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The North Coast Symphony Orchestra presents its “Look! Up in the Sky!” pops concert at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at La Costa Canyon High School Theater, The performance includes music from movie favorites “Superman,” “Star Wars” and “E.T.” as well as Debussy’s “Clair de Lune” and Handel’s “Music for the Royal Fireworks.” Admission is $15, Visit northcoastsymphony.com.

The Forum Carlsbad Discovery Days, a free summer series for all ages, continues from 10 a.m. to noon Friday with Dino Day at the mall, 1923 Calle Barcelona. Highlights include a dinosaur egg craft and an interactive performance featuring a paleontologist and a baby dinosaur. Adult supervision is required. Visit theforumcarlsbad.com.

The Living Coast Discovery Center hosts a Shark & Ray experience from 2:30 to 3 p.m. Friday at 1000 Gunpowder Point Drive. Learn about loggerhead sea turtles, leopard sharks, rays and more. The center holds talks Wednesdays through Sundays. Visit thelivingcoast.org.

The Summer Sundays “Hot Bands, Cool Cars and Family Fun” is from 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays featuring a different band and car club every week at Village Walk at Eastlake, 884 Eastlake Parkway. There will be food and product samples from Village Walk businesses and activities for kids, including free craft activities, balloon sculptures and face painting. Visit shopvillagewalk.com/special-events.

The Chula Vista Fire Department offers free car seat installation checks from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Otay Ranch Town Center, 2015 Birch Road, near the Macy’s. Attendees can bring their car seat to learn proper installation from a technician. The service is offered in an effort to reduce injury from improperly installed car seats. No registration is needed; just stop by. Visit chulavistaca.gov.

The Sweetwater High School Alumni, Friends and SUHI Foundation hold the second Golf and Dinner Reunion Dinner on Aug. 2 at the Chula Vista Golf Course, 4475 Bonita Road. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. with registration starting at 11 a.m. Cost is $100 per player; $30 for dinner only. Call (619) 352-8886.

The Cajon Classic Cruise Car Show continues from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Magnolia Avenue and Main Street. The event features classic cars and typically draws crowds from across Southern California. This week’s theme is “Celebrating American Muscle.” There are restaurants along the street to grab a bite. Visit downtownelcajon.com/cajon-classic-cruise-car-shows.

The free Moonlight Beach Concert Series features a performance by Big Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys from 3 to 5 p.m. at 400 B St. The opening act is Bach 2 Rock House Band from 12:45 to 1:15 p.m. Enzo & Layse, who won second place in the Leucadia 101 Battle of the Bands, will play from 1:45 to 2:30. Visit encinitasca.gov.

The Escondido Public Library hosts its free 2nd Saturday Concert featuring U3zub from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at 239 S. Kalmia St. U3zub is known as an ethno-rock band that showcases Ukrainian musical culture. The concert will also be livestreamed on the library’s Facebook page. Visit escondidolibrary.org.

The Escondido Art Association puts on its summer exhibit, themed “Outer Limits: Art from the Great Beyond,” from Wednesday through next month at the EAA Gallery, 121 W. Grand Ave. A free Live Art Demo is at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. The gallery reception for the show will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday at the EAA Gallery. Visit escondidoartassociation.org.

The Hospice of the North Coast and Senior Service Council of Escondido host five free seminars from 10 a.m. to noon on the third Monday of each month at 728 N. Broadway. The next session is July 15 on Fall Prevention and Hydration. Aug. 19 is on Caregiver Burnout & Dementia. Register at (760) 480-0611

The Senior Service Council Escondido hosts a Grief Support Group from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday in the Oak Room, 728 N. Broadway. The group meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month. Call (760) 480-0611.

The Fallbrook Library hosts Ecos de España: Spanish Classical & Flamenco Music & Dance from 2 to 3 p.m. Next Wednesday at 124 S. Mission Road. Flamenco dancer Susana Elena will perform a variety of dances from Spain and Gypsy Spain, and solo classical guitarist Randy Pile will play compositions created for the Spanish guitar. There will be audience participation and at the end children can perform a simple flamenco dance performed with scarves. Admission is free. Visit susanaelena.com

The Friends of the Fallbrook Library’s free Author Talk is from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the library, 124 S. Mission Road. Luis Alberto Urrea, a bestselling author of 19 books, will talk about his latest book, “Good Night, Irene.” A live auction and raffle will follow. Book sales and author signing will conclude the event. Visit fallbrooklibraryfriends.org.

The California Surf Museum hosts a book talk with author Patrick Moser on “Waikiki Dreams: How California Appropriated Hawaiian Beach Culture” at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 312 Pier View Way. Moser’s new book picks up where his previous book, “Surf & Rescue: George Freeth and the Birth of California Beach Culture,” leaves off, and tracks California beach culture from 1920 to World War II. Doors open at 6 p.m. Visit surfmuseum.org.

El Camino Quilters Guild meets at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at El Corazon Senior Center, 3302 Senior Center Drive. The guest speaker is Mary Tabar, who will give a presentation on “The Comparison of Art Quilts and Traditional Quilts.” The nonprofit El Camino Quilters donates hundreds of quilts and other handmade items to a variety of groups, including Rady Children’s Hospital, senior centers, hospitals, and police and military groups. Visit elcaminoquilters.com.

The Oceanside Public Library offers a free Lunch at the Library program this summer for kids up to age 18 weekdays from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at the Civic Center Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, and from noon to 12:45 p.m. at the Landes Community Center Library, 2855 Cedar Road, and Joe Balderrama Park, 709 San Diego St. Visit oceansidelibrary.org.

