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A MAGICAL MARDI GRAS: THANKS TO OUR READERS AND SPONSORS!
By Miriam Raftery March 21, 2014 (Santee) — Our Mardi Gras celebration at Pinnacle Peak in Santee was a hit – thanks to our wonderful readers, the fabulous Bayou Brothers Band, and our generous donors and sponsors! Your support will help East County Magazine continue to provide award-winning coverage of important news that matters here in our region
ROARING ON THE RUNWAY: LOCAL LIONS STRUT THEIR STUFF AT BENEFIT FASHION SHOW
By Miriam Raftery March 22, 2014 (El Cajon )—Volunteers from the Heartlands Lions Club took to the runway today in the Ronald Reagan Community Center in El Cajon to model limited edition fashions from Eccoci Collections in the Viejas Outlet Center. It was all part of the 26th annual Champagne Luncheon and Fashion Show, which supports projects including
JACUMBA HIKERS SATURDAY HIKE – VALLEY OF THE MOON
March 21, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – The Jacumba Hikers will hit the trail on Saturday, March 22 to the Valley of the Moon. This trip may include: Smuggler’s Cave, an old hideout of bandits and smugglers off I-8 East just past the San Diego/Imperial County line in a high desert area near the Mexican border. We’ll also
MOUNTAIN HEALTH PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS IN RURAL EAST COUNTY THROUGH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
March 20, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) –Raul was blind for four years due to diabetes. He lives alone and couldn’t leave his house, walk to the store or do daily tasks. Last winter he was very cold because he couldn’t see well enough to make a warm fire. With the help of Mountain Health’s Senior Transportation Program,
CHILDREN’S BALL MARCH 29 TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF EAST COUNTY
By Miriam Raftery March 19, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)—The elegant U.S. Grant Hotel will be the site of the 48th annual Children’s Ball on March 29 at 6 p.m. This event benefits more than 3,000 children served each year by Boys & Girls Clubs of East County—and you’re invited. Guests will enjoy the ambiance of the cocktail lounge
BAJA BLOG: MULE 61, AREA’S NEWEST CONCEPT RESTAURANT
New column! (If you would like to sponsor the Baja Blog, or any column on ECM, contact editor@eastcountymagazine.org) By Susan A Mahalick Photos by Sitara Monica Perez March 19, 2014 (Baja)–You walk into a long space broken up by curves of white walls, stained glass windows and a large bar with lights behind the stained glass at the base
EAST COUNTY ARTISTS NAMED WINNERS
March 19, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – East County artists won five of the eight prizes in the 51st annual art showof St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 3502 Clairemont Drive, San Diego. Marc Kitaen, El Cajon, won second place and Susan Hewitt, Lakeside, won third place. Honorable Mention winners were Darcy Abrahams, Kensington; Ann Keyes, La Mesa; and
BACH COLLEGIUM SAN DIEGO PERFORMS BACH’S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT, THE B MINOR MASS, APRIL 5 – 6, 2014
First BCSD Performances of this Classical Masterpiece since 2008 March 19, 2014 (San Diego)–San Diego–Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD) presents one of the best-known and best-loved works in the classical repertoire, Bach’s B Minor Mass, on April 5 and 6, 2014. A highlight of the BCSD season, the B Minor Mass, is second only to “Messiah” on the list
ST. PATRICK’S DAY HALF MARATHON A GREAT SUCCESS
March 19, 2014 (El Cajon) – Sunday, March 16 was a beautiful day for a race in the City of El Cajon, as RunEC held its second annual “St. Patrick’s Day Half Marathon, Main Street 5K, and Green Mile.” There was a sea of green when participants flocked to the streets of Downtown El Cajon in the early morning.
HISTORY AND MUSIC APRIL 12 IN LEMON GROVE
March 18, 2014 (Lemon Grove)—The upcoming “Day at the Historic 1892 Troxell Manor & Gardens” in the heart of Lemon Grove on Apr. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. promises to be a feast for both eyes and soul when guitarists Lorraine Castellanos and Jon Garner perform under the towering Moreton Bay Fig Trees, filling the air with the sounds of the
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A MAGICAL MARDI GRAS: THANKS TO OUR READERS AND SPONSORS!
By Miriam Raftery March 21, 2014 (Santee) — Our Mardi Gras celebration at Pinnacle Peak in Santee was a hit – thanks to our wonderful readers, the fabulous
ROARING ON THE RUNWAY: LOCAL LIONS STRUT THEIR STUFF AT BENEFIT FASHION SHOW
By Miriam Raftery March 22, 2014 (El Cajon )—Volunteers from the Heartlands Lions Club took to the runway today in the Ronald Reagan Community Center in El Cajon
JACUMBA HIKERS SATURDAY HIKE – VALLEY OF THE MOON
March 21, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – The Jacumba Hikers will hit the trail on Saturday, March 22 to the Valley of the Moon. This trip may include:
MOUNTAIN HEALTH PROVIDES TRANSPORTATION FOR SENIORS AND DISABLED RESIDENTS IN RURAL EAST COUNTY THROUGH VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
March 20, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) –Raul was blind for four years due to diabetes. He lives alone and couldn’t leave his house, walk to the store
CHILDREN’S BALL MARCH 29 TO BENEFIT BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF EAST COUNTY
By Miriam Raftery March 19, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)—The elegant U.S. Grant Hotel will be the site of the 48th annual Children’s Ball on March 29 at 6
BAJA BLOG: MULE 61, AREA’S NEWEST CONCEPT RESTAURANT
New column! (If you would like to sponsor the Baja Blog, or any column on ECM, contact editor@eastcountymagazine.org) By Susan A Mahalick Photos by Sitara Monica Perez March 19,
EAST COUNTY ARTISTS NAMED WINNERS
March 19, 2014 (San Diego’s East County) – East County artists won five of the eight prizes in the 51st annual art showof St. Mark’s United Methodist Church, 3502
BACH COLLEGIUM SAN DIEGO PERFORMS BACH’S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT, THE B MINOR MASS, APRIL 5 – 6, 2014
First BCSD Performances of this Classical Masterpiece since 2008 March 19, 2014 (San Diego)–San Diego–Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD) presents one of the best-known and best-loved works in the
ST. PATRICK’S DAY HALF MARATHON A GREAT SUCCESS
March 19, 2014 (El Cajon) – Sunday, March 16 was a beautiful day for a race in the City of El Cajon, as RunEC held its second annual “St.
HISTORY AND MUSIC APRIL 12 IN LEMON GROVE
March 18, 2014 (Lemon Grove)—The upcoming “Day at the Historic 1892 Troxell Manor & Gardens” in the heart of Lemon Grove on Apr. 26 from 10 a.m. to 3
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