We have been going to Carlsbad TGIF concerts for many years and they never disappoint. All of the…read morebands have been great, but some may not be your preferred style, so best to check the schedules. Bring your own picnics and favorite drinks and this is such a great family friendly event.

Incredible fun for all!!! The band was incredible. The park and attendees were so friendly and…read morehelpful! The shade from the trees made the temperature perfect.

First time visiting the Oside Moose Lodge. Admission is for members and guests only and were graced…read morewith an invite from local friends. There is no cover charge or admission fees. We enjoyed live music from a Rock and Roll band, socialized with good company, and cooled off with drinks that were fairly priced. The atmosphere is good, with cool separate spaces including a poker table, billiards room, outdoor patio, and dance floor. All staff was very friendly and welcoming. Parking can be tricky since the lot is very small and adjacent businesses highly discourage non-business parking. Our friends gave us detailed information on the membership benefits and we are definitely considering. Till the next time, Oside Moose Lodge.

How fun was it to be a qualified guest & on a live music night too! I've never been there before…read morebut had always wanted to see what it was all about. It's in O'side off the 101 and it's a locals staple to its members and sometimes guests. I have some friends that are members and have told me how they enjoyed their time there. I've checked their website previously and have considered joining myself but held off as life just went by. Parking can be tricky because their lot is small & neighboring businesses have their own lots so we found street parking on the other side of the block and walked on over. It's an old lodge and has lots of retro style designs and decor throughout. You get bang for your bucks for quality cocktails and drinks all made by volunteers that work for tips. To my surprise I knew even more people that were already there enjoying community time together. It's fun being with people who vibe as your tribe in commonalities. Knowing these friends frequent the same type of venues and activities that I do makes considering joining even more appealing. My friends all expressed how they have great cause fundraiser events and game nights there. Like trivia and such. Fun! We got to enjoy it on Rock n Roll night and the music was by Reagan "guitar" Williams & band. They definitely Rocked! People danced and socialized well here and everyone looked happy to be there. *I feel like the website could be refreshed and spoofed up a tad more. I can definitely can get on board with places that invest in maintaining betterment of their community and those in need etc. We had a great evening with our friends and being newbie guests to the establishment was much more than we expected. Looking forward to another visit sometime soon.

I just saw the musical Lucky stiff at Brock's theater in…read moreOceanside I am so happy I have found this very clean and cute theater in North County The play was very fun The acting and singing was great What a great way to spent my Sunday afternoon watching and supporting these amazing actors The season just started with the OTC I definitely recommend them if you are like me and enjoy most different art forms

I can't speak to the quality of the adult productions, but as the parent of a child actively…read moreinvolved in San Diego community youth theater, I personally would not feel comfortable having my child perform here. I have significant concerns about the judgment and oversight surrounding youth productions, particularly when minors are cast opposite adults as romantic interests. I have also heard troubling accounts from members of the local theater community regarding how some young performers have been treated with little to no respect. Most concerning to me was a recent production that drew significant criticism over what many felt were inappropriate boundaries involving an adult and a minor in the cast. My understanding is that the directors involved were subsequently removed from the production following its closing dates. I was troubled that the circumstances were able to progress as far as they did before action was taken. When a theater works with children, I believe the owners and leadership have an especially important responsibility to know what is happening in productions operating under their name and to establish clear safeguards and boundaries for minors. In my opinion, the oversight in this situation fell far short of what I would expect from an organization entrusted with young performers. I sincerely hope the concerns raised by parents and members of the theater community lead to meaningful changes. Youth theater can be an incredible experience, but the well-being and safety of the children involved has to come before any production.

Where TF have I been?!…read more Since bailing the past year on these runs, I had the opportunity to participate for the first time in March and again in April. SOOO MUCH FUN!!! Basically, it's like Amazing Race and Scavenger Hunt all in one! There are different stops around Carlsbad (some as far as a mile out), and the point is for you to go to as many stops and get raffle tickets. Usually about 10 checkpoints. Do: -Get there early! As in 5pm early for parking, check in, booth hopping, samples, and pictures. -Register online for extra tickets. Also, you get an email of the map. It's easier than writing all the stops down. -Buy the Adventure Run shirt for $20. You get extra raffle (and beer) tickets at each of the stops you get to. -Like their FB page as there is a secret word for the secret checkpoint. -Plan your route. Best advice is to go to the farthest checkpoint and make your way back! -Stay for the after-party! They raffle off some really good isht (like race entries, headlamps and shoes!!!!) So much fun!!! -Invite your friends... O HAI, ITS FREEEEEEE!!! Note: They have one at the RR in San Diego as well and they are on the 2nd Thurs of each month. I double dip!!!

