Are You Ready to Rock?
La Jolla Concerts by the Sea opens its 2011 season this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at Scripps Park at La Jolla Cove with The Heroes, of rock ‘n’ roll. This is the 28th year for the free concerts funded by sponsors and proceeds from the concessions (hot dogs, sodas, chips, candy, popcorn, ice cream bars, fruit popsicles) and raffle sales each week. lajollaconcertsbythesea.org (858) 454-1600.
Explore the world (if you dare) of live bugs, lizards, snakes and the infamous Madagascar hissing cockroaches (pictured), then make a craft based on the theme, and taste cooked mealworm larva. Entomologists will staff more than 20 information booths, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 9-10 at San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Admission $12. (760) 436-3036. Sdbgarden.org
Director Robert Wuertz and the La Jolla United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will present its 31st Annual Summer Pops Concert “Songs of Stage and Screen,” at 7 p.m. Friday, June 24 at 6063 La Jolla Blvd. The program is “chock full of wonderful numbers — medleys from the choir as well as memorable songs by our soloists and talented instrumentalists.” An ice cream social will follow. All are welcome. Freewill offering. (858) 454-7108. lajollaunitedmethodist.org
The 21st San Diego Wooden Boat Festival, featuring 70 classic crafts, seminars on traditional maritime skills, and kids “pirate” activities, runs 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 18 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at the Koehler Kraft boatyard on Shelter Island. The festival offers the chance to view rowboats, sailing vessels, powerboats, regal schooners and rugged workboats. There will also be steamboat rides, custom-made small boats, vendor booths, music by Dennis Howard and Brandon Cesmat, plus breakfast, lunch and dinner for a fee. Saturday spaghetti dinner and screenings of classic sailing movies, schedule at (619) 222-9051. Admission $5-$2 with proceeds to Challenged America, a recreational rehabilitation, adaptive-sailing program launched by disabled veterans in 1978.
Bargains Galore!
St. James By-the-Sea’s 79th annual White Elephant Sale runs June 10-12 in two buildings: the Van Schaick Room, 743 Prospect St. and the Cuvier Club, 7776 Eads Ave. Items available include furniture, artwork, jewelry, clothing, holiday decor, linens, shoes, accessories, antiques, collectibles, books and housewares. Proceeds from 2010’s sale (more than $40,000) were distributed to 24 non-profit organizations. Best time to go is 5:30–7:30 p.m. Friday for First Choice Night, which requires a $10 ticket (complimentary wine and cheese) available in advance at the St. James Gift Shop. (Sale night at the door $15.) This night only, 20-percent is added to the price of each item. Saturday hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Burgers and all the go-withs from 11 a.m. until the food sells. Sunday: noon to 3 p.m. Half-Price Afternoon with 2-3 p.m. $5 bag-full sale. www.sjbts.org.
Attention cancer survivors and friends! Help the Moores UCSD Cancer Center break the record for the longest line of surfboards 8-10 a.m. Sunday, June 19 on the beach near Scripps Pier. Participants will form a symbol of support by laying surfboards in the sand nose-to-tail. The line will start at the pier and extend toward La Jolla Shores. Last year, 200 people made a line that was just over three football fields long.
Participants get a ‘Surfing for a Cure’ souvenir and the chance to see Heali’i’s Polynesian Revue perform. Survivor Beach was created in 2007 as a way to bring people together to show support for cancer research and to honor all individuals in their fight against cancer. (858) 344-8091
Presenters from NASA, San Diego Space Society, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, The Mars Society, SETI, San Diego Astronomy Association, UCSD EarthKAM, The Planetary Society, SPAWAR, Virgin Galactic, Aerospace Legacy Foundation, Sally Ride Science, Astronaut Teacher Alliance and others will be at Space Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28 at the San Diego Air & Space Museum, Balboa Park.
The Bird Rock Artist Guild will present its annual “Art in the Garden” event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 22 at the Davis-Garitty Garden on the corner of Forward and Bellevue. Among the many items for show and sale will be jewelry, Brazilian gourds, watercolor paintings, prints, cards, mixed- media works, hand-knit shrugs, purses, glass flower garden sculptures, vintage letterpress necklaces and key chains, encaustic miniatures, ceramics, acrylics and mosaics, soap, origami treasures and quilts. Admission is free. Refreshments and light snacks will be served as musicians perform.
Classic Kids’ Concert
Sergei Prokofiev’s 1936 children’s symphony, “Peter and the Wolf,” will be narrated by Bill Propp and the instrument “characters” played by members of the La Jolla Symphony at the next Sunday Family Concerts, 4 p.m. May 15 at La Jolla Methodist Church, 6063 La Jolla Blvd. Peter and the Wolf is scored for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horns, trumpet, trombone, timpani, triangle, tambourine, cymbals, castanets, snare drum, bass drum, and strings. The concert is free, though a freewill offering will be taken for the musicians. Small-child care available by RSVP May 12 to (858) 459-4622. lajollaunitedmethodist.org
Plant-agious!
The La Jolla Garden Club will host its annual Gardeners’ Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 7 at the Chase Bank Patio, 7777 Girard Ave. Shoppers will find fresh floral arrangements, orchids, blooming potted baskets, note cards, unusual bird houses, and pass along plants available. Event boosters include Green Gardens Nursery, Cups, Starbucks, Chase Bank, and Vons. The gardeners’ market is the club’s fundraiser in support of horticultural scholarships. (858) 454-6227.
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