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Join the San Diego River Park Foundation this Earth Day weekend, April 21 - 23 to celebrate community, environmental stewardship, and connection to our namesake waterway with a FREE community mural opportunity in San Diego River's 52-acre hidden gem, Mission Valley Preserve. This multi-day event will be held along the San Diego River Bikeway in Cottonwood Grove, just west of the Sefton Park Baseball Fields. The mural will be led by San Diego River Park Foundation staff and volunteers, and the mural will be designed by local artist Helen T Kim. Activities include mural prepping, painting, and light gardening of the surrounding Cottonwood Grove area. We will also offer educational tours of the San Diego River at this time. We are looking for local artists, gardeners, volunteer leaders, families, friends, coworkers, clubs, classes, groups, and YOU help us celebrate the San Diego River with restoration of the Cottonwood Grove area and a new community mural! This event will be free but donations towards the San Diego River Park Foundation will be accepted. Come for a few hours or spend the entire day with us! San Diego River Park Foundation on Facebook/ Instagram

The Athenaeum invites you to a free open house the day following our "Talk of the Town" annual benefit celebration. There will be coffee and pastries upon opening at 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. tour of the Athenaeum with Librarian Kathi Bower Peterson, a 2 p.m. artists’ books presentation by Carol Buckley in the Elliott North Reading Room, and a 3:30 p.m. concert with vocalist Elizabeth Marcano, accompanied on piano by Kathi Bower Peterson, performing popular 1920s songs from sheet music in the Athenaeum collection. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Group Description No class on 4/29/2023* Please Note: Though this class is offered as part of the Novel Writing Certificate Program, there is no pre-requisite to join this class. All students, members, and nonmembers are encouraged to enroll. Characters and characterization make or break a novel, and as a writer, you must know not only how to construct a person from the ground up, but also how to skillfully relate that character to your readers through action and thought. This means that complicated backstories are not the be-all-end-all to characters. We need to understand the personalities within our writing. This process can be tricky, but it is a lot of fun. Once you have it down, you’ll never forget it. This course will focus on three main areas of study: Character Theory, Psychology and Subtext By the time you finish this course, you will not only have fully formed characters that fit your story and style, you’ll know how to use them, too.

Tagline: A new cult-classic is born with "SMOKING CAUSES COUGHING," an inventive, bizarre, and zany new comedy from Quentin Dupieux that takes the superhero genre to uncharted territory. The film follows the misadventures of a team of five superheroes known as the Tobacco Force - Benzene (Gilles Lellouche), Nicotine (Anaïs Demoustier), Methanol (Vincent Lacoste), Mercury (Jean-Pascal Zadi), and Ammonia (Oulaya Amamra). After a devastating battle against a diabolical giant turtle, the Tobacco Force is sent on a mandatory week-long retreat to strengthen their decaying group cohesion. Their sojourn goes wonderfully well until Lézardin, Emperor of Evil, decides to annihilate planet Earth. Full Schedule: Friday, April 7 at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, April 8 at 9:40 p.m. Monday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 12 at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 13 at 9 p.m.

What do military members do when they must deploy overseas, but don’t have anyone to care for their beloved pets while they’re away serving our country? That is where Dogs on Deployment comes in, a national non-profit that connects at-risk service members with volunteers willing to board their pet’s while they’re deployed. To celebrate Armed Forces Day, Dogs on Deployment invites you to our first-ever concert and comedy series. The event will feature live music from AMERICAN IDOL contestant and viral singer-songwriter, Haley Reinhart, and San Diego-local band, 3 Car Garage. Additionally, Ashley Gutermuth, military spouse and winner of the Seinfeld’s Challenge on the TONIGHT SHOW, and Mike Vinn, veteran and manager of The Comedy Store La Jolla, will perform stand up comedy acts. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to attend this limited capacity event, the unique festivities and support opportunities, and celebration of our local active-duty military! Dogs on Deployment on Facebook / Instagram

