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11, 12:30pm; $40. Sweet Petite Con- fections, 3582 Mt. Acadia Boulevard. (CLAIREMONT)
Valentine’s Day Floral Arrang- ing Class Make a beautiful Valen- tine arrangement while spending time together. Join us for a special class with local florist. Children eight and up are welcome. Saturday, February 11, 3pm; $35-$65. Mint Studio, 5965 Village Way. (CARMEL VALLEY)
COMEDY
Arsenio Hall If you ask different people where they first saw Arsenio Hall, you’d probably get a number of answers. But it was the success of his Emmy Award winning latenight talk show The Arsenio Hall Show that made Arsenio a household name. Friday, February 10, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; Saturday, February 11, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; $24. Ameri- can Comedy Company, 818 Sixth Avenue. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)
Sarah Burford: All Women All-women comedy show. With Jaleesa Johnson, Abby November, Toni Torquato, Kat McCoy, Pamela Velardi. Musical guest Kathryn Cloward. Saturday, February 11, 7:30pm; free. Torque Moto Café, 3604 30th Street. (NORTH PARK)
DANCE
Complexions: Contemporary Ballet Combining technical preci- sion, power and passion, Complex- ions Contemporary Ballet delivers a performance that transcends tradition in a mix of styles ranging from ballet to hip hop. The group, who has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, will perform Innervisions, an upbeat, contem- porary dance tribute to the music of Stevie Wonder along with other selections from their repertoire. Thursday, February 9, 7:30pm; $25-$60. California Center for the Arts, Escondido, 340 N. Escondido Boulevard. (ESCONDIDO)
Game of Thrones Burlesque The Dirty Little Secrets Burlesque brings their Game of Thrones themed burlesque show to the Lafayette. A Lannister always buys a ticket to the hottest burlesque show in the 7 Kingdoms. Drink and know things with 27 performers. Saturday, Febru- ary 11, 9pm; $5-$20. Lafayette Hotel, Swim Club & Bungalows, 2223 El Cajon Boulevard. (UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS)
DISCUSSION GROUPS
Del Mar Great Books: The Par- doner’s Tale We will discuss The Pardoner’s Tale by Chaucer. Info:
delmargreatbooks@gmail.com. Attendees must read selection to participate. Friday, February 10, 6:45pm; free. Bookstar/Barnes & Noble Costa Verde, 8650 Genessee Avenue #230. (UNIVERSITY CITY)
Foreign Film Friday: Yojimbo A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town. This event is a part of Carlsbad Reads Together, a month- long celebration designed to bring community members together and engage them in discussion about the same book at the same time. 1961. Friday, February 10, 4pm; free. Schulman Auditorium at Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Lane. (CARLSBAD)
San Diego Great Books Discus- sion To be discussed: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Sunday, Febru- ary 12, 2pm; free. Mission Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway. (MIS- SION VALLEY)
FOOD & DRINK
Escondido Chocolate Festival Stroll through Downtown Escon- dido to 20+ participating restau- rants, shops, and spas while sam- pling chocolates paired with local fine wines and craft beer. Take a romantic horse-drawn carriage ride down Historic Grand Avenue. Plus, don’t miss the 2nd Saturday, Escon- dido Art Walk. Attendees purchase a ticket passport which includes a tasting glass, bag filled with swag, coupons, and information from participating Grand Avenue Busi- nesses and a map indicating each tasting location. Attendees obtain their passport from will call located on Maple Street Plaza and then stroll to each of the 20+ tasting locations to sample chocolate or a chocolate themed tasting paired with wine, beer, or champagne. Saturday, February 11, 1pm; $20- $45. Maple Street Plaza, On Maple Street between Grand Avenue and Valley Parkway. (ESCONDIDO)
Farm-to-Picnic Blanket: Val- entine’s Cooking Class Treat your special someone to a unique culinary experience this Valentine’s Day. Couples will take a guided tour
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San Diego Film Week Screening of an Award-Winning Dark Comedy
February 12 • 1:30 PM Digital Gym Cinema
2921 El Cajon Blvd, San Diego, 92104 $12 GA • $10 for students
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Rhyme & Verse Two love poems by Robert Browning
(in anticipation of Valentine’s Day)
Love in a Life I
Room after room, I hunt the house through We inhabit together.
Heart, fear nothing, for, heart, thou shalt find her — Next time, herself! — not the trouble behind her Left in the curtain, the couch’s perfume! As she brushed it, the cornice-wreath blossomed anew: Yon looking-glass gleamed at the wave of her feather.
II
Yet the day wears, And door succeeds door; I try the fresh fortune —
Range the wide house from the wing to the centre. Still the same chance! she goes out as I enter. Spend my whole day in the quest, — who cares? But ’tis twilight, you see, — with such suites to explore, Such closets to search, such alcoves to importune!
Life in a Love
Escape me? Never — Beloved!
