How about some nice local flavor? Here's some close to home events to tickle your fancy:
The Oceanside Museum of Art
704 Pier View Way
Oceanside, CA 92054
(Just 10 minutes north on the 5 freeway)
This Sunday is their Free Family Art Day...Check out their calendar of events here
Taste & Art Stroll in Del Mar
Saturday, Oct 3rd
Del Mar Village (Just 5 miles south of us on Coast Hwy!)
The Taste and Art Stroll in Del Mar is an annual event held in the heart of the charming village of Del Mar. The event includes a free art stroll and a ticketed restaurant and wine/brewery tastes.
Tease your palate with samples of delicious culinary creations offered by some of Del Mar and North County’s finest food purveyors and sip selections from California wineries and local breweries while strolling among artists' tents featuring juried original artwork by over 80 talented, local and regional artists.
This spectacular celebration of art, cuisine, wine and brews also includes live music, a children’s interactive art area and a pet stroll.
All the event details an be found here
Fall Festival - Keep it Local
Saturday, Oct 3rd
Wild Animal Park
Escondido, CA
Pick your own produce, or savor fresh Drumlin Farm food. Enjoy crafts from local artisans. Listen to autumn stories and meet the wildlife Feel the beat with live music by the Ancient Mariners on Saturday, and Mollies Misfits on Sunday. Buy fresh and festive fall pumpkins, wool, and more at our Country Store. Enjoy a hayride around the farm, a fall Drumlin Farm tradition.
Details Here
And for those of you looking for a little adventure, give this a try!
La Jolla Scuba Dive Tour – Guided Day Tour
@ The La Jolla Cove Ecological Underwater Park
Dive in to the details here...
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Remember that I swore to inundate you with art? Well then, here's some more!
This weekend is Carlsbad's Annual ArtSplash Festival:
ArtSplash ... is a FREE, two-day, non-profit, family event that promotes and benefits arts within the community. ArtSplash is a community-wide partnership of organizations and businesses working together to establish an Annual Family Event showcasing North County.
* Unbelievable Chalk Art Street Paintings
* Exciting Live Art - At ArtSplash we will have dozens of talented artists from southern California creating, showcasing, and selling their art
* Extraordinary Stage and Meandering Performers: Look for Musicians, Street entertainers, and Performing Artists
* Delectable Food: A variety of food to entice your palette - Taste at ArtSplash, September 26, 2009
* Spectacular Venue: Overlooking the Pacific Ocean
For more information, click here
Are you a theater fan? Sammy is currently playing at the Old Globe Theater:
One of the greatest entertainers of all time, Sammy Davis Jr. defined an era. The ultimate triple-threat – singer, actor and dancer, Sammy could do it all. With a cast of sixteen of Broadway’s best singers and dancers, this world premiere musical, written by two-time Academy Award® and Grammy Award®-winner Leslie Bricusse, takes us from Sammy’s days as a child working in vaudeville through his time with Dean and Frank as a member of the Rat Pack. Featuring the unmistakable classics that helped to make Sammy an icon — from hits like “The Candy Man,” “Mr. Bojangles” and “What Kind of Fool Am I” to new songs written just for this musical — Sammy shows us the struggles and triumphs of the man who was adored by millions.
Click here for ticket info...
And for all you music buffs, this is a great local festival:
The Carlsbad Music Festival is an annual alternative classical music festival featuring master artists and the next generation of cutting-edge, world-class musicians premiering new works and performing fresh and compelling music in concert and in the community. This year’s sixth annual festival brings together some of the country’s most talented young performers and composers, all with a keen sense of musical adventure, for our most exciting season yet.
Click here for festival schedule of events...
So which one of these will I be running into you at? See you there!
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
This weekend is Carlsbad's Annual ArtSplash Festival:
ArtSplash ... is a FREE, two-day, non-profit, family event that promotes and benefits arts within the community. ArtSplash is a community-wide partnership of organizations and businesses working together to establish an Annual Family Event showcasing North County.
