BEGINNING FRIDAY, Jan. 6 Westminster Presbyterian’s Vanguard Theatre Company presents “Hamlet” by William Shakespeare. The production, directed by Tom Haine, begins at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 at the theater, 3598 Talbot St. Tickets are $10 for general admission; $5 for students, seniors and military. For tickets or information, call the box office at (619) 224-6263, or visit www.vanguardsd.org. MIÉRCOLES 11 de enero The Point Loma Garden Club hosts its monthly meeting at 10 a.m. and features floral designer Diane Citrowske, who has 26 years of expertise and is a former senior designer at Adelaide’s in La Jolla. She has participated in Art Alive and is an instructor with both Cuyamaca College and UCSD Extension. The event is $5 for guests. The meeting takes place at the United Portuguese S.E.S. Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal. For more information, visit www.plgc.org. JUEVES 12 de enero Point Loma High School will host an informational meeting for prospective students and their parents at 6 p.m. The event will offer an opportunity for new students and parents to meet the school’s administrators, coaches, counselors, current students and parents, and teachers at Point Loma High. The event takes place in the school’s gymnasium, located at 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. The event includes an overview of the various programs, clubs and music opportunities at the school and the course-selection process and enrollment process for ninth-grade courses. For more information, call the PLHS counseling office at (619) 223-3121, ext. 1129.

FRIDAY, Jan. 13 The Ocean Beach People’s Co-Op hosts a free presentation called “Shifting into the Real World: Preparing You for Humanity’s Shift out of the Substitute World and into the Real World.” As the old, unevolved structures the world has been based on are crumbling around us, the world is quickly evolving into a new experience of reality.  Learn how to be a part of this shift, rather than at the mercy of it, with intuitive and transformational counselor, teacher and author Jane Ilene Cohen. The free event takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the co-op’s community room, 4765 Voltaire St. The event is limited to 18 people. To RSVP, call (760) 753-0733 or visit www.JaneCohenCounseling.com. SUNDAY, Jan. 15 The Music on the Point series features a concert by pianist Jacqueline Schwab at 4 p.m. The event takes place at All Souls’ Episcopal Church, located at 1474 Catalina Blvd. A donation of $5 is requested. A reception follows. For more information, call (619) 223-6394, ext.13, or visit www.all-souls.com. THURSDAY, Jan. 19 The Ocean Beach Historical Society hosts local photographer Joe Ewing, whose topic will be “The Sequel.” Ewing returns for the second consecutive year as he showcases some of his spectacular shots of Ocean Beach beaches, pets and the community at large. The event takes place at the Point Loma United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd at 7 p.m. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com SUNDAY, Jan. 22 Annual meeting of the United Portuguese S.E.S., Inc. The meeting will be held at the United Portuguese S.E.S. Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal at 7 p.m. All members and prospective members are welcome and encouraged to attend. For more information, call (619) 223-5880, or visit www.upses.com.