The Rancho Bernardo Historical Society Speakers Series presents Russell Low, speaking on his new book, “A Willow Tree Becomes a Forest: The Story of Hop Lee,” a celebration of the immigrant American experience in the face of anti- Chinese laws and biases, at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rancho Bernardo History Museum in the Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo Del Verano Norte. Admission is free. Visit rbhistory.org.

The Rancho Bernardo Republican Women Federated group will hold an educational luncheon and Transparency Foundation workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at The Heights Country Club, 16066 Bernardo Heights Parkway. Jennifer Jacobs, senior White House reporter for Bloomberg News, will show the “art of persuasion versus the art of argument, winning the argument without losing friends and what it means to be a Conservative woman.” The cost for the two-course luncheon and combination seminar will be $85; $50 for members. RSVP by Friday at rbrepublicanwomen.org.

The Village Church is collecting donations of new and gently used clothing and household items for newly arrived refugee families as part of its Christmas in summer event. Items will be collected from 8:30 a.m. to noon in the church parking lot at 6225 Paseo Delicias. Items needed include shoes, furniture and kitchen wares along with toys. The donations will help support the ongoing work of the Alliance for African Assistance and its Safari Seconds Thrift Store in San Diego. The group is currently assisting Ukrainian and Afghan refugees. Financial donations are also welcome. Visit villagechurch.org/christmas-in-july.

The Little Italy Association of San Diego hosts the Marine Band San Diego Summer Concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Piazza della Famiglia, which will come alive with music and entertainment. The event will feature the local ensemble Sound Strike. Visit littleitalysd.com.

The East Village Block Party is from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday on J Street, from Seventh to 10th avenues, to celebrate the San Diego Padres. Highlights include a walk-through Tribal Car Show, a selection of beer and cocktails, offerings from local food vendors, caricature artists, photo opportunities and appearances by local sports teams such as SD Wave, San Diego FC and San Diego Legion. Visit eastvillagesandiego.com/

The free Twilight in the Park Concert Series continues from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Balboa Park Spreckels Organ Pavilion, 2125 Pan American E. Road. The event is held Tuesdays to Thursdays through Aug. 29. For the schedule, visit balboapark.org/twilight-concerts.

The San Diego Air & Space Museum and International Air & Space Hall of Fame host “Fly Me to the Moon: An Evening with Legends” to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing on July 20, 1969. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. . Speakers include Buzz Aldrin, original moonwalker and Apollo 11 lunar module pilot; Charlie Duke, Apollo 16 moonwalker and Apollo 10 and 11 capsule communicator; and Gerry Griffin, legacy flight director for Apollo Missions and Apollo 11 Gold Team leader. Dinner and the program start at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $750. Proceeds will go toward updating the museum. Visit sandiegoairandspace.org.

The nonprofit Cantu Foundation hosts a puppy/dog adoption and craft event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at San Diego Craft Collective, 2590 Truxtun Road,. There will be dog-themed Make & Take crafts such as a macrame pet collar, dog-themed tote bags and dog-themed string art. There will also be dog-themed crafts for kids. Proceeds will be split to benefit the Cantu Foundation and San Diego Craft Collective. Tickets are free to $20. Visit sandiegocraft.org/product/cantu-puppy-craft.

A free Balboa Park Horticultural Tour focusing on Australian Flora in San Diego is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday starting at the Balboa Park Visitors Center, 1549 El Prado. The tour, led by park volunteer and horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards, looks at the collection of trees from Australia that are in Balboa Park. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic park tours that explore the park’s biodiversity and highlight the park’s horticultural wonders on the second Saturday of each month. Visit foreverbalboapark.org/experience/visitors- center/#tours.

The 22nd annual Point Loma Summer Concerts are from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Fridays, at Point Loma Park, 1049 Catalina Blvd., with junior bands starting at 5:30 p.m. and headliners at 6:15 p.m. The next concert features the Fleetwood Mac tribute band Fleetwood MAX. There is entertainment for all ages, a raffle that benefits school music programs, and food vendors. Bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnic baskets. Admission is free. Visit pointlomasummerconcerts.org.

Barrio Star is partnering with Paws4Thought Animal Rescue for a “fusion of Mexican Soul Food and adoptable pups” from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Barrio Star, 2706 Fifth Ave. Paws4Thought is an all-breed animal rescue focusing on saving at-risk dogs from euthanasia and getting dogs off the street and adopted. Visit barriostar.com.

The Jewish Family Service of San Diego hosts a free online class on parenting from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, as part of the Positive Parenting Program. The three-part webinar offers tips and strategies on raising happy, confident children and covers topics such as creating positive learning environments, setting rules, managing misbehavior and encouraging good behavior. Call Magda Villarreal at (858) 345-7106

The 40th Santee Summer Concerts series continues with the Sea Monks from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Town Center Community Park East, 550 Park Center Drive. The concerts are held Thursdays. Visit cityofsanteeca.gov/calendar.

The Vista Community Clinic started its Medication Assisted Treatment program to provide support and treatment for community members struggling with opioid use disorder. The program offers medication management by a primary care clinician to control withdrawal symptoms and reduce cravings, coupled with counseling and behavioral therapies to provide a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders. The program is open to patients 18 or older who have a diagnosis of opioid use disorder. Call (844) 308-5003 or visit vcc.org.

A Cat Cuddle Hour at Love Your Feral Felines is from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at the LYFF Adoption Center, 1929 W. Vista Way. The cage-free adoption center is open to the public on the weekends for Cat Cuddle Hours. Visitors can cuddle and play with up to 30 cats and kittens for an hour. Cost is $10 donation; $5 for children. Proceeds go to the center’s mission of continuing to rescue cats and animal welfare education. Walk-ins are welcome, but weekends are busy, so reservations are recommended.