* Unbelievable Chalk Art Street Paintings
* Exciting Live Art - At ArtSplash we will have dozens of talented artists from southern California creating, showcasing, and selling their art
* Extraordinary Stage and Meandering Performers: Look for Musicians, Street entertainers, and Performing Artists
* Delectable Food: A variety of food to entice your palette - Taste at ArtSplash, September 26, 2009
* Spectacular Venue: Overlooking the Pacific Ocean
For more information, click here
Are you a theater fan? Sammy is currently playing at the Old Globe Theater:
One of the greatest entertainers of all time, Sammy Davis Jr. defined an era. The ultimate triple-threat – singer, actor and dancer, Sammy could do it all. With a cast of sixteen of Broadway’s best singers and dancers, this world premiere musical, written by two-time Academy Award® and Grammy Award®-winner Leslie Bricusse, takes us from Sammy’s days as a child working in vaudeville through his time with Dean and Frank as a member of the Rat Pack. Featuring the unmistakable classics that helped to make Sammy an icon — from hits like “The Candy Man,” “Mr. Bojangles” and “What Kind of Fool Am I” to new songs written just for this musical — Sammy shows us the struggles and triumphs of the man who was adored by millions.
Click here for ticket info...
And for all you music buffs, this is a great local festival:
The Carlsbad Music Festival is an annual alternative classical music festival featuring master artists and the next generation of cutting-edge, world-class musicians premiering new works and performing fresh and compelling music in concert and in the community. This year’s sixth annual festival brings together some of the country’s most talented young performers and composers, all with a keen sense of musical adventure, for our most exciting season yet.
Click here for festival schedule of events...
So which one of these will I be running into you at? See you there!
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Local Celebrity!
Who doesn't love great food? We run a special off and on that includes dinner with your stay...at Cicciotti's! They have amazing Italian cuisine and great entertainment on the weekends. So, you can imagine how proud we are of our local "celebrity" putting out his first cookbook! Here's the article on Gaetano's new cookbook"....and check out his website at www.cicciottis.com.
(Read the full article here)
The North County Times - Californian
Cicciotti's cookbook offers taste of Italy, from a true Italian
LINDSEY BESECKER - lbesecker@nctimes.com | Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:00 am
Nearly every Wednesday, Gaetano Cicciotti takes a break from his busy schedule and has lunch with a pair of customers who have followed him from restaurant to restaurant, job to job, finally tapping on the glass door of his very own restaurant in 2002 to let him know they had found him.
They first got to know Cicciotti as a waiter at several Encinitas Italian eateries (and there are quite a few), and he certainly made an impression on the couple. So now he cooks them something special once a week and shares an off-the-menu meal in his Cardiff-by-the-Sea restaurant. As the couple walked out of the restaurant last week, one of them smiled at a passer-by adn said, "You came to the right place."
That place is Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana & Seafood, which sits on San Elijo Avenue and offers views of the Pacific Ocean to accompany the authentic Italian meals. In July, Cicciotti released a cookbook of his favorite recipes ---- some from his menu, some not. But they all come from his family or from traditional, well-known Italian dishes. And although Cicciotti comes from Naples, the dishes in his cookbook and on his menu hail from all over Italy ---- from the cream- and butter-laden dishes of the north to the garlic- and tomato-based dishes of the south.
"Everybody in Italy knows how to cook," Cicciotti said. He said he spent a lot of time growing up in the kitchen with his mother and grandmother in Naples, trying to "steal their secrets."
"I liked to be in the kitchen," he said.
Now Cicciotti has his own kitchen and a menu that includes more than 25 pasta dishes, a selection of wood-fired pizzas, seafood, and dishes he ate growing up. The Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, for example, is a meatball-filled lasagna much like the one his mother used to make on Sundays.
The recipe is included in his cookbook, but the name has been changed to Lasagne alla Napoletana.
His first cookbook, a 96-page offering simply called "Cicciotti's Kitchen," includes the owner's 40 favorite recipes, including sauces, appetizers, soups, pastas and specialties, and boasts full-page pictures of each recipe, each made by Cicciotti the day of the photo shoot. Another of his favorite dishes is the Tortino di Melanzane (eggplant cake), which consists of fried eggplant slices piled between sprinklings of mozzarella cheese and smothered in marinara and besciamella sauces.
