Sprung Monkey @ 4th and B 4/24/2010 Event Location: 4th and B Event Dates(s): 4/24/2010 – 4/24/2010 Event Time(s): 8:00PM – Finish Cost: $10 Phone Number:619) 231-4343 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

veryone thinks they\’ve got Southern California pegged – beautiful girls, quakes, traffic and sunshine. And for the most part, they\’re right on the money. But if you really want to get the So Cal experience, you gotta get off the hype and get a taste of Sprung Monkey! San Diego locals, Sprung Monkey, have been hittin\’ it hard for a decade. From the early days of selling CD\’s out of their trunk (over 30,000!) to their breakout success on MTV, Sprung has kept true to their sound – melodic, yet crunchy, poppy, yet kick ass. Through the years, Sprung have become a staple in the x-treme arena – appearing on the Van\’s Warped Tour, ESPN\’s X-Games and contributing tunes to countless surf, skate and snowboarding films. Sprung\’s last hit, \”Get \’Em Outta Here\” became an Alternative Anthem and appeared in the film Ten Things I Hate About You. As the song climbed the charts, (top ten Billboard Alternative) it also scored Sprung an appearance on The Late Show with Conan O\’Brian. Now, Sprung have taken their years of experience and mixed it with raw inspiration to create Get A Taste, their most recent release on Surfdog/Redline Entertainment. Produced by Jim Wirt (Incubus) and mixed by the omnipotent Chris Lord-Alge (practically everything you hear on the radio), the boys have chosen to come out of the gate with a more accessible feel on this album, while still maintaining their patented chunk and aggressive attack. Just like on their previous releases \”Swirl\” and \”Mr. Funnyface, \” you can\’t escape the hooks on this one… nor will you want to. With songs like \”Unexpected\” – a perfectly written, driving piece of upbeat swag and the first single \”What\’s That You Say,\” Sprung Monkey shows you that it can throw down some nicely crafted, melodic tunes – all served on their traditional bed of pure, unadulterated, alternative rock. You can rock, you can groove, you can chill – it\’s all good. (Courtesy of Myspace.com/sprungmonkey)

1,2,3 Imagine with Elmo and Friends @ Sports Arena 4/22/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Sports Arena Event Dates(s): 4/22/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Time(s): Varies – See Event Site for Details Cost: $14.50 -$37.50 Phone Number:(619) 224-4171 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

Imagine singing and dancing with Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird and all your favorite Sesame Street Live friends! It’s as easy as counting “1-2-3 … Imagine!” This high-energy musical will transport audiences to far away places as Ernie captains the high seas, Elmo dances to the rhythm of the African rainforest and Bert meets an octopus who has the blues. It’s a story of adventure and fun that teaches children they can be anyone, do anything and go anywhere with the power of imagination. (Courtesy of Sandiegoarena.com)

Norah Jones @ Spreckels Theater 4/24/2010 Event Location: Spreckels Theater Event Dates(s): 4/24/2010 – 4/24/2010 Event Time(s): 8:00PM – Finish Cost: Varies Phone Number:619-234-8397 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

Check out Grammy Award winning Norah Jones at the Spreckels Theater! (Courtesy of http://www.spreckels.net)

Taste of Happy Hour 2010 @ Gaslamp 4/24/2010 Event Location: Gaslamp Event Dates(s): 4/24/2010 – 4/24/2010 Event Time(s): 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Cost: $30 Phone Number:None Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

Tres Agaves Tequila presents The Taste of Happy Hour! Enjoy a Saturday afternoon on a self guided tour of over 20 bars and restaurants throughout Downtown, San Diego! Enjoy Happy Hour food items at all locations (except for Double Deuce), sample Tres Agaves Tequila and enjoy a cold Coors Light. You can dance to live music at Henry\’s Pub and afterwards ride a mechanical bull courtesy of the Double Deuce!

Tickets are only $30 pre-sale and $40 the day of the event. Your ticket includes all food sampling and drink vouchers, one each for Tres Agaves Tequila and Coors Light.

