MUSIC
Country singers
Chris and Jan Harris
are giving a
free concert
, bringing songs of faith and inspiration with accents of the South, 4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 25 at the Rancho Bernardo Presbyterian Church, 17010 Pomerado Rd.
The 1st Annual Julian Country Jam “Kick it up a Notch”
is being held 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at the Menghini Winery, 1150 Farmers Road, Julian. This one-day outdoor family country music event features wine tasting, BBQ, a beer garden, apple pie and guitar giveaways, along with great country music, including
The Coldwater Canyon Band
,
Emerald River
,
3 Chord Justice
,
Big Money the Toll Booth Bandits
and San Diego’s own
Cash’d Out
- Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 day of show, military with ID $20 at show, teens $5, children under 12 free. For more and tickets, visit www.robb-bowerpresents.com.
The Poway Folk Circle
, a group of local musicians, host folk song circles and acoustic jams. Folk
Song Circles
meet at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in Templars Hall in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.
Bluegrass Jams
meet on the second Monday of every month at Round Table Pizza in Rancho Bernardo, 16761 Bernardo Center Drive.
The Craft Fair Jam
is 9 a.m. the first Saturday of the month in Old Poway Park, and Slow Jam Sunday is 1 p.m. the last Sunday of the month in Old Poway Park. These events are free and open to the public. For further information, visit www.powayfolkcircle.org.
The Ramona Mainstage
has an exciting mix of upcoming shows this month. Rock and blues guitarist
Pat Travers
performs 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26. Comedian
Bobcat Goldthwait
performs 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27.
Ticket prices vary. The Ramona Mainstage is located at 626 Main Street, Ramona. For more information, visit www.ramonamainstage.com.
The
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
is holding their sixth annual
Green Flash Concert Series.
Brett Dennen
performs 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institute of Oceanography is at 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla. Concerts are ages 21 and up only. Tickets are $25 with RSVP ($120 Season Pass)/$30 at the door. For tickets and to RSVP call 858-534-4109.
The California Center for the Arts, Escondido
, is hosting an all-new
Jazz Jam Sessions
7 – 10 p.m. every Friday through Sept. 2. Local musicians of all ages are invited to show off their musical talent on stage with professional jazz musicians. Sign-ups start at 7 p.m. Bring your own instruments. This event is free and open to the public. The Center is located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. For more information, call 800-988-4253.
The Coastal Cities Jazz Band
is presenting
Eric Marienthal
and
Wayne Bergeron
in a
Big Band Clinic
for high school and private music students, 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at Oakcrest Junior High School, 675 Balour Street, Encinitas. This clinic is open to all. Bring your instrument and join in the student band. For more, call Gary Adco*ck at 858-775-1113.
The Coastal Cities Jazz Band
is presenting
Eric Marienthal
and
Wayne Bergeron
in
a tribute to the music of Gordon Goodwin and the Big Phat Band
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11 at the Carlsbad Community Church, on the corner of Jefferson and Pine, Carlsbad. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students and seniors. For more, call Gary Adco*ck at 858-775-1113.
The Del Mar racetrack
is hosting their free
2011 Summer Concert series
through Sunday, Sept. 4 at their new Seaside Stage, located at the west end of the Grandstand. Admission is free with racetrack admission purchased prior to the last race.
The Airborne Toxic Event
performs Friday, Aug. 26.
Fitz The Tantrums
performs Friday, Sept. 2. The concert series finishes with
Ben Harper
performing Sunday, Sept. 4.
Seaport Village
is hosting
live music
throughout the summer every Sunday afternoon and evening from noon – 4 p.m.
Bradley Leighton
,
Blue Rockit
and
Raggle Taggle
perform Aug. 28.
Yves
and
Windy City
perform Sunday, Sept. 4.
Khausak
,
Dan Dragon The All Stars
and
Raggle Taggle
perform Sunday, Sept. 11.
Nadro John
,
Bradley Leighton
and
The Cat-illacs
perform Sunday, Sept. 18.
