Right now there are many events occurring in San Diego. Here is a brief synopsis of some of the events occurring at the end of the month in January:

There are two events occurring at the Del Mar Fairgrounds that may be of interest to residents and visitors. One is the Home Decorating and Remodeling Show, which runs from the 27th through the 29th and will showcase the latest in green home improvement products. The other is Cat Fancier’s All-Breed Cat Show, which will be held on the 28th and 29th and feature 450 of the nation’s finest cats. Cat Fancier’s All-Breed Cat Show is the largest cat show on the West Coast so if you are a cat lover you won’t want to miss this.

Tomorrow on San Diego real estate agent Linda Moore’s blog we will highlight some of the ongoing events occurring in and around San Diego that you will be able to check out on a weekly basis. Until then, keep checking back here for more information about things to do for those who own a house in Encinitas.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers will face off in this National Football League championship game. The winner triumphs with all the championship glory and the coveted Vince Lombardi trophy. Halftime entertainment will be by Grammy Award winning Black Eyed Peas. We gotta feeling it’s gonna be a good night!

Both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers are wildly popular among fans because of their origins in the NFL. They both have strong defensive lines and played well in their respective playoff conference games. The Green Bay Packers are making their first Super Bowl appearance since 1997 when legendary Brett Favre quarterbacked the team. While the Green Bay Packers are slightly favored by betters, the Pittsburgh Steelers trump the Green Bay Packers in terms of Super Bowl experience. This Super Bowl 45 is going to be an exciting, super-charged, must-see match.

So where do you go to watch the Super Bowl so you don’t miss this historic event? Stay close to home and watch the Super Bowl in Encinitas at The Stadium Sports Bar and Restaurant. Enjoy a huge selection of great beers on tap as well as an extensive menu of classic bar food with some unique twists. Be sure to try the jalapeno crab poppers. Watch the game on the big screen as well as up close and personal with a flat screen TV in your booth! You won’t miss a play with TVs everywhere. There is even a Kids’ Room if you need to bring the budding fans along.

Got tickets to Super Bowl 45 at the new Cowboys Stadium? Get there in style! Rent out your very own fully-furnished luxury high rise condo for the Super Bowl day and head to the Super Bowl with your included chauffeur. After the game, relax in the Jacuzzi and kick back on the balcony overlooking downtown. Pool, spa and workout facilities are also on site.

If you aren’t lucky enough to score tickets to the big game, you can watch Superbowl XLV with some former pro football players and help out a great cause! Take a road trip north to the Eagle Glen Golf Club this Super Bowl Sunday to watch the game and support child abuse prevention. Here you’ll meet 14 Former NFL Greats including Jesse Sapolu, Dwight Hicks, Dana Hall, Craig “Mac” McEwen, Dokie Williams, Anthony Smith, Mike Lansford, Leonard Russell, Efren Herrera, Cedrick Hardman, Reggie Doss and five time Super Bowl Champion Marv Fleming. Get your tickets for the event at the Eagle Glen Golf Club online and follow to events page for details.

For an upscale Super Bowl experience in San Diego, make your way to the Fleetwood in the Gaslamp District in downtown San Diego. You can kick back in a plush leather couch in front of an oversize plasma TV. Experience comfort and fine dining while you enjoy the game and get set for a long night on the dance floor to celebrate at the end of the game.

And if being out on the town is not your game Super Bowl Sunday, you still have time to create a stadium atmosphere in your Encinitas home. So head to your local party or grocery store in Encinitas and stock up on football themed goodies for your home. Americans are expected to eat 80 million pounds of guacamole on Super Bowl Sunday this year. What will you serve? Bet there’ll be plenty of cheese on the menu for those Packers fans!

Wherever you go to watch the Super Bowl, it will surely be a great game and fun to watch! If you go out to one of the restaurants in Encinitas, have a great time! If you are watching the Super Bowl in your Encinitas home, be sure to have some football decorations and cook your heart out for the game! And if you are actually going to the Super Bowl, well there’ll be a lot of people in Encinitas here that will be really really jealous!

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The Poinsettia Bowl will be a very entertaining one as the home team Aztecs are making their first bowl appearance since 1998! San Diego State has a fast paced, and high scoring offense while Navy features a punishing running game behind their triple option offense. The San Diego State Aztecs feature some local stars from the San Diego area in QB Ryan Lindley (of El Capitan High).

