Out & About March 2024

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

www.billmageeblues.com

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

www.thesixstringsociety.com

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

https://ronebel.com/

Gone Blonde:

Mar. 9, The Landings, Carlsbad 6pm

Mar. 15, Hello Betty, Oceanside 6pm

Mar. 23, Pour House, Oceanside 5pm

www.goneblondeband.com

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

www.custardpieband.com

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

www.coolrushband.com

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

www.lifetimerocker.com

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

https://www.fallbrookkid.com/

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

www.dannygali.com

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:

https://raynaldo.live/

Bonsall:

Harlow’s Lounge has live music scheduled semi-regularly, check their website for the current updates. Open Thursday-Saturdays 4-10pm

https://harlowslounge.com/

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)

www.fallbrookartcenter.org

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.

www.fallbrookvfw.org

Monserate Winery:

Mar. 16, Comedy Night with Owen Smith 6pm $55

Live music schedule not updated, usually weekends 1pm

https://monseratewinery.com/

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

www.moonlightstage.com

Wildwood Crossing is under new ownership and the restaurant is still open. That is all the details I have for now.

www.wildwoodcrossing.net

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

www.artcenter.org

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.

www.visitescondido.com

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.

www.theritzescondido.org

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.

www.ramonamainstage.com

 

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

www.barndininganddancing.com

San Marcos:

My Yard Live:

Live music Fridays-Sundays, Karaoke Thursdays, Trivia Night Wednesdays, Dueling Pianos first Friday of each month.

https://www.myyardlive.com

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.

www.carlsbadlandings.com

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. 12, Raynaldo Martine 6pm

Mar. 16, Raynaldo Martine 1pm

Mar. 26, Jimmy and Enrique 6pm

Mar. 31, Cool Rush 5pm

www.coyotecarlsbad.com

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.

www.visitoceanside.org

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:

www.thesoundsd.com

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

www.bellyup.com

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.

www.theshell.org

 

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

www.stpatsparade.org

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

https://barksandbrewfest.com/

Boots in the Park:

Apr. 6, Thomas Rhett, Lee Brice, more, Waterfront Park, San Diego

www.bootsinthepark.com

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

www.socaltacofest.com

 

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.

https://gatorbythebay.com/

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.

www.aquariusbargrille.com

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park

https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/

 

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:

https://pechangaarenasd.com/

 

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.

www.thecoachhouse.com

 

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

https://www.vailhq.com/

 

Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday

www.oldtownbluesclub.com

Old Town Temecula Community Theater

https://tickets.temeculatheater.org/

More Temecula activities and information:

www.visittemeculavalley.com

www.temeculaca.gov

 

Wineries:

This website has a comprehensive and detailed list of the status of the wineries and what they are currently offering.

www.temeculawines.org

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

www.palacasino.com

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

www.harrahssocal.com

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

www.pechanga.com

 

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

www.valleyviewcasino.com

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, healthy and well!

 

Mahalo,

Annette 😇

BY: ANNETTE HIGBY

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