"I was very, very proud (of the cookbook)," Cicciotti said. "It came out great. Everybody loved it."
At his restaurant, which he opened in 2002, Cicciotti uses local, organic food a much as possible, but he does import some cheeses, olive oils and sauces from Italy. He's admittedly picky about his wines (there are 250 on his wine list) and has garnered Wine Spectator awards since 2003 to show for it.
Cicciotti's offers 50 percent off chicken and pasta dishes on Mondays, and hosts happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. with 30 percent off pizzas, $4.75 wines by the glass and mixed drinks, and $3 beers. But Cicciotti's wouldn't be what it is without its owner.
"When I'm not here, people say its like going to Disneyland and not meeting Mickey Mouse," he said.
Cicciotti's cookbook,l "Cicciotti's Kitchen" is available at www.cicciottis.com for $25 and includes a $20 gift certificate to the restaurant.
Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana & Seafood
Location: 1933 San Elijo Ave., Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Cuisine: Authentic Italian
Owner/chef: Gaetano Cicciotti
Signature dishes: Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, Pizza Margherita alla Gaetano, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Linguine ai Due Golfi
Price range: $9-$25
Hours: Noon to 11 p.m. daily (live music Thursday through Sunday, including Italian opera, Frank Sinatra songs and more)
Seating: 70 inside, 40 outside
Info: 760-634-2335 or www.cicciottis.com
Cicciotti's is participating in San Diego Restaurant Week through Friday with a $20 menu; menu options include his favorite Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, Filetto al Gorgonzola (filet mignon topped with Gorgonzola sauce) and Branzino alla Livornese (seabass sauteed with black olive, white wine, garlic and fresh tomato). Go to sandiegorestaurantweek.com.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
(Read the full article here)
The North County Times - Californian
Cicciotti's cookbook offers taste of Italy, from a true Italian
LINDSEY BESECKER - lbesecker@nctimes.com | Posted: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:00 am
Nearly every Wednesday, Gaetano Cicciotti takes a break from his busy schedule and has lunch with a pair of customers who have followed him from restaurant to restaurant, job to job, finally tapping on the glass door of his very own restaurant in 2002 to let him know they had found him.
They first got to know Cicciotti as a waiter at several Encinitas Italian eateries (and there are quite a few), and he certainly made an impression on the couple. So now he cooks them something special once a week and shares an off-the-menu meal in his Cardiff-by-the-Sea restaurant. As the couple walked out of the restaurant last week, one of them smiled at a passer-by adn said, "You came to the right place."
That place is Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana & Seafood, which sits on San Elijo Avenue and offers views of the Pacific Ocean to accompany the authentic Italian meals. In July, Cicciotti released a cookbook of his favorite recipes ---- some from his menu, some not. But they all come from his family or from traditional, well-known Italian dishes. And although Cicciotti comes from Naples, the dishes in his cookbook and on his menu hail from all over Italy ---- from the cream- and butter-laden dishes of the north to the garlic- and tomato-based dishes of the south.
"Everybody in Italy knows how to cook," Cicciotti said. He said he spent a lot of time growing up in the kitchen with his mother and grandmother in Naples, trying to "steal their secrets."
"I liked to be in the kitchen," he said.
Now Cicciotti has his own kitchen and a menu that includes more than 25 pasta dishes, a selection of wood-fired pizzas, seafood, and dishes he ate growing up. The Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, for example, is a meatball-filled lasagna much like the one his mother used to make on Sundays.
The recipe is included in his cookbook, but the name has been changed to Lasagne alla Napoletana.
His first cookbook, a 96-page offering simply called "Cicciotti's Kitchen," includes the owner's 40 favorite recipes, including sauces, appetizers, soups, pastas and specialties, and boasts full-page pictures of each recipe, each made by Cicciotti the day of the photo shoot. Another of his favorite dishes is the Tortino di Melanzane (eggplant cake), which consists of fried eggplant slices piled between sprinklings of mozzarella cheese and smothered in marinara and besciamella sauces.
"I was very, very proud (of the cookbook)," Cicciotti said. "It came out great. Everybody loved it."
