Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
Also serving the communities of De Luz, Rainbow, Camp Pendleton, Pala and Pauma
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With one holiday down and two to go, it will soon be over before you can say mistletoe. Whew! Making it through Thanksgiving was the first hurdle. The ongoing mantra around here is “it’s just food.” OK, there may be an argument that pumpkin pie with whipped cream is more than just food. However, this year the slices were much, much smaller. Absolutely no second helpings. I didn’t gain any weight during Thanksgiving or even while in Alaska a few weeks ago. It proves I can man...
Special to The Village News Considered the greatest novelist of his era, Charles Dickens penned and published "A Christmas Carole" in 1843. It has been considered a Christmas classic ever since. The story is being retold as a new work called "Ebenezer Scrooge's BIG San Diego Christmas Show." It turns out to be the Reader's Digest version of the original albeit updated using some modern prose. Anyway, if you don't feel like committing 2 ½ hours to see the musical...
Special to The Village News Heart throb Eric Martsolf, who plays Brady Black on "Days of Our Lives," warms the stage at The Welk Resort in December. In this new show written specifically for him and The Welk Resort, the audience gets to be part of the "Eric Martsolf's T.V. Christmas Show" rehearsal. It's a takeoff on the old Dean Martin show featuring leggy, sexy dancers, slinky female singers and plenty of smooth chatter under a set of dreamy, sleepy eyes. There is lots of...
Special to Village News It all starts with a food diary. You know that small, red Atkins Carb Counter? It is my bible. Starting out, everything that went in my mouth went in my diary. For months I noted every morsel of food whether it was a half a cup of peas or a tablespoon of fat free diet ranch dressing, an ounce of ham, 1/2 cup of green beans, a cup of lettuce greens, a teaspoon of jam or even a smear of butter – it all went in the food diary. At first, meat was weighed o...
Special to the Village News This holiday season presents a treasure chest of shows and plays full of memories for the entire family. Here is the December lineup. Starting with another great reason to go to Coronado Island this holiday, enjoy a matinee performance at Lamb's Players for their spectacular "Festival of Christmas" variety show. It is set in 1954 and runs from Dec. 5-29. Then swing by The Del and watch the ice skaters while sipping a mug of hot chocolate with an...
In 1869, the French travel publication Le Tour du monde printed a story suggesting, after the completion of a 140-mile stretch of railway between Allahabad and Mumbai, India, with the right connections and forethought, one could in fact travel around the world in a mere 80 days. It was this outrageous concept that sparked the mind of Jules Verne, the "Father of Science Fiction." In the New Village Art's program centerfold, the not-to-be missed itinerary outline for this...
It’s Monday, about 4:30 a.m. My big decision at the moment is to get up and go to the gym now and be done with it or to go back to sleep? Here’s the thing, when I go back to sleep on Mondays, which I often do, I will be reawakened around 7:15 a.m. by two little hands cupping my cheeks. Four-year-old Katie will be speaking into my face saying, “Wake up Lulu, wake up.” She wants her breakfast: two crispy waffles cut in to exact squares with a puddle of syrup perfectly centere...
Special to Village News It is really odd. It's been about three weeks since I gave up artificial sweeteners. Which also means my daily Diet Coke is gonzo. And as it turns out, I've lost 3 pounds. Actually, it is so close to 3 pounds, shoot, it's like – wow. Of course, my husband has lost 12 pounds to date playing his ukulele. The most strenuous thing he does is wave goodbye to me when I back my car out of the garage. His success dwarfs' mine. Although, test results confirm I...
From the first note to the last, it is the orchestrations filling the air in "The Last Five Years" which make it exceptional. Little wonder the musicians get a worthy curtain call. Cellists Erika Boras Tesi and Diana Elledge play alongside Sean Laperruque on violin; Mackenzie Leighton is on bass; Patrick Marion is their musical director and plays keyboards with Jim Mooney strumming the guitar. The group drives the performance with its haunting, yet cathartic, instrumentals....
Is it any wonder when a play was written in 1947, adapted in 1950 and performed in 2019 that it comes across as stale? Playwright Jean Anouilh wrote "Invitation to the Castle" in 1947, and in 1950 Christopher Fry translated it for the London audience. Of course, isn't everyone familiar with British humor? The Brits seem to thrive on slamming doors, misdirection and other wide bits of farcical humor. As an audience member, I find it such an exhaustive way to have to watch a pla...
When you read this, I will have been exercising for 73 days. Not the longest period in my history of being on earth while it is the most dedicated. Benefits: hmm, well, I do have a different set of aches. My shoes are loser. Interesting isn’t it that you gain weight in your feet? Next, I started wearing less makeup. That to me is a mixed blessing. Every Friday morning, I meet Kellen at 7 a.m. to review my progress from the previous week. He assesses all concerns and then s...
I cannot tell a lie. Well, I can, but I won’t in this case. Working out is work. It has become my job. It seems to be as much mental as physical. The first being – I actually have to get to the gym – once there, oddly enough the body takes over and craves the very exercise I consider denying it. Just to say it aloud, the truth is my brain is not fully happy with my physical results. Just the same, my daughter forewarned me to be prepared. She advised me two months ago, “Moth...
