Spring seems to be well on its way with the Anza Borrego wildflowers and the Carlsbad Flower Fields this month, plus Easter is early this year, on 3/31. Tickets for Gator by the Bay are on sale now and there are a whole bunch of festivals in March and April. Let’s not forget the many St. Patrick’s Day parades and other events!
Bill Magee:
Mar. 24, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
Mar. 31, Carlsbad Flower Fields 1pm
Apr. 13, Carlsbad Flower Fields 1pm
May 19, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm
May 26, Ya’amava Resort & Casino, Highland 11:30am
June 1, East Village Blues Festival at the Quartyard, San Diego 4pm
Rexrode Productions:
Info: rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
Apr. 6, The Highwayman Show featuring Tony Suraci & Makayla Phillips, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 4pm and 8pm $30
June 1, Rockin’ Revival with The Farmers, Band of Gringos, The Tighten Ups, Anthony Cullins Band, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 4p and 8pm $30
Ron Ebel:
Mar. 7, Harlow’s, Bonsall 6-9pm
Mar. 8, Vista Elks 5:30-9:30pm
Mar. 15, Fallbrook Art Gallery, 4:30-6:30pm
Mar. 29, Brothers Bistro, Fallbrook 5:30-8:30pm
Gone Blonde:
Mar. 9, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Mar. 15, Hello Betty, Oceanside 6pm
Mar. 23, Pour House, Oceanside 5pm
Custard Pie:
Mar. 2, Oceanside Elks Lodge 6pm
Mar. 9, Larry’s Beach Club, Oceanside 8:30pm
Mar. 16, Aquarius Bar & Grille, San Diego 6pm
Mar. 22, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Cool Rush Band:
Mar. 9, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 6pm
Mar. 15, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Mar. 31, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm
Apr. 5, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Apr. 6, Par Lounge, Ramona 8pm
Apr. 13, The Galley at the Marina, Chula Vista 6pm
Apr. 20-21, Carlsbad Flower Fields 1pm, listed on the Flower Fields website
Lifetime Rocker:
Mar. 7, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
Mar. 9, Mount Palomar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Mar. 15, Miramonte Winery, Temecula 7pm
Mar. 16, Jamul Casino -Tony Gwynn’s, Jamul 11:30am-4pm
Mar. 22, Lorimar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Mar. 23, LTR Duo, Vitagliano Winery, Temecula 3-6pm
Mar. 29, Wine & Beer Gardens, Old Town Temecula 8pm
Apr. 4, Live Band Karaoke, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
Apr. 5, Lifetime Rocker, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 8:30pm
Apr. 12, Canyon Lake Country Club Restaurant 6pm
Apr. 13, Mount Palomar Winery, Temecula 6pm
Apr. 19, Fantasy Springs Rock Yard, Indio 7pm
Apr. 28, LTR Duo, Vitagliano Winery, Temecula 3-6pm
Anthony Cullins:
Mar. 6, Walter Trout w/Anthony Cullins & Earl Thomas Duo, Belly Up, Solana Beach 7pm
Mar. 7, Oceanside Sunset Market 5-9pm
Mar. 8, Heritage Beer Company, Oceanside 8pm
June 1, Rockin’ Revival, Brooks Theater, Oceanside 4pm and 8pm
Daring Greatly:
Mar. 9, Live in Poway featuring Artistic Laser Productions 6pm
Mar. 12, Anaheim Marriott 6pm
Mar. 15, The Mint, Los Angeles 9:30pm
Mar. 21, Moonshine Beach opening for Tyler Farr, San Diego 7pm
Mar. 23, w/ Kings of Karma, Pour House, Oceanside 9pm $10/$15
Mar. 30, The Barn, Ramona 8pm
Apr. 3, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7pm
Apr. 5, The Siren, Morro Bay 7:30pm
May 8, Belly Up, opening for Bob Schneider, Solana Beach 7pm
https://www.daring-greatly.com/
Danny Gali:
Mar. 2, Coomber Craft Wines, Oceanside, 6pm
Tony Suraci:
Wednesdays, 067 Eatery, Rancho Santa Fe 5-8pm
Mar. 23, Coach House, San Juan Capistrano
Apr. 6, The Highwayman Show featuring Tony Suraci & Makayla Phillips, Brooks Theatre, Oceanside 4pm and 8pm $30
