Summer may be coming to an end, but if you're an art or music lover, or if you just want an excuse to do one big thing before your attention turns toward fall, then Carlsbad has just what you're looking for.
Both the ArtSplash Chalk Art and Entertainment Festival and the Carlsbad Music Festival take place on the fourth weekend of September. Here's an overview of both events:
ARTSPLASH
When: Saturday, Sept. 22 (from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.); Sunday, Sept. 23 (from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Location: Armada Drive above The Flower Fields.
Cost: Parking, admission, the music and entertainment is free. Tickets for Taste@ArtSplash (Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.) are available onsite and in advance by emailing [email protected]
More information: www.carlsbadartsplash.org
This year, ArtSplash will celebrate its 10th year of supporting art and music education in North County Schools and celebrating the fine arts in all of its representations.
The event features hands-on art activities. Its signature sight is the chalk art replicas of famous works that come to life on the street as people watch.
It also offers music, entertainment (such as the Animal Crackers Conspiracy puppeteers); a children's area; sand sculpting; graffiti art; competitions on flower d?cor and cake decoration; and fine art vendors.
As the event draws to a close on Sunday, Studio 2 artists Ron Juncal and Phyllis Swanson will complete a portrait of the iconic Marilyn Monroe fashioned from 1,000 recycled plastic water bottles.
The event's top mission is to raise funds for art and music in North County schools (to see the list of 2012-2013 grants, see our story on Page 17). Since its inception, the event has donated more than $29,000 to local schools.
CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Date: Sept. 21-23, various times
Location: Various indoor and outdoor locations in Carlsbad Village
Cost: Prices vary. Some events are free. Tickets for select events range from $15 to $20; a festival pass is $85.
More information: www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org
Called "one of the area's most innovative music showcases" on KPBS and lauded as "magnificently enlightening" in the Los Angeles Times, the Carlsbad Music Festival will celebrate its ninth year of presenting "adventurous music by the beach" this year.
World-class performers and a lineup of the most interesting musicians in the genres of classical, folk, jazz and world music come together to create an eclectic event, one that this year earned a prestigious Artworks Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
This year's performers include the Calder Quartet with its contemporary take on the string quartet, to Sara Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, who offers a contemporary take on bluegrass and pop, to Wu Man's international take on the traditional Chinese pipa (He's part of Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble).
The festival will also offer composer Michael Gordon's "Timber," a work that features six percussionists playing amplified and tuned two-by-fours.
The event begins Friday, Sept. 21 with a free Village Music Walk. Free and admission-based programs are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at several locations, including Carlsbad Village Theatre, St. Michael's by the Sea and the Harding Community Center.
The Calder Quartet plays at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Carlsbad Village Theatre (Tickets are $20), while Sara Watkins will perform a free concert (with priority seats available for $20) at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Magee Park.
Visit the festival's website for complete details.
Both the ArtSplash Chalk Art and Entertainment Festival and the Carlsbad Music Festival take place on the fourth weekend of September. Here's an overview of both events:
ARTSPLASH
When: Saturday, Sept. 22 (from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.); Sunday, Sept. 23 (from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
Location: Armada Drive above The Flower Fields.
Cost: Parking, admission, the music and entertainment is free. Tickets for Taste@ArtSplash (Saturday from noon to 3 p.m.) are available onsite and in advance by emailing [email protected]
More information: www.carlsbadartsplash.org
This year, ArtSplash will celebrate its 10th year of supporting art and music education in North County Schools and celebrating the fine arts in all of its representations.
The event features hands-on art activities. Its signature sight is the chalk art replicas of famous works that come to life on the street as people watch.
It also offers music, entertainment (such as the Animal Crackers Conspiracy puppeteers); a children's area; sand sculpting; graffiti art; competitions on flower d?cor and cake decoration; and fine art vendors.
As the event draws to a close on Sunday, Studio 2 artists Ron Juncal and Phyllis Swanson will complete a portrait of the iconic Marilyn Monroe fashioned from 1,000 recycled plastic water bottles.
The event's top mission is to raise funds for art and music in North County schools (to see the list of 2012-2013 grants, see our story on Page 17). Since its inception, the event has donated more than $29,000 to local schools.
CARLSBAD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Date: Sept. 21-23, various times
Location: Various indoor and outdoor locations in Carlsbad Village
Cost: Prices vary. Some events are free. Tickets for select events range from $15 to $20; a festival pass is $85.
More information: www.carlsbadmusicfestival.org
Called "one of the area's most innovative music showcases" on KPBS and lauded as "magnificently enlightening" in the Los Angeles Times, the Carlsbad Music Festival will celebrate its ninth year of presenting "adventurous music by the beach" this year.
World-class performers and a lineup of the most interesting musicians in the genres of classical, folk, jazz and world music come together to create an eclectic event, one that this year earned a prestigious Artworks Grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
This year's performers include the Calder Quartet with its contemporary take on the string quartet, to Sara Watkins, formerly of Nickel Creek, who offers a contemporary take on bluegrass and pop, to Wu Man's international take on the traditional Chinese pipa (He's part of Yo Yo Ma's Silk Road Ensemble).
The festival will also offer composer Michael Gordon's "Timber," a work that features six percussionists playing amplified and tuned two-by-fours.
The event begins Friday, Sept. 21 with a free Village Music Walk. Free and admission-based programs are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at several locations, including Carlsbad Village Theatre, St. Michael's by the Sea and the Harding Community Center.
The Calder Quartet plays at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Carlsbad Village Theatre (Tickets are $20), while Sara Watkins will perform a free concert (with priority seats available for $20) at 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Magee Park.
Visit the festival's website for complete details.