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Original Stage Presentation on Mental Illness to Benefit Bipolar Support Group Hope Unlimited presents "Symphony of Bipolar," a rather original take on mental illness, onstage at 7pm on Friday, August 27, at Sunshine Brooks Theater, 217 North Coast Highway, Oceanside. This bipolar disorder themed production combines music, dance, song, and medical lecture, and touches subjects of mood through art, mood manifestations, thus making the audience learn, laugh, and cry. Purchase tickets online or at the theater's box office. See www.symphonyofbipolar.eventbri te.com/ or email to hopeisunlimited@ gmail.com for more information. Ragtime Piano Concert set for Oceanside TheaterThe Sunshine Brooks Theatre will present pianist Eric Marchese in an exciting evening of ragtime solo piano on Saturday night, August 28, at 8pm, at the theatre, 217 No. Coast Hwy., Oceanside. Marchese returns for the fifth consecutive year, and his performance is a fundraiser for the theater. He performs a variety of classic, folk, popular, Tin Pan Alley, and advanced rags as well as contemporary ragtime pieces. Tickets are $15/person, $12 for seniors, and can be obtained at the box office, by phoning the box office at 760.529.9140, or via online ticketing at www.nvtheatre.com. Fans can find Marchese on Facebook and email him at emarchesewriter@ gmail.com. DAR Meeting Scheduled for Saturday, September 4The Rancho Buena Vista Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), will meet Saturday, September 4, at 9am at the Shadowridge Country Club, 1980 Gateway Drive, Vista. For reservation information contact 760.743.3660, or by email to info@rbvdar.org. The meeting will follow a continental breakfast, and the program, entitled "Quilting for Rebels and Yankees" will be presented by Cheryl Ranes. DAR is open to any female age 18 or older who can prove lineal bloodline from someone who served in the Continental Army or gave aid to the cause of freedom in the American Revolution. Palomar Model A Ford Club Announces September Meeting
Members of the Club just returned from Vancouver, Canada, after attending the MAFCA 2010 International Model A Convention. There were 300 Model A's attending. The Palomar Club group drove just under 3500 miles in 3 1/2 weeks, also taking in an Alaska cruise. Senior Resource Fair to be Held at Silvergate Retirement Facility in San MarcosThe 3rd Annual Senior and Boomer Resource Fair, proudly sponsored by the Senior Specialists Networking Group (SSNG), will be held on Friday, September 17, from 1-4pm, at the Silvergate Assisted Living facility at 1550 Security Place, San Marcos. The free, open to the public, fair will consist of booths from San Marcos Fire Dept., San Marcos Sheriffs' Dept., free medical screenings, community organizations, MediCare advocates, entertainment, games, giveaways from most vendors, and even a mini "antique roadshow" offering free appraisals. Seniors, and their entire family, are encouraged to participate in this event. The Senior Specialists Networking Group, a local senior provider networking group serves seniors in the community. For more details and vendor information, call 760.497.1150, or check the web site at www.ssngsd.com. Square Dance Classes to Start SoonThe Wranglers Square Dance Club will open classes for firsttime dancers on Wednesdays, September 8 and 15, for those who want to learn basic square dance calls and enjoy the many mental and physical benefits of this type of dancing. Classes will be held from 7-9pm on Wednesdays at Rolling Hills Elementary School, 15255 Penasquitos Drive in Rancho Penasquitos. The first class is free; classes that follow are $32/person per 8-week session. Ages 17 and under is one-half price. No experience is necessary. Attire is casual, and all ages 11 and up are welcome. Families, couples, singles, and groups of friends are invited to join the fun. For more information or class registration, contact Barbara at 858.485.8183, b-parsons@sbcglobal.net, or the web site at www.thewranglers.org. Square dancing is a lifelong hobby that offers the immediate benefits of belonging to a lively, fun, congenial group; enjoying mental and physical exercise to spirited music; and making life-long friends. Moonlight Golf Classic to Benefit the ArtsGolfers can enjoy a day at The Crossings, Carlsbad’s newest course, while supporting the arts at the first annual Moonlight Cultural Foundation Golf Classic on Friday, October 15. Also, golfers can save on the entry fee by signing up prior to September 15, while companies can get an enhanced sponsorship package if they make their commitment prior to August 31. Sponsor packages include visibility