Tickets for the Poinsettia Bowl are still available so check out the Poinsetta Bowl website for available tickets. The Poinsettia Bowl airs on ESPN tonight so if you don’t have tickets to the Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego, then you can watch it on TV at your Encinitas house or head to one of the local sports bars in Encinitas in time for kickoff at 5 PM.

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If you have the tenacity to endure a trifecta of terror the Scream Zone Del Mar has once again transformed the Del Mar Fairgrounds into an underworld of ghoulish goings on. You can check out their three themed environments featuring the Haunted Hayride, House of Horror and The Chamber. New for 2010 in the House of Horror are the Rodeo Clowns, the Ward, the Infirmary and many other spooky surprises. They offer the following packages: Triple (Combo) Haunt: House of Horror, Haunted Hayride & The Chamber all 3 for $27.99 Double Haunt: The Chamber plus House of Horror or Haunted Hayride $18.99 Single Haunt: House of Horror or Haunted Hayride $14.99 This attraction is recommended for teens and above.

The Haunted Hotel, located in downtown San Diego’s Gaslamp district, is another favorite fright spot. Named by Haunt World Magazine as one of the top 13 haunted houses in America and also featured in “America Haunts IV” on The Travel Channel in 2009. Admission prices range from $15 to $27 depending on the night and whether or not you want a VIP fast pass bypass the general line. The Haunted Hotel is not recommend for those under 10.

Another fiendishly favorite outdoor thrill is the Haunted Trail of Balboa Park. This mile long stroll will take you on some twisted turns through a trail of terror with surprises around every corner. Back by popular demand is the Carnival of Carnage Maze complete with crazy Carny folk who take sheer delight in frightening the faint of heart. Price packages range from $15 to $32 with a separate admission to visit the maze and VIP fast passes are also available. The Haunted Trail is not recommended for those under 10.

If you crave a little history coupled with some truly frightening experiences, your spirit can be transported to documented historic haunted locations throughout San Diego on the Haunted San Diego Ghost Tour. Complete with ghost stories told outside each grisly stop on the tour, featured fright spots include the famous Whaley House, a Victorian manor containing a sinister secrets, a dark mysterious mansion, a romantic Gaslamp Quarter hotel, and an infamous San Diego graveyard. Prices for the 2 hour tour are $35 and advance purchase is required. The tour dearly departs each evening at 7:00 pm from the The Best Western Hacienda Hotel (Directly Outside of The Lobby Door) 4041 Harney Street (Just behind The Whaley House Museum)

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My weekend blog is always dedicated to fun and interesting things to do in Encinitas and this weekend I would like to share one of my favorite places to uniquely experience the Fall and Halloween season. For my readers who have never made the journey, there is nothing quite like a trip to Julian to satisfy your senses. Within a 90 minute drive from your Encinitas home, Julian is a completely different environment from the coastal region of San Diego and offers both residents and visitors a perfect place to relax and take in the changing of the seasons by experiencing some of the most beautiful and vibrant fall colors found in Southern California. Nestled in and among the Cuyamaca mountains the fall season in Julian is well known for the area’s best apple picking orchards and the variety of B&B’s that surround this charming community. Julian, a former gold mining mecca, boasts a collection of quaint shops and art galleries featuring lots of vendors selling hand made gift ideas for the holidays. Much of the town has been historically preserved, allowing visitors to feel like they have literally been brought back to the late 1800′s. One of the best ways to view the town is to take a carriage ride transporting you back to an era where life flowed at a more relaxed pace. Many of the original gold mines have been kept alive so folks visiting Julian can tour their depths and even try their hand at panning for gold! In addition to all the amenities of the town itself, there are plenty of natural refuges and parks offering camping, hiking and fishing activities. Julian also has some of the areas most well known wineries offering tours and wine tastings daily. There is even a tour of the Pioneer Cemetery, a fitting tribute to the town’s early residents. With so much to do a weekend may not be enough to experience all that Julian has to offer. The above link to the Julian Chamber of Commerce contains details of all the fun fall activities going on this weekend!

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This weekend brings our eyes (and ears) to the sky as the 2010 MCAS Miramar Air Show descends upon the Marine Corps Air Station located in Half Moon Bay, CA. This action packed demonstration of aviation aerobatics runs Saturday and Sunday 10/2 and 10/3 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM with a special twilight show on Saturday from 5:30-9:00 PM. For all you film fanatics out there, be sure to check out the the annual San Diego Film festival running all weekend at the Gaslamp Theater located at 701 Fifth Avenue, San Diego, CA. Voted as one of the hottest and most innovated film festivals in America there is an assortment of cinematic delights for every popular film genre!

