Duck-A-Thon; Rock 'N' Roar; Spartan Obstacle Race: SoCal Weekend

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA – Don't sit inside this weekend! Patch has rounded up fun, interesting and entertaining events throughout Southern California – from the southernmost tip of San Diego, through Orange and Riverside counties, to the beaches and valleys in Los Angeles.

Some are free. Some have a fee.

Whether you opt for an activity close to home or a mini day trip, see what's on tap this weekend from Saturday, May 19 to Sunday, May 20.

SAN DIEGO COUNTY

Wild in the Country: Rock 'n' Roar – Alpine

Agua Hedionda Lagoon Foundation's Lagoon Clean-Up – Carlsbad

Author Talk: Life Changing Travel with Karin Muller – Carlsbad

Circle of Poets – Carlsbad

Singer-Songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill – Carlsbad

Boulder Creek Habitat Restoration Project – Descanso

Soccer Clinic for Children with Autism – El Cajon

"Surfer" Film at La Paloma Theatre – Encinitas

St. Andrew's Episcopal Youth Rummage Sale – Encinitas

The Salvaged Tree Jubilee at San Diego Botanic Garden – Encinitas

Death Cafe – Fallbrook

Explorers Club: Pier into Scripps at Birch Aquarium – La Jolla

SEA Days: Birds of a Feather at Birch Aquarium – La Jolla

St. James Music Series: Morten Lauridsen – La Jolla

Virtuoso Violinist Jonathan Leviim – La Jolla

Zumbathon Charity Event for Helen Woodward Animal Center – Oceanside

Poway Symphony Orchestra – Poway

Free Composting & Vermicomposting Basics Workshop – Ramona

ASC San Diego Vs. Orange County Football Club Game to Benefit Promise2Kids – San Diego

Beerfest & Over-the-Line Tournament at Mariner's Point – San Diego

Old House Fair – San Diego

Rock the Yacht Cruise – San Diego

San Diego Champagne Brunch Cruise – San Diego

Santee Garden Club Speakers Series – San Diego

North Coast Rep Presents "The Secret Garden" – Solana Beach

SAN BERNARDINO

Spartan's SoCal Obstacle Race Weekend – Big Bear Lake

Hangar 24 AirFest at Redlands Municipal Airport – Redlands

Stand Up to Stigma 5K – Redlands

RIVERSIDE COUNTY

Beaumont Library Bookmobile Stop at Nicklaus Park – Beaumont

Friends of the Library Semi Annual Book Sale – Lake Elsinore

JDRF One Walk – Lake Elsinore

Global 6K for Water – Murrieta

Putting for Independence – Murrieta

Monument Night Adventure – Palm Desert

Star Party at the Monument– Palm Desert

Phil Braybrooks Memorial Car Show – Riverside

First Bloom Celebration and Plant Sale – Temecula

Inland Valley Hurricanes Youth Football and Cheer Registration – Temecula

Temecula Torch Run – Temecula

ORANGE COUNTY

Orchestra Collective of Orange County Presents "Musical Passions" – Anaheim

Walk to Cure Arthritis at Angel Stadium – Anaheim

Amateur Rose Show & Contest – Corona del Mar

Growing Great Citrus in Southern California with Lynn Hillman – Corona del Mar

Succulent Grapevine Wreath Workshop with Katleen & Onita – Corona del Mar

LCA Wine Presents Lord of the Strings with Annie and Pat – Costa Mesa

Orange County Market Place – Costa Mesa

Dana Point's Doheny Blues Festival – Dana Point

Duck-A-Thon – Huntington Beach

Live Music at TAPS Fish House & Brewery – Irvine

Laguna College of Art and Design's BFA Fine Arts Exhibition – Laguna Beach

Trabuco Hills High School Music Boosters' Benefit Car Show – Mission Viejo

Balboa Island Artwalk – Newport Beach

Laguna Beach Chorale at St. James Episcopal – Newport Beach

Newport Beach Champagne Brunch Cruise – Newport Beach

Newport Classic Surf Contest – Newport Beach

Newport Beach Dinner Cruise – Newport Beach

The Hutchins Consort Presents "Mountain Men and Montunos" – Newport Beach

Rancho Santa Margarita Community Garage Sale – Rancho Santa Margarita

San Clemente Garden Tour – San Clemente

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

Beverly Hills artSHOW – Beverly Hills

Fire Boot Classic Poker and Bingo Tournament – Burbank

Tourette Awareness Day: Family Picnic and 5K Walk – Long Beach

AWARE for All - Los Angeles: Clinical Research Education Day – Los Angeles

Huge Yard Sale – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra's Season Concludes with World Premiere – Los Angeles

Los Angeles Zoo's Beastly Ball Concert for Conservation: Slash in Concert – Los Angeles

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) Film Festival – Los Angeles

Pick Pico Street Festival – Los Angeles

Spring Faire – Los Angeles

The Pico Presents "Snow White" – Los Angeles

The Pico Presents "Star Quest" – Los Angeles

Venice Family Clinic's Art Walk & Auctions – Los Angeles

Allied Artists Art Exhibit and Sale – Malibu

Marina del Rey Champagne Brunch Cruise – Marina del Rey

Marina del Rey Dinner Cruise – Marina del Rey

Palisades Library Parking Lot Book Sale – Pacific Palisades

LitFest Pasadena – Pasadena

ClimateFest – Santa Monica

Larry "Fuzzy" Knights at Harvelle's Blus Club – Santa Monica

Morgan-Wixson Theatre Presents "Boeing Boeing" – Santa Monica

Morgan-Wixson Theatre Presents "The Little Mermaid Jr." – Santa Monica

Music and Poetry by Mary Lou Newmark and Brendan Constantine – Santa Monica

Orchestra Santa Monica Presents Spring Concert "Celebrating Maestro Gross" – Santa Monica

Pico Block Party – Santa Monica

Santa Monica Playhouse Presents "Aleichem Sholom: The Wit and Wisdom of Sholom Aleichem" – Santa Monica

The Hutchins Consort Presents "Mountain Men and Montunos" – Santa Monica

USA Baseball Tryout Socal National Team Identification Series – Santa Monica

Discover CCH at Columbia College Hollywood – Tarzana

Heading to Northern California? Then see:

• Kids 'N' Kites Festival; Kitten Nursery Shower: NorCal Weekend

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