by The Editors on October 25, 2009
This Saturday, October 31, 2009, the Carlsbad Village Farmers Market will be hosting a Halloween Party and Blood Drive.
Free Re-usable Goodie Bags will be given to the first 50 people in costumed Trick-or-Treaters. Healthy treats will be given out by the Farmers’ Market vendors to everyone in costume. A Costume Contest will be held at 3pm with prizes donated by Farmers Market vendors. The Blood Drive —sponsored by Kaiser Permanente—will run from 1-5pm.
Visitors can also pick up the official 2009 Carlsbad Village Halloween Goodie Guide listing all the Village merchants who will be handing out candy. We’re guessing they’d like the kids to lay off the tricking in the Village and stick to the treating, but we’re not sure. For more info call: 760-687-6453 or 760-434-2553.
by The Editors on October 21, 2009
The Sheraton Carlsbad’s Twenty/20 Grill & Wine Bar will be hosting “Tapas for the Cure” on Wednesday, October 28, 2009, an event to raise money for the San Diego Komen Race For The Cure.
Priced at $30 per person the evening includes two cocktails, multiple tapas prepared on the scenic outdoor patio and the sounds of a live flamenco guitar player strumming and strolling. Also included are two raffle tickets for a chance to win big at the pink themed raffle extravaganza and silent auction with prize packages that include: a complete wine country experience with lunch at Wilson Creek Winery, a luxury overnight stay and basket full of goodies; a luxury week long getaway in Cabo San Lucas; a four day/three night stay in Lake Tahoe; decadent marine based spa treatments at the luxurious Ocean Pearl Spa; golfing at adjacent Crossings at Carlsbad and much more.
This sounds like a good event for a great cause, and the perfect way to close out National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. For more information follow the jump
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by The Editors on October 20, 2009
On Saturday, October 24, 2009 Carlsbadistan’s Kelly Elementary School will be hosting their fall carnival Where The Wild Things Play from 11 AM until 4 PM at 4885 Kelly Drive, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
The Fall Carnival is designed for the whole family, especially for kids aged 3 through 12. There will be games, contests, inflatables, live entertainment, a “Haunted House”, food, drinks, and prizes. Adults will love the stroll thru our Silent Auction where they can bid on a range of gift baskets, or buy raffle tickets to win the grand prize the new iPod NANO. Take home a pumpkin from the pumpkin patch and have a slice of pumpkin pie.
Money raised will be used for Kelly’s enrichment programs for students, such as its music, art, and science activities. For more information call Kelly School, (760) 331-5800, or email Carnival Coordinator Katherine Gloyd Carnival Coordinator at kbgloyd@sbcglobal.net.
by The Editors on October 18, 2009
Legendary keyboardist George Duke will be playing a benefit performance for The Bob Moog Foundation at the Museum of Making Music in Carlsbadistan on Friday, November 6, 2009.
George’s prolific career as a pianist, synth pioneer, composer and Grammy award-winning producer has earned him a place of honor in the world of jazz, funk, pop and R&B. He has worked with a who’s who of artists, including: Jean-Luc Ponty, Cannonball Adderly, Nancy Williams, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Zappa, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Sonny Rollins, Diane Reeves, and many others. His production credits span decades of top artists and performers. Today, the unstoppable Duke continues to produce, write and perform. His 2008 album, Dukey Treats, was released on the Heads Up label.
The Bob Moog Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate and inspire children and adults through the power and possibilities of electronic music and through the intersection of science, music and innovation.
Ticket for the show are $75 for the general public and $65 for Museum members. For tickets and information, please contact the Museum at 760-438-5996 or visit http://www.museumofmakingmusic.org. The Museum of Making Music is
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by The Editors on October 17, 2009
Ultimate homemaker and convicted liar Martha Stewart will make an appearance at the Carlsbadistan Costco tomorrow Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 3 PM to promote and sign her newest book, Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family & Friends.
Two hundred recipes perfect for dinner when you have a little time—but not all day—to cook. For meals that are meant for sharing with friends and family but created with busy cooks in mind, Martha Stewart’s Dinner at Home is a new classic that cooks of all levels will depend on.
