Ocean Beach Kite Festival takes off May 17
The Ocean Beach Kite Festival flies in for its 78th edition from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Robb Field, 2525 Bacon St. ission is free.
The festival, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Ocean Beach with assistance from the Ocean Beach Woman’s Club, will offer the chance to make and decorate your own kite with free materials and instructions and win prizes for best-decorated kites.
There also will be kite games such as Chase the Tail, Candy Drop and Races, plus a carnival, an artisan fair, community booths and food trucks.
To find out more, visit oceanbeachkiwanis.org/kite-festival.
International Fringe Festival offers shows in Point Loma
The San Diego International Fringe Festival will hold several of its events in Point Loma from Thursday, May 15, to Sunday, May 25.
This year’s festival will feature more than 45 shows by artists from around the world, including San Diego, who “push the edge.”
The Light Box theater at Liberty Station, 2590 Truxtun Road, will be the venue for “Makani Kai,” “First ,” “Fre3sty13,” Husk/Vessel” and “One Pie at a Time.”
For schedule, ticket and other information, visit sdfringe.org.
Pizza Port OB wins bronze medal in 2025 World Beer Cup
Pizza Port Brewing Co. in Ocean Beach won a bronze medal in the 2025 World Beer Cup, the largest international beer competition.
The medal ceremony took place as part of the Craft Brewers Conference & BrewExpo America in Indianapolis from April 28 to May 1.
Pizza Port OB won its medal for “Junk in da Trunkel Dunkel,” a south German-style dunkel weizen that won a gold medal at the 2024 World Beer Cup.
In all, eight medals were awarded to breweries in the San Diego County/Tijuana region.
For a list of all the 2025 winners, go to worldbeercup.org/winners/current-winners.
Lung Force Walk at Liberty Station to take on lung cancer
The American Lung Association’s Lung Force Walk is scheduled for 8 a.m. Sunday, June 8, at Liberty Station in Point Loma.
The event will include a 5K (3.1-mile) walk/run, plus music, children’s activities, food trucks, a beer garden and health-related resources.
It is intended to raise awareness and funds to research on lung cancer and honor people who have been affected by it.
Virtual options are available for those who cannot in person. To , go to lungforce.org/SanDiego.
Point Loma Playhouse to present ‘Sylvia’ starting June 27
Point Loma Playhouse will stage 11 performances of its production of “Sylvia” over three weekends between Friday, June 27, and Sunday, July 13.
The play, by A.R. Gurney and directed by Robert Nickel, is about an empty-nest couple who rescue a dog named Sylvia, who proceeds to turn their lives upside down.
Point Loma Playhouse is at the Point Loma Assembly building, 3035 Talbot St. Tickets are $24. For more information, visit pointlomaplayhouse.com or call 619-800-5497.
Liberty Station launches self-guided, interactive tour of public art
Arts District Liberty Station has launched its new Open-Air Gallery, a self-guided, interactive tour of the district’s public art collection, including murals, sculptures and multimedia works.
To take the tour, look for the teal and white circle signs near the public art installations around the Arts District and scan the QR code. The program, accessible in both English and Spanish, features a mobile-friendly StoryMap complete with audio from the artists, behind-the-scenes visuals and walking directions to each installation.
Many of the works featured in the Open-Air Gallery are part of the Arts District’s Installations at the Station program.
Dana Middle School associate principal is hired in La Jolla
Brendan Simon, associate principal at Dana Middle School in Point Loma the past three years, has been named principal of Muirlands Middle School in La Jolla.
Simon will replace current Principal Jeff Luna, who is retiring. He will officially start the job Tuesday, July 1.
Simon was appointed after about a month and four rounds of interviews.
He has worked in education since 2008, when he became a math teacher for Teach for America, which recruits people for two-year commitments to teach in a school or provide tutoring in low-income communities.
He later started teaching middle school and found he could fit as an , he said.
“I loved middle school,” Simon told the La Jolla Light. “For me, it just kind of came naturally. I could still mold them. I felt like I could change their trajectory to a degree. … I could alter their path — not just with getting them better at math but also working with them as human beings and showing them ‘I care about you.’”
Before Dana Middle School, Simon was associate principal at Valley Center Middle School and Pioneer High School in San Jose.
