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Actor and producer Desi Arnaz, who lived in Del Mar, attends a reception in the Honeymoon Cottage, which housed the San Dieguito Art Guild, in 1971. (SDAG courtesy photo)

San Dieguito Art Guild marks 60th anniversary this fall

News Release September 12, 2025
Marking its diamond anniversary, the San Dieguito Art Guild is celebrating six decades of North San Diego County art-making defined by resilience, reinvention and community roots. What began on a Del Mar back patio in 1965 has grown into the guild's current identity as the Off Track Gallery in Encinitas.
Jitters Coffee Pub in Oceanside is undergoing a transformation through a renovation and new partnerships, the three-decade business recently announced. (Jitters social media photo)

Oceanside coffee shop Jitters revamps with help of Jason Mraz

News Release May 5, 2025
Jitters Coffee Pub, Oceanside’s oldest coffee shop and a cherished gathering spot for nearly three decades, is unveiling a bold revitalization through a new partnership with Felix Alcaide of One Kitchen Collaborative and Grammy Award-winning musician and local resident Jason Mraz.
MiraCosta College’s new Media Arts Complex in Oceanside is scheduled for opening this month. (Architectural rendering)

Grand opening set for MiraCosta College’s Media Arts Complex

News Release March 5, 2025
A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned March 26 to mark the opening of a new state-of-the-art Media Arts Complex at MiraCosta College’s Oceanside campus.
Magic. (Photo by Julius Drost via Unsplash)

Rotary Club of Encinitas magic show fundraiser returns for 39th year

News Release February 24, 2025
The Encinitas Rotary Club Foundation invites the community to the 39th Annual Rotary Creates Magic Fundraiser on March 8 at the Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center featuring event founder host, magician Paul Dwork.
Denice Riddle (right) stars as disgruntled school board president Lois Green in the short film “Red Blooded,” which has been nominated for five 2024 San Diego Film Awards. Encinitas actor Mark Allyn (left) plays school board member Michael Lancet. (Mercury Cinema photo)

Encinitas filmmaker’s ‘Red Blooded’ to screen during San Diego Film Week

North Coast Current October 4, 2024
“Red Blooded,” a provocative, award-winning short film about school board intrigue, bullying and self-reflection — ripped right from the climate of recent political and social conflicts — will screen during San Diego Film Week on Nov. 9 after winning three trophies at the 2024 San Diego Film Awards.
The work of Kyle Jackson through his company, Platypi Surf. (Courtesy photo)

Work of Kyle Jackson’s Platypi Surf on display at Encinitas Community Center

News Release August 20, 2024
The work of Kyle Jackson through his company, Platypi Surf, is currently part of an art exhibit at the Encinitas Community Center now through Sept. 4. 
Denice Riddle (right) stars as disgruntled school board president Lois Green in the short film “Red Blooded,” which has been nominated for five 2024 San Diego Film Awards. Encinitas actor Mark Allyn (left) plays school board member Michael Lancet. (Mercury Cinema photo)

Encinitas filmmaker’s ‘Red Blooded’ project is San Diego Film Award nominee

North Coast Current May 24, 2024
“Red Blooded,” an award-winning short film by Encinitas filmmaker Roman S. Koenig about school board intrigue, bullying and self-reflection, will screen as a 2024 San Diego Film Awards nominee on June 13 at the Digital Gym Cinema.
Eric Casalini (left) and Beth Gallagher (right) star in “To Fall In Love,” a San Diego feature film directed by Michael Foster that is showing at the 2024 Oceanside International Film Festival. (Production photo)

Oceanside International Film Festival highlights North San Diego County projects

OsideNews February 20, 2024
This year’s Oceanside International Film Festival, running now through Friday, offers several films produced by local talent.
Whitney Wegman-Wood wrote and stars in “The Last Butterflies,” which is now making film festival rounds. (“The Last Butterflies” production photo)

Local filmmaker turns personal nightmare into an artistic feat in ‘The Last Butterflies’

Ryan Hardison January 10, 2024
The 2023 short film “The Last Butterflies,” written by San Diego’s own Whitney Wegman-Wood, is a passion project born out of a series of dark and frightening moments.
Christopher Yerikian stars in the independent feature film “Kade,” written and directed by Oceanside filmmaker Garrett Glassell. (“Kade” production photo)

‘Kade’: Oceanside filmmaker’s first feature is a dystopian take on antihero adventure

Ryan Hardison November 10, 2023
“Kade,” the first feature project for Oceanside filmmaker Garrett Glassell, takes viewers a vengeful journey in a world-turned-wasteland as the lead character attempts to grapple with his dark past.
Palomar College student Garrett Glassell (left) stands ready to film a scene for the independent project “Red Blooded” on Aug. 5, 2022, which was filmed partly at the San Marcos campus. Pictured with Glassell are actors Kevin Quezada (center) and Cayden Dillingham. Glassell's own Palomar project, a public service announcement, recently earned an Emmy nomination. (Photo by Jennie Olson Six, courtesy of Mercury Cinema)

Oceanside student among Palomar College Emmy nominees

North Coast Current June 13, 2023
Three Palomar College student media projects have earned regional Emmy nominations, the college announced June 9.
Music. (Photo by Matt Botsford via Unsplash)

Tribute bands offer a variety of music at San Diego County Fair

News Release June 8, 2023
For music lovers, the Chevrolet Paddock Concert Series at the San Diego County Fair presents acts representing a variety of music genres, eras, new and not-so-new, but equally fun dynamic that will have fairgoers tapping their toes and singing along.
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