We mentioned the Cadillacs of Comedy a few weeks ago, but we had no idea how big they were getting. The letters on the marquee must be at least a foot tall.
You know what they say about comedians with big marquees. . . we’ll just let Don Friesen, Anthony Griffith, and Mark Anderson tell you next Friday or Saturday night at the Carlsbad Village Theatre, 2822 State St., Carlsbad. Tickets are $15. Call (760) 434-5922.
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She was sippin’ water and suckin’ throat lozenges most of the set, but that didn’t keep blues diva Javina Magness and her band from rocking the crowd all the way to the outfield at Stagecoach Park last night, for concert two of Carlsbad’s TGIF Jazz in The Park 2008.
We didn’t catch the first bit of Magness’ show because, as usual when we venture that far into Carlsbad’s Eastern Front, we got lost. From the looks on the faces of the packed baseball field everyone was enjoying Javina’s efforts.
The new baseball diamond venue may lack a little of the flavor of the old location, but it sure makes it easy for all the picnickers. And that new jumbo-sized dance floor seemed to be extremely popular.
Follow the jump for all the photos.
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North County Times staff writer Pam Kragen was surprised to find that the New Village Arts Theatre presentation of Clifford Odets‘ “nearly three-hour long” boxing/violin/love story drama Golden Boy actually works, even though there are “huge casting demands, thick, ethnic accents, dated dialogue where women characters practically beg to be smacked around.”
Yet somehow, scrappy little New Village Arts Theatre in Carlsbad has made this play work, thanks to a smartly designed two-story set that keeps the action always in motion, and Joshua Everett Johnson’s thoughtful direction that holds the play firmly in period.
Golden Boy runs Thursday through Sunday at 8 PM (a 3 PM matinee on Saturdays) from June 21st – July 13th. For more information or to buy tickets please visit the New Village Arts Theatre website.
[Link: North County Times]
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The Los Angeles Daily News has described award-winning vocalist Janiva Magness as “a superb, powerhouse R&B singer who delivers blues and soul with show-stopping authority.” And her new album What Love Will Do is reportedly amazing.
Magness reaches heights only hinted at in her previous recordings, interpreting new material written especially for her and songs from Little Milton, Tina Turner, Bill Withers, Al Green, Candi Staton, Dorothy Moore and Marvin Gaye. Her impassioned singing takes each song from deep within her being and projects it out directly into the heart and soul of her audience, making What Love Will Do essential listening for blues, roots, rock and soul music lovers everywhere.
In April 2008, Magness traveled to Iraq and Kuwait co-headlining Bluzapalooza, the first-ever blues concert tour to perform for American troops. And this Friday night (June 27, 2008), at 6 PM Magness will perform in Carlsbad’s Stagecoach Park. Don’t miss it.
[Link: Jazz In The Park]
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If you’d forgotten. Today is officially world-wide Go Skateboarding Day.
If you see someone on a skateboard (even if they’re rolling where they shouldn’t) congratulate them for celebrating a world wide holiday. And if you own a skateboard (no matter how old it is) get out and ride it. Or, you could even stop by the Carlsbad Skatepark at the Orion Avenue Safety Center and share the love.
[Link: Go Skateboarding Day]
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Amazing how this stuff can sneak up on us. Tonight (June 20, 2008) from 6 to 8 PM, on ball field number 1 of Stagecoach Park “contemporary blues” singer Debbie Davies launches the new summer season of Carlsbad’s Jazz in The Park.
Davies cut her teeth playing in blues and rock ‘n roll bands in the San Francisco Bay area before returning to Los Angeles in 1984, where she landed the lead guitar spot in Maggie Mayall and the Cadillacs, an all-female band led by wife of British blues pioneer, John Mayall. . . . Since 1993, Debbie has produced nine solo recordings and two collaborative CD’s, one with guitarists Tab Benoit and Kenny Neal, and another with guitarists Anson Funderburgh and Otis Grand. . . . in 1997 [Davies] won the award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Artist. She is nominated yet again in this category for 2008.
Pack up the picnic and roll out to Stagecoach for an evening of fine blues guitar in a big park.
[Link: Jazz in The Park]
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There is still time for Carlsbad kids ages 4 to 12 to enter the Legoland S.O.S. (Save Our Seas) Poster Project, as the park has extended the the deadline until 5 pm on July 12, 2008.
The S.O.S. Poster Project is an opportunity for children ages 4 to 12 to creatively explore their ideas for protecting our seas and the creatures who live in them. Children in three age categories (4 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12) will compete using any two-dimensional medium from crayons and markers to paint, ink, pencil or even LEGO® to illustrate their best idea for protecting our oceans. Contestants may submit posters up to 18 by 24 inches and are encouraged to include a 100-word description of their idea.
Winners of the competition will be announced in July and honored at the grand opening of the new SEA LIFE Aquarium when it opens August 11. All entries should be mailed to S.O.S. Poster Contest, One LEGOLAND Drive, Carlsbad California 92008 or hand delivered to Guest Services at LEGOLAND California by 5 p.m. on July 12. For complete contest rules and regulations, visit www.LEGOLAND.com/poster.
[Link: SOS Poster Project]
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Most of the world probably doesn’t know this, but June 7, 2008 is National Trails Day and to celebrate the Carlsbad Recreation Department is hosting Trail Blast: Emergency Preparedness on the Lake Calavera Trails beginning at 8:00 AM.
Get information on how to handle emergencies while hiking, such as rattlesnakes, poison oak, falls and heat stroke. Also learn how to deal with biking emergencies that could occur on the trail. Meet the City of Carlsbad’s Emergency Preparedness Coordinator to learn helpful tips on what your family can do to be ready for any disaster.
Meet at the Lake Calavera Trail Head (at the intersection of College Blvd. and Carlsbad Village Drive) for guided hikes and tours of the Lake Calavera Trails.
[Link: Carlsbad Recreation Department]
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People began gathering at the Tamarack railroad crossing at 10:30 AM today as word spread through Carlsbadistan that an “old-time steam engine” was on it’s way down the track.
That steam engine was the historic exSanta Fe 3751 which pulled the last steam passenger train between Los Angeles and San Diego in 1953. It is currently owned by the San Bernardino Railroad Historical Society.
This historic engine will be steaming back to Los Angeles today and is scheduled to leave the Santa Fe Station in downtown San Diego at 2:30 PM. Those interested in seeing it on its way north should be at the Carlsbad tracks between 3:10 and 3:40 PM.
[Link: The San Diego Steam Special]
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