The 5th annual UH Arts Open/Taste of University Heights event is a three-part creative arts, culinary and centennial celebration happening Sunday, September 12th from Noon to 5 p.m., in University Heights. The first part is the Taste of UH. This self guided walking tour of delectable delights showcases mouthwatering cuisines from 17 prominent and diverse restaurants and eateries from noon-3pm.  Taste tickets are $15 in advance or $20 event day. Limited tickets are available so get yours before they sell out! Free trolley service escorts guests along the route.

The second part is the UH Arts Open. The University Heights Arts Open is one-of-a-kind event that celebrates art in all its forms, and doesn't charge you a penny. The Open features works and talks by painters, sculptors, potters, dancers, poets and musicians. Visitors can visit studios, check out exhibitions, chat with the artistes and watch performances. The participating establishments and troupes are worth spending time on.

The grassy area in front of the Historic Teachers Training Building Annex 1 at 4100 Normal Street is the starting point for the events and the will call booth for the Taste of UH.  The Arts Open is also situated on that site and  features 40 booths of visual artists of all mediums including painting, photography, art glass, sculpture, jewelry, and mixed media, as well as historic groups, community groups and free parking. 

As a third component of the event,  the community is celebrating the 100th birthday of the 1910 State Normal School Training Building (Annex 1) with presentations by several public officials between 3 and 4 p.m.  The building served as the training facility for the State Normal School, the forerunner of the present San Diego State University.  Future teachers were trained in classroom procedures under real-life conditions.  In 1931 it was transferred to San Diego City Schools when the Normal School was moved to Montezuma Mesa.  The building served as the Alice Birney Elementary School until a new elementary school was built in 1952.  Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 by the University Heights Historical Society through the efforts of historian Alex Bevil,  the University Library Task Force and the University Heights Community Development Corp. have been actively pursuing the adaptive reuse of the building into a joint use University Heights Branch Library with the City and the San Diego Unified School District.

At Campus and Tyler Streets easily accessible from the back of the school property,  Swedenborg Hall spotlights art in a historic setting with selected works from playwright in residence, Kevin Six, free live music from Jim Tomkins-, Tim Flood, Jim Tomkins MacLaine & in aChord, Jason Connors, Loose Time Jazz Trio, and flamenco performance from Makiko Sanchez & Group Flamenco Ensemble.

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library/School of the Arts presents an open house with student art exhibit and life drawing demonstration.   Free Admission to the JA Cooley Museum for the Taste of University Heights and the UH Arts Open. On display are over two dozen automobiles from 1886 through 1933, along with 25 categories of antiques represented by collections.

Open artists studios this year include BorrelliSpace studio artists and neighborhood studios: Jo Caldwell, Chris Schaie, Paul Stolte Designs, Mario Torero/Guillermo Acevedo. The UH Arts Open hours are noon-5pm with free trolley service.

Be sure to attend the free reception for the Arts Open/Taste of UH on Friday, September 10th from 7-9pm at Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler Street. Live music with the Love Birds featuring Veronica May and Lindsay White. Preorder your  advance tickets to the Taste of UH at the reception at a reduced cost.  For more information about the Taste of UH/UH Arts Open view websites: UHarts.org & uhcdc.org. Call 619-297-3166 for $15 early bird Taste of UH tickets.

Tickets are limited, so purchase before the event sells out.

Contact: 619-508-4075 or visit www.UHarts.org 

Press Release August 10, 2010                              For Immediate Release

For photos:http://uharts.org/pictures.htm click here to Download 2010 Program

For a list of participating restaurants/artists/performers:http://uharts.com/TasteofUH.htm

2009 Art Foodies! Reception September 4th!

In celebration of the Arts, University Heights, and Food, artists in and around University Heights are using “Foodie” or “Taste Of” theme as their subjectmatter for art!   This years University Heights’ “Taste Of” themeis wide-ranging and fun!
The(art-foodie) creations will make its first public appearance along with the representative work other participants at theSeptember 4th preview party at Swedenborg Hall (2 weeks before the “Taste Of”and 'Arts Open' UH event).

Artists chosen for ArtFoodies 2009 are MarioTorero, Jo Caldwell, Bret J. Barrett, Irene Corey, Midge Hyde, Hanna Tawater, Ron Johnston, Weston Riffle, Diana Fowler, Lisa Venditelli, Kim Crickard, MolyX: an international Moleskine exchange.
 

All are invited to the Friday, September4th reception at Swedenborg Hall, 1531 Tyler Ave, from 7-9pm. Welcome musicians, dancers, actors, visual and studio artists participating in thecombined UH Arts Open and Taste of UH event and guests.

Refreshments provided by Pizza Gourmet Express and local establishments.
 

Live music by Wendy Bailey.

Preorder your Taste of UH tickets at the Art Foodies reception at a reduced cost. Limited tickets are available!

For more information, contact UHArts Association at 619-508-4075, www.UHArts.org or UHCDC office at (619)297-3166.