Sign up for Tony’s newsletter here: http://www.tinyletter.com/tonysuraci
Pretending Chrissie:
Mar. 1, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
Mar. 13, Rock & Brews, Yaamava Casino, Highland 7pm
Mar. 30, Audiowild Studios, Idyllwild 7pm $25
Apr. 5, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm
Apr. 26, Ringers, Bonsall 8pm
May 9, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 7:30pm
http://pretendingchrissie.com/
Raynaldo Martine:
Bonsall:
Harlow’s Lounge has live music scheduled semi-regularly, check their website for the current updates. Open Thursday-Saturdays 4-10pm
Fallbrook:
Feb. 29-Mar. 3, Spring Festival, rides, food, games, etc., parking lot between the Chamber and library, 5pm start Thurs-Fri, 1pm start Sat-Sun
Apr. 21, Avocado Festival, downtown 9am-5pm
May 4, Wine, Brews & Blues Festival, Monserate Winery, save the date
https://www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org/
Art in the Fallbrook Library:
Jan. 16-Mar. 15, “Beginnings”, West Coast Drawing
https://www.sdcl.org/locations/15/
Fallbrook Community Drum Circle:
Mar. 24, new location at Jackie Heyneman Park on S. Mission under the gazebo, bring your own chairs, 2-5pm, now the 4th Sunday of each month. For more information email Daniel at eminentsun@icloud.com
Apr. 13, Sound Healing Meditation in the yurt at Architecture of Humanity, $44, 5:45-7:15pm
https://www.architectureofhumanity.co/
Fallbrook Farmers and Artisan Market:
Saturdays 9am-1:30pm, on Main between Hawthorne and Fig, more info 760-728-5845 or info@fallbrookfarmersmarket.org
This is an informative website about Fallbrook you may want to check out: www.everythingfallbrook.org
Fallbrook Art Center:
Feb. 2-Mar. 3, The Art of Photography featuring the art of Laine Gonzales and other talented photographers
Mar. 16-Apr. 14, 15th Annual World of Watercolor Show, opening night Mar. 15, 4:30-6:30pm with music by Ron Ebel
Apr. 26-May 24, The Shape of Things to Come – Sculpture (all mediums)
Brothers Bistro:
Live music on Fridays 5:30-8:30pm on their garden patio, great food, reservations (760)731-9761 or Dnusser@aol.com www.brothersbistro.net
Fallbrook Mission Theater:
Movies:
Mar. 1, 3:10 To Yuma (2007), Russell Crowe/Christian Bale/Peter Fonda
Mar. 8, Dancing Lady (1933), Joan Crawford/Clark Gable/Fred Astaire
Mar. 15, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986), Matthew Broderick
Mar. 22, E.T., The Extraterrestrial (1982), Drew Barrymore
Mar. 23, King of Kings (1961)
Mar. 29, Chocolat (2000)
Movies 6:30pm, doors 5:30pm
Check their website for late updates
Live Events:
Mar. 9, Stand Up for Seniors Comedy Night, show 6pm doors 5:30pm $35/$45 at door, fundraiser for the Foundation for Senior Care
Mar. 10, Circus on Ice – The Amazing Tour, 3pm and 5:30pm
May 4, Beatlemania show 7pm doors 6pm
https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/
Fallbrook VFW Post 1924:
Lots of special events and meals, brunch, Bike Night last Friday of the month and more, open to the public. All events help to support our veterans.
Monserate Winery:
Mar. 16, Comedy Night with Owen Smith 6pm $55
Live music schedule not updated, usually weekends 1pm
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
Moonlight Concert Series runs March – October:
Mar. 21, Last Child: Aerosmith Experience
Mar. 22, Prince tribute: Marshall Charloff & The Purple Experience
Mar. 23, Gin Blossoms
Apr. 4, Hotel California: Eagles tribute
Apr. 5, 24K Magic: Bruno Mars tribute
Apr. 6, Pop 2000 Tour
2024 season begins in May
May 1-18, Into the Woods
June 5-22, Escape to Margaritaville
July 10-27, School of Rock, musical
Aug. 14-31, Beautiful, the Carole King Musical
Sep. 11-28, Tootsie
Wildwood Crossing is under new ownership and the restaurant is still open. That is all the details I have for now.
