Happy Halloween! It is Scarecrow, Ghosts and Pumpkin Spice time!
Be sure to check out the many creative scarecrows all over Fallbrook, this month only.
Both Michael McDonald and Taimane will be at the Art Center in Escondido this month (Sophia Loren next month!), and Tony Suraci is at Welk Resorts every Tuesday. The Pumpkin Patch is back at Bates Nut Farm in Valley Center. There are a bunch of Harvest festivals and Oktoberfests around the county.
Bill Magee Blues:
Oct. 4, Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub, San Diego, 9pm
Oct. 6, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad, 5pm
Oct. 10, Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub, San Diego, 9pm
Oct. 12, My Yard Live*, San Marcos, 7pm
Oct. 13, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula, 1:30pm
Oct. 19, Casino Pauma, 8pm
Oct. 24, Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub, San Diego, 9pm
Oct. 31, Patrick’s Gaslamp Pub, San Diego, 9pm
Nov. 1, Proud Mary’s, San Diego, 7pm
Nov. 3, Liberty Station, San Diego, 1pm
Nov. 10, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula, 1:30pm
Nov. 22, Casino Pauma, 8pm
Nov. 28, Father Joe’s Village, San Diego, 6am (not a typo)
http://www.billmageeblues.com/
Kenneth Rexrode Productions:
Oct. 9, Skelpin, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, 6pm, free, www.oma-online.org
Oct. 12, Six String Society’s Haunted Halloween Cruise, Bahia Resort Hotel, San Diego, 5pm-11pm. Features 6 bands on 3 levels: The Routine, The (Beat) Farmers, Sleepwalkers, Casey Hensley with Laura Chavez, Maruja and Safety Orange. GA $42+fees boards 6:30pm, VIP $90+fees, boards at 5pm, includes dinner and guaranteed reserved seating. Reserved VIP tables for 11 guests $950+fees.
Oct. 19, Sarah Rogo, Hacienda de Vega, Carlsbad, 6pm
Oct. 26, Fallbrook Live with Anthony Cullins, Pala Mesa, 6:30-11pm
For more info: Facebook/Rexrode Productions or Rexrodeproductions@gmail.com
Daring Greatly:
Oct. 3, Hacienda de Vega, Carlsbad, 6:30pm, no cover (except food/beverage)
Oct. 11, Bel Vino Winery, Temecula, 6pm, free
Oct. 18, The Landings, Carlsbad, 6:30pm, no cover (except food/beverage)
Ron Ebel/Bell Pepperz:
Oct. 11, Vista Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Oct. 18, Oceanside Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Nov. 1, Brothers Bistro, Fallbrook, 6pm, Ron Ebel Show
Nov. 8, Vista Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Nov. 15, Oceanside Elks, 6:30pm, Bell Pepperz
Custard Pie:
Oct. 4, Full Circle Saloon, Santee, 9pm
Oct. 5, Wildwood Crossing, Vista, 8pm
Oct. 11, Ringers, Bonsall, 8pm
Oct. 12, Pour House, Oceanside, 9:30pm
Oct. 26, The Landings, Carlsbad, 6:30pm
Nov. 1. Mr. Peabody’s, Encinitas, 8:30pm
Nov. 2, Wildwood Crossing, Vista, 8pm
Greg Douglass Band:
Oct. 18, Hacienda de Vega*, Carlsbad, 6:30pm
Nov. 2, Fall Festival & Chili Cookoff, Heritage Park, Oceanside, 4-6pm
Nov. 8, The Landings, Carlsbad, 6:30pm
Gone Blonde:
Oct. 5, Pour House, Oceanside, 5-8:30pm
Oct. 25, Hacienda de Vega*, Carlsbad, 6:30-10pm
Nov. 9, Pour House, Oceanside, 5-8:30pm
Nov. 22, The Landings, Carlsbad, 6:30-9:30pm
Fallbrook:
Fallbrook First Fridays, Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6, downtown shops open until 7pm
Harvest Faire:
Oct. 20, 9am-4pm, downtown Fallbrook, handmade crafts, live music in the beer/wine garden, bourbon tasting, petting zoo, pony rides, etc.