At his restaurant, which he opened in 2002, Cicciotti uses local, organic food a much as possible, but he does import some cheeses, olive oils and sauces from Italy. He's admittedly picky about his wines (there are 250 on his wine list) and has garnered Wine Spectator awards since 2003 to show for it.
Cicciotti's offers 50 percent off chicken and pasta dishes on Mondays, and hosts happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m. with 30 percent off pizzas, $4.75 wines by the glass and mixed drinks, and $3 beers. But Cicciotti's wouldn't be what it is without its owner.
"When I'm not here, people say its like going to Disneyland and not meeting Mickey Mouse," he said.
Cicciotti's cookbook,l "Cicciotti's Kitchen" is available at www.cicciottis.com for $25 and includes a $20 gift certificate to the restaurant.
Cicciotti's Trattoria Italiana & Seafood
Location: 1933 San Elijo Ave., Cardiff-by-the-Sea
Cuisine: Authentic Italian
Owner/chef: Gaetano Cicciotti
Signature dishes: Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, Pizza Margherita alla Gaetano, Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Linguine ai Due Golfi
Price range: $9-$25
Hours: Noon to 11 p.m. daily (live music Thursday through Sunday, including Italian opera, Frank Sinatra songs and more)
Seating: 70 inside, 40 outside
Info: 760-634-2335 or www.cicciottis.com
Cicciotti's is participating in San Diego Restaurant Week through Friday with a $20 menu; menu options include his favorite Lasagna Napoletana alla Gaetano, Filetto al Gorgonzola (filet mignon topped with Gorgonzola sauce) and Branzino alla Livornese (seabass sauteed with black olive, white wine, garlic and fresh tomato). Go to sandiegorestaurantweek.com.
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Monday, September 14, 2009
You know, the fun just never stops in San Diego County! This weekend is the beloved Harbor Days in Oceanside, about 15 minutes north of us...
Two event filled days of sun, sand, and surf provide an outstanding opportunity for residents and neighbors to experience fun activities including the new Beach area stage, Nail 'n' Sail Competition, Military, Police & Fire displays, and more. Click here for more info - make sure to check out the video from the Nail 'N' Sail competition!
How about a cooking class in Balboa Park? Hard to beat that, right? Listen to this...
Class description:
If you have taken any of Nadias cooking classes then you know she has the soul of Italy; and in this class she is taking you with her to the heart of the region~Tuscany! This will be an aromatic, romatic and savory class with a wine paired menu to compliment each dish. Get ready to feast on: Olive and Cornmeal Focaccia with Rosemary and Sage with Prosciutto and Grilled Peaches; Tuscan Pici Pasta with Spicy Red Bell Peppper Sauce and Baby Braised Tomatoes; Devil Cornish Game Hens with White Beans Tuscan Style (with Fresh Tomatoes and Fresh Sage); Shrimp with Spicy Tomato Sauce on Mozzarella Stuffed Polenta Timbale; finishing with Buccellato (Raisin and Aniseed Cake) with Dark Chocolate Sorbet.
Click here for more info on Nadia's class!
If you like indie music, next weekend (9/26 & 9/27) happens to be the Adams Avenue Street Fair - amazing local musicians! My faves are Gregory Page and Carlos Olmeda...here's the schedule for you to take a look at...
I love finding things for you guys to do! If you have any special requests, just send me an email - innkeeper@cardifflodge.com - looking forward to hearing from you!
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Two event filled days of sun, sand, and surf provide an outstanding opportunity for residents and neighbors to experience fun activities including the new Beach area stage, Nail 'n' Sail Competition, Military, Police & Fire displays, and more. Click here for more info - make sure to check out the video from the Nail 'N' Sail competition!
How about a cooking class in Balboa Park? Hard to beat that, right? Listen to this...
