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FEATURED EVENTS

Middle School Book Club

Registration for Summer is open at enniseducation.com. In this course, students grades 6-7 will use ranked choice voting to select the group's books from a list of Newbery recipients. Our teacher is a former instructor from University of Cambridge (UK) and Brown University as well as a certified executive functioning coach. She will impart accelerated reading comprehension techniques to students in order to prepare them for the advanced texts they'll encounter in higher grade levels.
Dates: 
03/30/2023
04/06/2023
04/13/2023
6pm EST
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Location:

ONLINE ONLY

Fun Animal Friday: Reptiles at the Children's Discovery Museum

Get ready for an exciting Fun Animal Friday! Stop on by the Museum Friday, March 31 for our next Fun Animal Friday with My Reptile Guys. My Reptile Guys will introduce our guests to a ball python, geckos, a tortoise, a bearded dragon, and a black milk snake! The event will include a live presentation, meet and greet, storytime, crafts, and more! Included with Museum admission. No registration required.
Dates: 
03/31/2023
1 - 3 pm
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Location:

320 North Broadway
Escondido, CA, 92025
United States

Phone:

(760) 233-7755

Japanese Class (Online)

Beginning Japanese class for ages 11-15. Meets online (via Zoom) once a week for 9 weeks starting on Tuesday, April 18. Classes are from 5:30-7:05 p.m. Cost is $270 for the term plus a textbook. Registration opens on March 6 at tlc.tennessee.edu. Or you can email us at worldlanguages@tennessee.edu or call us at 615-741- 7579 for more information. We also have an in-person class if you would prefer that instead. Check out the separate listing for it.
Dates: 
04/18/2023
04/25/2023
05/02/2023
5:30-7 p.m.
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Location:

ONLINE ONLY

Family Flix: Peter Rabbit @ San Diego Central Library

Peter Rabbit and his three sisters -- Flopsy, Mopsy and Cotton-Tail -- enjoy spending their days in Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden. When one of McGregor's relatives suddenly moves in, he's less than thrilled to discover a family of rabbits in his new home. A battle of wills soon breaks out as the new owner hatches scheme after scheme to get rid of Peter -- a resourceful rabbit who proves to be a worthy and wily opponent.
Dates: 
03/28/2023
5 - 6:30 pm
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Location:

330 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619-236-5800

Candy Sushi @ San Diego Central Library

Come make candy sushi using a variety of candy and treats. For ages 5-12 years old.
Dates: 
03/27/2023
03/30/2023
3:30 - 4:30 pm
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Location:

330 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619-236-5800

Meet Huxley the Harris's Hawk @ San Diego Natural History Museum

Meet Huxley the Harris’s Hawk and his handler, volunteer Bob Gordon. Find them in Unshelved from 10 AM - 2 PM and learn about regional birds of prey as well as the art of falconry.
Dates: 
04/01/2023
10 am
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Location:

1788 El Prado, Balboa Park
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619.232.3821

Art Alive 2023

Celebrate the return of Art Alive with an impressive display of colorful floral arrangements interpreting works of art from the Museum’s collection and four days of sensational events. Art Alive is The San Diego Museum of Art’s signature fundraiser, providing essential support for the Museum’s exhibitions, education, and outreach programs. Join us this spring to enjoy expressionistic explosions of color and the elegant beauty of nature during this extraordinary annual event. Show your support for the arts in your community!
Dates: 
03/30/2023
03/31/2023
04/01/2023
Times vary
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Location:

1450 El Prado Balboa Park
San Diego, CA, 92102
United States

Phone:

619.232.7931

Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth Exhibit

Maritime Museum's New Experience! Come see what Natural Philosophers thought about Sea Monsters in the Victorian age. The new exhibit, Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth, staged aboard the world’s oldest active sailing ship, Star of India, is a call to explorers of all ages. Do you believe Sea Monsters actually exist? Where do you find Sea Monsters? Why do we believe in Sea Monsters? Come to discover, make time to play. This new educational, entertaining and interactive multi-deck exhibit staged aboard the world's oldest active sailing ship, Star of India, is fresh and fun!
Dates: 
03/27/2023
03/28/2023
03/29/2023
10:00AM - 5:00PM
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Location:

1492 North Harbor Drive
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619-234-9153 Ext 101

Middle School Book Club

Registration for Summer is open at enniseducation.com. In this course, students grades 6-7 will use ranked choice voting to select the group's books from a list of Newbery recipients. Our teacher is a former instructor from University of Cambridge (UK) and Brown University as well as a certified executive functioning coach. She will impart accelerated reading comprehension techniques to students in order to prepare them for the advanced texts they'll encounter in higher grade levels.
Dates: 
06/20/2023
06/27/2023
07/11/2023
4:30-5:30pm EST
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Location:

ONLINE ONLY

Swing Dance Under the Dome! with live music @ San Diego Central Library

This week we will have live music with the Mercedes Moore Band! Swing dance comes to the library! Swing Dancing San Diego will lead a free introductory lesson and host a rooftop dance under the Dome! Great fun, great music – and exercise at the same time! Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the intoxicating fun of swing dancing.
Dates: 
03/27/2023
6 - 7:45 pm
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Location:

330 Park Blvd
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619-236-5800

Little Explorers Spring Camp 2023: A Bug's Life

This spring we are inviting excited entomologists for a whole week of insect exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about creepy crawly creatures and participate in fun hands-on activities and crafts. This week we will be learning all about the life of bugs! Through hands-on daily activities, campers will be introduced to life cycles, bug jobs like pollination, and get the chance to explore the museum gardens to look for bug homes.
Dates: 
04/03/2023
04/04/2023
04/05/2023
9:00AM - 2:00PM
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Location:

320 North Broadway
Escondido, CA, 92025
United States

Phone:

(760) 233-7755

Jurassic World: The Exhibition - San Diego 2023

Jurassic World: The Exhibition is at Westfield Mission Valley in San Diego for a limited engagement, through April 16 only!. This family-friendly immersive 20,000-square-foot experience is based on one of the biggest blockbusters in cinema history. Visitors walk through the world-famous “Jurassic World” gates, explore richly themed environments and encounter life-sized Velociraptors, a Brachiosaurus, and the most fearsome dinosaur of all, the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex.
Dates: 
03/27/2023
03/28/2023
03/29/2023
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Location:

1640 Camino Del Rio N
San Diego, CA, 92108
United States

Phone:

(702) 479-5800

Easter Eggspress: Eggquest and Story Time

Hop into Easter with the San Diego Model Railroad Museum! This ticketed before-hours event will immerse children with an egg quest around the museum, special trains running in our Toy Train Gallery, arts & crafts, and story time. After you’ve finished your search for eggs and eaten some candy, enjoy museum admission for the rest of the day. Where: San Diego Model Railroad Museum When: April 1 & 2, 9:30am - 11am
Dates: 
04/01/2023
04/02/2023
9:30am - 11:00am
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Location:

1649 El Prado Suite 4
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

619-696-0199