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Come one, come all, Escondido’s oldest and most famous event, the Grape Day Festival, returns on Saturday, September 10th, 2022 from 9a.m. to 3p.m.. The festival will take place in Grape Day Park, home to the original festivals in the heart of Escondido and next to our beautiful City Hall and the California Center for the Arts. The Festival will once again celebrate the early days of Escondido, when agriculture was “King” and festival goers traveled from all across the state to see why Escondido was hailed as a great place to grow sweet grapes and a central hub of citrus and other crops. From 1908 to 1950, it drew thousands of Southern Californians and rivaled Pasadena’s Festival of Roses in attendance. Revived by the Escondido History Center in 1990, it ran through 2018. This year, with the pandemic closures behind us, and a renewed sense of community, the History Center is once again bringing the Grape Day Festival to life, with a focus on celebrating the traditions of Escondido’s glorious past. The 2022 festival is a family-friendly event, featuring old time entertainment from Swing Jazz to Bluegrass and other talented musical acts from the early 1900’s throughout the event. Across Grape Day Park will be artisans and crafters, showing how things were made back in the day, with live demonstrations of such things as spinning, weaving, corn shelling and grinding and butter making. Kids can compete in old-fashioned children’s games, get their faces painted and balloons twisted. Antique farm and mining machinery as well as early-century vehicles will be on display for all to see. Take off your shoes and stomp some grapes, eat free table grapes, like they did back in the original festival, and let the kids enjoy the 4-H petting zoo and meet some exotic animals up close. Hollandia Dairy will be onsite with a cow milking display as well. Taste the local flavor and head over to the wine and beer garden to savor the area's finest local wines and craft beers, with wineries participating from all across San Diego. There will also be a food court, with tasty food offerings for everyone to enjoy, from Mexican food to Barbeque. Also, enjoy ice cream, hot popcorn, roasted peanuts, shaved ice, and cold drinks while you take in the festival. Local Native American, first responder, and other community organizations will be there to showcase their contributions to the community. For more information, please visit www.grapedayfest.org as well as the Escondido History Center Facebook and Instagram. The Grape Day Festival is produced by the Escondido History Center, in partnership with the Brothers of 6 Charities, a local organization dedicated to preserving history, honoring veterans, and enhancing the community.

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Love will be in the air! Coomber Craft Wines proudly presents Gregory Page on their newly expanded outdoor stage. Gregory will share his original and reimagined love songs. This event will be the "perfect pairing" of live music, food and fine wine making for a Valentine's Day to remember! Gregory Page is a critically acclaimed international performing songwriter whose music graces film and television soundtracks, major music festivals and iconic theaters from America to Amsterdam! Date | Monday, February 14, first show at 5:30 p.m., second show at 7 p.m. Location | Coomber Craft Wines Admission |The cost at the door to enter is $55 per person. Couples (parties of 2) who pay $110 will receive artisan pizza and a bottle of wine along with the concert. For more information, please visit www.coomberwines.com or call (760) 231-8022.

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Join OnStage Playhouse for their first show of the 2022 season: Ad(mission)s, written by Josh Harmon and directed by James P. Darvas. About the play: Bill and Sherri are the white, progressive-and-proud headmaster and dean of admissions at Hillcrest, a mid-tier New Hampshire boarding school. Over the last fifteen years, they’ve worked to diversify the school’s mostly white population.  But when their high-achieving son Charlie’s Ivy League dreams are jeopardized, the family's reaction blasts open a deep rift between their public values and private decisions. A no-holds-barred look at privilege, power, and the perils of whiteness from the author of Bad Jews. You can enjoy Ad(mission)s from February 4 through February 27 at OnStage Playhouse Theatre on the following schedule: • Thursday through Saturday at 8 p.m. • Sundays at 2 p.m. Get tickets here! Adult admission: $25 Military, senior and student admission: $22 Please select desired attendace date. For more information, please visit onstageplayhouse.org/2021-2022-season or call (619) 422-7787.

Celebrate with Flagship Cruises on Saturday, December 25, 2021, for our scenic Christmas Day dining cruise. Boarding starts at 12:30, cruising from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm . Experience our beautifully festive vessel as you sip complimentary champagne, revel in the breathtaking views of the San Diego skyline, and enjoy live holiday music. Our chef will indulge you in our delectable Slow Roasted Prime Rib or Beef or for a vegetarian option, Grilled Portobello Mushroom. Book your table today!

Join us for a panel discussion with a group of San Diego and Bay Area-based scholars, curators, and artists, each of whom knew López variously as a friend, teacher, mentor, and icon. The panelists will discuss their relationship to López and her practice, exploring the late artist’s influence and legacy as a progenitor Chicana feminist art. Yolanda López (1942-2021) was an artist, activist, and educator celebrated for her role in the Chicano civil rights movement and for her iconic Guadalupe series. With her exuberant Portrait of the Artist as the Virgin of Guadalupe, López produced one of earliest feminist transformations of the figure and inspired subsequent generations of Chicano/a/x artists and thinkers. Date | Thursday, March 3, 3033 at 5:30pm Location | Virtual Link The panel is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Yolanda López: Portrait of the Art, on view through April 24 at MCASD downtown. Panelists include: • Leticia Gomez Franco, Executive Director of Balboa Art Conservation Center • Irene Lara, Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University • Terezita Romo, art historian and Lecturer in the Chicana/o Studies Department at UC Davis • Jessica Sabogal, Muralist Image: Jessica Sabogal, Sobreviviremos: A Portrait of Yolanda López and Tribute to the 1969 organizations working toward liberation and self-determination: Los Siete de la Raza, The Black Panther Party, and the Indians of All Tribes, 2021. Located at Casa Adelante - 2060 Folsom Street, San Francisco For further information on this event and discussion link visit: https://www.mcasd.org/events/portrait-artist-panel-discussion-celebration-yolanda-l%C3%B3pezs-legacy

Stand-up comedy returns to Whistle Stop Bar Dec. 29, 2021 Headlining Sean Grant from Jimmy Kimmel Live. Additional performances by Daunte Cordova, Matt Lockwood, and Diya Basrai. Show starts at 8pm and tickets are only $10. Date/Time/Location Dec. 29 @ 8pm Whistle Stop Bar For more information and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

Santa has arrived at El Cajon’s premier shopping destination, Parkway Plaza! Join us for a festive breakfast with Santa and his helpers between 9-11am on Saturday, December 11th. Tickets are $3 for children and $5 for adults and will be sold in advance via Eventbrite. All proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the Salvation Army. RSVP Required; Spaces are limited so make sure to secure your spot and spread the Christmas cheer! For more information and to RSVP please visit HERE!

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