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Canine Companions Graduation

Canine Companions Graduation

Canine Companions’ graduation ceremonies occur four times a year. At these inspiring events, people with disabilities graduate with their new, expertly-trained assistance dogs. These dogs have been in training for over two years and know approximately 40 commands including opening doors, operating light switches and retrieving dropped objects. The graduation ceremony is the culmination of an intensive, residential, two-week Team Training course with these new human/canine partners at the Canine Companions Southwest Training Center in Oceanside.

DogFest San Diego

Join the fun at DogFest San Diego, a community-based festival that brings dog lovers together for a cause. Whether you have a dog or simply love them, spend the day at DogFest and celebrate our canine friends and heroes that bring joy to our lives. All funds raised benefit Canine Companions for Independence and their mission of matching assistance dogs with children, adults and veterans with disabilities, free of charge. These expertly trained assistance dogs make a profound impact through the jobs they do like opening doors, picking up dropped items, alerting to sounds and much more.

Gather your friends, family and dogs and head to Waterfront Park in San Diego on October 12 for the 6th annual DogFest San Diego featuring a dog-friendly beer & wine sampling garden! Entrance includes ten tastings of your choice from amazing local craft vendors. Tickets are $25 advance purchase when you register, or may be purchased at DogFest for $30. Please note, only one ticket can be purchased per registration.

Everyone is invited to join us for a day of fun, festivities, inspiring speakers, dog demonstrations, music, food and more! Registration is free. Fundraising is encouraged.

35th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day

I Love A Clean San Diego (ILACSD) would like to invite you to save the date for the 35th Annual Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday September 21st from 9am to 12pm! Registration opens on Monday August 26th at www.CleanupDay.org! All available locations will be posted on the website with directions and maps included.

We are hoping to mobilize over 8,000 volunteers at 100+ sites throughout San Diego County! The sites will range from beaches, trails, parks, and neighborhoods, along with a few on-water locations. Last year on Coastal Cleanup Day, our 6,808 volunteers at 106 sites removed 138,499 pounds of litter and debris, as well as completed special projects like painting, planting, and removing invasive plants to help restore our environment.

More information about our event, like the ILACSD 65th Anniversary Commemorative Patch, Bling Your Bucket contest, Sony Photo Contest, and the event waiver required by all participants (parent/guardian signature mandatory for volunteers under the age of eighteen) will also be available on the website shortly under “Event Info”.

Canine Companions Golf Tournament

Join us Friday, August 2, at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa for the Canine Companions Invitational Golf Classic with emcee Dr. Sondra Thiederman.

Founded in 1975, Canine Companions for Independence® is a non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support to ensure quality partnerships.

The assistance dogs we breed, raise and train aren’t just the ears, hands and legs of their human partners. They’re also goodwill ambassadors and often, their best friends. They open up new opportunities and new possibilities, and spread incredible joy. We unite people with dogs in a powerful program that leads to greater independence and confidence.

The Comedy of Errors at North Coast Rep Theatre School

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep presents for FREE at three different outdoor venues in three different cities William Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus and his servant, Dromio, both of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their long lost twins, who go by the same names! When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. Fast-paced comedy fun for all ages.

Director, Ben Cole, is ecstatic to be working on such an energetically funny show with this motivated group of students. The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s first plays, packed with slapstick physicality and witty poetry. Fueled with audience interaction, thrilling stage combat, and screwball characters, Ben Cole is honored to continue the tradition of bringing entertaining outdoor Shakespeare for FREE to audiences in Solana Beach for the fifth consecutive year. “We have had such success in sharing our student’s intelligent and compelling work over the past four years, that we have been invited to travel to two additional venues, one in Del Mar, and one in Encinitas,” says Cole. “We have students between the ages of 11 and 17 in this production, all of whom come from different levels of theatrical experience and Shakespeare appreciation. We’re going to have a lot of fun taking this one on the road and seeing how the different audiences react.”

Arrive at 5pm for a special 30-minute pre-show called The Green Show. Audiences will leave the noise and stress of the world behind them as actors introduce you into the world of Shakespeare.. So come early with lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of Shakespeare.

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

Featured in the cast are (Morgan Aiello, Encinitas; Amy Baron, Del Mar; Ruby Belt, Carlsbad; John Blackstone-Gardner, San Diego; Marie Corbin, San Diego; Karolina Decker, San Diego; Stephen Foo, Yokosuka, Japan; Hailey Irwin, Carmel Valley; Jackson Kampf, Carmel Valley; Charlotte Larson, Carlsbad; Airella Markus, San Diego; Eliana Mottla, Encinitas; Leila Ghazi Nouri, La Jolla; Annabelle Ouellet, Carmel Valley; Chris Payne, Encinitas; Eva Reineck, Carlsbad; Caroline Salel, Solana Beach; Shea Salel, Solana Beach; Claire Schechter, San Diego; Hailey Topolovac, San Diego; Arianna Trette, Solana Beach; Rachel Weir, Encinitas).