Class description:
If you have taken any of Nadias cooking classes then you know she has the soul of Italy; and in this class she is taking you with her to the heart of the region~Tuscany! This will be an aromatic, romatic and savory class with a wine paired menu to compliment each dish. Get ready to feast on: Olive and Cornmeal Focaccia with Rosemary and Sage with Prosciutto and Grilled Peaches; Tuscan Pici Pasta with Spicy Red Bell Peppper Sauce and Baby Braised Tomatoes; Devil Cornish Game Hens with White Beans Tuscan Style (with Fresh Tomatoes and Fresh Sage); Shrimp with Spicy Tomato Sauce on Mozzarella Stuffed Polenta Timbale; finishing with Buccellato (Raisin and Aniseed Cake) with Dark Chocolate Sorbet.
Click here for more info on Nadia's class!
If you like indie music, next weekend (9/26 & 9/27) happens to be the Adams Avenue Street Fair - amazing local musicians! My faves are Gregory Page and Carlos Olmeda...here's the schedule for you to take a look at...
I love finding things for you guys to do! If you have any special requests, just send me an email - innkeeper@cardifflodge.com - looking forward to hearing from you!
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Friday, September 11, 2009
So I told you there'd be plenty of art to be had! The Artwalk on the Bay is this weekend (Sat & Sun) at the Embarcadero...get more information here.
We also have Ray at Night, a monthly art event in North Park on Ray Street. Saturday night starting at 6pm. Click here for more info.
Don't forget the great Farmer's Market in the Cedros Design District in Solana Beach - Sunday from 2-5pm, click here for the goods!
After suggesting these great ideas for you, don't tell my you can't find anything cool to do this weekend!
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We also have Ray at Night, a monthly art event in North Park on Ray Street. Saturday night starting at 6pm. Click here for more info.
Don't forget the great Farmer's Market in the Cedros Design District in Solana Beach - Sunday from 2-5pm, click here for the goods!
After suggesting these great ideas for you, don't tell my you can't find anything cool to do this weekend!
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A Swell Time Returns
‘It's mostly about the kids,’ Hall of Fame surfer Rob Machado says of revived Cardiff festival
By Tanya Mannes
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
ENCINITAS — Three years ago, the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce stopped organizing a surfing competition and beach fair with renowned surfer Rob Machado because it had grown too big.
This year, it's back. A group of volunteers is reviving the event. The weekend festival, with its Cardiff King and Queen of the Reef, will be scaled down with low-key, homegrown entertainment, and no alcohol.
“That's how it should be, really,” said Machado, who lives in Cardiff. “It's just about getting the whole community down to the beach and enjoying a good weekend with everybody surfing. It's mostly about the kids.”
The Rob Machado Surf Experience and Green Expo is scheduled for Sept. 26 and 27 at Seaside Reef and its parking lot.
The centerpiece of the event will continue to be an all-ages surf triathlon with longboard, shortboard and paddling categories. It's an open division, winner-take-all contest with a $500 cash prize for first place. The winners are named Cardiff King and Queen of the Reef. A surf contest for children under 16 also will be held.
The green part of the expo will feature environmentally friendly exhibits. Vendors will demonstrate products such as biodegradable surf wax and nontoxic sunscreen. There will be a surfboard-shaping contest using environmentally friendly boards.
Residents are eager for the return of the popular festival, which the Cardiff chamber and Machado hosted from 1996 to 2005.
Chamber members Betty Steele and Brenda Dizon, along with resident Betsy O'Neill, decided to resurrect the festival because they missed the tradition. They are combining it with the green expo that Steele and Dizon first organized last summer.
“We're going back to the roots of it being a community event — about the kids, about the contest, about local lore and history — and bringing people together as a community,” said O'Neill, who formerly used the last name Aceti. “It's a way of maintaining our coastal identity.”
Machado is a big name in surfing. He was ranked among the top 10 surfers for 11 years and was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in 2000.
Now 35, Machado has established The Rob Machado Foundation, which through an annual golf tournament supports environmental charities — including the Cardiff Education Foundation's efforts to green the local school district.
Over the years, the King of the Reef contest was run by well-known Encinitas surfers, including “Kahuna Bob” Edwards and Linda Benson. It was held at Seaside, then moved to Cardiff Reef.
For years, the event was called the Hansen/Machado Surf Classic & Cardiff Beach Fair, reflecting sponsorship by Hansen's Surf Shop in Encinitas. Hansen is providing financial support for this year's event but is not the major sponsor.
