The second season of Third Thursdays Author Series, a series of lectures about San Diego's history, architecture and its culture, is well under way. Authors have been discussing their passions and guests have been learning how each community or topic is uniquely San Diego's own.
There are five lectures left in the 10-month series that runs from February through November, 6-7:30pm at the SOHO-operated city museum, the Adobe Chapel, located at 3963 Conde Street in historic Old Town San Diego. The one-hour lectures include a 15-minute question and answer period followed by a book signing session and light refreshments.
SOHO has partnered with Arcadia Publishing to produce the series. Arcadia is the leading local history publisher in the United States with hundreds of new titles released every year. San Diego has been prolific in its response to the publisher's request for the history and stories of our region and every third Thursday of the month you can meet and greet many of these authors and learn about the fascinating subjects that have so engaged their passion to write about the stories of our region's heritage.
The Third Thursday lectures is a series of interesting and informative SOHO programs geared towards educating and engaging San Diegans about their own community. We invite the public to come out and enjoy themselves with an evening in San Diego's oldest neighborhood, historic Old Town.
October 15
San Diego's Naval Training CenterAuthor Jennifer A. Garey will present a brief pictorial history of the San Diego Naval Training Center.
San Diego's Naval Training Center (NTC) was commissioned on June 1, 1923, and for 70 years served as a young recruit's introduction to a naval career, beginning with nine weeks of basic orientation and organization training (BOOT) camp. Originally consisting of 135 acres adjacent to San Diego Bay, NTC eventually expanded to almost 550 acres with 300 buildings, landscaped promenades, parade grounds, and a concrete training "non-ship," the USS Recruit (a.k.a. USS Neversail), where recruits learned their first duties of seamanship. Advanced training schools were later added for military personnel learning specialized duties. After training hundreds of thousands of recruits, NTC was officially closed on April 30, 1997, and has since been transformed into San Diego's new and vibrant cultural center, Liberty Station.
Jennifer A. Garey is president of Arts & Antiquities, Inc., which provides consultations, collections management, and exhibitions for museums, corporations, and private collectors. Her professional museum experience spans over 25 years with institutions such as the San Diego Historical Society, the J. Paul Getty Museum, and the Smithsonian Institution. She has compiled here a brief pictorial history of the recruits, schools, and community, which grew and trained together in what was once the highlight of the U.S. Navy, the San Diego Naval Training Center.
Tickets
$25 - Lecture & Book (Advance purchase price)
$35 - Lecture & Book (At the door price)
$15 - Lecture only (Advance & at the door price)
Purchase tickets in advance, attendance is limited
Purchase tickets
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Call SOHO (619) 297-9327 or (619) 297-7511
In person SOHO Museum Shop, 2476 San Diego Avenue
November 19
San Diego's Fishing IndustryJoin coauthors Kimber M. Quinney and Thomas J. Cesarini as they share the stories of San Diego's fishing industry.
San Diego has always attracted a rich diversity of immigrant groups. Between the 1880s and 1970s, many of these groups helped to create a strong and dynamic fishing industry that became a key component of the city's identity. Waves of varied immigrants continually refreshed the industry, adapting their traditional skills and technologies to San Diegan conditions. Innovations in boat design, nets, and baiting techniques reshaped the fleets that harvested tuna and sardines from the teeming waters. On shore, canning factories sprang up, seafood markets bustled with activity, and fish restaurants filled with hungry diners. The vivid stories and fascinating photographs in this volume recapture the energy and variety that were the hallmarks of San Diego's fishing industry-an industry that has left a deep multicultural imprint on today's city.
Kimber M. Quinney is adjunct faculty in the Department of History at California State University, San Marcos. Thomas J. Cesarini is the founder and executive director of Convivio, a nonprofit organization for Italian humanities. They are coauthors of San Diego's Little Italy (Arcadia 2007). Book royalties will benefit Convivio and its affiliate, the Italian Historical Society of San Diego.
Tickets
$25 - Lecture & Book (Advance purchase price)
$35 - Lecture & Book (At the door price)
$15 - Lecture only (Advance & at the door price)
Purchase tickets in advance, attendance is limited
Purchase tickets
Online HERE
Call SOHO (619) 297-9327 or (619) 297-7511
In person SOHO Museum Shop, 2476 San Diego Avenue
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