Paco Erhard stars in the solo show Worst. German. Ever. at the 2022 San Diego International Fringe Festival. (Michael Prine) Fringe fest returns to Balboa Park in May April 11, 2023 The San Diego International Fringe Festival will return to Balboa Park May 18 through 28 with at least 20 acts, officials announced last week. Like last year, the Fringe will be focused mostly within the Parks Marie Hitchcock Puppet Theatre and the nearby Centro Cultural de la Raza. In the coming weeks the lineup will be announced, with shows for both family and adult audiences. For details, visit sdfringe.org ..read more

Sunsets behind the Ocean Beach Pier after a big surf day. (John R. McCutchen / San Diego Union-Tribune) Drone light show planned for Fourth of July in Ocean Beach POINT LOMA-OB MONTHLY March 31, 2023 A display of hundreds of synchronized drones is scheduled to light the sky just north of the Ocean Beach Municipal Pier this Fourth of July as part of the planned Luminosity Festival of Light. The event will feature experimental light-based installations and projection mapping to create an immersive experience for spectators, according to Luminosity, an organization in Ocean Beach created to fi ..read more

Baja Beach Fest (Courtesy Audible Treats) Baja Beach Fest announces 2023 lineup, including Grupo Firme, Ozuna, Wisin y Yandel, Becky G and Don Omar George Varga March 31, 2023 Baja Beach Fest, the outdoor Rosarito Beach reggaeton cq and Latin trap music festival that debuted in 2018, will celebrate its fifth anniversary Aug. 11-13 in a star-studded but streamlined manner. The lineup, announced early Tuesday March 28 afternoon, includes such major acts as Ozuna, Wisin y Yandel, Feid, Don Omar and Becky G. all names cq The festival also includes what is being billed as a "special Sunday set ..read more

The tasting room at Rincon Reservation Road Brewery in Valley Center. (Courtesy of Sean Curry) Rincon Reservation Road Brewery expands into fruity and low-ABV beers Peter Rowe March 31, 2023  Rik Mazzetti has met skeptics who believe the Rincon Reservation Road Brewery carries some unwelcome baggage.  Theres this stigma about Indians and firewater, said Mazzetti, head of the Rincon Economic Development Corp. (REDCO). Thats a stereotype. As in any culture, there are people who get drunk.  But you dont see that here. What you see is a sparkling brewhouse and tidy tasting room w ..read more

Three burgers at newly opened Bun & Patti in Little Italy: Taste of the South, left, Hangry Burger and Smoke Show. (Courtesy of James Tran) Bun & Patti, Kaiseki Sushi and CooCoo's Nest lead list of new restaurant openings Pam Kragen March 28, 2023 Bun & Patti, a gourmet "fine casual" burger restaurant, opened last week March 16 in Little Italy. Founded by 20-year Las Vegas restaurateur Elion Prodani CQ and his wife, Amy, the restaurant serves burgers made from gourmet beef blends, fried chicken sandwiches made with organic Mary's chicken, chicken wings, salads, power bowls, milk ..read more

Robert Xavier Burden works on his The Alien Painting at Oceanside Museum of Art. (Courtesy of Oceanside Museum of Art) Oceanside museum invites public to watch artist create one painting over four months Pam Kragen March 28, 2023 For nearly 18 years, Robert Xavier Burden has dedicated his life to creating what he calls the world's most ambitious paintings of the past 150 years. Some of Burden's large-format oils have taken more than 2,500 hours and up to three years to complete. Thirty-three of his multilayered, intricately detailed works can be seen this spring in the solo exhibition "Reli ..read more

Its Not that Way, Its This Way is an interactive art installation being presented at La Jolla Playhouses 2023 Without Walls Festival at the Rady Shell at Jacobs Park. (Courtesy of Lestavel Margaux) La Jolla Playhouse unveils full lineup for free Without Walls Festival at Rady Shell Pam Kragen March 28, 2023 La Jolla Playhouse has unveiled the full lineup for its 2023 Without Walls Festival, which will take place April 27 through 30 at the waterfront Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, and will feature 21 acts, artists and site-specific projects from around the world. Produced this year in associatio ..read more

CARLSBAD, CA - MARCH 25, 2023: Carlsbad residents Kaitlin and Greg Tate, with son Landon, 8, look at a LEGO version of Petco Park, which is part of Miniland San Diego at Legoland in Carlsbad on Saturday, March 25, 2023. (Hayne Palmour IV / For The San Diego Union-Tribune) (Hayne Palmour IV/For The San Diego Union-Tribune) Want to see a Lego Petco Park? Legoland unveils San Diego made from 5 million bricks Natallie Rocha March 28, 2023 Kids were running from San Diego State Universitys Hepner Hall to Hall H of the downtown convention center in a matter of seconds. The stands at Petco Park we ..read more

Lingo host RuPaul Charles is with Riley Compton, l, and her mother, Annmarie Tejcek, on the game shows March 8 episode. (Guy Levy/CBS (c) 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved) Camp Pendleton Marine wins war of words on quiz show 'Lingo' Diane Bell March 23, 2023 "When my daughter calls me to do fun and exciting things, I usually don't have an option to say 'no,'" Annmarie Tejcek says. cq The Indianapolis mom had gotten a call from her adult daughter, Riley Compton, cq who lives in Carlsbad, begging her to embark on another adventure together. It was an offer she couldn't refuse ..read more

Menu items at newly opened Mak Mak Organic, a Southeast Asian street food restaurant in downtown Oceanside. (Courtesy of Kimberly Motos) Sublime Ale House founder launches Southeast Asian street food concept: Mak Mak Organic Pam Kragen March 23, 2023 For 13 years, Carlsbad restaurateur James Limjoco was the chef-owner of Sublime Ale House, a beer-centric restaurant company that was famed for his secret-recipe lineup of 12 varieties of mac 'n' cheese with fresh-made bchamel sauce. But there was one problem. Limjoco is lactose intolerant and doesn't like beer, so he couldn't enjoy the fruits ..read more