Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Carlsbad Libraries Closed Partial Day, 9/27

The City of Carlsbad’s Library & Cultural Arts locations will be closed on Thursday morning, Sept. 27 for an annual partial-day staff training. All Library & Cultural Arts locations will reopen at 3 p.m. on Sept. 27. Online library resources will be available during this time. Below is a list of locations that will be […]

Cinema Series: Germany, Switzerland & Austria

Carlsbad City Library, Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA

Cinema Series: Germany, Switzerland & Austria (2017, not rated, 1h 25m) Tour Germany, Switzerland and Austria with a film by the world's most traveled filmmaker, Marlin Darrah. Marlin’s 40 years of award-winning production experience have taken him to more than 140 counties worldwide, yielding more than 70 documentary and travel-adventure programs to date. When: Saturday, […]

Yes, And: Improv

Carlsbad City Library Gowland Meeting Room 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA

Starring Artists: Old Town Improv Starring Artists: An Interview and Performance Series Old Town Improv: Yes, And The actors at Old Town Improv Co. are folks that love improv, and the family-friendly shows are completely unscripted. No plans and no safety nets; just consistently great comedy from some of San Diego's most experienced improvisors. This […]

Front Row Fridays: Missy Andersen and Her One Man Band, 12/13

Carlsbad City Library, Schulman Auditorium 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA

Missy Andersen and her accompanist husband, Heine Andersen, love what they do. Keeping a heavy touring schedule, this tenacious twosome showcases the couple’s individual and combined talents. In the absence of other instruments, listeners find a greater appreciation for Missy’s gospel-tinged vocals and Heine’s Blues & Americana-inspired guitar work. Who: All ages When: Dec. 13, […]

Coming this Summer: TGIF in Your Backyard

Since the pandemic short-circuited the planning process for the 2021 season of the TGIF Concerts in the Parks, we can look forward to their return during summer 2022 and the 35th Anniversary. To keep the TGIF spirit alive, the Cultural Arts Office will present a virtual series of two concerts, TGIF in Your Backyard, recorded […]

Voices of Inspiration – Three Changemakers on Resilience

City of Carlsbad Library 1775 Dove Lane, Carlsbad, CA

Three award-winning authors––Jillian Haslam, Shugri Said Salh and Jesse Leon––will appear at the Carlsbad City Library for "Voices of Inspiration" in partnership with Adventures by the Book. These three changemakers, whose lives began in despair, will chronicle their extraordinary stories of resilience and survival through their respective memoirs A Voice Out of Poverty, The Last […]

Free – $18