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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Bob Garver Special to the Village News I watched the original “Top Gun” from 1986 to prepare for “Top Gun: Maverick.” The aerial stunt work and action sequences were impressive, but like many 80’s movies, it fell into the trap of having a smarmy protagonist in Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. I was particularly skeezed out by a scene where he blatantly overstepped a boundary by following prospective love interest Charlie (Kelly McGillis) into a ladies’ room to hit on her. Fortunately, Maverick is much better-behaved in...
BONSALL – According to Jon Frandell, the 25th Annual Wine, Blues and Brews Festival that was held at White Horse Ranch Saturday evening, May 14, was a huge success. The Bonsall Rotary Club and Bonsall Fine Wine & Spirits (Chris McInerny and Angelique Khan-McInerny) partnered with three local charities, REINS (Debbi Shiner), D’Vine Path (Lenila Batali) and the Fallbrook Land Conservancy (Susan Liebes) and pooled their resources to put on the event. They built a tent city on the property at White Horse Ranch with 50 win... Full story
Karen Ossenfort Special to the Village News The San Diego music scene lost a true devotee to his music and to so many others last year in the fall. Valentino Frankestein, aka Raven White, aka Atomic Blondes, aka Roger Shy, entertained for years prior to his untimely death. Val was into the more moody 80s music, more serious. And always good. His death sent reverberations throughout the music scene from San Diego to LA and all parts of the world. His fiance, Cher Stroble, was finally able to pay tribute to Valentino at a...
Dave Aranda-Richards Special to the Village News Seldom does a 17-year-old high school senior stir up a community in the live-entertainment business as Mason Jopes of Bonsall High School is currently causing. On demand in several local venues, the young country singer, musician, and songwriter has an entourage of fans from a wide age group, who loyally pack his concerts. "I think the music was in me when I came out of the womb," claimed Jopes. "At age 2, I had a little snare d...
FALLBROOK – An exhilarating celebration of Bob Fosse's iconic choreography was witnessed by nearly 60 local seniors on Wednesday, May 25, when a group of residents from Silvergate Fallbrook attended a community outing to see "Dancin,'" a raucous and lively adaptation of the famed dance man's hit Broadway musical. "We're delighted that Silvergate chose The Old Globe as one of its springtime destinations," said Sam Abney, associate director of philanthropy for The Old Globe w...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Women's Connection invites all women to attend a fashion show and brunch in the ballroom of the Beverly Mansion at Grand Tradition Estates and Gardens, Friday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to noon, doors open at 9:15 a.m. For the featured program, regional manager Susan Heppner will emcee an elegant fashion show featuring clothes, handbags, hats, shoes and accessories from the Discovery Shop in Temecula, an upscale thrift shop that benefits the American Cancer S...
Nathalie Taylor Special to the Village News "Hey baby, they're playin' our song..." – The Buckinghams (1967) Strobe lights created rays of misty light as guests filed into the venue at Pala Casino and Resort on May 14. It was a night of remembrance for the audience in the packed concert venue. I was there to remember the late sixties, and I am confident that most of the guests came for the same reason. As we age, one of the great joys of life is to revel in the wonderful m... Full story
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News Summer solstice is nearing which means theatre will be in full bloom shortly. Here's what is happening around San Diego County. Broadway San Diego is opening May 31 to June 5 with "Hadestown" exploring the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set to music, followed by "Disney's The Lion King" coming Aug. 24 to Sept. 11. It's located at 3651 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103. For tickets, call 619-564-3000, visit...
LA JOLLA – Pacific Coast Harmony will present “Summer Soirée," a concert of modern four-part harmony music Sunday, June 12, at 3:15 p.m. at the Rancho Santa Fe Community Center, 5967 La Grenada, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067. The music spans the Great American Songbook, Broadway theater and film, popular traditional pieces, and beyond. In addition to the chorus, there will be several special quartet appearances. The concert will follow a reception from 2:30-3:15 p.m. with beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres and a silent auctio...
VISTA - The Alley Art Festival is coming to Vista for the sixth year, Saturday, June 11, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Green Oak Ranch, 1237 Green Oak Road, Vista. The festival is a family-friendly, free, one-day event and will feature live entertainment, including music, art demonstrations, a unique “puppet parade,” painting, sculpture, children’s art activities, an artist market, food trucks and more. Organized by a collaboration of community arts organizations, The Vista Art Foundation and The Backfence Society, this free-...
FALLBROOK – Based on Meredith Willson's six-time-Tony-Award-winning musical comedy, "The Music Man Jr." features some of musical theatre's most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fashioned romance. "The Music Man Jr." is family entertainment at its best – a bold, brassy show that will have the whole town atwitter! Master showman Harold Hill is in town and he's got "76 trombones" in tow. Can upright, uptight Marian, the town librarian, resist his powe...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to The Village News I am sad. I really, really, really wanted to love this show. Who wouldn't be excited to see the musical that shoved "Million Dollar Quartet" over to win the Tony Award in 2010 as Best Musical? I counted on this being a stellar show. Just the word "Memphis" conjures all sorts of cool stuff like the blues, barbeque, B.B. King, Al Green, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and, of course, the home of The King, Elvis P... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter The formal name of the concert tour which had a May 7 performance at Pala Casino is “An Evening With Ann Wilson of Heart and the Amazing Dawgs.” During the May 7 show, the 16 songs performed by Wilson and her band included some Heart classics but also included material from her recently-released album, Fierce Bliss, and from other rock bands. Wilson came to prominence with Heart, which also featured her sister. Without Nancy Wilson some adjustments were necessary for Ann Wilson to perform a c...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort announced its sponsorship of this year’s Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival. Pala will be a title sponsor of the annual event taking place Friday to Sunday, June 3-5, at Lake Skinner Regional Park. As a family friendly event, there will be something for everyone to enjoy, including hot air balloons, wine tastings, craft breweries, camping, entertainment and more. “Pala Casino and the Pala Band of Mission Indians have a long-standing history of supporting our local communities,” Coley M...
