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Back to School Bash & Community Resource Fair

Back to School Bash & Community Resource Fair

Join us for:

  • FREE backpacks and school supplies*
    • Backpack recipient(s) must be present to receive backpack.
  • FREE hygiene kits*
  • LIVE DJ playing your favorite hits
  • FREE lunch, treats, and refreshments for ALL!*
  • and MORE!

Back-to-School Community Resources:

  • BGC Vista After School Program Sign-ups
  • BGC Vista Sports Sign-Ups
  • BGC Vista Financial Assistance Sign-Ups
  • CALFRESH registration
  • SDGE local assistance programs that help reduce monthly utility bills
  • FREE haircuts from Culture Barber Lounge
  • MAAC early childhood education support
  • Mental health services from Lifeline

One CSUSM

Together we are #OneCSUSM, raising money for student scholarships which helps close important gaps in aid for our students. For many students, financial support from family is not an option – nearly 70% of our students receive financial aid. Scholarships are a vital component to success, encouraging our students to persist to graduation and experience the sense of pride that comes from earning a degree.

Open to all enrolled students, the General Scholarship supports CSUSM students who experience an array of financial issues that would impede their degree progress. Many are experiencing catastrophic events, like loss of income, the death of a parent, or struggling to meet basic needs. Your gift to the General Scholarship will go to our students who need financial assistance the most.

So many scholarship recipients express how much it means to them knowing that someone they’ve never met wants to see them achieve their goals. Join us and carry the flag for our students on April 4th at www.csusm.edu/onecsusm.

Leafing our Legacy: Tree Distribution Event

Join us as we celebrate a decade of cultivating San Diego’s urban forest and championing a sustainable future for our county. In celebration of this significant milestone, we are delighted to unveil our ambitious initiative, “Leafing Our Legacy,” a program that creates a lasting impact by donating 1,000 trees to San Diegans throughout the year.

“Leafing Our Legacy” stands as our commemorative project, marking the culmination of our 10-year journey, contributing to the enrichment of San Diego’s green landscape, and addressing environmental disparities. 

Each month, we will host tree-distribution events providing an opportunity for participants to take home their very own trees! These events serve as a nexus for community engagement, fostering education on urban forestry and a celebration of sustainability.

Our next event will take place on Sunday, March 17th, 2024 from 10 am – 1 pm at

Rising Tide Ranch

2207 Guajome Lake Rd

Vista, CA 92084

Approximately (80) 5 gallon shade trees will be available for pick-up.  To learn more, visit: https://www.treesandiego.org/leafingourlegacy

Failure: A Love Story at Theatre School @ North Coast Rep

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep presents the heartbreaking romance, Failure: A Love Story as its next student production! By the end of 1928, all three Fail sisters will be dead — expiring in reverse order, youngest to oldest, from blunt object to the head, disappearance, and finally consumption. Tuneful songs, and a whimsical chorus follow the story of Nelly, Jenny June, and Gerty as they live out their lives above the family clock repair shop near the Chicago River, before their time unexpectedly runs out. A magical, musical fable where, in the end, the power of love is far greater than any individual’s successes or failures.

Director Benjamin Cole is eager to share the talents of his student cast. “The show offers some unique challenges for creative staging with characters like Front Door, Moses the ball python, December and Mae the feral monk parakeets, and even Cuckoo Clock,” Cole reveals. “We’re exploring storytelling in a way not often seen in youth theatre,” he insists. Assistant Director Steve Smith adds, “This incredibly emotional script is both tragic and beautiful. It is a treat to work on with our students!” The show runs a sweet 90 minutes with no intermission and hopes to be the perfect date night for Valentine’s week. Additional production staff includes Sound Designer, Caleb Foley; Stage Manager, Paul Smith; and Lighting and Projections Designer, Liam Sullivan.

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep proudly delivers high-quality theatre instruction and six student theatre productions throughout the year, offering accessible and fun training for various age groups. Check out all the upcoming options on the Theatre School website: www.northcoastreptheatreschool.org.

