Franklin Haynes Marionettes, Santa and Ice Skating this weekend in Old Town Temecula

Franklin Haynes Marionettes will offer two free shows of their colorful hand-made wooden puppets on Saturday, December 4. Performances will be at 1:30 and 3 p.m. near Front and Main Streets at the Rosa’s alcove. The puppets will perform their special holiday-themed show designed for kids of all ages. Bring blankets or towels to sit on the floor next to the puppeteer.

Ice Skating on the Square continues in Old Town Temecula. The 3,500 square foot ice rink is open 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. through January 2, 2011. Skating sessions are $10 for one hour and sessions are subject to availability. For additional information on pricing, general skate sessions and special sessions please call: 951.694.6.ICE (951.694.6423).

Visit with Santa Saturday or Sunday, December 4 and 5 from 1 to 5 p.m. Santa is located at Town Square at the east end of Main Street. Boy Scout troops take souvenir pictures for a donation. Santa will also be in Old Town Friday, December 10 from 6 to 9 p.m., and Monday and Tuesday, December 20 and 21 from 1 to 5 p.m.

Pick up a pair of Santa’s Magic Glasses while supplies last at Santa’s Workshop and at participating Old Town Businesses. The colorful lenses enhance the holiday light experience. A dazzling fantasy of more than 30,000 twinkling lights and holiday décor illuminate Old Town Temecula from archway to archway during WinterFest.

Other weekend entertainment includes Dynamite Dave and the Fine Arts Network Dickens Carolers throughout the holidays. Pennypickle’s Winter Wonderland will feature tons of snow at the Temecula Children’s Museum on December 10. Community Music Day offers local high school and middle school bands and choirs on December 11.

Old Town Temecula is the hub for cultural arts in the Temecula Valley, with the Old Town Temecula Community Theater, The Merc at the OTTCT, Pennypickle’s Workshop/Temecula Children’s Museum and the Temecula Valley Museum. For holiday shows at the theater visit www.temeculatheater.org. For more information and a complete schedule of Old Town Temecula events contact the City of Temecula, (951) 693-3952 or visit www. temeculacalifornia.com, http://www.temeculaevents.org/, www.cityoftemecula.org. For children’s activities visit www.pennypickles.org.



Additional information and websites
http://www.temeculacalifornia.com/
http://www.temeculatheaterfoundation.org/
www.pennypickles.org
http://www.temeculacvb.org/
http://www.auntkizzyzboyz.com/
www.puppetshows.com (Franklin Haynes Marionettes)

Beatle's Tribute "Help!" for Last Hot Summer Night Friday

Classic rock, dance bands, and HELP, the Beatles Tribute band that toured through Temecula’s Hot Summer Nights last year, will close out the 10-week concert series, Friday, September 3. Bands performing include Open Road, The BASH, L.A. Accident, and Older than Dirt. There will also be a party jump for the kids.


HELP! features all the Beatles’ hits from early 60s to the White Album, Magical Mystery Tour and solo work not usually played by Beatles bands. The members of Help! perform everything live, no tapes or sequencers. Dressed in Sgt. Pepper, Nehru and black suits to give the feel of an authentic Beatles performance, the band has performed throughout Southern California. HELP! will play at Baily’s Courtyard from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The LA Accident showcases the smooth, wide-range vocals of Luke Andrews with an edgy and funky band that creates an irresistible fusion of funk, pop, and rock. With genuine musicianship and taste for melodic guitar riffs and solos, The LA Accident is not just another pop/rock band. With meaningful lyrics, the band performs music that everyone can relate to. There are no "accidents", things just fall into place. L.A. Accident will play at Temecula Valley Cheese Company.

