{"id":265676,"date":"2026-04-13T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/265676\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:16:08","slug":"mano-a-monologue-story-concert-san-diego-ballet-pickleball-more-san-diego-union-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/265676\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mano A Monologue,\u2019 story concert, San Diego Ballet, pickleball, more \u2013 San Diego Union-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Actor David Fenner to perform \u2018Mano A Monologue\u2019<\/p>\n<p>San Diego actor David Fenner will perform \u201cMano A Monologue,\u201d a collection of personal stories one normally would prefer to forget, at 7:30 p.m. Sunday through Tuesday, April 26-28, in the Dottie Studio Theater at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center at Liberty Station.<\/p>\n<p>The event is presented by Write Out Loud, an organization that offers literature readings for live audiences.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacobs Performing Arts Center is at 2880 Roosevelt Road, Point Loma. Tickets to \u201cMano A Monologue\u201d are $30 and available at <a href=\"https:\/\/writeoutloud.ticketspice.com\/mano-a-monologue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">writeoutloud.ticketspice.com\/mano-a-monologue<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Write Out Loud presents story concert \u2018The Soaring Crane\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Write Out Loud will present the story concert \u201cThe Soaring Crane,\u201d a celebration of Japanese culture, at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20, in the Dottie Studio Theater at the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center at Liberty Station, 2880 Roosevelt Road, Point Loma.<\/p>\n<p>Admission is $22-$25. For tickets and more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/writeoutloudsd.com\/story-concerts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">writeoutloudsd.com\/story-concerts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Ballet\u2019s \u2018Collage: Dance Gallery\u2019 set for Liberty Station<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Ballet will present \u201cCollage: Dance Gallery,\u201d a showcase of original works created, performed and produced by members of the company, on Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, at Liberty Station.<\/p>\n<p>Performances will be at 8 p.m. April 18 and 2 p.m. April 19 at the Dorothea Laub Dance Place, 2650 Truxtun Road, Point Loma.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets are $25 and available at <a href=\"http:\/\/sandiegoballet.org\/collage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">sandiegoballet.org\/collage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Point Loma pickleball tournament will support Rady Children\u2019s Hospital<\/p>\n<p>The fourth annual BeWell La Jolla \u201cDinking for Dollars\u201d Pickleball Tournament fundraiser to support the Copley Psychiatric Emergency Department at Rady Children\u2019s Hospital San Diego will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 18, at the Barnes Tennis Center, 4490 W. Point Loma Blvd., Point Loma.<\/p>\n<p>The event is presented by the Rady Children\u2019s Hospital Auxiliary \u2014 La Jolla. Tickets are $50 and are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.RCHALaJolla.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RCHALaJolla.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Arts District Liberty Station gala to celebrate 25th anniversary<\/p>\n<p>Arts District Liberty Station will commemorate its 25th anniversary with a gala called \u201cCome Together \u2014 Celebrating 25 Years\u201d from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 30, at the Vesper Venue at Liberty Station, 2875 Dewey Road, Point Loma.<\/p>\n<p>A cocktail reception will feature live jazz and dance performances, and the event will include food and an awards ceremony honoring community and arts leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The Arts District is a nonprofit that creates, facilitates and operates Liberty Station arts, culture, creative and culinary programs and attractions.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets to the gala are $150 per person. For more information, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/givebutter.com\/come-together-25\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">givebutter.com\/come-together-25<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Walk for Animals coming May 2 to Liberty Station<\/p>\n<p>The San Diego Humane Society\u2019s Walk for Animals is set for Saturday, May 2, at NTC Park at Liberty Station.<\/p>\n<p>Along with a fundraising walk, the event will include a pancake breakfast, live music, a vendor village, adoptable dogs and more.<\/p>\n<p>Onsite registration, the breakfast and entertainment will begin at 7 a.m., followed by a blessing of the animals at 8:40 a.m., the walk at 9 and dog activities and the vendor village from 10:15 to 11.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is $40-$50 for adults and $20-$25 for children 17 and younger.\u00a0Participants in a Virtual Walk (those who are not attending the walk in person but are fundraising and walking on their own) can register for $20.<\/p>\n<p>NTC Park is at 2455 Cushing Road, Point Loma.<\/p>\n<p>San Diego Unified teachers OK new union contract<\/p>\n<p>Teachers in the San Diego Unified School District voted recently to ratify a new two-year union contract, nine months after their previous one expired.<\/p>\n<p>About 93% of the union\u2019s more than 6,000 members voted in favor, according to the San Diego Education Association.<\/p>\n<p>The district board is expected to vote on the contract this month, spokesman James Canning said.<\/p>\n<p>The district and the union reached the tentative deal in February after a year of bargaining, agreeing on a new contract that includes a side agreement to prevent layoffs. The deal restores a stipend for early-education teachers and adds targeted staffing solutions for special-education shortages.<\/p>\n<p>It also gives teachers 2.5% annual cost-of-living pay raises \u2014 provided the state settles the funding that districts are owed under Proposition 98. 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