LA JOLLA – The Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Athenaeum Music and Arts Library, and Murals of La Jolla Program are joining the La Jolla Historical Society in presenting “Growing Together.”
This new, free six-part series of community events intends to connect families with La Jolla’s dynamic arts and culture scene.
Launching on Sunday, March 8, and continuing throughout the year, Growing Together will unite local organizations to create engaging, accessible experiences highlighting La Jolla as a welcoming cultural destination for families and visitors.
Each series event will feature hands-on art making, music or performance and community vendors, as well as opportunities to engage directly with artists, historians, and educators. Together, these elements will create a welcoming festival-like atmosphere attracting families from all over.
“We’re leading the effort to find new ways to partner together and lift up the work that [museums] are all doing and building on the success we already have,” said Lauren Lockhart, La Jolla Historical Society’s executive director. “It’s a way for us all to reach new audiences. We recognize that our work is strengthened through collaboration.”
The inaugural Growing Together event will take place on March 8, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This event expands on La Jolla Historical Society’s already popular Family Day and Play Day, in partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. The six-part series will include Fern Street Circus, which is a community-based circus arts organization. In addition, there will be community partner booths, a taco truck, and free lawn games at each of the events.
The Growing Together effort builds around existing successful programs while reaching out to new audiences.
“We already have programs for young people,” Lockhart said. “This is our chance to increase museum awareness, not just in La Jolla, but across San Diego County and beyond. We hope this will be an entry point inviting families and visitors of all ages to come to ours and others’ sites.”
“The hope is that this will be the first pilot year for this program,” Lockhart added. “We’d love to be able to offer this annually.”
