VIERNES 23 de marzo Sunset View Elementary hosts its 15th annual Dinner Dance Auction, dubbed “Improving Our View,” to benefit the school, featuring a silent auction, live auction and pre-event online auction. The event takes place at the Kona Kai Resort, 1551 Shelter Island Drive. The event’s emcee is Ch. 4 TV sports personality Jane Mitchell and the auctioneer is Point Loma native Chris Cramer, co-founder of Karl Strauss Beers. A hosted bar takes place from 5 to 6 p.m. with a no-host bar following. The silent auction takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Dancing to Las Vegas-style club music takes place until 11 p.m. The event website is www.kidsfirstatsunsetview.org.dda. SÁBADO 24 de marzo • The Point Loma Association will team with Point Loma Nazarene University to clean up the frontage road median on Catalina Boulevard. The cleanup will tackle trimming, weeding and trash, beginning at 9 a.m. Participants are asked to bring tools to cut and prune with, but there will be plenty of rakes, shovels and brooms supplied. Participants are asked to gather at Lomaland Drive and Catalina Boulevard. For more information, call Robert Tripp Jackson at (619) 987-1970. • Local author Brittany Hudson holds a book-signing event for her new children’s book called “It’s Good to Share.” The event takes place at 11 a.m. at Only Kidding Children’s Shop, located at 3619 Midway Drive, Suite E, in Point Loma. For more information, visit www.booksare-4kids.com, or call (619) 224-1475. • Friends of the San Diego River Mouth, a chapter of the San Diego River Park Foundation, meets for its regular habitat restoration project from 9 a.m. to noon at Dog Beach in Ocean Beach. Activities will include a guided-walking nature tour through four distinct habitat zones, native-plant rescue and trail maintenance. All tools and supplies will be provided. Wear work clothes and closed-toe shoes. To sign up, call (619) 297-7380 or email [email protected]. DOMINGO 25 de marzo The Ocean Beach Historical Society (OBHS) hosts its annual Wisteria Tea Party at 1 p.m. at 4761 Niagara Ave., in Ocean Beach. The event will include a drawing for prizes donated by local businesses and friends of OBHS. This year’s event will serve as a tribute to longtime society member Ned Titlow. Under the largest wisteria canopy in Ocean Beach, guests will enjoy delectables and live music by violinist Alicia Previn, cellist Mark Sander, singer Antonio Johnson, singer/accordionist Bill Corwin, violinist Gina James and mandolin-player Kenny James. The minimum suggested donation is $8 for members and $10 for non-members. For more information, visit www.obhistory.wordpress.com. MIÉRCOLES 28 de marzo Point Loma United Methodist Church offers free gentle yoga and chair yoga to help participants relieve pain. Classes cater to those who are not flexible and who are unable to be on the floor. The class takes place from noon to 12:45 p.m. and includes a talk about the benefits of yoga therapy. No previous experience is necessary. The church is located at 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd. To register, email [email protected], or call (619) 788-4838. SATURDAY, March 31 • Free Easter-egg hunt, arts and crafts, stories and a sing-along at the Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library, 3701 Voltaire St. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539. • Melisa & Kaye’s Memorial 5K Walk and Fun Run is scheduled to begin with registration at 7:30 a.m. at NTC Park at Liberty Station. The event, which includes a health fair, live music and children’s activities, celebrates the lives of loved ones and raises funds to support San Diego Hospice programs. The walk and fun run begins at 8:30 a.m. For more information, call (619) 278-6441, email [email protected], or visit www.sdhospice.org/walk. WEDNESDAY, April 11 The Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library hosts a free presentation, “A Girl, A Guy and a Piano: Broadway’s Golden Age” at 7 p.m. The library is located at 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531-1539. WEDNESDAY, April 18 The Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library hosts Bruno Leone, presenting “Legends of Broadway and Other Tales. The free event takes place at 6 p.m. at the library, 3701 Voltaire St. For more information, call head librarian Christine Gonzalez at (619) 531.1539.
