COMMUNITY/CIVIC Today, Oct. 2, 6:30 p.m., St. Peter’s by the Sea Lutheran Church holds its annual Blessing of the Animals Service, 1371 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, call (619) 224-2894, or visit www.st-petersbythesea.org/index.php. Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4, the Point Loma High School class of 1963 hosts its 45th reunion. A meet-and-greet takes place at 6 p.m. Oct. 3 at the Mission Bay Yacht Club, with the formal reunion slated to take place at 6 p.m. at the Bali Hai restaurant on Shelter Island. The cost is $63 per person, and yearbooks are available for $5. For more information, visit www.plhsclassof63.com. Saturday, Oct. 4, 8 a.m. to noon, voter registration drive and mailed ballot application session at Jave Beach Café, 4723 Point Loma Ave. The deadline for registration is Oct. 20, and the deadline to apply for a mailed ballot is Oct. 28. For more information or to obtain a voter registration form or application for a mailed ballot, call (619) 758-1668. Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m., the Point Loma Garden Club hosts its monthly meeting. Featured is Robin Pokorski, president of the California Garden Clubs, Inc. Pokorski’s topic will be “Garden Club: A Good Place to Grow.” The event takes place at the Portuguese Hall, 2818 Avenida de Portugal. For more information, call (858) 483-2693, or visit www.plgc.org. Thursday, Oct. 9, 10 to 11 a.m., baby-signing storytime with children’s author Monta Briant at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 to 11:30 a.m., the San Diego-based Jenna Druck Foundation hosts a Young Women’s Leadership Forum featuring female artist Candace Custodio-Tan, AKA DJ Kuttin Kandi. The award-winning competition turntablist has been featured in Rolling Stone magazine, Vibe, Source and other publications. The event takes place at Liberty Station in Point Loma. To register online, visit www.jdfleadership.org. Saturday, Oct. 11, 4 to 8 p.m., Point Loma High School class of 1967 reunion upstairs at The Pennant in South Mission Beach, 2893 Mission Blvd. For more information, call (619) 223-3322, or e-mail [email protected]. Saturday, Oct. 11, 9 a.m. to noon, San Diego Audubon Society hosts a restoration work party at Mariner’s Point at Mission Bay. Volunteers will clear the nesting site of California least terns of invasive plants. Participants are asked to wear work clothes and sunscreen, work gloves and weeding tools, if possible. Snacks and water will be provided. For more information, call (619) 224-4591 or (858) 581-7602. Tuesday, Oct. 14, 5 p.m., another in a series of monthly forums, “Behind the Scenes at NTC Promenade.” The forums are designed to provide information to and obtain input from interested community groups and individuals regarding NTC Promenade, the civic arts and cultural center at Liberty Station in Point Loma. The event takes place at the San Diego Watercolor Society, 2825 Dewey Road. RSVP to [email protected]. For more information, call (619) 573-9300. Other forums include: • Wednesday, Nov. 12, 5 p.m., Weisz Green Room at Dance Place San Diego, 2650 Truxtun Road; • Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m., NTC Command Center, 2640 Historic Decatur Road. Friday, Oct. 17, the San Diego Housing Federation hosts its 17th annual conference, titled “Challenges, Changes & Opportunities,” at Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information, call (619) 239-6693, or visit www.housingsandiego.org/-events_conference.php. Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University hosts its annual fall festival with women’s and men’s soccer games, ice cream social, hayrides, pumpkin patch, historical tours, electronics recycling drive, community booths and more. The event takes place on campus at 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information, call (619) 849-2388, or visit www.pointloma.edu/fallfestival. Saturday, Oct. 18, Ocean Beach Library hosts its 80th anniversary celebration. An outdoor acoustic jazz concert performed by Zzymzzy Quartet at 11 a.m., a ceremonial tree planting and an appearance by new San Diego Public Library director Deborah Barrow between noon and 1 p.m. The event takes place at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. Saturday, Oct. 18, 1 p.m., family magic performance by Abbit the Average at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 10 a.m., Point Loma Garden Club hosts its monthly meeting. The program will feature Kurk Peacock, who will present “Waterwise Trees, Plants and Flowers.” For more information, call (858) 483-2693, or e-mail [email protected]. Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon, classes held in the exploration of world literature, both themes and writing styles, in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. The free classes are held at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3598 Talbot St. For more information, call (858) 274-9739, or e-mail [email protected]. Tuesdays, 10 to 10:45 a.m., preschool story time at the Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. Mondays, 3 to 3:45 p.m., baby-signing story time for infants and caregivers, Ocean Beach Library, 4801 Santa Monica Ave. For more information, call (619) 531-1532. SCHOOLS DANA • Today, Oct. 2, bake sale. • Friday, Oct. 3, Spirit Day. LOMA PORTAL • Friday, Oct. 3, Mexican fiesta lunch for families and students. • Friday, Oct. 3, forms due for direct donations. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, original artwork due back. • Friday, Oct. 10, school pictures. • Monday, Oct. 13 through Friday, Oct. 17, Scholastic Book Fair in auditorium. • Wednesday, Oct. 15, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., PTA meeting in library. • Through October, volunteers needed for “Everyone-A-Reader” program. Call (619) 223-4810, or e-mail [email protected]. OCEAN BEACH ELEMENTARY • Today, Oct. 2, 5 to 8 p.m., Back to School Night. • Monday, Oct. 6, 6 p.m., Point Loma Cluster meeting. • Tuesday, Oct. 7, picture day. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, Walk to School Day. • Thursday, Oct. 9, Bank Day. SACRED HEART • Today, Oct. 2, 2 p.m., Blessing of the Animals follows procession to Sacred Heart Church. • Today, Oct. 2 and Friday, Oct. 3, 5th-grade overnight to the Wild Animal Park. • Friday, Oct. 3, noon dismissal for faculty inservice. • Tuesday, Oct. 7, 8:30 a.m., Parent Association Board meeting in the art lab. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, 8th-grade girls to Academy of Our Lady of Peace; 8th-grade boys to St. Augustine High School. • Friday, Oct. 10, 8th-grade class to Cathedral Catholic High School. • Oct. 13-24, ITBS testing for grades 2 through 8. • Thursday, Oct. 23, 8 a.m., all-school Mass at Sacred Heart Church. • Thursday, Oct. 30, 4th-graders to San Diego Natural History Museum. SUNSET VIEW • Today, Oct. 2, 9 a.m., PTA meeting. • Today, Oct. 2, 6 p.m., Proposition S parent information session, auditorium. • Monday, Oct. 6 through Friday, Oct. 10, 4th-graders to Old Town. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, Walk to School Day. • Wednesday, Oct. 8, 9:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., principal’s coffee. WARREN-WALKER • Friday, Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m., 4th-grade production of “The Trial of the Big Bad Wolf.” • Wednesday, Oct. 15, 7:45 a.m., coffee with the heads for 6th- and 8th-grade students. • Wednesday, Nov. 5, 4 to 5:30 p.m., fall open house. SPORTS Friday, Oct. 3, 2 p.m., the Point Loma Association hosts the third annual Pitch ’n’ Putt for the Point Golf Tournament at the Sail Ho Golf Course at Liberty Station in Point Loma. Proceeds from the event benefit the Point Loma Association. Entry fees are $100 per player and include green fees, a shirt and banquet ticket. To register, call (619) 243-7900. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Thursday, Oct. 2, 7:30 p.m., award-winning author and poet Carolyne Wright will read from her work, including her latest collection “A Change of Maps.” Admission is free. The event takes place at the Crill Auditorium of Point Loma Nazarene University, 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information, call (619) 849-2298, or visit www.pointloma.edu/ljml/carolynewright.htm. Saturday, Oct. 4, 7:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University hosts a cultural event featuring Spanish Brass, which strives for originality and innovation in its musical choices and performances. The event takes place in the Crill Performance Center of the university at 3900 Lomaland Drive. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors and military. For more information or tickets, call (619) 849-2325. Tuesday, Oct. 7, Point Loma Nazarene University hosts Jazz at the Point, featuring guitarist Peter Sprague. The event takes place in the Crill Performance Center of the university at 3900 Lomaland Drive. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students, seniors and military. For more information or tickets, call (619) 849-2325, or visit www.petersprague.com. Oct. 10-18, Point Loma High School presents “Coffee House” during a weeklong run at the high school’s performing arts center. Performances are at 7 p.m. on Oct. 10, Oct. 11, Oct. 16, Oct. 17 and Oct. 18. Tickets are $6. Saturday, Oct. 11, 1:30 p.m., grand opening of the Gotta Sing Gotta Dance Hall of Fame, featuring photo boards with more than 3,000 alumni of Point Loma High School’s Zeiger Show, with a multimedia slide show of all 31 years of productions with music. The event takes place at the high school media/library facility, 2335 Chatsworth Blvd. The event will be followed by a reception at Tender Greens, 2400 Historic Decatur Road at Liberty Station. Tickets for the reception are $15 and RSVPs must be received no later than Oct. 3 by e-mailing [email protected]. Tickets are $15, $5 of which will go to the Musical Theater Scholarships. Tuesday, Oct. 21, 7:30 p.m., Point Loma Nazarene University hosts its concert band in a fall concert, directed by Dan Nelson. The event is free and takes place in the Crill Performance Center of the university at 3900 Lomaland Drive. For more information, call (619) 849-2399. Through Sunday, Nov. 2, The New Americans Museum hosts an exhibit of rare photographs by Filipino-American photographer Ricardo Orceto Alvarado. The exhibit, “Through My Father’s Eyes: The Filipino-American Photographs of Ricardo Orceto Alvarado (1914-1976),” is a collection of 50 photos offering a rare insight into the emergence of the Filipino-American community in postwar America. The museum is located at 2825 Dewey Road, Suite 102 in the NTC Promenade of Liberty Station in Point Loma. There is no admission charge. The museum is open Wednesdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call (619) 255-8908, or visit www.newamericansmuseum.org. Ongoing: The Peninsula Singers enter a new season, meeting weekly for rehearsals on Mondays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. through June at the Hervey/Point Loma Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. The community-based chorus is currently welcoming new members. For more information, call (619) 904-6079, (619) 222-0429, or visit www.peninsulasingers-sandiego.org. Wednesdays, 7 p.m., experienced singers invited to join the Cabrillo Singers, a semi-professional chorale that presents concerts in the greater San Diego community. The chorale meets at the Point Loma Community Presbyterian Church, 2128 Chatsworth Blvd. For an interview, call (619) 952-2719. Wednesdays, 6 to 8 p.m., Andrea Garcia of Heritage Makers presents five-session workshop course, “Preserving Your Memories with Digital Storybooking.” Classes will be held Oct. 1 and Oct. 8. The cost of the workshop is $42.50. To pre-register, call (619) 230-2895. For regular registration, call (760) 458-6913. VENUES Humphrey’s by the Bay, 2241 Shelter Island Drive, (619) 224-3577 • Friday, Oct. 3, 7:30 p.m., America performs. Tickets are $45. • Sunday, Oct. 5, 7:30 p.m., Cecilio & Kapono perform. Tickets are $35. • Oct. 10-11, 8 p.m., Russell Peters performs. Tickets are $45. • Sunday, Oct. 19, 7:30 p.m., Gordon Lightfoot performs. Tickets are $50. San Diego Sports Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., (618) 225-0176 • Thursday, Oct. 9 through Sunday, Oct. 12, various times, Disney On Ice presents “100 Years of Magic.” Show times for the skating spectacular: Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.; all other dates, showtimes are 11 a.m., 3:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Oct. 9 show are $12, while ticket prices range from $16.50 to $52.50 for other days. For more information, call (619) 308-4311 or (610) 220-6600, or visit www.disneyonice.com. Soma, 3550 Sports Arena Blvd., (619) 726-7662 • Wednesday, Oct. 15, The Showdown performs. • Saturday, Oct. 25, Bleeding Through performs. Winston’s Beach Club, 1921 Bacon St., (619) 222-6822 • Wednesday, Oct. 8, 9 p.m., Ten Mile Tide performs during a CD release party. For more information, visit www.winstonsob.com.