After its pandemic-era cancellation in 2020 and a scaled-back version in 2021, the San Diego County Fair is back to mostly normal operations. For some, there’s more to look forward to than just outrageous food and family-friendly festivities.
For Trisha Chavarria, chief financial officer of The Encinitas School of Music, a lifelong passion for music and a background in elementary education has resulted in a fulfilling career as well as a source of personal strength.
"Shinpei Takeda: Limits of Your Safe Space," an exhibition that explores the concept of what a "safe space" means, runs now through Sept. 10 at the Oceanside Museum of Art as part of its 25th anniversary.
The Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation offers scholarships to graduating high school seniors seeking to further their education in the arts. The deadline is May 9.
The smell of sweet and savory goods filled the air in Encinitas on April 9 and 10 as the chatter of people melded with singers, guitar riffs, children laughing, and dogs of all shapes and sizes barking their greetings to each other across Coast Highway 101.
In true spring fashion, there is a spirit of renewal in the air. And this weekend, Encinitas will be renewed with the return of the 38th Annual Encinitas Spring Street Fair.
California educators and celebrities have spoken up in support of a proposed ballot measure to more securely fund arts education, and now local arts organizations such as Star Theatre Company in Oceanside are getting involved to help.
“If history was always taught this way in class, everyone would want to go,” award-winning actor Richard Baird said about “Ben Butler” by Richard Strand, the play now on stage at the North Coast Repertory Theatre in Solana Beach through Nov. 21.
