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John Caparulo John Caparulo is best known as the under-dressed everyman on Chelsea Lately. Thursday, December 15, 8pm; Friday, December 16, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; Saturday, December 17, 7:30pm and 9:30pm; $20. Ameri- can Comedy Company, 818 Sixth Avenue. (DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO)


Lamont Ferguson Former San Diegan comedian Lamont Fer- guson returns home to film his new comedy special, Return to Origins. Ferguson, a Granite Hills and San Diego State alum, began his stand-up career at the Com- edy Store in La Jolla. He has since gone on to appear on The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, and Com- ics Unleashed. He’s opened for George Carlin, George Lopez, and Steve Harvey. Thursday, Decem- ber 15, 7:30pm; $20-$25. Joan B. Kroc Theatre, 6611 University Avenue. (ROLANDO)


DANCE


Argentine Tango with Colette Learn tango now! Take a free first class on Saturday, December 17 as Colette starts a two-week group classes on Monday, December 12. You can also enjoy a free class every Monday and Wednesday at


7pm while our courses for begin- ners are given. Dance Place San Diego, 2650 Truxtun Rd (corner Dewey), Studio #106. No partner needed. Check tangowithcolette. com or call 514-726-5567. (LIBERTY STATION)


Bellydance Showcase Dondi, Titanya, Meleah, and Denean perform to live music by Mid- dle-Earth Ensemble. Thursday, December 15, 8pm; $10. Tango Del Rey, 3567 Del Rey Street. (PACIFIC BEACH)


Princess and the Pea Ballet The Palomar Contemporary Dance Ensemble will dance their way into your hearts with a charming version of The Princess and the Pea, set to music by Eric Coates with original choreog- raphy by Molly Faulkner. Also, favorite selections from ballets by Tchaikovsky and Stravin- sky will be sure to entrance the entire family – bring the little ones! Directed by Ellen Weller and Molly Faulkner (pre-concert lobby chat 45 minutes before each concert). Saturday, Decem- ber 17, 7pm; Sunday, December 18, 2pm; $10-$15. Howard Bru- beck Theatre at Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road. (PALOMAR COLLEGE)


DISCUSSION GROUPS


Amour An older couple: one has a series of strokes, the other tries to be caregiver. Cannes Palme d’Or Academy Award Best For- eign Language Film in 2012 and many other film awards. French with subtitles. Part of the Hemlock Society’s Right to Die Film Series. Hemlock chat afterwards. Sunday, December 18, 1:30pm; free. Mis- sion Valley Library, 2123 Fenton Parkway. (MISSION VALLEY)


FOOD & DRINK


Baja Winery Hop Eighty miles from the border lies the Valle de Guadalupe wine country, a clus- ter of some 100 vineyards scat- tered between the hills between Ensenada and Tecate. Often referred to as the Napa of Mex- ico, it’s increasingly perking the curiosity of oenophiles from near and far. Given the distance and rural terrain, we’ll be forgoing our usual mode of transport for a van with room for 13. Tickets include roundtrip border transport, tast- ings at three wineries and dinner at


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and decoration, often hybridizing with native prickly pears, but this is the only one to have naturalized intact in any numbers. Along the bottom, where drainage collects, is wavy-leafed dock that dries to a distinctive rust color, and cockleburs with those sticky, hooked seedpods that inspired the inven- tion of Velcro. We have come about 0.3 mile. Another 0.1


mile leads to Juniper Street. Surrounding us are the tall eucalyptus trees from Australia and bushy acacia from South Africa. The trail goes over a rocky section and shortly after the canyon opens up with annual weeds. Some are attractive like the crown sunflower, mustard, and wild radish, found on the bottom, and various shrubs on the slopes. A very old wild-blackberry vine lies to the right of the steps and ramp leading up to the sidewalk. Crossing Juniper Street from the sidewalk to the


gate barring a segment of the service road involves climbing over the low fences on both sides of the street that are designed to keep swerving cars from going over the edge. This and the new sign showing drivers how fast they are going should be sufficient warning that cars tend to come down this hill faster than is safe and that caution must be taken to be extra alert while crossing the street. After crossing the street and going around the


