Out and About – Sept 2021

There are a significant number of festivals in the San Diego area and all of Southern California this month and next, including the San Diego Blues Festival. I have listed quite a few! Even SeaWorld is hosting a Craft Beer Festival.  It seems everyone is intent on prolonging summer for as long as possible.

Bill Magee:

Sep. 12, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm

Sep. 26, Old Town Blues Club, Temecula 1:30pm

www.billmageeblues.com

Rexrode Productions:

Sep. 3, Music at the Museum featuring Anthony Cullins, Oceanside Museum of Art, 6pm

Oct. 22, Six String Society, “HalloGras Cruise”, www.thesixstringsociety.com

Daring Greatly:

Sep. 4, Bel Vino Winery, Temecula, 12-4pm free

Sep. 8, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad, 6pm

Sep. 10, Hilltop Festival 2021, Murrieta, fundraiser for Murrieta Firefighters Benevolent Fund

Sep. 12, Benefit Concert for “Nurtured by Nature” at Otter Valley, Pauma Valley

Sep. 22, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad, 6pm

www.daring-greatly.com

Ron Ebel:

Sep. 17, Vista Elks, 5-8pm

Sep. 18, Brothers Bistro, Fallbrook 5:30-8:30pm

www.ronebel.com

Gone Blonde:

Sep. 11, The Landings at Carlsbad, 6-9pm

www.goneblondeband.com

Custard Pie:

Sep. 18, Mr. Peabody’s, Encinitas 9pm

www.custardpieband.com

Cool Rush Band:

Sep. 4, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm

Sep. 11, Harry’s Sports Bar, Fallbrook 9pm

Sep. 17, Campland on the Bay, Coronado 7pm

Sep. 19, Coronado Ferry Landing 2pm

Sep.  25, Downtown Café, El Cajon 7pm

Oct. 2, The Landings, Carlsbad 6:30pm

Oct. 3, Coyote Bar & Grill, Carlsbad 5pm

www.coolrushband.com

Fallbrook:

Here is a pretty cool website about Fallbrook you may want to check out: www.everythingfallbrook.org

Fallbrook Farmers and Artisan Market:

Saturdays 9am-1:30pm, on Main between Hawthorne and Fig, more info 760-728-5845 or info@fallbrookfarmersmarket.org

Wine & A Bite:  🍷Sept. 10 and Dec. 10, save the dates! Purchase tickets by phone or in-person only for now, $25

Harvest Faire: Oct. 17

Scarecrow Days are right around the corner!

www.fallbrookchamberofcommerce.org

Fallbrook Drum Circle:

Sep. 19, Village Square at corner of Main & Alvarado, 2-5pm, bring your rhythm instruments and flutes, free, held every 3rd Sunday of the month, email: fallbrookdrum@aol.com

 

Fallbrook Art Center:

July 24-Sept. 5, The Find Magnified Gift Show, Mon-Sat 10am-4pm, Sundays 12-3pm free

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

Pala Mesa Resort-Aquaterra Restaurant has live music Fridays 5-8pm on the patio. Reservations recommended.

Sep. 3, Frank Alves, soft rock

Sep. 10, Nocy, Spanish guitar

Sep. 17, Jesus Melecio, jazz/blues

Sep. 24, Can I Be Frank, Sinatra tribute

http://www.palamesa.com/

Fallbrook Mission Theater:

Sep. 10, Greg Douglass & the Sidewinders, 7pm $20 advance, $25 at the door

https://fallbrookmissiontheater.com/

 

Vista:

Moonlight Theater:

2021 Season Performances:

Aug. 18-Sept. 4, A Chorus Line

Sept. 15-Oct. 2, On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio & Gloria Estefan

www.moonlightstage.com

 

Wildwood Crossing:

Live music:

Saturdays 11am-2pm, 5:30-7pm and 7:30-9pm

Sundays 11am-2pm and 4-7pm

Tuesdays-Thursdays 5-8pm

Fridays 5:30-7pm and 7:30-9pm

Check their website for who is scheduled for each time slot

www.wildwoodcrossing.net

Escondido:

