-Arts & Crafts for Kids

All Day
University Heights Library
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Library Branch: University Heights Library
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:
Let's get creative!  Color, paint, draw, and create a variety of fun and easy art and craft projects!  Held every Saturday. ...

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All Day
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Community Room - Scripps Miramar Ranch

Citizenship Classes

9:30am - 11:30am
San Ysidro Library
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Library Branch: San Ysidro Library
Room: Kreutzkamp Foundation Foundation Children's Homework Center - San Ysidro
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Citizenship and Immigration
Event Details:
Citizenship classes - Saturday Mornings - 9:30 - 11:30am ...

Ikebana: Japanese Art of Flower Arranging

9:30am - 2:30pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Seminar Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement,
Event Details:
Make a beautiful flower arrangement to take home! Classes are taught by master artist Jackie Zhang of the Ohara School of Ikebana. Contact Jackie Zhang directly at jzhana@hotmail.com to sign up. Registration for the class is required at least thr...

Aztec Bridge Club

9:30am - 3:00pm
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Lounge/ Multi-Media Open Area
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement

Friends of the Tierrasanta Branch Library Book Sale

9:30am - 3:00pm
Tierrasanta Library
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Library Branch: Tierrasanta Library
Room: Community Room - Tierrasanta
Age Group: All Ages
Event Details:
Great bargains for readers of all ages! Friday, April 3: 11:30 a.m. — 5 p.m.; Saturday, April 4:   9:30 a.m. — 3 p.m.;  Monday, April 6: 11:30 a.m.— 5 p.m. (usually the 1st weekend of the month) ...

SCFOL Booksale

9:30am - 3:00pm
San Carlos Library
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Library Branch: San Carlos Library
Room: Winer Family Community Room & Art Gallery

Froggy Learns to Swim - A Water Safety Storytime with the Rancho Family YMCA

9:45am - 10:15am
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: , Wellness
Event Details:
Froggy Learns To Swim with the Rancho Family YMCA! Join us for a special preschool storytime where we’ll read  “Froggy Learns to Swim” and Ms. Andi from Rancho Family YMCA will share safety tips and fun activities! Learn all abou...

Adult Computer Classes

10:00am - 11:00am
San Ysidro Library
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Library Branch: San Ysidro Library
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:
Classes begin March 21st in the San Ysidro Library Computer Lab and will continue every other Saturday.  See schedule below. March 21st:  Computer Basics April 4th: Internet April 18th: Microsoft Word May 2nd:  Email&nbs...

Children's Art Class - A variety of projects emphasizing creativity and individuality will be taught.

10:00am - 11:00am
Kensington-Normal Heights Library
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Library Branch: Kensington-Normal Heights Library
Room: Children's Area - Kensington
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 10
Event Details:
A variety of projects emphasizing creativity and individuality will be taught, as well as lessons on the masters and the techniques they used.  Limited to 10 artists; register below. ...

Gardening Exchange

10:00am - 11:00am
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Front Plaza - Rancho Penasquitos
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Wellness
Event Details:
Stop and Swap: Seeds, Plants, and More! Too many zucchinis? Lots of cut flowers? Succulents getting too big? Ordered too many radish seeds? Whatever you have extra may be just what someone else would like to try in their garden. Bring your gard...

Saya - Wind Instruments

10:00am - 11:00am
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: , Performing Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 3
Event Details:
High school students give free music lessons to children. There will be openings for 3 FLUTE Students and 2 TRUMPET Students. Students must supply their own instruments as they are not provided. PLEASE SPECIFY THE INSTRUMENT YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR I...

Meditación en Español

10:00am - 11:30am
Logan Heights Library
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Library Branch: Logan Heights Library
Room: David C. Copley Foundation Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, En Español, Wellness
Event Details:
Prácticas de meditación para disminuir la presión, el estrés y mejorar la salud total. ...

