The Carlsbad Music Festival

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

CbadmfBefore calendars fill up with summer fun, be sure to block off September 24-30, 2007 because that’s when the 4th Annual Carlsbad Music Festival hits town. And we can all be thrilled with performances by Calder Quartet, So Percussion, Real Quiet, and most likely a couple other musical groups that no one has ever heard of. But then, we not up on “contemporary classical music,” so what do we know.
Get all the info on their website Carlsbadmusicfestival.org.

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760 Media Opens NorCal Shop

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

According to their press release 760 Media, Inc., an award winning international advertising and marketing firm based right here in Carlsbad, California, announces its expansion into Northern California by opening a new branch office in Mountain View, California, located south of San Francisco.

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Carlsbad Water Gets Less Salty

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

Viewmedia-1GE Water & Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company announced they are participation in what will be the largest seawater desalination facility in North America, the Carlsbad Seawater Desalination Plant. Financial details were not disclosed.

“Our business is committed to bringing holistic and sustainable water management solutions, like desalination and water reuse, to regions facing water shortages,” commented Jeff Garwood, president and CEO, GE Water & Process Technologies. “By combining this viable business investment with the strength of our ecomagination portfolio, we will be able to make a real difference for many San Diego County residents facing unprecedented water demands.”

[Link: Business Wire (press release)]

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New Village Arts Goes West

by The Editors on May 26, 2007

Truewest 409-1The New Village Arts Theatre located in the old Bauer Lumber Building at 2787 State Street, is presenting Sam Shepard’s 1980 play True West. The story is a classic case of sibling rivalry set in a high desert shanty. One brother Austin is a screenwriter working on script for a Hollywood film, the other is a loser drifting through a life of crime. True West is a perfect play for an intimate space as the audience nearly becomes part of the action as the two brothers slowly begin to tear each other’s psyches apart until the high and low roads have become completely swapped.
True West runs at from June 16th to July 8, 2007. Click here for more info.

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The Mobile Homeless Problem

by The Editors on May 24, 2007

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Like the swallows to San Juan Capistrano, each summer sees the return of a handful of motorhomeless to Carlsbad. Each day they make their migration from one free parking spot in the neighborhood to the sea wall. We believe it’s time for a “No Vehicles Over Seven Feet Tall” ordinance. Our free sea wall parking is not a campground.

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Laverson’s Silly Face Putty

by The Editors on May 23, 2007

Carlsbad Plastic Surgeon Dr. Steve Laverson claims he is one of the first cosmetic surgeons to begin using the recent FDA approved PERLANE(R) injectable injectable filler on patients in the United States.

“We help patients maintain the youthful look they want in the easiest way possible,” says Dr. Laverson. “It used to be the only way to restore youth was to either tighten or surgically lift the skin. Cosmetic fillers, like PERLANE(R), give consumers more options to smooth aging facial features.”

According to the doctor “The U.S. market for facial fillers is about $175 million” and it appears that he wants his piece.

[Link: Emediawire]

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Reef Cleans Carlsbad Lagoon

by The Editors on May 22, 2007

Reef, the maker of flip-flops and purveyor of shapely female buttocks advertising, has decided that after moving their new global headquarters to Carlsbad, they’d like to help clean up the lagoon. If anyone noticed a difference after their three hour “clean up” on May 11. Please let us know.

[Link: Transworld Business Magazine]

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