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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Robert Hunter, the man behind the poetic and mystical words for many of the Grateful Dead's finest songs, has died at age 78. Hunter died Monday at his Northern California home with his wife, Maureen, at his side, former Grateful Dead publicist Dennis McNally told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The family did not release a cause of death. "We loved Bob Hunter and will miss him unimaginably," Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart said, adding the lyricist was... Full story
LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Game of Thrones" has dominated the Emmy Awards with the formidable power of, say, your average fearsome, flame-belching dragon. Same goes for "Veep," but picture a cutthroat politician instead. The drama and comedy series are among the front-runners for Sunday's ceremony (5 p.m. Fox) for their concluding seasons, a last chance to rule. But will they? There's suspense as well over the never-crowned women of "Game of Thrones," whether Sandra Oh and Billy Porter will make Emmy history, and how much s... Full story
FALLBROOK – Those interested in a custom Zoe Guitar can meet with Shawn and discuss the entire process of the build and the components of the guitar that will be crafted with aesthetics and sound uniquely catered for the musician. To discover and explore Zoe Guitars in person, along with Timber, Love and Clay, visit ArtWalk Carlsbad, Sept. 21-22, from 11 a.m to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, at Armada Drive at Fleet Street in Carlsbad. Visit w...
The sold out KAABOO Del Mar festival entered its final day on Sunday, Sept. 15at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds, taking over the beachside venue starting on Friday, Sept. 13. You can catch selected, live-streamed performances from the festival at https://qello.com/concert/Free-All-Access-KAABOO-Del-Mar-Live-Stream-7922. Headlining this year was Kings of Leon (Friday), Dave Matthews Band (Saturday) and Mumford & Sons, still to come on Sunday). Duran Duran, Black Eyed... Full story
"They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky, the Addams Family." Snap. Snap. Directed by Larry Raben and sidekick co-director Noelle Marion, the dynamic duo has pulled off a screaming smash hit of this cult favorite! Snap. Snap. "Their house is a museum, when people come to see 'em, they really are a scream, The Addams Family." Snap. Snap. Based on the original TV series, the musical comedy stage production "The Addams Family" is now...
After comedian Taylor Tomlinson performs on the Humor Me stage at KAABOO Del Mar Sunday, Sept. 15, the Temecula Valley High School graduate isn't likely to jump off the stage and rock out with the rest of the crowd for the rest of the day. "I tend not to be, like, a festival person," Tomlinson said in a phone interview. "Like, I wouldn't like go to one myself because I'm not like, uh, I'm not super fun. I think people who go to festivals tend to be really like fun, and I like...
Squeeze, the United Kingdom band that burst upon the scene with the single "Take Me I'm Yours," in 1978, thrust the band into music stardom in the U.K. Aside from a few gaps and roadblocks through to today, the band has generated 15 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, four live albums, one extended play and 48 singles during its career. Their hits include "Tempted," "Black Coffee in Bed," "Hourglass," "Cool For Cats," "Up The Junction," and "Pulling Mussels From The Shell"...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Music Society invites everyone to a one-of-a-kind concert experience with Four Hands Piano Sunday, Sept. 22, at 3 p.m., featuring Fallbrook favorites Anna Grigorian and Natasha Gubenko. The concert will be held in the community room of the Fallbrook Public Library and is free to the general public. No tickets are required. "If you have never seen four hands piano, it's thrilling," Bob Freaney, president of the board of directors of Fallbrook Music S...
ESCONDIDO – 413 Repertory Theater opened a play production of "Jane Eyre," Sept. 5, at the Grand Tea Room in downtown Escondido. Based on the classic novel by Charlotte Bronte, orphaned Jane Eyre overcomes her early abusive and lonely experiences to become an accomplished governess at Thornfield, the mysterious home of Mr. Edward Rochester. There she is drawn to the odd master of the house but their blooming future is destroyed by a looming secret from his past: a secret t...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — John Leguizamo is returning to the Primetime Emmy Awards as a four-time nominee, but he'll have to skip class to attend the ceremony. The actor, nominated for his performance in the docudrama "When They See Us," is in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre for a six-week run of his one-man show "Latin History for Morons. " It's the latest iteration of the Tony-nominated show, which is available on Netflix, in which Leguizamo plays professor and offers an eye-opening lesson about the participation of Latin A... Full story
SAN DIEGO - Preview performances will begin Friday, Sept. 13 for a new musical based on director Cameron Crowe's 2000 film, "Almost Famous.'' The musical, like the film follows a teenage journalist for "Rolling Stone'' in the 1970s who tours with the fictional rock band Stillwater. Both the musical and the movie are quasi-autobiographical as Crowe, a San Diego native, toured with bands like Led Zeppelin and the Eagles during the 1970s as a teenage journalist for "Rolling Stone.'' The musical also name-drops the Old Globe... Full story
Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and '80s, with hits like "Two Tickets to Paradise" and "Take Me Home Tonight," has died. He was 70. Publicist Cindy Ronzoni provided a statement from the family and said Money died Friday morning in Los Angeles. Money had recently announced that he had advanced cancer. In 1987, the husky-voiced, blue collar performer received a best rock vocal Grammy nomination for "Take Me Home Tonight," which featured... Full story
"Amadeus" is a visual delight. From the elegant costumes to the lavish set, it appears enough was not a consideration for Emperor Joseph II of Austria. Indicative of the Viennese Court for the 10 years between 1781 and 1791, Emperor Joseph was omnipotent in all things. Even so, he could be influenced by those he trusted like Antonio Salieri, the Royal Kapellmeister (music master). On the day of his death, Salieri (Tony Amendola) recalls his every misdeed even his argument... Full story
CUPERTINO — Apple is finally taking on Netflix with its own streaming television service and, uncharacteristically for the company, offering it at a bargain price — $5 a month beginning on Nov. 1. Walt Disney Co. is launching its own assault on Netflix the same month, for just $7. It may be sheer coincidence that the cost of paying for both Apple and Disney subscriptions will still be a dollar less than Netflix's main plan, priced at $13 a month. But the intent to disrupt Netflix's huge lead in the streaming business cou... Full story
FALLBROOK – The Fallbrook Library will host many free events in September including lectures, concerts and a floral design class. Monday, Sept. 9, 1-2:30 p.m. – The Insight Book Club will meet to discuss Catherine Kerrison's novel "Jefferson's Daughters?" which tells the remarkable untold story of Thomas Jefferson's three daughters; two white and free, one black and enslaved. Sponsored by the Friends of the Fallbrook Library. Tuesday, Sept. 10, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Red C...
