Coastal Artists to hold ‘ArtFest’ at Carmel Valley Library

Carmel Valley Library will exhibit Coastal Artists in a Spring “ArtFest” from May 15 – June 30. A public Patio Reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, May 25, from noon to 2 p.m.

San Diego Musical Theatre’s ‘The Sound of Music’ runs May 10-26

San Diego Musical Theatre is holding its second production of the 2013 season, Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “The Sound of Music,” running May 10-26 at the Birch North Park Theatre. For individual or group tickets contact the administrative office at 858-560-5740 or visit SDMT online at www.sdmt.org. Birch North Park Theatre is at 2891 University Ave., [...]

Del Mar author sheds new light on the Hollywood dream in unique new book

Is Hollywood the happiest place on Earth or the most miserable? This is the question that author and popular culture maven Susan Marg, a Del Mar resident, pondered as she pored over piles of glossy magazines and newspaper gossip columns searching for the best celebrity quotations that might answer her query.

Nationally recognized films screen at upcoming CCA Film Festival in Carmel Valley

A 2013 LA Film Festival selection and a national high school film festival honoree, both created by Canyon Crest Academy students, will be featured in the 7th Annual CCA Film Festival on Friday, May 17, at 7 p.m. in the Proscenium Theater. The film festival is the biggest fundraiser of the year for the Envision Cinema Conservatory program at CCA. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students at the door.

‘Reflections on Beauty’ art lecture to be held in Del Mar May 20

An art lecture will be held on Monday, May 20, by the San Diego Museum of Art, North County Chapter.

Friends of Jung to hold artist talk on May 17 in Del Mar

oin “Friends of Jung” on Friday, May 17, at 7:30 p.m., at St. Peters Church in Del Mar for the last of its lecture series. The event will feature Stephanie Bedwell, an artist with more than 25 years of experience. In 2012 she received the Teaching Excellence Award from Grossmont College where she teaches Three-Dimensional Design.

The Oberon Quintet to perform at the Carmel Valley Library May 8

May’s free family music program, sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library, will be presented on Wednesday, May 8, at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room.

For TPHS alumnus and Solana Beach author, fantasy comes alive

When 27-year-old Matt Wolf was attending Torrey Pines High School in Carmel Valley about 10 years ago, he was a stellar student.

“I was this crazy, 4.17 GPA honors kid and I didn’t even care about reading and writing at the time,” he explains from his Solana Beach home. “I continued on that road for awhile until I hit a breaking point.”

Solana Beach Library holds monthly Author Book Club

The Solana Beach Library hosts an Author Book Club at 6:30 p.m. on the last Wednesday of each month.
For May, participants may read any book by multi award-winning Tony Hillerman, writer of both fiction and nonfiction. He is best known for his detective novels involving the Navajo Tribal Police. The club will meet on Wednesday, May 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solana Beach Library.

Pianist Oksana Germain to perform at the Carmel Valley Library

A special free family music program sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented on Wednesday, April 24, at 7 p.m. in the library’s community room. It will feature pianist Oksana Germain performing works of Scarlatti, Debussy, Brahms, and Prokofiev. The program will last 45 minutes.