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Celebrate Spring with art! Join us for a vibrant paint and sip at Giaola’s Fine Italian dining in Carlsbad. Create your own “Blue Bouquet,” a charming tin watering can overflowing with flowers, guided by local artists. This is a 2 hour paint and sip party, using a 12×16 canvas! All supplies are provided including a complimentary glass of wine! Make sure to tell your friends! We look forward to painting with you! Experience North County’s newest destination for modern fine dining. Giaola Italian Kitchen has meticulously crafted a one-of-a-kind culinary experience, which masterfully blends the flavors of Italy with sleek, modern design. Giaola Italian Kitchen offers patrons superb dining, takeout, delivery, and catering. There is plenty of free parking for guests, wheelchair accessible, and indoors. If you are wanting to dine in before the event, feel free to check out their happy hour which is 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. every day. This is also a kid-friendly venue and their outdoor patio is a pet-friendly space! Their maximum occupancy for this venue is 20 guests. Visit: Blue Bouquet Paint and Sip Giaola Italian Kitchen on Instagram and Facebook

Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to participate in a local research project led by the Roselab at UCSD. Event will begin with a brief summary of the labs research and the role of mosquitoes in our ecosystem. This will be followed by field activities on the Marsh. Volunteers will get the chance to take environmental measurements, identify mosquito larvae, collect environmental samples for DNA sequencing and explore the Kendall-Frost Marsh! Visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdcrh0lgxeJKik5jI4rcm5SBFtZm0-2f-A3Lsoz8S2mel_wQ/viewform?pli=1

The alternative weekly is laying off staff and shifting to online-only publishing after printing approximately 2,600 issues.

Hundreds of students, parents and teachers have opposed the changes, which could hurt the school’s renowned arts program.

Kick off your weekend with us! Every Friday this summer (starting May 23), we're open until 10 p.m. so you can explore the Museum after hours. Enjoy access to all exhibitions, trivia in the Atrium at 7 p.m., and our rooftop deck for good views and great vibes. The rooftop is open to all visitors and serves beer, wine, non-alcoholic drinks and food from Wolf in the Woods—you can get a look at the menu below. With bars on several floors, sip a signature cocktail as you leisurely explore the Museum. Or grab some artisan tacos, conchas or paletas, and amazing coffee drinks from The Craft Taco in our Atrium. On select dates, enjoy getting crafty with our friends from Sketchparty (usually the third Friday of the month). Admission is half-price after 5 PM. You can buy your tickets in advance online or buy them at the door the night of. As always, members of The Nat and Explorer pass holders enjoy free general admission. San Diego Natural History Museum on Facebook / Instagram

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m. March 14, 15, and 16 (3 days, 9 total hours of instruction) La Jolla Studio Follow your imagination and the patterns in fabric scraps as you combine them with painted paper, cutouts, and paints. This is a chance to recycle many colorful leftovers into fantasy creations. Compositional forms will be explained with a focus on movement and repetition. During the first class meeting, Susan will demonstrate techniques for preparing paper and gluing items smoothly, and she will provide some fabric scraps for your use. She will be working on a mixed-media collage while in class. The following classes will be used to complete a larger work using still life or photographs as inspiration.   Materials: Fabric scraps, paper,* acrylic paints, 11” x 14” canvas (or larger), gesso, brushes, clear acrylic medium, copies of old photos, magazines for collage, scissors. Useful additions: Rags, scraps of foam-core, corrugated cardboard, mat board, colored pencils, soft pastels, oil pastels, India ink, watercolors. *Paper for the base of the artwork needs to be at least 100 lb. Pick no smaller than 16” x 20”. Various sizes and types of art paper (Arches cover, Stonehenge, Bristol) are good. All kinds of scrap paper and wrapping paper can be used in the mixed-media art piece. Max students: 12 Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/classes/16 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Join us May 10th & 11th, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., for our 48th Annual Spring Arts and Crafts Fair, a San Diego tradition for the whole family! A truly All-Artisan fair, where all the works are hand-crafted and sold by the artists and crafters themselves. Fair FAQ's: -Over 125 Hand-picked vendors from across Southern California, with everything from handmade jewelry, soaps, paintings and sculpture, local honey, clothing, pottery, items for the home and garden and much more! -Outside wine bars are located throughout the winery grounds -Grab and go Italian fare from the Kitchen restaurant in the courtyard. There will also be a food court located on the East side of the fair -The permanent winery village shops are also open during the fair, -Manzanita Roasting Co coffee shop open at 8 a.m. -Please do not attend the fair if you are ill. -Plenty of seating is available for enjoying wine and food across the winery. -Admission is free. Families are welcome! -No pets are permitted on winery grounds. No exceptions. ADA recognized service dogs (not ESD's) that are trained to aid a disabled person are welcome. -No outside food and beverage are permitted on the winery grounds. -We have parking onsite but carpooling is recommended. -Bring cash for vendors that do not accept credit cards. There are no ATM's on the winery grounds. -Comfortable shoes and sun hats are recommended! -Non-alcoholic beverages, coffee, sodas, water and other drinks are sold on the winery grounds and in the coffee shop. The Bernardo Winery is family-owned and has the right to refuse service. Visit: https://www.bernardowinery.com/ Bernardo Winery on Instagram and Facebook

Don’t miss the San Diego Made Spring Market in La Mesa Village on Saturday, May 10 from 11a.m. - 6 p.m. This free, family-friendly creative spring festival will feature over 120 local curated makers, showcasing the best of San Diego's creative community and offering attendees a unique shopping experience outdoors down historic La Mesa Boulevard. The perfect Mother’s Day weekend activity, guests can enjoy gourmet food trucks, free photo booths, floral stands, live music performances, Instagram-able art installations, styled lounges, craft stations, kids activities, and more! Businesses along the Boulevard will be offering specials throughout the day. This event is free, but anyone who RSVP’s beforehand on the website will be added to a giveaway to win one of many amazing prize packs. Bring the whole family to the San Diego Made Spring Market for some fun in the sun while supporting local businesses!

Sunday–Tuesday, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. March 30 – April 1 (3 Days, 15 total hours of instruction) AAC Art Studio This class will focus on the basics of encaustic painting, a technique using heated beeswax mixed with pigments that allows for rich textures and vibrant colors. Beginner basics include learning to do the following: Use encaustic equipment (griddle, heat gun and torch) Fuse encaustic mediums for a smooth appearance Create depth by layering Embed small (dried) objects and collage elements Excavate to reveal underlying layers Materials: The $75 material fee includes wood-panel supports, R & F encaustic medium;, some R & F wax colors, heated palette, some brushes, heat guns, torches, some collage materials, images, things to embed; mark-making tools, gloves, scissors. Optional: you may bring to class an apron, mask for face if sensitive to the smell of heated wax, paper towels, tracing paper, your own mark-making tools, dried botanicals to embed. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/classes/59 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

Nearly 1,400 people died after Hurricane Katrina crashed into Louisiana and Mississippi. Most of the deaths were in New Orleans, which has had an uneven recovery in the past 20 years.