YES! Just participated in one last month. How did I not know about this free running activity…read morebefore? Free, fun, and not to mention you are also getting a great workout at your own pace. Found out about this on the interwebs (probably through Instagram or something like that) and was looking for activities that would keep me more active. Plus, raffles for legit prizes kind of reeled me in. So I told the bf about it and said it would be a great thing to work out together and hopefully get lucky in the raffles. We love our freebies. If you register early online, you get an emailed copy of the map with checkpoint locations half an hour before everyone else. Plus you also get a few more raffle tickets upon signing in and they give you a plastic ziplock bag to contain your tickets along the way. If you buy an Adventure Run t-shirt, you get double the raffles in each checkpoint as well as double the free beers for the end. Oh and kids are also welcome to run too; they just won't be getting the one free beer... You can arrive as early as 5pm to get some raffles from vendors as well as test some products (shoes, foam rollers, ankle/shin/leg supports, chia seed drinks, etc) until 6pm. From 6-7pm is when the run starts. You can choose to do one of two things in this run: aim to grab as many raffle tickets as you can in the allotted time, or aim to run as much as you can in the allotted time. It depends on what your main goal is. Some checkpoints offer more than 1 raffle ticket depending on distance or activity (taste testings at Menchie's, answering questions from local businesses) and some are of different ticket color. I'm not sure what the latter is categorized for but it helps when they do the raffle drawings (White/red/blue/green ticket # ____). We did about 3.5 miles in the 50 minutes we had and boy was I tired in the end and sore the next couple of days. It's so fun I'm already registered to run the next one in a few weeks with the bf. Although this time around I will just run with the shoes I came in with. Note to self: never run with rental shoes... ruptured blisters on the backs of both heels. Yikes.

Visited Flower Field on 3/30/14, Charity Wings Art Center had a booth at the event. They setup a…read moreL-shape table and a few staffs standing there teaching the visitors how to make flower with color fabrics. At first, I was standing on the side watching them. It looked very interesting so I decided to sit down and had some fun! One of the staffs, she already started teaching a younger girl (about 12-14 years old) and I sat right next to her . I felt being discriminated by the staff's attitude towards me. I wasn't sure if it was because the younger girl's age or because her parents were with her. For example, the staff would give her very detail instruction and even demonstrated how to do it. When it was my turn, she wasn't really put in effort to teach me. It was my first time learning how to do this too!! When I asked her questions, her reply was, "you can do whatever & be creative....."?? Huh? At least show me how to do it first , once I know it, I can be more creative later. When the younger girl and her parents were ready to leave, she told them about the company and give them a company brochure. I thought now she would have more time to focus on me. I was wrong... she started chatting with another staff about taking lunch break?? I was struggling how to make the fabrics look like "flower"!! I asked her, "I am having hard time making a flower shape???" She said to me, "You will get there eventually.....". Really??? If that is the way she is teaching the class, I will never recommend anyone to go there. When I stood up and ready to leave, she didn't talk about anything about the company or even gave me a brochure. I was very disappointed how different she treated me. I regret that I didn't ask for her name because I think it is important for the business owner, Elena Lai Etcheverty, to know about how her staff treat people differently. All her staffs represent the first impression of the company.

This place is awesome and the staff is fabulous. I adore Libbi…read more There are a few experiences one could encounter with Charity Wings: 1. Art booth or table at another venue. 2. Visiting the art center in San Marcos as an individual or with a group. 3. Coordinating an event. I coordinated an event with them. They have a 6000 square foot warehouse very close to CSUSM on Industrial rd. It's easy to miss. Upon entering I was blown away by the plethora of art supplies. The people who work there will gladly give you a tour, explaining how everything was donated. I met Elena at CSUSM during while she was recruiting volunteers to make "letters of hope" for young women in the hospital with anorexia and for women in homeless shelters. I was intrigued, sat down and made a letter. I asked questions about the charity and I was blown away by the generosity of others. This meeting seemed like it was meant to be. I was planning a fundraiser event and needed a venue. Elena gave me her information and before I knew it I was planning a fun run and art project event with them. I mainly worked with Libbi, as Elena was busy. Libbi was so kind, helpful and was always on the same page as I. Having an event with Charity Wings was a WIN-WIN situation. I planned on charging for my event and had hoped for more in attendance. We didn't end up making any $ to contribute my specific charity, but we did donate to the Charity wings foundation with 25% of our proceeds. With that 25% we had access to the 6000 sq foot warehouse. We made a collaborative art project. We had a large picture and then small papers that each participant could decorate to add to the larger picture. They set out glitter, buttons, feathers, beads and markers to play with. Libbi and a few of the other staff took care of everything inside the warehouse and gave me free reign of the outdoor space, which is HUGE. We had a bounce house and two monitor speakers playing music. Someone participated in the fun run and suffered from heat illness, and they kindly took care of him until he felt better. Libbi is quite motherly. If I ever plan on having another event, I surely will do it here. Again, it's a Win-win situation. Stress free for sure. So for the other experiences, if you have a non-profit organization, you are able to go here and do art for free as a group, simply call ahead and plan your event. For other individuals: $10/hour regular adult, $8/hour student. They also have membership options $5/hour or $20 per day With admission you get access to all art supplies. This is definitely the place to go if you want to try out a new medium. The staff will guide and assist you as much to their knowledge will allow. They have pottery, metal working, paints, scrap booking, ect. They even have artists rental areas... I can't say anything negative about this place. I hope to work with Charity Wings again soon.

