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November 5, 2015 (San Diego's East County) -- This week’s Destination East County includes guitar concerts, a Plantstravaganza, the Toast of East County featuring local wineries, the Ramona Art and Wine Festival, and a Punkin Chunkin contest!
Plus we’ll have previews of coming attractions including a harmonica concert, Wrangler at Red Mountain Ranch dinner theatre, a storytelling celebration, and the Mother Goose Parade. Scroll down for details on these events and many more.
THIS WEEKS MAJOR ATTRACTIONS
ODEUM GUITAR DUO: TOUR OF ITALY NOV. 6 AT CUYAMACA COLLEGE
The Grossmont Guitar Guild will present the Odeum Guitar Guitar Duo in a Tour of Italy concert on November 6th at 7 p.m. The concert will be held in the Cuyamaca College Performing Arts Theatre (900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, El Cajon; tickets $10 general, $8 seniors/faculty, $5 students).
RAMONA ART & WINE FESTIVAL NOV. 7
This year’s Ramona Art and Wine Festival will feature 15 local wineries, artists, vendors and chefs on November 7 from 12 noon to 5 p.m. at a new, expanded location at Begent Ranch (18528 Highland Valley Road, Ramona). Hand-painted barrels will be auctioned to benefit the Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project.
This 3rd annual event has sold out in the past, so early reservations are recommended. For more information and tickets, visit www.RamonaArtandWineFest.net.
RUBEN DELGADO CLASSICAL GUITAR IN LA MESA NOV. 7
Guitarist Ruben Delgado will perform a free concert at the San Pasqual Tasting Room in downtown La Mesa on November 7th from 7 to 19 p.m. He plays classical, Spanish, Latin, popular guitar music, and also writes his own music. There is no cover charge and wine by the glass, cheese & crackers and dessert will be available for sale.
FALL PLANTSTRAVAGANZA NOV. 7
The Water Conservation Garden celebrates the fall planting season with the 2015 Fall Plantstravaganza!, on Saturday, November 7th from 10 am to 2 pm, with a special members-only preview sale from 9 am to 10 am. The event aims to help San Diego gardeners make the most of the fall planting season with a plentiful mix of gardening experts and plants offered by local growers and nurseries. The Garden’s gift shop will also be overflowing with unique nature-inspired treasures that are perfect for gift giving. For more information visit www.TheGarden.org.
(Admission: Members and Kids 12 and Under FREE; $3 General Admission; Free Parking)
TOAST OF EAST COUNTY WINES NOV. 8
There are more than 50 wineries in San Diego County, with more than 40 east of Highway 15. Many of those local east county vintners will have their products highlighted at the inaugural Toast to East County on Sunday, November 8 at Cottonwood Golf Club in El Cajon from 1 to 4 p.m..
In addition to area wines, the public will have a chance to sample other locally-produced foods including olives and honey. There will also be foods from local restaurants and a variety of beers from local craft brewers – all at one convenient location. For tickets and details, visit twww.eastcountychamber.org
PUNKIN CHUNKIN’ NOV. 8 IN ALPINE
he 2nd Annual Alpine Education Foundation Punkin Chunkin will be held on Sunday. November 8th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit Alpine Schools. This family friendly educational fundraiser requires teams to create a launching device to chunk their pumpkins for accuracy and distance while competing for nearly $2,000 in cash prizes for distance and accuracy. The event will be held at the Joan MacQueen Middle School (2001 Tavern Road) in Alpine. For details visit www.AEF4kids.net
MOXIE THEATRE PRESENTS THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE WATSON INTELLIGENCE NOV. 8-DEC. 4
Moxie Theatre (6663 El Cajon Blvd., San Diego) will present The Curious Case of the Watson Intelligence, opening November 8 and running through December 4. The play tells the tale of four companions in a time-jumping tribute – Watson, the trusty sidekick to Sherlock Holmes, a loyal engineer who built Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone, an unstoppable super-computer that became the reigning Jeopardy! Champ, and an amiable techno-dweeb who is looking for love. For tickets and details, visit www.MoxieTheatre.com .
