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The San Diego Women’s Foundation (SDWF) will hold the 23rd Annual Grants Celebration on Wednesday, June 28 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at San Diego Central Library (330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101). SDWF invites the public to join as they honor the impact of Community Partners and award over $200,000 in grants to support early childhood education. The evening will begin with a cocktail hour, followed by a speaking program and the grant awards. The speaking program will highlight the impact of SDWF’s most recent grantees’ efforts to provide sustainable and community-centered solutions to food insecurity. In addition, Keynote Speaker and Executive Director of First 5 San Diego, Alethea Arguilez, will share her more than 20 years of experience in the field of early childhood education and discuss the critical needs and impact of efforts to provide quality education opportunities for youth from under-resourced communities. Since the foundation began in 2000, SDWF has given out over $4.8 million in grants and touched the lives of nearly 90,000 people. This event will showcase the impact and successes that the grants have on the community and illustrate the many programs SDWF has supported during its 23 years of granting. The event is sponsored by US Bank, San Diego Foundation, LPL Financial, and Symbio Financial Partners. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Stephanie Cook at stephaniec@sdfoundation.org for details.

Meet us in the ring for an Oasis Anniversary Block Party of EPIC proportions! On Sunday, June 25, our Escondido fiesta will kick off at 11a.m. with fresh beer releases, LIVE music, food vendors, new Oasis merch, and more! Then join us in competing for world title in our first annual CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT! Assemble your luchadores for this dual meet (teams of 2) and sign up to be contenders in this elite competition for the Oasis Championship Belt & HUGE prizes! Registration opens on Thursday June 8 at 10 a.m. and spots are limited, so have your Lucha Libre team name ready and head to the Eventbrite link when the fight bell rings! A portion of event proceeds will go to San Diego Mountain Biking Association. We’ll see you ringside! Visit: https://burgeonbeer.com/pages/the-oasis View this event on Facebook

We are excited to announce the grand opening of Havana Grill, our 2nd location at 1652 Camino Del Rio North, FS19, San Diego, CA 92108, which will be held on June 10 from 11a.m. to 9p.m. You are cordially invited to our grand opening where you can enjoy complimentary champagne, $5 passion fruit mimosas, $5 mojitos along with our flavorful & traditional dishes

The 2nd annual East Village Blues Festival is very proud to feature San Diego Music Award Winners Whitney Shay and The Taryn Donath Trio! Also performing is very special guest Brother Yusef. Local favorites The Tighten Ups & SDMA Best Blues Artist nominee Anthony Cullins top off this great day of the blues! Quartyard on Facebook / Instagram

Celebrate Summer! This month we’ll be making macrame sandals–the perfect footwear for summertime wear, from a dress, jeans, shorts, skirts or just to go to the beach or enjoy a day at the pool. In this workshop you’ll have 5+ color options to choose from for a sandal you can wear all summer long. Materials will be provided. Age 11 and up is recommended or 8+ if accompanied by an adult.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Three Thousand Years of Spanish Food in One Hour,” featuring Richard Foss, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. The event is free and open to the public and a tasting will follow the presentation. Spanish cuisine has become one of the most popular in the world, but the roots of this cuisine are little understood. This fast-paced lecture explains how the Greeks, Phoenicians, Arabs and other cultures contributed to the diversity of Spanish food. Richard Foss has been writing professionally since 1986, when he started reviewing restaurants for a Los Angeles newspaper. He has contributed to over forty different publications, including the Encyclopedia of World Food Cultures and Oxford Companion to Sweets. Richard has taught culinary history in extension programs, done lecture tours in the US, Australia and New Zealand, been a culinary consultant for museums, and is the board of the Culinary Historians of Southern California. His book on the history of rum was published in 2012. “Food in the Air and Space” was released in 2014. He is the Executive Director of Collage: A Place for Art and Culture, a nonprofit arts center located in San Pedro, California.

The dopest R&B dance party in San Diego on Saturday, June 17 from 5 - 9 p.m. at the Quartyard! Featuring Resident DJ. DJ Alonzo The Mayor and Special DJ Guests & Performers! 21+ / All Sales Final / All tickets sold online / No In and Outs Before 7 p.m. $10-$20 Presale Tickets, $25 Day Of (Subject to capacity)

Officials have turned to conservatorships as part of a solution to the state’s homeless crisis. Those who have spent decades trying to help their loved one with a severe mental illness have largely been in support of expansion, but some advocates have concerns.

Oklahoma City and several other cities last year worked with NOAA to map neighborhoods to find out how heat impacts neighborhoods. The data can help cities prepare and adapt to a warmer world.

Spiderwebs can capture environmental DNA, or eDNA, from vertebrate animals in their area, potentially making them a useful tool in animal monitoring, tracking and conservation.