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FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Arts Inc. (FAI) recently hosted members of the North County Arts Network (NCAN) to breakfast and a day of exploring Fallbrook’s art scene. Guests visited FAI's School of the Arts campus, including the Veteran’s Art Project at the California Sculpture Academy. They also took in the Galaxy of Glass Show at the Art Center and visited Brandon Gallery and the Fallbrook Library. "Clearly, Fallbrook is an outstanding and ambitious arts community with excel... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Association (FAA) will have Shuang Li as its guest artist at the meeting on Thursday, Nov. 10 at the Fallbrook School of Arts on Alvarado Street. Born, raised and trained in China, Li received her BA in art history. After moving to the US she received her master of fine arts degree from the University of Oregon. Following the en plein air impressionism approach she paints in watercolors both on locations and in her studio, portraying the e...
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A trickling fountain inside a restaurant? The very thought of it conjures up a peaceful, serene image. Then, imagine that you are enjoying a plate of luscious Italian food prepared by an award-winning chef. A wall mural whisks you off to Tuscany. The glowing candles on the mural’s table fool you into thinking it’s a romantic alcove within the restaurant. That is the very ambiance that dominates Fresco Grill in Bonsall’s River Village. Genial proprietor/chef Leone D'Arcangelo i...
TEMECULA – The third annual Concert for Heroes, a benefit for Manzanita Ranch, will again be held on Veterans Day at Galway Downs on Friday, Nov. 11. The Manzanita Ranch, Inc., is a nonprofit human service agency dedicated to serving the needs of veterans by using horses for therapy. This year the Phoenix Patriot Band, the official rock band arm of the Phoenix Patriot Foundation, will be part of the musical lineup. Members Darrin Isham and T-Bone Villegas will assist to r... Full story
PALA – Styx, the legendary rockers who combined hard and pop rock into an international music genre, will perform Saturday, Jan. 21, in the Events Center at Pala Casino Spa & Resort. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. Styx flashed on the rock scene in the 1970s and has had five consecutive albums certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America and 16 Top 40 singles. The band is best known for smash hits “Lady,” “Come Sail Away,” “Babe,” “The Best of Times,” “Too M...
FALLBROOK – Every Thursday evening after practice and before hitting the books, the Fallbrook varsity football team and coaches gather for a meal, a prayer and team bonding in preparation for the following day’s contest. This is a welcome break for these high school athletes from a regiment of weight lifting, endurance training, film review, not to mention studying and preparing college applications for this year’s seniors. This helps to bring teammates, coaches and families t... Full story
OCEANSIDE – The 2014 German film “Phoenix” will be shown Sunday, Oct. 23 by the North County Film Club. The film centers on the character, Nelly who is a disfigured Holocaust survivor. Her entire family has been killed during the war. The film takes place in Berlin in 1945 just at the end of WWII. Nelly, a Jew, sets out to determine if her husband had betrayed her to the Nazis. It’s a moving, intelligent and unforgettable story and has been compared to Hitchcock’s “Vertigo." This emotional thriller will be shown at 3 p.m.,... Full story
FALLBROOK − At the pocket park on the northeast corner of Alvarado and Vine, there is a different piece of public art called “Fred and Ginger,” a metal mix sculpture by artist Steve Reiman. This location is part of a rotating art space sponsored by Fallbrook Art in Public Places. The new sculpture replaces “Osprey” which was the first art display at the pocket park, which was created May 2015. This space was honored by the Fallbrook Beautification Alliance last year for its la...
FALLBROOK – Senator Joel Anderson sent recognition certificates to art instructor Marilee Ragland for her students who entered art work in the San Diego County Fair. The a certificates were awarded “in special recognition of their commitment to preserving one of San Diego’s greatest traditions through their participation in the San Diego County Fair as Creative Youth competitors.” There were 33 entries in the Creative Youth Art Show from the Fallbrook School of the Arts. E... Full story
FALLBROOK – On Oct. 30, 1938, long time Fallbrook resident Don Foulkes was 16 years old and living in Peabody, Mass. He was a senior in high school. Foulkes' mother had given him a book of a collection of stories by H. G. Wells. The night before Halloween in 1938, the Foulkes family followed their usual routine listening to the weekly radio broadcast of the Mercury Radio Theater. His mother began to believe that the story on the radio was true until Don reminded her that "the War of the Worlds" was in the book that she had g... Full story
Sports fans that attend the Monday Night Football (MNF) parties at Pala Resort and Casino should be very thankful there are no National Football League referees in attendance. In the NFL, a player gets penalized for “piling on.” A referee would run out of flags calling that penalty at Pala, where the condiment bar is under a constant blitz from hungry football fans that know a great bargain. While attending the MNF party in the Infinity Showroom on Oct. 3, this writer saw several fine balancing acts by people carrying pla...