Village Artisan Faire:
Nov. 23, 10am-4pm, holiday shopping, handmade gifts and art objects for sale, live music, downtown Fallbrook at Main & Elder (by the train)
Dec. 7, Christmas Parade, 5pm, Main Street
Dec. 13, Holiday Wine & A Bite*
www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org
Fall Festival of Gems*:
Oct. 13, 9am-4pm, Alvarado & Main, lots of great stuff to see and buy, raffle, silent auction, free www.fgms.org
Stagecoach Sunday: Oct. 6, 11am-4pm, Historic Palomares House, BBQ, live music in the beer/wine garden, wildlife exhibit, horse-drawn carriage rides, raffle, etc., free admission and parking www.fallbrooklandconservancy.org
Fallbrook Art Center:
Sept. 8-Oct. 20, Galaxy of Glass, $10, www.fallbrookartcenter.org
Fallbrook Library, free:
Oct. 6, Nathan James, 2pm
Oct. 17, Peter Pupping Quartet, 7pm
Oct. 20, Fallbrook Chamber Orchestra, 3pm
Pala Mesa Resort-Aquaterra Restaurant, outside on the patio, 6:30-10pm:
Oct. 4, Peter Hall, guitar
Oct. 5, West of 5, rock
Oct. 11, Shelle Blue, folk/blues/romantic
Oct. 12, Jesse Cox, jazz/soft rock/blues
Oct. 18, Nocy, Spanish guitar, flamenco
Oct. 19, Soul Diego, R&B/soul/funk
Oct. 25, Backwater Blues Band
Oct. 26, Fallbrook Live (Rexrode Productions) with Anthony Cullins, 6:30-11pm
Gopher Hole at Castle Creek Country Club, 7:30-10:30pm:
Oct. 4, Craig’s Band
Oct. 5, Tribute 80s
Oct. 11, One Foot In
Oct. 12, Traffic Jam
Oct. 18, Rick Trotter
Oct. 19, Richie B. Trio
Oct. 25, West Coast Willie
Oct. 26, Not 4 Hire
Nov. 1, Craig’s Band
Nov. 2, I Know Jack
Nov. 8, One Foot in
**760-749-2877 #2 The schedule sometimes changes, I suggest you call before going to verify the band you want to see is playing.**
Live dance music and a good dance floor, plus decent food and wine and a lot of different craft beers on tap. The website does not get updated. It has the address in Escondido, although it is only about 5 miles from Bonsall. www.castlecreekcountryclub.com
Escondido:
Oct. 1, Bluegrass* music at Round Table Pizza (Washington & Ash) 7-9pm
Renaissance Faire:
Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3, 10am-6pm, Felicita Park, Escondido, www.oldetymeproductions.com
Grand Avenue Festival:
Oct. 20, 9am-5pm, Grand and Broadway, vendors, food, music, entertainment
Tamale Festival:
Nov. 23, 11am-5pm, Grape Day Park, free
For more Escondido details, go to www.visitescondido.com
Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/
Vintana:
Live on the Lanai, live music by local musicians, Thursday-Saturdays, 6-9pm, www.cohnrestaurants.com
Center for the Arts:
Hidden City Sounds last one Oct. 4: free, 6-10pm in Lyric Court, Food Truck Fridays, cash bar, advance reservations recommended, premium options available for purchase
Oct. 4, Gunhild Carling, swing/jazz
Oct. 2, David Burnham, 6pm, free
Oct. 4, 6, 12, 13, Romeo & Juliet presented in French, $40, various times
Oct. 5, Grandmaster Flash, $25-$75, 8pm
Oct. 8, Michael McDonald, $45-$125, 8:30pm
Oct. 11, Tribute to Johnny Cash, $40-$50, 7:30pm
Oct. 12, Patton Oswalt, comedian, $35-$80, 7:30pm
Oct. 19, Taimane, ukulele virtuoso, $25-$65, 7:30pm
Oct. 19, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus Live*, off-Broadway comedy, $60, ($30 with code MARS), 3:30pm and 8pm
Oct. 20, Quarteto Nuevo, $30, 2pm
Oct. 25, The President’s Own Marine Band, 7:30pm, free
Oct. 30, OK, GO! The Live Video Tour, $35-$75, 7:30pm
Nov. 24, An Evening with Sophia Loren, onstage conversation/Q&A, $65-$205, 4pm
Pounders, 9pm:
Oct. 4-5, DJ Smash
Oct. 11-12, West of 5
Oct. 18-19, Cheap Date
Oct. 25-26, Chosen Arrow
Nov. 1-2, DJ Addict
Nov. 8-9, Halo Effect
Nov. 15-16, E-Ticket Band
Nov. 22-23, Rock Whiskey
Nov. 29-30, The Reflectors
Karaoke Sundays-Tuesdays, DJ on Wednesdays-Thursdays
Welk Resort:
Sept. 6-Nov. 9, The Addams Family musical, various dates, times
