COMMUNITY/CIVIC Today, March 5, 6:30 to 8 p.m., the Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) hosts a candidate forum for hopefuls in the March 19 board election for five open seats. The forum takes place at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 523-9180, (619) 222-2240, or visit www.pcpb.net. Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., 61st annual Ocean Beach Kiwanis Club Kite Festival and Kite Festival Craft Fair. The event raises money for the kite festival, Ocean Beach Elementary School, Point Loma High School and other community projects. Booths may be reserved for $35. Kite construction takes place from 9 a.m. to noon with the kite contest at 1 p.m. The free event takes place at the Ocean Beach Recreation Center and OB Elementary at the corner of Santa Monica Avenue and Ebers Street off Sunset Cliffs Boulevard. For more information or to reserve a booth, call (619) 225-8705. Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m., the Point Loma Garden Club hosts its monthly meeting with Emmy Award-winning TV personality, garden writer and horticultural consultant Pat Welsh. The meeting takes place at the Portuguese Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal. For more information, visit www.plgc.org. Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. to noon, Friends of Famosa Slough host a work party to care for California native plants and to remove invasive species. Participants are asked to wear work clothes, a hat and sturdy shoes, along with work gloves and gardening/weeding tools or clippers. Participants are asked to meet at the southeast corner of West Point Loma Boulevard and Famosa Boulevard. For more information, call (619) 224-4591, or visit www.famosaslough.org. Thursday, March 19, 4 to 8 p.m., the Peninsula Community Planning Board (PCPB) holds a board election for five open seats. The election takes place at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 523-9180, (619) 222-2240, or visit www.pcpb.net. Mondays, 3 to 3:45 p.m., baby signing storytime for infants and caregivers at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. Tuesdays, 10 to 10:45 a.m., Preschool Storytime at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. SCHOOLS DANA • Today, March 5, 3:30 to 5 p.m., parent tour of Dana. Interested or incoming parents welcomed. • Wednesday, March 11, spring pictures all day during social studies classes; 6:30 p.m., Dana Association meeting in library. • March 16-20, 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., preregistration for 2009-10 schoolyear for out-of-cluster elementary school students and Barnard Elementary School students. CORREIA • Today, March 5, 9 to 11 a.m., Pastry with Patty. • March 9-13, Point Loma High School (PLHS) articulation for 8th-graders. • Tuesday, March 10, 6:45 to 8 p.m., Student/Parent Book Club. • Wednesday, March 11, 4:15 to 5:45 p.m., SSC meeting. • Thursday, March 12, 1:30 to 3 p.m., parent preview and tour. • Monday, March 16, PLHS articulation makeup day. LOMA PORTAL • Today, March 5, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., annual jog-a-thon. For information, call (619) 226-4900. • Today, March 5, 1:15 to 1:30 p.m., pizza and bake sales after school. • Friday, March 6, Dr. Seuss birthday/Literacy Family Night. Time to be determined. • Monday, March 9, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Foundation meeting in library. • Tuesday, March 10, 3:35 to 4 p.m., popcorn sales after school. • Thursday, March 12, 9:30 to 10:15 a.m., kindergarten tours. To schedule a tour, call (619) 223-1683. • Thursday, March 12, 1:15 to 1:30 p.m., pizza and bake sales after school. OB ELEMENTARY • Today, March 5, Bank Day; Spanish, art and dance after-school clubs meet. • Starting Monday, March 9, parent/teacher conferences all week. • Tuesday, March 10, 4th-graders to sea camp; yoga after school. • Wednesday, March 11, Chess Club meets after school. • Thursday, March 12, Bank Day; Spanish, art and dance after-school clubs meet. SILVER GATE • March 9-13, minimum days for parent/teacher conferences. • Tuesday, March 17, student council rainbow float sale after school. • Friday, March 27, student council dress-up day; 7:45 a.m., principal’s chat for parents of fourth-graders. SUNSET VIEW • Thursday, March 5, 9 a.m., PTA meeting in auditorium. ST. CHARLES BORROMEO • Saturday, March 7, First Reconciliation. • Wednesday, March 11, yearbook orders due. • Friday, March 13, 8 a.m., all-school Mass; 12:45 p.m., Stations of the Cross; food bank, grade 5. • Friday, March 20, “Simple Elegance” dinner auction at Admiral Kidd Club. • Tuesday, March 31, 2009-10 registration fees due. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Friday, March 6, 7:30 p.m., the dynamic Irish band GRADA performs at the Holy Trinity Parish, 2083 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. The band performs “Irish traditional music with a contemporary twist.” Tickets are $25. For more information, call (858) 689-2266, visit www.gradamusic.com or www.-holytrinityob.com/concerts or e-mail [email protected]. Friday, March 6, 5 to 8 p.m., reception to open the latest San Diego Watercolor Society exhibition “Window on Spring.” The watercolor society is located at 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 105 at the NTC Promenade in Point Loma. The exhibit is free. Gallery hours are Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (619) 876-4550, or visit www.sdws.org. Wednesday, March 18, 7 p.m., the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library hosts the Kensington Trio in concert. The free event takes place at the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 531-1539. Through March 31, Point Loma Artists Exhibition, a show of three-dimensional art, including ceramics, glass and papier-mache paintings in display cases. The exhibit takes place at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. Mondays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. through June, the Peninsula Singers rehearse for upcoming performances and seek new members. Rehearsals take place at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 804-6079, (619) 222-0429, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.-peninsulasingerssandiego.org. VENUES Cane’s Bar & Grill, 3105 Ocean Front Walk, (858) 488-4458 • Today, March 5, 8 p.m., Monday’s Alibi performs with Dante’s Boneyard, Tripp and the Delvin Jones Band. Tickets are $6. • Friday, March 6, 9 p.m., Split Finger and High Tide perform with Four Minutes Till Midnight. Tickets are $10. • Saturday, March 7, 9 p.m., Iron Maidens and friends perform with Benedictum and Forty One Sixty. Tickets are $10. • Wednesday, March 11, 8:30 p.m., BLVD performs with Break Silence and Vokab Kompany. Tickets are $10. • Friday, March 13, 9 p.m., De La Soul and Lyrics Borns perform with Concrete Project, DJ Rat Star and DJ Gar. Tickets are $25 in advance; $30. • Saturday, March 14, 9 p.m., Tainted Love (’80s tribute band) performs. Tickets are $15. Club Riley’s, 2901 Nimitz Blvd., (619) 255-8635 • Mondays, 9 p.m., CTK Comics That Kill comedy show. The cover charge is $5 and includes free pool. Winston’s, 1921 Bacon St., (619) 222-6822 • Today, March 5, Southern California Reggae with the International Farmers. • Friday, March 6, 6 to 9 p.m., OB Comedy with featured comic Mal Hall.