Escondido:
https://visitescondido.com/full-calendar/
Center for the Arts:
Feb. 16-Mar. 3, Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, various times
Mar. 3, Las Cafeteras, in the Lyric Court $25, bistro tables for 4 @ $200
Mar. 10, Wild Kratts -Live! 2.0 1pm and 4:30pm $35-$150
Mar. 10, Logos, Center Theater, 3pm $25-$55
Mar. 14, Highland Way, Center Theater $20-$35
Mar. 16, A Little Bit Wicked & Adventures in Wonderland, various times $25-$40
Mar. 22, Musical Reverberations: Farias, Ravel, Tchaikovsky 7:30pm $25-$70
Mar. 23, San Diego Saints Choir – Lamb of God 7pm $14-$30
Mar. 27, An American in Paris plus Bolero and Morphoses 7:30pm $39-$99
Mar. 29, Steam Powered Giraffe: Live in Concert 7pm $37-$72
Mar. 29-30, Motown: The Music That Changed America 7:30pm
Mar. 30, Cristian Fatu & Evangelyia Delizonas-Khukhua, concert violinists $25-$55
Apr. 7, 10th Annual Mariachi Festival – Mariachi Los Camperos
Apr. 19-21, Nashville Nights, various times
Apr. 26, Musica en la Plaza – Jarabe Mexicano, Lyric Court, 7pm, free to $30
Renaissance Faire:
Apr. 20-21, 27-28 and May 4-5, Felicity County Park, Escondido
https://www.oldetymeproductions.com/
Not everything on this website is updated.
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
The Ritz Stage:
Another theater was revived to be a performing arts venue, indoor seating.
Ramona:
Ramona Mainstage on Main Street, formerly the Ramona Theatre, has been refurbished and updated. The original grand opening was in 1947. Now a performing arts facility, there is live music scheduled regularly. Doors open 7pm.
The Barn, weekend bands start 8:30 or 9pm, varies
Thursdays: DJ Keahi 6:30pm, line dancing
First Saturdays: Fiesta Night 9pm
Friday and Saturday live music varies
San Marcos:
My Yard Live:
Live music Fridays-Sundays, Karaoke Thursdays, Trivia Night Wednesdays, Dueling Pianos first Friday of each month.
Carlsbad:
Flower Fields:
Mar. 1 – May 12, Flowers everywhere (55 acres), sunset wine tasting with music, meditation and sound healings, pop up picnics, yoga, live music, art and workshops, kids’ days, and did I mention the flowers?? Events do sell out, get your tickets online in advance. These are the dates for the live bands (1-5pm), sunsets and sound healing workshops:
Mar. 23, Swingergy
Mar. 24, The Derringers
Mar. 30, Michele Lundeen
Mar. 31, Bill Magee Blues Band
Apr. 6, So Rock Blu
Apr. 7, Michele Lundeen
Apr. 13, Bill Magee Blues Band
Apr. 14, Cadillac Fringe
Apr. 20-21, Cool Rush
Apr. 27, So Rock Blu
Apr. 28, Bayou Brothers Zydeco/Blues
Mar. 29, Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26, May 3, 10, Sunset Wine Tasting & Music 6-8pm
Mar. 29, Apr. 5, 12, 19, 26, Meditation and Sound Healing Workshops 6-7pm
https://www.theflowerfields.com/activities/
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6-9pm unless otherwise noted:
Sundays 11am-2pm
Tuesdays-Thursdays (most) 5pm
Mar. 1, Horseshoe Lucky, country
Mar. 2, Rolling Heartbreakers
Mar. 8, Fleetwood Max
Mar. 9, Raynaldo Martine brunch 11am-2pm
Mar. 9, Gone Blonde
Mar. 15, Santana Soul
Mar. 16, Totally 80s
Mar. 17, Jackson Patrick, St. Patrick’s Day brunch
Mar. 21, The Jackstones
Mar. 22, Custard Pie
Mar. 23, The Ride
Mar. 28, Raynaldo Martine 5pm
Mar. 29, Crimson Coil
Mar. 30, So Rock Blu
Apr. 5, Pretending Chrissie
Apr. 6, Seaside Ramblers
Apr. 12, Fleetwood Max
Apr. 13, Projekt X
Apr. 19, 3 Car Garage
Apr. 20, Raynaldo Martine 11am
Apr. 20, Totally 80’s
Apr. 26, Smokin’ Guns
Apr. 27, West of 5
Friday and Saturday evenings: taking reservations and reservations are required for parties over 8, $30/person minimum.
