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Greg Deering elected to NAMM board

Carlsbad-based National Association of Music Merchants' (NAMM) board of directors welcomed instrument manufacturer Greg Deering to a three-year term on NAMM's board, which provides guidance and leadership to the global music instrument and product industry.

HOSPITALITY

Celebrity speakers at Travel & Adventure Show

San Diego’s armchair travelers have the chance to meet TV hosts and travel writers at this weekend’s Travel & Adventure Show at the San Diego Convention Center.

IDW to relocate to Liberty Station

The NTC Arts & Culture District at Liberty Station reports that comic book company IDW Publishing will relocate its headquarters to the former Naval Training Center, and that a new San Diego Comic Art Gallery will become part of its space on June 1.

'Don Giovanni': from romance to hell

Mozart was forward-thinking as an opera composer. His “Magic Flute” was crafted as a German-language singspiel with Masonic mystique to be performed in a Viennese venue equivalent to a London music hall.

TECHNOLOGY

Sony Online Entertainment acquired by investment management firm

Columbus Nova, an investment management firm based in New York, has completed its acquisition of San Diego-based Sony Online Entertainment LLC, developer of massively multiplayer online (MMO) games and emergent gameplay.

San Diego Youth Symphony heads to China courtesy of Qualcomm

The San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory’s 70th Anniversary China Tour will take 107 student musicians and recent graduates to three cities in China to perform four concerts in June and July. The tour is presented by title sponsor Qualcomm Inc.

Opera conductor broke the gender barrier

I wrote a story for the San Diego Opera program in 1999 about Karen Keltner, the resident conductor, who stood at 5 feet 3 inches. It was appropriate to title the profile “Big Step to the Podium.”

Bohemians return in 50th opera season

Those carefree bohemians are regular visitors to the San Diego Opera stage. This is their 11th arrival since the premier in 1965 as the first production of the new company.

Revitalized SD Opera opens a varied season

After enduring a threatened closing, San Diego Opera will open its 50th season in January with grand opera and other musical events. I usually identify a theme that is common with the operas, but the 2015 season covers so many subjects that I cannot identify a common one.

New operas have special demands

There are many risks in mounting an unfamiliar opera. San Diego audiences prefer the traditional, familiar works by famous composers, but presenting new operas is an artistic obligation to reach a broader audience.

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1 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer Murder For Two The Twenty-seventh man C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	2 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events	3 The Darrell Hammond Project Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	4 C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	5 C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	6 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	7 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man C.S. Lewis On Stage The Darrell Hammond Project Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit Glitter & Glue for Good 7 events
8 The Darrell Hammond Project Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You The Twenty-seventh man C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	9 C.S. Lewis On Stage Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	10 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage The Twenty-seventh man Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	11 The Twenty-seventh man Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	12 The Twenty-seventh man Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	13 C.S. Lewis On Stage The Twenty-seventh man Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events	14 C.S. Lewis On Stage The Twenty-seventh man Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events
15 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage The Twenty-seventh man Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events	16 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events	17 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events	18 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 5 events	19 You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit Centennial Lecture Series 6 events	20 Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 19th Annual Armed Services YMCA Golf Classic Second Annual Mickey Cafagna Memorial Golf Classic 7 events	21 45th Anniversary of Apollo 13 La Jolla Playhouse Annual Gala Artist in Residence, Julie Kreimer You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 6 events
22 You Can't Take It With You C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	23 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	24 Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth C.S. Lewis On Stage Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	25 Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth C.S. Lewis On Stage Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	26 Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth C.S. Lewis On Stage Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	27 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 4 events	28 C.S. Lewis On Stage Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events
29 C.S. Lewis On Stage Sixth Annual Kia Classic Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	30 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	31 Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	1 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	2 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	3 C.S. Lewis On Stage Helen Redman: The Other Side of Birth Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 3 events	4 C.S. Lewis On Stage Fragile Waters First West Coast Showing/Ansel Adams Exclusive Exhibit 2 events