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local products available from the farmers and purveyors who Chef Nathan works with every day. Din- ner with wine pairings is $150 per person, exclusive of tax and gratu- ity. Reservations: 858.793.6460 or
laubergedelmar.com. Friday, April 22, 7pm; L’Auberge Del Mar, 1540 Camino Del Mar. (DEL MAR)
High Tide Dinner A seasonal din- ner menu and nightly specials will be highlighted. Thursday, April 21, 8:20pm; Friday, April 22, 8:20pm; free. Marine Room, 2000 Spindrift Drive. (LA JOLLA)
Rock ‘N’ Roll Burgers and Brews Chef Joann Stabile will be grilling up some rock ‘n’ roll- themed burgers along with two sides, and each burger is paired to go with a different TSB beer. Sun- day, April 24, 12pm; $25. Thorn Street Brewery, 3176 Thorn Street. (NORTH PARK)
Reader Tacotopia 2016 Join us in our continued search to find the best taco at the second annual Reader Tacotopia. Try signature tacos from more than 40 of the best restaurants as they compete to win the "Best Taco" award. Curated exclusively by our food writers, this event brings together the very best taco vendors — and you decide who will ultimately win. Golden Hill Park, Saturday, May 14, 2016.
ReaderTacotopia.com. (GOLDEN HILL)
FOR KIDS
Button Making Join us every sec- ond and fourth Saturday for button making. Bring your own image or use one of ours. We have 1” and 2-1/2” buttons. Ages four and up. Saturday, April 23, 10:30am; free. Clairemont Library, 2920 Burgener Boulevard. (CLAIREMONT)
Crazy 8 Math Club Calling 3rd through 5th Graders: build
stuff, run and jump, make music, make a mess. It’s a new kind of math club. Some of the sessions are called Bouncy Dice Explosion, Glow in the Dark Geometry, and Toilet Paper Olympics. Fridays, 4:30pm; through Friday, April 29, free. Clairemont Library, 2920 Burgener Boulevard. (CLAIREMONT)
Creative Career Expo Connect- ing youth to successful creative pro- fessionals through a series of panels, presentations, and performances. Hear from those who have found a way to turn their creativity into a career. Saturday, April 23, 11am; free. A Reason to Survive (ARTS), 200 E. 12th Street. (NATIONAL CITY)
Reuben H. Fleet Science Pres- ents Insect Inspectors Why do some insects hop and others buzz? Explore amazing adaptations and learn about food chains in this pro- gram d voted to the incredible world of insects. Friday, April 22, 4:30pm; free. North Clairemont Library, 4616 Clairemont Drive. (CLAIREMONT)
Science and Art Expedition UCSD Preuss High School students present interactive demonstrations in Science, Technology, Art, and Math. Appropriate for children ages 9-13 years. Saturday, April 23, 1pm; free. North Clairemont Library, 4616 Clairemont Drive. (CLAIREMONT)
Tales for Tails Meet cute ani- mals and share books with them. Practice reading skills. All ages. Saturday, April 23, 9:30am; free. North Clairemont Library, 4616 Clairemont Drive. (CLAIREMONT)
LECTURES
Success Series: Small Business Owners Success Series is designed to educate small business owners on the benefits of selling to the gov- ernment. The program will cover a variety of government contracting topics for businesses at all levels of contract readiness and provides attendees with resources and step- by-step instructions to secure gov- ernment contracts. In addition to networking with other small busi- nesses, attendees can sign up during registration to meet directly with agency officials and experienced contractors. Thursday, April 21, 9am; free. Doubletree Hotel San Diego, 7450 Hazard Center Drive. (MISSION VALLEY)
meditation sant mat
on the inner light and sound as taught by
Sant Baljit Singh Talk given by authorized speaker Sunday May 1, 1pm Free Program
& Vegetarian Lunch RSVP 619-405-1823
Progressive Health Services 2141 El Cajon Blvd San Diego CA 92104
www.santmat.net
Rhyme & Verse Three poems by Katie Manning
Flight Path
I wake to the suctioning shriek of a plane flying low overhead and imagine the jet just wants to be invited for tea. This plane is sick of mindless movement. It screams for release, a break from routine. This plane wants a quiet chat, perhaps its own space to read Around the World in Eighty Days or a travel magazine. For once, this plane wants to plan its own trip. Then it wants to take flight with an empty gut and part a new path — straight up.