While I am I, and you are you, So long as the world contains us both, Me the loving and you the loth,
While the one eludes, must the other pursue. My life is a fault at last, I fear: It seems too much like a fate, indeed! Though I do my best I shall scarce succeed. But what if I fail of my purpose here? It is but to keep the nerves at strain, To dry one’s eyes and laugh at a fall, And, baffled, get up and begin again, — So the chase takes up one’s life, that’s all. While, look but once from your farthest bound At me so deep in the dust and dark, No sooner the old hope goes to ground Than a new one, straight to the self-same mark, I shape me — Ever
Removed!
Robert Browning (1812–1889) was an English poet and one of the most influential of Victorian- era poets, having a direct impact on the Georgian and Modernist movements in poetry that suc- ceeded the Victorian age. Best known for such dramatic monologues as “My Last Duchess” and a style characterized by irony, dark humor and social commentary, Browning is also one
half of a famous literary marriage, his better half being Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In 1855, Mr. Browning published one of his more acclaimed books of poems, Men and Women, which he dedicated to Mrs. Browning and in which the two poems above appear.
Find more poetry online at
SDreader.com/poetry
of the garden and harvest herbs together, learn new cooking tech- niques from Chef Christina Ng, of Chinita’s Pies who will show you how to make tasty seasonal dishes using garden-fresh ingredients, and enjoy a private picnic in the sunshine. Four sessions to choose from. Sunday, February 12, 10am, 11am and 12:30pm; Sunday, Feb- ruary 12, 1:30pm; $45. Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center, 2525 N Avenue. (NATIONAL CITY)
Valentine’s Day of Indulgence We’ll start the day at National City’s only Veteran-owned registered organic farm, Dickinson Farm. We’ll roam the farm with Farmer Stepheni as she teaches us about the history of the property, the different heir- loom varietals they have growing, and their farming methods. We’ll even harvest greens for our salad at dinner. Then, a five-course farm dinner. Each course will be paired
with carefully curated wines from San Diego’s first Urban Winery, San Pasqual Winery. Enjoy the pairings of some of their award winning wines side by side chef’s seasonal offerings. After dinner we will indulge in a decadent choco- latey dessert provided by our friends and local chocolate makers at Nibble Chocolate and fresh pour-over cof- fee by Café Virtuoso. Sunday, Febru- ary 12, 4pm; $300. Dickinson Farm, 1430 East 24th Street. (NATIONAL CITY)
FOR KIDS
Circus Vargas: Steam Cirque For 2017 Circus Vargas embarks on a new adventure under the big top — goggles, gears, and gadgets set the stage for the retro-futuristic produc- tion, “a steampunk/science-fiction/ fantasy circus odyssey.” Arrive 45 minutes early for an interactive pre-show event where kids can learn circus skills such as juggling
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a nicely shaded flat area to what locals call the Wagon Wheel because the X-intersection offers some interesting options for hiking. There is a choice of three trails at this intersection. Turn left onto the Saddleback Trail where it shortly crosses the river. The trail offers small meadows and chaparral and oak groves. This is primarily a horse trail, as indicated by the deep ruts, but it is easily walked. Upon reaching the CRHT, turn right and then turn right again onto the South Boundary Fire Road. Then make another right turn to continue on the fire road. Cross the Sweetwater River to make another right onto the Sweetwater Trail. Continue south on the Sweetwater Trail until closing the approximately 5.3-mile loop at the X intersection. Cross over and continue back down the Merigan Fire Road to the parking lot to complete the hike. The first option for a different hike starts at the
Dead Horse Trail where it branches left across the river, rising westerly up on the next ridge. This creates a difficult varying-terrain ten-mile loop by continuing on to the CRHT and bypassing the Saddle-
and balancing. You can also meet the entire cast after each perfor- mance. At Mission Bay, 1101 Sea World Drive. Info: 877-468-3861. Thursday, February 9, 7pm; Friday, February 10, 4:30pm and 7:30pm; Saturday, February 11, 1pm, 4pm and 7:30pm; Sunday, February 12, 12:30pm, 3:30pm and 6:30pm; $22- $72. Mission Bay Park, Vacation Isle, off Ingraham Street. (PACIFIC BEACH)
back Trail. Turn right onto the South Boundary Fire Road, then another right to stay on the fire road before turning right again on Sweetwater Trail; then turn south onto the Merigan Fire Road to head to the parking lot. The second option is to take a sharp right
at the X intersection where the fire road turns southeast for a time before turning north onto the Blue Ribbon Trail. This trail is within sight of SR-79 and is a bit longer but not as steep. Turn left onto the South Boundary Fire Road, then another left onto Sweetwater Trail, and return to the Merigan Fire Road. Note: Trail etiquette for hikers is to move to one
side of the trail and not make sudden moves while the horseback riders pass.
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. Hike descriptions are also found in Coast to Cactus: The Canyoneer Trail Guide to San Diego Outdoors.
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