Vision Magazine Presents Conscious Entertainment
Join Vision Magazine and the Ruby Room in San Diego as we present monthly events starting in July that provide great entertainment, a cool crowd of people, and a place to go where you can meet fun and like-minded people.
Come celebrate with us as we launch our first entertainment event on Friday July 9 at the Ruby Room. Each month, come and enjoy a variety of talented musicians and musical genre artists who each have a unique story to tell, often through their music. Many of them have a connection to the conscious living community. Jerri Jheto, featured in the Vision Magazine’s May issue, Global Soul, brings the sound of Afrobeat to the stage with songs highlighting his personal experience growing up in the war-torn country of Nigeria and performs material from the album “Illegal Alien” with a compelling message of peace, freedom, and healing to the continent of Africa. The night will also include performances by dubstep dj SSAB and headliner — San Diego’s own Reggae band — Psydecar.
Psydecar has become a well known act in the San Diego Reggae scene blending World Beat, Reggae, Ska, Latin Jazz, and Hard Rock, together with strong vocals and impressive songwriting.
August will feature Techno music and world beat industrial electronic bands including Joel Moreno, UBUV, The Burning of Rome and DJ Swamp. DJ Swamp, a world famous Hip Hop, D&B, and scratch disc jockey who typically spins while playing with fire, headlines the evening in this not-to-miss show. Swamp has performed for years with the likes of Beck and Crystal Method among many others, and is a past winner of the World DMC Championships.
UBUV which stands for Universal Beats Universal Vibe, blends World Music grooves, Breakbeat, Hip Hop, Dubstep, and House, while weaving live sitar, chinese erhu, guitar and percussion over the top.
The Burning Of Rome is the side project Mike Patton wishes he started. Recently signed, and with a PBS special under their belt, The Burning Of Rome bring epic multi-faced indie mayhem.
Opening the show is up and coming dj/producer Joel Moreno, from Orange County, spinning techno and progressive music with the intensity and passion of influences like Richie Hawtin and James Holden.
As a perfect collaborative fit, Vision Magazine has partnered up with it’s close neighbor, the Ruby Room, to co-produce events providing exceptional entertainment, while creating face to face marketing and networking opportunities for the conscious life community. Advertisers and sponsors will have the ability to participate in vendor space to showcase their products and services. And for your entertainment and pleasure the staff of Vision Magazine will be on hand to socialize with our community.
The Ruby Room, soon to be celebrating it’s two year anniversary strives to bring a variety of quality music artists and entertainment in an intimate setting, with extremely affordable drink prices and convenient tasty late night comfort food.
Eventually, Vision Magazine plans to partner with venues in other cities we service, to expand our community presence.
The Ruby Room is located at 1271 University Avenue in Hillcrest, San Diego, CA 92103. Call Vision Magazine at 866.804.8444 or 619.294.2392 for more information. Or visit www.visionmagazine.com. Or email rsvp@visionmagazine.com with names for a $3 off discount list.
To The End of the World
Steve Gould, a San Diego nature photographer, is pleased to announce his newest show, “To The End Of The World”. This artist is presenting his work that is truly artistic activism at it’s best.
Gould recently completed a 26-day expedition to the Falklands, South Georgia Island, and Antarctica. He will present his captivating images of the incredible abundance of wildlife, of dramatic and awesome landscapes, and of startlingly blue icebergs in these remote and often forbidding destinations.
For over forty years, Gould has made numerous trips to many parts of the world, always taking pictures–both above water and below. Photography has allowed him to capture the special sense and flavor of the myriad colors, shapes and textures, as well as the grand landscapes, found in nature that have always been his main artistic interests.
Gould said, “This set of images is essentially about animal behavior. I’ve included parents with chicks in various situations, fur seal cubs playing together, and some other remarkable penguin behaviors.
“Penguins have to move fast when entering or exiting the ocean in order to avoid potential predators waiting for them in the water. I share with you a Gentoo making a comical entry, an Adelie nearly walking on water as it quickly exits, and a mass of Chinstraps both entering and exiting the ocean in the eternal cycle of survival. Going in large groups increases the chances of any particular penguin surviving.
“The final image is another of my overall favorites: a group of Adelies on a highway crossing a snow field. All the penguin species we encountered nested above and away from the ocean, and each colony had its highways where the penguins would travel back and forth,” he concluded.
Gould is active in the Photo Arts Group, the Digital Art Guild, the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild, and the Allied Artists Association of San Diego. He has won numerous awards during the five years he has been exhibiting his artwork in San Diego.
To see At The End of The World at Gallery 21 in Spanish Village, 1770 Village Place, Balboa Park, San Diego, CA 92101. The show runs August 4-16, 11 am -4 pm, daily, and features a selection of his wildlife and landscape images from Antarctica, South Georgia Island, and the Falkland Islands. An Artist’s Reception will be held at the gallery on Sunday, August 8, from 2–5 pm. It will feature refreshments, and live music. For further information, please contact: Steve Gould, 858.259.5202, www.stevegouldphotography.com, sjgould@sbcglobal.net.
Relics of The Buddha Visit Ventura: Maitreya Project Relic Tour
A precious collection of sacred relics of the Buddha, and many other Buddhist masters, is currently touring the world.
This is a rare opportunity to view these relics, which were found among the cremation ashes of Buddhist masters. They resemble beautiful, pearl-like crystals. Buddhists believe relics embody the master’s spiritual qualities of compassion and wisdom and are deliberately left behind by the master upon his death.
Visitors often report experiences of inspiration and healing when in the presence of the relics. While some are inspired to pray for world peace and to develop their inner wisdom, others are overcome by emotion as the powerful effects of the relics open their hearts to compassion and loving-kindness.
The relics are clearly visible inside display cases that encircle a life-size, golden statue of the Maitreya Buddha. Visitors may participate in a Blessing Ceremony where the relics of the Buddha are gently placed on the crown of the visitor’s head as a personal blessing.
According to Buddhist scriptures, Maitreya will be the next Buddha to bring teachings of loving-kindness to the world. Eventually, the relics will be enshrined in a 500-ft/152-m bronze statue of Maitreya Buddha that is being built in Kushinagar, northern India.
The Maitreya Project puts the teachings of loving-kindness into action by providing, free of charge, spiritual, education and healthcare facilities in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, one of the poorest areas in northern India and providing immediate and long-term employment. They also help to develop the area’s infrastructure as they serve as a focus and influence for sustainable, positive development in this emerging part of India.
“The very name ‘Maitri’, that’s loving-kindness. Now in today’s world, we really need the promotion of Maitreya, Maitri, loving-kindness. So this is a huge project, right from the beginning, I simply admire those concerned people especially the late Lama Yeshe and Lama Zopa Rinpoche really devoted to making this huge statue, and many followers really putting in effort, I really admire and I appreciate.”
– His Holiness the Dalai LamaMaitreya Project at A Place of Peace in Ventura, July 16-18, 896 East Main Street, Ventura, CA 93001, www.aplaceofpeace.org. For information contact Doug Kierbel at dougkierbel@gmail.com, or 805.794.9878. No entrance charge. Donations welcome. For more information visit www.maitreyaproject.org.