Get Out: Easter Fun

Tails will be a-hoppin’ throughout the county as folks gear up to hunt eggs, shake a bunny tail and pay heed as Easter Sunday approaches.

The holiday weekend features chances to search for goodies aplenty, as many cities and groups host egg hunts and encounters with a certain big white furry guy. 

In nonholiday happenings near Santee and beyond from April 21-27, the Barrio Logan community celebrates Chicano Park’s 41st anniversary. And someone at the San Diego Opera has a devilish sense of humor, debuting Faust the day before Easter. 

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CLOSE TO HOME

• Where/when: , 9310 Fanita Pky, Santee, 9 a.m. Saturday.

• Why Go: The city's Spring Eggstravaganza, at Lake 5, includes an egg hunt, carnival rides, a petting zoo, DJ, food and photos with real – yes, REAL – bunnies.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: San Diego River Park Foundation clean-up, Mission Gorge Rd & Crossway Ct, Santee, 9 a.m. Saturday.

• Why Go: Volunteers join in to tidy up an area just north of the intersection.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: Grossmont College, 8800 Grossmont College Dr, El Cajon, 7 p.m. Monday.

• Why Go: The college kicks off the 15th annual Literary Arts Festival with a screening of Bastard Out of Carolina, from the novel by Dorothy Allison, who is one of the authors being honored. She will appear Wednesday. Continues through May 5.

• Price: Free.

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• Where/when: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, Thursday through Sunday.

• Why Go: The Del Mar National Horse Show kicks off a three-week run with the Western competition. Dressage and jumping competitions follow in the coming weeks.

• Price: $10-18, though some shows are free.

• Where/when: Chicano Park, National Avenue and Dewey Street, San Diego, 10 a.m. Saturday.

• Why Go: The community celebrates another anniversary for the park, decorated by murals that document the history of the neighborhood and the protests that helped lead to the founding of the park. This year's theme focuses on education.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: San Diego Civic Theater, 1200 Third Ave., San Diego, 7 p.m. Saturday.

• Why Go: It’s hard to reclaim one’s soul, according to Gounod's Faust, if one decides to part with it in exchange for material pleasure. San Diego Opera tells the tale; four performances through May 1.

• Price: $35-$195.

• Where/when: Mt. Helix Park, 4905 Mount Helix Dr, La Mesa, 7 a.m. Sunday.

• Why Go: Calvary Church of La Mesa hosts the sunrise Easter service. Shuttles will run to the site starting at 6 a.m.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: Lyceum Theatre, 79 Horton Plaza, San Diego, Wednesday.

• Why Go: The La Jolla Playhouse takes its act a little south, by partnering to present Anna Deavere Smith’s Let Me Down Easy. Smith, perhaps mostly widely known for her stint on NBC’s the West Wing, is an accomplished theater performer. Through May 15.

• Price: $39-$53.