Coastal Community News Briefs for Thursday, June 12

By North County Times | Friday, June 13, 2008 12:33 AM PDT ∞

Free class offered to fight identity theft

OCEANSIDE ---- A free consumer education class, "Protect Yourself From Identity Theft," will be held at 2 p.m. June 14 at the Mission Branch Library, 3861-B Mission Ave. Nancy Morris, a business development officer with Mission Federal Credit Union, will provide new information and strategies, including tips to prevent identity theft while traveling this summer. Participants also will be invited to discuss their own experiences and tactics. Reserve to (760) 435-5640.

Oceanside Elks to hold bingo

OCEANSIDE ---- Oceanside Elks Lodge 1561 will hold bingo at 1 p.m. June 15 at 444 Country Club Lane. A free hamburger, fries and soda will be served from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to all who buy in. Call (760) 433-1561.

NARFE to meet June 19

OCEANSIDE ---- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, Oceanside Chapter 706, will meet from 1:30-3:30 p.m. June 19 at the Oceanside Senior Center, 455 Country Club Lane. Speaker will be Meg Munoz from the Oceanside Police Department, who will discuss crimes against the elderly and home security.

Adult summer reading program offered

OCEANSIDE ---- The Oceanside Public Library will hold its inaugural Adult Summer Reading Program June 16 through Aug. 16, titled "Perk Up and Read," supported by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library. Anyone age 18 and up can read three books or audiobooks and fill out a short form telling a little about the titles they've read or listened to. After the first three books, participants will receive a special-edition coffee mug and qualify for weekly drawings. Those who continue to read this summer will receive entries to drawings for more prizes donated by Oceanside businesses. Information: (760) 435-5600, (760) 435-5630; www.oceansidepubliclibrary.org.

Dance recital set for June 21, 22

OCEANSIDE ---- Dance Unlimited will present its 19th annual Dance Recital, "Anatomy of a Dance," June 21 and 22 at the Truax Performing Arts Theatre, El Camino High School, 400 Rancho del Oro Drive. The dance revue will showcase more than 500 students, ages 2 1/2 to 18, performing tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip hop, break dancing, clogging and music theater. Showtimes are at noon and 6 p.m. both days. Tickets are $15 and available at the box office. Information: (760) 722 DANCE; www.danceunlimited.info.

Christmas in July set

OCEANSIDE ---- Old Mission Montessori School will hold its 31st annual Christmas in July from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 12 and 13. Visitors can jump-start their holiday shopping at the arts and crafts extravaganza featuring more than 175 talented artisans. Artisans interested in participating must meet the handmade criteria, complete an application and pay a $175 fee. Applications are juried by an all-volunteer group. Information: (760) 757-3232; www.omms.org.

KOCT wins award for excellence

OCEANSIDE ---- The Alliance for Community Media has awarded KOCT-TV the 2008 Hometown Video Festival Award for Overall Excellence. KOCT Executive Director Tom Reeser said that KOCT was judged the best overall in the category of combined public, educational and government access stations nationwide with a budget greater than $500,000. www.koct.org.

Live entertainment at Arcadia Place

VISTA ---- Arcadia Place Retirement Living will host this entertainment at 1080 Arcadia Ave. Call (760) 945-5555.

-- June 13, 3 p.m., Jack Johnson, singer/impressionist specializing in classic country.

-- June 16, 3 p.m. Robert Hardaway, singer, '30s, '40s and '50s music.

Senior travel group schedules trips

VISTA ---- The McClellan Senior travel group, Culture Caravan, will take these trips. Reserve to (760) 643-2828.

-- Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, July 15. Lunch at the Souplantation. Motorcoach leaves the center at 8:45 a.m. and returns at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $51.

-- Hollywood Bowl to see Julie Andrews on stage as host for an assortment of Rodgers & Hammerstein classics, July 18. Dinner will be at the Hamlet on Sunset Boulevard. Cost is $94. The motorcoach leaves the senior center at 3:30 p.m. and returns at midnight.

-- Las Vegas, Golden Nugget Hotel, Sept. 16-18. Travel is by deluxe motorcoach and the trip includes a breakfast buffet and one welcome cocktail. Cost is $209 double occupancy; $269 single.

Jewelry design class offered

VISTA ---- The McClellan Senior Center will offer the class, "Jewelry Design: Metallic Treasures," from 10 a.m. to noon June 17 at 1400 Vale Terrace Drive. Instructor Kim Yank will show how to combine copper with art glass beads to create a jewelry set. Cost is $8 with a one-time $3 fee. Information: (760) 432-0635; www.oasisnet.org.

VHS class of 1968 reunion set

VISTA ---- The Vista High School class of 1968 will hold its 40th reunion at Aug. 9 at the Vista Valley Country Club. Cost is $50 per person. Make checks payable to: VHS 40th Reunion and mail to Karen Kosanovich Bale, 1219 Via del Cerro, Vista, CA 92084. Reservation deadline is June 31. Call (760) 607-0850.

Boys & Girls Club seeks guitar instructor

VISTA ---- The Boys & Girls Club of Vista is seeking an instructor who would donate time once a week to teach guitar to club members eager to learn the instrument. Some guitars have already been donated to start the program but more are needed, particularly youth-sized guitars with nylon strings. Support also will be provided by an existing music program that allows members to participate in a show choir, piano lessons or an introductory music group for ages 10 and under. Call (760) 724-6606.