Yves
,
Good Mojo
and
Raggle Taggle
perform Sunday, Sept. 25. For more information, call 619-235-4014 or visit www.seaportvillage.com.
DANCE
The Black Mountain Dance Centre
presents “Mother Goose Unplugged,” 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road. This dance production portrays the poems of Mother Goose. Tickets are $15 for adults, $11 for children ages 1 – 12. All audience members must have own ticket, including infants. Complimentary lap tickets for infants up to 12 months available at the box office.
The San Diego Dance Theater
is presenting the 13th annual
Trolley Dances
every hour 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 1 and every half hour 1 – 4 p.m. Sundays, Sept. 25 and Oct. 2 along 6 stops on the MTS Line. See special dances performed by 60 of San Diego’s most adventurous dancers. Tickets are $30 general admission, $20 seniors and $15 for students and includes an all-day trolley pass with advanced purchase. For more, call 619-225-1803 or visit www.sandiegodancetheater.org.
Dance to
ballroom dancing
with
DJ Rudy Vidal’s Funtastic Sounds
7- 10:30 p.m. Fridays and
Mike Krause’s live dance band
Saturdays at The Growing Place Montessori School, 13242 Pomerado Road, Poway. Entrance fee is $10/person. Location features 1,000 square feet of wood floor for dancing and free off-street parking. For more information, call Mike Krause at 619-922-6765.
Tap dancing classes for adults
, taught by Gigi St. John, are Tuesdays at the RB Swim Tennis Club. Each class is one hour, intermediate at 11 a.m. and beginners at noon. Just show up or sign up by calling St. John at 951-282-3639.
The Academy of World Dance n Arts
offers a free introductory class to swing, salsa, and ballroom every 7 to 8 p.m. Fridays, year-round for ages teen through adults. No previous experience needed. For more information, visit www.worldancenarts.com or call 858-679-8277. The academy is located at 12621-A Poway Road, Poway.
THEATER
PowPAC
, Poway’s Community Theatre, is holding their
10th annual Olde-Tyme Melodrama
,
“Because Their Hearts Were Pure,”
as part of the Poway Days celebration, opening 7 p.m Friday, Sept. 16 and running two weekends through Sunday, Sept. 25. Performances will be 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $12 for ages 13 and older and $6 for children ages 6 -12. Children 5 and under who sit on an adult’s lap are free. For tickets, call 858-679-8085 or visit www.powpac.org.
Plays in the Park
continues its eighth season at the
Kit Carson Amphitheatre
with
“The Sound of Music”
Aug. 5 – 27, presented by Patio Playhouse. Performances are 8 p.m., gates open at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $7 for children. For reservations and information, visit www.pitpescondio.com or call 760-745-1218. The amphitheater is located at 3333 Bear Valley Parkway, Escondido.
Upcoming productions are “Hairspray” (Sept. 2-10) and “Evita” (Sept. 16-24).
Cygnet Theatre
presents
“Little Shop of Horrors,”
7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 28 – Sunday, Oct. 2 at the Cygnet Theatre, 4040 Twiggs St., Old Town. For more information and to purchase tickets, call 619-337-1525 or visit www.cygnettheatre.com, or by visiting the box office in person.
Scripps Ranch Theatre
is presenting Alan Ayckbourn’s ingenious dinner party comedy
“How The Other Half Lives,”
opening Saturday, Sept. 10 and running through Saturday, Oct. 8. Tickets are $22 general admission, $20 for students, seniors and military, and $10 for children 12 and under. For more, call 858-578-7728 or visit www.scrippsranchtheatre.org
The Old Globe Theater
is hosting the
2011 Old Globe Shakespeare Festival
, running through Sunday, Sept. 25. They are performing three plays: “
Much Ado About Nothing
,” running through Saturday, Sept. 24, “
The Tempest
,” running through Sunday, Sept. 25, and “
Amadeus
,” running through Thursday, Sept. 22. Tickets range from $29 – $85. Box office hours are noon – final curtain Tuesday – Sunday. To purchase tickets, visit the box office or call 619-234-5623. The Old Globe Theater is located at 1363 Old Globe Way, Balboa Park. For more information, visit www.theoldglobe.org.
