Hello out there!!
Breaking news: There is a drive-in movie and 2 live drive-in concerts at the Westfield North County Mall in Escondido, Aug. 14-16, details below under the Center for the Arts. Some restrictions apply.
More breaking news: SAN DIEGO BLUES FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL
Sept. 12, the 10th annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival will be on TV, radio and internet, more details below and full details coming Aug. 3 at www.sdbluesfest.com. This is an annual event to raise money for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. This festival usually marks the end of summer for me every year, down on the bay…
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Both the Belly Up and The Coach House are livestreaming concerts:
Alert the Globe, global live music streams: https://alerttheglobe.com/
Oct. 17, this site is hosting a World Concert
Here is a link for live webcams of deserted tourist hotspots around the world. Listening to the water in a fountain in Rome is very cool as well as watching the surf hit the beach in Spain. At the bottom after the 10th webcam, there are a whole bunch more links to other things, including live concert streaming. Tons of options!
https://www.timeout.com/travel/webcams-of-empty-tourist-spots
If you want to check out some photos and videos of flowers and birds in Oregon, the Marble Caves Distillery & Gardens Facebook page is great. Cathy grows the flowers and Rod makes brandies and rum. He grows the organic fruit he uses to make his yummy brandies. The irises are one of my favorites (she has about 50 varieties) but all the flowers are so beautiful, changing with the seasons! I believe one can never have too many flowers… https://www.facebook.com/M.Cave.Distil/
I found this website that made me laugh really hard: www.boredpanda.com
(or maybe I just needed a serious release!)
While I work hard at being accurate, these are unusual times, so please always check before heading out somewhere.
The zoo and safari park are open with restrictions, as is the Midway. Disneyland is open with reduced attendance limits, other restrictions, and reservations are required. Their hotels are closed. There is al fresco dining pretty much everywhere. At the bottom after the local updates are listed, I have included virtual links for online activities. Some of them are repeats but they are still active. I know I haven’t found the time to check all of them out yet. At the very end, I included a bunch of funnies someone shared with me. We can never have too much laughter!
San Diego County Parks:
Here is a full list (28 pages) of the parks in San Diego County that show whether they are open or closed and other details. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/whats-reopening-in-san-diego-county-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/2317204/
Bill Magee Blues:
Aug. 2, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula, 1:30pm
http://www.billmageeblues.com/
Kenneth Rexrode Productions:
Sept. 10, Fallbrook Live featuring Mojavi Soul (bluegrass), Pala Mesa, Fallbrook, 6-9pm, on the patio (hopefully!)
For more info: Facebook/Rexrode Productions or Rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
Daring Greatly is broadcasting live shows regularly on social media during this time and is setting up new platforms. www.daring-greatly.com
Tony Suraci:
Streaming live broadcasts on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tony.suraci.3
Thursdays 6:30pm, solo/acoustic
Fridays 6:30pm, G4 Live! Tony & Friends
Cool Rush Band:
Aug. 1 and 15, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista, 6:15-9:45pm, no dancing
Check them out on Facebook/CoolRushBand and www.coolrushband.com
Fallbrook:
Fridays and Saturdays, 4-8pm until further notice, 2 blocks of Main Street are closed to vehicles for al fresco dining in the street to support our many local restaurants.
Sept. 25, Charity Golf Tournament at Pala Mesa
www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Myrtle Creek Botanical Gardens & Nursery:
This has opened back up, including Café Bloom, Thursday-Sunday 11am-4pm. Sadly, Harlow’s in Bonsall is temporarily closed.
Pala Mesa Resort-Aquaterra Restaurant is open for dining on the patio and take out. Live music will be brought back when allowed.
Escondido:
Cruisin’ Grand:
Still hasn’t started and their website has not been updated. Classic cars, live music, food/drinks
For more Escondido details, go to www.visitescondido.com
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Center for the Arts:
Aug. 14, Grease! Drive-in at the Westfield North County Mall, Escondido, $40/car, 8pm
Aug. 15-16, Rockin’ Retro Drive-In Show, live music from the 50s, 60s, 70s! Tickets per person, cost not listed yet, 8pm, same concert both nights
All 3 events above at former Nordstrom parking lot at Westfield North County Mall, lot opens 6:30pm, audio via FM radio, tickets go on sale 8/1/20 at 1pm, advance purchase only, social distancing and other rules apply, see website for performer list.