Center for the Arts

Cabaret in the Courtyard:

Sep. 11-12, Music of Rodgers & Hammerstein, $60-$180 for table of 2-4

Oct. 8-9, Sounds of the 70’s, $60-$180 for table of 2-4

Oct. 16, Chris Botti, 8pm $45-$85

Their new “improved” website is not very user friendly.

www.artcenter.org

 

Cruisin’ Grand in Escondido is back through Sept. 24, Fridays 4-9pm, lots of cars, entertainment and people watching

www.cruisingrand.net

Escondido Wine and Craft Beer map: https://visitescondido.com/wineries/

Castle Creek Country Club is hoping the Gopher Hole will be open by the fall.

Rancho Bernardo Inn:

Live music on the veranda Sunday-Thursday 5-8pm, Friday-Saturday 5-9pm

www.ranchobernardoinn.com

San Marcos:

Summer Concert Series:

Sep. 18, Betamaxx, Hollandia Park 3-7pm, free

www.san-marcos.net

My Yard Live:

Live music Fridays-Sundays, Karaoke Thursdays, Trivia Night Wednesdays.

https://www.myyardlive.com

Carlsbad:

The Landings at Palomar Airport, 6-9pm unless otherwise noted:

Sundays 11am-2pm

Tuesdays-Thursdays (most) 5pm

Sep. 3, Clapton Hook

Sep. 4, Cool Rush

Sep. 10, 3 Car Garage

Sep. 11, Gone Blonde

Sep. 17, Undercover

Sep. 18, Fleetwood Max

Sep. 24, About Face

Sep. 25, Dr Dr

Oct. 1, Clapton Hook

Oct. 2, Cool Rush

Friday and Saturday evenings: seating starts at 4:30pm, wait to be seated by hostess, $30/person minimum, no reservations taken

www.carlsbadlandings.com

Coyote Bar and Grill:

Live Music:

Saturdays 2-4:30pm and 6-10pm

Sundays 2-4:30pm and 5-9pm

Tuesdays-Friday 6-10pm

Mondays, Karaoke 6-10pm

Sep. 8, Daring Greatly 6pm

Sep. 11, Jimmy & Enrique 2pm

Sep. 12, Bill Magee 5pm

Sep. 17, Len Rainey & the Midnight Players 5pm

Sep. 19, Pretending Chrissie

Sep. 22, Daring Greatly 6pm

Sep. 26, Jimmy & Enrique 2pm

www.coyotecarlsbad.com

Legoland is open with some restrictions, reservations required.

www.legoland.com

Bushfire Kitchen, live music Thursdays:

La Costa: 5:30pm

Del Mar: 5:30pm

Menifee: 7pm

www.bushfirekitchen.com

 

Oceanside:

Sep. 18, Family Fun Festival, 332 S. Coast Highway, 10am-3pm

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/family-fun-festival-tickets-166679584123

Del Mar:

Del Mar Turf Club:

July 16-Sept. 6, advance ticket reservations required

www.dmtc.com

San Diego Festival of the Arts:

Sept. 11-12, 150 artists, various mediums, live music, vendors, beer/wine garden, now located at the San Diego Surf Sports Park (formerly Del Mar Polo Fields).

www.sdfestivalofthearts.org

Belly Up, Solana Beach:

Fridays, Atomic Groove’s Get Your Groove Back Happy Hour 5:30pm, $12

Their schedule is fully booked, some events are sold out.

www.bellyup.com

Encinitas:

Sep. 18, Encinitas Rotary Wine & Food Festival, 4-7pm $95+

www.encinitaswinefestival.com

San Diego:

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 but the website only shows a few days at a time. Check there for current info.

www.aquariusbargrille.com

Rady Shell at Jacobs Park:

The Rady Shell’s first season is scheduled to run 8/6/21 through 11/14/21 with an eclectic variety of concerts from Gladys Knight to Jason Mraz to Mariachi to Indigo Girls to classical symphony and more. Films will also be shown with a live orchestra performing the musical soundtrack (Rocket Man, Goonies, Star Wars). Surely something will appeal to everyone. Brand new and sitting right in the bay, this looks like an amazing new venue to check out. Season ticket packages are available as well as individual events. Food sold on site. All shows 7:30pm.