New Village Arts
kicks off Season 11: The Ensemble Project with Eugene O’Neill’s romantic comedy,
“Ah, Wilderness!”
opening 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3 and running through Sunday, Aug. 28 at the New Village Arts Theatre, 2787 State St., Carlsbad Village. Showtimes are 8 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets range from $27 – $38 and can be purchased by calling 760-433-3245 or at www.NewVillageArts.org.
The Welk Theatre
is presenting
“Man of La Mancha,”
a new spin on the classic musical, opening Thursday, Sept. 8 and running through Sunday, Oct. 30 at the Welk Resort Theatre, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido. Tickets start at $44 for matinees and $47 for evening performances. For showtimes and tickets, call 888-802-7469.
Tickets for the 2011-2012 season at the
Poway Center for the Performing Arts
are on sale on the center’s website, www.powayarts.org, by calling 858-748-0505 or at the box office, 15498 Espola Road, noon to 5 p.m. Fridays and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
PowPAC
, Poway’s Community Theatre, is offering a number of varied
volunteer opportunities
for its award-winning theater. For more information, contact Maxine Brunton at 858-679-0640, or call the theater box office and leave your name and telephone number at 858-679-8085.
ART
Old Poway Village’s
current season of
Artwalks
continues the third Wednesday of each month Aug. through Oct. Mingle with local artists, listen to live music featuring
the Beachwoods
, stroll through the shops for a unique Old Poway experience and more.
Members of the
North County Society of Fine Arts
will be displaying art through Sept. 8 at the following locations.
Jan Bowersox
at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road,
Helen Hashem
,
Joyce Howes
,
Michele Kruck
,
Catherine McKinnell
,
Rita Shulak
and
Ana Street
at the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16051 Bernardo Heights Parkway, and
Janet Perkin
at Luc’s Bistro, 12642 Poway Road.
For further information, visit www.ncsfa.org.
Members of the
Rancho Bernardo Art Association
are displaying art through September at the following location:
Doris Bertch
,
Vita Sorrentino
,
Marilyn Link
and
Clementine Porzak
at the Stoneridge Country Club, 17166 Stoneridge Country Club Lane, Poway.
For further information, call Phyllis Hensperger at 858-675-2262.
The Rancho Bernardo Art Association
is holding its
2nd Annual Art Studio Tour
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. Visit over 20 local award-winning artists at nine locations throughout Rancho Bernardo and Poway. Tickets are $10/person and include a brochure listing participating artists and a guided map. For more, call Ren Daniels at 858-335-5617 or visit www.ranchobernardoart.com.
The
Escondido Art Association
is presenting
“Long, Hot Summer”
exhibit Wednesday, Aug. 10 – Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Artists Gallery, 121 W. Grand Ave., Escondido. Show judge will be Paul Ryker, local award-winning artist and art teacher. Regular gallery hours are 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.escondidoartists.org.
The Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation
is presenting
“Near and Far,”
a photography exhibit featuring the work of
Dolwain Green
, Saturday, Aug. 13 – Friday, Sept. 9 in the Mission Trails Regional Park Visitor’s Center Gallery, One Father Junipero Serra Trail, San Diego. The MTRP Visitor and Interpretive Center is open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. Admission is free.
Rancho Bernardo Art Association
is looking for artists who want to meet others who share the same interest, learn from demonstrations and exhibit their work. The members have critique nights and an award show. For membership, contact Phyllis Hensperger at 858-675-2262. Adult membership is $25, Couples $30, Students $15. More information at ranchobernardoart.com.
North County Society of Fine Arts
meets at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at the Bernardo Heights Community Center, 16051 Bernardo Heights Parkway, Rancho Bernardo. They offer art critiques, demonstration programs, workshops, paint-outs, bus trip to museums and display opportunities.
