In the early to mid 1960s artists such as The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Sonny & Cher, The Byrds, The Righteous Brothers, Nancy Sinatra, and the Fifth Dimension, topped the pop charts with songs like Up, Up and Away, Little Old Lady From Pasadena, Cherish, These Boots Are Made for Walking and Good Vibrations. . . It was known as the West Coast Sound, and the artists who sang these songs are household names, but the musicians who performed those hits were virtually unknown to the listening public and remain so today.
Check out the film Friday night and be enlighteded.
This event will feature the SPLASHMOBILE (hands on science fun), SeaLife Aquarium’s Underwater Habitats, Native American Storytelling, children’s craft booths and facepainting, live critters from Kahoots, H2O Trash Patrol, Carlsbad Desalination Project model, Hubbs-Seaworld Fish Hatchery exhibit, Wetlands and Watershed models and maps, Nika Water, Native Garden Tours and water conservation info. Rain barrel raffle! Food, fun, and much much more!
World Water Day begins at 11 AM and will feature appearances by Supervisor Bill Horn and Carlsbad Mayor Matt Hall. That’s the part we’re really looking forward too. For more info, click the link.
The Carlsbad Village Association will be host an art pop-up for 10 hours at 538 Grand Avenue (formerly Chandler’s) during Thursdays On the Coast on March 24, 2011.
Displaying in the gallery will be art, photography, jewelry, glass, ceramics, silks and an energy like no other. A demonstration of silk painting will be out front with Marjorie Pezzoli while across the street located in front of Paradise Cottage a fellow artist who is one of the quickest watercolor painters, Steve Alan, will be exhibiting his techniques. . . “This had been an amazing collaboration of communication and logistics. The eagerness of all the artists to come together in such a short time is a welcomed sight. Those that missed the opportunity are already lining up to get involved in this new experience. No pun intended on the words, but it keeps popping up in many conversations with local business and others alike, the renaming of the Thursdays on the Coast, The Experience is well suited,” stated Event Manager, Cheryl Ehlers.
Think of Carlsbadistan’sNew Village Arts Theatre production of playwright Sam Shepard’sSimpatico as a bit of a preview for Del Mar 2011 racing season. This darkly comic Shepard classic follows Carter and Vinnie, two “nefarious characters” as they navigate the “dark underworld of horse racing” and features betrayal, love, the American West, friendship and brotherhood.
A truly stellar cast will bring the world to life, including Equity Actor Mike Sears as Carter and NVA Ensemble Member Manny Fernandes as Vinnie, with Ensemble Member Jack Missett and Kelly Iversen, Terri Park and Kim Strassburger. Award-winning Director and Ensemble Member Lisa Berger directs the production.
Simpatico opens Saturday night, March 5, 2011 and runs until with March 27 with shows Thursday through Saturday night at 8 PM, with additional shows Saturday at 3 PM and Sunday at 2 PM.
You know that hillside full of flowers (or dirt as it currently appears) located directly behind The Carlsbad Premium Outlets shopping mall? Well, as of today, March 1, 2011 they are open for wandering. And for fans of Ranunculus this could be heaven.
Open to the public seven days a week from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Tickets are available for purchase onsite and online
Prices: $10.00 for Adults, $9.00 for Seniors 60+, $5.00 for Children 3 – 10, Children 2 and under are Free
Season Passes: $20.00 for Adults, $18.00 Seniors 60+, $10.00 for Children 3 – 10
Wagon Rides: $5.00 for Adults, $3.00 for Children 3 – 10
On Saturday evening April 30, 2011 Carlsbadistan’sNew Village Arts Theatre will transform The Flower Fields into an Enchanted Garden Masquerade Ball as part of their annual gala.
Escape to a magical garden where your story is what you make it. Who will you be?
Tickets are $150 per person or $1,350 for a table of 10. And if you don’t have a mask, then be sure to attend NVA’s Family Fun Mask Making Event on Sunday April 3, 2011. Click here to buy tickets for the mask making party, or click the link for more information.
This Friday, February 4, 2011 at 7 PM, Carlsbadistan’sMuseum of Making Music presents its Local Flavor Concert Series featuring the infectiously captivating and soulful grooves of San Diego singer/songwriter Lee Coulter. Tickets are $10 and include a slice of pizza and a beverage. We’ll leave it to you to figure out what kind of pizza it will be.
We’re usually pretty hard on Legoland California for what we think are their normally outrageous ticket prices, but from now until Christmas Day tickets to Legoland are only $9.99 per person.
That’s right. Not $59, but $9.99 That is reason enough to go. In fact, we’re thinking we’ll probably visit the theme park for our third time ever.
The deal was announced today on Twitter (@legoland_ca) and as might be imaged rocketed through the social web. Click the graphic for all the details or visit the Legoland facebook page.
The San Diego Zoo’s Jungle Bells is one of the most fun evenings we’ve had at the Zoo in quite some time. The highlight was the Jumpin’ Elves show at Sydney’s Grill. Don’t miss it. Jungle Bells runs through January 2, 2011. Jumpin’ Elves shows are: 3:30, 4:30, 5:30, and 6:30 p.m. each day. Go early, stay late.
The Carlsbad Library is celebrating the release the their 22nd Annual Magee Park Poets Poetry Anthology with a free poetry reading at The Carlsbad City Library’s Carlsbad Library tonight (December 8, 2010) at 7 PM.
The library will host an open reading by poets whose poems are featured in this year’s anthology. Poets from around San Diego County submitted poems for the anthology and more than 60 poems have been selected. The anthology will be available for purchase for $5. Following the reading, attendees are invited to a reception in the Library’s Gowland Meeting Room. Admission to the reading and reception is free.
We’re not big poetry fans, but it could be fun anyway. Click the jump for all the details. [click to continue…]
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