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Tuesday, June 24, 2025, 6:30 p.m. Join us for San Diego Central Library's Fantastical Fiction Forum, where we discuss fantasy, horror, and science fiction books in a friendly, inclusive group! Our June discussion book is: “The Water Outlaws,” by S. L. Huang. This hybrid program allows for virtual and in-person attendance. If you plan to attend in-person, we will meet in the Sullivan Library Commission Room on the 9th floor of the library. If you plan to attend virtually, you will receive a zoom link with your confirmation email when you register. For further information, or to sign up, please visit our event calendar Help us build a community based on the shared appreciation of speculative fiction! Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/fantastical-fiction-forum-423007

Join us for one of our favorite annual traditions—the Luminaria and Winter Walkabout, when our neighborhood officially lights up for the season! Stroll the streets as twinkling lights and holiday cheer transform our community into a festive wonderland. Local shops and restaurants will stay open late, offering specials, treats, and warm drinks to keep you cozy as you explore. Music, smiling faces, and the glow of holiday lights make this a magical night for families, friends, and neighbors alike. Come experience the spirit of the season—South Park style: bright, joyful, and full of community warmth. South Park Sign Lighting: 5 p.m. at Grape Street Square South Park, San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for Winter Festival on Friday, January 9, 2026 from 5 to 9 p.m. and Saturday, January 10, 2026 from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Poway Community Park and experience the magic and charm of winter like never before! Whether you're building a snowman, sledding down the snow hill, roasting marshmallows by the campfire, making silly faces in our free photo booth, or taking a spin around the synthetic skate rink; there is bound to be something for everyone! Our newest enchanting enhancements to Winter Festival return this year! Discover new friends in our winter wonderland character encounter, traipse through a dazzling magical light walk, and bounce to your heart's content in a bounce house playland! A variety of old favorites and exciting new food vendors will be on-site. Come curious and hungry! Entrance, ice skating, skate rentals, snow hill, sled use, crafts, bounce houses, snow play areas, magical light walk, winter wonderland character encounter, and photo booth are free. Food vendors, face painting, and pony rides do charge a fee. There are no ATMs at the event, so please plan accordingly. City of Poway on Facebook / Instagram

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This workshop is for all writers who’d like to get a sense of the where in their writing. Through readings and writing prompts, we’ll explore how environments influence story and character, from the natural world to cityscapes to climate. We’ll discuss tips for creating setting and atmosphere, including research, and do plenty of in-class writing. Whether you’d like to generate new work or enhance your work-in-progress, this workshop will help you dive deeper into fictional and/or poetic surroundings and enhance a sense of place in your work. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Note: Though this class is offered as part of the Certificate in Memoir Writing, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. In this workshop, participants will deepen their character work and learn how to craft a compelling memoir scene complete with description, details and dialogue that will bring the written word to life. A deeper understanding of the two voices of memoir will be explored; the voice of innocence and the voice of experience. Participants will gain a strong understanding of how and when to create real, conversational dialogue and utilize flashbacks. Tools to communicate clarity of character will be taught to bring the people in the story to life for the reader. Participants will be encouraged to submit another chapter of their work for peer review. (Those following the certificate program will have 3-5 chapters written by the end of this class.) Class structure: Except for the first class, the first hour will be lecture and the second hour will be read and critique where participants can workshop their material or class assignments. Tone of class: We strive to create a supportive, nurturing environment where participants feel encouraged to share, risk and connect to their most creative self. Our textbook, "7 Essential Writing Tools," is available for purchase on the first day of class for $10 or on Amazon/Kindle. Note: There will be no class on March 28 (San Diego Writers Festival) or April 4 (Easter)! Please also note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

MPact Global hosts the 3rd annual cross-border International HIV Kiss-In, a bold public demonstration celebrating the sexuality, visibility, and rights of queer people living with HIV and queer migrants. Featuring a symbolic kiss between two HIV-positive men, the event highlights ongoing stigma, human rights violations, and health inequities faced by queer migrants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border. Community leaders, activists, and participants from San Diego and Tijuana will gather in solidarity the day before World AIDS Day. MPact Global on Facebook / Instagram

The La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival is a cherished annual celebration that brings the community together for a full day of festive entertainment, family-friendly activities, and holiday spirit. The event features the beloved La Jolla Christmas Parade, showcasing marching bands, creative floats, equestrian units, vintage vehicles, canine groups, community leaders, and local schools and service organizations. The Holiday Festival surrounds the parade with activities offered in two locations. Santa’s Workshop on Wall Street (1008 Wall Street in front of the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library) provides hands-on arts and crafts, educational exhibits including robotics and coding demonstrations, and pre-parade visits with Santa. Santa’s Village at the La Jolla Recreation Center (615 Prospect Street) continues the celebration with games, live music, inflatable attractions, pony rides, face painting, and post-parade Santa visits. Admission is free, and families may reserve complimentary Santa visit time slots in advance on our website: www.ljparade.com We invite the entire community to join us for a joyful and memorable holiday tradition in the heart of La Jolla. La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival on Instagram

Don’t miss our Fall Fundraiser Concert featuring the dynamic musicians Connessa Collective and Windscape. Get swept away by this breathtaking performance while helping us bring the World Music Fest to life. Every ticket and donation supports local world-class artists and helps us bring global sounds right here to our community. Thank you for supporting our mission. Your support is invaluable. Connessa Collective on Facebook / Instagram Windscape Music on Instagram

This holiday season, Shelter to Soldier and L’Auberge Del Mar are teaming up for a festive, pet-friendly Ugly Sweater “Yappy Hour” to raise vital funds that support bringing trained rescue dogs together with wounded veterans, providing healing, purpose, and a path forward. On Tuesday, December 16 from 4-8 p.m., L’Auberge Del Mar will welcome guests and their pups to their Living Room Bar (1540 Camino Del Mar, Del Mar, CA 92014) for an evening of holiday cheer in support of this meaningful mission. The event will feature a lineup of festive specialty cocktails, crafted exclusively for the evening. For every specialty cocktail sold, L’Auberge Del Mar will generously donate $5 directly to Shelter to Soldier, helping the organization continue its mission of “Saving Lives, Two at a Time” through adopting dogs from local shelters and training them to become service dogs for post-9/11 veterans. There will even be a special “cocktail” on the menu created just for the dogs. Guests will enjoy live music, an ugly sweater contest, special moments with Shelter to Soldier’s Canine Ambassadors, and an opportunity drawing featuring unique items from local businesses. About Shelter to Soldier: Shelter to Soldier is a nonprofit organization that adopts dogs from local shelters and trains them to become service dogs for post 9/11 veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI, Military Sexual Trauma, and or other injuries associated with traumatic service experiences. The program also places emotional support animals (ESAs) with active-duty military and veterans, as well as deploys the Shelter to Soldier Canine Ambassadors, a team of therapy dogs and their volunteer handlers, to provide visits of love and comfort to local military, veterans, and their families. For more information, please visit https://www.sheltertosoldier.org/. L'Auberge Del Mar on Facebook / Instagram