Members have a
square-foot exhibit
at Bernardo Heights Community Center. Jan Bowersox’s art may be viewed at the Bernardo Heights Community Center,
various members’
photographs are at the Poway library, 13137 Poway Road and
Doris Bertch’s
photographs are at Luc’s Bistro, 12642 Poway Road.
For further information, contact membership vice president Lori Chase at 858-578-8752 and visit ncsfa.org.
Come
celebrate the arts
at
Bernardo Winery
5 – 8 p.m. the first Friday of every month throughout Summer and Fall 2011. Featuring local artists of every medium displaying their art in the courtyard, everything from watercolor to photography, jewelry and more will be available for purchase. Also featuring live music, dance performances by the Mojalet dance troupe, wine tasting, Cafe Merlot offering a delicious summer menu and events for the kids. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, visit bernardowinery.com.
MUSEUMS
See how creatures interact on a coral reef in Hawaii over a 24-hour period in the 3-D film,
“Turtle Reef,”
now showing at the
San Diego Natural History Museum.
Screenings are included with the price of museum admission.
Water: A California Story
demonstrates through photos, maps, video, and hands-on activities, current, local issues on land and in the ocean.
The art exhibition
Inspiration of the Natural World
, held in the museum’s Ordover Gallery, runs through Sunday, Aug. 21 and features artwork by prominent Rancho Santa Fe painter and poet Sunna Bohlen, as well as Roger Guillemin, Ph.D., a Nobel prize laureate and pioneer digital artist.
All That Glitters: The Splendor and Science of Gems and Minerals
is at the Natural History Museum through April 15, 2012. This exhibit shows how gems are created around the world, including here in San Diego county.
Ends of the Earth: From Polar Bears to Penguins
runs through April 15, 2012. Discover the unique nature of the Earth’s polar regions, the science undertaken there, and how these regions are indicators of climate change on Earth.
The 2011 Blue Whale Nature Cruises
are currently running through October 2011. Trips runs from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Thursdays and Sundays, boarding at HM Landing, 2803 Emerson Street, Point Loma. Tickets are $75 for Museum members and military, $80 for non-members.
Admission: $17 for adults; $15 for seniors; $12 for military, youth 13–17, students; $11 for children 3–12. Free for members. More details at www.sdnhm.org or call 619-232-3821.
Mingei International Museum
presents
“Classic and Contemporary Native American Art,”
featuring classic art by North American indigenous artisans from the Museum’s collection alongside paintings from four native-Californian contemporary artists, Robert Freeman, Billy Soza Warsoldier, Catherine Nelson-Rodriguez and L. Frank. The exhibit continues through Monday, Sept. 5. The museum also is presenting “Maneki Neko: Japan’s Beckoning Cats – From Talisman to Pop Icon,” featuring selections from the museum’s collection of 155 unique beckoning cat statues, running through Jan. 15.
Bold Expressions – African American Quilts from the Collection of Corrine Riley
, featuring quilts made entirely by women from materials like flour sacks, blue jeans, work clothes and fabric remnants, runs through Sunday, Nov. 6.
The museum is located at 1439 El Prado in Balboa Park. Hours are 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday, Regular admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and $4 for students and active duty military with ID. For information, call 619-239-0003 or visit www.mingei.org.
“Cellular Journey,”
an introduction to human cell biology and stem cells, is at the
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
in Balboa Park. Interactive exhibits include “From Tissues to Cells,” in which visitors can view human tissue samples through microscopes, and “Journey Inside a Cell,” where visitors board a motion-activated scooter and take a virtual tour inside a human cell, and can also launch a stem cell on its path to become a specific cell.
The center is hosting the premiere of the new IMAX film
“Born to Be Wild.”
Narrated by Academy Award-winner Morgan Freeman, this film follows the lives of orphaned orangutans and elephants, from birth to their reintroduction into the wild. The Science Center is located at 1875 El Prado, Balboa Park. For more information, visit www.rhfleet.org/site/imax.
