Stepping Out with Barbarella

Robot Competition

In this installment of Stepping Out, Barbarella went to the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center to check out the iARoC (International Autonomous Robot Competition). In the short video below, you can see footage from the event,

Pirates in San Diego

Barbarella took her dad to Pirate Days on the Embarcadero. While there, they went on the Lost Treasure Excursion. You can see some of the pirate antics in this installment of Stepping Out with Barbarella. Important

Ladybug Day

Every spring, the San Diego Botanic Garden hosts a Ladybug Day. Kids can make ladybug crafts and assist in the Lost Ladybug Project by searching for, temporarily capturing, and identifying species of ladybugs that get reported

St. Pugtrick’s Day

This event was the beginning of the end. After visiting Pug Rescue of San Diego’s annual St. Patrick’s Day party for pugs, Barbarella’s sister Jane ended up adopting a pug puppy. Needless to say, her daughters

Making Sushi

Fortunately, David was along for this one, because Barbarella doesn’t exactly “cook.” And when she does, the results are not exactly “artful.” You know, like sushi is supposed to be. This sushi class was held at

TRASH at the New Children’s Museum

One kid’s trash is another kid’s playground! Barbarella went to check out a finger painting activity at the New Children’s Museum. Kids got messy painting a “junkyard” pink as part of the interactive TRASH exhibit. Behind

Dr. Sketchy’s at Ruby Room

Barbarella wrote about this fun form of Life Drawing back in 2008, but it wasn’t until this event that she got to experience the fun in person. Dr. Sketchy’s Anti-Art School has a great vibe. Artists

Chilipalooza

Barbarella scored herself a hand-made ceramic bowl from San Diego Ceramic Connection and then hit up the SoNo Park Holiday Fest and Chilipalooza, where local chefs battle for bragging rights of best chili. Vendors, musicians, and

Home Brews & Gardens

Barb’s fairly new to beer, but that didn’t stop her from visiting a beer making class at Home Brews & Gardens in South Park to see what all the hoppy hop talk was about. There, students

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