Bird Rock Fit has upgraded its space by moving into the former Dearinger Salon (corner of Nautilus and La Jolla Boulevard) to offer its clients greater amenities — more floor space, an outdoor patio, larger changing rooms, shower, private off-street parking, bike rack, free community Zumba parties and more. To commemorate the move, co-owner Ethan Kopsch and his team will host a grand opening celebration, 1-4 p.m. Saturday, May 18.
Congratulations to Muirlands Middle School sixth-grader Athena Tsai, who took first place in the city’s 13th annual Children’s Water Conservation Poster Contest.
Thursday, May 16
■ Rotary Club of La Jolla Sunrise meets, 6:55 a.m. The Shores Hotel, 8110 Camino Del Oro. $20. (619) 992-9449.
■ Pen to Paper writing group meets, noon, Riford Library, 7555 Draper Ave. (858) 552-1657.
Fifteen students from La Jolla High School’s Class of 2014 attended the annual Rotary Youth Leadership Awards conference (RYLA) the weekend of April 20. The three-day conference provided the students with leadership training, team-building exercises and fun in the beautiful mountain town of Idyllwild. The students were selected from 35 applicants and were joined by more than 250 leading juniors from throughout San Diego County.
The La Jolla Historical Society will host its 15th annual Secret Garden Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 18 to support its goals of discovery, collection and preservation of La Jolla’s heritage.
The National Cheers Foundation, a non-profit women’s health organization based in La Jolla, announced the first of its series of educational Life-Links forums. It is the goal of the group to help bring health education awareness back into the public schools with talks designed to inform and empower women of all ages with a contemporary look at health and body image.
Celebrating the second anniversary of her book “I’m Good Enough is the New Perfect: Finding Happiness and Success in Modern Motherhood” (published on Mother’s Day 2011) temporary La Jolla resident Hollee Temple uses Mother’s Day as a chance to share her advice for working moms on the seemingly impossible balancing act of motherhood and career, and feeling successful in both.
The Riford Library is hosting a Bookmark Art Contest, now through May 31, for students in grades kindergarten through 12. Winners will be pulled from three divisions: K-5, grades 6-9 and grades 10-12. The theme is Summer Reading.
On Saturday, May 11, mail carriers will pick up food donations for a one-day Stamp Out Hunger food drive for the San Diego food bank. Simply place a bag of non-perishable food out prior to your regular mail delivery service on Saturday.
Assistant Chief of the San Diego Police Department Shelley Zimmerman will discuss her 30-year career and take questions from the audience, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 as the next guest of The Distinguished Speaker Series at the La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd.
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