Week Ahead: Safety Open House, OktoberWest, and Fests

OktoberWest - The 4th Annual OktoberWest celebration on October 12 is a lively outdoor festival includes music, beer, wine and festive culinary creations by Chef Eugenio Martignago. 

Carlsbad Public Safety Open House Oct. 12 - 
The event will feature live demonstrations including: 

•  Burning house Car 
• extraction and rescue 
• SWAT mission 
• Police K-9 maneuvers 
• Rappelling rescue

GIA Jewelry Career Fair & Open House - GIA’s world headquarters in Carlsbad, will set the scene for the jewelry industry’s preeminent recruiting event on Oct. 11. The free event marks the only time each year that the coastal 30-acre Carlsbad campus is open to the public without appointment.

Westfield North County "Bright Pink Weekend" - Style & Beauty Event - Grab your girlfriends for a weekend of fun and fashion for a great cause! In honor of October’s National Breast Cancer Awareness Month Westfield North County is going “Bright Pink.” The event features FREE:
-Personal Style Sessions with Style Your Life’s Jennifer Rosson, featuring apparel & accessories exclusively from Nordstrom
-Mini-Mani’s, Complete With Nail Art
-Hair Blowouts
-Mini Make-Overs by bareMinerals®
-Signature Mocktail
-Sweet Treats
-Bright Pink® VIP Lounge Gift bags (while supplies last)

After the mall, since you'll be in Escondido, consider going to The Wedge on Grand - Artisan Cheese and Wine Festival this weekend. The Escondido Downtown Business Association will host a culinary playground where food, beer and wine enthusiasts unite and are invited to indulge in the pure 
pleasure of local cuisines.

Bat Chats at Agua Hedionda Lagoon - Come listen to children's author Janell Cannon speak about her book Stellaluna at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center on Saturday! As she reads passages from her book about the adventures of a baby fruit bat, you will discover why bats are not so scary after all.