Date: Saturday, April 24th (rain or shine)
Time: 1 pm – 6 pm (check in is from 12:45 pm – 3:45 pm)
Host Location (check in): The Tipsy Crow – 770 5th Avenue San Diego, CA 92101 (619) 338-9300 (Courtesy of TASTEofHAPPYHOUR.COM )

Art Walk @ Little Italy 4/24/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Little Italy Event Dates(s): 4/24/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Time(s): 11 AM – 6PM Cost: Free Phone Number:619-615-1090 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

Known fondly as the largest fine art festival in southern California, Mission Federal ArtWalk is a two-day event held from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on April 24 and 25, 2010 celebrating original works of art. In its 26th year, the fine arts festival has been counted upon by artists and art lovers alike, to bring together all facets of the arts in San Diego and promote the joy and investment in owning original artwork.

The fine art festival features more than 300 artists from all over the United States, as well as Mexico, who display their original art for exhibit and sale. What makes Mission Federal ArtWalk unique is the opportunity to engage directly with fine artists who are respected in their field. A wide array of mediums will be on display, including paintings, sculpture, glasswork, photography, music, dance and entertainment. There is also a special area for kids and families known as KidsWalk, which provides free and interactive creative arts activities including painting, performing arts, music and more.

Mission Federal ArtWalk has partnered with organizations including the Little Italy Association, the City of San Diego, the San Diego International Airport, the County of San Diego, CCDC, San Diego Museum of Art, the Mingei Museum and the San Diego Visual Arts Network to create a spectacular event that attracts more than 120,000 attendees each year and contributes more than $750,000 annually to the local San Diego arts economy.

Mission Federal ArtWalk is an open-air fine art festival that is free to the public, taking place in San Diego’s Little Italy neighborhood filling more than 16 city blocks with art and festivities.
(Courtesy of http://www.missionfederalartwalk.org/)

Roots Fest @ Adams Avenue 4/24/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Adams Avenue Event Dates(s): 3/24/2010 – 3/24/2010 Event Time(s): 10:00AM – 9:00PM Cost: Free Phone Number:None Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

About Roots Fest on Adams:
The Roots Fest on Adams is a FUN, FREE two-day music festival which focuses on the promotion, preservation and performance of local and nationally touring musical acts.
The Adams Avenue Business Association will proudly present the 37th Annaul Roots Fest on Adams on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25 2010. Over 40,000 visitors attended this FUN, FREE two-day festival last year. We hope all of you who attended enjoyed the live music performances, the vendors and the merchant shops along the Adams Avenue Business District and will return for more this year. (Courtesy of Adamsavenuebusiness.com/)

San Diego Gem Faire @ Scottish Rite Center4/23/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Scottish Rite Event Center Event Dates(s): 4/23/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Time(s): 8:00AM – 5:00PM Cost: Free on weekdays; $10 on weekends Phone Number:858-792-4288 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

Gem Faire, established in 1989, has become a world renowned marketplace for the finest in gemstones, beads, jewelry, minerals, fossils, meteorites, lapidary equipment, metaphysical items and much more at the lowest prices in today’s market. Over the years, Gem Faire has produced over 40 shows a year, making it the largest gem & jewelry show circuit on the west coast.

Gem Faire has brought together some of the world’s finest jewelry designers, importers, manufacturers, beading instructors, gemstone miners & cutters, along with certified graduate gemologists. At Gem Faire, our professional dealers can also help you assemble, design, and utilize the piece you have carefully chosen and purchased. Or better yet, sign up for a workshop or class and learn how to make your own jewelry! (Courtesy of Gemfaire.com/)

Encinitas Street Fair @ Highway 101 4/24/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Encinitas Event Dates(s): 4/24/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Time(s): 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Cost: Free Phone Number:760-943-1950 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

PRIL 24th AND 25th 2010, from 9am to 5pm on Highway 101 between D and J Streets in Downtown Encinitas featuring 450 arts and craft vendors, four live stages, rides for children and a beer garden. Over 100,000 shoppers are expected to visit, shop and dine at the two day Encinitas Street Fair. The 27th Annual Encinitas Street Fair is a great opportunity to visit Encinitas and discover a National award winning, traditional So-Cal beach town, on historic Coast Hwy 101. For more information on becoming a vendor go to www.kennedyfaires.com. For more information on attending the event call the DEMA office at 760.943.1950.