Sep. 3, Rocket Man Live in Concert

Sep. 4, The Goonies in Concert

Sep. 5, The Finest Hour: Celebration of the 75th anniversary of the music that ended WWII

Sep. 8, Greg Clark Jr. with Suzanne Santo

Sep. 10, 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular

Sep. 11, Classic Albums Live performs Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon

Sep. 12, Classic Albums Live performs Beatles: Abbey Road

Sep. 14, Sergio Mendes with the San Diego Symphony

Sep. 18-19, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert

Sep. 24, Frank Sinatra with the Great Ladies of Song

Sep. 26, Jason Mraz

Sep. 29, Bobby McFerrin

Sep. 30, Pat Metheny Side-Eye with James Francies and Joe Dyson

www.theshell.org

San Diego Zoo and Safari Park have opened. Reservations required. Live webcams are always being broadcast.

www.zoo.sandiegozoo.org

 

SeaWorld is featuring a Craft Beer Festival through Sep. 19 Saturdays-Sundays plus Labor Day. www.seaworld.com

Balboa Park, Japanese Friendship Garden is open. The San Diego Museum of Art has a Virtual Gallery Experience.  www.balboapark.org

Birch Aquarium is open, 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

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:

Kobey’s Swap Meet is open Fridays-Sundays. The James Taylor concert is 11/1/21.

https://pechangaarenasd.com/

 

San Diego Food Bank:

San Diego Blues Festival September 11. The headliner is Larkin Poe, full details are listed on the website. Advance general admission $40, at the gate $50, VIP is sold out. Capacity will be at 100%. www.sdbluesfest.com

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. They are doing an enormous job!

http://www.sandiegofoodbank.org/

Liberty Station, San Diego:

www.libertystation.com

Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay:

The full schedule of concerts is listed on the website.

www.humphreysconcerts.com

San Diego Spirits Festival:

Sept. 11-12, Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier, 12th Annual Cocktail Festival, entertainment, food $75+, designated driver $25+

www.sandiegospiritsfestival.com

Waterfront Park Festivals, San Diego:

Sep. 11, Boots in the Park, www.bootsinthepark.com

Sep. 25-26, CRSSD Festival, 3 stages, 36 performers, www.crssdfest.com

Oct. 15-16, Blended Festival, www.blendedfestival.com

Oct. 23, SoCal Taco Fest, 11am-10pm, www.socaltacofest.com

Tacos & Tequila Festival:

Sep. 3-4, Hotmess (& Sideyard BBQ) $40 includes beer tastings too, 1-5pm, 1735 National Avenue, San Diego

More San Diego Events:

Sep. 2, Toby Keith and Alabama, South Bay Drive-In Theatre 2170 Coronado Avenue www.southbaydrivein.com

Sep. 10, Never Forget Reggae Festival Part 1, Winston’s Beach Club, Ocean Beach www.winstonsob.com

Sep. 25, San Diego Festival of Beer, Broadway Pier 12-5pm 2 stages, $40-$75 www.festivalnet.com

Mission Brewery:

Sep. 18, Wing Wars: Chicken Wing Competition, $35-$55 www.missionbrewery.com

San Diego Wine & Food Festival:

Nov. 7-14, Embarcadero Marina Park North parking lot

Santee:

Sep. 25, Water Lantern Festival, Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve $25-$55

www.waterlanternfestival.com

La Jolla:

Oct 9-10, La Jolla Art & Wine Festival, La Jolla Village 10am-6pm www.ljawf.com

Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, open and with a fully booked schedule, reservations.

www.thecoachhouse.com

 

Dana Point:

Sep. 24-26, Ohana Festival, Doheny State Beach, www.ohanafest.com

CA Wine Festival:

Sep. 24-25, Santa Barbara

Nov. 5-6, Huntington Beach

www.californiawinefestival.com

 

Redondo Beach: Sep. 10-12, Beach Life Festival at Redondo Beach

www.beachlifefestival.com

Temecula:

Thornton Winery’s Champagne Jazz Concert Series is sold out.

