SeaWorld sets inaugural Pole to Pole 5K Fun Run Registration has begun for SeaWorld’s inaugural Pole to Pole 5K Fun Run, slated to get under way Saturday, April 28 at 7 a.m. The event will benefit Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI). As part of the event’s attraction, participants will stroll by sea lions, dash by dolphins or waddle past penguins as they support conservation efforts stretching from the North Pole to the South Pole. Participants age three and up need to register online. Children under three participate free. The cost of the Fun Run is $25 per person prior to the event and $35 per person on the day of the event. Packet pickup takes place on race day from 6 to 6:45 a.m. at the park’s education gate at the east side of the parking lot. Participants will receive a T-shirt, raffle opportunities for prizes and discounted race-day admission for up to six people. The flat 5K course will wind through the park. At the end of the course, visitors can enjoy a variety of refreshments and festivities and check out the park’s interactive Pole to Pole gift shop near the park’s Penguin Encounter. The store provides a variety of kid-friendly activities, including educational crafts, animal meet-and-greets with penguins and arctic foxes and storytelling. April 28 is the last day the Pole to Pole store will feature interactive offerings. To register or learn more about the 5K Fun Run, visit www.seaworldsandiego.com or call (800) 25-SHAMU. Local entertainer to host fundraising concert Pacific Beach resident John Polhamus will host a fundraising concert on Sunday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m. at St. Brigid’s Parish to raise money to buy new hymnals for Our Lady of Refuge, another Catholic parish in Pacific Beach. The goal of the concert is to raise the final $700 out of the $2,200 needed. The event will feature the St. Brigid Organ, along with a piano accompaniment. Polhamus, a native of Pacific Beach and a Mission Bay High School alum, will be joined by his co-cantor and co-organist, Erin McAdams, a masters candidate at SDSU’s vocal department. Polhamus is also one of the two regular cantor/pianist-organists at Our Lady of Refuge and will be singing the part of Pontius Pilate in Bach’s “St. John’s Passion” when the Bach Collegium San Diego performs on April 13-14 at St. James by-the-Sea in La Jolla. St. Brigid’s Parish is located at 4735 Cass St. There will be a free-will donation. For more information, call Our Lady of Refuge Parish at (858) 274-9670. — Keith Antigiovanni

PB student cast in SD Junior Theatre show Roberto Quinones of Pacific Beach is in the cast of the pilot stage production of “Disney’s Peter Pan Jr.,” presented by San Diego Junior Theatre. The celebrated tale of a boy who never grows up and whisks friends away on an unforgettable adventure runs April 27 through May 13 at Balboa Park’s Casa del Prado Theatre on Fridays at 7 p.m. and weekends at 2 p.m. Founded in 1948, San Diego Junior Theatre is the oldest youth theater in the United States. Positively affecting students of all abilities, ages 4 through 18, it thrives through show ticket sales, class and camp enrollments and the generosity of its alumni and community members. Contributions to San Diego Junior Theatre are tax-deductible. Tickets range from $8 to $14 and are available online at www.juniortheatre.com or by calling (619) 239-8355.