Check out all the fun things going down this weekend in Southwest Riverside:

Comedian Brian Regan plans to bring big laughs to the Showroom Theater stage at 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 Pechanga Resort & Casino. (Courtesy photo)
45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula
Comedian Brian Regan plans to bring big laughs to the Showroom Theater stage at 8 p.m. on Nov. 11 Pechanga Resort & Casino. Tickets are still available.
Poetry reading at Idyllwild Arts Academy
52500 Temecula Road, Idyllwild
Lehua M. Taitano, writer, essayist and poet, is set to read from her recent works at 7:30 p.m. on Nov.11 at the Parks Exhibition Center on the campus of Idyllwild Arts. Taitano, a native Chamoru from Yigo, Guahån (Guam), has spent her lifetime residing either in the mountains or by the sea.
“Willy Wonka” at Temecula Theater
42051 Main Street, Temecula
“Roald Dahl’s Willy Wonka” is the stuff of sweet dreams and it’s set to take center stage for its opening performance at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11 at Old Town Temecula Community Theater.
Town Square Park, Murrieta
Murrieta’s 9th Annual Veterans Day Parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11 at the corner of Ivy and Washington. When the Parade winds down at Town Square Park at noon, residents are invited to the unveiling of the Korean War Wall at the Veterans Memorial.
500 Diamond Drive, Lake Elsinore
Come out and watch as motocross riders cruise their way on a wacky, winding course. The fun starts at 7 a.m. on Nov. 12-13. Admission is free.
Eleven to the Third Power Adventurer’s Party
42081 Main Street, Temecula
Professor Pennypickles is set to celebrate the weird and mysterious day of 11-11-11 with some cool scientific fun at the Temecula Children’s Museum. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 11.
42051 Main Street, Temecula
Music is always happening at The Merc in Old Town Temecula. Friday’s feature good old fashioned rock ‘n roll and Saturday’s go country at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15. Then, it’s Classics at The Merc at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets are $11.
Kerri S. Mabee can be reached at kerri.mabee@swrnn.com. Follow me on Twitter @kerrimabee.








