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Chess Club at North University Library

Chess is played by over 600 million people and is the most popular game in the world. We welcome players with all levels of chess experience from beginners to advanced. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Dates: 
05/15/2025
05/22/2025
05/29/2025
3:30 pm - 5 pm
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Location:

8820 Judicial Drive
San Diego, CA, 92122
United States

Phone:

858-581-9637

Birthday Party with Animals

Celebrate critter-style with an animal themed birthday party. Turn your child's birthday into a wild adventure with Hands-On animal encounters and large open play area.
Dates: 
05/13/2025
05/14/2025
05/15/2025
Start time: 10:00AM or 2:00PM
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Location:

6461 El Apajo Rd PO Box 64
Rancho Santa Fe, CA, 92067
United States

Phone:

858-756-4117 ext.318

Cameron Carpenter at the St. James by the Sea

He holds the 2012 Leonard Bernstein Award, and in 2014, launched his International Touring Organ (ITO)- a first-of-its kind digital organ built to his own design. He is a virtuoso composer/performer who is smashing the stereotypes of organ and classical music. Cameron’s latest album, recorded at the Berlin Konzerthaus includes his own rendition of Bach’s Goldberg Variations as well as Hanson’s Symphony #2, and was released by Universal / DECCA in the fall of 2021. One of his previous releases, ‘All You Need is Bach’ debuted at #1 on the traditional classical charts.
Dates: 
05/16/2025
7:30 pm
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Location:

St. James by the Sea Episcopal Church - La Jolla, CA
743 Prospect St
La Jolla, CA, 92037
United States

Phone:

(858) 459-3728

Women In Focus Exhibit at the SDMA

Women took up photography in increasing numbers in the twentieth century, and by the 1930s, some of the most successful photographers in the world included Margaret Bourke-White, Dorothea Lange, and Imogen Cunningham, all on view in this exhibition. Women in Focus, drawn from The San Diego Museum of Art’s permanent collection (which merged with the Museum of Photographic Arts in 2023), allows for a fuller account of the medium’s history by highlighting how women have shaped photography from the mid-nineteenth century to today.
Dates: 
05/13/2025
05/14/2025
05/15/2025
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Location:

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

Phone:

619.232.7931

Healthy Leaps Drop-In at SBYC

Join us and learn the components of healthy platonic and romantic relationships! This group meets every third Friday and is for ages 14 - 17 years old.
Dates: 
05/16/2025
06/20/2025
07/18/2025
3 pm - 6 pm
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Location:

South Bay Youth Center - Chula Vista, CA
1180 3rd Avenue, Suite C1
Chula Vista, CA, 91911
United States

Phone:

(619) 800-3203

Kids' Arts & Crafts at the Mission Hills/Hillcrest Library

Join us for an hour fun of artistic exploration and creativity! Offering a variety of hands-on activities that will inspire their imagination and creativity. Recommended ages 3 and up.
Dates: 
05/16/2025
05/23/2025
05/30/2025
10 am - 11 am
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Location:

215 W Washington Street
San Diego, CA, 92103
United States

Parkour Summer Camp

Our parkour camp helps kids build confidence and physical literacy through movement, play, and creative challenges. Campers explore parkour skills, obstacle courses, foam sword battles, nature, and art in a supportive, high-energy environment.
Dates: 
06/09/2025
06/10/2025
06/11/2025
9:00am - 12:00pm
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Location:

Balboa Park
1549 El Prado,
San Diego, CA, 92101
United States

Phone:

6198232752

Ukelele Time at the Pacific Beach Library

We welcome everyone at all skill levels from the newest uke noobs to total uke stars. If you’ve never strummed or sung a note in your life, or even if you are just shy, you are welcome. We do a strum along format as well as go around the room offering the chance to lead a song to everyone. This makes it easy to be as anonymous as you like while you’re learning (you’ll never be thrust into the spotlight when that isn’t your desire). If being in the spotlight is something you seek then it is readily available. We play a wide variety of music including Rock, Country, Standards, 23 Skidoo, Hawaiian, some goofy fun songs and more.
Dates: 
05/15/2025
06/05/2025
07/03/2025
3 pm - 5:30 pm
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Location:

4275 Cass St.
San Diego, CA, 92109
United States

Phone:

858-581-9934

Stay and Play at the Carmel Valley Library

Welcome families to Stay and Play. This program is focused towards children 0-5 years old and their caregivers. Every Thursday we will offer free play. There will be play stations set up for children to explore, learn and play while adults will be able to connect, learn and relax.
Dates: 
05/15/2025
05/22/2025
05/29/2025
10:30 am - 11 am
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Location:

3919 Townsgate Drive
San Diego, CA, 92130
United States

Phone:

858-552-1668

Odi Buddies at the Rancho Peñasquitos Library

Children 0-5 years old and their caregivers are invited to join us for Odi Buddies! We will sing songs, do rhymes, fingerplays, shake our shakers and have fun! This is a great opportunity for children and their caregivers to socialize and connect, learn and play, and explore their local library.
Dates: 
05/15/2025
05/22/2025
05/29/2025
11 am - 11:30 am
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Location:

13330 Salmon River Rd.
San Diego, CA, 92129
United States

Phone:

858-538-8159

Intimate Classic Series – ATLYS String Quartet at CCAE

Music from movies and modern-romantic composers performed by the unique ATLYS String Quartet. ATLYS is a mold-breaking and genre-defying string quartet lauded for their passionate and dynamic performances and signature sound. Equipped with the power of stringed instruments, ATLYS is both an ambassador for Shar Music as well as Swiss audio tech company, Schertler, whose microphones allow ATLYS to harness the dynamism of the 21st century. Curating programs that are both diverse and intriguing, ATLYS has graced stages such as Red Rocks and the Gorge with over 1000 performances under their belt.
Dates: 
05/18/2025
3 pm - 5 pm
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Location:

340 N. Escondido Blvd.
Escondido, CA, 92025
United States

Phone:

760 - 839 - 4138

LOUIS: A Silent Film with Live Musical Performance by WYNTON MARSALIS and CECILE LICAD at Balboa Theatre

In this very special evening, jazz icon Wynton Marsalis, renowned pianist Cecile Licad, and a 10-piece all-star jazz ensemble perform the score to the film Louis. Featuring a score of primarily Marsalis’ own compositions, this silent film from 2010 is an homage to Louis Armstrong, Charlie Chaplin, and the birth of American music.
Dates: 
05/18/2025
7 pm
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Organization:

Balboa Theatre

Location:

3630 Balboa St
San Francisco, CA, 94121
United States

Phone:

(415) 221-3117

Community Open Studio at the SDMA

Come explore art making in the SDMA Museum Art Studio! Three separate sessions are offered with a different medium focus each session. Join one or all three to explore mediums such as drawing, painting, or mixed media each time. Work from a still-life or from your imagination.
Dates: 
05/20/2025
06/17/2025
1 pm - 3 pm
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Location:

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

Phone:

619.232.7931