{"id":441014,"date":"2026-08-23T05:32:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441014\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T05:32:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T05:32:26","slug":"community-salute-coronado-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/441014\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Salute &#8211; Coronado Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Celebrate community, history, art, and patriotism with the Coronado Historical Association and the Coronado Community Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Join us for a festive evening reception honoring America250 and celebrating\u00a0CHA\u2019s\u00a0Flag Mural Project. Enjoy inspiring patriotic music performed by Westwind Brass while mingling with friends and neighbors over complimentary drinks and light bites.<\/p>\n<p>CHA\u2019s Flag Mural Project was funded through the Coronado Community Foundation\u2019s Fall 2025 Arts &amp; Culture Grant Program, which invested in projects that celebrate creativity, inspire learning, and strengthen Coronado\u2019s cultural landscape.\u00a0Composed of over 200 hand-painted tiles created by Coronado residents, the mural\u00a0represents a wide range of backgrounds, experiences, and organizations, and\u00a0celebrates the many individuals and groups that contribute to community life.\u00a0Participants included many local organizations as well as individual residents and community leaders, including representatives of local government, the military, civic organizations, public safety, education, and faith-based communities.\u00a0Together the tiles form a visual representation of the values of America as well as the relationships and shared experiences that make Coronado unique. The mural also reflects a central theme of both the exhibit and the broader America250 commemoration: history is not only something we inherit but something we continue to create.<\/p>\n<p>Come raise a glass as we salute our nation\u2019s past and celebrate our shared community. All are welcome and admission is free.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ccf-403x272.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"403\" height=\"272\"\/><\/p>\n<p>About the Coronado Community Foundation<\/p>\n<p>Since 2021, Coronado Community Foundation has been working to address unmet needs in the Coronado community by partnering with nonprofits, city government, organizations, and individuals. Their initiatives and grants strengthen the community as well as build capacity and capability in partner nonprofit organizations. Learn more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ccfcoronado.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ccfcoronado.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/attitude_white-272x408.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"272\" height=\"408\"\/><\/p>\n<p>About\u00a0Westwind Brass<\/p>\n<p>Westwind Brass is a professional brass chamber ensemble in residence at San Diego State University, celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2026. Since 1986, the ensemble has brought high-caliber brass chamber music to audiences across San Diego through free public concerts, school and youth outreach, and veteran and community programming.<\/p>\n<p>For this performance, audiences can expect a lively, accessible program that draws on the classical brass chamber repertoire alongside jazz- and Latin-influenced arrangements and popular tunes reimagined for brass \u2014 the kind of mix that appeals to longtime concertgoers and first-time listeners alike. \u00a0All performing musicians are professional members of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) Local 325, San Diego\u2019s musicians\u2019 union, reflecting Westwind Brass\u2019s commitment to fair labor standards and to the professional music community that sustains San Diego\u2019s cultural life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Celebrate community, history, art, and patriotism with the Coronado Historical Association and the Coronado Community Foundation. 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