Crazy Hot Burger; Fun Festivals; Good Causes: Saturday Smiles

Are you looking for a smile, a chuckle, or a story to warm your heart? Take a look at thesestories from this week in Southern California.

Signed Waiver Needed To Eat This Burger: It's That Hot

• If you can take the heat and don't mind crying in public, head to Slater's 50/50 restaurants, sign on dotted line & try the 50 Alarm Burger.

Britney Spears Fan Asks City Council To Pay Homage To Her: Video

• The man's pitch started with "Whaddup, council? First off, I love your city of Manhattan Beach. You have great bros."

Star Wars Galaxy's Edge Reservations Sell Out In 2 Hours

• It only took 2 hours for the advance reservations to the park's upcoming attraction to completely sell out. Didn't get one? Have new hope.

Eureka! Opens In Carlsbad: Need Dinner Plans?

• The burger-and-craft-brew eatery puts a modern twist on starters, salads and burgers, plus offers signature cocktails.

Calabasas Fine Arts Festival To Feature 150 Artists

• The free festival will be this Saturday and Sunday at the Calabasas Civic Center and the Commons at Calabasas shopping center.

International Festival Returns To Soka University

• Admission is free to Saturday's 18th Annual International Festival. 500 musicians and dancers will perform at this cultural celebration.

62K Pounds Of Paper Collected At Latest SDCCU Shred Day

• Fear not if you missed the event in San Ysidro and Mira Mesa. SDCCU will go for Guinness World Records "shredding" title in June at stadium.

Special Movie Screening To Benefit Non-Profit In Rolling Hills

• All proceeds of the "Fire on the Hill" screening will go towards the non-profit Urban Saddles.

Garden Grove, Anaheim Kids Get Marvel-ous Avengers Experience

• It's not every day you get to mug with Tony Stark aka Robert Downey Jr. These Boys & Girls Club members spent a fun-tastic day at Disneyland

King Princess To Headline 2019 San Diego Pride Festival

• The theme of the July 13-14 event, also with Melissa Etheridge, is “Stonewall 50: A Legacy of Liberation,” for Stonewall Riots anniversary.

Free Family Movie Nights Return To Redondo Beach

• Movies include Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Christopher Robin, Incredibles 2, Mary Poppins Returns and more.

Disney Animator, Author Frans Vischer Visits Arcadia School

• It was an inspiring, educational day for all when Frans Vischer visited Longley Way Elementary School.

Nashville Singer Adopts Pooch With Little Hope Of Forever Home

• No one showed interest in special-needs Connor, until country-music star Clare Dunn flew into Riverside County, and now he's a lucky dog!

Hospital Volunteer Uses Magic To Uplift Patients: Video

• This Cedars-Sinai volunteer uses her training from the Magic Castle to uplift and bring a welcome distraction to hospital patients

Grapes For Grads Raises Funds For Laguna Student Scholarships

• Students of the Laguna College of Art and Design benefit from the wine-tasting event held annually by the Rotary Club of Laguna Beach.

'Big Exchange' Promotion Offers Free Museum Admission To Members

• Members of participating museums in San Diego County can visit the other 34 participating museums for free through May 18.

Skyloft Pantry Palooza Raises $30K For Laguna Food Pantry

• Laguna Food Pantry held its annual fund and friend-raiser, Pantry Palooza at Skyloft and raised almost $30,000 in donations.

$14M Facelift Coming For Lakeside Recreation Area

• San Diego County supervisors approved such upgrades as fishing pier, birdwatching stations, picnic tables and deepening of Lindo Lake.

Palm Springs Councilwoman Appointed To CalPERS Board

• Gov. Gavin Newsom named Lisa Middleton to the governing board of the nation's largest public pension fund.