Calendar • February
L o v e! a L h o O Celebrate the month of hearts with Valentine’s Day events around the county.
FREE Make Your Own Collage Valentine with artist, June Rubin. For all ages. Feb. 1, 5-8:30 pm. June Rubin Studio, 2690 Historic Decatur Rd. #214, San Diego. www.junerubin.com Kids Workshop: Heart Candy Box. You and your child can make a heart-shaped box to give to someone you love. Personalize it with paint and stickers. Kids can receive a certificate of achievement, a workshop apron and a commemorative pin (while supplies last). Feb. 2, 9 am-noon. Register at www.homedepot.com/workshops. Family Night: Valentine Monsters. Feb. 6, 6 pm. $5. Children must be accompanied by an adult. San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Dr. Register at www.sanmarcos.net/departments/parks-recreation/ special-events. FREE Family Arts & Literacy Connection: Art with Heart. Visual artist Stacie Green will guide participants in learning how to make quilled paper hearts. Also receive a free book to take home. Feb. 6, 4-5:30 pm. Space is limited; registration required. Encinitas Branch Library, 540 Cornish Dr. To register, call 760-753-7376. FREE Make a Valentine Mobile at the Lakeshore Learning Store. For ages 3 & up. Feb. 9, 11 am-3 pm. 7510 Hazard Center Dr., San Diego & 702 Center Dr., San Marcos. www.lakeshorelearning.com Oceanside Valentine’s Week. Shop for an array of Valentine’s Day gifts, take a photo in front of a 25-foot, heart-shaped balloon, enjoy sweet treats and entertainment, come to a free outdoor screening of the beloved classic, Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, and more. Feb. 9-16. For complete schedule and locations, visit www.visitoceanside.org/ oceanside-valentine-week. FREE Cupid’s Cleanup. Join I Love A Clean San Diego in cleaning up Hourglass
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Community Park and the surrounding neighborhood. Students and families can learn ways to protect our local environment. Feb. 9, 10 am-noon. Cleanup supplies, snacks and water provided. Meet at 10440 Black Mountain Rd. Register at www.ilacsd .org/event/cupids-cleanup-2019. Valentine’s Day Teas at Sikes Adobe Historic Farmstead. Travel back to simpler times and enjoy tea, sandwiches and sweets with loved ones. Feb. 9 & 10, 1 & 3 pm. $15. 12655 Sunset Dr., Escondido. Register at www.sikesadobe.org. Coronado Valentine’s Day 10K, 5K & 1-Mile Fun Run. Also featuring a costume contest. Feb. 10; Fun run, 7:30 am; 5K & 10K, 8 am; expo, 6:30-11 am. Tidelands Park, 2000 Mullinex Dr. Register at www.valentinesday10k.com. Valentine’s Day Events at FUNBelievable Play. Valentine’s Toddler Craft on Feb. 12, 9 am-noon (Free with admission); Valentine’s Drop-Off Disco on Feb. 15, 5-9 pm ($40 per child; includes dinner). 11655 Riverside Dr. #155-157, Lakeside. To register, visit www .funbelievableplay.com or call 619-456-2474. Valentine’s Cruises by Hornblower Cruises & Events. Spectacular bay views, delicious food selections from special menus and music for dancing. Romance dinner cruise with DJ on Feb. 14, 7-10 pm; weekend dinner cruises from Feb. 15-17, 7-10 pm; champagne brunch cruises on Feb. 16 & 17, 11 am-1 pm. For details and reservations, visit www.hornblower.com. Sweetheart’s Ball. This family event includes light hors d’oeuvres, treats, refreshments, photo backdrops and more. Feb. 15, 6-8 pm. $6-$9. Pre-register by Feb. 7. Encinitas Community & Senior Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Dr. www.encinitasparksandrec.com; 760-943-2250
10 am-1 pm. San Dieguito Heritage Ranch, 450 Quail Gardens Dr., Encinitas. www.hullabalooband.com
tuesday | 5 Chinese New Year Vietnamese New Year Whale-Watching Cruises. Through April, 9:30 am-1 pm & 1:30-5 pm. Reservations required. Pier 2, 970 N. Harbor Dr., downtown San Diego. www.hornblower.com
wednesday | 6 FREE First Wednesdays: An Evening of Rodgers & Hammerstein. The Barn Stage Company promises an evening filled with songs from The Sound of Music, The King and I, South Pacific and more. 6 pm. Tickets are handed out on a first-come, first-seated basis. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. www.artcenter.org
thursday | 7 “Shen Yun.” Journey through 5,000 years of Chinese civilization as you experience ancient dynasties, myths and legends, and ethnic and folk traditions in this spectacular production. Tonight, tomorrow, Feb. 14 & 15, 7:30 pm; Feb. 9 & 16, 2 & 7:30 pm; Feb. 10 & 17, 1:30 pm; Feb. 13, 2 pm. Visit website for tickets. For ages 5 & up. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. www.shenyun.com/sd; 888-973-7469 Circus Vargas Presents “The Greatest of Ease.” Circus Vargas’ 50th anniversary extravaganza is an homage to the golden era of circus in America. Featuring death-defying acrobats, daredevils, aerialists, clowns and jugglers, contortionists and more. Tonight until Feb. 18 at Westfield Mission Valley (1640 Camino del Rio North); Feb. 21-March 3 in National City (3030 Plaza Bonita Rd.). www.circusvargas.com FREE Celebrate the Birthday of Mo Willems. Read stories and make crafts in honor of this beloved children’s author. 3:30-5 pm. San Marcos Branch Library, 2 Civic Center Dr. www.sdcl.org
friday | 8 FREE San Diego Tet Festival. See page 34.