Category archives for: Arts/Entertainment

Students put on ‘Little Mermaid’ musical

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Students at James Dukes Elementary School are busy rehearsing for their spring musical, Kathryn Schulz Miller’s “The Little Mermaid.”

The musical features a cast of 44 students and presents Hans Christian Anderson’s fable in an amusing way that involved the audience. Annabelle, the mermaid princess, has met Prince Edward and asks Odessa, the human queen, to make her human —much to the chagrin of her father, King Neptune.

Wild West spirit takes over Ramona for 32nd annual rodeo

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By Regina Elling It’s one of the biggest events in the town of Ramona all year — the Ramona Rodeo, sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association and presented by the Ramona Outdoor Community Center. This year’s theme is the Wild West, and rodeo organizers hope the entire town will feel the spirit. The rodeo [...]

Art guild’s May activities include abstract artist, mosaic workshop

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Ramona Art Guild members will present two $1,000 checks at its meeting on Wednesday, May 16: one to a local high school graduate and one to the Friends of Ramona Library for that organization’s support of the arts and the community.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the Ramona Library Community Room, 1275 Main St., and will feature abstract artist Marsha Boston, whose works are influenced by her fascination with botany.

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Marvel’s The Avengers PG13 S.H.I.E.L.D. calls upon the dream team of superheroes to fight the evil Loki.

Think Like a Man NR 4 men have their love lives disrupted when their women read a certain book about men.

The Pirate! Band of Misfits NR Animated adventure of a zany pirate taking on his adversaries. Hugh Grant

San Vicente Valley Club starts new tradition at its 30th Annual Home and Winery Tour

San Vicente Valley Club members invite the community to join them at their 30th annual fundraising home tour on Saturday, May 12.

This year the club has added two wineries to its tour, making it a Home and Winery Tour. The day will start at 9 a.m. at San Vicente Resort, 24157 San Vicente Road, where the Arts and Crafts Faire will be held outdoors, and the Bake Shoppe and high-end collectibles will be inside. Opportunity baskets will be on display in the resort, with drawings for the baskets scheduled for 4 p.m.

Mural Project board extends invitation to artists

After “creating the track to run on,” as Elaine Lyttleton, president of the Ramona H.E.A.R.T. Mural Project puts it, the group is excited to announce an artist’s call for two more murals.

The first mural is on the Town & Country Real Estate & Home Loans building at the corner of 10th & Main streets.

One of the next murals will be a depiction of the historic Kenilworth Inn to be painted on the west facing wall of the Ramona Food and Clothes Closet building at 773 Main St. at Main and Eighth

Bluegrass and Old West Fest Come for the weekend, stay for the dream

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There’s an unspoken invitation for those participating in the upcoming Bluegrass and Old West Fest: Come for the Weekend, Stay for the Dream.

The weekend’s activities — including more than 19 hours of nonstop musical entertainment — promise to deliver “wholesome fun for the entire family.”

Artist’s sculptures featured in international exhibit

Three sculptures by Shirley Dani Leyrer of Ramona have been accepted in the 14th Annual Contemporary Art Juried Online International Exhibition.

Bronze sculptors by Leyrer, who signs her art Dani, are included in the show featured online throughout May at UpstreamPeopleGallery.com.

Her sculptures — Lotus Blossom, Reflection’s, and Sachia’s Bouquet ­­— were chosen from about 150 entries from various parts of the world.

‘Reservation for Murder’ ends two weekend run Saturday

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“Reservation for Murder,” a mystery comedy written and directed by Ramona residents A.J. Bess an Danny Stapp, ends its two weekend run on Saturday, April 28.

The show delighted the Friday night crowd, with members of the audience asking the actors for autographs at the end of the production. Most of the actors added to the entertainment by playing more than one role.

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Hunger Games PG13 Katniss takes her sister’s place to fight ‘til death in the nationally televised Hunger Games.

The Lucky One PG13 Soldier returns from Iraq to find the woman in a photo that kept him alive during his tours.

The Three Stooges PG A reprise of the zany trio’s antics plus the inclusion of sex and potty humor of Hollywood.

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