3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (1053+ words) From left: James Beauton, guest conductor; Dana Stanford, Center Children's Chorus Director; John Nettles, Escondido Choral Arts Artistic Director and Conductor. When it comes to big sound, you don't get much bigger than Howard's Shore's symphonic score for the first…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (333+ words) The Silk Button Butchers playing in the Lyric Courtyard. The California Center for the Arts, Escondido's (CCAE) free Hidden City Sounds concert series continues to transform Friday nights in downtown Escondido into community gatherings filled with live music, dancing, glowing…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (288+ words) A street band playing at a recent street festival. The Escondido Downtown Business Association (EDBA) hosts the 30th annual Escondido Street Festival, Sunday, May 17, 10 a. m. to 6 p. m. The community festival is held each spring and fills Grand Avenue with music, artisans and fun....

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (709+ words) We had some of the usual gatherings on May Day; folks coming together expressing their feelings about people who work and labor groups. There were some sizable gatherings in the county. Whatever became of dancing around the May Pole, the…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (329+ words) The Poway Symphony Orchestra. The Poway Symphony Orchestra will present "An American Celebration" on Sunday, May 31, at 4 p. m. at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts." Led by Conductor and Music Director John Lo Piccolo, this special concert commemorates the 250th anniversary…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (262+ words) The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California The Poway Symphony Orchestra continues its 2025-2026 concert season with "Mendelssohn Classics," a concert of elegance, drama and Romantic-era brilliance on Sunday, March 22," 4 p. m. at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Under the direction of…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (481+ words) The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California Last year's 1st annual Community Town Hall Meeting. California Center for the Arts, Escondido Foundation (CCAEF) invites North County residents'including Escondido, Oceanside, Carlsbad, San Marcos, Vista, Valley Center, Rancho Bernardo, Poway, and beyond'to its 2nd annual…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago  (262+ words) The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California Saturday, December 20, 2025 "This past Saturday afternoon I got to thinking about the many annual events that occur in Escondido'such as parades, fireworks, Community in Unity and more. Why Saturday?" I was at Grape Day…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (554+ words) The hometown newspaper of Escondido, California Thursday, November 20, 2025 The country supergroup known as The Frontmen " consisting of the former lead singers of Restless Heart, Little Texas, and Lonestar " will perform at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido on December…...

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (211+ words) The Apple TV+ documentary series 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything caught my attention for a deeply personal reason: it was the year I was born. As I watched, I was struck not only by the intensity of the music,…...