gate, one is surrounded by coastal sage scrub. This is a community of shrubs, most of which drop their leaves in the hot, dry summer and look as dead as the annual weeds at the side of the trail. The shrubs near the start of the trail include toyon, with its year-round, holly-like leaves, and coastal sagebrush, which gives this plant community its name. It is not a true sage, but the fragrance of its gray-green, thread-like leaves smells like one. Going on, there are stands of flat-top buckwheat, whose flattened sprays of pinky-cream flowers are a major nectar source for a host of insects. In the summer when most of its small leaves are gone, the plant is still recognizable from the remains of the flower clusters, now gone to seed and a rusty color. When in bloom, the showy, yellow California


Finca Altozano. The group meets at the San Ysidro trolley station at 10am, with an estimated return to the border at 9pm Tickets and more info at www.turistalibre.com. Saturday, December 17, 10am; $170. San Ysidro Trolley Station, 700 E. San Ysidro Boulevard. (SAN YSIDRO)


Wagyu Cosecha Pop Up Din- ner and Whiskey Pairing Cosecha by chef and restauran- teur Steve Brown will open the currently closed restaurant Shima in Coronado for one night only to host a five-course A-5 Satsuma Wagyu Dinner with guests’ choice of a whiskey or wine pairing. After-dinner drinks to follow if you don’t want the party to end. Saturday, December 17, 6:15pm;


$120. Shima, 126 Orange Ave. Coronado


FOR KIDS


Big Science for Little Peo- ple: Slithering Snakes Slither yourself into the world of reptiles. Learn through hands on explora- tion the adaptations that make snakes a successful predator. Stu- dents will get to have an up close encounter with a snake. Friday, December 16, 10am; free. La Jolla Library, 7555 Draper Avenue. (LA JOLLA)


Escondido Roots Series: Scotland Join us as the Escon- dido Roots Series celebrates Scot-


land. This event features cultural performances and activities high- lighting the diverse traditions of Scotland. The afternoon includes storytelling by Literature Comes to Life, dance performances by the San Diego School of Highland Dancing, music from Highland Ways Productions, and tradi- tional Scottish snacks for visi- tors to sample. Visitors can also experience all of the hands-on exhibits at SDCDM for free. Sat- urday, December 17, 2pm; free. San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum, 320 North Broadway. (ESCONDIDO)


Fleet Derby Day Join the Fleet Science Center for a day at the race track inside our exhibit gal- leries. For Fleet Derby Day partic-


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sunflower will catch one’s attention. In addition, there are the grandly scented black (dark green leaves) and white (larger grayish-white leave) sages, laurel-leafed sumac with its taco-shaped leaves, and scrub oak At 0.2 mile, the trail narrows to a path and comes


to an abrupt drop-off of about two and a half feet into the rocky “stream-bed” canyon drainage. To descend, there are a couple of steps cut into the bank on the right. The bottom consists of smooth stream cobbles, such as we have seen at other places on the trail. The reddish and purple ones are rhyolite, a silicon-rich lava. Scientists at San Diego’s Natural History Museum traced the origin of these rocks to a mountain in Sonora, Mexico, to the east of us and over 400 miles to the south! This was an important piece of evidence supporting the then-controversial theory of continental drift (plate tectonics). After about 50 feet in the streambed, the trail comes back out where there are now thick stands of a fuzzy, gray-green shrub. It is woolly yerba santa, Spanish for “sacred herb,” used by Native Americans and Spanish settlers in many medicinal preparations. At 0.28 mile, there is an easy cross- ing of the drainage, with tiny white-flowered, sweet alyssum, a garden escapee, taking advantage of the moisture and shade found under a bank. On the other side is a stand of mojave yucca, also called Spanish bayonets. In short order one comes to a black-walnut tree, unusual for our area, growing in the micro-climate created by the canyon drainage. Soon the trail comes to a more open area, full of ragweed and crown sunflower, bordered on the east by a stand of prickly-pear cactus and some acacia trees. Just past this open ground, at the edge of a grove of eucalyptus, is private property, so return on the same trail.


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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