South County Happenings, June 5

Metropolis councils: Chula Vista, 5 p.m. Tuesday; Coronado, 4 p.m. Tuesday; Imperial Seashore, 6 p.m. Wednesday; Nationwide Metropolis, 6 p.m. Tuesday

Faculty boards: Coronado Unified Faculty District, 4 p.m. Thursday; Nationwide Faculty District (Nationwide Metropolis), 6 p.m. Wednesday, San Ysidro Faculty District, 5 p.m. Thursday, South Bay Union Faculty District (Imperial Seashore), 6 p.m. Thursday

Opera for Youngsters at IB park occasion

The San Diego County Library Imperial Seashore department and the town of Imperial Seashore be part of to current one other within the metropolis’s collection of free concert events at Veterans Park. From 10-11 a.m. June 11, deliver the children to Opera4Kids, which presents the story of a intelligent fox encountering a princess as they search the magical forest for his or her misplaced music. Veterans Park is at 1075 Eighth St.

Journal honors jazz applications

Jazz journal DownBeat lately honored the Younger Lions Jazz Conservatory in San Diego with two 2022 Scholar Music Awards. The conservatory’s New Soil Ensemble received for Excessive Faculty Honors Ensemble Excellent Efficiency, and Brenda Greggio received Excessive Faculty Honors Excellent Composition for “Save It For a Wet Day.” MiraCosta Faculty additionally obtained two awards: The MiraCosta Oceanside Jazz Orchestra was named the highest massive jazz ensemble in the neighborhood faculty class, and guitarist Adam White obtained an award for Excellent Efficiency for a Jazz Soloist in the neighborhood faculty class. Go to bit.ly/39WtPiv.

IB seeks suggestions from cyclists

The Bayshore Bikeway Resiliency Undertaking is asking for group suggestions at 6 p.m. Tuesday 6/7 at www.ibbayshorebikeway.com/news-events. Subjects embody coastal resiliency, enhancing public accessibility, and activating the Bayside neighborhood. Name (619) 628-0858 or e mail mopenshaw@imperialbeachca.gov.

College students honored with scholarships

A number of San Diego Unified Faculty District college students lately obtained full scholarships to Ivy League colleges by way of the nonprofit First Gen Students, which helps make faculty a actuality for individuals who are the primary era of school college students of their households. First Gen Students was based in San Diego and helps underserved college students full the faculty utility course of. It additionally provides one-on-one mentoring and continued assist whereas college students are in faculty. The scholars are:
Arsema Aklog, a San Diego Excessive Faculty senior who might be attending Harvard College. She is a part of the First Gen Students – Black Cohort and is a co-leader of this system supporting the San Diego Excessive First Gen Class of 2023.
Victoria Ruiz, valedictorian at Montgomery Excessive Faculty. She is the primary QuestBridge Faculty Match recipient at her faculty and might be attending Dartmouth College. She lately helped set up a First Gen Membership at Montgomery.
Zi Nava Chen of San Diego Excessive Faculty might be attending Brown College and was additionally awarded a chance to review this summer time in Spain.
First Gen Students has assisted 160 college students in San Diego and a further 20 nationwide. Contributors have earned greater than $7.2 million in scholarships. Go to https://www.firstgenscholars.com.

Survey seeks enter on Pepper Park redesign

As a part of the Port of San Diego’s efforts to remodel Pepper Park right into a useful resource on the Nationwide Metropolis Bayfront, the general public is invited to present enter on redesigning the park and its future 2.5-acre growth. Take the web survey at https://bit.ly/3x625Bs, the place residents can be taught extra concerning the venture and weigh in on what else — a splash pad, shade buildings, and so on. — needs to be added to the park. The survey closes on Wednesday.

Linda Vista Farmers Market reopens

The Linda Vista Farmers’ Market held its reopening Thursday at Linda Vista Plaza, 6939 Linda Vista Highway, San Diego. The previous Linda Vista Farmers Market, beforehand run by the Farmers Bureau, was closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. Neighborhood members reached out this yr to totally different native organizations for assist reviving the market. The nonprofit Love, Linda Vista Inc. was created to reopen the market, which deliberately welcomes minority farmers, distributors from various backgrounds, and micro enterprises owned by native residents. Market hours are 2-7 p.m. Thursdays. Discover updates at fb.com/LindaVistaFM.

Blood drives

The San Diego Blood Financial institution hosts these blood donation alternatives:

• 11 a.m.-4 p.m. right now, GFHM Neighborhood Blood Drive, 3030 Plaza Bonita, Nationwide Metropolis, close to The Damaged Yolk Cafe. Donors will obtain a San Diego Padres Blood Drive T-shirt whereas provides final.

These 17 and older, weighing not less than 114 kilos and in good well being could also be eligible to donate blood. meal and loads of fluids are really helpful earlier than donating. Appointments strongly inspired. Photograph ID required. Name (800) 469-7322 or go to SanDiegoBloodBank.org.

Please ship objects to fyi.south@sduniontribune.com not less than two weeks earlier than occasions are to happen.