In the festival's final year, 2005, it featured a beer garden, Polynesian dancers and a performance by the San Diego rock group Switchfoot, known for its live shows. Former festival organizer Jim Clark estimated that 30,000 to 40,000 people attended over the two days.
State officials became alarmed at the number of people, said Ed Vodrazka, a lifeguard supervisor for California State Lifeguards who reviews permit applications for surf competitions in the San Diego area.
“The major problem was the contest got too big for a very small venue and they basically had a surf contest, a community fair and a rock concert at the same time,” Vodrazka said. “It became unsafe for the public to have all that activity without adequate law enforcement.”
After the 2005 festival, state officials asked Clark to end the beer garden and live music, and said permit fees would be raised to cover security.
The Cardiff Chamber of Commerce then announced that it would stop hosting the event because it would be unable to raise enough money to cover the costs, Clark said, adding that it was a tough decision.
“Without the revenue from the beer garden and what we generated drawing people to the onstage show, we couldn't put it on,” Clark said. “We very rarely if ever made profit on that event.”
After the chamber pulled out, clothing company Roxy took over the time slot at Cardiff Reef. The company sponsored a women's surfing competition, the Linda Benson Women's World Longboard Pro, for three years.
Roxy didn't reserve the time slot this year, which made it available for the Cardiff chamber volunteers to bring back the Machado event.
Clark said he has provided advice, but isn't involved in planning this year's festival.
“I think it's awesome that they're bringing it back,” he said. “The kids loved it.”
O'Neill said the group is “on board with the state” and its restrictions.
“We don't want a super crowd swell,” she said. “We don't want a Huntington Beach-type event.”
This year, the event is expected to draw around 10,000 people, largely from Cardiff, said Dizon, one of the organizers. Local musical groups but no “big-name” acts will perform, she said.
To make up for the reduced revenue, the county Board of Supervisors approved a grant of $11,000 proposed by Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, which will cover the state permit fees — around $8,000 for the two-day event — and marketing costs.
Clothing company Hurley International is a major sponsor.
Other activities will be a photography contest, art projects, hula-hoop contests and yoga.
“It's not just for surfers,” O'Neill said. “It's for everyone.”
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By Tanya Mannes
Union-Tribune Staff Writer
ENCINITAS — Three years ago, the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce stopped organizing a surfing competition and beach fair with renowned surfer Rob Machado because it had grown too big.
This year, it's back. A group of volunteers is reviving the event. The weekend festival, with its Cardiff King and Queen of the Reef, will be scaled down with low-key, homegrown entertainment, and no alcohol.
“That's how it should be, really,” said Machado, who lives in Cardiff. “It's just about getting the whole community down to the beach and enjoying a good weekend with everybody surfing. It's mostly about the kids.”
The Rob Machado Surf Experience and Green Expo is scheduled for Sept. 26 and 27 at Seaside Reef and its parking lot.
The centerpiece of the event will continue to be an all-ages surf triathlon with longboard, shortboard and paddling categories. It's an open division, winner-take-all contest with a $500 cash prize for first place. The winners are named Cardiff King and Queen of the Reef. A surf contest for children under 16 also will be held.
The green part of the expo will feature environmentally friendly exhibits. Vendors will demonstrate products such as biodegradable surf wax and nontoxic sunscreen. There will be a surfboard-shaping contest using environmentally friendly boards.
Residents are eager for the return of the popular festival, which the Cardiff chamber and Machado hosted from 1996 to 2005.
Chamber members Betty Steele and Brenda Dizon, along with resident Betsy O'Neill, decided to resurrect the festival because they missed the tradition. They are combining it with the green expo that Steele and Dizon first organized last summer.
“We're going back to the roots of it being a community event — about the kids, about the contest, about local lore and history — and bringing people together as a community,” said O'Neill, who formerly used the last name Aceti. “It's a way of maintaining our coastal identity.”
Machado is a big name in surfing. He was ranked among the top 10 surfers for 11 years and was inducted into the Surfers Hall of Fame in 2000.