Enjoy 2 for 1 Coaster Fares on Saturday and get to the street fair car free

Stone Brewing Co and Port Brewing Company Beer Garden
Location: Lumberyard parking lot at hwy 101 and I Street

Saturday 24th
11:30am-2:00pm Rocket Science
2:30pm-5pm Rhythm Method
Sunday 25th
11:30am-2:00pm NovaMenco– See Bio Below
2:30pm-5pm Bill Magee Blues Band
Lumberyard Center Courtyard Stage
Location: Center courtyard of the lumberyard
Saturday 24th
11:00am- 1:30pm Matt Commerce
2:00pm-4:30pm Luna Llena
Sunday 25th
11:00am-1:30pm Super Strings
2:00pm-4:30pm Allison Adams Tucker & Allegato World Jazz Ensemble

NovaMenco

Moving to San Diego in 1995, the brothers dubbed themselves NovaMenco and set up shop to record and play across the United States and the World.

This family of musicians with their modern flamenco style fuses together Jazz, Pop, and ancient Byzantine echoes of Istanbul to Sevilla, Lisbon to Ibiza forming a unique blend of Jazz and soft Mediterranean grooves.

With their flamenco guitars flourishing on stage, NovaMenco craft an eclectic mix of tunes harboring a growing reputation for a crowd-pleasing show.

Ever since NovaMenco’s debut album landed in the 1998 billboard charts, NovaMenco has continued the innovations in Modern flamenco. Their unique fusion of flamenco music has enchanted audiences everywhere. And with the addition of their nephew Gabriel, NovaMenco sounds richer and fuller than ever.

Every CD of NovaMenco is a real life experience and travels around the world. The music of NovaMenco is an attention-getting production with melodies said to evoke an air of distant Mediterranean lands with rhythms that exude feelings of liberation from this earthly existence.

An Encinitas Icon
Hansen Surfboard’s Community Stage located at F Street and Hwy 101

Saturday, April 24th

11:00am – 11:30am Kinderdance
11:30am – 12:00pm Stage Door
12:00pm – 12:30pm A School of Guitar Band
12:30pm – 1:00pm Janice Lee School of Ballet
1:00pm – 1:30pm Aaron Kimball
1:30pm – 2:00pm Aaron Kimball
2:00pm – 2:30pm Call It Quits
2:30pm – 3:00pm Call It Quits
3:00pm – 3:30pm Dance Fitness
3:30pm – 4:00pm Scripps Performing Arts Academny
4:00pm-4:30pm Dance Connection
Sunday, April 25th
11:00am – 11:30am Solo artist Kate Cruvello and more

11:30am – 12:00pm The Something
12:00pm – 12:30pm RED LETTER DAY
12:30pm – 1:00pm TAB
1:00pm – 1:30pm BIRDS OF PREY
1:30pm – 2:00pm BIRDS OF PREY
2:00pm – 2:30pm ZIP ZAP
2:30pm – 3:00pm Solo artist from CCMA
3:00pm – 3:30pm California Music Studios
3:30pm – 4:00pm California Music Studios
4:00pm-4:30pm YMCA Dance Troupe
Encinitas School of Music Stage located at the Lumberyard in between
G and H Street next to Lotus Cafe.

Saturday, April 24th
10:30-11:30 Zip Zap
11:30am-12:30pm The Ceilings
1:00pm-2:30pm ESoM: School of Music Rock Show
2:30pm-3:30pm ESoM: School of Music Rock Show
3:30pm-4:30pm ESoM: School of Music Rock Show
Sunday, April 25th
10:30-11:30 Peter Hall
11:30am-12:30pm Green Jacket
1:00pm-2:30pm ESoM: Jazz Big Band
2:30pm-3:30pm Esom: JazzBow
3:30pm-4:30pm ESoM: Flute Choir
(Courtesy of http://www.encinitas101.com/events/26th-annual-streetfair/)

