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'TR Robertson'
Thousands Attend 21st Annual Vista Viking Festival at Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum

TR Robertson An overcast Saturday and a little misty weather did not stop thousands of people from attending the 21st Annual Vista Viking Festival at their new location, the Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum located on 2040 N. Santa Fe. Avenue behind Guajome Park Academy. The Vista Viking Festival location was in a large […]
Read More →World Premiere Comedic Farce a Hit at Solana Beach’s North Coast Repertory Theatre

TR Robertson -North Coast Repertory Theatre’s opening play for their 42nd Season is a wonderfully hilarious world premiere comedy, “The Angel Next Door”, commissioned for the theatre by NC Rep. Artistic Director David Ellenstein and written by playwright Paul Slade Smith. The comedic farce is based on a 1924 drawing-room comedy, “Play at the Castle”, written […]
Read More →Moonlight Amphitheatre The Place To Enjoy A Groovy & Out Of Sight Evening

TR Robertson – The final musical for Moonlight Stage Productions 42nd summer season is the San Diego Premiere of the high energy, wonderfully choreographed “Saturday Night Fever- The Musical”. This 1998 juke box musical is based on the 1977 film “Saturday Night Fever”, picture and story by Nik Cohn. The film starred John Travolta and […]
Read More →Vista Irrigation District Celebrates a Century of Service and Stewardship

TR Robertson – Last Saturday, Vista Irrigation District employees and hundreds of visitors took part and viewed a festive display of a variety of demonstrations concerning how Vista residents receive their water, what it takes to provide water services and the equipment used to provide water for residents and businesses in Vista. All of this, […]
Read More →“Monty Python’s Spamalot” Hysterically Roars Onto The Welk Theatre Stage
TR Robertson -It’s witty, clever, zany, award-winning, and an absolutely drop-dead hilarious musical. That “It” is “Monty Python’s Spamalot”, currently on The Welk Theatre Stage in Escondido. This musical is hard to describe because it is so unusual, but one you should see again and again because the wit and humor is so fast paced […]
Read More →Upcoming Holidays For The Month of September

TR Robertson – After the opening weekend of September and the Labor Day Weekend holiday there are several other holidays celebrated or memorialized in the month, one very well known and remembered and two not as well-known and it is the beginning of a number of days for a religious holiday period. Grandparents Day – […]
Read More →Congressman Mike Levin Presents City With $250,000 Grant

TR Robertson – On a recent hot Tuesday morning the Vista Transit Center was the scene for a presentation by Congressman Mike Levin (49th District) to the Vista City Council and the City of Vista and the awarding of a grant in the amount of $250,000. Specifically, the award is part of grants from the […]
Read More →Pickleball the Fastest Growing Sport in America

TR Robertson – According to Brandon Mackie, co-founder of Pickleheads (www.pickleheads.com) “Pickleballs popularity exploded during the pandemic when many Americans were looking for responsible ways to socialize and stay active. Pickleball is a sport for all ages. Anyone from 5 to 95 can play and have fun.” Pickleball is actively played by close to 1,000 […]
Read More →Travels With TR – The Fjords and Cities of Norway – Part III

TR Robertson -Day 8 of our cruise to the Fjords and Cities of Norway found us docked in Geiranger, Norway, home of one of the most beautiful fjords in the world and one of Norway’s most popular tourist attractions. This is also on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The fjord is over 850 feet deep […]
Read More →Travels With TR – The Fjords and Cities of Norway – Part I

TR Robertson -Carolyn and I were recently off on another travel adventure, this time cruising to 15 cities in Scandinavia, 13 in Norway and one each in Sweden and Denmark. Day 1 of the trip featured an early morning drive to the San Diego Airport, thanks to son Brian, to catch an Air Canada flight […]
Read More →Bottle Shock The Musical” A Rousing Tribute to Wine

TR Robertson -“Bottle Shock the Musical”, currently on stage at the California Center for the Arts Center Theater in Escondido, is the world premiere of a musical adaptation of the movie “Bottle Shock, telling a musical version of the unprecedented blind tasting victory of several wines from Napa Valley over some of the finest French wines. […]
Read More →The Pageant of the Masters Explores What Makes Up an Art Colony

TR Robertson – This years Pageant of the Masters, in Laguna Beach, is celebrating 90 years of tableaux vivants (living pictures) with the production of Art Colony: In the Company of Artists. This year’s performance features the diversity of artists from around the world who have embraced various communities where they work and live and […]
Read More →Creative Art Connections On Display at Vista Civic Center

TR Robertson – Currently on display at the Vista Civic Center is the CREATIVE ART CONNECTIONS exhibit featuring five local artists, all working in different areas of art. There will be a reception on Monday, June 26th from 3 P.M. until 5 P.M. where the public can meet the artists and see their creations. The […]
Read More →Feel-Good Romantic Comedy Musical “The Wedding Singer” Opens on the Moonlight Stage

TR Robertson -The second musical for the 42nd Season of Moonlight Stage Productions is a feel-good romantic musical adaptation of the 1998 Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore romantic comedy movie “The Wedding Singer”. Set in Ridgefield, New Jersey, in 1985, this nostalgic musical will bring back memories to many people of parachute pants, baggy clothes in […]
Read More →June Government Affairs Committee

Hears from San Diego County Water Authority and U.S. Chamber TR Robertson -The Vista Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Committee recently listened to a presentation from Efren Lopez, Water Resources Specialist from the San Diego County Water Authority and Jennings Imel, Vice President Western Region of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The S.D. County Water […]
Read More →Why We Celebrate Memorial Day Trivia and Facts

TR Robertson -The last Monday of May, America will once again celebrate the final holiday before the summer season hits us, the final holiday for students and a day created to celebrate and remember our patriotic heroes who sacrificed their lives in the name of freedom. Most families will celebrate with family cookouts, trips to […]
Read More →Vista Historical Society Inducts Twelve New Members to VHS Hall of Fame

TR Robertson – The Shadowridge Country Club Conference Room was the scene Saturday for the induction of 12 new members to the Vista Historical Society Hall of Fame. A full house of members, guests, Hall of Fame members and dignitaries enjoyed a luncheon and presentations by a variety of individuals detailing the contributions the newest […]
Read More →Vista Chamber of Commerce Awards Scholarships to Rising Star High School Students

TR Robertson -Friday morning at the Morris B. Vance Community Room at the Vista Civic Center was the scene of a catered breakfast for a number of high school students from various schools in Vista, parents, school administrators, teachers, community and civic dignitaries, friends and guests as they honored the scholarship recipients of Vista Chamber […]
Read More →North Coast Rep -OPENS NEXT WEEK

Award-winning actor, Kandis Chappell takes on the portrayal of the iconic Eleanor Roosevelt UP NEXT “Brilliant and emotionally resonant.” – The Wall Street Journal West Coast Premiere Eleanor By Mark St. Germain & Directed by David Ellenstein June 7 – July 2, 2023 While sitting on her favorite park bench in Washington, D.C., Eleanor Roosevelt […]
Read More →Oceanside Theatre’s “Good People” Dynamic, Emotional, Challenging Experience

TR Robertson -It’s at times raw, satirical, humorous, and extremely emotional and the play, “Good People”, will leave you drained by the final moments on stage; but you will be thoroughly entertained and talking about the performance as you leave Oceanside Theatre. “Good People” is written by Pulitzer Prize winning author David Lindsey-Abaire. It had its […]
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