Get Out Weekend Planner

Are you thrilled to be cruising to the end of a short week or in three-day weekend letdown mode? Glass half empty or half full?

Either way, the goings on from June 2-8 should lighten your mood or keep your already raised spirits nicely elevated. If you don't have a ticket to the sold-out Independence Jam at the Oceanside Pier, go to a race where the primary goal is to get as muddy as all get-out or take the kids to a fest where they can enjoy the wind and the sand.

To complete our guide to what to do in Camp Pendleton and beyond, look for a prominent author who has written about the war in Afghanistan to visit La Jolla and chances to visit museums all over North County at half price for the month.

CLOSE TO HOME

• Where/when: Officers Pub 1795, San Luis Rey housing, Camp Pendleton, 4 p.m. Friday.

• Why go: Officers can enjoy sports on LCD televisions, a pool table, Wii games, ping-pong and darts.
• Price: Free.

• Where/when: , 704 Pier View Way, Oceanside, and six other North County museums, all of June.

• Why go: Embrace North County Arts & Culture this month and receive half off the entry fee for each of seven museums in Encinitas, Carlsbad, Oceanside and Escondido. Vouchers are good for four people.

• Price: Varies.

• Where/when: Lake O'Neill, Camp Pendleton, 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.

• Why go: The Camp Pendleton World Famous Mud Run includes a 10K with obstacles like walls to climb, tunnels to slide through and, of course, a 30-foot mud pit. The Filthy Fun Fest follows.

• Price: Registration closed for run; festival, free.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

• Where/when: , Tamarack Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard, Carlsbad, 8 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: The fourth annual Carlsbad Beach Feat includes a run/walk, sand sculpting by a U.S. Open Champion team, live entertainment, competitions in paddle boarding, surfing, beach volleyball and soccer, food vendors and an orchestrated underwater and beach cleanup.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: , 1 Legoland Dr., Carlsbad, 10 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: The aquarium hosts a Dr. Seuss-themed party: An exploration diver reads the classic One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish and Wish for a Fish underwater and kids can decorate a Seuss-style name tag and help design an origami fortune teller game with conservation tips. 

• Price: $13-$20.

• Where/when: , 3557 Lancer Way, Carlsbad, 7 p.m. Saturday.

• Why go: Support young musicians at the Civic Youth Orchestra Music Celebration Concert. Performers include the primary orchestra, wind ensemble, chamber strings and intermediate orchestra.

• Price: $5-$10.

• Where/when: Balboa Park, Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street, San Diego, 6 a.m. Sunday.

• Why go: Come out and cheer on the thousands of runners (probably more than a couple of them from your neck of the woods) who have trained and agonized over taking part in the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon. The race starts in Balboa Park and ends at Mission Bay.

• Price: Free for spectators; registration is closed.

• Where/when: , 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 7:30 p.m. Monday.

• Why go: Sebastian Junger, author of the best-selling The Perfect Storm, returns with War, about the time he spent with a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan. He revisits the subject after helping direct the 2010 documentary Restrepo. He made the film with journalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya in April. 

• Price: Free.