Open Road first caught the eye of Summer Nights fans on August 6. Led by Kenneth Rice, this band is classified as “jazz” on Amazon.com but they consider their sound as “smoothing out the classics.” That would be classic rock with everything from Bob Seeger to Van Morrison and the Beatles. They will play in front of the Old Town Smoke Shop on Old Town Front Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

THE BASH encompasses a unique collection of musical talent with experience dating back to the late 1970s. They bring together classically trained musicians and players with harder edged pop and rock backgrounds. This allows the band to adeptly cover R&B, jazz, blues, and even bluegrass. Catch this band next to the Palomar Hotel.

Dynamite Dave will also be in Old Town making his balloon creations. Every Friday night at Pennypickle’s Workshop/Temecula Children’s Museum, children and their parents can enjoy science adventures from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For information visit www.pennypickles.org.


The Merc at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater features Rock ‘n Roll Friday evenings beginning at 8 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. For plays, musicals and performances at the Theater see www.temeculatheater.org. For more information and a current lineup see www.temeculaevents.org or call (951) 693-3952.

Island Party Music,Country and Beach tunes this Friday in Old Town Temecula

Shake ... shake...shake -- you're way to the Island Party sounds of Upstream Friday, Aug. 27 for OldTown Temecula Hot Summer Nights.

Hailing from Triidad and Tobago, this band is the real deal with -  reggae, Soca, Calypso, steel drum and beach party sounds. Band leader "Haile Blackman" (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Record Producer & MPC Guardian), explains that Upstream’s ultimate purpose is to take the audience on a journey, a temporary escape from themselves and a permanent escape from boredom. They perform at Baily’s Courtyard from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Also playing Friday at the Temecula Valley Cheese Company is Nitro Express. A country-rock band that blends strong harmonies, virtuoso musicianship and a strong beat whether playing rock, bluegrass, R&B or country, Nitro Express averages 200 performances a year playing at casinos and clubs from Southern California to Arizona and Nevada.

Guilty Conscience will perform at Sweet Lumpy’s. This multi-talented band plays cover tunes from the 80s to current. The seven-piece band can perform everything from classic rock, to jazz standards, dance covers R&B and all points in between. They have played throughout Southern California and locally at many of the wineries as well as Hot Summer Nights for the past three years.

The Valley Winds Swing Band makes one last summer appearance in Old Town at the Tesoro Winery parking lot. Bring your chairs and be prepared to hear big band sounds mixed with new jazz band tunes and all the horns. Solos, swing era tunes from Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Artie Shaw and Duke Ellington are all in the repertoire. The Valley Winds is a community band and open to all community members. Interested concert band musicians can sign up online at http://www.valleywinds.org/.

Palomar Hotel has a new band the Brewery Brothers - check them out near 5th Street and Old Town Front.

Dynamite Dave will also be in Old Town making his balloon creations. Every Friday night at Pennypickle’s Workshop/Temecula Children’s Museum, children and their parents can enjoy science adventures from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For information visit www.pennypickles.org.

For Hot Summer Nights information and a current lineup see http://www.temeculacalifornia.com/ or call (951) 693-3952. Check out our new eatery and drinkery map too.
Old Town Temecula Map

Shake what yo mamma gave you this Friday in Old Town Temecula - Free Concerts

Chicago Blues, Rockin’ Blues, and swinging blues are the theme for Friday, August 20, during Hot Summer Nights in Old Town Temecula. From 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., regional favorite blues bands will perform free concerts.

The Bill Magee Blues Band will play at Temecula Valley Cheese Company. Hoodoo Blues plays at Sweet Lumpy’s and Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz play at Baily’s Courtyard. Duchicela, the unique band that plays music of the Andes featuring Victor Leon will play at Villa di Calabro.

This is the last Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz concert this summer in Old Town. Bandleader Jimmy King on vocals, harp and guitar formed the Aunt Kizzy’z Boyz after sitting in with top musicians from Santana and Joe Cocker’s band. Vocalist Sugaray became interested in music while attending church, infusing a strong gospel style to his singing. He is known for his high energy and ability to get the entire crowd enthusiastically involved. Other members include Dwane Hathorn on drums, Joe Schiavone on bass guitar, Michael Mack on keyboard, and Bastos Moenho “Moe” on percussion.

