Art on 30th is a vibrant art community and center with an art gallery, art classes and art studios where artists work. We are an art-to-market community that hosts regional and national shows in a classic gallery setting.
A hidden treasure in itself, Balboa Park is San Diego's ever-changing, always amazing 1,200-acre backyard and is worthy of a visit as much as an attraction. Start exploring arts & culture, must-see landmarks, engage in guided tours, shop for unexpected treasures, or simply eat your way through the Park. Walk, run, or relax among lush landscapes, sweeping architecture and natural wonders. The park is expansive, with its lush grass and scenery perfect for laying out on a blanket or just sitting on a bench and people watching as the afternoon unfolds. If you need to take a breather, there's no better place than Balboa Park!
A good cigar is actually fairly hard to come by, but the expert cigar makers at the Gran Havana Cigar Factory work hard to make world-class cigars available in their award winning shop. The cigars are created by Cuban cigar master rollers and they use techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation, creating a tradition of excellence. At the Gran Havana Cigar Factory, making the perfect cigar isn't a job, it is an art.
The Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theater in historic Balboa Park is a 234-seat indoor theater that produces shows for people of all ages, from pre-school to grade school to adults. The large stage is the perfect setting for several productions of various sizes. Marie Hitchcock was a puppeteer who used to conduct shows in Balboa Park and this theater was created in her memory after she passed away in 1994. So come and enjoy some great plays featuring several types of puppets that will appeal to the kid in all of us.
The San Diego Children's Choir was founded by Polly Campbell and was incorporated as a non-profit public benefit corporation in 1990. The choir is open to boys and girls ages six to eighteen from every background. The goal of the organization is to provide the youth of San Diego with the highest quality choral music education and performance experience that also fosters a love of both cultural diversity and music itself. Their various performances will put a smile on your face and a song in your mind long after the curtain has fallen.
The Spanish Village Art Center not only offers you a chance to view and appreciate the work of several local and regional artists, but you can also take some of it home with you, too! Watercolors, prints, photographs, and even jewelry are all on display and most have reasonable price tags that make it easy to not only adorn your home with a unique piece of work, but you also support local art and the people who continue to create it. This center is, in a sense, a small colony of 37 working artists' studios and the building's design resembles that of a Spanish town square to give it a unique feel and flavor.