| 11th annual Taste of Carlsbad slated
CARLSBAD ---- Organizers of the Taste of Carlsbad, a fundraiser to benefit art programs in Carlsbad schools, are now selling tickets to the Sept. 22 event.The 11th annual event, organized by the Carlsbad Educational Foundation, offers culinary treats from 20 local restaurants including Fresco Trattoria & Bar, King's Fish House and Dario's. Tri-City Medical Center will also offer tastes from its menu. The event is scheduled from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will be held on Armada Drive near the Museum of Making Music. Amateur and professional artists will be creating chalk art on the sidewalks as part of ArtSplash. .
Register and School Bells Ring
When the holiday weekend is over, school starts. Cash registers are ringing along with school bells. The National Retail Federation says it expects families to spend 6.9 percent more this year than last year on back to school merchandise. The NRF predicts total spending will reach 18.4 million dollars. "Binders, spirals pens, pencils, paper, folder, shirts and pants and hoodies and stuff," Kendra Everts named the items on her back-to-school list. "Mostly my cell phone, some clothes come in handy, but I like my cell phone," high school junior Andrea Marcera said. The list for every student is different, heading back to class means making one last stop at the mall. For parents it's all about the necessities. "I try to get what she needs to start off school," Andrea's mother Lori Marcera said.
Guiteras boosters hit high note Sunday
BRISTOL - A day of music, games, food and, fortunately, mostly dry skies paid off for Guiteras School boosters Sunday, when they raised about $2,000 for a new playground at the school during an afternoon fund-raiser. "Playin' for Playgrounds," a four-hour music festival featuring 2nd Nature, the Patrick McAloon and headliners Pat McGee Band, was a huge success, said parent organizer Lane Sparkman. Several hundred people turned out for the party, plunking down $5 each in an effort to raise $80,000 for a new playground at the Washington Street school. "It went wonderfully," said Mrs. Sparkman of the Guiteras Community Group. "We had a great turnout; a couple of little sprinkles but otherwise it was great." This was the first large fund-raiser held on the playground's behalf.
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