Taste of Our Towne brings together great food and wine, live music, silent and live auctions and much more, all under the stars on the Plaza of the Poway Center for the Performing Arts!

A.J. Croce celebrates the life and music of his father, Jim Croce, performing “Operator,” “You Don’t Mess Around with Jim,” “Workin’ At the Car Wash Blues,” “Rapid Roy (The Stock Car Boy), “One Less Set of Footsteps,” “Lovers Cross,” and “Box #10,” and more. A.J. rounds out the evening with his own tunes and songs that influenced both him and his father.

Acclaimed American singer-songwriter, fiddler, and multi-instrumentalist artist, Sara Watkins, of Nickel Creek fame, will perform soulful songs and more from her latest solo collection on Sunday evening, August 25th at 6:30 p.m. at the Bernardo Winery. Watkins’ new album, Young In All the Wrong Ways, out July 1, sees her boldly stepping in to the role of frontwoman following her prior performances with the collaborative groups of I’m With Her, Watkins Family Hour and the platinum-selling, Grammy Award-winning Nickel Creek.

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy is brought to life in this critically acclaimed tribute show. This one-night-only performance showcases the breathtaking vocals of Belinda Davids – a RiSA chart-topping artist in her home country of South Africa – who has performed alongside such talents as Keri Hilson, Keyshia Cole and Monica, and was featured on Fox TV’s “Showtime at the Apollo” and BBC1 TV’s “Even Better Than the Real Thing.”