For the first play, I saw two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage voice her great-grandmother’s life in “Intimate Apparel.” It takes place in Lower Manhattan in 1905. Esther is still single and a virgin at 35. At just 17 years old, Esther walked north working odd jobs, sleeping in barns, while surviving on handouts. Along the way someone taught her to sew, more specifically, to sew ladies’ undergarments. Esther lives in the same rooming house with her sewing...
With only 182 days left before I leave for my birthday trip, a few folks have pointed out an irregularity in my last column. Apparently, I have always been obnoxious. It started when I was 10. With a pair of six guns slung low on my hips, I'd mosey up to family members and smack them squarely between the shoulder blades asking, "Guess who's back?" My family nickname is unprintable. When you read this column, I will have knocked out my sixth week of exercise. There's not much...
Elizabeth Youngman-Westphal Special to the Village News It’s official. I am a gym rat. You know you are when you arrive 15-minutes before the club opens at 4:30 a.m. Week 3 had some measured success. First, I am experiencing a considerable total-body-inch loss. Remember, I started this journey Aug. 7, and just 20 days later, I’ve shrunk 2.25 inches in the chest or I should say in the back, 2.5 inches in the waist, 1.5 inches in the hips, 1.25 inches around the upper thi...
William Shakespeare's work can now be seen locally from two perspectives. The original story of forbidden love opened Aug. 17 at The Old Globe Theater Under the Stars, while the more modern version has already débuted at The Moonlight Amphitheatre Under the Stars in Vista Wednesday, Aug. 14. The most beloved of Shakespeare's 38 plays, "Romeo & Juliet" tells the tale of two feuding families and the heart-breaking tragedy that comes from senseless violence. The modern version...
Remember that silly movie, “If It’s Tuesday, it must be Belgium?” For me, if it’s Tuesday, I must weigh in. It has been decades since I last walked past a gym – let alone walked in to one. Like many of you, I am a cancer survivor. I only mention it because should you feel defeated by the disease, car screaming is the thing. It saved me, that and radiation. Here is how it works. Turn the radio up to full blast. And then scream at the top of your lungs. This vocal exercise...
It is a triumph! The very idea of theater is captured in this one-man show echoing a weekend in the life of famous painter Pablo Picasso. In a personal and moving performance, Herbert Siguenza is a tour de' force. It is his intimate portrayal that brings the man to life. Siguenza honors himself while paying tribute to the artist. Espectrolarial! Developing the work throughout the years, resident artist/writer/performer Siguenza is based downtown at the San Diego Rep. This...
San Diego Repertory has a hot musical running until the 25th of August called "33 1/3 House of Dreams." It's rock and roll at its very best and performed primarily by students. Gold Star Recording Studio was successful for 33 1/3 years. A long run for any business. With over 100 Top 40 hits between 1950 and 1984, partners Stan Ross as the chief engineer and Dave Gold lived and breathed their work and made their dreams come true. A part of that success was the "Wall of Sound."...
Filled with colorful Runyonesque slang, "Another Roll of the Dice" opened to a full house Saturday, July 13, in Solana Beach. North Coast Repertory presented the world premiere of this imaginative creation by Mark Saltzman, who was in attendance on opening night. Saltzman's distinguished career started in New York working with Jim Henson. While garnering seven Emmy's for his work on the Public Broadcasting Service series, "Sesame Street," he was also writing for Soho Rep...
One never knows when a single act will change the course of a country. Washington crossed the Delaware. Francis Scott Key was imprisoned under a siege, or a lone trumpeter played the national anthem at dusk. Shrouded in twilight, the haunting sounds of a solo trumpeter invoking "The Star Spangled Banner" filled the night air. It was a hallowed moment for those who heard it. As the country's anthem drifted above the din – it was a gentle reminder to embrace God, country and t...
Polyester is made through the "esterification condensation of polyfunctional alcohols and acids." It is the linking of these esters which make the fabric impervious to biodegrading. In other words, while the raging Colorado river may have only taken a few billion years to cut a gorge known as the Grand Canyon, polyester, along with atomic waste, will remain on this planet until the second big bang. All of this is leading up to an explosion of man-made fabric adorning the heave...
When six actors come together onstage it is anybody’s guess what will happen. In the case of “All in the Timing,” the show is comprised of six scenes tied together through the pen of David Ives. Ives’ is famous for his short narratives. “All in the Timing” is comprised of six of Ives’ original 14 vignettes which make up the current show at North Coast Repertory. Ideal for a sophisticated audience, the quick-witted humor clips from one scenario to the next in less than 90...
If you can, remember the pure heartfelt joy of each year's first snowfall, twirling with your arms out-stretched, face to the sky in the middle of a snow-covered winter wonderland – it is just possible there may be a way to revisit those precious memories. Back by popular demand, Theatre Royale returns to Pechanga Resort Casino with "Irving Berlin's White Christmas, The Musical." Once again directed by Scott King and Sarah Cleveland, this is the quintessential Christmas m...
It is official. The holidays are inching nearer. Should residents wish to do something fun with their friends and family this season, here is a list of shows to consider. Opening locally is "A Wonderful Life. A Radio Play," Dec. 7, in Fallbrook. To snag tickets for this live radio show performances, call (760) 468-6302 or visit www.curtaincallcompany.org. Nearby is "Mamma Mia" at The Welk Resort. It is a terrific production. Plus, people can get a chance to win two free ticket...