Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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Save Our Forest, July 27, held what was originally going to be a simple Meet and Greet for downtown merchants to get to know the volunteers who help improve and enhance the community. According to SOF director Jackie Heyneman, the event morphed into a recognition of all the gifts of volunteerism by not only Save Our Forest (tree maintenance and stewardship), but Fallbrook Village Association (special events to bring people to downtown), Fallbrook Beautification Alliance...
FALLBROOK – The third annual "Remembering 9/11" exhibition and competition invites artists "to create a patriotic themed work of art, honoring our military, veterans, first responders and our Country," and is sponsored by Fallbrook Propane Gas Company. The exhibition will be held at Brandon Gallery Sept. 4 - 28, 2018. The artwork will be judged by the community. The "People's Choice Award" can be voted on Sept. 4 through Sept. 9 at the gallery. A reception will be held S...
A party that was started in 1997 by the Downtown Merchants will resume for the 22nd straight year Friday, July 20, when the Fallbrook Village Association presents the first of its three Fallbrook Summer Nights events for 2018. "What's really fun is just the camaraderie, everybody talking, having fun and just getting along," said Manny Gratz, a FVA director who has been involved with Fallbrook Summer Nights since 1999. "It's truly a block party." Fallbrook Summer Nights offer...
It’s heating up. Days are long. School’s out. Vacations take front and center stage. So, what happens in real estate? Historically in Fallbrook, our market slows down during July, August and part of September. I’ll bet you’re surprised by that fact. Many of us grew up in geographic areas where the prime time to move was the summer. It might have been too cold or rainy before June, or the children were in school. Summer, for much of the country is the time to buy and sell real... Full story
FALLBROOK – There will be no general meeting for the Fallbrook Art Association in July, but a potluck will be held July 21 at the Fallbrook Women's Club, 238 W. Mission Road. Members are asked to bring their favorite dish, along with its recipe. Paints and canvasses will be provided for a fun activity – members can contribute their artistic skills to collaboratively create two abstract, free-form paintings in primary colors. Usually the months of July and August are dark for...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association announced 16 winning pieces by FAA members in the San Diego County Exhibition of Fine Arts. These members were the recipients of two first place, two second place and two third place winners, as well as 10 honorable mentions, in an impressive variety of categories. Karen Langer Baker placed first for her collage entry, "Homage to Degas' Bather." Rosemarie Meis also placed first for her oil painting, "Rose Duet." Second-place winners were D...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook is well represented in the Fine Art Exhibition at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar. There were 1,800 works submitted, and 750 were juried in to be displayed. Among winners from the Fallbrook area who were recognized at the awards presentation, May 31, were Jack Ragland and his daughter,Natasha Ragland. Jack Ragland won second place in "Acrylic Still Life" with a large painting entitled "Barcarolle." He had four works juried in and received a d...
Fallbrook and Bonsall organizations were among those receiving fiscal year 2018-19 Community Enhancement grants funded by the County of San Diego's Transient Occupancy Tax revenue. The Community Enhancement allocations were part of the 2018-19 budget process and were thus finalized June 26 when the San Diego County Board of Supervisors approved the county's newest budget. Each county supervisor provided his or her recommendations for their Community Enhancement budget of $1,243,728, not including returned funds from 2017-18...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook High School held its annual Senior Awards Ceremony, and $1.7 million in scholarships were awarded to seniors, including those enlisting in the military. Fallbrook High School is proud to announce that 80 percent of seniors are planning to attend college and 6 percent are enlisting in military service. Following is a list of senior scholarships awards and recognitions: Military Enlistees Catrina Bamber – Army Tuscany Barner – Army Christian Lyntton – Army Corey McAdams – Army Sydney Porter – Army Benjamin... Full story
Fallbrook and Bonsall organizations are being considered for Community Enhancement grants funded by the County of San Diego's Transient Occupancy Tax revenue. The 2018-19 budget process of the San Diego County Board of Supervisors included June 11-12 presentations for Community Enhancement requests, and organizations were also allowed to provide presentations electronically if they chose not to make the trip to the County Administration Center. Each county supervisor will provide his or her recommendations which will likely b...
FALLBROOK – The public is invited to the Fallbrook Art Association meeting, 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 16, at the Fallbrook Women's Club, 238 W. Mission Road. The meeting will include a critique of members' paintings – one work each – by guest artist Char Cee Colosia, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., followed by a demonstration in watercolor. Colosia has been painting for over 45 years in all mediums and has earned first place awards in juried shows throughout the county. Colosia studi... Full story
The primary election is quickly approaching – polls will be open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 5 – and of particular interest to North County voters is who will replace termed out San Diego County supervisor Bill Horn, who for 23 years has served District 5. The candidates looking to take over for Horn are Jacqueline Arsivaud, Jim Desmond, Michelle Gomez and Jerry Kern. The two candidates garnering the most votes in the primary will advance to the November election, unless one of the candidates wins the seat outright by earning mor... Full story
FALLBROOK – The public is invited to the Fallbrook Art Association meeting 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Fallbrook Women's Club, 238 W. Mission Road, in Fallbrook. The meeting will include a critique by the guest artist for members' paintings, one work each, from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., followed by artist Lyndelle Stonick demonstrating a painting in pastels. Stonick has excelled as an artist in drawing, painting and printmaking and as a fine jeweler. She has been gifted...
