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BIKE
THE BOULEVARD
Saturday, April 27th
12
-2: Live Wire
Bicycle Balloon Ornaments, Beer Specials, & Free Bike
Maintenance provided by SDSU’s Bike Stand
2103 El Cajon Boulevard
2-3: Kickball!
Let’s
get our adult recreation on!
Garfield Elementary – Entrance on Meade and Oregon
3 -4: Til-Two
Free BBQ
4746 El Cajon Boulevard
4 -5: Pedal Pushing
Bike Shop
Party
in the alleyway - BMX trick contest, DJ & Free Pizza compliments
of Luigi’s
4966 El Cajon Boulevard
PAST
EVENTS
BOULEVARD
NIGHTS
Friday,
March 8th 6-10pm
BOULEVARD
NIGHTS
•
6PM- Start at the Lafayette Hotel for a classic display of holiday
décor. Join Assemblymember Toni Atkins, County Supervisor
Ron Roberts, Council President Todd Gloria, and Risa Baron from
SDG&E who generously supported an LED upgrade of the 805 holiday
bridge lights, which shine brightly from Thanksgiving through the
New Year. (See press relaease below)
• Live Wire, one of the best decorated bars in town, (which
is easy when you have 20 years of leftover lights and tinsel), will
serve up their infamous Frito Boats.
•
Take a picture with Sexy Santa at Boulevard Fitness
•
Enjoy the sounds of Kora, with music from Gambia as well as Kenyan
Chai Tea at Flavors of East Africa.
•
Stop by Salon Cabana and enjoy complimentary holiday refreshments
and live music by Teagan Taylor Trio from 6pm to 7pm!
•
Take an evening stroll up to El Cajon Boulevard and 30th. Along
the way, drop by at Lil B’s, a great new diner on the Boulevard
with a retro flair. Their holiday décor is astounding.
•
Sign-up to judge the Homebrewer’s Homebrew Competition hosted
in collaboration with the Media Arts Center and the Coffee and Tea
Collective.
•
Stroll along the Boulevard and knock out some holiday shopping by
supporting various local craft vendors
•
Warm up with some vegan chili and other seasonal delights brought
to you by True Kitchen Creatives
•
Drive-By Cinema, a very irregular project of Pacific Arts Movement,
will make a surprise appearance at Boulevard Nights!
•
Santa's Night Off" at Tiger! Tiger! - Grab a Holiday Brew with
Santa and get your picture taken
•
Stick around for a good old neighborhood block party
Celebrate
a Long-Standing San Diego Tradition
805 Holiday Bridge Lights Mark 25th Anniversary
Friday, December 14th
This year marks
the 25th anniversary of the holiday light display on the seven I-805
bridges that traverse the Mid-City communities of City Heights, North
Park, and Normal Heights. This year also comes with a switch from
4,000 incandescent bulbs to energy saving LEDs. This one- time investment
of $20,000 also included electrical upgrades which were financed with
grants from County Supervisor Ron Roberts – 4th District, City
Council President Todd Gloria – District 3, San Diego Gas &
Electric, The Mid-City Landscape Maintenance District, along with
sponsorship by Sierra Display, Inc.. The coordination with Caltrans
was achieved with the direct assistance of 76th District Assembly
Member Toni Atkins.
Annually, the
light display, which shines brightly from Thanksgiving through the
New Year, is produced through the diligence of the El Cajon Boulevard
Business Improvement Association, with the assistance of the Adams
Avenue Business Association, North Park Main Street, and City Heights
Business Association.
The 35 day lighting
display can be appreciated by the passengers in the approximately
800,000 vehicles that will cross one of the seven bridges, and another
1.2 million driving the two mile length of the I-805 from dusk until
the wee hours of the night.
Initiated by the
Adams Avenue Business Association in 1988 on a single bridge, the
display caught the attention of The El Cajon Boulevard Business Improvement
Association. Talk of “why not add our Boulevard bridge”
morphed into a “why stop there” attitude. By year three
all seven bridges were adorned.
Please join Assembly
Member Toni Atkins – 76th District, County Supervisor Ron Roberts
– 4th District, City Council President Todd Gloria – District
3, and representatives from San Diego Gas & Electric for a celebration
of the lights on Friday, December 14th at 6 p.m. at the Lafayette
Hotel in conjunction with Boulevard Nights, a quarterly event held
to celebrate the emergence of the Boulevard’s West End as its
own dining, shopping, and entertainment destination.
San
Diego African Restaurant Week
October
19-28, 2012
Participating
Restaurants:
Awash
Asmara
Fatuma
Red Sea
Flavors of East Africa
Laylah’s Patties & Jerk
Island Spice
More
Information: www.africanfoodsd.com
Come out for the
2nd quarterly event, Boulevard Nights! The Media Arts Center San Diego,
Coffee & Tea Collective, and The Homebrewer will be hosting a
block party with a live DJ, food and craft vendors, art, film, artisan
roasted coffee, and a homebrew competition.
POOLSIDE
MOVIES AT THE LAFAYETTE HOTEL
Thursdays:
7:30 PM
September 6- September 27
POOLSIDE
MOVIES AT THE LAFAYETTE HOTEL
Thursdays:
7:30 PM
August 2- August 30
New Session!
Mondays:
6 to 7:30 PM
July 9- August 13
The Boulevard
Cooking Class is an opportunity to learn how to cook food from throughout
the world, and best of all, classes are taught by El Cajon Boulevard’s
top chefs. Familiarize yourself with the amazing array of ethic restaurants
the Boulevard has to offer, and learn about their international cuisine
and culture!