Home Decorating and Remodeling Show @ Del Mar Fairgrounds 4/23/10 – 4/25/2010 Event Location: Del Mar Fairgrounds Event Dates(s): 4/23/2010 – 4/25/2010 Event Time(s): 10 a.m. to 7 p.m Fri and Sat – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m Sun Cost: Free – Parking $9 Phone Number:858-755-1161 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

he 34th Annual Winter Home Decorating & Remodeling Show offers more for attendees this year than ever before – and admission is free!
Not only is there hundreds of the best products and services for home renovations and improvements, but the event also showcases the latest innovations for your home, like the new Panasonic Home Theater experience. The Panasonic HD 3D home theater exhibit is a brand new feature and you will be amazed at what a TV can do! Panasonic is traveling the country to exhibit its newest entertainment innovations, and they picked the Del Mar Home Show to introduce the Panasonic HD 3D television to San Diegans.
You can also see the Treasures of King Tut at the Home Show in its first West Coast showing – this museum quality exhibit has perfect replicas of the relics from King Tut\’s Tomb – created after the Egyptian Parliament decreed that the originals could no longer be taken out of the country. It has played to rave reviews worldwide, including by world leaders and U.S. Presidents. And again it is all free for everyone to enjoy.
So the home show again is the top event in San Diego to take care of your remodeling plans and entertain the whole family! See you there!! (Courtesy of http://www.showsusa.net/)

Film Out 2010 @ Birch North Park Theater 4/16/2010 – 4/18/2010 Event Location: Birch North Park theater Event Dates(s): 4/16/2010 – 4/22/2010 Event Time(s): - Cost: $150 for Festival FilmPass; $25.00 Opening Night; $10 for individual admission Phone Number:619-239-8836 Website/Tickets: (Click Here!)

With approximately 50 shorts and features to choose from, this year’s FilmOut LGBT Festival is bound to pack the North Park Theatre.
For his ninth year with the festival, programmer Michael McQuiggan has once again filled the annual weeklong event with a wide array of narrative features, documentaries and foreign films that touch upon numerous genres and issues.
This year’s opening night presentation is “The Big Gay Musical,” and while I did not have a chance to see it ahead of time here are three movies destined to be crowd pleasers.

Jason Bushman’s “Hollywood Je T’aime” may have cribbed its title from “Paris, Je T’aime” and “New York, Je T’aime,” but it’s anything but another omnibus movie. Still smarting from a romantic breakup up, gay Parisian Eric Debets decides to buy a roundtrip ticket to America and try his luck with acting and romance, Hollywood style. The film is surprisingly charming with Debets acting as the glue that holds it all together. Unlike some of the other features I looked at, “Hollywood Je T’aime” is a cut above thanks to Alison Kelly’s sparkling cinematography and Phil Bartell’s crackerjack editing.
And if you think Debets bears more than a passing resemblance to Academy Award winner Adrian Brody, you are not alone. The filmmakers slip in a knowing reference that’s bound to get a big laugh when it screens on April 18 at 8 p.m.
Evgeny Afineevsky’s “Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!” is a safe distance from Albert Brooks. Hell, it’s a safe distance from Neil Simon for that matter, but the film gets by largely on the charm of its cast. Lainie Kazan has gone from a sultry spread in Playboy to a career on stage and film that now finds her playing Yiddish mamas that would have made Gertrude Berg proud. Along with hubby Saul Rubinek, Kazan is doing her best to find her son a nice girl, but as the title indicates her gay baby boy ain’t interested. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the film is Carmen Electra. As the shikse centerfold Mom and Pop pray will be their daughter-in-law, Electra gives a funny and very natural performance. You’ll probably spend just as much time laughing at the film as with it, but I think with the title such as it is, that’s to be expected.
Wendy Jo Carlton’s “Hannah Free” is an unashamed tearjerker that benefits from Claudia Allen’s heartfelt script and a superb performance by “Cagney and Lacey” alum Sharon Gless. Hannah (Gless) and her lifelong companion Rachel (Ann Hagemann) grew up together in the same small Midwest town. Hannah grew to be a strong character who refuses to make excuses to polite society while Rachel became a strong, less vocal homemaker. The film, based on Allen’s stage play, intercuts between time frames to reveal how the characters maintained their love for each other in spite of all the odds against them.
April 16-22
Birch North Park Theatre
2891 University Ave.
North Park
$150 for Festival FilmPass; $25.00 Opening Night; $10 for individual admission (Courtesy of Filmoutsandiego.com)