Oct. 1-29, Tuesdays, Tony Suraci on the Theater Patio, 5:30-8pm, free
Oct. 5-6, Oktoberfest, food, vendors, music, entertainment, 1-7pm
Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center:
Oct. 5-6, Arts, Crafts, & Vintage Market at the Pumpkin Festival
Pumpkin Patch through Oct. 31
Nov. 3, Mud Factor 5K Obstacle Run
Nov. 9-10, Christmas Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market
Vista:
Moonlight Theater:
Oct. 5, Into the Woods in Concert
Oct. 11-19, Freaky Friday, a Disney musical, 7:30pm
Oct. 25, The Goonies, Family Movie Night, 7pm
Oct. 26, Sweet & Tender Hooligans, Ultimate Tribute to Morrisey & The Smiths, 7pm
Broadway Theater, Thurs-Sat 7:30pm, Sat/Sun 2pm:
Oct. 11-27, One Bad Apple, musical comedy, $25
www.broadwayvista.biz or 760-806-7905
Fall Festival at Alta Vista Botanical Gardens:
Oct. 12, 10am-3pm, food, vendors, crafts, 14 acres of plants inside Brengle Terrace Park, free
https://www.altavistabotanicalgardens.org
Brisket, Bourbon & Blues:
Oct. 5, Vista Optimist Club, Clay Colton Band, 5-10pm, www.vistaoptimist.org
Vista Library, free, 1:30pm:
Oct. 6, Troublemakers, http://www.sdcl.org/
San Marcos:
Oct. 13, Grand Fall Festival & Street Faire, 9am-5pm, food, crafts, vendors, live music, beer/wine garden, family event, on Via Vera Cruz between Grand and San Marcos Blvd. www.sanmarcoschamber.com
My Yard Live was packed when I went there to see Bill Magee. It is VERY family friendly (lots of kids) and it has a significant amount of entertainment and games, plus food and a bar. You stand in line to place your food order and they bring it to you. It has long tables for family style seating. They focus on environmental sustainability and local goods. Variety of music and dancing is allowed! www.myyardlive.com
Carlsbad:
Hacienda de Vega, 5806 Van Allen Way, 6:30-10pm on the patio (weather permitting, or inside), no cover charge, no reservations for less than 8:
Oct. 3, Daring Greatly, rock/soul blood harmony
Oct. 4, January Berry Band & Jeff Ousley, rockin’ blues
Oct. 5, Rock Whiskey, rock dance cover band
Oct. 11, Salsa Night with Salsa Mocambo, salsa/merengue/cumbia
Oct. 12, VeDanza Dance Company Social – 50/50 Salsa & Bachata
$10 Cover/Class 7-8pm/Dancing 8-12am
Oct. 18, Greg Douglass*, classic rock
Oct. 19, Sarah Rogo, Rexrode Productions, blues/Americana
Oct. 25, Gone Blonde*, funky dance band
Oct. 26, 3rd Annual Halloween Party with the DR DR Band – Classic Rock, Funk, Soul
Nov. 1, Bayou Brothers, Cajun/zydeco/blues
Nov. 2, Jimmy & Enrique, Latin/pop/int’l flair
Hacienda Rancho Santa Fe, 162 S. Rancho Santa Fe, Encinitas, 6-9pm, no cover charge, dancing encouraged, heated patio, fire pits, lots of free parking in Rancho Santa Fe Plaza:
Oct. 4, Joe Cardillo, rock/reggae/country/R&B
Oct. 5, Flipside Burners, rockabilly/jump blues/swing
Oct. 11, Ricardo Rodriguez, Latin/pop/rock
Oct. 12, Jimmy & Enrique, Latin/pop, international flair
Oct. 18, Michael Battista, Spanish Guitar/Gipsy Kings
Oct. 19 Los Reyes Del Ritmo, A tribute to Rumba Flamenco & the Gipsy King Music
Oct. 25, David Maldonado, Spanish Guitar, Flamenco, Reggaeton
Oct. 26, The Swingin’ Johnsons, Eclectic pop/rock
Nov. 2, Fleetwood MAX, Fleetwood Mac Tribute Band 6:30-10pm
Note: technically this is in Encinitas, but it is on Rancho Santa Fe Road on the border of RSF
http://www.haciendadevega.com/
The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6:30-9:30pm unless otherwise noted:
Oct. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Jim Gibson, 5:30-8:30pm
Oct. 3, OSO 40s Big Band, 5:30pm
Oct. 4, Clapton Hook
Oct. 5, The Ride
Oct. 6, Jackson Patrick, 11am-2pm
Oct. 11, Too Rude for Sunday
Oct. 12, Fleetwood Max
Oct. 13, Valley Blend, 11am-2pm
Oct. 18, Daring Greatly
Oct. 20, Arnie & Friends, 11am-2pm