The League of Amazing Programmers/Coding

10:00am - 11:30am
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Teen IDEA Lab
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: , IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Dive right into coding with Java, one of the world's most scalable and popular programming languages.  This is a practical and fun workshop with not lecture-style teaching.  You will learn by doing!  Workshops provided by the League of...

Painting Party

10:15am - 11:15am
Rancho Peñasquitos
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Library Branch: Rancho Peñasquitos
Room: Community Room - Rancho Peñasquitos
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:
Come join the Painting Party! Learn some basic painting techniques and create a different masterpiece at each session! Recommended for ages 7-12, but also a great family program! Painting Party is generally scheduled on the first and third S...

Zumba

10:15am - 11:15am
Point Loma/Hervey Library
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Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: Marla Haas Community Room - Point Loma/Hervey
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Wellness
Event Details:
Join the Zumba craze! Find out what makes this fun workout such a hit. A towel and bottled water are recommended for our Zumba sessions. ...

Baby's Day Out

10:30am - 11:15am
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers
Program Type: Literature
Event Details:
Take your baby to the library for a morning out!  Join us for stories, songs, bounces, and bubbles at our lap sit story time designed for our littlest of library patrons.  For families with children ages 0-18. ...

Paws for Reading

10:30am - 11:30am
Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Mountain Ranch Library
Room: Children's Area - Carmel Mountain Ranch
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Children can read aloud to trained and certified therapy dogs.  “Paws for Reading” is designed to help children improve their reading skills and confidence in reading out loud.  All therapy dogs are provided courtesy of Love on a Leash, a f...

Paws to Read with Love on a Leash

10:30am - 11:30am
Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
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Library Branch: Scripps Miramar Ranch Library
Room: Children's Area - Scripps Miramar Ranch
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Event Details:
Come practice your reading or storytelling skills with Finnegan a certified therapy dog with San Diego Love on a Leash! ...

Start-Biz Club

10:30am - 11:30am
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Foushee Patio Room
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Career & College, Community Engagement,
Event Details:
The Start-Biz Club brings experienced business men and women together with young entrepreneurs. Do you have experience in the world of business? Whether you are retired or still working, match your wisdom to the passion of a new entrepreneur at ou...

Wagging Tales

10:30am - 11:30am
Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
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Library Branch: Pacific Beach/Taylor Library
Room: Children's Area - Pacific Beach/Taylor
Age Group: Babies/Toddlers, Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Literature
Event Details:
Improve literacy skills by reading alound to certified therapy dogs in a FUN and non-judgmental environment. ...

Nature All Around Us: Biomimicry

10:30am - 1:30pm
Mission Valley Library
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Library Branch: Mission Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Mission Valley
Program Type: , Library NExT, Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:
Ever wonder why airplanes resemble birds? Why submarines are shaped like whales? It's because of biomimicry, an approach to development that creates solutions to human challenges by imitating the designs of nature. In this class, we will explore the ...

Ruff Readers with Ms. Christine and Gertie

11:00am - 11:30am
Point Loma/Hervey Library
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Library Branch: Point Loma/Hervey Library
Room: San Salvador Clubhouse
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type:
Event Details:
We are excited to once again have a “reading to children program” here at the Point Loma Library. We welcome Ruff Readers with Ms. Christine and Gertie to our library. Gertie is a Pug who is very sweet and fun. She especially enjoys children who like...

Middle School Book Club

11:00am - 12:00pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:
Seeking middle schoolers to read & review books before they’re published! · Get access to great reads before anyone else · Read and review with your friends · Tell publishers exactly what you think Interested? Contact Y...

Paws to Read

11:00am - 12:00pm
Mira Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Mira Mesa Library
Room: Children's Area - Mira Mesa
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence. ...

Paws to Read

11:00am - 12:00pm
Clairemont Library
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Library Branch: Clairemont Library
Room: Children's Area - Clairemont
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: , Literature
Event Details:
Children are invited to read to certified therapy dogs to build reading confidence. ...

