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District leaders say the program serves both English-speakers learning a second language and Spanish-speaking students who want to preserve that skill.

Welcome all busy bees who are ready to explore the magic of pollinators! Come buzz through activities to learn how birds, butterflies, bees, and beetles help plants in the San Elijo Lagoon reproduce. With free, hands-on activities and crafts, you’ll discover how shape, color, and smell attract different species of pollinators - you may even get to see them in action! Nature Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Who loves BUGS?! We do! Monday through Friday July 20 – 24, from 1 – 4 p.m. Ages 8-12 years welcome! In this week-long kids camp, campers will explore ceramics, woodworking and paper mache’ for five days of insect-inspired crafting fun! Kids will build raised clay bugs using pinch and coil hand building techniques. Campers will score and slip, adding surface textures with leaves, grass, and other simple tools. They’ll create a bug project out of wood and wire, and have creative three-dimensional designs to take home with them and to display. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Kids explore working with clay & herbalism in the organic garden! Monday through Friday June 22 – 26, from 1 – 4 p.m. Ages 7-12 years welcome! In this week-long camp, kids will explore ceramics while making fun fairy garden decorations to take home. Kids will also learn all about herbs & herbalism–focusing on learning how to identify herbs while making herbal remedies and incorporating herbs into meals. Kids will learn to harvest, create plant profiles, make herb-infused honey or a simple herbal remedy, and make a yummy treat to share with the herb of the day. We will spend time in the garden watching the plants and how they subtly move and shift towards the sun, enjoying their scents, textures, and drawing them. The children will learn how to activate all their senses to listen to the messages the plants have to share with us. At the end of the week, each child will take home their plant profile-recipe booklet. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

In honor of Veterans Day, San Diego’s standout restaurants and bars are showing gratitude with exclusive dining specials for veterans and active-duty military. Whether it’s complimentary tacos or a discounted bill, these spots are celebrating service with the taste of appreciation. GBOD Hospitality Group will offer veterans and active-duty military personnel a 10% discount on their bill at Bencotto, Monello, Havana 1920, Prohibition, plus additional specials at El Chingón. El Chingón, San Diego’s “Bad Ass Mexican” hotspot at 560 Fifth Ave., will offer two complimentary tacos with any purchase. Standout taco selections include veggie, el típico, birria, al pastor, carnitas, Jorge’s Taco de Pescado and shrimp. Signature dishes include pork belly, a tender, boneless cut served with guacamole, rice, refried beans and a choice of tortillas, priced at $32; and the El Chingon burro, loaded with pico de gallo, guacamole, rice, beans, cheese and sour cream, with choice of shredded chicken, shredded beef, pollo asado, chile relleno, carnitas, birria, carne asada or shrimp, priced starting at $9. Located in the heart of Little Italy, Bencotto features favorites like the pollo alla pizzaiola, featuring a lightly fried breaded chicken breast topped with mozzarella and tomato sauce, served with garlic mashed potatoes, priced at $30; ravioli al granchio, handmade half-moon ravioli filled with crab meat, served in a creamy lemon zest Chardonnay sauce, priced at $28; and salmone Mediterraneo, sautéed salmon with white wine, lemon, olives, cherry tomatoes and garlic, served with dill mashed potatoes, priced at $36. Monello, located next door to Bencotto Italian Kitchen, offers standout dishes like spaghetti di zafferano con gamberi, bronze-die saffron spaghetti with shrimp, lemon zest and a Prosecco cream sauce, priced at $26; stinco di agnello, lamb shank slowly roasted with herbs, vegetables and port red wine, served with roasted potatoes, priced at $38; or classic prosciutto pizza, with Prosciutto di Parma with cheese sauce, mozzarella, figs and raspadura, priced at $26. Havana 1920, located at 548 Fifth Ave. in the Gaslamp Quarter, offers dishes and drinks that bring the taste of Cuba straight to San Diego. Standouts include the award winning Cubano with slices of slow-roasted pork, ham, Swiss cheese, pickles and mustard pressed between fresh Cuban bread, priced at $17; bistec Havana, an Angus skirt steak topped with house-made chimichurri, served with toasted Cuban bread and a side salad, priced at $30; and the Ropa Vieja, the national dish of Cuba which includes shredded beef with peppers, olives and onions, priced at $24. Prohibition, the Gaslamp Quarter’s sultry speakeasy, offers popular cocktails like Sweet But Not Too Sweet, made with Patrón Reposado Single Barrel, passion fruit, pineapple, lime, R&D Fire Bitters and a Tajín rim; Trébol Club, mixed with Patrón Reposado Tequila, raspberry, lemon, honey, egg white and R&D Cherry Apple Bitters; or the Hotel Nacional, featuring Havana Club Blanco, pineapple, lime, demerara, apricot and R&D Aromatic #7 Bitters, all cocktails priced at $18. Clique Hospitality will offer 20% off at Temaki Bar: Handroll, Sushi, Sake; Lionfish Modern Coastal Cuisine; and Serẽa Coastal Cuisine to all veterans and active-duty military personnel with a valid ID. Guests can enjoy premium seafood or sushi paired with craft cocktails at any of the three restaurants below. Temaki Bar offers fresh, hand-rolled sushi such as the Mama’s Roll, with shrimp tempura, blue crab, ooba, cucumber, seared salmon, sweet soy, sesame seeds, negi and lemon, priced at $24; the Super Ninja Bunny Roll with blue crab, toro, bubu arare, chives, brown butter aioli, caviar and truffle oil, priced at $25; among others. Standouts at Lionfish include roasted truffle chicken with truffle butter, sourdough crust and chicken truffle au jus; spaghetti lobster “homard,” featuring half a lobster, Nueske bacon lardon, dashi cognac cream and chives; and spicy grilled octopus with fermented chile, crispy garlic, crispy potatoes and cilantro aioli; among others. At Serẽa, craveable seafood dishes include bigeye tuna tartare with market citrus, petite herbs, Calabrian caper tapenade and crostini; spicy lobster rigatoni, with Maine lobster, calabrian chile and tomato vodka cream; among others.

