Leading Note Studios brings winter wonderland to stage
SAN MARCOS — Leading Note Studios, a North County-based music education institution, celebrated the magic of the season with its Winter Wonderland Recitals, featuring over...
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Women in middle age take center stage in New Village Arts’ ‘The Roommate’
CARLSBAD — New Village Arts will continue their comedic streak in the aftermath of “Murder for Two,” but now with a tinge of darkness added...
‘The Outsider’ to make its West Coast debut at North Coast Repertory
SOLANA BEACH — Politics. A favorite target amongst the comedy world since the Romans, and now, realized upon the stage of North Coast Repertory. Paul...
Patio Playhouse’s “Fun Home” brings Bechdel tragicomedy to life
ESCONDIDO – One of the most impressive things about Patio Playhouse’s “Fun Home” is how it is able to accomplish so much with the relatively...
New Village Arts serves up a ‘Murder for Two’
CARLSBAD – If you saw and liked the recent Rian Johnson film “Knives Out,” then New Village Arts’ (NVA) upcoming show “Murder for Two” will...
Patio Playhouse runs Kate Hamill’s adaptation of ‘Sense and Sensibility’
Patio Playhouse’s next production will be Kate Hamill’s stage adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” The story, written by the famed writer of “Pride...
Moonlight Amphitheatre honors its past with ‘Into the Woods’
For one night only on Oct. 5, the Moonlight Amphitheatre in Vista will be putting on a concert production of Stephen Sonheim’s “Into the Woods,”...
With second chance Platten primed and ready to fight
Rachel Platten was in rehearsals for her spring headlining tour when she called for a phone interview recently, and there was no mistaking the excitement...
Smirnoff takes center stage in Escondido
A staple in the 1980s who found a new path returns to California in a unique comedy show at the California Center for the Arts...
‘Fools’ hopes to bring laughs for all ages at STAR Theatre
OCEANSIDE — Katie Betian has been attending stage performances since she was 3 years old. [amt_override]...
Kirk Effinger: It’s how leaders react
A conversation I had with Escondido City Councilman Ed Gallo regarding the public perception toward that city’s school districts left me thinking about how cities...
iPalpiti Festival back by popular demand
ENCINITAS – Due to popular demand, the iPalpiti Festival of International Laureates will return to the Encinitas Library to kick off the 2013 summer concert...
Cabaret comes to the coast
ENCINITAS — A cabaret in Encinitas? Chanteuse Ann Chase has a great track record since kicking off the popular Wednesday@Noon concerts sponsored by the city...