Performance times begin at 5:30pm and end with the sunset. First weekend of shows are presented at the Grauer School –1500 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas 92024 from July 18th-20th. Second weekend of shows are presented at the Birdwing Amphitheater Open Air Classroom – 3201 Via de la Valle, Del Mar 92014 from July 25th-27th. Third weekend of shows are presented at La Colonia Park – 715 Valley Ave., Solana Beach 92075 August 1st-3rd. FREE ADMISSION to all performances!

The Comedy of Errors at North Coast Rep Theatre School

The Theatre School @ North Coast Rep presents for FREE at three different outdoor venues in three different cities William Shakespeare’s THE COMEDY OF ERRORS. The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus and his servant, Dromio, both of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their long lost twins, who go by the same names! When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. Fast-paced comedy fun for all ages.

Director, Ben Cole, is ecstatic to be working on such an energetically funny show with this motivated group of students. The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s first plays, packed with slapstick physicality and witty poetry. Fueled with audience interaction, thrilling stage combat, and screwball characters, Ben Cole is honored to continue the tradition of bringing entertaining outdoor Shakespeare for FREE to audiences in Solana Beach for the fifth consecutive year. “We have had such success in sharing our student’s intelligent and compelling work over the past four years, that we have been invited to travel to two additional venues, one in Del Mar, and one in Encinitas,” says Cole. “We have students between the ages of 11 and 17 in this production, all of whom come from different levels of theatrical experience and Shakespeare appreciation. We’re going to have a lot of fun taking this one on the road and seeing how the different audiences react.”

Arrive at 5pm for a special 30-minute pre-show called The Green Show. Audiences will leave the noise and stress of the world behind them as actors introduce you into the world of Shakespeare.. So come early with lawn chairs or blankets and enjoy an evening of Shakespeare.

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

Featured in the cast are (Morgan Aiello, Encinitas; Amy Baron, Del Mar; Ruby Belt, Carlsbad; John Blackstone-Gardner, San Diego; Marie Corbin, San Diego; Karolina Decker, San Diego; Stephen Foo, Yokosuka, Japan; Hailey Irwin, Carmel Valley; Jackson Kampf, Carmel Valley; Charlotte Larson, Carlsbad; Airella Markus, San Diego; Eliana Mottla, Encinitas; Leila Ghazi Nouri, La Jolla; Annabelle Ouellet, Carmel Valley; Chris Payne, Encinitas; Eva Reineck, Carlsbad; Caroline Salel, Solana Beach; Shea Salel, Solana Beach; Claire Schechter, San Diego; Hailey Topolovac, San Diego; Arianna Trette, Solana Beach; Rachel Weir, Encinitas).

Performance times begin at 5:30pm and end with the sunset. First weekend of shows are presented at the Grauer School –1500 S. El Camino Real, Encinitas 92024 from July 18th-20th. Second weekend of shows are presented at the Birdwing Amphitheater Open Air Classroom – 3201 Via de la Valle, Del Mar 92014 from July 25th-27th. Third weekend of shows are presented at La Colonia Park – 715 Valley Ave., Solana Beach 92075 August 1st-3rd. FREE ADMISSION to all performances!

Tuesday Night Comics at North Coast Rep

Tuesday Night Comics is arguably the funniest night of comedy in San Diego. Mark Christopher Lawrence taps into his extensive list of talented comedian friends and shares the North Coast Rep stage with them. The show is comprised of talent from all over the country with late-night television credits as well as credits from Comedy Central, HBO, SHOWTIME, ETC…RATED R

Happy Hour @ 6:30pm with $3 Beers and FREE appetizers

Line-up includes:

Host: Mark Christopher Lawrence
Musical Guest: Shawn Rohlf
Headliner: Karen Rontowski
Featured Act: Kurt Swann
Opening Act: Annie Wiebe

TUESDAY NIGHT COMICS will occur on July 23, 2019 at 7:30pm. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets are $27. Seniors, Students, Military & Educators $3.00 off admission. Call 858-481-1055 or visit www.northcoastrep.org to purchase seats.

Ideation at North Coast Repertory Theatre

Aaron Loeb brings a dark comic edge to this psychological suspense thriller, in which a group of corporate consultants work together on a mysterious and ethically ambiguous project. As the lines between right and wrong are blurred, these characters must navigate the cognitive dissonances and moral dilemmas to decide for themselves if everything is, as it really seems.

Andrew Barnicle directs a cast of NCRT’s best.

IDEATION will occur on July 22, 2019 at 7:30pm. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets are FREE! Call 858-481-1055, or visit www.northcoastrep.org to reserve seats.

*This reading is made possible by the sponsorship of NEBCAL Printing

Rides4ALZ

Rides4ALZ 2019 is annual charity motorcycle ride will benefit Alzheimer’s San Diego, a wonderful nonprofit that provides free support to families impacted by dementia. (Click here to learn more about Alzheimer’s San Diego.)

All bikes are welcome! The cost to register is $50 per bike. This includes registration, official rides shirt and a ticket to the After Party, where there will be great food, music and the chance to win prizes. Passenger tickets or tickets to the After Party only are $20 each.

Contact: If you would like to learn more, contact Noelle Woolway at 858.966.3310 or nwoolway@alzsd.org.