Visit San Diego County Museums For Half Price in February!
Have fun at museums for half price during San Diego Museum Month this February with 50 Percent Off Admission to 60+ San Diego County museums, historic sites, gardens, aquariums and other cultural destinations. The highly anticipated program, which promotes San Diego as a vibrant cultural destination, will be the largest ever! Just pick up your pass at one of 75 libraries throughout San Diego County. Each Museum Month pass can be used for up to four half-priced admissions at any of the participating venues. (Additional fees may apply for special exhibitions and events at some museums.) Guests can use their Museum Month pass to visit as...
Join the Museum of Making Music For A Guitar-Themed Exploration During Community Music Day!
Discover the guitar Feb. 4 during Community Music Day at the Museum of Making Music! Call to RSVP: (760) 304-5844. FOR ADULTS & STUDENTS: 1 p.m.: Luthier Discussion — Join an interactive discussion with Zoe Guitars owner and luthier Shawn Weimer. FOR KIDS & FAMILIES: 2 p.m.: Make 'N' Play — The Museum's friends from StudioACE will help show you how to make and play your very own uke/guitar instrument! 3:30 p.m.: Family Jam Sing & Strum Along — Bring your instrument and join the fun! Kids, use your newly crafted guitar! Open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays. Get $1 off admission...
Museum of Making Music Presents New Exhibit ‘What Good is Music?’
Museum of Making Music 5970 Armada Drive, Carlsbad
Celebrate #MakeMusicDay with the Museum of Making Music and get a first look at its newest exhibition: "What Good is Music?" Chances are you’ve got some ideas about what “good music” is. But what about the good of music? What is music good for? What good does music do? What good is it for you, for us, and for the world? The museum invites you to consider these questions and to join us in a conversation about the good of music! The exhibit runs from June 21, 2022-February 27, 2023.
EcoVivarium is Bringing Back Annual Memberships!
EcoVivarium Living Museum 641 E Pennsylvania Ave., Escondido, CA
Great news! EcoVivarium is bringing back annual memberships! Check out the details on the website! Also, because of a three-fold increase in the cost of food for the animals, there is a change to admission prices effective April 9. Silver Tour $15, Gold Tour $20, Platinum Tour $30, Snake Feeding Tour $55 After Spring Break, the museum returns to its normal public hours Thursday through Sunday with tours running continuously from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Join the Museum of Making Music for Players’ Roundtable: Landreth & Cashdollar
Tuned just for musicians and guitarists, join the Museum of Making Music at 3:30 p.m. March 3 for a question-and-answer roundtable with Sonny Landreth and CIndy Cashdollar. From technique to tunings and more, ask these two world-renowned musicians your burning questions! This roundtable is not a performance clinic or lesson-based workshop, but a chance to engage with the Museum's featured guests with questions you may have about certain aspects of musicianship, playing, touring, and more. Roundtable registration is limited to 25 guests, so please register early! No instruments, please. Tickets The Museum of Making Music is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays...
Nancy Sanchez Y Las Chorizeras To Perform at the Museum of Making Music!
Join the Museum of Making Music as its hosts Nancy Sanchez and Las Chorizeras at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 18. Sanchez is a Mexican-American songwriter and performer, and is an award-winning vocalist. Born in Toluca, Mexico, Nancy made her home in the United States as a young girl. Her music is a reflection of two cultures and infuses elements of Mexican folkloric, Latin alternative, pop, and jazz. She has been a featured guest on national broadcast television and has performed alongside Los Lobos and Ozomatli. Her appearances include the Latin GRAMMY Awards, Hollywood Bowl, and El Capitan Theater. Her music has been...
The Museum of Making Music Presents Marcia Ball & Tinsley Ellis: Acoustic Songs and Stories
Museum of Making Music 5970 Armada Drive, Carlsbad
Join the Museum of Making Music at 7 p.m. March 4, as blues singer/pianist Marcia Ball and blues guitarist Tinsley Ellis present "Acoustic Songs and Stories." Marcia and Tinsley will each perform a set of their own music sharing stories with the audience of their years on stage and on the road. Tinsley, an elder statesman of the blues world, will perform some of his most popular songs spanning over twenty albums. Expect to hear everything from delta blues to the classics on his National Steel and Martin acoustic guitars. Marcia, a five-time GRAMMY Award nominee, will play the piano and sing her often raucous and sometimes touching original songs...
‘Sit & Play’ at the Interactive Museum of Making Music!
Museum of Making Music 5970 Armada Drive, Carlsbad
Take note of this completely remodeled interactive museum, a tribute to the love of all things music! Nestled between LEGOLAND® California and The Flower Fields in Carlsbad, the museum invites visitors to discover the stories of how musical instruments are made, how they change over time, how they move from maker to retailer and into the possession of those who play them. Four newly designed galleries include a panoramic multimedia display, video stories, photos, hundreds of artifacts, and performance clips by major artists. Equally entertaining are “Sit & Play” stations with a variety of stringed instruments, including banjos and guitars. Open 10...
Hear A New Version of Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ Performed by the New Century Chamber Orchestra at The Conrad!
One of only a handful of conductor-less chamber ensembles in the world, based in San Francisco, the New Century Chamber Orchestra performs beloved masterworks from the chamber orchestra repertoire, commissions important new works, breathes new life into rarely heard jewels of the past, and frequently performs world premieres. With British violinist Daniel Hope as concertmaster and Music Director, its 19 string players bring you this exciting program, culminating in Max Richter’s modern, ethereal twist on Vivaldi’s beloved The Four Seasons, Friday, May 12 in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall. Tickets
Don’t Miss ‘ARETHA: A Tribute’ During the San Diego Symphony’s Opening Summer Weekend!
Take note of the San Diego Symphony's opening summer weekend at The Rady Shell! The fun officially kicks off on June 30, 2023 with Rachmaninoff’s "Symphonic Dances," followed the next night by the good vibrations of The Beach Boys. Rounding out the opening weekend will be the symphony’s presentation of "ARETHA: A Tribute" on July 2. Broadway diva Capathia Jenkins and three-time Grammy® nominee Ryan Shaw will light up The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park with all your favorite Aretha Franklin hits. Led by conductor Lucas Waldin, this high-energy, glittering tribute to the Queen of Soul includes iconic favorites from ”Respect” and ”Think” to “A Natural...