Community Calendar
JULY 31


BOOK SIGNING Actress and author Tori Spelling will sign copies of her book “Uncharted TerriTORI” at 2 p.m. July 31, Warwick’s Books, 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla. Only books purchased from Warwick’s will be signed. DESIGN FRIENDLY Publishers and Writers of San Diego will meet from 10 a.m. to noon July 31, Encinitas Community Center, 1140 Oakcrest Park Drive. The topic of the meeting will be “The Power of Book Design.” RSVP through the website at www. PublishersWriters.org.

TRAVEL TALK Joan and David Vokac, travel guidebook authors, will discuss their book “100 Best Getaways for a Vacation or a Lifetime” at 11 a.m. July 31, Civic Center Library Community Room, 330 N. Coast Highway 101, Oceanside. The program is free and is sponsored by the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library. The book will be available for purchase and signing.

WATER WATCH Carlsbad City Library will host a Science Saturday with the theme “Fighting for Water” at 2 p.m. July 31, 1775 Dove Lane. Girl Scout Karolyn Krebs has been working with the library to coordinate the event for her Girl Scout Gold Award. “Fighting for Water” will feature hands-on projects for kids, including games, crafts and coloring about water conservation. For details, call the Children’s Desk at (760) 602-2047 or visit www.carlsbad library.org.


August 1


ART DAY A free family art day will take place from 1 to 4 p.m. Aug. 1, Oceanside Museum of Art, 704 Pier View Way. Participants will make their own family flags. Art materials and refreshments will be provided. For details, call (760) 435-3720 or visit www.oma-online.org.

SUNDAY CONCERT Vocalist Robin Adler and her husband, multi-instrumentalist and music producer Dave Blackburn, will perform with their Joni Mitchell cover band, Mutts of the Planet, at 2 p.m. Aug. 1, Encinitas Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Drive. Visit www. encinitaslibfriends.org to learn more.

TEEN BENEFIT A family-friendly benefit to raise funds for the Teen Adolescent Placement Services program will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Aug. 1, Kennedy’s Custom Cycles, 3028 San Luis Rey Road, Oceanside. The Help a Teen - Save a Life event is $15 per adult and $5 for children under 16. Call T.A.P.S at (866) 411-8277 for details.


August 2


GOOD HEALTH The city of Encinitas will host its sixth and final educational lecture series event at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 2, Community Room at the Encinitas Library, 540 Cornish Drive. Guest speakers will present information on communities and public health. For more details, contact Mike Strong at (760) 943-2101 or city staff in the Planning & Building Department at (760) 633-2710.


August 3


HEART HAPPY North Coastal Womenheart, a support group for women with concerns about and challenges regarding cardiac health, will hold its monthly meeting at 10:15 a.m. Aug. 3, Glen View, 1950 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad. Call Marilyn Deak at (760) 438-5890 to learn more.


August 5


BACK TO EDEN Carlsbad Community Theatre will present “Children of Eden,” a religious musical, at 7 p.m. Aug. 5 through Aug. 7 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 7 and Aug. 8, Carlsbad Community Cultural Arts Center, 3557 Lancer Way. Call (760) 931-8709 for more details or for reservations.

BOOK SALE The Friends of the Solana Beach Library will hold a used book sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 5 through Aug. 7, Earl Warren Middle School and Solana Beach Library, 157 Stevens Ave. The Friends will sell books from its used bookshop for $4 per plastic grocery bag. Customers may choose books of their choice to fill their bags. Call (858) 755-1404 to learn more.

GOSPEL MUSIC

A “Gospel on The Green” concert will be held at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 5 and Aug. 6, 330 Poinsettia Lane. This will benefit The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside, Carlsbad and the North Coast Calvary Chapel Benevolence Fund. Tickets are $10 for ages 12 and older, $5 for 6 to 11. They can be bought online at northcoastcalvary.org or by calling (760) 929-0029.


August 6


ICE CREAM! Vista Garden Club will hold their annual Ice Cream Social from 2 to 4 p.m. Aug. 6, Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista. Admission is free. Call (760) 822-6824 or e-mail nanbudzjones@gmail.com by Aug. 2 to RSVP.


Ongoing


GOLDEN AGE The city of Carlsbad’s William D. Cannon Art Gallery will present “Portraits from the Golden Age of Jazz: Photographs by William P. Gottlieb (1917-2006)” through Aug. 29, William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad City Library complex, 1775 Dove Lane. This is an exhibition of 71 photographs of the great jazz artists of the 1930s and 1940s. Call (760) 602-2021 or visit www.carlsbadca.gov/arts to learn more.

MYTHOLOGICAL The Civic Center Gallery will show the exhibit “Color, Nature, and Myth,” paintings by Sheryl Tempchin and Donna Butnik, through Aug. 30, Encinitas City Hall, 505 S. Vulcan Ave.

POSTIVE ACTION Positive Action Community Theatre will host its Inclusive Theatre Arts Summer Workshops through Aug. 28, Dance North County, 535 Encinitas Bvld., Suite 100, Encinitas. These workshops are for people with and without disabilities. Call (760) 815-8512 or e-mail info@pacthouse.org to register or visit www.pact house.org for more details.

SEASIDE DAY CAMP The city of Encinitas will operate the Seaside Day Camp from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays through Aug. 27 from the Scout House in Glen Park, 2149 Orinda Dive, Cardiff-by-the-Sea. The camp is for youth ages 6 to 12 years and includes arts and crafts, games, weekly beach trip and field trips. Pre-registration is required. To sign up, visit www.encinitasrecreg.com.