I saw Stranger Things Sings, which was a musical satire of the show. They basically do the whole…read moreshow from beginning to end on stage. It was fairly funny. They have audience people on stage whom they interact with, which was pretty rad. It was pretty entertaining all in all. The theater was pretty good. They have a small concession stand with some drinks and snacks. The sounds was pretty decent. They definitely need to get another bathroom in there though and maybe update the seating area.

First time in the theater and I really enjoyed it. The plays are reasonably priced and no extra…read morefees. Looking forward to coming back when the remodel is complete.

EATING MY WAY THRU ENCINITAS (5 stars)…read more - EVENT: awesome; worth it - FOOD: variety - VIBES: mainly 45+ (in age)... Encinitas crowd What a chill and delicious event. I found this event well put together. The Main Street office opened up all day for people to get their tickets to avoid the line around 5 which helps the decluttering of people and that cutting into the 3hrs to enjoy food and drinks. Staff of event, residence, and restaurant staff of Encinitas are SO KIND. Every person I've engaged with were welcoming and open. I've been to many of these "Taste of..." in different cities and states and by far this one was very much liked. This event had Mexican, Filipino, Italian, American, Pizza, desserts. Variety! :: PRE-EVENT :: The day the tickets went on sale I secured the goods as I heard this always gets sold out. Months in advance. The map is also your ticket that you wear around your neck for shops to cross off you visited. Also received a small cup with 10 tickets for 10 sips. Don't have to one at each stop, can use all 10 at one stop if you like. I used one drink ticket and ended up giving my tickets away to others - because I don't really drink-drink. :: WALKING ON A HWY :: 33 stops. Food at the restaurant stops and shops serving the sips. Plan strategically to where you park! Started out at the furthest restaurant (PINA) and worked all the way to the most southern restaurant (UNION), head back north to the center and tackled all the other places. Most people would reverse this order - so it was nice to avoid people clutter. :: EATS :: Can't list them all but will try to sun it up. I love how there was a mix of restaurants and a variety of foods. Unlike Taste of Leucadia there were 3 restaurants serving pasta. This event only one Italian restaurant on the list and the only one serving pasta. This event was serving Mexican, Filipino, Italian, American, Pizza, desserts. :: FAVORITES :: CARIN DI RIA - serving pancit, lumpia, adobo, rice. Of course I'm Filipino and I've ate here many times and it's my favorite Filipino restaurant in SD. The amount of "non-Filipino" walking away saying "this is really delicious" "so good I never had Filipino food before" made my heart happy. PINA - serving street taco + churro waffle. I've ate here before when the restaurant opened up and it wasn't great. They def improved! Came back and was blown away. Staff here were SO FRIENDLY and I've enjoyed out conversations at the bar before the event even started. The good they served for the event was AMAZING. That street taco was so flavorful and so good it was one of my favorite bites of the night. The churro waffle was also very taste. Who is this chef? Compliments to the Chef! BROAD STREET DOUGH - serving mini donuts. Many flavors to choose from only 2 can be picked. These donuts were delicious af. I went for blue berry and Oreo. Longest line but worth the long wait. :: LEAST FAVORITE :: THE FISH SHOP - serving grilled shrimp. Not sure what ingredients they used but it was not as good sounded. Their bite was 3 shrimps. But 1 would have been decent or plenty enough. 3 sounds nice only if the taste was good but it really wasn't. I saw in the trash near by so many people were throwing their shrimps away. How sad, I didn't even take a picture of it. :: MISSED :: It is always my goal to complete all but either I'm full or things ran out. I did well! - ECHALE WINE BAR AND KITCHEN: long line and slow. A lot of people passed this up. - THE NASA SHOP/LOCAL SCOOP: 1hr left of 3hr event and there was nothing to serve (how weak!) JABA APPROVED. Until the next review...

I really was looking forward to checking this out. While navigating the map, I made my way through…read moreas much of the places as I could. I was rather disappointed in how there wasn't that many vegan options available considering that Encinitas literally has a whole bunch of vegan places. Even restaurants I know to serve vegan didn't even offer a sample choice. So I was bummed by that. I did however, love how there was a lot of kombucha stops so that kinda helped improve my mood. Overall, still a cute idea.

18 years here and finally retired and hope to join the many fun clubs and activities! Beautiful,…read moresafe, friendly neighbors, close to beach and shopping! Just the HOA fees WOW a tad high! They go up every year! It is the golf course, drilling a well for the water project!!!, and always upgrading the Lanai. Otherwise 10 out of 10 Ocean Hills Country Club

I called posted phone number for days and no one responded. I figured out they are full and don't…read morewant anymore clients. An unprofessional facility.