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This is a great week in Encinitas for things to see and do. There are 43 free events in April--click the links above for information on the full month.
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This year will be the city's biggest tree celebration yet! Come out to help beautify the Downtown and protect your community through planting trees. Learn about trees and more. The holes are pre-dug so you get to do the best part! Let your inner tree-hugger shine.
Saturday, April 13, 8:30am-12pm. Downtown Encinitas, 2nd Street between West E Street and West F Street. Free Info
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Wednesdays@Noon: Courtly Noyse
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The early music ensemble will present a concert of Renaissance music, both instrumental and vocal, performed on reproductions of period instruments, wearing period costumes. With Jay Sacks, Sandra Stram, Vickie Jenkins, Steve Hendricks, Laury Flora and John Cassaboom. Info (Parks, Recreation and Cultural Arts Dept.)
Wednesday, April 10, 12-12:50pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info 760-633-2746.
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Specializing in classic surf music and covers, the group plays a variety of songs from past to present, celebrating the California sun, surfing, and beyond.
Wednesday, April 11, 4-7pm. Encinitas Ranch Golf Course, 1275 Quail Gardens Drive. Free. Info
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Italian Film Festival: Taranta on the Road
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The day after the Arab Spring of 2011, Amira and Tarek, two Tunisian migrants with nothing in common, reach the Italian coast. By chance, they find themselves both seeking help from a music band from Salento, Apulia, in search of success around festivals and weddings.
Thursday, April 11, 7pm. La Paloma Theatre, 471 S. Coast Hwy. 101. $12, $8 (cash only). Info
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Park Dale Players: Armando and the Blue Tarp School
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A musical inspired by the work of teacher and humanitarian David Lynch, who 40 years ago placed a blue tarp on the garbage dump in Tijuana and began to educate the children who lived there!
Friday & Sat, April 12 and 13, 7pm. Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary School, 8000 Calle Acervo, Carlsbad. $5. Info 760-672-3581.
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LIFE Lecture: Music and the Movies
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David Lewis, MiraCosta Music Appreciation teacher, will take us on a nostalgic journey through the soundtracks of films that have enriched and enlivened our lives. We'll listen to music from our greatest film composers from Max Steiner to John Williams. David is also the conductor of the San Luis Rey Chorale. (LIFE Club San Elijo)
Friday, April 12, 1-3pm. San Elijo Campus of MiraCosta College, 3333 Manchester Ave, Stud. Ctr. Conf. Rm. Free. Email
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Rickie's new music is infused with silky smooth early-60s R&B, dramatic Grace Jones-inflected disco, and irresistible South African vibes. She speaks to the necessity of changing one's perceptions and opening up to new possibilities.
Friday, April 12, 7:30-9:30pm. Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, 1613 Lake Drive. $25-$110. Info 760-753-5747.
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A delightful combination fine art and Asian art show with artist demonstrations. The juried show features more than 30 artists selling their work, including sculptors, painters, glass artists, potters, jewelry makers, as well as gourd and fiber artists.
Sat. & Sun. April 13 & 14, 9am-5pm. San Diego Botanic Garden. 230 Quail Gardens Drive. Free with paid admission. Info
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Healing Grief Thru HeArt, Expressive Arts Workshop
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For those who are experiencing grief due to the loss of a loved one. You will use a variety of guided mixed-media art activities to help you process the complex physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of your loss.
Saturday, April 13, 10am-1pm. UC San Diego Cancer Center, 1200 Garden View Rd., # 101. Sugg. Donation $20. RSVP Info: 858.735.5708.
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| Hutchins Consort Family Concert |
The free family concert will celebrate the arrival of the Spring with its rains and flowers.
Saturday, April 13, 11am-12pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Info 858-366-2423.
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| Storytelling, Songs, and the Amazon Struggle |
In 2018, Maria Xiomara Dorsey lived in the Ecuadorian Amazon with the Nacion Sapara tribe. Maria will weave songs and stories to creatively convey the battle of the Amazonian women for their rights and the Earth in an event that will make you laugh, cry and shudder at times.
Saturday, April 13, 2:30pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Donations accepted. Info: 217-402-0325.
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Off Track Gallery Artist Reception
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he event features the paintings of Connie Michalski Gibboney and Charlene Meeker. Refreshments will be served at the reception. All artwork in the Gallery will be 10% off the entire day from 10am to closing.
Saturday, April 13, 4-7pm. Off Track Gallery, 937 S. Coast Hwy 101, Suite C103. Free. Info 760-942-3636.
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LITVAK Dance Spring Concert
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Encinitas' new dance company is dedicated to making and presenting quality contemporary dance. Three women choreographers from 3 generations, Tamisha Guy, Patricia Sandback and Sadie Weinberg set work on LITVAKdance's core group of 8 women alongside guest performers.
Sat, Apr. 13, 7pm and Sun, Apr. 14, 2pm and 5pm. Sunshine Brooks Theatre, 217 N Coast Hwy. 101, Oceanside. $20. Info
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Makers and Music Vintage and Handmade Faire
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Lovers of art and vintage will enjoy a family friendly day at the bi-annual Faire. Over 40 vendors, a kid zone and our live music is local and original. Shop, relax and enjoy gourmet food, beer and wine.
Sunday, April 14, 10am-2pm. The Heritage Ranch, 450 Quail Gardens Drive. Free. Info 760-632-9711.
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Shop for Mother's Day while supporting local artists and artisans. The market will feature a diverse mixture of handcrafted art, body care products, candles, cards, clothing, home décor, jewelry, and more. With face painting, DIY flower crowns, and other surprises. We will also host a food drive to local food banks.
Sunday, April 14, 11am-4pm. Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive. Free. Info
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Concert: Broadway to Carnegie Hall
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Featuring composers who have written Broadway tunes and serious classic music including Gershwin, Bernstein, Rota and an unpublished trio by Sondheim. First hear a song or two then the chamber music by each composer. With Eileen Wingard, violin, Anders Nelson, clarinet, Erica Boras-Tesla, cello, Wendy Loeb, violin, and Fontaine Laing and Monique Kunewalder, piano.
Sunday, April 14, 2pm. Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Free. Email
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Now Showing:
Transit
Apollo 11
Gloria Bell
Rocky Horror Picture Show
Tickets: $10 (cash only). 471 Coast Hwy. 101. Show Times 760-436-7469.
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For assistance, contact Jim Gilliam, Arts Program Administrator, email, 760-633-2746.
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