Sunset Cliffs Auto Show returns Sept. 6 in OB
The Sunset Cliffs Auto Show will roar back to Ocean Beach from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, along Point Loma Avenue where it intersects with Sunset Cliffs Boulevard.
The annual event will feature live music, food trucks, merchandise vendors, a Kid Zone and raffle prizes, along with vehicles entered by area car enthusiasts.
To find out more, call 619-222-7901 or email sunsetcliffsautoshow@gmail.com.
Shelter Island part of Operation Clean Sweep on Aug. 23
Shelter Island is among the sites scheduled for a spruce-up as the Port of San Diego and San Diego Working Waterfront present the 35th annual Operation Clean Sweep on Saturday, Aug. 23, at various locations around San Diego Bay.
The annual event invites volunteer divers, boaters and walkers to remove trash and debris at public and private sites in Barrio Logan, Chula Vista, Coronado, the Embarcadero, Harbor Island, Imperial Beach, National City, Seaport Village and Shelter Island, beginning at 7:30 a.m.
Check-in for the Shelter Island cleanup will be at 2323 Shelter Island Drive. All materials will be provided, including bags, gloves and, in some cases, trash pickers.
Those who volunteer will receive a free T-shirt and are invited to an after-party from 10 a.m. to noon at Shelter Island’s Shoreline Park.
To volunteer or learn more, go to sdworkingwaterfront.com/events/operation-clean-sweep.
Meeting set about Kellogg Beach sand replenishment
The Port of San Diego will hold a public meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26, at the Southwestern Yacht Club to discuss plans to replenish the sand at Kellogg Beach in Point Loma in an effort to protect it from natural erosion.
Work on the project is expected to begin around Monday, Sept. 8, and take two to three weeks. It will include placing about 2,200 cubic yards of natural sand on the shoreline approximately between Kellogg and Lawrence streets, according to the Port of San Diego.
Beach access will be limited during work hours.
The Southwestern Yacht Club is at 2702 Qualtrough St., Point Loma. For more information, visit portofsandiego.org/kellogg-beach.
Point Loma artist wins S.D. Watercolor Society prize
Artist Jean Silva of Point Loma won first place in the San Diego Watercolor Society’s August members gallery exhibition, “Driven to Abstraction.”
Her painting titled “Away” was selected for the honor by area artist Barbara Inbody out of more than 250 submissions.
“Away” by Point Loma artist Jean Silva won first place in the San Diego Watercolor Society’s August members gallery exhibition. (San Diego Watercolor Society)
“This painting was fascinating to me because of the shapes that surround the main character in the image,” Inbody said. “The woman looks like she has a problem, and it makes me want to help her solve that problem. The color combinations are beautiful, and this one really stands out.”
The exhibit runs through Saturday, Sept. 13, at 2825 Dewey Road, Point Loma. Find out more at sdws.org/galleryart.php?cat=7077.
Liberty Station hosts exhibit by pair of Emerging Artists
“How to Be Here,” a joint exhibit by local artists Amanda DiGiovanni and Helena Westra, continues in Gallery 201 at Arts District Liberty Station through Monday, Jan. 26.
DiGiovanni and Westra are from the Arts District’s 2025 Emerging Artist residency program in visual arts.
Artists Amanda DiGiovanni (left) and Helena Westra are presenting the exhibit “How to Be Here” in Gallery 201 at Liberty Station. (Arts District Liberty Station)
DiGiovanni is a San Diego-born multimedia artist who blends sculpture, performance and photography in immersive works.
Westra, who is based in San Diego, works with earthy materials such as clay, dirt and found items to create sculptures and land art with spiritual and symbolic themes.
Gallery 201 is on the second floor at 2820 Roosevelt Road, Point Loma. Hours are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.
For more information about the Emerging Artist program, visit artsdistrictlibertystation.org/emerging-artist.
Midway martial arts team wins another ISKA world title
The demo team from Freestyle Martial Arts in the Midway District won its fourth International Sport Karate Association, or ISKA, world championship in July in Orlando, Fla.
Freestyle martial arts combines traditional martial arts, kickboxing, jiu-jitsu, karate and tae kwon do in a floor routine with music.
“We take in what we feel like is the most effective, functional techniques and put it all together. It’s a hybrid of all these different things,” sensei Will Jackson, head coach and co-owner of Freestyle Martial Arts, previously told the Point Loma-OB Monthly.