July 20 11th annual State of the Neighborhood Dinner Reception, 6 p.m., Nelson Photo Supplies, 1909 India St., dinner celebrating the neighborhood featuring a silent auction, www.littleitalysd.com, $25 July 21 Comic-Con International 2011, San Diego Convention Center, 111 West Harbor Drive, opening day of the four-day world-famous festival, all passes are sold out, but there are still plenty of opportunities for people-watching, www.comic-con.org July 22 ARTivities, 1:30 p.m., San Diego Museum of Art, 1450 El Prado, taking inspiration from the Gustav Stickley exhibition, participants will design and build a miniature chair using various art materials, (619) 232-7931, [email protected], free with museum admission Boingo Dance Party featuring former members of Oingo Boingo, 8 p.m., 4th and B, 345 B St., (619) 231-4343, $25-$30 July 23 Art in Bloom and annual open house, 10 a.m., Spanish village Art Center, 1770 Village Place, annual event to celebrate horticulture and art where plein air artists will demonstrate their medium using and array of live floral arrangements, www.spanishvillageart.com, free World Famous Super Hero Pub Crawl, noon, starts at Taste/Thirst on Fourth, 715 Fourth Ave., dress up as your favorite superhero for drink specials as part of a pub crawl in honor of Comic-Con, (323) 604-6030, californianightlife.com, tickets start at $8 July 24 Historic Seventh Avenue Tour, noon, 2 p.m. and 4 p.m., Marston House Museum, 3525 Seventh Ave., tour the historic 3500 block of Seventh Avenue and learn about the architecture, history and the connection of all the homes to the fabled Marston Family, (619) 297-9327, www.sohosandiego.org/marston/, $10 July 25 “Ultimate Wave Tahiti,” 4:45 p.m., San Diego Natural History Museum, 1788 El Prado, filmed in Tahiti and featuring nine-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater, the film showcases dramatic giant-screen surfing action, (619) 232-3821, free with museum admission ($17 adults) July 26 Hotel del Coronado Historic Walking Tour, 10:30 a.m., Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave., 75 minute walking tour of the historic hotel led by docents from the Coronado Historical Association taking place every Tuesday, Friday (10:30 a.m.), Saturday and Sunday (2 p.m.), (619) 437-8788, $15 adults, children 12 and under free July 27 Dog Days of Summer, Petco Park, help set a Guinness world record for the most dogs at a professional sporting event during the 7:05 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, www.petco.com/petcopark, free for those who register and bring a dog July 28 Playboy Golf Tour VIP Players Party, 7 p.m., Ivy Nightclub at the Andaz, 600 F St., kick-off event for the golf tour held at the Maderas Golf Club with an after party July 29 at Ivy featuring the Playboy Playmates and the San Diego Girls of Playboy Golf, www.playboygolf.com, $475 per player July 29 East Bay Soul featuring Greg Adams, followed by Mike Zito, 7:30 p.m., Anthology, 1337 India St., (619) 595-0300, www.anthologysd.com, $10-$39 July 30 Mr. Big with Dirty Leslie, 8 p.m., 4th and B, 345 B St., (619) 231-4343, $20-$30 The Old Globe Gala honoring Audrey Geisel, The Old Globe Theatre, 1363 Old Globe Way, annual black-tie event honoring the philanthropist for her support of the theatre, (619) 231-1941, [email protected], $750-$1,000 July 31 Annual conference of the California Resource Recovery Association, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Lowes Coronado Bay Resort, 4000 Coronado Bay Road, first day of the conference that continues until Aug. 3 featuring guest speaker Capt. Charles Moore, renowned plastic pollution researcher, www.crra.com, registration starts at $599 Third Avenue Farmers and Artisans Market, 9 a.m., J Street between Third and Fourth avenues, free Summer concerts at Seaport Village: Sinatra Guy, Midnight Heat, Raggle Taggle, noon to 4 p.m., West Harbor Drive and Pacific Highway, (619) 235-4014, www.seaportvillage.com, free