Concert goers have a variety of choices this weekend beginning with trip to wine country to be entertained by Kenny G performing Saturday 10/2 at 8:00 at the South Coast Winery and Spa in Temecula, CA. Kenny’s jazz infused and soulful sound will also benefit the Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children a charitable organization helping kids all across the world. On Saturday night 10/2 the Cricket Wireless Amphitheater plays host to the Rascal Flatts, featuring former American Idol finalist Kellie Pickler and Chris Young. Showtime for this night of country fun is 7:30 PM. After forty years in the pop/folk music industry and still going strong, the musical group America brings their timeless and heartfelt melodies to Humphreys concerts by the bay. Showtime is Sunday 10/3 at 7:30 PM. This is one of your last chances to see live performance at Humphreys this season!

Undefeated at home this season, the San Diego Chargers welcome the Arizona Cardinals for a thrilling match up over at the Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Sunday 10/3. Kickoff is at 1:15 PM. October also marks the beginning of free Zoo days for children up to 11 years old at the world famous San Diego Zoo featuring special activities for kids of all ages to connect with the natural world all around them This special runs through the entire month and is always a popular fall activity!

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This Saturday, September 18th you can roll back the wheels of time into the nostalgic era of the classic “Woodie” at the Wavecrest Woodie Meet, taking place on Moonlight Beach from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

This annual event, one of the largest in the United States, features 250-300 automobiles and includes a variety of foods drink and entertainment to accompany the prestigious display of classic wooden cars and trucks from yesteryear. If your nautical nerves are twitching you will definitely want to check out the Fleet Week Big Bay Family Festival located at the B Street Cruise Terminal in downtown San Diego on Saturday September18th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This free and unique exhibit offers the public the ability to to climb aboard US Navy ships and explore other military static displays and chat with Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen.

Art lovers will enjoy a relaxing stroll along the waterfront at the Artwalk on the Bay at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront nearby many popular waterfront activities.

This free celebration of visual arts begins at 10:00 am on Saturday September 18th and runs through the weekend. An alternative art celebration will also be taking place this weekend at the the 5th annual Coronado Art Walk located on Coronado Ferry Landing from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm each day. Packed with over 80 local artists, entertainment and food, this event is free to the public as well.

Hard Rockers will thrill to this years Uproar Festival presented by Rockstar Energy Drink.
The exciting line up includes Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold, along with Stone Sour and Halestorm on the main stage as well as Airbourne, Hail The Villain, New Medicine and the Jägermeister Battle of The Bands winner from local contests around San Diego. The festival and fist pumps begin at 3:00 pm on Saturday September 18th at 3:00 pm. Prepare to rock through the night!

Sports fans won’t be disappointed as the San Diego Chargers host the Jacksonville Jaguars at QualCom Stadium on Sunday. Kickoff is 12:15 pm. Come out and cheer on the Chargers as they take home turf after their exciting and close match upon the premier of last week’s Monday night Football!

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• Summer is not complete without a trip to the ball park so why not enjoy an evening with the San Diego Padres who welcome the LA Dodgers tonight for some old fashioned in state baseball rivalry. PetCo Park is the venue and game time is at 6:05 pm.
• If home grown music is your choice then tonight is the night to welcome back California’s very own Doobie Brothers whose musical career has spanned over 30 years. Catch this nostalgic performance tonight at Humphreys concerts by the bay at 7:30 pm and “listen to the music.”
• Want to enjoy some outdoor music but the budget is a little tight after the holiday? Then perhaps the foot stomping Cajun spiced sounds of Zydeco are more your to you and your wallet’s liking. This free show starts at 7:00 pm at the Pacific Beach/ Taylor Branch of the San Diego Library.
• If you want to get a jump on the Halloween season why not check out the Haunted San Diego Ghost Tour. This guided tour features some of the areas well documented haunted and historic sites including Gaslamp Quarter hotel,downtown’s oldest building, a Victorian mansion, San Diego’s oldest cemetery and the Whaley House, one of 30 ghost houses recognized by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The haunting starts this evening at 6:30 pm and dearly departs from the Best Western Hacienda Hotel Old Town.

Whether it’s cheering with the crowd at PetCo, jamming to the sounds of the Doobie Brothers, or listening for the faint wail of a ghost, your spirit will be lifted right out of your Encinitas Home.

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