The two Carmel Valley Maintenance Assessment District meetings in August have been canceled. This is the August 4th meeting of the Carmel Valley South (N10) MAD (next meeting Monday, September 22), and the August 5th meeting of the Carmel Valley North MAD (next meeting Tuesday, September 2).

The Carmel Valley Recreation Council will meet at 7:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Recreation Center. Here’s the agenda: (more…)

The Sunday, August 3, is the last Summer Serenades Park Concert, featuring Eve Selis at Sage Canyon Park (5290 Harvest Run Drive. South of SR-56, off Carmel Mountain Road.) Eve puts on a great show, I’d encourage everyone to attend. The Saturday, August 2 concert at Piazza Carmel features Jeff Barash playing Jazz Sax. And the Sunday, August 3 concert at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center features Left4Dead.

If you’re interested in the history of the area, local authors Diane and B. Paul Welch will hold a book lecture and signing event for their recently published release "Del Mar Fairgrounds”, a pictorial history of the fair and racetrack. Saturday, August 9 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Carmel Valley Barnes & Noble (12835 El Camino Real - 858-481-4038), near Jimbo’s in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center.

I haven’t visited the Ocean Air Community Park site for a while, but I understand the work is moving right along (construction moves faster when it doesn’t rain, and it never rains here!) Someone asked if the park would have tennis courts, and I’m sorry to say that it will not have any. I’ve added a copy of the park’s General Development Plan to the Rec Center page, along with a link here (click on the picture.)

Chase Morrin at the Carmel Valley Library on August 20th will feature pianist Chase Morrin in a program of his original compositions and his arrangements of favorite jazz standards. 7:00 p.m. in the library’s community room. For information, visit chase at http://www.chasemorrin.com/ or see the Library Concert Page.

The Sunday, July 27 Summer Serenades Park Concert features the Corvettes at Sage Canyon Park (5290 Harvest Run Drive. South of SR-56, off Carmel Mountain Road.) The Saturday, July 26 concert at Piazza Carmel features Stuart Perlman, Jazz Pianist. And the Sunday, July 27 concert at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center features Blues Racket.

If you’re a fan of specialty chocolate, you probably know about the Chuao Chocolate shop in the Del Mar Highlands Town Center. Well, they’re holding a “Meet the Chocolatier” event on Thursday, July 24th from 2:00 to 6:00 pm. The Chuao Chocolate Events Page has more information on this and other chocolaty events.

The Sunday, July 20 Summer Serenades Park Concert features Left4Dead at Ashley Falls Park (go East on Del Mar Heights Road to Ashley Falls Drive.) The Saturday, July 19 concert at Piazza Carmel features Michael Forbes Explosion playing Rock’n Jazz. And the Sunday, July 20 concert at the Del Mar Highlands Town Center features Breez’n.

See the picture? That’s two of the workers in the bowl at the new skatepark. Yes, that’s a normal-sized person standing at the bottom. Really. I assume at this point, all the parents are freaking out, and all the skaters are saying, “cool”. No word on opening date for the facilities, but the current estimated completion date for the construction is sometime in late October or early November. I’ll post when more information becomes available. Note: The Carmel Valley Skatepark site has more information and pictures.

We all know the horse races are in town, but did you also know that there are other events, too? The track calls it the Del Mar Scene, and it includes concerts, family days, microbrew festivals, donut days and more. See the Del Mar Scene page and the Del Mar Scene Events page for more. I’m also interested in the Daybreak at Del Mar breakfasts, where you can watch the morning workouts while eating the breakfast buffet.

Upstream will play at Ashley Falls Neighborhood Park on July 13. Formed in the republic of Trinidad and Tobago in the late 1980’s, Upstream invites you to come do the West Indian boogie, to their intriguing selection of exciting Calypso, Reggae, Soca, Dancehall and Steel Drum music, come join the experience. At Ashley Falls School, 13030 Ashley Falls Dr, San Diego, CA.

Some of the local community groups don’t meet in August, as many people are on vacation. For instance, the CV Planning Board usually skips the August meeting, and the CV MAD North will not meet. Bucking the trend is the N10 MAD, which will meet August 4. Watch the calendar for information on all your favorite meetings.

If you were looking forward to attending the CV Planning Board MAD Subcommittee for Neighborhood 10 in July (you know you were…), it’s been rescheduled to Monday, August 4. See the Calendar for details.

The Torrey Pines Community Planning Board will hear a proposal to add an attached one-story, 1,400 square foot commercial building to an existing 2,282 square foot retail building on a .32 acre site at 2303 Carmel Valley Road (west of I-5 near the Torrey Pines Beach parking.) This includes construction of a 4-foot high parapet addition to the existing 15-foot high, 2,282 square foot retail building. The issue will be heard at the TP Project Review meeting on Thursday at the CV Rec Center. See the Calendar for details.