“Geometry Exposed,”
the new exhibition at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, opens Saturday, June 11 and runs through June 10, 2012. Discover how various shapes fit together to make patterns and how spaces divide into patterns of shapes. For more information, call 619-238-1233 or visit www.rhfleet.org.
The San Diego Air and Space Museum
is currently temporarily hosting one of the DeLorean cars used in the Back to the Future movies as part of the special traveling exhibition,
“SPACE: A Journey to Our Future.”
The museum’s DeLorean is one of seven used onscreen in the films, and one of only three to have survived since filming. For more information, visit www.sandiegoairandspace.org.
Meet Apollo 15 moon voyager
Al Worden
1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26 at the San Diego Air and Space Museum. Worden, who spend 6 days orbiting the moon in 1971 and conducted the first spacewalk in deep space, will be holding a book signing and giving a talk. Free with museum admission. For more information, visit www.sandiegoairandspace.org.
The San Diego Automotive Museum
is presenting the new exhibit
“Pontiac… the Rise and Fall of an American Icon,”
running now through Sunday, Sept. 25, featuring Pontiacs that defined the maker in terms of styling and performance, as well as addressing the decline of the brand over time as Pontiac lost its place as an industry leader. Cars in the exhibit include a 1932 Pontiac Six Sedan, a 1941 Super Streamliner Torpedo, a 1952 Catalina, a 1962 Grand Prix 2-door hard top sports coupe, and many more.
The San Diego Automotive Museum is located at 2080 Pan American Plaza, Balboa Park. Admission is $8 for adults, $6 for seniors 65 and older, $6 active duty military with ID, $5 students, $4 children ages 6-15. Children under the age of 6 are free. For more information, call 619-231-2886 or visit www.sdautomuseum.org.
Walk in the footpath of Poway’s first residents every Saturday morning at Poway’s
Kumeyaay-Ipai Interpretive Center
- Savor the smell of blooming native plants that Kumeyaay people smelled each spring for more than 2,000 years. Trained guides will share the culture, history and botany of this five-acre archeological jewel for free from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays at 13104 Ipai Waaypuk Trail (formerly Silverlake Drive). For information, go to www.poway.org/kiic.
The
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
at MCAS Miramar has its Bell 214ST Iraqi “Super Huey” helicopter on display. Also on display is the Sikorsky HRS.
Another feature is a single-seat flight simulator, which gives members of the public a 20-minute “flight” for $15.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Call 858-693-1723 or visit www.flyingleathernecks.org for more information.
The
Rancho Bernardo Historical Society
runs a free museum at the Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte, Rancho Bernardo. Museum hours are 9 a.m. to noon Tuesdays and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fridays and noon to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 858-487-4599.
The
Poway Historical and Memorial Society
operates the free Poway Heritage Museum and the Nelson House in Old Poway Park, 14114 Midland Road in Poway. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays and 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 858-679-8587 or visit www.powayhistoricalsociety.org.
Learn about the past from the
San Diego History Center
, 1649 El Prado, Balboa Park. The organization is dedicated to preserving San Diego’s history through education and preservation.
Norman Baynard’s “Portrait of a Proud Community: Logan Heights”
runs through Jan. 22. This exhibit features Baynard’s photographs of the Logan Heights neighborhood from 1939 to 1985.
For more information, visit www.sandiegohistory.org.
The
Barona Cultural Center Museum
is open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. The museum is closed Sunday and Monday. The museum houses more than 3,000 artifacts, photographic displays and archives. There is no charge for tours, and admission is free. For more information, visit www.baronamuseum.org or call 619-443-7003 ext. 2.
The
San Diego Museum of Art
presents the exhibition
Life and Truth: French Landscapes from Corot to Monet
- The exhibit includes landscape paintings by artists such as Corot, Courbet, Théodore Rousseau, Narcisse Diaz, Charles-François Daubigny and others, as well as the museum’s own Haystacks at Chailly by Claude Monet. The museum is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $12 for adults, $9 for seniors and military, $8 for college students with ID, and $4.50 for youth ages 7-17. Members and children ages 6 and under are free. For more information, visit www.sdmart.org.
