FRIDAY, JULY 1 Family fun and entertainment are in store on during the next Friday Night Liberty event at Liberty Station. The event gives neighbors and visitors a chance to explore the NTC Promenade Arts & Cultural District and enjoy a free evening of art, receptions, music, food, drink and exhibits, while supporting local artists and designers. The NTC Promenade is located at 2640 Historic Decatur Road. For more information, call (619) 573-9260 or visit www.ntcprom-enade.org/what.php. THURSDAY, July 21 El Ocean Beach Historical Society will host featured speaker Charles “Chuck” Curtis in a special presentation on the Theosophist community at Lomaland in Point Loma. Curtis attended Madame Tingley’s school, later joined the Navy and married a woman from a prominent Point Loma family. The school gave Curtis a strong basic education: an introduction to the arts and woodworking and a horticultural background. The farming and sustainable workings of the Theosophists’ community helped him in creating his own wooded paradise (including Torrey Pines) on his picturesque property in Ramona. The event takes place at 7 p.m. at the Point Loma United Methodist Church, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com. SATURDAY, July 23 • El Friends of the Ocean Beach Library will host a Library Book Sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Donations of gently-used books and audiovisual materials can be brought to the library by Friday, July 22. For more information, call (619) 531-1532, or visit www.sandiego.gov/-public-library. • Learn about your community and its origins during the annual Historical Walk, hosted by the Ocean Beach Historical Society. Participants are asked to meet at 10 a.m. at the Ocean Beach/Hervey Branch Library, located at the corner of Sunset Cliffs Boulevard and Santa Monica Avenue. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com. FRIDAYS The Kona Kai Resort on Shelter Island has begun its annual summer authentic Hawaiian luaus starting at 6 p.m. every Friday night through Sept. 2. Held outside under the stars overlooking the yachts, the luau includes a traditional conch shell announcement, presentation of an imu pig and a buffet, as well as a Polynesian dance show with hula and fire dances from Hawaii, Tahiti, New Zealand and Samoa. The cost is $45 for adults, $19.95 for children under age 12. The resort is located at 1551 Shelter Island Drive. For information and reservations, call (800) 566-2524, or visit www.ShelterIslandLuau.com.
