tribe will be headlining this evening with their rock-oriented style of “East meets West” music that mixes kirtan, mantra and uplifting songs. Shakti Tribe, headed up by Los Angeles Music Award’s Singer/Songwriter of the Year Larisa Stow, celebrates unity, culture and diversity through their music’s messages of peace, hope and love. The band formed their own non-profit Shakti Tribe Foundation in 2007 as a way to raise awareness—and funds—to benefit places where people are at a crossroads: such as prisons and juvenile detention centers.

Sandcastles in Imperial Beach Aug. 7–8

The 30th Annual US Open Sandcastle Competition is to be held on August 7–8 in Imperial Beach. This is a two-day event that showcases incredible sand sculptures. But the competition includes far more than the sand sculptures. Entertainment takes place throughout the weekend and includes children’s rides, live music arts and crafts market and numerous food stalls.

There’s a special Kids-N-Kastles competition on the Saturday afternoon. The serious business of the US Open Sandcastle Competition takes place on the Sunday where sculptors compete for cash prizes. Visit www.usopensandcastle.com

Here II Here Concert in SD Aug. 8

Here II Here will hold a concert at VISION: A Center for Spiritual Living on Aug. 8 at 7pm. The group fuses tribal pop, illuminated rock and soul-inspired OR&BE harmonies as they introduce their debut album, “Here II Here.” Often described as, “the foremost up-and-coming mainstream-spiritual music band of our time,” their moving, innovative lyrics of peace, awareness, connection, laughter and divine love provide an experience which expands the mind, opens the heart and then touches the soul. At the band’s request, the concert is offered on a Love Donation basis.

Here II Here will also be the 10am Sunday Service Musical Guest supporting Senior Minister Rev. Patti Paris’ talk, “Oneness.” VISION is located at 11260 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. For further information, directions and other events visit www.visioncsl.com

Alchemy of Sound Concert with Jan Tober Aug. 15

The Alchemy of Sound Tibetan Meditation Center Benefit Concert with Jan Tober and the Crystal Singing Bowls will be Aug. 15 at the Seaside Center for Spiritual Living in Encinitas from 3-5pm. Donations will help complete the building project of a new Tibetan meditation center in Escondido.

The beautiful new Tibetan Meditation and Retreat Center in Escondido, will be inaugurated by His Holiness The Drikung Kyobpa, the head of the famous Drikung lineage of Tibetan Buddhism, who will give blessings, teachings, and empowerments beginning Friday, Sep. 24 through Sunday, Sep. 26.

To attend the Jan Tober event call 760-738-0089, by e-mail: www.tibetanmeditationcenter.org or by mail: The Tibetan Meditation Center, 1601 Sheridan Pl., Escondido, CA 92027. Tax Deductible Donation: $35 before August 1 or $50 at the door.

New Earth Expo features
Don Miguel Ruiz & Don Jose Ruiz Aug. 29

New Earth Expo - Gearing Up for the Shift of Ages will showcase three special guests and their unique messages for this Shift of Ages on August 29 from 10am-6pm. Browse the 75+ exhibits offering Holistic Transformational Products & Services for Body, Mind & Spirit. At 12pm, join Ruben Uriarte, UFO researcher and author. $20 advance; $25 at the door.

Don Miguel Ruiz, Toltec Shaman, speaker, and bestselling author of The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom, along with his son, Don Jose Ruiz, the new Nagual in the Eagle–Knight lineage, will present “Living the Five Agreements” from 2–4pm, $45 advance; $55 at the door. Immediately following at 4:30pm is Xavier Quijas Yxayotl, of Huichol descent, performer of ancestral music from the Maya, Aztec, Tarahumara, Tepehuane, Yaqui, and other indigenous pre-hispanic peoples of Meso-America. www.yxayotl.com $20 advance; $25 at the door. Mission Valley Marriott, 8757 Rio San Diego Dr., SD. $10 Admission includes other Speaker Programs in both English & Spanish. Call 831-239-6835 or 951-277-9178. www.NewEarthExpo.net

News in Brief

Volunteers Needed—Become a child advocate and make a lasting difference in the life of a foster child. More than just a mentor, you can give hope to a child who has none. Call Voices for Children at 858-569-2019 or visit www.speakupnow.org for upcoming information session dates.

Leap! Screening Aug. 7—Explore the idea of life as an illusion and to embrace that idea to transform our human experience. Joyful Living Church will screen the movie Aug. 7 at 7pm and Aug. 8 at 11am. $10. donation. 3505 Camino del Rio South, San Diego. Call 619- 521-4800 or see www.joyfullivingsandiego.org.

Talking to Guides & Angels—A class from 10am-1pm Aug. 7 at the Controversial Bookstore, will focus on your personal relationship with your Guides, Master Teachers and Angels, to help you receive insights and confidence to move forward in your life, and make important decisions with clarity. 3063 University Ave in San Diego. $55. Call 619-296-1560 or email controbooks@gmail.com www.controversialbookstore.com.

Donna Eden 5-Day in September—Energy Medicine pioneer Donna Eden will be holding her final U.S. 5-day workshop Sep. 23-28 in San Diego. See LearnEnergyMedicine.com or call 541-482-1800x1.