NOW FOR A PREVIEW OF COMING ATTRACTIONS…
THE RAMONA CONCERT ASSOCIATION PRESENTS THE ROBERT BONFIGLIO HARMONICA TRIO NOVEMBER 14
Robert Bonfiglio regularly performs with the world’s top orchestras and symphonies including the Boston Pops with John Williams and the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center in Wash. D.C. Called “the Paganini of the Harmonica” by the Los Angeles Times, Bonfiglio dazzles audiences worldwide with his constant reinvention of the harmonica. With his Trio of Stephen Benson on guitar and Joe Deninzon on the electric 7-string violin, they will perform classical, blues and jazz. Robert has appeared on CBS Sunday Morning, the Today Show and the shows of Larry King and Regis and Kathy Lee. (Check out his website. )
The concert will be held at the Ramona Performing Arts Center on the campus of Olive Peirce Middle School. (1521 Hanson Lane, Ramona) November 14 at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and details on this and other upcoming concerts, visit http://www.ramonaconcerts.com/index.html
CIRCLE PLAYERS PRESENT "WRANGLER AT RED MOUNTAIN RANCH" NOV. 13-14
The Circle Players of El Cajon will be performing “Wrangle at Red Mountain Ranch” November 13th and 14th at 7:00pm and November 15th at 2:00pm. This mystery dinner theatre is set at a dude ranch and attendees are encouraged to wear their western attire and have a rip-roarin’ good time! Performances will be held at Richardson Hall, 551 Farragut Circle in El Cajon.
All tickets are $20.00 and include a BBQ meal. For reservations or information, please call (619) 588-5348, or e-mail thecircleplayers@gmail.com. The Circle Players is part of the Neighbor to Neighbor program of the First Presbyterian Church of El Cajon.
CONNECT LA MESA BLOCK PARTY NOV. 14
Connect La Mesa invites you to bring you family and friends to a fun and interactive Block Party on Saturday, November 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Farmer’s Market parking lot on Allison Avenue.
There will something for everyone in the community including a bicycle rodeos for kids --bring a bicycle and helmet, design competitions for teens and adults, interactive games and design booths, food trucks, fingerprinting for children, LED light bulbs at discounted rates, guided walk, a geo-cache contest and prizes, giveaways, information and resources for being Clean, Green, and Active in La Mesa.
That’s all for this week! You can find details on all of these events and more on our Calendar and in our Festivals and Events section online at eastcountymagazine.org.
If you have an event you’d like added to our calendar, or if you would like to sponsor the Destination East County column on our website, or the Destination East County show on KNSJ radio, you can contact editor@eastcountymagazine.org Destination East County is the most-read feature on our website.
We’ll be back next week with more festivals, events and attractions in San Diego’s East County.
TELLEBRATION OCT. 14 IN SANTEE
Tellabration is a global celebration of the art of oral storytelling. A smorgasbord of stories is awaiting you told by some of San Diego’s best professional tellers representing the Storytellers of San Diego presenting traditional folk tales, literary works and original stories on Saturday, November 14th at the Santee Summit Universalist Unitarian Fellowship (8778 Cottonwood Ave. #1) in Santee. For details visit www.storytellersofsandiego.org
MOTHER GOOSE PARADE NOV. 21 IN EL CAJON
The Annual Mother Goose Parade, always the weekend before Thanksgiving, will be Saturday, November 21 at 10:00 a.m. The parade includes over 100 colorful and exciting parade entries, such as floats, marching bands, giant helium balloons, clowns, eloquent equestrians, special guests, and of course Santa Claus at the end of the parade.
The route begins at East Main Street and Ballantyne, traveling westbound on East Main Street down to Johnson Avenue, ending at Plaza mall where the Motther Goose Carnival will be held in the southwest corner of the mall. For more information visit the Mother Goose Parade website at www.mgpelcajon.com.
That’s all for this week! You can find details on all of these events and more on our Calendar and in our Festivals and Events section online at eastcountymagazine.org.
If you have an event you’d like added to our calendar, or if you would like to sponsor the Destination East County column on our website, or the Destination East County show on KNSJ radio, you can contact editor@eastcountymagazine.org Destination East County is the most-read feature on our website.
We’ll be back next week with more festivals, events and attractions in San Diego’s East County.
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