Coyote Bar and Grill:
Live Music:
Saturdays 1-4:30pm and 6-10pm
Sundays 1-4:30pm and 5-9pm
Tuesdays-Friday 6-10pm
Mondays, Karaoke 6-10pm
Mar. 16, Raynaldo Martine 1pm
Mar. 26, Jimmy and Enrique 6pm
Mar. 31, Cool Rush 5pm
St. Michael’s by the Sea:
https://www.carlsbad-village.com/events/calendar-of-events-2024
Oceanside:
Coomber Craft Wines, tasting room, food, live music most nights, https://www.coomberwines.com/calendar
Oceanside Sunset Market every Thursday 5-9pm
This link also has information on the various artisan and gift markets in Oceanside.
Del Mar:
Jan. 26-April 4, Beyond Van Gogh
Mar. 1-3, Gem Fair, Bing Crosby Hall
Apr. 5-7, Goodguys Meguiar’s Del Mar Nationals Car Show, 1999 and older
Apr. 27-28, Spring Home & Garden Show, Bing Crosby Hall
https://delmarfairgrounds.com/events-calendar/
The Sound:
Solana Beach:
Belly Up:
Fridays, Atomic Groove: Get Your Groove Back Happy Hour 5:30pm, $12
Mar. 17-18, The Young Dubliners
Full schedule, some shows sold out
San Diego:
The Shell:
Mar. 3, San Diego Symphony’s 3rd Annual Picnic at the Park, free, 11:30am
Mar. 16, Fit Athletic Yoga, 9:30am
Apr. 12, Lang Lang by the Bay
Apr. 14, Peter Frampton: Never Ever Say Never Tour
Apr. 16, Khruangbin: A La Sala Tour
Apr. 18, Sessanta: Primus, Puscifer, A Perfect Circle
Apr. 22, Willie Nelson & Family
Apr. 27, Fit Athletic Yoga, 9:30am
It is a very full schedule.
CRSSD Festival:
Mar. 2-3, Waterfront Park, San Diego www.crssdfest.com
Shamrock St. Patty’s Day:
https://www.sandiegoshamrock.com/
Mar. 16, St. Patty’s Day in the Gaslamp, music and beer festival, pub crawl 1pm-2pm
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/things-to-do
Parades March 16, San Diego:
https://www.sandiego.org/explore/events/parades/st-patricks-day-parade-festival.aspx
West Coast Taco & Beer Festival:
Mar. 9, Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier 1-7pm, tickets must be purchased in advance.
https://dosd.com/events/2024/3/9/west-coast-tacos-and-beer-festival-tickets
Barks & Brews Festival:
Mar. 23, Waterfront Park, San Diego 12:30-5:30pm
Boots in the Park:
Apr. 6, Thomas Rhett, Lee Brice, more, Waterfront Park, San Diego
North Park Festival of Beers:
Apr. 6, in front of the historic Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Blvd., 1pm, live music including Daring Greatly, Band of Gringos, Barbara Wire. proceeds will be donated to the San Diego Music Foundation to fund the Taylor Guitars in Schools program.
https://www.northparkbeerfest.com/
Tequila & Taco Music Festival:
Apr. 6-7, Thrive Park at Snapdragon Stadium
https://www.tequilaandtacomusicfestival.com/san-diego
Wonderfront Music Festival:
May 10-12, single day and weekend passes available
https://wonderfrontfestival.com/
Socal Taco Fest:
Aug. 17, Waterfront Park, San Diego $49 General Admission, moved from April
Gator by the Bay:
May 9-12, Zydeco, Blues & Crawfish Festival, Spanish Landing Park, San Diego, 7 stages of live music and literally tons of food! Tickets on sale now.
Snapdragon Stadium (at SDSU) opened for sports, monster jams, concerts
https://snapdragonstadium.com/
Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre:
Diverse series of concerts/events
https://as.sdsu.edu/calcoast/events
The Magnolia:
The Magnolia, formerly the East County Performing Arts Center, has been fully renovated and is now open and hosting a variety of events year-round, including concerts, movie nights, beer festivals, street fairs, etc. 210 E. Main, El Cajon
https://www.magnoliasandiego.com/venue-info
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
A partial schedule is up! Concerts starting April 19 with some shows already sold out!
https://www.humphreysconcerts.com/
Humphrey’s Backstage Live is fully booked
www.humphreysbackstagelive.com/events
Tio Leo’s: live music is back Tuesday-Saturday at the Napa Street, San Diego, location. All three restaurants are open. www.tioleos.com
Aquarius Bar & Grill, Mission Bay:
Live music every day but the website only shows a few days at a time. Check there for current info.
