College hosts high school students
UCSD Black Student Union will host its annual high school conference on Saturday, Feb. 18 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The free on-campus event for area high school students will feature guest speakers and workshops. Food and transportation will be provided.
For information or to register online for the “Til Victory is Won: Empowering our Community through Education” conference, contact: ucsdblackstudentunion@gmail.com.
Celebrate Black history month
The 20th Annual San Diego Kuumba Fest will be held Feb. 24-27 at the San Diego
Repertory Theatre at Horton Plaza in downtown. For more information about the many events and activities being held during the three-day festival honoring Black History Month, visit the website at: sdkuumbafest.com.
Book sale benefits library
Don’t miss the Malcolm X Friends of the Library Book Sale on Saturday, Feb. 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the branch site, 5148 Market Street. Book sale proceeds will be used to purchase new materials and sponsor events at the Malcolm X Library. For more information about the book sale and other library programs, call: (619) 527-3405.
Open house at Homework center
The Neighborhood House Association Homework Center will host an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 29 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 841 S. 41st Street. Parents, students, teachers and community members are invited to attend this event to learn more about the free Home-work Center and its many programs and services that help area youth improve test scores and earn better grades. For information or to RSVP for the event, please call: (858) 244-8210 or online: neighborhoodhouse.org.
On Center stage
Local thespian Ihmahni King-Murillo joins the cast of San Diego Junior Theatre’s
production of “The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley, Jr.,” opening Friday, March 2 in Balboa Park. For ticket purchases and more information about this family show, call the box office at: (619) 239-8355 or visit online: juniortheatre.com.
Family Fun Run
The 1st Urban 5K Fun Run/Walk will be held Saturday, March 3 in Southeastern
San Diego. This family-oriented event will be used to support the American Cancer Society, Mama’s kitchen, ARC of San Diego, Meals for Hunger. In addition to helping these nonprofit organizations, this family 5K run/walk event is designed to positively affect the awareness of health and well-being of all our communities by educating and heightening healthy eating and healthy lifestyles of ourselves, our families, friends and neighbors. The 5K starts at Chollas Lake and finishes at the Jacobs Center, 415 Euclid Ave. For more information, go online at: sd5kurbanwalk-run.org, or please contact the race administrator: (619) 392-0203 or email: bpollard@peoplesolutions-sd.com
MLK Blasters on the Run
The MLK Blasters, a nonprofit youth track and field team based at Morse High School, is gearing up to compete at the 2012 USA Track & Field National Youth Indoor Track & Field Championships March 10-12 at Illinois State University. The 24-year-old program offers healthy, positive alternatives for local student-athletes, who must maintain good academic and citizenship grades to participate. The MLK Blasters are seeking donations to sponsor youth participation and underwrite costs of competing at the national event. For more information about the track and field club, and ways to help, please call Coach Mark Blackshear: (619) 206-2438 or visit the group’s website: mlkblasters.org.
211 San Diego
Need help? Reach out to 211 San Diego to connect with more than 2,000 community agencies providing 5,000 health and human services programs. Simply call 211 from your phone (or online visit www.211sandiego.org), and you’ll be connected to a real person who can help you navigate your way to the resources needed to better help yourself and your family.
Landscape Contest
Don’t miss the April 6 deadline to enter the California-Friendly Landscape Contest sponsored by The City of San Diego Water Conservation Program along with other local water agencies. The contest is designed to recognize homeowners who have land-scaped with water conserving plants and technologies, and raise general public awareness of the need to save water. For more information, including eligibility requirements and application
procedures, visit the website: landscapecontest.com.