University City community garage sale
The annual University City community garage sale will be Saturday, June 3, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The annual event is coordinated and sponsored by Coldwell Banker University City. Signs, advertising and maps are provided free of charge to participants. The deadline to be on the map is May 31. Maps and addresses can be picked up at Coldwell Banker (Vons Shopping Center), 3959 Governor Drive, starting at 7 a.m. on June 3. For UC residents who would like to include their garage sale in this huge event (like this author), contact Coldwell Banker at 858-352-6587 or email [email protected]. This is by far the best day of the year to go garage sale shopping in UC. You will find a huge variety of items at wonderful prices.
Veteran’s Memorial Service
Miramar National Cemetery is holding a Veterans Memorial Service at 1 p.m., Sunday, May 28, at the cemetery located at 5795 Nobel Drive. All veterans, active-duty military, and the public are invited. The Veterans Memorial Service is sponsored by the Miramar National Cemetery Support Foundation and coordinated by the director and staff of Miramar National Cemetery. For more information, visit www.miramarcemetery.org/. Music for winds
On May 28, the Rose Canyon Harmonie, a wind ensemble made up of current and former members of the La Jolla Symphony Orchestra, will return to University City United Church to perform Charles Gounod’s “Petite Symphony,” Beethoven’s “Rondino,” and Mozart’s “Serenade No. 12.”
The program, which begins at 7 p.m., will include a free-will offering benefiting the church and its music program; and lasts for about one hour. UCUC is located at the west end of University City, 2877 Governor Drive. These pieces are beloved works in the wind ensemble repertoire. The Mozart “Serenade” and the Beethoven “Rondino” are written for eight wind players (pairs of oboes, clarinets, horns, and bassoons); the Gounod Petite Symphony adds to this ensemble a flute. The Mozart and Beethoven pieces are very much in the Harmonie wind ensemble tradition, and date from its prime around 1780-90. Charles Gounod’s “Petite Symphony” was written for French flutist Paul Taffanel in 1885, however, it also references the earlier classical styles of Mozart and Beethoven. This is joyful music, full of wonderful melodies and harmonies.
Doyle Elementary International Festival
On Friday, June 2, Doyle Elementary School will host their annual International Festival from 4 to 7 p.m. Join the festivities on the school’s grass field and blacktop for multicultural performances and booths representing a variety of countries. This event is free to the public. Food trucks will be available for purchasing dinner and dessert. For more info, contact Doyle Principal Kimberly Moore at [email protected].
Big Book Sale
The UC Friends of the Library will be having a Big book sale, with thousands of terrific books in stock at ridiculously low prices. Books include something for every member of the family: children’s books, fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, biographies, travel books, and much more. Stock up for your summer reading. The Big Book Sale will be held Thursday, June 1, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The University Community Branch Library is located at 4155 Governor Drive, 858-552-1655. Good deeds- Little Free Library Speaking of books, all are welcome to visit the beautiful library kiosk located at the entrance to UC’s Pennant Village at 6136 Erlanger St, chartered with the Little Free Library Organization. Please take a book, return a book or donate a book. Pennant Village is an all-age HOA community. They are looking for more children’s books, so any donations would be appreciated. If the kiosk is full, please leave your donated books on the porch across the street at 6137 Erlanger. Pennant Village would like to thank their HOA contractors, PBP Construction and Smith Roofing for their generous donation of time and materials to build this library for us. For more information, visit www.littlefreelibrary.org. There are seven chartered Little Free Libraries in the University City ZIP code of 92122, including one at the UTC Westfield Mall.