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park
SeaWorld: Emperor, a new dive roller coaster, is California’s tallest and fastest floorless dive coaster. Fireworks most weekends. www.seaworld.com
Balboa Park www.balboapark.org
Birch Aquarium is open, advance reservations required, live cams, virtual events available. https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/
USS Midway Museum is open, virtual events available too. www.midway.org
The Old Globe Theatre www.theoldglobe.org
Liberty Station:
https://libertystation.com/events/calendar
Petco Park sports and concerts:
Mar. 2, Chris Stapleton
April 13, 2024, Billy Joel and Sting
https://www.petcoparkinsider.com/petco-park-events
San Diego Brewers Guild has a link for the current status of local breweries that is constantly being updated here www.sdbeer.com
Pechanga Arena sports, concerts, monster trucks:
San Diego Food Bank:
The Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank feeds about 400,000 military and civilian people per month, year-round. Please help them feed the hungry in our local communities. They are doing an enormous job!
http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, open and with a fully booked schedule, reservations.
Temecula:
May 3-4, Temecula Rod Run
http://www.temeculaevents.org/
Old Town Temecula Community Theater
Season tickets available for purchase, regular ongoing events
https://tickets.temeculatheater.org/
Vail Headquarters:
Different events scheduled throughout the year, website still has December events listed
Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday
Old Town Temecula Community Theater
https://tickets.temeculatheater.org/
More Temecula activities and information:
Wineries:
This website has a comprehensive and detailed list of the status of the wineries and what they are currently offering.
Pala Casino, all times 8pm unless noted otherwise:
Indoor concerts:
Mar. 1, Zepparella – All Female Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Mar. 9, Tribute to Pink Floyd by Which One’s Pink? $25
Mar. 16, Badfish – tribute to Sublime $25
Mar. 22, Lea Salonga $45-$85
Mar. 23, Tribute to Nirvana & Green Day by Smells Like Nirvana & NOT.Greenday
Apr. 5, Saved by the 90s – Ultimate 90s Party Band $25
Apr. 12, A Tribute to Selena by Anything for Salinas $25
Apr. 19, 7 Summers – A Morgan Wallen Tribute $25
Apr. 20, This Was It – The Legacy of Michael Jackson
Apr. 26, 24K Magic! – A Tribute to Bruno Mars
Outdoor Concerts:
May 10, Isley Brothers 8pm $79-$139
Harrah’s Rincon Casino:
Mar. 15, Ron White
Mar. 16, Killer Queen – tribute to Queen
Mar. 30, KEM
Apr. 9, Godsmack – Vibes Tour: An Intimate Evening of Music
Apr. 12, Los Angeles Azules
Apr. 26, ZZ Top
May 10, Satch Vai US Tour: Joe Satriani & Steve Vai
June 16, Tesla
Pechanga Resort & Casino:
Feb. 29, Proud Tina: Ultimate tribute to Tina Turner
Mar. 1, Brian Setzer Rockabilly Riot!
Mar. 2, Smokey Robinson
Mar. 8, Tim Dillon: American Royalty
Mar. 9, Dale Bozzio’s Back to the 80s Birthday Bash
Mar. 15 and 17, Joe Fatone & AJ McLean: A Legendary Night
Mar. 22, 90’s Rewind
Mar. 23, 14th Annual Wine Festival and Chocolate Decadence
Mar. 24, Dancing with the Stars: Live! 2024 Tour
Mar. 30, The Galaxy Show of Tran Thanh
Apr. 6, Nikki Glaser: The Good Girl Tour
Apr. 13, Boohwal 2024
Apr. 21, Lenin Ramirez
Apr. 26, Gladys Knight
Apr. 28, Wheel of Fortune Live!
May 11, 4th Annual Sushi & Sake Festival
Valley View Casino in Valley Center, 8pm:
Mar. 2, The Verge
Mar. 9, The Buckleys
Mar. 16, Platinum Vibe Band
Mar. 23, Fabulous Pelicans
Mar. 30, Upstream
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Mahalo,
Annette 😇
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