SAYA - PIANO & STRING INSTRUMENTS

11:00am - 12:00pm
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: , Performing Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 0
Event Details:
High school students give free music lessons to children. There will be openings for 4 PIANO students and 5 VIOLIN students. Students must supply their own instruments as they are not provided. Piano will be provided. PLEASE SPECIFY THE INS...

Studio 5148

11:00am - 12:00pm
Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
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Library Branch: Valencia Park/Malcolm X Library
Room: Legler Benbough Recording Studio
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: , IDEA Labs/Makerspaces, Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Want to learn how to use our studio? Come to our class and we'll show you basics of using our recording studio.  ...

Bike Kitchen: Walk-Up Service

11:00am - 1:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Event Details:
Volunteer bicycle mechanics provide minor repair and basic maintenance assistance on a walk-up basis. Bring your bicycle and receive help with flats, cables adjustments, and other simple fixes.  The Bike Kitchen is a series of programs that p...

CANCELED - Lego Builders Club

11:00am - 3:00pm
North Clairemont Library
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Library Branch: North Clairemont Library
Room: Children's Area
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age
Event Details:
Kids make Lego creations. Be creative and have fun! No sign-up needed. Appropriate for ages 3 to 8 years. ...

Friends of the Linda Vista Library Meeting

11:15am - 12:30pm
Linda Vista Library
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Library Branch: Linda Vista Library
Room: Meeting Room - Linda Vista
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Want to help the Linda Vista Library and the great community it serves?  The Friends of the Linda Vista Library could always use an additional helping hand!  Come to the Meeting and discover how you too can make a significant difference! ...

Patent and Trademark Educational Clinic

12:00pm - 1:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement,
Event Details:
This program takes place at the 3rd Floor Partner Services Desk. You are welcome to drop-in and speak with attorneys from San Diego Volunteer Lawyer Program, Inc. and Procopio about patents and trademarks. Our next Patent and Trademark Edu...

Writer's Block

12:00pm - 1:00pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Patricia Schaelchlin Local History Room
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, , Literature
Event Details:
Have you wanted to join a writing group but are busy on weekdays? Then join our weekend writing group, Writer’s Block. Bring your pen and a notebook to an hour of writerly fun! Includes prompt(s), time to write, and time to share if you like.  P...

Library NExT: Admit One SAT Test Prep Series

12:00pm - 4:30pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
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Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Community Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Program Type: , Library NExT
Event Details:
Let San Diego Public Libraries assist you in preparing for the transition from high school to college through the Admit One College Prep Academy! Admit one provides an advantage on SAT & ACT  test preparation. A partnership between the San D...

Little Writers Program for Grades 3-6

12:30pm - 2:00pm
Carmel Valley Library
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Library Branch: Carmel Valley Library
Room: Community Room - Carmel Valley
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type:
Event Details:
The Little Writers program is a non-profit program for creative writing that aims to communicate a wide variety of techniques to young writers. Lead by eager students from Canyon Crest Academy, this program will teach kids in grades 3-6, foundation s...

CANCELLED Tech Tutoring

12:30pm - 2:30pm
Balboa Library
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Library Branch: Balboa Library
Age Group: Adults, Older Adults
Program Type:
Event Details:
Are you looking to expand your technology skills? Would you like support setting up email, creating a resume, and accessing library databases? We're here to help! Make an appointment and then bring your own device (Laptop, Smartphone, Tablet) for you...

CANCELLED Kids' Krafternoon

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Balboa Library
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Library Branch: Balboa Library
Room: Children's Area - Balboa
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art, Community Engagement,
Event Details:
Visit the library and create your own fun craft to take home!  [Kindergarten-4th grade] ...

Teen Book Club

1:00pm - 2:00pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Children's Area - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement, Literature
Event Details:
Get together with fellow teens and talk about all things books! There is no set reading list; you can read any book you want—all genres & formats, old or new. Teen Book Club members are also given exclusive access to read and review books befo...

