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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Paulette Britton Special to the Village News What if you got a call from someone whose name you kind of recognize offering an all-expense paid trip for two to Nashville and two free tickets to the Gospel Music Awards? Would you go? Fallbrook resident and recording artist Rick Founds received such a call just before Easter from Gary Christensen, the chief intellectual property officer at Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc. CCLI provides a service for churches to be in legal...
The Fallbrook Chamber of Commerce's first Wine & a Bite Art Walk of the summer June 15 offered eight stops along Main Avenue and its side streets with some new and familiar faces. There were enough fresh features to the walk to make a fun evening and produce more photos than can fit on this page. Many of the participating businesses, including Brooktown Café and Hair Lounge, have hosted stops before, but there were a few new locations with the Village News' new office on the...
FALLBROOK – It was a very successful evening for local Fallbrook couple Larry and Karen Baker, who learned of their awards while attending the San Diego Fair's Fine Art Competition reception. Karen Baker won a first place award for her collage, "Homage to Degas' Bather" plus two honorable mentions, one for her pen and ink drawing, "What's the Point?" and the other for her monotype print, "Sacred Geometry." Also accepted in the show, which received more than 1,800 entries w...
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 – June, July and August will see the artwork of Jim Bates, Gabriele Bitter and Neill Ketchum on display at the Z Cafe and Gallery. The community is invited to celebrate their art at a reception, 3-5 p.m., Saturday, June 23, at the Z Gallery in River Village, in Bonsall. Bates is a native Californian who began his professional career after studying art and graphic design at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles. "My watercolor paintings, using only three p...
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 – Brandon Gallery is seeking entries for "A Dog & Pony Show," Aug. 4-25, an open show judged by Hajime Ohno. The show will celebrate all of the animal companions that are a part of families, work and people's lives. The gallery is seeking works with dogs, cats, ponies, birds, goats, fish and other animals that enrich people's lives – those wonderful buddies everyone loves. "Quite often, while working on a project we discover something – something new, somet...
FALLBROOK – The seventh annual Guild Show Exhibition ran May 20 through June 17 at the Fallbrook Art Center. The show featured more than 90 works by guild members, including paintings, pastels, printmaking, fine art jewelry, mixed media, photography, sculpture and gourds. Awards totaling $2,500 were presented to guild artists. Best of Show went to Vita Sorrentino for "Forest Remains;" first place went to Dixon Fish for "A Lifetime Ago;" second place to Janet Lee for "20 Rue A...
FALLBROOK – The 413 Project Theater will open a play adaptation of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" on June 22 at the Tea Lane Parlor. Based on the classic novel, two sisters, Elinor and Marianne, are thrust into poverty by their brother's scheming and manipulative wife. Reduced to living with their mother in a tiny cottage with their prospects for marriage nearly ruined, the sisters are nevertheless courted by three dynamic men, each with a dark secret. The shy and a...
It comes as no surprise that good fences make good neighbors. True from the time of Ben Franklin and probably more so today, playwright Karen Zacarias delivers with "Native Gardens." The show is smart and cheeky. It's an eye-opening look into our preconceived attitudes toward immigration, race and privilege. No doubt, the cure for today's culturally sensitive environment. Written with savvy politically correct insight wrapped in biting truths, the locale is none other than...
Andrew Lloyd Webber is an icon in musical theatre. Lovingly known as the creator genius behind "The Phantom", it isn't until he writes the new music for "School of Rock" that his real diversity sparkles. And when partnering with Julian Fellows who could even guess how they can rock out! After all, Fellows is that same stuffy guy who created and hosted the award winning "Downton Abbey". I know, who would ever imagine he was this cool? As it turns out they (Webber and Fellows)... Full story
PALA – Representatives of R&B/Pop star Toni Braxton issued the following statement June 8, “Due to an unforeseen scheduling conflict, Toni Braxton’s performance at Pala Casino Spa & Resort’s Starlight Theater at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, August 11, has been cancelled. All refunds can be obtained at point of purchase....
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort will host a “Paint and Sip” art event, 1-3:30 p.m., Saturday, July 7, in the underground wine cave. The ticket price, $40 per person, includes all art materials, including paint, brushes and a canvas so participants can duplicate the featured painting, “Fireworks.” Selected wines will be available at the happy hour price of $5 per glass. Happy hour drinks also will be available, including domestic beer, $3; imported beer, $4; selected craft beer, $5; premium cocktails, $5, and signature...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook watercolor painter Jim Bates won a first place blue ribbon in the "Representational Animals" category of the San Diego County Fair Fine Art Exhibition for his painting, "Mika." Bates also took home an honorable mention in the "Representational Landscapes" category for "Dejeuner Sur la Dordogne." From more than a thousand entries, about half were accepted for judging. The awards were presented May 31, at a reception for the artists whose work will be on d...