Oct. 25, Tony Suraci
Oct. 26, Custard Pie, Led Zeppelin
Oct. 27, Chris Fast, 11am-2pm
Nov. 1, Clapton Hook, costume contest at 8pm
Nov. 2, Cool Rush
Nov. 8, Greg Douglass
Oct. 5, Carlsbad Oktoberfest, Holiday Park, 12-9pm
Oceanside:
Nov. 2, Fall Festival & Chili Cook-off with Greg Douglass and Wild Rose, Heritage Park, 4-6pm
Del Mar:
Sept. 27-Nov. 2, The Scream Zone, Fairgrounds, www.thescreamzone.com
Oct. 6, KSON Country Fest, Fairgrounds
Oct. 11-13, Harvest Festival Original Arts & Craft Show, Fairgrounds
Bing Crosby Season begins Nov. 8, www.dmtc.com
San Diego:
Nov. 1-10, San Diego Beer Week, Embarcadero South, www.sdbeer.com
Nov. 4-12, Fleet Week, www.fleetweeksandiego.org
Nov. 10-17, San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, Embarcadero North, www.sandiego.org
Nov. 22-24, Wonderfront Music & Arts Festival, downtown, ticket prices go up 10/5, www.wonderfrontfestival.com
San Diego Blues Festival:
This was another great concert! Great music, on the water, great food, lots of people having fun, all for a great cause and what a super way to spend a Saturday! Hope to see you there next year!
In the meantime, the Jacobs & Cushman San Diego Food Bank feeds about 350,000 military and civilian people per month, year round. Every dollar you contribute provides 5 meals. Please help them feed the hungry in our local communities, including the kids on the weekends and over the summer. More details can be found at their website. http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/
Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:
2019 summer concert season is still going through Nov. 2 and tickets are available through Ticketmaster. www.humphreysconcerts.com
Liberty Station, San Diego:
Oct. 27, Halloween at the Station, 12-4pm, come in costume, trick or treating, live music, entertainment, other spooky surprises
Oct. 4-6, La Mesa Oktoberfest, La Mesa Blvd. (SoCal’s largest Oktoberfest)
Oct. 4-6, El Cajon Oktoberfest, Adults $10 Fri-Sat, $5 Sunday
Oct. 11, Polish Festival, 5-11:30pm, 1735 Grand Avenue, www.polishmission.org
Oct. 12, Ocean Beach Oktoberfest
Oct. 12-13, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, 10am-6pm
Oct. 5-6, St. Elizabeth’s Oktoberfest, Julian
Tio Leo’s, Mexican restaurant with great live music, 3 locations: downtown San Diego, Mission Gorge and Poway, www.tioleos.com
San Diego Symphony is inside at Copley Symphony Hall for the winter. www.sandiegosymphony.org
Petco Park has added a new concert venue, Sycuan Stage, in partnership with Live Nation, capacity 6,000 people.
Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, 7pm, doors open 5pm, www.thecoachhouse.com for the full schedule of shows
Temecula:
Thornton Winery:
April 5-Nov. 1, Friday Night Live on the patio, 6-9pm, zero-$40 cover charge depending on show and seats, Champagne Jazz Series concert schedule announced, July 20-Oct. 20 www.thorntonwine.com
Merc Theater:
Jazz at the Merc, Thursdays, 7:30pm, $20
Classics at the Merc, 2nd, 4th Sundays, 3pm, $15
Cabaret at the Merc, last Sundays, 7pm, $30
Speakeasy at the Merc, 2nd Saturdays, 7pm, $15/$12
Country Live at the Merc, 1st, 3rd Saturdays, 7pm, 9pm, $15
Dance Xchange, 3rd Tuesdays, 7pm, $15
The Merc 2019-20 Series schedule has been published online.
http://www.temeculapresents.org/
Here are some more links for Temecula activities:
http://www.temeculaevents.org/ this site has been greatly improved!
http://www.cityoftemecula.org/
http://www.temeculatheater.org/
Pala Casino: www.palacasino.com
Pauma Casino: www.casinopauma.com
Pechanga Resort & Casino: www.pechanga.com
Harrah’s Rincon Casino: www.harrahssocal.com
Valley View Casino: www.valleyviewcasino.com
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OUT AND ABOUT BY ANNETTE HIGBY
October 2019