2023 Mother’s Day Weekend Art, Garden & Studio Tour Saturday and Sunday, May 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The San Dieguito Art Guild, a non-profit group, hosts their 26th annual Mother’s Day Weekend Art, Garden & Studio Tour. This is a self-guided, driving tour on Saturday and Sunday, Mother’s Day weekend, May 13 and 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Tickets are good for both days and homes may be re-visited. Take your mom or best friends on a leisurely tour of the 8 North San Diego County homes where you can peruse more than 30 unique exhibits of locally made art, and relax in each unique coastal or inland garden. Artists from the San Dieguito Art Guild will be positioned in the gardens — showing and selling their paintings, ceramics, glass, gourd art, fiber arts, photography, jewelry, and much more. Free refreshments will be served at every stop. The tour includes an eclectic group of homes, gardens, and art studios. The tour will include a visit to the art studio of a watercolor artist/instructor, a stained-glass gate salvaged from a nearby property that was being torn down, and outdoor kitchen, a succulent maze, a large metal sculpture by Ricardo Breceda, vegetable garden beds, an extensive vineyard, and a variety of native and drought resistant plantings.. This two-day event is the major fund-raiser of the year for the San Dieguito Art Guild. Without funds from this tour the Guild would operate at a loss. Tickets are $35 per person and may be purchased at the Off Track Gallery (937 South Coast Highway 101, Suite C-103, Encinitas), at OffTrackGallery.com, or at each home both days of the tour. Ticket sales begin in early April. Children 17 and under are free. This is a favorite tour of many San Diegans — many of whom take this tour year after year. In keeping with their Mission Statement, “The San Dieguito Art Guild is an organization dedicated to furthering artistic understanding and fostering artistic growth of members and the community at large by promoting interest, education, knowledge and skills in the visual arts”, 10% of the net proceeds from the tour will be awarded to several promising art students from MiraCosta College. For more information: SanDieguitoArtGuild.com, pr@sandieguitoartguild.com, 760-805-0434.

These two exhibitions will have a reception on the same evening in nearby spaces, and will both be on view through Apr. 21. From the organizers: Join us for the receptions for UCSD Visual Arts MFA thesis shows by both Amir Saadiq and Maria Mathioudakis! YOU DON'T KNOW US NEGROES • Amir Saadiq MFA Thesis Exhibition April 13 - 21, 2023 Reception: April 15, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. • Main Gallery, Visual Arts Facility IMMANENT • Maria Mathioudakis MFA Thesis Exhibition April 14 - 21, 2023 Reception: April 15, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. • SME Gallery, Structural & Materials Engineering Building Related links: UCSD Visual Arts on Instagram

Please pre-register here to attend! Composting on your farm, ranch, or large property is an ideal way to manage crop residues, manures, and other organic waste while creating a stellar soil amendment. During this three-week course, we will address the unique strategies, challenges, and opportunities that arise through medium-scale composting. This course does not address typical residential composting or large-scale commercial composting. It is intended for those mid-sized systems that fall in between, particularly horse ranches and small farms. Course Dates: Saturday, June 10, 10 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Saturday, June 17, 10 A.M.– 1:30 P.M. Saturday, June 24, 10 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. In this course, we’ll cover the following topics: - Neighbor-friendly composting best management practices, scaled to farms - Compost basics, e.g. recipe considerations, feedstocks, and bulk density - Compost management, e.g. site considerations, odor, dust, and rodent/vector control - What is permissible on farms without permits - Composting/water saving benefits Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. BEFORE REGISTERING, please enter your address here to check your residency. You can select the County of San Diego Residents ticket option ONLY if your jurisdiction boundary result is “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option. Course Deposit: $25*: The course requires a deposit of $25, refundable upon successful completion of the course. *If this course deposit presents a financial hardship, it may be waived upon request. Please contact Erin Stone before registering to inquire. This course has been made possible through generous funding from the County of San Diego and County of San Diego Recycling. Thanks to our site host, Pauma Tribal Farms.

Demure Productions is back with a brand-new residency at Queen Bee's Cultural Arts Center in North Park featuring San Diego's newest burlesque troupe, the Music Box Burlesque Revue. Music Box Burlesque Revue was founded in 2018 by Lola Demure and features some of San Diego's newest stars with a broad range of talents from dance, singing, comedy and more. Each show will feature guest artists from around the country making this show a one-of-a-kind event. Hosted by: Fanny Hypnaughty Stage Kitten: Cucci Americano Our cast includes performances by: Lola Demure Milky Bunnz Gabrielle Lavie Nayna La Santa Jojo Deveaux Pinkie Valentine Chica Cabra Special guest performer: Jessabelle Thunder (Los Angeles) ADMISSION: $30-$200 Diamond VIP $200 includes seating for 4 with one bottle of champagne for the table Ruby VIP $150 includes seating for 3 with one bottle of champagne for the table Sapphire VIP includes seating for 2 with one bottle of champagne for the table Premium Seating $40 first two rows of seats, first come serve seating GA $30 open seating Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Information event about internship/volunteer experience at the Borgen Project, an incredible nonprofit organization that addresses poverty and hunger, working towards ending these issues.