North County FYI

North County FYI
San Diego Union Tribune - San Diego,CA,USA
San Dieguito Garden Club: Diane Busch will talk about beekeeping at 9:30 am
Wednesday at Quail Botanical Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas...

Young people's concert: The Escondido Public Library will present the San Diego Symphony performing “The Probably Untrue Story of Mary (Who) Had a Little Lamb.” This concert, composed by Micah Levy, takes Sarah Josepha Hale's poem, “Mary's Lamb,” and veers off course to make a funny and entertaining story. Performances at 10 and 11 a.m. Wednesday at the library, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. Free, but reservations required: (760) 839-4837.

Through Dickens' eyes: Barton Thurber will lecture at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Continuing Education Center, 16925 Hierba Drive, Rancho Bernardo. His topic will be “Dickens' London.” Cost: $5 for center members; $7 for others. (858) 487-0464.

Encore Trio: Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library will present the ensemble of a pianist, a violinist and a cellist performing works from Franz Joseph Haydn and Felix Mendelssohn at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Rancho Bernardo branch library, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive. Free. (858) 592-0177.

Motivation through humor: Comedian Mark Whitney will give a talk called “Reinventing Yourself and the Relentless Pursuit of Dreams” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Cardiff branch library, 2081 Newcastle Ave., Cardiff. Free. (858) 694-3833.

Art exhibit: Escondido Art Association and Artists Gallery will present a celebration of achievement for artists with disabilities or serious illnesses. Art will be on display beginning Wednesday and continuing through Feb. 24 at Artists Gallery, 121 W. Grand Ave., Escondido. (760) 489-0338.

“The Silent”: This short film written and directed by recent Poway High School graduate Jordan Burt will be shown at 7 p.m Thursday at Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road, Poway. (858) 689-9909.

Business expo: The Escondido Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the San Diego North Chamber of Commerce will host this daylong event Feb. 3 with more than 70 display spaces at Westfield Shoppingtown North County in Escondido. Exhibit spaces start at $350 and go to $1,000. (760) 739-8805.

The Da Vinci Experience: Vista's Culture Caravan will sponsor a trip to the Palm Springs exhibit of Leonardo da Vinci's experiments and inventions Feb. 20. The bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the Gloria McClellan Senior Center and return at 5:30 p.m. Cost: $48. (760) 643-2828.

Meetings

North Coast Republican Club: Meeting at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at 2131 Faraday Ave., Carlsbad. Al Tschaeche from North American Union will give a presentation. Cost: $12 a person. (619) 993-3000.

Take Off Pounds Sensibly: TOPS, a nonprofit weight loss support group, will meet Wednesday morning at the San Diego County Credit Union, 501 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. (760) 632-9471.

San Dieguito Garden Club: Diane Busch will talk about beekeeping at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Quail Botanical Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. (760) 918-9536.

California Retired Teachers: Magician Christopher Howe will perform at a luncheon meeting at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Escondido Country Club, 1800 W. Country Club Drive, Escondido. Cost: $15. (760) 727-0696.

Buena Vista Audubon Society: Hal Cohen will talk about hawk watches at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Audubon Nature Center, 2202 S. Coast Highway, Oceanside. (760) 439-2473.

Nu Chi Unit of Parliamentarians: Meeting from 1 to 3 p.m. Thursday at Joslyn Senior Center, 210 Park Ave., Escondido. (760) 480-0155.

Classes/seminars

Small business workshop: SCORE, in partnership with the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, will offer a workshop called “Financing Your Business” from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at 5934 Priestly Drive, Carlsbad. Cost: $25 in advance; $35 at the door. (619) 557-7272.

CPR: The Encinitas Fire Department is offering a class in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the fire station at 540 Balour Drive, Encinitas. Cost: $6. (760) 633-2815.

Goal setting: Corporate trainer and author Shirley Carolan will give a workshop on planning your future at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Salvation Army, 3935 Lake Blvd., Oceanside. (760) 732-0663.

Square dancing: A class for beginners will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, and again Jan. 31, at Rolling Hills Elementary School, 15255 Peñasquitos Drive, Rancho Peñasquitos. Cost: $32 a person. (858) 485-7421.

Mental illness education: The North Inland chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill will offer an educational program for family members of the mentally ill. It will provide information on dealing with mental illnesses. Meetings will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Jan. 24 and continuing for 12 weeks. Free. (760) 484-0820.

Wellness: The Wellness Education Foundation will present Dr. David Melendez, who will talk about “Wellness” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Gold Coast Chiropractic Center, 120 Birmingham Drive, Suite 100, Cardiff. Free. (760) 944-0563.

Tax issues: The Small Business Development Center of MiraCosta College will present a seminar on business tax issues from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the Vista branch library, 700 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista. Free. (760) 643-2892.

Getting published: The Valley Center branch library will present a workshop called “How to Get Published” at 3:30 p.m. Thursday at 29200 Cole Grade Road, Valley Center. Free. (760) 749-1305.

Afternoon high tea: Culinary instructor Pamela Croft will teach students how to prepare traditional favorites, including scones, finger sandwiches and canapés. The class will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Feb. 3 in Del Mar. Cost: $40. Directions and reservations: (858) 792-8866.

Senior living

Tap-dancing show: The Toe Tappers will entertain at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Gloria McClellan Senior Center, 1400 Vale Terrace Drive, Vista. Lunch is $3 for seniors 60 and older, $5 for those younger than 60. (760) 724-3362.