SPECIAL GREEN HOME & EARTH DAY EVENTS
SATURDAY, APRIL 9
18th Annual Spring Garden Festival – 9am-4pm. Join the Water Conservation Garden and Cuyamaca College’s Ornamental Horticulture Department as celebrate the spring season with “Conservation in Bloom.” Plant sale, experts, workshops and exhibits. Other activities include animal exhibits, musical guests and dancers, kids’ activities and an international food court. Free. Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Pkwy, El Cajon, 92019. 619-660-0614 x 10.
Elizabeth@TheGarden.org.
Cuyamaca.edu/SpringFest.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
Poway Earth Day Festival – 10am-5pm. Over 200 different vendors ranging from kid activities to green products for your home. Food and a different live band performing every hour or so. Midland Rd, Poway.
Poway.com.
MONDAY, APRIL 11
“The Pleasure Garden” Lecture – 6pm, doors open. 7pm, presentation. A special evening with Jeffrey Bale, Renowned Landscape Designer. Be- forehand shop for plants and garden-related prod- ucts, and to purchase the speaker’s book. $l5/SDHS members, $25/nonmembers. Surfside Race Place, Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd, Del Mar, 92014. Register:
SDHortSoc.org.
Low Water Use Plant Pairing – 6-7pm. If are thinking of recreating your traditional landscape to low water use, this seminar will get you started with practical yet creative information garnered from 25 years of experience. $25/member, $30/nonmembers. Register by Apr 11. San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, 92024. 760-436-3036.
SDBGarden.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
TSRI Green Feat Expo – 11am-1pm. Exposition and E-waste recycling day. The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, 92037. 858-784-8462.
Julio@Scripps.edu.
Scripps.edu/ Services/GreenFeat/
Expo.html.
SATURDAY, APRIL 16
Water Smart Edibles In Your Landscape – 10am- 12pm. An informative and delicious exploration of fruit that can be grown in a water conserving landscape. Learn proper planting, drip irrigation and maintenance. Water Conservation Garden, 12122 Cuyamaca College Dr W, El Cajon, 92019. Reserva- tion required: 629-660-0614 x 10.
TheGarden.org.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17
EarthFair 2011: Take It Back! – 10am-5pm. The world’s largest free annual environmental fair and Earth Day Celebration produced by volunteers. Over 350 exhibitors, a food pavilion, special kids activity area, three entertainment venues, the Chil- dren’s Earth Parade and more. Free. Balboa Park, 1549 El Prado, San Diego, 92101. 858-272-7370.
EarthDayWeb.org.
42 San Diego Edition MONDAY, APRIL 18
Earthweek 2011 – Apr 18-22. A week-long festival at SDSU called GreenFest, including e3’s Earth- Week. Various events, competitions, a business fair. San Diego State University, Campanile Dr, San Diego, 92182.
Clube3.org.
Go Green & Clean Family Day – 11am-4pm. Learn all about the City’s environmental programs, exchange inefficient light bulbs and dispose of elec- tronic waste. Friendship Park, 4th Ave & Davidson St, Chula Vista.
ChulaVistaCA.gov.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
Celebrate Earth Day with your Baby – 9am. Cel- ebrate Earth Day, by joining the North American and International cloth diaper community as they work to set a Guinness world record for the most cloth diapers changed simultaneously in the Great Cloth Diaper Change. Pre-register for participating locations in San Diego County:
SDRealDiaperCircle.weebly.com. More info:
GreatClothDiaperChange.com.
Earth Day: America Going Green – 9:30am- sunset. Enjoy arts and ecology activities for children and adults, dynamic workshops, info booths, deli- cious snacks, eco fashions and a nonstop line up of musicians, and performance artists representing our lifestyles theme. Free e-waste drop off. Kimball Park, National City Blvd & 12th St, National City, 91950. 619-865-5904.
AmericanFestival.us.
Alta Vista Gardens Earth Day Festival – 10am- 3pm. A free community-wide event that seeks to promote environmental awareness and education for the whole family. Features educational booths, interactive workshops, arts and crafts, activities for children, music, and much more. 760-945-3954. Alta Vista Gardens, 1270 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista, 92084.
AltaVistaGardens.org.
Fun and Relaxing Zentangle – 1-4:30pm. Zentan- gle is an easy to learn method of using repetitive patterns to create beautiful images. No artistic abil- ity necessary. It provides artistic satisfaction and an increased sense of well being. Wonderful stress relief while producing a lovely piece of art. San Dieguieto Adult School, 800 Santa Fe Dr, Rm AE 1, Encinitas, 92024. 760-753-7073.
SDAdultEd.com.
PinxLady@gmail.com.
PinxLadyStudios.com.
SATURDAY, APRIL 30
Creek to Bay Cleanup – 9am-12pm. Help clean up our waterways. At the 2010 cleanup, 5,232 vol- unteers spanned out across 69 coastal and inland cleanup sites throughout San Diego County, remov- ing 160,000 pounds of debris. Sponsored by I Love A Clean San Diego. More info:
CreekToBay.org.
www.na-sd.com THURSDAY, APRIL 7
Reduce then Produce: The Energy Efficiency & Solar Series – 5:30-7:30pm. Ever wonder if your solar contractor is giving you the best deal? Find out how to maximize your solar PV benefits by investing in Energy Efficiency before going solar. 8690 Balboa Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, 92123. 858-244-1177.
Events@EnergyCenter.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 14
Sustainable Landscape Practices: Low Cost & High Impact – 5:30-7:30pm. Lynlee Austell Slaytor, a UC Davis-trained sustainable landscape expert and UCCE master gardener, introduces three simple tiers of strategies to manage landscapes more sustain- ably. 8690 Balboa Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, 92123. 858-244-1177.
Events@EnergyCenter.org.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
“How to Make Sustainability Sustainable” – 7:30- 9am. Herb Tanzer is going to show you, a step-by- step way to transform problems into possibilities. $12/member, $16/nonmember, $20/at door. Hyatt Regency La Jolla, 3777 La Jolla Village Dr, San Diego, 92122. Register:
USGreenChamber.com.
TUESDAY, APRIL 19
Movies with Meanings: A Solar Water Heat- ing Documentary – 6-8pm. Viewing of A Road Not Taken. Free, dinner provided. 8690 Balboa Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, 92123. Register & info: 858-634-4730 or
Jordan.Digiorgio@EnergyCenter.org.
RoadNotTaken.info.
SATURDAY, APRIL 23
E-Waste Collection Event – 9am-12pm. Accept most electronics. Do not accept: large household/ commercial appliances, hazardous materials/waste, compact florescent bulbs (cfls), batteries. Solana Center, 137 N El Camino Real, Encinitas, 92024. 760-436-7986 x 211.
SolanaCenter.org.
THURSDAY, APRIL 28
Solar Water Heating Basics for Homeowners – 6-8pm. Information provided on the different solar water heating technologies and their appropriate ap- plications. Also discuss the new CSI-Thermal rebate program and the economics of Solar Water Heating to help you decide if these systems are right for you. 8690 Balboa Ave, Ste 100, San Diego, 92123. 858-244-1177.
Events@EnergyCenter.org.
Sustainability EVENTS
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