Now 35, Machado has established The Rob Machado Foundation, which through an annual golf tournament supports environmental charities — including the Cardiff Education Foundation's efforts to green the local school district.
Over the years, the King of the Reef contest was run by well-known Encinitas surfers, including “Kahuna Bob” Edwards and Linda Benson. It was held at Seaside, then moved to Cardiff Reef.
For years, the event was called the Hansen/Machado Surf Classic & Cardiff Beach Fair, reflecting sponsorship by Hansen's Surf Shop in Encinitas. Hansen is providing financial support for this year's event but is not the major sponsor.
In the festival's final year, 2005, it featured a beer garden, Polynesian dancers and a performance by the San Diego rock group Switchfoot, known for its live shows. Former festival organizer Jim Clark estimated that 30,000 to 40,000 people attended over the two days.
State officials became alarmed at the number of people, said Ed Vodrazka, a lifeguard supervisor for California State Lifeguards who reviews permit applications for surf competitions in the San Diego area.
“The major problem was the contest got too big for a very small venue and they basically had a surf contest, a community fair and a rock concert at the same time,” Vodrazka said. “It became unsafe for the public to have all that activity without adequate law enforcement.”
After the 2005 festival, state officials asked Clark to end the beer garden and live music, and said permit fees would be raised to cover security.
The Cardiff Chamber of Commerce then announced that it would stop hosting the event because it would be unable to raise enough money to cover the costs, Clark said, adding that it was a tough decision.
“Without the revenue from the beer garden and what we generated drawing people to the onstage show, we couldn't put it on,” Clark said. “We very rarely if ever made profit on that event.”
After the chamber pulled out, clothing company Roxy took over the time slot at Cardiff Reef. The company sponsored a women's surfing competition, the Linda Benson Women's World Longboard Pro, for three years.
Roxy didn't reserve the time slot this year, which made it available for the Cardiff chamber volunteers to bring back the Machado event.
Clark said he has provided advice, but isn't involved in planning this year's festival.
“I think it's awesome that they're bringing it back,” he said. “The kids loved it.”
O'Neill said the group is “on board with the state” and its restrictions.
“We don't want a super crowd swell,” she said. “We don't want a Huntington Beach-type event.”
This year, the event is expected to draw around 10,000 people, largely from Cardiff, said Dizon, one of the organizers. Local musical groups but no “big-name” acts will perform, she said.
To make up for the reduced revenue, the county Board of Supervisors approved a grant of $11,000 proposed by Supervisor Pam Slater-Price, which will cover the state permit fees — around $8,000 for the two-day event — and marketing costs.
Clothing company Hurley International is a major sponsor.
Other activities will be a photography contest, art projects, hula-hoop contests and yoga.
“It's not just for surfers,” O'Neill said. “It's for everyone.”
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Monday, September 7, 2009
Art as Entertainment!
So I thought I'd throw a little culture around the blog - are you with me? San Diego County is rich with local artists and art experiences to be had. Over the next few weeks I'm going to dig up some places for you to see, some artists to look up, and some events to attend, all in the name of creativity. We here at the Cardiff by the Sea Lodge are lucky to be so close to so much of this, I just had to share!
In no particular order, here are some great places to visit....
Lux Art Institute, Encinitas
http://www.luxartinstitute.org/
The Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas
http://www.offtrackgallery.com/
The Andrews Gallery, Leucadia
http://www.theandrewsgallery.com/
And coming up on Sunday, Sept 13th is the 9th annual Art Affaire presented by the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild. In the village parks of Rancho Santa Fe, at the street intersections of Linea Del Cielo, Avenida de Acasias, La Garcia and Paseo Delicias.
I hope you enjoy these suggestions for a local art experience...
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In no particular order, here are some great places to visit....
Lux Art Institute, Encinitas
http://www.luxartinstitute.org/
The Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas
http://www.offtrackgallery.com/
The Andrews Gallery, Leucadia
http://www.theandrewsgallery.com/
And coming up on Sunday, Sept 13th is the 9th annual Art Affaire presented by the Rancho Santa Fe Art Guild. In the village parks of Rancho Santa Fe, at the street intersections of Linea Del Cielo, Avenida de Acasias, La Garcia and Paseo Delicias.
