Tucked in the unsurpassed elegance of the Pala Casino Spa resort is its Events Center. Whether you are hosting an event, a party or are a visitor to some of the incredible performances and concerts that take place at the center, you are guaranteed of memorable moments. Featuring modern art and sound facilities, the place builds on the excitement that is truly unique.
The mission of New Village Arts is to present theatre fueled by the power and passion of the artist and share with its audience an uncompromising appetite for the human experience. / FROM CHICKEN COOP TO TOP DOG? Now in its Tenth season of producing plays, New Village Arts Theatre has become the most critically acclaimed theatre in North County San Diego. NVA was founded in April, 2001 by graduates of New York's Actors Studio Drama School and its first full production was seen in November of 2001. BRILLIANT TRACES was staged in the Granary - a converted chicken coop in Carlsbad's Magee Park - and received Critic's Choice from the San Diego Union-Tribune. Pat Launer ( of KPBS ) named New Village Arts "The Most Exciting New Theatre" in San Diego in January, 2002. New Village Arts found a temporary, professional home in the Studio Space at Jazzercise, Inc In the five years that NVA produced at Jazzercise, they were awarded many major awards for such productions as A LIE OF THE MIND, ORPHANS, THE WAVERLY GALLERY, THE PLAYBOY OF THE WESTERN WORLD and NOCTURNE. New Village Arts has become known for their intense, ensemble-driven productions. Thanks to the support of the City of Carlsbad, NVA has spent the last several years thrilling patrons in Carlsbad Village with such productions as TRUE WEST, THIS IS OUR YOUTH, PRELUDE TO A KISS and SAILOR'S SONG. The current location of the theatre was built in 1922 as a lumber yard ( be sure to check out the gorgeous wood work ) and is one of the oldest buildings in the Village. It now houses a comfortable 99-seat theatre - an intense, intimate way to experience live theatre.
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La Jolla Playhouse, founded in 1947 by actors Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer, is situated on the University of California San Diego Campus. The playhouse is a nonprofit, professional theatre in residence on the campus. In addition to producing six main stage productions each season, La Jolla Playhouse presents Page to Stage readings and workshops, tours to schools with an annual production, recreational acting classes in partnership with UCSD Extension Division and summer programs for young people. . The playhouse productions of classics and new plays and musicals, including 41 world premieres, 24 West Coast premieres and seven American premieres, have merited more than 300 major honors including the 1993 Tony Award as America s Outstanding Regional Theatre. From Broadway to Moscow, a long list of the playhouse s productions has gone on to stages around the world. These include Roger Miller and William Hauptman s Big River, The Who s Tommy, Lee Blessing s A Walk in the Woods, Matthew Broderick in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Randy Newman s Faust, the West Coast premiere of Rent. La Jolla Playhouse is supported by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts; California Arts Council; the city of San Diego, under a program managed by the Commission for Arts and Culture and the county of San Diego.
Fans of classical music will thoroughly appreciate what this place has on offer here. This organization hosts concerts, generally two a month, featuring a wide variety of classical pieces. Concerts are held at various locations. The Sherwood Series and the Discovery Series of concerts are performed at the Sherwood Auditorium while the Civic Theater hosts the Celebrity Series. In addition to these concerts, the music society offers an annual SummerFest, with numerous concerts performed within one or two months. The SummerFest performances, which are hosted at the Sherwood Auditorium, are an ideal opportunity for guests to acquire their first taste of classical music.
