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Park Profiles: Meet Christina Zakimi!
Meet Christina Zakimi Christina is the Private Events Coordinator at the Japanese Friendship Garden. Her knowledge and love of Japanese culture, language, and art extend into the events she organizes in the Garden. With the Cherry Blossom Festival days away and the great increase in both private and public events at the Garden, Christina explains […]
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Park Profiles: Meet Terri Rochon!
Meet Terri Rochon Terri is the Guest Relations Manager with the Hall of Champions and has been a Balboa Park Team Member for a decade. Her ability to take on multiple tasks while keeping a positive attitude has been a key element of the Hall of Champion’s success. 1. What brought you to Balboa Park, […]
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Maker Faire San Diego 2016
Maker Faire San Diego is BACK! With air rockets, robots, towering sculptures, and a world of virtual reality, you are invited to be creative, engage with amazing technology, and get your hands dirty on October 1+2 in Balboa Park. Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing […]
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2016 Sustainability Partners’ Breakfast and Awards Ceremony Recap
On October 17th, the Balboa Park Sustainability Program hosted its 3rd annual Partners’ Breakfast and Sustainability Awards Ceremony. The event brought together more than 100 attendees from 53 organizations including members, thought leaders and implementation specialists for a chance to connect, learn and celebrate sustainability efforts in Balboa Park. Please follow these links for […]
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OPOT Holiday Get-Together
Jingle all the way over to this month’s Holiday Get-Together! Join your OPOT family at the Hall of Nations on Thursday, December 15 from 5:30-7:30pm for holiday-themed games, pastries, and drinks. If you don’t come out for the games, come out to be entered in our raffle! We will be raffling off a special holiday-themed […]
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Park Profiles: Meet Jennifer Padilla!
Meet Jennifer Padilla Jennifer is the Director of Visitor Services at the San Diego Natural History Museum. She was the recipient of the Friends of Balboa Park’s inaugural Betty Peabody Emerging Young Leader Award. You were the inaugural winner of the Betty Peabody Emerging Young Leader in Balboa Park Award, congrats! What was it like to receive […]
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Park Profiles: Meet Daniel White!
Meet Daniel White! Daniel is the owner and operator of “Daniel’s Coffee“, located in the Spanish Village Art Center. His coffee and specialty drinks selection, as well as great customer service reviews, has brought him and his staff members praise and a long lasting reputation of quality brew. How did Daniel’s Coffee get its start? When I […]
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Festival of Trees Sneak Preview for Balboa Park Team Members
The San Diego Floral Association– who has organized the Festival of Trees annually for more than 25 years- along with garden clubs, plant societies, schools, Balboa Park institutions and other non-profit organizations, invite all Park team members to a sneak preview of the Festival of Trees at the Casa del Prado in Room 101. This is your […]
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One Park – One Team Morning Get-Together
Join your OPOT family for coffee and frappuccinos courtesy of Daniel’s Coffee Cart in Spanish Village Art Center between 8am and 10am. Start your morning off with some caffeine and continue it with a visit to the recently opened Sustainability Studio! The Studio will be open from 9 -10am during this event. Let us know […]
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New Partnership with Jimbo’s…Naturally!
The Balboa Park Cultural Partnership is grateful for its new partnership with a San Diego natural foods grocer! Thanks to the generous donation from Jimbo’s…Naturally! (Horton Plaza location) we are able to offer yummy and organic food items for some upcoming events, as well as gift card donations for raffles. Some of the events supported by this […]