David Lee - Muralist

David received his BFA in Illustration at California State University, Long Beach. The former Head of the Illustration Department, the late Dick Oden, would say, "If you can get excited about the project (or assignment) at hand, you'll always find yourself with work". To date, David has conceived, layout designed and painted over 200 mural and enlarged graphic projects (since 1993) and he strives to respond to Mr. Oden's motto by treating each project as if it was his last, carpe diem!

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Lydia Phillips - Muralist

Lydia Puentes Phillips is a native San Diegan, who has pursued her passions for art and spiritual direction after working in the Biotech Industry as a Molecular Biologist and raising her two sons, Tyler and Nathanael. She works in a variety of media—oils, acrylics, chalk art, glass mosaic, repurposed materials and lampworking glass. Her works include murals in San Diego’s Old Town, and the city of La Mesa, as well as utility boxes located in La Jolla and El Cajon, and Kensington. She has been a participant in the San Diego Little Italy Art FESTA and has been a featured artist at the San Diego Del Mar Fair Chalk Art Festival.

Free craft kits will be available every Sunday from 10am-12pm. With a new craft each week, JFG will provide all the materials for you to create items from a paper mache planter to a DIY bird feeder! For questions about the craft kits, please email volunteer@niwa.org.

Let's make origami and learn basic Japanese phrases and cultural and historical aspects of Japan. Discover the art of paper folding where this online class will introduce a variety of patterns and techniques to achieve different models and shapes! Any paper type can be used during this class and no previous experience is needed.

Vinyasa Restore is a blending of two styles. After several minutes of meditative time, allowing students to tap into a deeper sense of internal energy you will gradually build heat through a series of poses connected in a flowing style. Fluid movement and breath, utilizing a variety of poses in a flowing fashion. Class will allow about 20 minutes at the end to slow down and passively stretch the body in a more restorative style. David is a proficient hands on adjuster allowing for a deeper stretch and relaxation in poses. He uses bells, music, bolsters, essential oils and adjustments to create a class that strengthens the body, relaxes the mind and opens the spirit.

Join us for a free lecture on how to improve poor sleep and its Impact on your mental health.

• Learn About the Behaviors That Can Impact Your Sleep.

• We Will Discuss and Breakdown the Most Common Myths About Sleep.

• Learn About What Causes Poor and Disrupted Sleep.

• Learn Basic Strategies to Improve Your Sleep.

• Understand How Anxiety and Mental Health Impacts Your Sleep.

• Learn About the Front-Line Treatments for Insomnia

• Get free resources for Managing Sleep.

Reserve a mini tea blending kit from PARU. Choose your base: black (highly caffeinated), green (moderately caffeinated), and rooibos (non-caffeinated), and the team will provide you with aromatic herbs that work well with your selection. Quantity is limited and registration is required. Kits will only be available on site at the Beardsley Event Center. Learn more about PARU and their quali-tea selections at paruteabar.com!

Dr. Akiko Mikamo was born and raised in Hiroshima, Japan, by two atomic-bomb survivor parents and promised herself as a child to contribute to world peace. She is president and medical psychologist for the US-Japan Psychological Services and has taught clinical and educational psychology at the doctoral and master levels. Dr. Mikamo also provides leadership development for organizations globally.

In her peace education efforts, she has given talks internationally, such as at the Conference on Nuclear Politics & Historical Record at University of London, Peace Forum in France, World Congress of Psychotherapy in Durban, South Africa, United Nations, Mexican Association of International Studies, and many others.  In 2014, Dr. Mikamo received the Award for Exceptional Services for World Peace and Humanity at House of Lords in London for promoting forgiveness and empathy through her book, “8:15: A True Story of Survival and Forgiveness from Hiroshima.” Her book has been translated into Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Polish, and German. She executive produced a documentary film, “8:15” based on the book, to send the message of human resiliency and forgiveness to the world. 

Ikunosuke "Mike" Kawamura is a survivor of the 1945 Hiroshima Atomic Bombing. He is known as one of the "Five Samurai"  who established Kyocera's North American Manufacturing Operation in San Diego in 1971. He has served many executive positions in Kyocera group companies. Now retired, he promotes peace building through community organizations including Japanese Friendship Garden, SD-WISH and Japan Society of San Diego and Tijuana. He will speak about the importance of world peace through his childhood experience of A-bomb and work experiences with people around the world.