DEL MAR - The Professional Bull Riders will come to the Del Mar Fairgrounds Arena on July 28 and 29 for the Del Mar Invitational, an Enterprise Rent-A-Car Tour event. Gates will open at 7 p.m. and the event will begin at 8.

Tickets cost $25 for reserved grandstand seats and $65 for VIP box seating. Tickets can be ordered by calling Ticketmaster at (619) 220-TIXS or online at http://www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets also are available at the Del Mar Fairgrounds box office.

Enjoy a pre-show barbecue and meet the riders at 7 p.m. each night. A Santa Maria-style barbecue dinner from Hunter Steakhouse will be available. Meal prices range from $14 to $16.

For information, go to http://www.sdfair.com and click on "Events Calendar."

San Dieguito River Park to host events

NORTH COUNTY - The San Dieguito River Park will host these activities. For information, go to http://www.sdrp.org.

• Habitat restoration, 8 to 11 a.m. July 21, Ysabel Creek Road at Bandy Canyon Road, San Pasqual Valley. Reservations required. Call Barbara at (858) 674-2275, Ext. 14, or e-mail Barbara@sdrp.org.

• Bike ride along the North Shore Lake Hodges Trail in Escondido, 8:30 a.m. July 29. The ride is for beginning and intermediate bicyclists; all ages are welcome.

• Trail maintenance, 8 to 11 a.m. Aug. 11, Highland Valley Staging Area, Rancho Bernardo. Reservations required. Call Barbara at (858) 674-2275, Ext. 14, or e-mail Barbara@sdrp.org.

PFLAG group to meet July 22

CARLSBAD - Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, or PFLAG, a parent-led support and information organization, will meet at 2 p.m. July 22 at the Pilgrim United Church of Christ, 2020 Chestnut Ave.

PFLAG invites anyone having difficulties understanding gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender issues to attend the meeting, especially when family relationships are disrupted. Family members, as well as GLBT people, are invited to join in discussions of mutual support.

Information: (619) 922-1579.

Genealogical Society to meet

CARLSBAD - The North San Diego County Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. July 24 in the Carlsbad City Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive.

Joel Weintraub, Ph.D., professor at Cal State Fullerton and volunteer with the National Archives in Laguna Niguel, will speak on "Searching the U.S. Census by Geographical Means or When Name Indexes Fail." Weintraub has assisted well-known computer genealogist Steve Morse in producing a large number of online census searching utilities for the "Morse One Step" Web site.

Information: (760) 630-6720.

Macintosh computer group to meet

OCEANSIDE - The Oceanside Macintosh User Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. July 25 at Oceana Clubhouse Auditorium, 550 Vista Bella.

Member Elizabeth DeBoer will present "Backup, Share and Expand Your Life With Dot Mac." She will discuss how the Apple product Dot Mac (.Mac) can help users easily back up their photos, music and files, as well as share their pictures, movies, podcasts, blogs, Web sites and more.

The group provides a forum for Macintosh computer users of all levels to share knowledge and experience. Visitors are welcome.

For information go to http://www.omug.net or call (760) 727-7255.

Jewish Men's Club to host columnist

VISTA - The North County Jewish Men's Club will hold its monthly breakfast meeting at 9 a.m. July 26 at the Shadowridge Country Club, 1980 Gateway Drive. San Diego Union-Tribune columnist Logan Jenkins will be the guest speaker.

Guests and new members are welcome. For reservations, call (760) 631-7998.

Ostomy support group to meet

OCEANSIDE - The Ostomy Support Group of North County will meet at 1 p.m. July 27 in Assembly Room 1 at Tri-City Medical Center, 4002 Vista Way.

Diane Beach, community education manager of the San Diego Alzheimer's Association, will present "Living a Brain-Healthy Lifestyle."

All ostomy patients or those considering ostomy surgery and their caregivers are welcome. Information: (760) 433-3440.

Politics/religion collusion is topic

VISTA - Progressive Democrats of San Diego will present a lecture by Dr. Sharon Mijares on "The Collusion Between Politics and Religion: A Nation in Crisis" from 10 a.m. to noon July 28 in the community room at the Vista Library, 700 Eucalyptus Ave.

Mijares is a psychologist and lead author of "The Root of All Evil: An Exposition of Prejudice, Fundamentalism and Gender Imbalance."

For information about the meeting, e-mail reejones@cox.net. For information about Mijares, go to http://www.psychospiritual.org.

Sleep apnea equipment fair on tap

OCEANSIDE - AWAKE and Tri-City Medical Center will sponsor a sleep apnea equipment fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 28 at the hospital, 4002 Vista Way. Representatives will be on hand to answer questions, demonstrate the latest CPAP machines and masks and provide sleep apnea information. Admission is free.

Model railroad group to meet

OCEANSIDE - The North County Model Railroad Society will meet at 10 a.m. July 28 at Boney's Marketplace, 1820 Oceanside Blvd. Guests are welcome. For information, call (760) 722-7366 or go to http://www.ncmrs.org.

Free bone marrow testing offered

SAN DIEGO - In honor of an 11-year-old leukemia patient's national campaign to register 5,000 donors nationwide, the San Diego Blood Bank is offering free bone marrow testing at all of its donor centers through July 31.

Patrick Pedraja of Tampa Bay, Fla., has launched a national campaign called "Driving for Donors" to convince people to register with the National Marrow Donor Program. Those who join the registry due to Patrick's efforts are encouraged to give his name when they are tested so that they can be counted in the 5,000 donor goal.

The North County Donor Center is at 1340 W. Valley Parkway, Escondido; and the North Coastal Donor Center is at 161 Thunder Drive, Vista. For information, call (800) 4MY-SDBB or go to http://www.sandiegobloodbank.org.

Motorcycle run to benefit dogs in need

NORTH COUNTY - Labrador Harbor will host the first Kruise for K-9s motorcycle run to raise funds for Labrador retrievers in need Aug. 25. Motorcyclists will blaze a trail from Oceanside to the Menghini Winery in Julian.

Registration fee is $25 per person, which includes an event T-shirt and lunch at the winery. Nonriders can assist Labrador Harbor by sponsoring a rider, participating in prize drawings or making a donation to the cause. All proceeds from the event will benefit families who have requested assistance through Labrador Harbor.

For information e-mail info@labradorharbor.org.

Disabled businesswomen to network

SAN MARCOS - The Professional Business Women's Resource Network will hold its inaugural meeting from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 28. The organization will strive to foster a greater sense of professionalism and networking among members, as well as among the wider community of disabled women.

The networking group is part of the Challenged Women's Support Initiative, an organization of Sharp HealthCare, that offers programs and services for disabled women in San Diego County.

The first meeting will be hosted by Tami Ridley, an attorney, entrepreneur, real estate investor, master gardener and quadriplegic, at the restaurant she owns and operates, Friars Folly Wine Cellar in Old Restaurant Row, 1032 W. San Marcos Blvd.

Information: Mary Thompson, (858) 259-1786.

Project Linus thank-you party on tap

TEMECULA - Volunteers who make blankets and quilts through local Project Linus chapters and the North County Coastal Club of Altrusa International are invited to a thank-you party from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 4 at Temecula Valley Sewing Center, 28780 Old Town Front Street, Suite D-3.

The event will include refreshments, label sewing, door prizes and the chance to meet the people who expedite the distribution of the handmade blankets and quilts to hospitals, foster care facilities, shelters, churches and other groups.

To R.S.V.P., call (858) 350-0328 or e-mail pl.sd.ncc-swriverside@mindspring.com. The national Project Linus Web site is http://www.projectlinus.org.