‘Dollar-A-Dish’
Through Tuesday, May 31

Restaurants throughout San Diego are participating in this annual campaign benefiting San Diego Food Bank’s “Food 4 Kids” backpack program. The program provides weekend backpacks full of food on Friday afternoons for school children in need.

Participating restaurants select one of their best-selling items and donate $1 each time that dish is ordered throughout the month. Restaurants participating (and their dishes) include: 100 Wines Kitchen in Hillcrest (melted brie), Corvette Diner in Liberty Station (Patsy’s pastrami burger), MooTime Creamery in Coronado (ice cream cakes) and more. Visit sandiegofoodbank.org/dollar for a full list of restaurants.

3rd annual America on Main Street
Saturday, May 21

This year’s festival in Downtown El Cajon has a theme of “The Beach Comes East!” The free event will feature three stages with live music performances starting at noon with local folk-rock band Berkeley Hart performing and culminating with the surf-rock stylings of Retro Rockets from 6 – 8 p.m. with several acts in between. There will be carnival rides for all ages including a Ferris wheel, carousel, “Spin-a-Rama,” and more. Vendors, kids’ crafts, a petting zoo and much more highlight this family-friendly event. Visit americaonmainstreet.org for further details.

‘Science Fiction, Science Future’
Saturday, May 21 – Monday, Sept. 5

This traveling exhibition opens today at Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (1875 El Prado, Balboa Park) in the main exhibit gallery. The exhibit brings to life innovations and inventions once considered only science fiction, but now are becoming reality. Visitors will have an interactive experience with robots, holograms, invisibility and more. “Science Fiction, Science Future” was created by the Scitech Discovery Centre in Perth, Australia and produced by Imagine Exhibitions Inc. Visit rhfleet.org.

‘Healthy Aging’
Thursday, May 26

Dr. Jamin Eiseman, Geriatrics, Kaiser Permanente will be visiting the College Avenue Center (6299 Capri Drive, Del Cerro) to present a talk on healthy aging.  He will also answer questions from attendees. Visit jfssd.org for more information.

‘Plants to attract birds and butterflies’ class
Saturday, May 28

For this free gardening class, Armstrong Garden Centers will teach you which plants will attract birds and butterflies to your garden to help pollinate fruits and vegetables. The Mission Valley/Grantville store is located at 10320 Friars Road; there are several other San Diego Armstrong locations. This session starts at 9 a.m. Visit ArmstrongGarden.com for more information.

‘Adding Life to Years: Aging Well Program’
Thursday, June 2

This will be part one of a three-part series on aging at the College Avenue Center (6299 Capri Drive, Del Cerro). Dr. Bruce Sachs, Senior Clinician with Jewish Family Service of San Diego will present the interactive discussion about adding enjoyment to life. Dr. Sachs has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years. Visit jfssd.org for more information.