About NineteenOn The 19th. . .      Some of you may know my story: How for nineteen years, I worked as a manager for a tire plant in Alabama. And some of you may have lived a similar story:  Lilly Ledbetter    The above quote is longer but there is no need to share those additional words in this post. Some may be aware of Lilly Ledbetter who is attributed with those words, but I assume many are not. Information can come to us in non-linear ways. Well, that's been true-for-me.     I also assume few will know that a movie titled Lilly inspired by her has been newly released. I saw the film last week. This is not a review of it nor am I sharing anything else about it or her.  However, I will say life, perhaps in 19 ways (maybe more, perhaps less), continues to be an interesting experience... 05/19/2025

2025 Fiesta del Sol in Solana Beach  The 44th annual Fiesta del Sol is coming soon, on May 31st and June 1st in Solana Beach.  The Festival is sponsored by the Solana Beach Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with the Belly Up and the City of Solana Beach. Festival hours are from 9 am to 10 pm on Saturday, and 9 am to 8 pm on Sunday. Fiesta del Sol takes place at Fletcher Cove Park at 111 S. Sierra Avenue, just west of the downtown area and the Coast Road/Route 101. The Fiesta del Sol is one of San Diego’s more popular outdoor festivals. Coupled with a beautiful location by the beach, Fiesta del Sol offers a terrific time with music, lots of food, and plenty of fun for all.  And of course you can expect a lively crowd – approximately 50,000 are anticipated, based on last year's attenda... 05/15/2025

Carlsbad's 1st Creative Cultures Arts Festival World Day for Cultural Diversity is celebrated on May 21 and has been since 2002. To recognize this special day, Carlsbad will be holding its first Creative Cultures Arts Festival on Saturday May 17th. The festival will be held at the Carlsbad Library Learning Center at 3368 Eureka Place from 12 noon until 2:00 pm. The festival is free to attend. Carlsbad continues to grow in its support of, and dedication to, the arts! The Creative Cultures Arts Festival will feature a number of hands-on arts activities reflective of diverse cultures around the world. These include: African quilt making Making bookmarks Stone weaving Decorating Lithuanian blown eggs (Margučiai) Persian woodblock printing Making Glagolitic scripts (Slavic alphabet)  The Cre... 05/12/2025

Blue Star Museums: Free Admission Program The Blue Star Museums Program offers FREE museum admission to Active Duty Military and up to 5 family members. The military ID card holder can be an active duty service member or other dependent family member with the appropriate ID. The military ID holder does not have to be present for family members to take advantage of this program. The benefit is for museum walk-in admission only, and is not valid for field trips, online orders, concerts, special events, guided tours or reserved group tours. The benefit is also not redeemable for cash. The Blue Star Museums Program is a collaboration between Blue Star Families, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Department of Defense, and more than 2000 museums around the country. The program is activ... 05/15/2025