Through
March 17 (Mondays & Wednesdays) • Fallbrook's Writers
Read is holding its winter Telling Our Tales creative writing
workshop, “Craft, Craft & More Craft,” running
Monday and Wednesday evenings through March 17. Offered in four two-day
segments, the workshop focuses on elements of the creative writing
craft, including character development, plot/arc, dialogue, and setting
& tone. Facilitators will be award-winning authors Kate Harding
of Rainbow and Kit-Bacon Gressitt of Fallbrook. Participants may sign
up for any or all of the two-day segments by contacting Gressitt at
760-522-1064 or kbgressitt@aol.com.
More information at www.excusemeimwriting.com.
Through
March 28 • Fallbrook Art Center is proud to present
its inaugural Signature American Watercolor Exhibition
in conjunction with the National Watercolor Society’s (NWS)
89th Annual Exhibition Travel Show. The exhibition features 59 paintings
from the finest water media artists working today. Monday–Saturday
10 a.m.–4 p.m., Sunday, noon–3 p.m. Admission: Show $5,
free to FAC members, active military & under. The Fallbrook Art
Center is located at 103 S. Main. www.fallbrookartcenter.org,
(760) 728-1414.
Through
May 17 (Mondays) • 6:30–8:50 p.m. • Palomar
Quilting with Sandra Hairgrove at Fallbrook School of the
Arts, 310 E. Alvarado in Fallbrook. www.fallbrookschoolofthearts.org,
(760)728-6383
March
2 • 7 p.m. • North County Bluegrass’s
monthly first Tuesday event at Round Table Pizza, 1161 E. Washington
Avenue in Escondido (corner of Washington & Ash). www.northcountybluegrass.org
March
6–7 • The 19th annual World of Wine Barrel
Tour provides the opportunity to visit all 28 participating
wineries in the Temecula Valley. Two day tickets are $89 per person,
which includes wine paired with scrumptious food samplings. Sunday
only and designated driver tickets are also available at a discounted
price. Get tickets online at temeculawines.org
or call (800)801-9463. This is a 21 and older event.
March
9 • 10 a.m. • Fallbrook Senior Center
monthly meeting at 399 Heald Drive, Fallbrook. For March, In-home
Therapy Service of San Diego, presented by Tim Todd, will offer Bio
Sway, a balance machine, will be available for free balance screening.
Fallbrook Senior Center membership costs just $15 a year and includes
low-cost meals at the food pantry. For more information, call (760)728-4498.
March
9 • 3 p.m. • Deer Springs Fire Protection
District board meeting at District Headquarters, 8709 Circle
R Drive, Escondido. www.deerspringsfire.org, (760)749-8001
March 11 • 5:30–7 p.m. • Bonsall Chamber of Commerce
Sundowner at the Fallbrook Art Center, featuring their Signature American
Watercolor Exhibition, at 103 S. Main Street. www.bonsallchamber.org
(760)630-1933
March
11 • 6 p.m. • Fallbrook's Writers Read, a free
monthly gathering of writers and readers, will present An
Evening With Poet Terry Spohn at the Café des Artistes,
103 S. Main Street, Fallbrook. Supper is available during the reading,
and reservations are strongly recommended. Call Café des Artistes
at (760)728-3350 to reserve a table. Plentiful seating for those not
dining is available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more
information, contact K-B Gressitt at (760)522-1064 or kbgressitt@aol.com
or visit www.excusemeimwriting.com.
March
13 • 10 a.m.–3 p.m. • Prayers &
Squares meet at Quilter’s Paradise, 1451 Montiel Road
#140, Escondido. www.prayerquilt.org
March
13 • 1 p.m. • Second Saturday at Escondido
Children’s Museum, 380 N. Escondido Boulevard in Escondido.
www.escondidochildrensmuseum.org
March
13 • 5–9 p.m. • 2nd Saturday ArtWalk
through downtown Escondido with Jazz on Grand playing from 5–8
p.m. (Grand @ Kalmia). Bring your lawn chairs, and blankets. www.downtownescondido.com
March
14 • 1–4 p.m. • Wire Pod Cage Jewelry
with Denise Bonaimo at Fallbrook School of the Arts, 310 E. Alvarado.
Delicate and bold at the same time, the wire pod cage design makes
a beautifully dimensional center piece. The class costs $25 per student.
For a list of materials and to register online visit www.fallbrookschoolofthearts.org
or call (760)728-6383.
TBD
During the week of March 15–19 • 5–7 p.m.
• Valley Center Chamber of Commerce Irish Stew Cook-off
will be held one night this week in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.
www.vcchamber.com,
(760)749-8852
March
27 • 9:30 a.m.–3 p.m. • The North
County Woolgatherers, a local group of fiber artists interested
in the art of traditional rug hooking, meets monthly at the Fallbrook
Public Utilities District offices, 990 E. Mission Road. Bring a rug
project in progress or come and get ideas for a new project. New members
and beginners welcome. For details contact Val Ewan at val@rawhideranch.com
or (760)758-0083, x119.
March
28 • 8 a.m.–noon • Kit Carson Park is the
scene of the 2010 Paws in the Park fund-raiser that
supports Escondido Humane Soceity’s animal rescue, rehabilitation
and adoption programs. Registration and breakfast start at 8 a.m.
The walk kicks off at 9 a.m., with 1.5 and 2.5-mile loops. The free
Dog-gone fun entry contests begin at 10:15 a.m. and the awards ceremony
commences at 11 a.m. Throughout the morning the Paw Vendor Expo will
be held, including an interactive confidence-building course for dogs,
games for dogs and kids, entertainment and tons of tail wagging, laughter
and fun for all! For details visit www.firstgiving.com/ehs
or call (760)758-0083, x119.
Mondays
• 1–5 p.m. • Welk Resorts Farmers
Market, 8860 Lawrence Welk Drive, Escondido.
Tuesdays
• 2:30–6 p.m. • Escondido Farmers
Market in downtown Escondido at Grand & Juniper. Visit
sdfarmbureau.org (click on Buy Local tab on left and select Farmers’
Markets) for more information.
Wednesdays
• 9 a.m.–1 p.m. • Temecula Farmers
Market at Promenade Mall, in the parking lot between Macy’s
& JCPenney. www.thefarmersmarket247.com
Thursdays
• 1–6 p.m.• Valley Center Certified
Farmers Market at Lower Elementary field, 28751 Cole Grade
Road. Visit sdfarmbureau.org
(click on Buy Local tab on left and select Farmers’ Markets)
for more information.
Fridays
• 10 a.m.–2 p.m. • Farmer’s
Market at the Village Square in Fallbrook, corner of Main
& Alvarado.
Saturdays
• 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. • Temecula
Farmers Market on Old Town Front Street. www.thefarmersmarket247.com
Sundays
• 9:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. • Bonsall
Certified Farmers’ Market in the parking lot of the
River Village Plaza, 5256 S. Mission Road, Bonsall (corner of Hwy
76 & S. Mission Road). For information on how to become a vendor,
call (760)331-3985. Proceeds benefit the Bonsall Education Foundation.
Sundays
• 11 a.m.–3 p.m. • Farmer’s
Market behind Café Primo, 139 S. Main in Fallbrook.
*Press
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to the month you want the event to be included. Events for April issue
must be received by March 8.
