On Friday, January 25, 2008 at 7 PM, the Museum of Making Music welcomes award-winning guitarist Muriel Anderson for an evening of memorable music. Muriel will be joined by Thom Bresh, son of the legendary Merle Travis. Tickets are $20 for general, $15 for Museum members and $8 for students. Reservations are required. Follow the jump for the complete details.
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We feel badly about not warning anyone of the upcoming Carlsbad Marathon and Half Marathon scheduled for January 20, 2008, so this news makes us feel even worse. That’s right, registration is closed.
Registration for both the Carlsbad Marathon and the Carlsbad Half Marathon have reached participant capacity and have now closed, announced In Motion, Inc., the event’s organizer. Scheduled for January 20, 2008, the marathon and half marathon race fields have been capped at 1,500 and 7,600 entrants, respectively.
That’s not to say you can just run along without a number or sneak in with a charity organization.
[Link: Runner’s Web]
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Tonight at the Village Faire Mall in the heart of Carlsbadistan, the Jefferson Elementary School fifth grade band electrified shoppers and parents with a slew of Christmas classics in their first public performance of the year. About half of the program consisted of tunes played on the recorder directed by Carlsbad Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year, Karen Stencil and the other half was symphonic band directed by Steve Ebner.
Now, if we could just get that oh-so-hooky tune Good King Wenceslas out of our heads.
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Larry “Is The Caller There” King will be MCing the Kids Korps SuperStar Gala 2008 at the Four Season’s Aviara on Feburary 2, 2008. According to their website, Kids Korps USA “engages young people from 5 through 18 years of age in community service projects. It is committed to ensuring that our communities grow and thrive. Kids Korps’ mission is to instill in America’s youth the spirit of giving while providing valuable education in leadership and responsibility.”
SuperStar Gala 2008” takes its inspiration from the dedication, team spirit, and hard work associated with America’s Youth Volunteer Organization. This year’s annual gala is a celebration of our volunteer superstars, nearly 6,000 strong, and hundreds who make up our sponsors and supporters, who donate their time, talent and treasure to more than 1,200 community service projects annually.
Tickets for the “start-studded” event are $275 per person for Kids Korps members, or $1000.00 for premier seating. Follow the jump for all the details.
[Link: Kids Korps SuperStar Gala]
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On December 15, 2007 join Koercemedia, Innes, Electra, Sector 9, Sun Diego and more as Hensley’s Flying Elephant Pub and Grill hosts The Saving Christmas Festival, a benefit event for World Vision & Toys For Tots.
The event runs from 11 AM to 11 PM and will feature a “huge art show, live mural painting, concerts, live screenprinting and the biggest raffle ever,” according to a flier for the event. Bands include The Mystik Journeymen, Souljibe, Tommy Peacock, and, if we’re not totally confused Jenson and the Small Pox Mountain Boys. If you’re interested in helping kids, checking out some art in progress, and drinking beer, then we would suggest that you Click here to buy tickets.
[Link: Koercemedia via Carlsbadcrawl]
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The Carlsbad Fire Department’s classic fire truck had a special passenger this afternoon as hundreds of kids and their parents gathered for the annual Carlsbad Rotary Holiday Tree Lighting ceremony at the Village Faire in the heart of Carlsbadistan. And who was this special rider? It was Santa Claus.
Tree-lighting guests were treated to free hot apple cider, coffee and cookies, as well as a Christmas card making station for the kids. Santa actually allowed strangers to sit on his lap while elves snapped Polaroid pictures for the kids.
Before Mayor Bud Lewis officially lit the tree, the crowd enjoyed a girls choir from St. Patricks as well as several large groups of dancers including Jazzersize, Irish traditional dancing, and the ubiquitous Carlsbad High School Lancer Dancers.
We got cold and left before hearing the Mayor’s words to kick off the season, but we’re going to guess that they were wonderfully appropriate.
Jazzercisers jingle bell rocking out.
Click the link below for more photos and video of some Irish Traditional Dancers.
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Fans of Carlsbadistan’s best little restaurant, Le Passage, already know that owner Michelle Rocca has sold the business and is leaving Carlsbad. In an email to her best customers she hinted at exactly what she is up to:
I’ve been traveling to Australia for over a year now each time falling more and more for the country and the people, one in particular, and have decided to move to the Barossa Valley in March 2008. I know this move will be very hard not only on me but my family and friends, I also know that if I don’t go, I’ll never know. . .So, it is with a heavy heart that I wish to say good-bye and thank you for all the great times that we have shared over the years.
As a way to say good-bye while at the same time introducing Le Passage patrons to the restaurant’s new owners, Laura and Drew Reyer, Rocca and Sous Chef Frank Decker hosted two nights of what she called, The Last Supper. The invite-only dinners (held last night and tonight) included some of Le Passage’s finest creations including seared scallop salad, mac -n- cheese, Kobe sliders and chocolate decadent cake.
Michelle Rocca (left) with Le Passage’s newest owners Laura and Drew Reyer.
The first question fans of Le Passage ask when hearing that Rocca is leaving is will the restaurant change. Rocca said that she has confidence in the Reyers. “I interviewed several potential buyers and actually turned some down because it was like, no way. That’s why I’m happy about Laura and Drew,” she said. “Of course, a part of you always wants to be missed a little, but I think they’re going to be great.”
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On December 15, 2007 at 7 PM the Museum of Making Music, is presenting a “festive seasonal program” by John Doan, one of the few masters of the rare twenty-stroing harp guitar. In the performance Doan “re-enacts what it might have been like to celebgrate Christmas a century ago.” It’s called A Victorian Christmas and tickets are $20 ($15 for members) Click here to purchase tickets online.
John explores how the Victorians invented many Christmas traditions we remember and quite a few we have forgotten. Harp guitar, tremblelin, classical banjo and ukelin are but a few of the authentic instruments featured in the performance. They were once popular in American homes and parlors, on vaudeville stages and in mandolin orchestras. In addition to performing on each instrument, Doan explains their history in an entertaining and often zany fashion.
Fans of “zany” Christmas music shows, rejoice.
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Ring in the holiday season December 8 from 5 to 8 PM as the Leo Carillo Ranch is magically transformed into Candyland. Wonder what they’ll dress the shrieking peacocks up as?
The Ranch will be decked out in lights of candy canes, gumdrops and gingerbread houses. Join in the fun by creating crafts of Lifesaver® trains, candy cane reindeer, mini gingerbread houses, and cookie decorating. You can sing along with the carolers during the tree lighting ceremony then vote for your favorite tree in the holiday tree decorating contest.
And if you’re hungry there will be “soup and beverages” for sale. For more info follow the jump.
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Jenny McCarthy, the former Playboy Playmate, best selling author, and autism activist, along with her five-year-old son Evan plugged in the power cord at Legoland last night to light the “world’s largest Lego holiday tree.”
The ceremony, which also featured Carlsbad Firefighters and Santa Claus, brought special meaning to more than 3,000 California families coping with autism as LEGOLAND California’s President and General Manager John Jakobsen presented $10,000 to Talk About Curing Autism (TACA).
Legolands’ Jakobsen also announced that beginning today they will be “offering all active fire and law enforcement with valid ID and up to three immediate family members a complimentary fun-filled day at LEGOLAND.” Season’s greetings.
[Link: Earthtimes.org]
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