Bill Magee’s Blues Band has been voted best blues band in San Diego by the San Diego Music Association and the “Reader” magazine. Magee offers a New York/Chicago style of blues that is electrifying and reflects his passion for the blues. He has played with greats B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimmy Reed, Otis Redding, John Lee Hooker and Bo Didley. Magee also spent several years on the road with the James Brown Revue.

Hoodoo Blues takes the stage at Sweet Lumpy’s from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Formed in 1999 Hoodoo Blues has opened for national acts Guitar Shorty and B.J. Sharp.

For a total escape - Duchicela performs at Villa di' Calabro. With hand made instruments, pan flutes, and a unique New Age sound, Duchicela brings you the Music of the Andes and a piece of paradise in Temecula.

Also fun for kids with Dynamite Dave and a hula hoop contest. Check out our DRINKERY and EATERY MAP that has all the wineries, restaurants, and music areas of Old Town Temecula. We also have a master calendar of Temecula Events. www.temeculacalifornia.com
Duchicela: Music of the Andes Vol. 3

Sligo Rags, Safety Orange & Two of Us This Friday in Temecula

TEMECULA, CA – The sounds of Summer are Hot in Old Town Temecula this Friday, the 13th, and to throw a little Irish Luck into the mix, Sligo Rags will make one last appearance in Old Town Temecula for 2010. Named among the top acoustic bands in Los Angeles by “Folkworks Magazine,” Sligo Rags returns to Baily’s Courtyard from 6 to 9 p.m.


Sligo Rags is an energized four-piece Irish band that defies genre definitions despite their obvious Celtic overtones. Led by vocalists David Burns and Michael Kelly, backed by bass player Gordon Rustvold, and enhanced by the percussion stylings of Andy Reilly, Sligo Rags captivates audiences with their original and traditional Irish and folk tunes that take on a suspicious rock/bluegrass edge.

Safety Orange is a Southern California Beach Rock Reggae band that often plays House of Blues, Molly Malone’s and Longboard Grill in San Diego. The Band was started as a fun after Surf activity. Avid surfers themselves, the sound is reggae rock beach lifestyle oriented mixing high-energy guitar riffs with down tempo reggae rhythms.

Safety Orange has two albums and performs at everything from X Games to opening slots with Slightly Stoopid, Sprung Monkey, Blink 182, Ween, and Buck o Nine. Safety Orange will play at Sweet Lumpy’s.

Other bands playing in Old Town Friday include  The Two of Us Plus 1 at the Old Town Plaza and Older than Dirt at the Smoke Shop. All concerts are free.

While Temecula kids may be back in school, they can shake off the blues with a party jump and by playing soccer against the Soccer Collies. Human versus canine go head to toe and paw to hand in an all-out battle of speed and agility. Soccer Collies do all the running while human competitors try to stop very determined, highly skilled soccer playing canine athletes from scoring a goal. The “Soccer Collies” hail from Orange County and are goal specialists. Children are encouraged to play against the collies while learning tips on training and caring for the family pet. The Soccer Collies will take up camp at Town Square on Main Street. Dynamite Dave will also be in Old Town making his balloon creations.

Every Friday night at Pennypickle’s Workshop/Temecula Children’s Museum, children and their parents can enjoy science adventures from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. For information visit www.pennypickles.org.

The Merc at the Old Town Temecula Community Theater features Rock ‘n Roll Friday evenings beginning at 8 p.m. Cost is $15 per person. For plays, musicals and performances at the Theater see www.temeculatheater.org. For Hot Summer Nights information and a current lineup see www.temeculaevents.org or call (951) 693-3952.

Additional links:
Complete Hot Summer Nights Schedule, location and times at http://www.temeculacalifornia.com/, plus a list of  year round Temecula Events.

http://www.soccercollies.com/
http://www.safetyorange.com/
http://www.sligorags.com/
http://www.twoofusplusone.com/