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Review: Buzzcocks still rock at the Belly Up

Layla Marino September 30, 2014

If the Buzzcocks show at the Belly Up in Solana Beach on Sept. 19 is anything to go by, punk rock is most certainly not dead. There is also, often, a worry with older bands on reunion tours as to whether...

Multimedia artist Michael Amorillo, known as “Monstrinho,” takes a break during the creation of his project at LeucadiART Walk on Aug. 24 in Leucadia. (Photo by Layla Marino)

LeucadiART Walk draws diverse talent

Layla Marino August 29, 2014

The NTC Mission Federal Artwalk in Point Loma (formerly Little Italy Artwalk) is a hotly anticipated event in San Diego County, but if you’re looking for great art right here in North County or just...

This chicken sculpture, pictured Aug. 15 at Old California Coffeehouse and Eatery in San Marcos, is part of the community’s Chicken Parade event running through Sept. 30. (North Coast Current photo)

Chicken ‘parade’ has San Marcos on the hunt

Helen Hawes August 15, 2014

Why do the chickens in North County cross the road? Because they’re in the San Marcos Chicken Parade. But these fowl don’t move, they actually get the residents in the area to crisscross the city’s...

Palomar College Governing Board President Nancy Chadwick (left) and college President Robert Deegan celebrate the opening of the remodeled performing arts complex at the San Marcos campus Sept. 20. (Photo by Manny Lopez)

Palomar College marks opening of arts complex

Manny Lopez October 2, 2013

Palomar College celebrated the grand opening of its $24 million performing arts complex with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, followed by tours and multidisciplinary performances featuring faculty members at...

Guests talk in the Star Theatre lobby at the Oceanside Film Festival’s red-carpet opening Aug. 22. (Photo by Paige Nelson)

Oceanside film fest celebrates cinema

Paige Nelson September 1, 2013

Unsigned filmmakers from around the world made their debut on the big screen Aug. 22-25 at the historic Star Theatre for Oceanside’s third annual International Film Festival. Fifty films from nearly...

Oceanside International Film Festival Chairman Dmitriy Demidov stands Aug. 4 outside the Star Theatre in downtown Oceanside, the venue for much of the festival's events. (Photo by Paige Nelson)

Independents’ days: Oceanside fest celebrates art of film

Paige Nelson August 10, 2013

The Oceanside Cultural Arts Foundation is getting ready to roll out the red carpet for its third annual Oceanside International Film Festival later this month. The four-day event officially kicks off...

Mother-and-son theater team David and Ann Schulz, pictured June 4, run the Star Theatre in downtown Oceanside. (Photo by Paige Nelson)

Marquee family: Schulzes bring artistic energy to Oceanside

Heather Randall June 7, 2013

In just a short time, patrons of downtown Oceanside’s nightlife will notice a brighter sparkle emanating from the historic Star Theatre on Coast Highway when the restoration of the prominent marquee,...

Esther Painter Hagstrom. (Courtesy photo)

Artists pay homage to influential teacher

Helen Hawes March 25, 2013

John Minchin’s warm brown eyes light up when he talks about his career as an architect and illustrator. Petite and upbeat Hildegarde Jaeger Stubbs is almost magical when she speaks of her work as a plein...

Solana Beach singer-songwriter Tristan Prettyman is on tour following the October release of “Cedar + Gold,” her third album and first since 2008. The album was released by Capitol Records. (Courtesy photo by Lauren Ross)

Prettyman rebounds with inspired album

Stephen Rubin March 2, 2013

Polyps on the vocal cords. These blistery soft growths are presumably undesired by someone who banks on her voice. But Solana Beach resident Tristan Prettyman sees her two little buggers, since removed,...

Longtime local performer Candye Kane is setting her sights on a new album and tour this year. (Courtesy photo by Alan Mercer)

The Big C: Kane to come out swinging in 2013

Stephen Rubin January 17, 2013

“I have to eat toast while I talk to you. I wake up nauseated in the morning. If I don’t eat toast right away, I throw up.” Singer spewing during an interview? Yeah, probably not unprecedented....

Trouble in the Wind band members Trevor  Mulvey and Kyle Merritt are shown during a performance. (Courtesy photo)

Prevailing Wind: Band finds engaging blend

Stephen Rubin December 12, 2012

There is nothing odd about a 23-year-old from Carlsbad finding comfort in Hank Williams before a walk by the beach. That’s especially so if the aforementioned Williams listener – talkin’ Senior...

Artist Mary Fleener works on a piece depicting the Surfing Madonna mosaic in her studio at her home in Encinitas. (Photo by Scott Allison)

Mary Fleener lives art on the edge

Ken Pagano August 18, 2012

It takes a person less than the time it would take to toast a slice of bread to realize Mary Fleener is anything but bland. Talented. Political. Fiery. These are the words people used to describe her. Fleener...

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