FRIDAY, Aug. 26 Point Loma High School football returns! The varsity and junior varsity squads will travel to San Marcos to square off against Mission Hills High School’s best. JV action begins at 4 p.m. with varsity at 6 p.m. Meanwhile, the freshman Pointers will be tested on their home field at 4 p.m. against Cathedral High School. All scrimmages are open to the public at no charge. SATURDAY, Aug. 27 • Pooches and their owners will walk around Dusty Rhodes Park in Ocean Beach from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the inaugural OB “Bark for Life” to support The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. The event is designed to raise funds for American Cancer Society’s lifesaving research, education and free patient service programs. The American Cancer Society “Bark For Life” is a fundraising event that will honor the care-giving qualities of our canine friends. For more information, visit www.relayforlife.-org/BarkSanDiegoCA, or email [email protected]. • Two talented Peninsula residents are planning an unusual art exhibition this weekend in downtown San Diego’s East Village. Dr. Joe Allen and Jon Koehler, friends and classmates from Point Loma High School (class of 1984) will showcase their multiple artistic talents in “5 Dimensions of Art” at The Hive, 770 11th Ave. (at F St.) from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Aug 27. Proceeds from the event will benefit both Glen Fisher’s First Friday Club and The Suzuki Heritage Center youth music programs. Each artist maintains a website. Allen’s is www.joesworkshop.com and Koehler’s is www.jonkoehler.com SATURDAY, Sept. 10 • The sixth annual Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Music & Arts Festival returns with 23 bands on eight stages, and features an expanded beer garden, Art Row, crafts and food vendors along Newport Avenue between Cable Street and the ocean. The festival begins at 10 a.m. and runs until around 7 p.m. Tickets are $30 each. Children under 12 are admitted free. VIP tickets are also available for $250. For more information, visit www.obmusicfest.org. • Dog Beach Dog Wash and Friends of Dog Beach host a monthly cleanup on the canine-friendly stretch of sand from 9 to 11 a.m. Gloves, bags, scoops, brooms and shovels will be provided to participants and toys, treats and refreshments will be made available to canines and humans alike. For more information on the Dog Beach cleanup, visit www.dogwash.com or call (619) 523-1700. SUNDAY, Sept. 11 The Car Club Council of Greater San Diego calls its automobile attraction “the greasiest show on turf.” So, they’ll use a new venue at Liberty Station to make the point with hundreds of cars on display on Sunday, Sept. 11. This signature fundraising event for the San Diego Automotive Museum has been a tradition for a number of years at historic Balboa Park. But it has outgrown the park and selected Liberty Station as its new venue. The free show takes place between 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The car registration fee is $25. For more information, visit www.carclubcouncilofsan-diego.com. THURSDAY, Sept. 15 The proud Point Loma Association beautification group will celebrate its 50th anniversary at the Kona Kai on Shelter Island. Tickets are $75 each. Cocktails at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. will precede a presentation of “The PLA Story,” narrated by Iris Engstrand, professor of history at the University of San Diego. For more information, contact PLA’s 50th anniversary dinner chairwoman Linda Fox at (619) 223-0164. SUNDAY, Sept. 25 The San Diego County Sober Living Coalition will host its fundraiser “National Recovery Month BBQ Picnic” at Ingram Plaza at Liberty Station, 2756 Dewey Road. Events include recovery games, team sports, a jumpy, a dunk tank, bands, a raffle and hot dogs and hamburgers. The event takes place from noon to 6 p.m. Entry fees are 10 tickets for $60 (presale) or $8 each at the event. Children under 5 are admitted free. For more information, call (619) 523-5006, or visit www.sdslc.org.
