Event: Barona 40th Annual Pow Wow

Barona Indian Reservation, every year, holds a huge Pow Wow bringing together tribes from really all over the nation.  From food, fun, and tons of vendors selling Native jewelry and clothing, I highly recommend putting the next one on your personal to do list.  

Event: Sankei Shodo-Kai Japanese Calligraphy

Today, I went by the San Diego Japanese Christian Church to see the calligraphy display and demonstration by instructor Sankei, Hirotaka Sakai. The amount of attention to detail, tradition, and commitment to the art is incredible. The exhibit and demonstration was held in a small room in the church, about 30-40 people were in attendance. The exhibit hosts approximately 30 pieces, most by calligraphy students and some by the master calligrapher. The master calligrapher gave us a beautiful explanation of what he was doing, of course in Japanese, and then created a few pieces for the room. In speaking to one of the church members, I found out that this man is one of the premier calligraphers in Japan, adding to the honor of having him show us his technique. He teaches calligraphy classes in his San Diego home when he's in San Diego (evidently he's one of many Japanese people who lives in San Diego during particular seasons and flies back for others). If you go to the church's website, I'm sure they have the information listed there. I highly recommend, this is an annual event and will actually be going on tomorrow too.

Event: Spoiled!

A photo teaser of the SPOILED event hosted by Deseo Dance Company and V2 Nail Bar Salon. To see the rest of the photos from this amazing event, check in with hosts Melanie Riveira and Serena Cuevas!

Pulse Underground: Sé Hotel

Some weeks ago, Pulse Underground held their thursday night social at the Ube Lounge at Sé Hotel in downtown San Diego. This hotel is gorgeous, the decor is seriously something out of a modern interior design magazine or something. The salsa dancers came out in force for this one night only/free night of dancing. Here are some of my favorites from the night...

Meet: Pulse Entertainment

A few months ago, three salsa dancers got together and created Pulse Underground Entertainment to host a weekly traveling salsa venue in San Diego. Those three people - Ana Jacala, Malik Vallar, and Roel Gonzales - are really putting in the work and making thursday nights a haven for the serious dancer. I have been shooting their events pretty regularly and for their website, they requested some shots of themselves. They're a pretty shy group that loves to laugh together, something that I think the photos convey. If you're ever in SD and looking for somewhere with a no-bull, all-dance attitude, these are your people.