Featured in the cast are (Bugz Baltzer, Del Mar; Kai Bunyak, Cardiff; Landon Friis, Carlsbad; Kate Goodman, Carlsbad; Charlotte Larson, Carlsbad; Gabriela Neira, Carmel Valley; Isabella Podesta, Carlsbad; Nicole Sample, Carlsbad; Harper Smith, Encinitas; and Alicia Vazquez-Artigas, Carmel Valley).

Performances are February 15th through 18th on the MainStage at North Coast Repertory Theatre: 987 Lomas Santa Fe Dr. Suite D, Solana Beach, CA 92075 with show times 10AM & 5:30PM February 15th & 16th, 2PM and 5:30PM February 17th, and 2PM February 18th. Ticket prices are regularly $25.00 for adults and $21.00 for seniors 65 and older, children under age 19, and active military. Please call the box office to reserve your tickets today: 858-481-1055.

Adult Lecture Series

Join AHLF’s own Samantha Passovoy for our first Adult Lecture of 2024 all about the most commonly seen reptiles and amphibians found in the Carlsbad area, including in and around the Agua Hedionda Lagoon.  Live animal ambassadors will be present for guests to meet up close and even touch or hold! Samantha Passovoy has been involved in wildlife education for almost 20 years.  In her previous career as a zookeeper and wildlife educator, she has trained animals for movies and television, visited schools and libraries with live animals to do educational presentations, worked as a wildlife care specialist and behaviorist at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park, and served as an adjunct professor focusing on wildlife education.  Currently, she is the Director of the Discovery Center here at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation, in addition to acting as the Outreach Coordinator for the San Diego Herpetological Society.  She hopes to inspire her community to care for all of the plants and animals that surround them.

Farm to Table(aux)

Farm to Table(aux) is a beautiful, creative event featuring farm-to-table food; live, interactive art; and artisanal cocktails. Mingle and watch artists work on their paintings during a cocktail soiree, then move inside for a 3-course dinner featuring fresh, locally-sourced food and boutique wines. Enjoy live entertainment, including music and inspiring speeches from local youth.

This event benefits Reality Changers, a nonprofit organization which prepares youth to become first-generation college graduates and agents of change in their communities. Guests will have the opportunity to enter a mystère box raffle and bid on exciting auction items.

Featuring the work of local artist Suzanne Merritt.

Discovery Winter Camp 2024 at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation

Discovery Winter Camp features hands-on, educational lessons and activities all about Science and Sea Life. This includes lessons about plants and animals that live in the ocean and investigate the science behind ocean exploration, density and biodiversity of the ocean! All camps take place outdoors in our Nature Nodes and are filled with nature walks, animal interactions, science experiments and fun games!

RiverBlue Film Screening

Join I Love A Clean San Diego for a journey around the world’s most polluted rivers, as we take a deep dive into the global fashion industry, in our screening of the documentary film RiverBlue on Thursday, January 25 from 7:15 – 9:30 PM.
The film screening will be hosted in the Warren Auditorium at the University of San Diego, and a Q&A session with a panel of local sustainability experts will follow the conclusion of the film.
Register to receive your free ticket and event details! Thank you to Think Blue San Diego for sponsoring this event.

Listening Session on Hate Crimes – United Against Hate Week

 

Your Voice, Your Community!

What do you know about hate crimes, hate incidents, and reporting? What would you like to know? What would you like to see from how the Center engages with the community? How can we provide opportunities for education and support?

The North County LGBTQ Resource Center wants to bring our community together to better understand concerns around hate, how hate is showing up in our community, and how to protect and organize around hate crimes.

Join us!

9 – 10am | Breakfast

10am – 12pm | Listening Session

 

When: Saturday, November 18, 2023 | 9am – 12pm

Where: MiraCosta College Community Learning Center – Room 127; 1831 Mission Ave, Oceanside, CA 92058

Who: Open to all community members

Please RSVP with your name, pronouns, and any accommodations by November 15, 2023 to StopTheHate@NorthCountyCenter.Org