The Art Center has virtual events, including crafting. Next live musical event is scheduled for October.
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
The 2020 season has been postponed to 2021. If you have purchased tickets, please contact the theater.
Broadway Theater:
The 2020 season has been postponed to 2021
Summergrass 2020 has been cancelled.
For Jazz Lovers, here are Youtube links to the Willowbrook Jazz at the Pond concerts that are normally held in the summer in Vista:
Flip Oakes Jazz Quartet, Quintet, Sextet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SICGkwlqFEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GthKV0BJ8Jk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1Mrf4YjEjQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhbFrlDekI4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S_p1-AEFEk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lmu1bYt9nhc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OczcsMIJdIo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMKTYhRWWUo
https://www.facebook.com/flip.oakes/videos/10151684340815549
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ummpq5M6YAk
Flip Oakes Swinging Dixieland Band:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0aGIlsADpw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geHQFWKeNLM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6iwlLcD7LM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIZsz5I7Z6o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZ8chc8fXVc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04_6puc5i-o
Carlsbad:
The Landings at Palomar Airport is open for patio dining or take out, abbreviated hours, no live music is scheduled until further notice.
TGIF Jazz Concerts in the Parks: The 2020 season has been cancelled.
The CA Wine Festivals for 2020 have been cancelled, back in 2021. Dana Point is next April and Carlsbad next May. www.californiawinefestival.com
Encinitas:
Hacienda de Vega Encinitas 162 S. Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas
Open for patio dining and take-out service. I’m very sad to report that the Carlsbad location is closed. We had many great times there, thank you so much!!
Note: technically this site is in Encinitas, but it is on Rancho Santa Fe Road on the border of RSF
http://www.haciendadevega.com/
Solana Beach:
The shows at the Belly Up are now being livestreamed. Please check their website for the details and tickets.
Del Mar:
Horse racing at the track, no spectators and no concerts:
July 10-Sept. 7, Fridays-Sundays and Labor Day, First Post 2pm
Aug. 22, TVG Pacific Classic
Oct. 31-Nov. 29, Fridays-Sundays and Thanksgiving
The Del Mar Foundation’s Summer Twilight Concert series has been cancelled until at least Aug. 18, the bands TBD. www.delmarfoundation.org
San Diego:
Balboa and Safari Parks are open with reduced attendance limits. www.zoo.sandiegozoo.org
Balboa Park museums are closed except for outdoor venues like the Japanese Friendship Garden, www.balboapark.org
USS Midway Museum is open as of now, www.midway.org
The Old Globe Theatre occasionally has some online events, www.theoldglobe.org
Go to www.eventbrite.com for more than 6,000 virtual links to an amazing variety of resources, including music, dancing, classes, art and virtual beer festivals. 😊
San Diego Symphony:
The summer season has been postponed to 2021. www.sandiegosymphony.org
San Diego Blues Festival:
The 10th annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival is morphing into a virtual festival this year on Sept. 12 with a telethon on TV, radio and the internet to raise money for the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank. This change was made in recognition that the annual bayside festival of 5,000 people was not appropriate during the Covid-19 crisis.
The festival features Tommy Castro & the Painkillers, Mr. Sipp—the Mississippi Blues Child, 2020 Grammy nominees Southern Avenue, Watermelon Slim and San Diego’s Whitney Shay. The festival will air from 4 to 6 p.m. over KUSI TV and the internet. iHeart Radio will also broadcast the event on yet-to-be determined stations.
There is no charge for the event, although online and telephone donations are encouraged for the Food Bank’s fight against hunger. More details coming Aug. 3 at www.sdbluesfest.com.
