WHAT: State Beach Classic WHERE: Tamarack Beach Carlsbad WHEN: Sunday, June 9th WHY: A Tribute to Banning Capps Thanks to The Carlsbad Boys and Girls Club, Juncal Realty, Seaworthy Boardshop, Breakwater Brewing Company, Fatal, Hurley, Helldorado, Vita Coco, Filtrate Eyewear, Digital Solutions Marketing, Vans, Hoven, and Knockout Pizza for all their support!!!! Click HERE for […]
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Visible from the highly commuted Carlsbad Village Drive, but barely seen by the unsuspecting eye, awaits a collection of free books. The shelves of the L.H.O.O.Q. Books library contain a wide assortment of books including “beautiful, rare, new, used, unique, strange, eclectic, worn, dirty, clean and aged written by first time novelists and dead man’s classics.” […]
Click HERE to purchase your own limited edition illustration. Check the mural in person at T3 in the Carlsbad Village! (map) Music: Trouble in the Wind video filmed and edited by bryan snyder
This month Bryan Snyder painted a new mural in the the heart of the Carlsbad Village titled ‘Doodle’s Imagination’. Snyder invited locals and street art enthusiasts to the wall to experience his creative process. Snyder encouraged photos and presented the opportunity to win a limited edition illustration. Contest entrants took a photo and posted it […]
click photo to enlarge Doodle’s Imagination by Bryan Snyder • Water color and pencil illustration • Limited of only 50 pieces of art • 9in. x12in. on 140 lb. water color paper • Signed, dated and numbered by the artist • Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity Price: $50 (you DO NOT need […]
As of late more street art and graffiti have been popping up around the Carlsbad Village and surrounding areas. It still seams a bit odd, but a bit of creativity sure does make those daily commutes a bit more colorful. Have you noticed any expressions on the local walls?
Each year starting in May and rolling into June, the Carlsbad Village coast becomes engulfed with the thick “May Gray” and “June Gloom”. The sky becomes dull and the annual wave of village visitors stare skyward in search for the Sunny North San Diego weather. The sky is not the only congestion noticed each year. […]
WHAT: Susanna and the Troublemakers vintage country WHERE: Coyote Bar and Grill in the Carlsbad Village (map) WHEN: Sunday April 28th – 2PM-4:30 Susanna will be performing with Adrian Demain and Sharon Shufelt. See you there!
What inspired this mural? How did you chose the words? This mural was commissioned by New Village Arts and the Carlsbad Charitable Foundation to celebrate the vibrant and growing art community in Carlsbad. The piece is a reflection on the growing creative community of Carlsbad. A nameless brick mason hunched over, hard at work creating […]
WHAT: Village Scavenger Hunt WHERE: Pick up clues at the Cbad Village Theatre 3PM (map) Click HERE for more info!
Two friends, one who looks to simply live off the fatta’ the lan and the other with witty intellect and the wholehearted desire to find a better future for him and his best friend, explore the sleepy surroundings of their new Village by the Sea. Though they enjoy their new home, these two stay close […]
Carlsbad is known as a pretty mellow place. The Village is sleepy. The beaches are relaxing and the people are kind. If there ever is a time when our Village by the Sea gets a bit chaotic, it is during the Summer months when the annual wave of tourists crashes upon our shore. Carlsbad locals […]
Your mind animates with ideas and bubbles with beliefs. It dictates the way you live each day and encourages you to continue with steadfast determination. Against the worst odds and the heaviest weight, you push yourself, and those willing to join, towards the goals your passions have established. The FBI (Firm Believers In Christ) spotted […]
It’s colors are bright and attracts the eyes of passersby. Energy explodes skyward in heated rays and marine life loiter at the base. As a resident or a Carlsbad Village visitor, you would think the above description would be referencing our daily sunsets. More rare than a sunset, but just as bright, is the newly […]
Though the Carlsbad Village barely survived another green wave of St. Patrick’s Day shenanigans, many individuals fell early and fell hard. What did you experience this year in the Village?
This Carlsbad Village wall has quickly become a street art hot spot housing a select collection of artwork that have also been popping up around the local streets. Much like the popular ‘Pinball Paste’ previously posted, this floating bottle boasts some talented traditional painting technique and renderings. Is there an underground art scene developing in […]
Carlsbad invites visiting families with fair weather and beach side accommodations. Retirees find quiet neighborhoods to count the minutes of the day and a new hairdo can be curled at any of the 1 millions village salons. The Carlsbad decision makers tend to keep things conservative, but a new explosion of creativity has been seeping […]
Pizza Port in Carlsbad does the Harlem Shake.
A new Felix The Cat one color stencil has been showing up around the Village as of late, but like many gifts to the local streets, the easily irritated feathers of the buffman always ruffle near. Have you seen Felix running around the Village?
If you are looking to mix up the lazy fair weathered beach days of Carlsbad, a variety of day excursions are only a handful of hours away. Hollow waves and street side fiestas lure down South in Mexico. Lizards scatter amongst the sandy dune explorers of the deserts just East. Urban craziness lures from the […]

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