Friday night concert series 6pm, $25: Oct. 8, BIG, Oct. 29, Twisted Gypsy

www.thorntonwine.com

Old Town Blues Club, live music Thursday-Sunday

Sep. 26, Bill Magee, 1:30pm

www.oldtownbluesclub.com

Check this link for the latest on community events held outdoors or virtually (not everything is updated) www.TemeculaCA.gov/VirtualCS

Wineries:

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

www.temeculawines.org

Here are some more links for Temecula activities:

www.visittemeculavalley.com

www.eventstemecula.com

 

Pala Casino, all times 8pm and $15

Sep. 3, Fortunate Son, tribute to Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sep. 4, Urban Skies, tribute to Keith Urban

Sep. 11, Pretzel Logic, tribute to Steely Dan

Sep. 24, Styxology, tribute to Styx

Sep. 25, Fast Times, Ultimate 80’s tribute

Oct. 1, Yesterday, tribute to the Beatles

Oct. 9, The Flux Capacitors

Oct. 15, So Petty, tribute to Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Oct. 17, Joyas Prestadas, tribute to Jenni Rivera

Oct. 23, Totally Go-Go’s, tribute to the Go-Go’s

 

Pala Casino Starlight Theater (outside) all times 8pm unless noted otherwise:

Sep. 12, Grupo Yndio Y Los Terricolas 6pm $25

Sep. 17, Toby Keith sold out

Sep. 19, Bronco 6pm $35-$75

Sep. 24, Arnel Pineda & Bamboo $68-$128

Oct. 2, Queen Nation, tribute to Queen $15

Oct. 8, Boyz II Men $35-$75

Oct. 9, Daughtry $35-$75

www.palacasino.com

Harrah’s Rincon Casino:

Sep. 4, Dane Cook

Sep. 11, Little Joe Y La Familia

Sep. 25, The Brian McKnight 4

 

Movies Under the Stars, Thursdays, Courtyard 7pm:

Sep. 2, The King of Staten Island

Sep. 9, The Photograph

Sep. 16, Godzilla vs Kong

Sep. 23, Mighty Oak

Sep. 30, Moonstruck

www.harrahssocal.com 

Pechanga Resort & Casino:

Sept. 19, Chicago, 7:30pm $90+

Oct. 2, Air Supply, 8pm $40+

Oct. 3, Poison Tour, 7:30pm $69+

Oct. 15-16, Vax Ganda: A Dose of Laughter, 9pm, 6pm $38+

Oct. 17, Alejandro Fernandez, 7:30pm $69+

Oct. 20, Purple Reign, tribute to Prince 8pm $25+

www.pechanga.com

 

Valley View Casino in Valley Center, all 8pm:

Sep. 4, Stellita’s Groove

Sep. 11, Pulp Vixen

Sep. 18, Upstream

Sep. 25, The Verge

www.valleyviewcasino.com

 

Pauma Casino: Open www.casinopauma.com  no events

Bates Nut Farm, Valley Center:

Sep. 18-Oct 31, Pumpkin Patch

Sep. 19, American Truck Historical Society Truck Show

Oct. 2-3, Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market

www.batesnutfarm.biz

Quotes for the moment:

💜Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory. Dr. Suess, American Author, 20th century

💖The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. Coco Chanel, French fashion designer and businesswoman, 20th century

💙True independence and freedom can only exist in doing what is right. Brigham Young, 19th century

💜I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket. Kellie Elmore, American Author, 21st century

❤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

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 😇

Share Smiles, Show Kindness, Spread the Love

www.weloveangelresources.com

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BY ANNETTE HIGBY

 

Disclaimer: times and events may change after publication.

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