The Moliere Award is a literary prize based on a theatrical technique created during the 17th century by the French dramatist Jean-Baptiste Poquelin aka Moliere. He is recognized as the creator of the comedic technique incorporating double-vision. Seeing two things at once. A broad approach to comedy akin to commedia dell’arte. Not unlike the Yanny/Laurel internet phenomenon. As it turns out the words were broadcast on two different wave lengths and so your hearing determined... Full story
Sponsored by Friends of Fallbrook Library, the highlight of every Community Read event is the speech given by the guest of honor, the author of the featured book. While this year's book, "Barking to the Choir", was not the first non-fiction book to be chosen, its subject was a definite departure from past choices (not to mention that the author is a Catholic priest). The world Father Gregory Boyle lives in and tells about in his books and speeches is much different from the...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library kicks off its Summer Reading Club (SRC) this month in addition to offering numerous other free events, which are listed below. Saturday, June 9 from 10 to 12 p.m. – SRC: Format Writing for Publication with K-B Gressitt. This special lecture/workshop will show you how to format your writing for submission. Limited to 20 adults (age 16 and up). Sign up at the front desk to reserve your spot. Sunday, June 10 from 3 to 4:30 p.m. – SRC: Zookeeping Adventures talk with Denise Gillen, an anima...
"Nathan Gunn Flying Solo" scores a perfect 10! His 90-minute, one-man show shares his family history two generations back from the Scottish Highlands to the corn belt of Illinois. Gunn is recognized internationally as one of the world's finest baritones. Applauded for his smooth honey-filled voice, be it "Figaro" or "Oklahoma", Nathan Gunn is eye candy. Adding to his manliness (no metro sexual dude here ladies, Nathan Gunn is 100 percent prime USDA male) he is deliciously hand... Full story
PALA – Rhythm and blues and pop star Toni Braxton will perform 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11, at Pala Casino Spa & Resort's Starlight Theater. This year marks the 25th anniversary in music for Braxton, the multi-million-selling R&B and pop pioneer and seven-time Grammy Award-winner brings her timeless hits such as "Love Shoulda Brought You Home," "Another Sad Love Song," "Breathe Again," "Seven Whole Days," 'Un-Break My Heart" and "He Wasn't Man Enough." If that wasn't e...
The second annual Reggae & Arts Festival – Rasta Paw – held recently at Casa Estrella's beautiful outdoor venue is estimated to have brought in $20,000 to benefit the Fallbrook Animal Sanctuary, along with the Fallbrook Riders Field and SNAP, the lovingly nicknamed "neuter scooter." Turns out sipping jalapeno cucumber margaritas and eating street tacos for a cause works. This year's event was spectacular and featured eight reggae bands, including headliner Fluid Fou...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library presents the lists of the Top 10 checked out items in each category for the month of April. They are: Adult Fiction 1) "Y is for Yesterday" by Sue Grafton 2) "The Late Show" by Michael Connelly 3) "Camino Island" by John Grisham 4) "The Rooster Bar" by John Grisham 5) "The Whistler" by John Grisham 6) "Two Kinds of Truth" by Michael Connelly 7) "Haunted" by James Patterson 8) "End Game" by David Baldacci 9) "The Midnight Line" by Lee Child 10) "Into the Water" by Paula Hawkins Adult N...
A world premiere play opened at The Cygnet Theater in Old Town San Diego recently. "The Wind and the Breeze" is by a new playwright Nathan Alan Davis. I will begin with what I liked. Sean Fanning's set design was a home run. The lighting design by R. Craig Wolf delights the eye and adds to the wonder. Steven Leffue is a renowned sound designer. yet the rap sequences are muddled. I can offer only praise for the actors. Often it must have required courage. The story begins in... Full story
PALA – Rhythm and blues and funk legends KC and the Sunshine Band will perform at 8 p.m., Friday, Sept. 14, at Pala Casino Spa & Resort's Starlight Theater. KC and the Sunshine Band are still as widely popular now as they were when they first danced into the music scene 40 years ago. Harry Wayne Casey, KC for short, developed a unique fusion of R&B and funk, with a hint of a Latin percussion groove, giving fans an impressive string of hits like "Get Down Tonight," "That's T...
PALA – Continuing its expansion and renovation, Pala Casino Spa & Resort opened its new Tourmaline Pools and its renovated hotel parking garage May 18. The new garage adds 420 new parking spaces giving Pala 3,700 convenient parking spaces just steps away from the action. Pala's new adults-only Tourmaline Pools offer guests the opportunity to enjoy 14 luxurious cabanas, five pools, two expansive hot tubs, a new poolside bar, a new poolside restaurant and a variety of outdoor l... Full story
PALA – Pala Casino Spa & Resort will continue its free events series in June featuring the 60+ Club at 1 p.m. on Tuesdays and the underground wine CAVE on weekends. There will also be a special double-header of performances in the new and expanded Luis Rey’s restaurant and lounge on Saturday, June 30. Due to construction of Pala’s expansion and renovation, no tribute concerts are scheduled, and the 60+ Club events will be in the Pala Events Center. The free June entertainment schedule includes: 60+ Club, 1 p.m. Tuesd...