I hope you enjoy these suggestions for a local art experience...
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Dog Days of Summer
So...could it be hotter here in Southern California? I'm sure it could, but we are used to such perfect weather! This heat is sweltering...it got me thinking - Why do we call the hottest days the dog days of summer? This is what I found....
The Dog Days of Summer
Everyone knows that the “dog days of summer” occur during the hottest and muggiest part of the season. Webster defines “dog days” as...
1 : the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere
2 : a period of stagnation or inactivity
But where does the term come from? Why do we call the hot, sultry days of summer “dog days?”
In ancient times, when the night sky was unobscured by artificial lights and smog, different groups of peoples in different parts of the world drew images in the sky by “connecting the dots” of stars. The images drawn were dependent upon the culture: The Chinese saw different images than the Native Americans, who saw different pictures than the Europeans. These star pictures are now called constellations, and the constellations that are now mapped out in the sky come from our European ancestors.
They saw images of bears, (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor), twins, (Gemini), a bull, (Taurus), and others, including dogs, (Canis Major and Canis Minor).
The brightest of the stars in Canis Major (the big dog) is Sirius, which also happens to be the brightest star in the night sky. In fact, it is so bright that the ancient Romans thought that the earth received heat from it. Look for it in the southern sky (viewed from northern latitudes) during January.
In the summer, however, Sirius, the “dog star,” rises and sets with the sun. During late July Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, and the ancients believed that its heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of hot and sultry weather. They named this period of time, from 20 days before the conjunction to 20 days after, “dog days” after the dog star.
The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies somewhat with latitude. And the “precession of the equinoxes” (a gradual drifting of the constellations over time) means that the constellations today are not in exactly the same place in the sky as they were in ancient Rome. Today, dog days occur during the period between July 3 and August 11. Although it is certainly the warmest period of the summer, the heat is not due to the added radiation from a far-away star, regardless of its brightness. No, the heat of summer is a direct result of the earth's tilt.
So there you have it. Try to stay cool....thank goodness we have that beautiful ocean, right?
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
The Dog Days of Summer
Everyone knows that the “dog days of summer” occur during the hottest and muggiest part of the season. Webster defines “dog days” as...
1 : the period between early July and early September when the hot sultry weather of summer usually occurs in the northern hemisphere
2 : a period of stagnation or inactivity
But where does the term come from? Why do we call the hot, sultry days of summer “dog days?”
In ancient times, when the night sky was unobscured by artificial lights and smog, different groups of peoples in different parts of the world drew images in the sky by “connecting the dots” of stars. The images drawn were dependent upon the culture: The Chinese saw different images than the Native Americans, who saw different pictures than the Europeans. These star pictures are now called constellations, and the constellations that are now mapped out in the sky come from our European ancestors.
They saw images of bears, (Ursa Major and Ursa Minor), twins, (Gemini), a bull, (Taurus), and others, including dogs, (Canis Major and Canis Minor).
The brightest of the stars in Canis Major (the big dog) is Sirius, which also happens to be the brightest star in the night sky. In fact, it is so bright that the ancient Romans thought that the earth received heat from it. Look for it in the southern sky (viewed from northern latitudes) during January.
In the summer, however, Sirius, the “dog star,” rises and sets with the sun. During late July Sirius is in conjunction with the sun, and the ancients believed that its heat added to the heat of the sun, creating a stretch of hot and sultry weather. They named this period of time, from 20 days before the conjunction to 20 days after, “dog days” after the dog star.
The conjunction of Sirius with the sun varies somewhat with latitude. And the “precession of the equinoxes” (a gradual drifting of the constellations over time) means that the constellations today are not in exactly the same place in the sky as they were in ancient Rome. Today, dog days occur during the period between July 3 and August 11. Although it is certainly the warmest period of the summer, the heat is not due to the added radiation from a far-away star, regardless of its brightness. No, the heat of summer is a direct result of the earth's tilt.
So there you have it. Try to stay cool....thank goodness we have that beautiful ocean, right?
Cardiff-by-the-Sea Lodge
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