FALLBROOK – Six mentors from the American Association of University Women and 10 Fallbrook High School mentees visited the Balboa Park museums, Feb. 20, during their Presidents Day vacation week. The girls had the opportunity to appreciate different styles of art from around the world and especially enjoyed the Latino collection on display at the San Diego Museum of Art. Other museums visited were the Mingei International Museum; the Museum of Man where there was a special exh...
The Maie Ellis Elementary Parent Teacher Student Association would like to thank the Fallbrook Art Center and especially Director Mary Perhacs for giving our upper grade classes tours of the FAC’s ninth annual World of Watercolor show this spring. We are so fortunate to have world-class art just a few blocks from our school and to have an organization like the Fallbrook Art Center be so welcoming to our students. The tours complement the PTSA art lessons students receive at school and give them a chance to see professional a... Full story
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Art Association holds its next "Paint-In" at the Fallbrook Woman's Club Saturday, April 28, 1 to 4 p.m. Artists will work from a still life set up by FAA members or can work from photographs they bring to the event. There is room for standing easels. All will enjoy an afternoon of painting and camaraderie. Anyone interested in participating can contact Carol Reardon at (760) 731-6677. One more "Paint-In" will be scheduled for fall. This event is a b... Full story
FALLBROOK – Visitors will be greeted by the featured American-made Packard automobiles at this year's 53rd annual Fallbrook Vintage Car Show 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 27, on Memorial Day weekend, on the grass at the Pala Mesa Resort, 2001 Old Highway 395, in Fallbrook. The show and parking are free to visitors. "These cars will shine at the largest ever Fallbrook show," Ron Mintle, Chuck Pedigo and Doug Allen said. They are this year's co-chairs responsible for o...
FALLBROOK - The Fallbrook Art Association announced their annual Plein Air Competition and Show, Wednesday, April 25, at Grand Tradition, 220 Grand Tradition Way, in Fallbrook. The one-day event is open to all artists. Participants can sign in 10 a.m. with their $20 entry fee or $25 for non-members and have their materials stamped. They can paint any subject on the grounds and must return the finished painting no later than 3 p.m. This year's judge is Richard Stergulz. Cash...
I regularly overhear comments and discussions about how high the prices of homes are here in Fallbrook. As a Realtor who works primarily in Fallbrook and Bonsall, these comments always surprise me a little. Out of the 34 ZIP codes in north San Diego County, our median priced home falls nearly right in the middle of the pack. The median for all of north San Diego County, for the month of February, was $620,000 and Fallbrook's was $615,000. There were 15 ZIP codes that came in... Full story
FALLBROOK – The public is invited to the Fallbrook Art Association meeting 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 17, at The Fallbrook Women's Club, 238 W. Mission Road, in Fallbrook. The meeting will include a critique for members' paintings, one work each, 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., followed by a demonstration by artist Mary Aslin of painting in pastels. Light gracing any subject and telling a story of beauty is the source of inspiration for Aslin's award-winning still life and f...
There is a definite developing divide between good old-fashioned customer service, modern-day technology and how these concepts relate to real estate. Technology is crashing into our lives from every direction. As a committee member for the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee for the California Association of Realtors (CAR), we discuss at length the rapid integration of technology into the business of selling real estate. One very large, well-known real estate firm just... Full story
FALLBROOK – The San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery located in The Arts District at Liberty Station in San Diego hosted the 2018 San Diego Youth Art Month Exhibit. This complex of art exhibitions holds an Open Art Walk on the first Friday of the month. It was during this busy evening event that the Closing Awards Reception was held for the San Diego County YAM show. Fallbrook had five participating young artists in this year's competitive YAM exhibit: Lucy Calverley, S...
We've all been deluged with those oversized glossy postcard mailers with matching oversized claims like "Joe Smith: #1 Realtor in California!" or "Susie Jones Realty Sold $99 Million in Real Estate in 2018!" Or what about those ridiculous weight loss ads – "Best-selling Belly Buster in the World!" We know this is "fake news," and so into the round file it all goes, right? Truly smart, successful people don't fall for these gimmicks, nor do they believe everything they see o... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association announces their Spring Show, March 2 through 30 at the Brandon Gallery, 105 N. Main St. This year a special theme prize will be awarded for "Spring is Bustin' Out All Over," but all themes are welcome. Intake for the show will be Friday and Saturday, Feb. 23 and 24, from noon to 3 p.m. The reception will be held Saturday, March 3, 5 to 7 p.m. This year's judge is Sally Pearce, who earned her bachelor of fine arts degree from the Art I...
FALLBROOK – Young artists from Fallbrook School of the Arts created five of the 325 entries submitted into the annual Youth Art Month (YAM) Exhibit from which only 143 pieces were selected. The YAM Exhibit opened Jan. 17 and will run through Feb. 2 at the San Diego Watercolor Society Gallery in The Arts District at Liberty Station, Building #202, 2825 Dewey Rd. San Diego, CA 92106. This exhibit is a collaborative production of the San Diego County division of the California Ar...