The Book of Calm all that remains of Malachi
the day is coming like a furnace
every day
will set you
on fire
you will go out and frolic like ashes
on the day that
dreadful day when
the LORD
will come and strike the land with children
The Women of the Gaslamp Quarter A Walking Tour of the Gaslamp Quarter District high- lights of the women who lived in the district, who helped improve the lives of people living in the dis- trict, and who helped to “clean up” the district, such as Lydia Knapp Horton, Dr. Charlotte Baker, Josie Earp, Clara Shortridge Foltz, and Joan Crawford. Saturday, April 23, 10:30am; free. Women’s Museum of California, 2730 Historic Deca- tur Rd., Barracks 16, #103. (LIBERTY STATION)
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Dike Rock can be seen when water is left behind in pools at low tide. Continuing along the trail, look inland to see
an area under various stages of restoration. Over 80 percent of original coastal sage scrub was lost by 1980 to agriculture and urbanization, with remaining fragments facing pressure from inva- sion by nonnative plant species. Invasive plant species of particular concern include crystalline ice plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum, origi- nating from South Africa), recognized by water “bubbles” covering this prostrate red succulent. In addition, others originating from the Mediter- ranean Basin and Eurasia such as black mustard (Brassica nigra), redstem stork’s bill (Erodium cicutarium), and various grasses (including Bromus madritensis and Bromus diandrus). These invaders can change habitat suitability for vertebrate and invertebrate species, displace native plants, and also affect other ecosystem goods and services such as carbon storage and erosion control. Look for baby shrub seedlings that have been planted in areas where exotic plants have been removed, but please stay on the main path so as not to hinder their establishment. Past restoration and conservation efforts at the Knoll have resulted in several nesting pairs of the federally threatened California gnatcatcher (Polioptila californica) — listen for their catlike call. Along this western edge of the reserve, look for an earthen bunker with two cuts into the bluff. During
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The Book of Hind all that remains of Third John God
is well spoken of by God
what is evil what is good what is
you are what you are doing
my children are walking but I
do not imitate anyone
please send no help
you know that God
loves to stop by
Katie Manning is the author of three poetry chapbooks, including The Gospel of the Bleeding Woman. She has received the Nassau Review author award for poetry, and her writing has been published in Fairy Tale Review, New Letters, Poet Lore, So to Speak, and elsewhere. She is the founding editor-in-chief of Whale Road Review, and she is an assistant professor
of writing at Point Loma Nazarene University. Find her online at
katiemanningpoet.com.
World War II, gun emplacements were constructed here to protect the coast. On the return inland, look for a large bladder-
pod (Peritoma arborea) on which often found is a red-throated, year-round resident of San Diego County — Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna). Upon closer inspection of the bladderpod, there are likely harlequin bugs (Murgantia histrionica), members of the stinkbug family with bright orange markings on their black back. Note the wings on bugs are crossed, forming an X or triangle, versus the stink beetle with its fused parallel wing cases. Closing the loop to the trailhead, notice the bar-
rel cacti (Ferocactus viridescens) tucked beyond pockets of sagebrush, many of which were saved and transplanted from area developments. Barrel cacti are often visited by native ant species for both protection and pollination, and the ants, in turn, are an important food source for the conspicu- ous, yet shy, horned lizards. Along this portion of the trail, Sumner Canyon drops off to the south. Other plants likely to be encountered on the trail include lemonadeberry (Rhus integrifolia), coyote brush (Baccharis pilularis), and California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasiculatum). Careful observers may also be rewarded with desert cottontail, rattlesnake, western fence lizard, or wrentit sightings.
Canyoneers are San Diego Natural History Museum volunteers trained to lead interpretive nature walks that teach appreciation for the great outdoors. For a schedule of free public hikes, refer to the San Diego Natural History Museum website.
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