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On Aug. 3, the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Festival™ will start with its first Willie Calabrese Mem-orial Run/Swim/Run in honor of William Calabrese, a Pacific Beach native who passed away Sept. 2 after being critically injured in a fireworks accident.
The event will be held on the beach at 3400 Ocean Front Walk and 700 Ventura Place in Mission Beach, and is open to the public. The event involves a two-mile run from Mission Beach to Crystal Pier, a half-mile swim around the pier, and a two-mile run back to the finish line. Check-in is at 6:30 a.m. and the event starts at 8 a.m.
Participants can register at the event for $30, which includes a T-shirt. All proceeds will go to the San Diego Junior Lifeguard Foundation™, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting drowning prevention that Calabrese was active in. DEBE HACER
To raise awareness and reduce the amount of cigarette-butt litter in the region, the Surfrider Foundation San Diego County Chapter will host its annual Hold Onto Your Butt Awareness Day on Sunday, Aug. 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m at Mission Beach.
Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world. The number of cigarette butts found on beaches and nearby areas accounts for approximately 40 percent of the items collected during Surfrider’s monthly beach cleanups. 
Volunteer activists will gather on Mission Beach to encourage beachgoers to dispose of cigarettes safely.
For more information, visit sandiego.surfrider.org/campaigns/hold-on-to-your-butt or reach campaign leader Dukes Wooters at [email protected] or 610-316-8391. DEBE IR
Pacific Beach Neighborhood Watch groups and St. Andrew’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church will host neighbors in a National Night Out event on Aug. 6. This annual event is designed to reinforce relations between the community and police in the fight against crime.
The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the church, located at 1050 Thomas Ave. More than 50 Neighborhood Watch groups in Pacific Beach and police officials hope to use the event to highlight PB as a model for other communities. This is an event to raise awareness of how communities can work together to reduce crime and increase safety, and it will be a fun night for the community to be outside enjoying the summer evening together. For more information, visit www.standrewspb.org. THURSDAY, Aug. 1
• Kiwanis Pacific Beach, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., The Broken Yolk, 1851 Garnet Ave., (858) 270-5612, [email protected]
• Library Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Earl & Birdie Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St.
• Library Toddler Yoga, 11:15 a.m. to noon, 4275 Cass St. SATURDAY, Aug. 3
• Pacific Beach Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, 4150 Mission Blvd. between Reed Street and Pacific Beach Drive, (760) 741-3763
• Clean PB Day, 9 a.m. to noon, Lifeguard tower at Grand Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, help pick up trash and other things that don’t belong at the beach (gloves and picker-uppers provided), pbtowncouncil.org
• Library booksale, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4275 Cass St., hosted by PB Friends of the Library
• Wagging Tales, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., 4275 Cass St., children improve literacy by reading to therapy dogs SUNDAY, Aug. 4
• Concerts on the Green, 4 to 6:30 p.m., Kate Sessions Park, Three Chord Justice, pbconcerts.org
• Sip ’N’ Stroll, 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Cass Street between Loring and Opal, showcase of North PB businesses, wine and beer, spanglereventproductions.com/sip-n-stroll MONDAY, Aug. 5
• Mission Bay Rotary, noon to 1:30 p.m., Catamaran Resort, 3999 Mission Blvd., (858) 752-9544, rotaryclubmissionbay.org TUESDAY, Aug. 6
• Discover PB meeting, noon to 1:30 p.m., 1503 Garnet Ave., (858) 273-3303, www.pacificbeach.org
• PB Tuesday Farmers Market, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Garnet at Bayard, sdweeklymarkets.com/pacific-beach-farmers-market/home
• Rose Creek Cottage Committee, 6 to 7 p.m., 2525 Garnet Ave., PB Town Council’s Rose Creek Cottage committee helps maintain and develop the venue for weddings and events, www.rosecreekcottage.net
• Library Storytime, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 4275 Cass St., pajama storytime and crafts with Anne for children 3-7 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7
• Library book sale, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 4275 Cass St.
• Pacific Beach Woman’s Club meeting, 7 to 8 p.m., 1721 Hornblend St., www.pbwomansclub.org THURSDAY, Aug. 8
• Kiwanis Pacific Beach, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., The Broken Yolk, 1851 Garnet Ave., (858) 270-5612, [email protected]
• Library Storytime, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Earl & Birdie Taylor Library, 4275 Cass St.
• Library Toddler Yoga, 11:15 a.m. to noon, 4275 Cass St. SATURDAY, Aug. 10
• Pacific Beach Certified Farmers Market, 8 a.m. to noon, 4150 Mission Blvd. between Reed Street and Pacific Beach Drive, (760) 741-3763
• Library booksale, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., 4275 Cass St., hosted by PB Friends of the Library SUNDAY, Aug. 11
• Concerts on the Green, 4 to 6:30 p.m., Kate Sessions Park, US Navy Band Southwest’s Showband West, pbconcerts.org MONDAY, Aug. 12
• Mission Bay Rotary, noon to 1:30 p.m., Catamaran Resort, 3999 Mission Blvd., (858) 752-9544, rotaryclubmissionbay.org TUESDAY, Aug. 13
• Discover PB Design & Improvements Committee, noon to 1 p.m., 1503 Garnet Ave., help beautify PB, discoverpb.org
• PB Tuesday Farmers Market, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m., Garnet at Bayard, sdweeklymarkets.com/pacific-beach-farmers-market/home
• Library Storytime, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., 4275 Cass St., pajama storytime and crafts with Anne for children 3-7 WEDNESDAY, Aug. 14
• Library book sale, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 4275 Cass St.
• Discover PB Promotions Committee, 3 to 4 p.m., help promote PB as a shopping and business destination, discoverpb.org
• Pacific Beach Sundowner Mixer, 5:30 to 7 p.m., pbtowncouncil.org THURSDAY, Aug. 15
• Kiwanis Pacific Beach, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., The Broken Yolk, 1851 Garnet Ave., (858) 270-5612, [email protected]
• Music Together, 10:30 to 11 a.m., Taylor Branch Library, 4275 Cass St., interactive musical activities for babies and children (ages newborn to 5 years)