Monday – Friday, March 30 – April 3, from 1 – 4 p.m. Ages 7-12 welcome! Taught by a variety of skilled educators and professional artists, your child will explore a fun variety of crafts this Spring Break, from Ceramics to Macrame’ and Hand Sewing! Along the way, we’ll make fun, high-quality crafts that kids can take home, like a ceramic snack plate, a macrame’ plushie hanger and a handmade plushie! Our projects are geared to build and hone skills such as hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, creativity, comprehension + exploration of a variety of materials. Projects and depth of craft exploration are matched up to the child’s age and ability. It’s important that your child bring water in a refillable bottle and a snack (no candy or peanut products please) in case they are hungry or thirsty during this time. In addition, if your child is enrolled in a nearby camp elsewhere in Liberty Station, and they’re camp is ending as ours begins, we are happy to walk your child from their camp to the studio. If you’d like your camper to stay during the lunch hour from 12-1 p.m., for a fun, supervised space to eat their lunch (not provided) and a craft afterward, visit Lunch Supervision. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

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Join in the fun and help kick-off Fiber Fest 2026! We'll be celebrating the local fiber scene with: * A fun Sit & Stitch (or another fiber art of your choice), & * An epic Fiber & Fabric Swap! Bring something made with natural fibers to share and exchange with others! This event will take place outdoors, so please bring a layer in case you get chilly. We can't wait to see you at the studio! San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Free Sustainable Craft Event — All Ages Welcome! Join us at San Diego Craft Collective for Fiber Fest, a vibrant celebration of natural textiles and sustainability. This annual event brings together fiber artists, artisans, sustainability advocates, and local farmers to highlight the journey of natural textiles—from sheep to finished fabric—within the Southern California Fibershed. What You’ll Experience: Live sheep shearing demonstrations, Artist & artisan demos, Fiber arts vendors & more, Interactive crafts for all ages, fun for the whole family! Special Feature: This year, the San Diego County Spinners will compete in the International Back to Back Wool Challenge—a worldwide race to create a sweater from sheep to wearable garment as fast as possible, all in front of a live audience. Have questions? Email us at team@sandiegocraft.org. We can’t wait to see you there! San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Leading San Diego board-certified dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon Melanie Palm, M.D. of Art of Skin MD will be hosting her annual Body Boot Camp event on March 16-27, 2026. This year, this highly-anticipated event will feature an Instagram Live “Lunch & Learn” session with Dr. Palm on March 19, discounted offers on non-invasive procedures including EMFACE, EMSCULPT Neo, Exion, Coolsculpting, Ultherapy, Sculptra, Radiesse, and more. Art of Skin MD will also be offering 15% off all non-prescription skincare and free gifts with purchase! To learn more, visit www.artofskinmd.com or call 858-792-7546.