Arts & Entertainment Events

Press releases should be typed, with basic information about an event, performance dates and times, location, ticket prices and a public information number. Two to three weeks before the event, send information to:

Celebrations

Notices of engagements, weddings and anniversaries are published as soon as possible after they are received. Anniversaries of 25 years or greater are published at each five-year mark (25, 30, 35, etc.) until the 60th, when they may be published yearly. Black and white or color photos are acceptable. If a photo is of antique or sentimental value, please do not send us the original. Digital photos must be in jpeg format at 200-plus dpi.

Photos may be picked up at the reception desk 10 days after the announcement has been published. You may enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope to have the picture returned to you by mail. Although we try to ensure the return of all photos once they have appeared in the paper, the North County Times cannot be responsible for lost or damaged photos.

To have an announcement form sent to you, call 760/839-3333, e-mail us or see the Web forms at Web Services.

Features

The North County Times feature sections include Food, Faith & Values, Home Page, Life & Times, Books, Trips and Social Scene. We welcome feature story ideas and local news items about upcoming events, classes, workshops and special appearances pertinent to each of our sections.

Letters To the Editor

The North County Times is committed to an open letters forum. We invite letters on topics of public interest and make every effort to print them all.

Writers must include full name, address and daytime phone number. We edit for taste, clarity, length and to avoid libel. Letters should be less than 200 words and will be further shortened when possible to make space for more letters. Writers are limited to one letter every two weeks. Priority is given to North County writers. Commercial complaints and endorsements are not published. Unsigned letters will be discarded.

Obituaries

The North County Times publishes three types of death announcements that can include photos. Digital photos must be in jpeg format at 200-plus dpi.

OBITUARY

A free death notice for a current or former North San Diego County resident can be submitted up to one month after a death. This notice includes specific information and standard format.

MEMORIAL

A paid death notice that allows family and friends to use their own wording and timing. Can be published up to one month after a death.

IN MEMORIAM

This is a paid remembrance submitted by family or friends commemorating the anniversary or birthday of the deceased.

Obituary forms are available at each of our offices and on the Web page at Web Services.