May
14: Flavors
of East Africa - 2302 El Cajon Boulevard
May
21: Eclipse
Chocolat - 2121 El Cajon Boulevard
Jun
4: The
Homebrewer - 2911 El Cajon Boulevard
Jun
11: El
Borrego - 4280 El
Cajon Boulevard
Jun
18: Mama's Lebanese
- 4237 Alabama St
Jun
25: Awash - 4979 El Cajon Boulevard
Classes are limited
to 10, so make sure to sign up early!
Please
email
or call 619-283-3608 to register.
Mondays:
6 to 7:30 PM
May 14 - June 25
The Boulevard
Cooking Class is an opportunity to learn how to cook food from throughout
the world, and best of all, classes are taught by El Cajon Boulevard’s
top chefs. Familiarize yourself with the amazing array of ethic restaurants
the Boulevard has to offer, and learn about their international cuisine
and culture!
May
14: Flavors
of East Africa - 2302 El Cajon Boulevard
May
21: Eclipse
Chocolat - 2121 El Cajon Boulevard
Jun
4: The
Homebrewer - 2911 El Cajon Boulevard
Jun
11: El
Borrego - 4280 El
Cajon Boulevard
Jun
18: Mama's Lebanese
- 4237 Alabama St
Jun
25: Apertivo
- 2322 El Cajon Boulevard
Classes are limited
to 10, so make sure to sign up early!
Please
email
or call 619-283-3608 to register.
BOULEVARD
NIGHTS
FRIDAY,
JUNE 15 (7:00-9:30PM)
South
side of El Cajon Boulevard, between 30th and Kansas.
El Cajon
Boulevard and 30th Street, now being coined ‘The West End’
is filling in quite nicely. Over the past year alone, the Media Arts
Center and Tiger! Tiger! opened, and then, just in the last month,
we’re seeing a brand new café, the Coffee & Tea Collective,
and well as The Homebrewer, a brewing supply store.
With so
many great neighborhood serving businesses in one place, the El Cajon
Boulevard BIA, in partnership with member businesses are kicking off
‘Boulevard Nights’, and evening to showcase local artists,
filmmakers, a home brewing competition and a good old neighborhood
block party.
BIKE
THE BOULEVARD
SATURDAY, MAY
19
Pedal
Pushing Bike Shop: 11 -12
Pre-Bike the Boulevard Special: Free Tune-up on Clean Bikes
4966 El Cajon Boulevard
Til-Two:
12 – 2
Free BBQ and Bicycle Balloon Ornaments
4746 El Cajon Boulevard
Wilson
Middle School Field: 2 - 3
Kickball Tournament
3838 Orange Avenue
Tiger!
Tiger!: 3 - 4
Bike to Work Day Post Party
3025 El Cajon Boulevard
Lafayette
Hotel Poolside Finale: 4 - 5
Free Pool Admission
2223 El Cajon Boulevard
Mondays: 6 to
7:30 PM
February 27-April 02
Click here
for details.
BIKE
THE BOULEVARD
SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 11
Live Wire: 12
– 2
Bicycle balloon ornaments, beer specials, vintage bike flicks from
Adams Avenue Bikes and a photo slide show from Velo Cults new coffee
table book.
2103 El Cajon Boulevard
Pizzeria
Luigi: 12 – 2
Dollar Slices
2121 El Cajon Boulevard
Tiger!
Tiger!: 2 – 3
1L Stein of Beer
for $8
3025 El Cajon Boulevard
Eleven:
3 – 4
Free Vegan Chili,
Corn Bread & Beer Specials
3519 El Cajon Boulevard
Til Two:
4 – 5
Flip Cupcake Contest
sponsored by PubCakes
4746 El Cajon Boulevard
Trophy
Motorcycles/Pack Rat Records: 5 – 6
Music from Jungle
Fever and Complimentary Keg of Surprise
4952 El Cajon Boulevard
JA Cooley
Automotive Museum
5
FRIDAYS IN JULY AT THE
LAFAYETTE HOTEL’S LEGENDARY
MISSISSIPPI BALLROOM
July 1 - Geezer
with Rio Peligroso and Gregory Page (Lafayette's
65th Anniversary!)
July 8 - The Very with Bagdad
July 15 - Tropical Popsicle with Roxy Jones
July 22 - Erika Davies with Roy Rapid & The Rhythm Rock Trio
July 29 - The Amandas
DOORS OPEN
AT 8PM
$10 at
the door, $25 for all five nights
Presale tickets sold in the hotel lobby
Lafayette
Hotel:
2223
El Cajon Boulevard
Sponsors: Live
Wire, Til
Two, Pizzeria Luigi ,
Mama's Lebanese
, Loving Hut , Flavors
of East Africa
The
Very
Rio
Peligroso Photo: Sean McMullen
Geezer
Photo: Sean McMullen
Wednesday,
June 29th is El Cajon Boulevard Day at the San Diego County Fair!
Don’t miss a photo opportunity to ‘Cruise the Boulevard’
in front of the commemorative neon ‘Boulevard’ sign. There
will be great tastes from several of El Cajon Boulevard’s ethnically
diverse restaurants and the Boulevard promotional team will be on
hand sharing what El Cajon Boulevard has to offer.
More
photos here
Taste
of Little Saigon
Saturday, May 14th, 1 - 4 pm
Experience
the Little Saigon District, Taste a variety of Vietnamese Food, and
Embrace the Culture of the San Diego's Vietnamese Community on El
Cajon Boulevard
Restaurant
Participants: A Chau, Pho King , Minh Hoa, Song Huong Food To Go ,
Hoai Hue, Cali Baguette Express, Maxim's Seafood Restaurant
Public Readings
from the 2011 One Book, One San Diego selection, The Ganster We are
All Looking For
Free Guided
walking tours available to Taste of Little Saigon participants
Brought
to you in partnership with the Little Saigon Foundation, El Cajon
Boulevard BIA and One Book One Saigon
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