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UP IN SMOKE Indulge your burning desires with help from San Diego-based brand March and Ash. After opening its debut retail outpost in Mission Valley in 2018, the cannabis-focused business is expanding with two new locations in Chula Vista and Imperial Beach, where shoppers can browse its high-end selection of cartridges, edibles, concentrates, tinctures, topicals and more. Furry friends can also get in on the action as the brand carries San Diego’s largest line of CBD products for animals. Further, the brand partners with local animal shelters and rescue groups, including The Animal Pad, plus San Diego City College to educate students on the cannabis industry through its Business of Cannabis course taught by Dr. Leroy Brady. Igniting a movement, indeed. marchandash.com
THE READING CLUB PHOTO BY ARLENE IBARRA
MEMBERS ONLY CH Projects—the hospitality group behind beloved San Diego concepts Born and Raised, Morning Glory and Fortunate Son, among others—will unveil its most ambitious project to date in September. Set atop the InterContinental San Diego and designed by firm AvroKO, The Reading Club is a new members-only cultural hub with room for an exclusive group of just 400 members who will score access to all of the hotel’s luxury amenities with admission. “The Reading Club will be a new kind of third space and our attempt to build a community based on cultural enrichment and diversity where people can meet, interact and learn from one another,” says CH Projects founder Arsalun Tafazoli. “A place that promotes conversation, creativity and curiosity, and fosters relationships with people who are passionate about what they do, what they think, where they work and what they love.” Memberships $2,000-$2,600 annually, consortiumholdings.com
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SOCIALIZE Fairmont Grand Del Mar’s Fireside Lounge has a new location and a new name. Enter Del Mar Social Club, an outdoor destination for sipping and socializing that’s ready to welcome guests Thursday to Sunday through October. Located on the front lawn of the hotel, the alfresco concept features a 24-foot communal picnic table or complimentary reserved fire pits and cabanas in which to relax. Live music fills the summer air as lawn games, like cornhole and sling hockey, beckon. Belly up to the bar to order frozen cocktails and customizable spritzers made with sparkling rosé and your choice of aperitif before digging into Neapolitan pizzas, fresh oysters or whole Dungeness chile crab. Just be sure to ask for a s’mores kit to roast by your personal fire before the night’s end. granddelmar.com
A guitar painted by artist Hanna Gundrum will be auctioned off at the Mission Fed ArtWalk. PHOTO: BY SATURATED VISUALS 27
SAVE THE DATE Paint the town in Little Italy Oct. 2 and 3 as the annual Mission Fed ArtWalk returns for its 37th year. Browse works that span mediums from painting, sculpture and glasswork to fine jewelry and photography. “We are thrilled to be returning to Little Italy with a festival that is a celebration of both visual and performing art, connecting San Diegans and visitors to fine artists from all over the United States, Mexico and beyond,” says Curt Booker, director of ArtWalk San Diego. Don’t miss the chance to take home one of 30 custom-designed guitars painted by participating artists from top musicians like Jason Mraz and Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge, which will be auctioned off to benefit ArtReach San Diego. artwalksandiego.org
PHOTO: COURTESY OF LA VALENCIA HOTEL
TINY BUBBLES Raise a glass at La Valencia Hotel where its new Piper-Heidsieck Champagne cart is now ready to roll during Th e Med’s awardwinning weekend brunch. Book a res on Saturday or Sunday between 9AM and 2PM to let bottles of bubbly flow—bottles of Cuvee 1785 Brut NV, Brut, Rosé Champagne Blend and Rare Brut Millesime, to be exact—or enjoy a specialty Champagne cocktail, like the 1926 featuring Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee 1785 Brut NV, angostura and brown sugar to take brunch to the next level. Just be sure to order the chorizo Benedict or the La V cinnamon roll, topped with cream cheese frosting and fresh berries, to accompany all that stylish sipping. lavalencia.com
Kelsey Overstreet, “Until We Get Th ere” (acrylic on canvas), 21.25 inches by 21.25 inches PHOTO: COURTESY OF THE ARTIST
SEE Experience the works of locally based artist Kelsey Overstreet through Oct. 10 at Sparks Gallery in downtown San Diego. Th e new exhibition, titled Th e Way We Move, features 56 pieces that explore how the movement between people and objects can define the identity of themselves and others. “I want people to engage with the work and feel both activated and calm. I want people to live with work that intentionally creates sacred space,” says Overstreet of the exhibition. “I want the paintings to evolve over time and the viewer to continually discover new things the longer they live with or view the work. I want the work to change the environment it lives in.” Now, that’s art and soul. sparksgallery.com
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