The Lodge at Torrey Pines will host the sixth annual Celebrate the Craft show the weekend of Nov. 1 and 2, featuring area artists, vintners and chefs cooking up fresh fare. “This is the only event where you can actually meet the farmer of the food you’re going to eat,” said Julia Johnson, advertising and marketing manager at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. “And then the chef cooks it in front of you, and also the winemaker is there.” This year, artists will add color to the event for the second annual Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational. Open-air artists will paint landscapes of the Torrey Pines State Reserve for a silent auction to benefit the Torrey Pines Reserve Endowment Fund. The fund helps to protect and preserve the Torrey Pines State Preserve, which includes natural features such as the Torrey pine trees, sandstone cliffs, a lagoon and miles of beach, according to the Lodge at Torrey Pines. “This is the sixth year for Celebrate the Craft and second year for the Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational,” Johnson said. “Last year we received $60,000 for the Torrey Pines Endowment Fund from the painting auctions. Fifty percent of the proceeds goes to the artists and 50 percent goes to the fund.” Plein air artists will begin setting up their canvases around the Torrey Pines State Reserve just days before the events begin. The public is invited to wander the area to observe the painters working, Johnson said. The artists will work through Saturday night, when officials will choose plein air artworks to feature at an awards dinner. Attendees then can start bidding on their favorite paintings beginning Saturday evening, with a last-chance auction during a picnic on Sunday. “The artists are so down-to-earth and fun and you can see them apply their craft,” Johnson said. “You can go and see them painting around the reserve.” Saturday, Nov. 1, Johnson said Picnic in the Park will run from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Torrey Pines State Reserve. Visitors can picnic for lunch in the park while watching the artists, she said. Saturday at 6 p.m., Celebrate the Craft’s reception and art auction will offer cocktails and a dinner reception at the Lodge at Torrey Pines. Attendees can bid on the plein air works during a silent auction, and three award-winning paintings will be featured during a live auction. Dinner price is $125. Sunday, Nov. 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Celebrate the Craft peaks on its last day, with Picnic on the Arroyo Terrace, hosting a plein air art silent auction and food stations featuring local cuisine, wine and other samples. Visitors will have a chance to wander through the stations, meeting growers, vintners and artists and sampling fare while participating in a last-chance art auction. Ticket price is $65. Last year, the Lodge at Torrey Pines executive chef Jeff Jackson sent proceeds from the picnic to Slow Food, an organization whose mission is to counteract the world’s obsession with fast food, Johnson said. This year, Jackson will donate 15 percent of the proceeds to benefit the San Pasqual Academy, an Escondido organization that helps foster teens develop life skills, Johnson said. “Chef Jackson spends a lot of time with the kids and he feels very touched with that organization,” Johnson said. For more information about the San Pasqual Academy, go to www.sanpasqualacademy.org. To purchase tickets for the event, go to www.celebratethecraft.com or call (858) 777-6635. San Diego’s five-diamond resort, The Lodge at Torrey Pines, is located at 11480 N. Torrey Pines Road.