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sip! real world wine education
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 / 6:00 PM
/ The Loft
Class two of the new wine tasting series at The Loft. In contrast to the previous class, here we taste wines that cost under $15 retail. How to spot these deals on a wine list, and what brands to a...
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board shorts surf film festival
Saturday, February 25, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ The Loft
The Loft and the San Diego Surf Ladies present the first annual Board Shorts Film Festival. Surf films by SoCal Artists, inspired by women. Following the success of the Oceanides premiere last Oc...
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l.o.l invasian with jimmy ouyang, danny cho and aiko tanaka
Sunday, February 26, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
L.O.L is Laugh Out Loft: a monthly series at The Loft featuring top stand-up comics from Comedy Central, Showtime, Last Comic Standing, and dozens of smash-hit TV shows. They're all coming to San D...
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jayme stone: room of wonders
Wednesday, February 29, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Fresh from receiving a 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award for Instrumental Artist of the Year, Two-time Juno-winning banjoist Jayme Stone makes music inspired by traditions from around the world, bridg...
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jenny owen youngs
Friday, March 2, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Jenny Owen Youngs, singer/songwriter and natural history enthusiast, returns with her third studio album, AN UNWAVERING BAND OF LIGHT. Produced by longtime collaborator Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson...
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rachael yamagata
Wednesday, March 7, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Rachael Yamagata has reunited with Happenstance producer, John Alagia (Dave Matthews Band, Jason Mraz, Liz Phair) for her third studio album Chesapeake, the follow up to her heralded 2 CD Set El...
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granito: how to nail a dictator
Thursday, March 8, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Part political thriller, part memoir, Granito takes us through a haunting tale of genocide and justice that spans four decades, two films, and filmmaker Pamela Yates’s own career. Granito is a ...
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the ian tordella group with dgq
Thursday, March 15, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Ian Tordella is from a new breed of modern tenor saxophonists who are willing to explore the upper reaches of the instrument’s range. As a composer, he draws from a spectrum of different influences...
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lost in the trees
Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ ArtPower! at UC San Diego
The Loft is excited to welcome back Lost in the Trees who will be performing here as part of their spring tour. "For me, classical composition is a very humble thing," says Ari Picker, founder of ...
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anais mitchell
Friday, April 6, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
In case you haven’t met her, Anaïs Mitchell is not a man. She’s a woman, quick to laugh and to cry, a fan of Jane Austen and miniskirts. She came of age reading the diaries of Anaïs Nin and blastin...
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rusted root
Tuesday, April 10, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Rusted Root released Stereo Rodeo, their first studio album since the band's 2002 release, Welcome To My Party on May 5, 2009. The album became available digitally on March 13, 2009. "We named o...
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soul kitchen
Thursday, April 12, 2012 / 7:00 PM
/ The Loft
Acclaimed director Fatih Akin’s latest film is a deliciously overstuffed comedy that follows Zinos, the owner of a no-frills pub in Hamburg called Soul Kitchen. Zinos juggles a working class cl...
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the revolutionary optimists
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
The Revolutionary Optimists follows Amlan Ganguly, a lawyer turned social entrepreneur who has made a significant impact in Calcutta by empowering children to improve health and sanitation cond...
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arttalks! with film directors maren grainger-monsen + nicole newham
Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / 9:30 PM
/ The Loft
ArtTalks! are moderated discussions with artists and filmmakers that provide opportunities to learn about the unexpected stories behind a work’s creation. All ArtTalks! are free with the price of a...
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dongtian de gushi (winter story)
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Using a pseudo-documentary aesthetic, director Zhu Chuanming’s fictional Winter Story unfolds against atmospheric backdrops of Chinese street scenes. The story concerns a nameless protagonist w...
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rosie thomas
Monday, April 30, 2012 / 9:00 PM
/ The Loft
Singer-songwriter Rosie Thomas embarks on a U.S. tour beginning March 15 in support of her upcoming album With Love. Due February 14 on Sing-A-Long Records, With Love is Rosie Thomas’ first full-...
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5th annual press rewind
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Take a glimpse into the past and the future of filmmaking! Curated by UCSD student filmmaker Cameron Wilson, this year’s Press Rewind will look at several early short works of notable directors...
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5th annual up&coming film fest
Thursday, May 17, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Take a glimpse into the past and the future of filmmaking! The 5th Annual Up&Coming Student Film Festival is a highly competitive screening event featuring student films selected by a panel of ...
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ben howard
Saturday, June 2, 2012 / 8:00 PM
/ The Loft
Ben Howard is currently taking the UK & Europe by storm and we're excited to announce he'll be heading to The Loft as part of his upcoming US tour. A little about Ben in his own words! I was ...
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