Closed to the general public. The Sustainability Program meets monthly with the Facility Directors of the member organizations of the Cultural Partnership to further education by discussing energy efficiency and sustainability topics and providing resources to aid in project implementation.
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet: Recycling, Reusing & Redesigning Costumes
San Diego Civic Youth Ballet has been the resident classic ballet school in Balboa Park for over 70 years, providing high-quality, affordable, year-round training in the Casa del Prado studios for students ages 4 to adult. In addition, San Diego Civic Youth Ballet is able to provide a special arts and culture opportunity to over 600 students in San Diego public schools through their … Read More
March Green Team Meeting
Closed to the general public. The Balboa Park Green Team is a group comprised of employees and volunteers from all the arts and culture organizations in Balboa Park. It was assembled to enhance employee and volunteer engagement in Park sustainability initiatives. We aim to have representation from each of the BPCP member organizations at each meeting. With the goal of … Read More
Park Profiles: Meet Julia Falkowski!
Julia is the Project & Production Specialist with Balboa Park Online Collaborative. Since starting with BPOC, Julia’s adaptability and positive perspective have been a lending hand to the various projects she has worked on. From the Balboa Park Centennial website to the telepresence robot, Julia continues to provide her production expertise to the Park. How did you start working with Balboa … Read More
Small Measures Make Big Impacts: Composting at the San Diego Youth Symphony and Conservatory
2018 Balboa Park Sustainability Award Winner The arts and culture organizations within Balboa Park range in size from a staff of two to the largest with over 300 employees. We get excited when we can spotlight the sustainability initiatives in the small-but-mighty organizations because they usually face the biggest challenges with limited staff, time, space and budgets. The San Diego … Read More
OPOT Get-Together: Morning Coffee!
Spring has sprung and so has our March OPOT Get-Together: Morning Coffee! Join us on Wednesday, March 21 from 8AM-10AM at The Flying Squirrel Cafe in the San Diego Natural History Museum for coffee and pastries! Enjoy a regular or decaf coffee and pastry on us, or upgrade to a specialty drink for only $1.50. Before grabbing your breakfast treat, explore The Nat’s newest exhibit, Unshelved: Cool … Read More
Park Profiles: Meet Frank Casciani!
Frank Casciani is the President of the Spanish Village Art Center and is the artist behind Designs In Shell, in Studio 14, specializing in eggshell art. He has been a member of Spanish Village for 18 years, and his unique eggshell art has fascinated everyone from Balboa Park tourists to the Dalai Lama. Frank’s care and detail is notable towards … Read More
Waste Benchmarking at the Cherry Blossom Festival
We have a special opportunity to benchmark the waste at the Japanese Friendship Garden’s Cherry Blossom Festival happening Friday, March 9 through Sunday, March 11. We would like to extend an invitation to participate in waste diversion and benchmarking on one or more of those days. “Green Team” volunteers will be helping sort, weigh, record and identify waste streams from the event. This … Read More
March Facility Directors Meeting
Closed to the general public. The Sustainability Program meets monthly with the Facility Directors of the member organizations of the Cultural Partnership to further education by discussing energy efficiency and sustainability topics and providing resources to aid in project implementation.
OPOT Get-Together: Museum Tour!
Show some love to the arts and join us for our February Get-Together: Museum Tour! Take a docent-led tour with your Park OPOT friends at the Timken Museum of Art on Wednesday, February 21st. There are two time slots available for a tour: from 11:00AM-12:00PM or 12:00PM-1:00PM. For more information and to sign up for one of the tours, Click Here! This One Park – … Read More