Tommy Castro clip at Belly Up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV2juJB4uQo
San Diego Food Bank:
Pre-Covid, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank fed about 350,000 military and civilian people per month, year round. During this Covid-19 crisis, they are feeding around 600,000 people each month. Every dollar you contribute provides 5 meals. Please help them feed the hungry in our local communities, including the kids on the weekends and whenever school is out (like all the time now!). http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/
Tio Leo’s, Mexican restaurant with 3 locations: Morena District in San Diego, Mission Gorge and Poway, open for patio and outdoor dining depending on location, adjusted hours on their website www.tioleos.com
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
The 2020 season has been cancelled, and will be back in 2021.
Liberty Station, San Diego:
Restaurants and businesses are now opening up with guidelines and new, outdoor dining.
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, is closed until further notice but is now livestreaming concerts. www.thecoachhouse.com
Temecula:
The outdoor community events will be held virtually at www.TemeculaCA.gov/VirtualCS
Moonlight Movies in the Park are from home
Wineries:
This website has a comprehensive and detailed list of the status of the wineries and what they are currently offering outdoors.
Balloon & Wine Festival:
The Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival has been further postponed to June 2021. If you have purchased a ticket, you can either use it next June or request a refund.
Here are some more links for Temecula activities:
http://www.temeculapresents.org/
Pala Casino: Open www.palacasino.com no concerts
Pauma Casino: Open www.casinopauma.com no concerts
Pechanga Resort & Casino: www.pechanga.com all 2020 shows postponed
Harrah’s Rincon Casino: Open www.harrahssocal.com no concerts
Valley View Casino in Valley Center: Open www.valleyviewcasino.com
Quotes for the moment:
Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is. Ernest Hemingway
Even in the most difficult of times, there is always a hidden blessing that exists under all the superficial stuff that we so frequently see. There is always a rainbow waiting to burst forth after the rain. Daniella Whyte
Struggles not only make us into stronger, better and wiser people, they also let us learn more about ourselves and our purpose in life. Auliq Ice
And one more quote: Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out. John Wooden
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As always, feel free to forward this to anyone who may appreciate it. Today, and always, I send blessings of love and laughter to all!! May you all stay safe and healthy and well!
Mahalo,
Annette 🙂
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OUT AND ABOUT HOME EDITION
BY ANNETTE HIGBY
August 2020
Disclaimer: times and events may change after publication.
All of these links below are still active. I haven’t had a chance to enjoy them all myself.
Take in this 360-degree view from famous cities with Google Earth Street View:
https://www.timeout.com/travel/14-world-famous-city-views-you-can-see-from-your-sofa
Travelzoo has published a list of 20 places you can take virtual tours of, including the Louvre, Versailles, an African safari, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the San Diego Zoo Animal Cams, the Vienna State Opera, the Taj Mahal, the Northern Lights, Bryce Canyon and much more. https://www.travelzoo.com/newsflash/66803453-2871840_619
Travel & Leisure has put together a resource of 12 museums around the world that can be found at this link, and this page has a link to 2500 other sites compiled by Google Arts & Travel. Travel & Leisure has also put together virtual tours of national parks.
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours
Good Housekeeping has compiled a large list of virtual tours of museums, zoos and theme parks:
https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/travel/a31784720/best-virtual-tours/
Their main website has fitness workouts, crafts, cooking, entertainment and stuff for kids to do.
E Online published these 6 virtual tours including the Paris Catacombs, 31 national parks, Walt Disney World, San Diego Zoo, Winchester Mystery House and The Louvre:
https://www.eonline.com/news/1135389/6-virtual-tours-of-the-world-to-take-without-leaving-your-couch
Taste of Home has a collection of virtual tours of museums, theme parks, zoos and aquariums.
https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/free-virtual-tours/
The New York Metropolitan Opera is streaming their operas while they are closed. The rest of the 2019-2020 live season has been cancelled. www.metopera.org
There is always something to enjoy on YouTube and TED talks too.
Please note that not all tours or streaming will be permanent additions. Some may only be available until the physical locations are again open for visitors.
Research proves that smiling and laughter boosts your immune system and we all benefit from that these days. 🙂
As humans, we have the responsibility to care for our planet, ourselves, and each other—all of us, no matter who you are. Let’s work together now for a better future. Unknown