League to host art demonstration

CARLSBAD ---- The Carlsbad Oceanside Art League will feature artist Richard Stergulz as its demonstration artist from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 13 at the Calavera Hills Community Center, 2997 Glasgow Drive.

Stergulz graduated from the American Academy of Art in Chicago. Stergulz works in oil on masonite board. His work is mostly figurative and he has started plein air painting.  He also teaches art classes. His work hangs in galleries throughout California. Information: (760) 434-8497; www.coalartgallery.com.

Monthly bird count at Batiquitos Lagoon

CARLSBAD ---- The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation will offer the easy, docent-led bird count walk at 7:30 a.m. today and every second Friday of the month starting from the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Nature Center parking lot, located at the end of Gabbiano Lane. The purpose of this walk is to count the birds seen and heard at the lagoon and report the numbers to the Audubon Society. Bird counts are done monthly at many San Diego locations such as Batiquitos Lagoon. Bring binoculars. Information: (760) 931-0800; www.batiquitosfoundation.org.

Museum to honor Ravi Shankar at gala

CARLSBAD ---- The Museum of Making Music will hold its sixth annual "Evening of Note" fundraiser, honoring Indian music legend Ravi Shankar, from 7 to 10:30 p.m. June 14 at The Crossings at Carlsbad, 5800 The Crossings Drive. The evening will include a reception with performances by Kamau Kenyatta and the San Diego Youth Symphony & Conservatory String Quartet. The event will also feature special performances by the Patnaik Sisters Indian Dance Troupe, Peter Sprague and Fred Benedetti, and youth cello prodigy Nathan Chan. Proceeds support the museum's ongoing educational outreach programs, workshops, performances and exhibitions. Cost is $100 per person, $1200 for a table of 12. Call (760) 438-5996, Ext. 212, http://www.museumofmakingmusic.org.

Foundation to host bird photography walk

CARLSBAD ----The Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation will hold an easy, docent-led nature walk at 9 a.m. June 21 that will focus on bird photography at the lagoon and getting that perfect shot. Bring your own camera. Photographers will meet at the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation Nature Center at the end of Gabbiano Lane. Information: (760) 931-0800; www.batiquitosfoundation.org.

Downtown supporters meet at library

ENCINTAS ---- The Downtown Encinitas MainStreet Association meets at 9 a.m. every third Tuesday of the month at the Encinitas Library 540 Cornish Drive. Information: (760) 943-1950; www.encinitas101.com.

Adult education classes offered

ENCINITAS ---- San Dieguito Adult School offers free classes to learn English, obtain a GED certificate, earn a high school diploma, and prepare for the citizenship test. Classes are offered Mondays through Thursdays, day and evening hours. Call (760) 753-7073, Ext. 5104 between 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Gallery to host exhibit, reception

SOLANA BEACH ----- The Ordover Gallery will exhibit "Simple Pleasures, Recent Journeys & Garden Tales" new work by Donna Cosentino, as well as "A Passion for Birds" by Sharon Anthony, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Saturdays, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through June 29 at the gallery, 444 S. Cedros Ave., Studio 172. In addition, work will be shown by: Lew Abulafia, John D. Clark, Lakshmi Grace Douglas, Peter Fay, Heidi Fickinger, Lou Montrose, Art Myers, Abe Ordover, Lisa Ross, Tom O Scott and Blake Shaw. Information: (858) 720-1121; www.ordoverproject.com.

Class to teach fire-season preparedness

ENCINITAS ---- The San Diego Fire Recovery Network will teach fire safety precautions and planning during the class at 11 a.m. June 14 at the Encinitas Branch of the San Diego County Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Attendees will learn essentials of evacuation, house materials and construction, and fire-resistant landscaping. Call (760) 753-7376.

PetSmart to host dog adoption event

ENCINITAS ---- The Foundation for the Care of Indigent Animals, a nonprofit pet rescue organization specializing in small dogs, will hold its dog adoption event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 14 at Petsmart, 1034 N. El Camino Real. Call (619) 466-0426.

Plant nursery to host art demonstrations

LEUCADIA ---- Members of the San Dieguito Art Guild will paint, craft jewelry, and offer art demonstrations to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at Weidners' Nursery, 695 Normandy Road. Information: (760) 805-0434; swanson121@cox.net; www.weidners.com.

Class to teach fire season preparedness

ENCINITAS ---- The San Diego Fire Recovery Network will teach fire safety precautions and planning at 11 a.m. June 14 at the Encinitas Branch of the San Diego County Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Attendees will learn essentials of evacuation, house materials and construction, and fire-resistant landscaping. Call (760) 753-7376.

Petsmart to host dog adoption event

ENCINITAS ---- The Foundation for the Care of Indigent Animals, a nonprofit pet

rescue organization specializing in small dogs, will hold its dog adoption event from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 14 at Petsmart, 1034 N. El Camino Real. Call (619) 466-0426.

Art institute to hold open house

ENCINITAS ---- Lux Art Institute will host its quarterly Family Day, a free open house event with art activities, studio tours, refreshments and music, from 1 to 4 p.m. June 14 at the center, 1550 S. El Camino Real. The event will give visitors a chance to meet Lux resident artist Daniel Wheeler. Family Day is a quarterly event made possible by support from the James Irvine Foundation. Parking for Family Day is in the KinderCare parking lot and in posted parking zones along El Camino Real. Regular hours are 1 to 5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. Admission is $10 for two visits. Information: (760) 436-6611; www.luxartinstitute.org.

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