Street children from Nicaragua, as a part of the talent development group "The Nicavangelists," are coming to Southern California and will be performing in Temecula Sunday, Sept. 8. The Nicavangelists are at-risk youths from the streets of Managua, Nicaragua, and through a talent-development program, they receive food, housing, clothing, an education and the chance to develop skills in performance arts. The Nicavangelists will perform at 3 p.m. at the Temecula Masonic Center,...
FALLBROOK – Violinist Richard Conviser is offering a series of occasional concerts with pianist Dustin Callahan on the patio of his Pot of Gold at 750 Stewart Canyon Road, Fallbrook. Their next concert will be Sunday, Sept. 8, at 4:30 p.m. and is called "Song and Dance (and Then Some)." It will feature songs by Cole Porter and George Gershwin, plus "Spanish Dances" by Moritz Moszkowsky, as well as Robert Schumann’s "Fantasiestücke," all performed on violin and piano. Conviser is a seasoned performer and violin teacher as w...
FALLBROOK – The San Diego County Library recently announced the list of the Top 10 checked out items for the month of August. They are: Fiction 1. Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty 2. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 3. Dark Sacred Night by Michael Connelly 4. Long Road to Mercy by David Baldacci 5. Redemption by David Baldacci 6. The Reckoning by John Grisham 7. One Good Deed by David Baldacci 8. Look Alive Twenty-five by Janet Evanovich 9. The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah 10. Someone Knows by Lisa Scottoline N... Full story
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SAN DIEGO – The Russian Ballet Theatre brings a new production of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" to Escondido and San Diego, Sept. 19-20. Tickets for the performances are on sale now and available online at www.RussianBalletTheatre.com. The performance schedule for "Swan Lake" is as follows: Thursday, Sept. 19, at 7:30 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts in Escondido and Friday, Sept. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Jacobs Music Center's Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego. "...
K.B. Gressitt Special to the Village News T. Jefferson Parker settled in Fallbrook in 2000, and what better place for a New York Times bestselling author and three-time Edgar Award winner to burrow into the quietude needed for the complex plots and deeply human characters he creates. In exchange for the space to write, Parker has honored the town and surrounding region by making them settings in his mystery thrillers ever since he landed here. Even one vaguely familiar...
FALLBROOK – "Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable" is the untold story of the heart of a champion and her resilience against all odds to become one of the leading professional surfers. Bethany Hamilton is continuously rewriting the rules on being a fearless athlete, and brings new meaning to the phrase "surfs like a girl." The film is playing at the Edwards Temecula Theater from Friday, Aug. 30, through Thursday, Sept. 5. The director, Aaron Lieber, will have a question and answer se... Full story
FALLBROOK – The community is invited to visit The Gallery at the Fallbrook Art Association to view the third annual junior art competition, “Celebrating America” and vote for their favorite artwork in each age category, prekindergarten through eighth grade. Visitors to the gallery can vote until Sept. 15, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and noon to 3 p.m. Sundays. The Gallery is located at 127 N. Main Avenue in Fallbrook. The winners will be announced and awards presented at a reception at the gallery Thurs...
FALLBROOK – Singers and pianists gave a free concert for the public at the Christian Science Church, Aug. 10. The selections included comedy songs by Cole Porter from "Dubarry Was a Lady," "Kiss Me Kate" and "Jubilee" and hits from "West Side Story," "Brigadoon," "Damn Yankees," "My Fair Lady," "Carmen," "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Cinderella," "William Tell," "Orpheus and the Underworld," African-American spirituals, pop songs by Maren Morris and Zed Grey, Elvis Presley, J...
FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Chorale is starting up rehearsals for its upcoming Christmas show, which will be held Saturday, Dec. 14. Anyone interested in joining is invited to call or email for further information, (760) 390-9726 or [email protected]. This season's first rehearsal is Tuesday, Sept. 3, at 7 p.m. at Fallbrook Community Baptist Church, 731 S Stage Coach Lane. Newcomers are asked to come at 6:30 p.m. to register, sing a few scales for part placement and to p...