As if the lines at Costco aren’t long enough on a Sunday afternoon already.
[Link: Costco]
by The Editors on October 17, 2009
The New Village Arts Theatre’s Off-Nights @ NVA will be hosting Tokeli, the Brazilian jazz and world music group this Monday, October 19, 2009 at 7:30 PM.
Redefining Brazillian jazz and world music by blending technol-electronica beats, jazz fusion, Brazillian traditional, rock and more, Tokeli creats the World Music Revolution — a totally new sound.
Tickets for Tokeli are $10. The Village Arts Theatre is located at 2787 State St, Carlsbad, CA. Click here to buy tickets or call (760) 433-3245.
[Link: New Village Arts Theatre]
by The Editors on October 14, 2009
Join 100,000 of your closest friends on Sunday November 1, 2009 as the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce hosts the 35th Annual fall Carlsbad Street Fair in the Village of Carlsbadistan. Browse through acres and acres of items from over 900 venders at “the nation’s largest one day faire.”
Find items that you can find at any other street faire in North America. Buy stuff that will make you wonder what you were thinking when you finally get it back into your home. But that’s not the fun of street faire. The fun is just mingling with your friends an neighbors on streets void of traffic.
“The faire is a social happening of major proportions. With almost more attendees than Carlsbad residents, the event nearly doubles the population of Carlsbad for one day,” said Ted Owen, president and chief executive officer of the Carlsbad Chamber. “Fun, food and great prices are the faire’s main ingredients.”
And we have to agree with Ted. We’ll see you there.
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by The Editors on October 5, 2009
We already missed the first weekend of Halloween festivities at Legoland, but there is still time to get in on the Brick Or Treating each weekend for the rest of October 2009/
On Saturdays, the popular Brick-or-Treat Party Nights returns from 5 to 9 p.m. featuring nighttime brick-or-treating, costume contests, a new dance contest, entertainment with the “Boo Crew” and a giant LEGO® pumpkin! Brick-or-Treat activities are included with regular admission (kids 3 – 12 and Seniors 60+ $55; Adults $65).Party Nights only tickets purchased at the Park after 5 p.m. are $35 or check offers online only at www.brickortreat.com or (760) 918-LEGO.
Kind of nice to get dressed up, go out trick or treating without having to worry about traffic. . .not a bad idea.
[Link: Legoland California]
by The Editors on October 3, 2009
The Rotary Clubs of Carlsbad are holding their 27th Annual Oktoberfest today (Saturday, October 3, 2009) in Carlsbadistan’s Holiday Park.
The family event features German food, German music, dancing, and a host of children’s activities, including a pumpkin-decorating contest, facing painting, clowns, and much more. The pumpkin-decorating contest is for children 5-15 years old. Each winner in the four age group categories will receive $25. . . Roger and the Villagers will play its traditional brand of polka music, including the beloved “Chicken Dance, from 5 to 10 p.m. . . A German dinner will be served from 12 noon to 8 p.m. The dinner includes two German sausages, German potatoes, cabbage and a roll. Tickets are $10.
Shuttle buses will be running from the Southwest corner of the Westfield Plaza Camino Real beginning at 11:30 AM running until 10:30 PM. Click here for past Carlsbadistan Oktoberfest coverage.
[Link: Rotary Oktoberfest]
by The Editors on September 25, 2009
Carlsbadistan’s Armada Street will get all chalked up this weekend at the 7th Annual Carlsbad Art Splash September 26-27, 2009. The two day festival will feature chalk art street paintings, musicians, street entertainers, and performing artists. And Saturday sample food from Carlsbadistan’s finest restaurants at Taste at ArtSplash, September 26, 2009.
Click here for photos and coverage from last year, or here for all of our Art Splash coverage.
[Link: Carlsbad Art Splash]
This Saturday, October 31, 2009, the Carlsbad Village Farmers Market will be hosting a Halloween Party and Blood Drive.
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