SEE THE ELEPHANT: visual story-telling workshop for kids and teens

1:00pm - 3:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center
Age Group: Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 12
Event Details:
Your child is invited to an interactive workshop in visual storytelling, based on journals of people from around the world who came to California for gold!  Seating for this workshop is limited...registration required. ...

Teen Council

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
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Library Branch: Mountain View/Beckwourth Library
Room: Community Room - Mountain View/Beckwourth
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Interested in joining a group to help the library make decisions about serving teens in the community? Want to earn service hours? Join the Beckwourth Branch Teen Council on the first Saturday of each month. Light refreshments will be served. &n...

Spring into STEAM Making a Manguaré

2:00pm - 3:30pm
Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
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Library Branch: Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa Library
Room: Community Room - Serra Mesa-Kearny Mesa
Age Group: Middle School Age
Program Type: Science/STEAM
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:
Learn how the Bora-Huitoto People, one of the many tribes living on the Amazon forest, make and use their drums to communicate among themselves and between villages. Create and decorate a small drum replica and learn rhythmic patterns for music and c...

Create It!

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Denny Sanford Children's Library (1st Floor)
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age
Program Type: Art
Event Details:
Need something to do?  Come on by and get your creative juices flowing!  Art supplies are put out so that you can make simple and easy crafts. ...

Fun Learning Saturdays-

2:00pm - 4:00pm
University Heights Library
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Library Branch: University Heights Library
Age Group: Middle School Age
Program Type: Science/STEAM
Event Details:
Participate in fun projects & activities.  Join our teen volunteers who want to share their love for learning! ...

Open Source Computing Lab

2:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Innovation Lab (3rd Floor)
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: , IDEA Labs/Makerspaces
Event Details:
Join us at this drop-in clinic for training and help with open-source software, including Inkscape/Inkstitch, OBS, GIMP, Blender, Audacity, and many more!  Demos and help with installation and configuration will be provided.  Please bring y...

Do Your Homework @ the Library

2:00pm - 5:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Union Bank Homework Center (2nd Floor)
Age Group: Preschoolers, Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens
Program Type:
Event Details:
Kids K through 8: having trouble with that homework?  Need a little help?  Our friendly Coaches will provide assistance!  They'll guide you through math and science assignments, sit with you as you try to sound out words while reading,...

Asian Story Theater presents THE GOLDEN RULE (preview)

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Central Library
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Library Branch: Central Library
Room: Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center
Age Group: All Ages, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Community Engagement, Performing Arts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 40
Event Details:
You are invited to an excerpted performance of THE GOLDEN RULE, including music and a hosted discussion of Hawaiian History in California!  ...

Discovery Concert Series

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Rancho Bernardo Library
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Library Branch: Rancho Bernardo Library
Room: Bill & Marcia Collins Community Room - Rancho Bernardo
Age Group: Elementary School Age, Middle School Age, Teens, Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Featured, Community Engagement, , Performing Arts
Event Details:
Spring Into Spring: The Poway Symphonette The Poway Symphonette will play Vivaldi and Bach, music from The Four Seasons and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5. This concert series was created to expand the opportunity for talented area musicians to per...

Teen Council

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
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Library Branch: Otay Mesa-Nestor Library
Room: Seminar Room - Otay Mesa-Nestor
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Community Engagement
Event Details:
Need volunteer hours for school?  Join our Teen Council for a fun, community based volunteer program! ...

Bard Song Guitar Performance

3:30pm - 4:30pm
La Jolla/Riford Library
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Library Branch: La Jolla/Riford Library
Room: Community Room - La Jolla/Riford
Age Group: Emerging Adults, Adults, Older Adults
Program Type: Performing Arts
Event Details:
Songwriter Renata Olevsky will perform her songs with guitar accompaniment. Because these songs are written in Russian, Renata will translate the main ideas to the audience. Reminiscent of the style of Leonard Cohen.  ...