JUEVES 12 de enero

Escuela secundaria de Point Loma 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

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 Ocean Beach People’s Co-Op community room, 4765 Voltaire St. The event is limited to 18 people. To RSVP, call (760) 753-0733 or visit www.JaneCohenCounseling.com. SATURDAY, Jan. 14

Friends of Famosa Slough will host a work party to care for California native plants and remove invasive plants. The event takes place from 9 a.m. to noon. Participants are asked to meet at the southeast corner of W. Point Loma and Famosa boulevards. For more information, call (619) 224-4591.  MONDAY, Jan. 18

Naval Base Point Loma’s Restoration Advisory Board meets from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Southwestern Yacht Club, located at 2702 Qualtrough St. The public is welcome to attend. For more information, call (619) 556-0193. THURSDAY, Jan. 19

El 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

• O’Bistro restaurant in Ocean Beach will host a book-launch party and art show for Arizona-based nature and wildlife artist and safari expert Fred Krakowiak from 2 to 4 p.m. Krakowiak’s new coffee-table book is titled “The Artist’s Safari: Capturing Africa with Pen, Lens, and Paintbrush.” Books and artwork will be available for sale at the event. O’Bistro is located at 4934 Voltaire St. For more information, call (619) 795-3498, or visit www.maverickbrushstrokes.com. • 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. • 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.allsouls.com. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1

Sharp Memorial Hospital’s Senior Resource Center will host free blood pressure checks. No appointment necessary and the public is welcome from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at St. Agnes Catholic Church, located at 1145 Evergreen St. For more information, call (800) 827-4277, or visit www.sharp.com. MONDAY, Feb. 6

A benefit concert for the Westminster Community Garden at 7 p.m. at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 3598 Talbot St. Featured work will be the Schubert Octet, performed by Alyze Dreiling and Joan Zelickman, violins; Robert Zelickman, clarinet; Rebecca Campbell, viola; Glen Campbell, cello; Leyla Zamora, basson; Jane Lam, Horn and Margaret Johnston, bass. Tickets are $10 at the door. For more information, call (619) 223-3193 or visit www.westminstersd.com.   TUESDAY, Feb. 7

Sharp Memorial Hospital’s Senior Resource Center will host free blood pressure checks. No appointment necessary and the public is welcome from 9:30 to 11 a.m. at the Peninsula Family YMCA, located at 4390 Valeta St. For more information, call (800) 827-4277, or visit www.sharp.com. TUESDAY, Feb. 14

Sharp Memorial Hospital’s Senior Resource Center will host a free lecture on diabetes, treatment, education and management. The lecture will be given by a Sharp certified diabetes educator. The event takes place from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 4425 Valeta St. Registration required by calling (800) 827-4277, or visiting www.sharp.com.