The Galaxy of Glass − one of Fallbrook's most beloved exhibits − is on display at the Fallbrook Art Center, and is inspiring guests and art lovers alike to take a second look at the beauty that glass art radiates. The 2016 Galaxy of Glass opened on Sept. 10, with guests coming from as far as New York to enjoy the beauty of the display of over 150 pieces of original glass art created by 16 regional glass artists. With 19 years of exhibits, the Galaxy of Glass is one of the Fal... Full story
Ian Murdock Special to the Village News Genius – which somehow slipped by me a few months ago – is a riveting tale, one that brought me down memory lane. While watching the unparallel acting performances and story, I was thrust right back to my high school days – when reading the timeless writers of this era (the focus of this film) was part of my, and most students, schooling. Covering the era of the "Roaring 1920's" and the ensuing "Great Depression", this true story – the discovery of the infamous writer Thomas Wolfe ... Full story
TEMECULA – The Greek Festival, a popular family event held annually in Temecula since the early nineties, is happening Saturday, Oct. 15, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 16, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the Temecula City Hall area. Admission is $2 per person, with kids under 12 getting in for half price. The festival site will be set up like a Greek village and will feature live folk music and dancing, booths offering Greek delicacies, and games for children. A feature of the festival that receives perhaps the most atten...
OCEANSIDE – Brian Wilson is the subject of the next film to be previewed by the North County Film Club. In the 1960s the Beach Boys were one of the most musical groups around. In the 2014 film, “Love and Mercy”, both Paul Dano and John Cusack portray Brian Wilson as he slides into a mental breakdown. Dano plays his 1960s character trying to please his abusive father. Later, Cusack plays him in the 80s as he’s under the domination of his therapist. He’s saved when he meets and falls in love with a woman who stands up to the... Full story
FALLBROOK – The guest artist for the Fallbrook Art Association's October meeting is Victoria Alexander Marquez, who will demonstrate how she creates "a visual symphony of nature" with paper and paint. The meeting will be held Oct. 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Fallbrook School of Arts, 310 E. Alvarado St. The workshop will be held Oct. 23. Marquez has a fine arts degree from the College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California. She has silk-screened and hand painted fabric and c...
MISSION VIEJO – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new guidance for the use of the nutrient content claim “healthy” on food labeling, and fresh avocados meet the criteria. Long touted for the range of health and wellness benefits associated with them, avocados can finally bear the claim that sums it all up: avocados are healthy. While 90 percent of consumers report that they purchase avocados based on the nutritional benefits they provide, 21 perce...
SAN DIEGO – Visit the studios of eight Fallbrook artists Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 15-16, to watch the making of art in progress when Jim Bates, Gabrielle Bitter, BJ Lane, Victoria and Daniel Marquez, Jorge ‘Pico’ Medrano, Danielle Nelisse and Julia S Rasor open their doors to the public. Thirty-one San Diego County visual artists are participating in the Second Annual Open Studios San Diego event. Open Studios tour visitors can enjoy and purchase art as diverse as collage, acrylic, oil and watercolor paintings, fiber art,...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host several free events in October, including concerts, lectures, flu shots, book discussions and an art reception. The schedule is as follows: - Friday, Oct. 7, 2 p.m. – Free flu shots provided by Palomar Health. No insurance needed. Parents must give permission for children under 18. - Tuesday, Oct. 11, 6 p.m. – Writers Read. An Open Mic where members of the community read their work followed by a featured writer. Author and poet Ruth Nolan will read from her work on California deser...