The
San Diego Museum of Man
presents
Strange Bones: Curiosities of the Human Skeleton
, focusing on the many strange and curious things that happen to our skeletons throughout the course of our lives, including the effects of scurvy and syphilis, running through January. The museum is open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $5 for children 3-12, and $7.50 for Seniors, military, students with ID and children 13-17. For more information, visit www.museumofman.org.
The
San Diego Museum of Man
presents
Modern Day Mummy: The Art and Science of Mummification
through March 4, 2012. This new exhibit focuses on Mumab, a modern-day mummy preserved using ancient Egyptian techniques. The museum is open daily 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tickets are $12.50 for adults, $5 for children 3-12, and $7.50 for Seniors, military, students with ID and children 13-17. For more information, visit www.museumofman.org.
The
Timken Museum of Art
is open 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.timkenmuseum.org.
LOCAL MARKETS
The
Scripps Ranch Farmers Market Art Festival
is from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday at
10380 Spring Canyon Road,
the site of the old E.B. Scripps Elementary School. For more information, visit www.srfm.org.
Poway Farmers Market
is 8 to 11:30 a.m. every Saturday, and until Sept. 21, 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays next to Old Poway Park, at Midland Road and Temple Street. The market, sponsored by the City of Poway and operated by Outback Farms, features certified organic produce, most of which is grown in San Diego County. For more information, call 858-668-4576.
The
Poway Boardwalk Craft Fair
is 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. the first and third Saturday of the month through August in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road. For more information, call 858-486-3497.
The
Bernardo Winery
hosts a farmers market which includes fresh produce, vendors and food stalls every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte.
North San Diego Farmers Market and Speciality Faire
, a combination of the Sikes Adobe Farmstead Market is 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Sunday at the Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead, 12655 Sunset Drive in Escondido.
OTHER EVENTS
Summer Movies in the Park
is in 4S Ranch and Poway Saturdays beginning at dusk at the 4S Ranch Sports Field, 16118D 4S Ranch Parkway and Poway Community Park, 13094 Civic Center Drive, Poway. Movies are free.
“Tangled”
is showing Saturday, Sept. 3 at the Poway Community Park.
“Tangled”
is playing Saturday, Sept. 17 at the 4S Ranch Sports Field. For more information, visit summermoviesinthepark.com.
The 17th annual
San Diego Festival of Beer
, San Diego’s oldest beer festival, is being held 6 – 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9 at Colombia and B Streets, downtown San Diego. This event features 70 breweries and 150 types of San Diego’s finest craft beers, food, live music and is the largest fundraiser of San Diego Professionals Against Cancer, with 100 percent of proceeds being donated to local cancer organizations. Tickets are $35 through Aug. 31 and $40 beginning Sept. 1. Must be 21 or older. For more information, visit www.sdbeerfest.org.
The San Diego Gourd Patch
is holding its 2nd annual
Gourdstock Arts Crafts Festival
9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 and Sunday, Aug. 28 at the Bates Nut Farm, 15954 Woods Valley Rd., Valley Center. Free demonstrations, make and take arena, opportunity drawings, classes, vendors, petting zoo and more. For more, call 760-781-3311 or visit www.sandiegocountygourdpatch.com
The Pug Rescue of San Diego County
is holding their 4th annual
Pugtoberfest
fundraiser event 2 – 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24 at a block party in the San Diego neighborhood of San Carlos. Pugs and their human parents are invited to enjoy microbrew selections such as “Black Pug Porter,” “Puglicious Golden Ale,” and many more, as well as food, Spa Alley for pugs, a pet psychic, and a kids play area. Admission is $22 for adults, $12 for ages 5 – 20. For more, call 619-685-3580 or visit www.pugsandiego.com.