FALLBROOK – Arts in the Park was back in full swing after a two year hiatus, Sunday, May 1. Rally for Children and the Fallbrook Union Elementary School District, along with all of their local partners, presented the entire community with a wonderful free, fun day of arts, crafts, live music, reptiles and magic. Some of the community partners have been sharing their time and skills for over 15 years, including Will Gratz, Bob and Diane Gravlin, Daniel Martinez and many more. This year, the enthusiasm from local families w...
Rick Monroe Special to the Village News Charley Toscano of Bonsall, an accomplished 10-year-old ballet student who recently placed in the top-six of the prestigious Youth America Grand Prix finals in Florida, has been dancing for a little more than two years There were 18 boys in the precompetitive finals including numerous international competitors. Charley has an experienced coach who knows him well, his mother. Cody Toscano heads the pre-professional ballet training...
Joe Naiman Special to the Village News An April 23 San Diego Comic Fest session discussed the science of Star Trek. The panel consisted of University of California, Santa Barbara physics professor Roger Freedman; University of California, Merced physics professor Linda Hirst; Malin Space Science Systems advanced project manager Michael Ravine, San Diego Natural History Museum herpetology collections manager Frank Santana, and Technologico de Monterrey (Mexico City campus) physics professor Juanale Tamal. The session was...
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Art Center and Fallbrook Land Conservancy kicked off a month-long Celebration of Nature last week with the opening of the center's "Our Natural World" show and the presentation of the newest sculpture at the Palomares House Sculpture Garden. These long-established nonprofits have enjoyed a wonderful history together establishing the nature art show and working together on Fallbrook's Art in Public Places program. The art show (open daily through May 2...
FALLBROOK – "Material Magic: The Art Quilt," a spectacular art textile exhibition, opening May 9, is hosted by the Friends of the Fallbrook Library and is a must see. This show exposes viewers to the range of imagination, inventiveness and processes that art quilters go through to create their works. Abstracting and stretching the imagination leaves the viewer in awe of this special art form. Lori Anderson, Charlotte Bird, Marilyn Chaffee, Viviana Lombrozo, Kathleen McCabe a...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to the Village News As spring breaks through, so does Broadway San Diego with the musical "Come From Away" running May 17-22. It is based around the true story of when 38 plane loads of international passengers were rerouted to the obscure airfield in Gander, Newfoundland on Sept. 11, 2001. All shows are at the Civic Theatre, 3651 4th. For ticket information, email [email protected]. The Cygnet Theatre in Old Town San Diego opens with... Full story
Judge Terry Chacon poses with the first place winner of the FAA Plein Air Competition, Kristen Featherstone. The Fallbrook Art Association hosted its seventh annual Plein Air Competition and Show, April 9; the wrong name was submitted for the first place winner in the caption that appeared in the April 14 issue. Village News/Courtesy photo...
PALA – Pala Casino Spa Resort is excited to present award-winning singer, songwriter, and Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer Ann Wilson of Heart, Saturday, May 7 performing live indoors at the Pala Events Center. Co-founder of the classic rock band Heart, Ann Wilson has written some of classic rock’s most iconic songs including “Magic Man,” “Barracuda,” and “Crazy on You.” Heart’s resurgence in the late 80’s produced other hits including “Alone,” “If Looks Could Kill,” “What About Love,” “Nothin’ at All,” and several mor... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Mission Theater is offering a weekly line-up of old movies and comedy on Friday nights this month, plus a night of comedy and a special screening. May 6: I Remember Mama (1948) May 13: The Majestic (2001) May 14: Live Comedy Show w/ PMAN (Tickets online) May 20: A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945) May 21: Live on stage, Gin 'n Tonix with "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy": A Patriotic Salute to the Music of the 1940s (Tickets online) May 27: The Patriot (2000) These film events are not open to the general public, (only t... Full story
April 5, 2022, was one of the saddest days of my life. I received the news that my favorite singer, who I had met on more than one occasion, had passed from this world. At that moment, I felt a wrenching in my soul. The singer had melted my heart with his endearing grin and caramel-coated voice for 60 years, beginning when I was 8. Bobby Rydell lit up stages and hearts for 72 of his 79 years. For all of the accolades that had been showered upon him, Rydell maintained a humble... Full story
Joe Naiman Village News Reporter A magician and mentalist duo known as the Clairvoyants has a residency at the Luxor in Las Vegas but is from Austria and has been touring in Europe. The Clairvoyants, who consist of Thommy Ten and Amelie van Tass, will return to North American performances May 6 at Pala Casino before resuming their Luxor entertainment. "We can't wait for that," Ten said. "We're just looking forward to being able to perform live again," van Tass said. "I think...