at the tournament and throughout the 2010-11 theater season. The tournament will include a round of golf with cart, box lunch, awards dinner with silent auction, and entertainment by comedian Carlos Oscar. The tournament, a team schamble format, will begin at 10am, Friday, October 15, with a putting contest, followed by the shotgun start at 12:30pm. The cost for individual golfers prior to September 15 is $175; $600 for a foursome. After September 15, the cost goes up to $200 for individuals, and $700 for foursomes. Non-golfers can attend the dinner for $50. For information about the tournament, check the Moonlight Cultural Foundation website, www.moonlightfoundation.com. Golfers and sponsors also may sign up at http://mcfgolfclassic.eventbrite.c om/ or contact Diana Aaron at 760.630.7650 or diana@moonlightfoundation.com The Moonlight Cultural Foundation is the fundraising arm of Moonlight Stage Productions, which presents high-quality, Broadway-style musical theater productions each summer at Vista’s Moonlight Amphitheatre. Moonlight Stage Productions also performs several plays during its winter season at the restored 1940s-era Avo Playhouse. Art Association to Hold 1st Annual Studio TourThe Rancho Bernardo Art Association (RBAA) will be holding its first Annual Art Studio Tour on Saturday, September 25, from 10am to 4pm. Visit over 15 local award-winning artists in their home studios. Tickets are $10/person and include a brochure listing participating artists with a guided map to each location. RBAA will donate 10% of all ticket sales to FSH Society, Inc., a non-profit charity dedicated to research and education for a treatment or cure for FacioScapuloHumeral Muscular Dystrophy. Send check or money order by September 15, payable to: RBAA, P.O. Box 27202, San Diego, CA 92128. Advance tickets will be held in will call for pick up on day of the event (9am - 3pm), at the RB Swim & Tennis Club, 16955 Bernardo Oaks Dr. Prepaid tickets will receive 10% off the purchase of any artwork from artists on the tour brochure on the day of the event only. Tickets also will be available for purchase (cash only) on the day of the event at the Swim & Tennis Club, as well as various art studios featured in the brochure. For further information, check the web site at www.ranchobernardoart.com. Jazz Band Concert is Tribute to Dorsey BrothersOn Sunday, September 19, the Coastal Cities Jazz Band, together with guest Bill Tole, will give a concert in tribute to and perform tunes of the Dorsey Brothers. The concert will include "Johnson Rag," "Getting Sentimental Over You," "JD's Boogie," and many more of their most requested tunes. Bill Tole is the musical director of the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and they perform throughout the country to soldout audiences. Vocalist Michael Ruhl will perform songs sung by Bob Eberly with the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra and Frank Sinatra with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. The concert will start at 2pm, and will be held at the Carlsbad Community Church, corner of Jefferson and Pine, Carlsbad. Tickets are $15, and $12 for seniors and students. For more information and to order advance tickets, call Gary Adcock at 858.775.1113. For information about the band, check the web site at www.ccjband.com. Fred Clark to Speak at Cymbidium Society MeetingOn Wednesday, September 15, at 7:00pm, the San Diego County Cymbidium Society will meet at the new location; the Ecke Building in the San Diego Botanic Garden (formerly Quail Gardens), 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas, CA 92024. The speaker will be Fred Clark who will discuss “Cycnodes, Mormodes, and Catasetums.” Fred’s passion is growing orchids, which he has done for 32 years, and he has hybridized new varieties for the past 24 years. Fred applies these skills at his nursery, Sunset Valley Orchids, located in San Diego, California. An orchid culture class will precede the meeting at 6:30pm, designed to help beginners and journeyman growers improve their orchid growing skills. For information, phone 760.732.0055 or email psp112@mac.com.
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Wednesday, September 1, is the
date for the regular meeting of the
Palomar Model A Ford Club. The meeting will be held at the
Palomar Estates East Clubhouse,
650 So. Rancho Santa Fe Rd., San
Marcos. The doors open at
6:30pm and the meeting begins at
7pm. Upcoming tours and happenings
of the Club will be discussed,
then stay for goodies and
socializing. For more information
and/or directions, email Linda at
thamer1@sbcglobal.net or call
760.729.5449. All Model A owners
and aficionados are welcome.