EVENTS
Solana Center for Environmental Innovation offer electronic waste collection, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, 137 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. Free. (760) 436-7986.
Author Tom Morrow will talk about his new book, “The Secret at Beckham Manor,” 10 a.m. Saturday, Oceanside Public Library, 330 N. Coast Highway. From every book sold, $5 will be donated to the library. (760) 435-5600.
Great Cuts will host a pet adoption, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Albertsons Shopping Center, 1111 S. Mission Road, Fallbrook. Great Cuts offer free haircuts for the immediate family for each pet adopted. (760) 685-3533.
Dog washing benefit from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dogtopia, 925 W. San Marcos Blvd., San Marcos. Dogs will be bathed and dried for $15 each. Proceeds will benefit the Escondido Humane Society. (760) 471-6888.
Opening ceremony for the new “green” San Elijo Nature Center, 11 a.m. Saturday, 2710 Manchester Ave., Cardiff-by-the-Sea. The two-story building is made from recycled materials and features roof plants, solar panels and recycled water. Visitors can participate in building tours, nature hikes, bird watching and arts and crafts. (858) 966-1331.
North County Forum will host its 12th annual Letters to the Editor Awards Night Saturday evening in Vista. This year will also be a celebration of the inauguration of President Barak Obama. Cost: $20; reservations are required. Call for time and location. (760) 758-2410.
PhotoArts Group’s “Classic Black” is on display through Feb. 7 at the InnerSpace Gallery. “Prospectus,” the annual members exhibition, continues through Feb. 7. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 262 E. Grand Ave., Escondido. (760) 480-4101.
MEETINGS
San Diego Museum of Art meeting, 9:30 a.m. Saturday, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 15th and Maiden Lane, Del Mar. Presentation on the “Black Womanhood: Images, Icons and Ideologies of the African Body” exhibit. (760) 704-6436.
Andrew Chapman will be the guest speaker at the Publishers and Writers of San Diego meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday, Encinitas branch library, 540 Cornish Drive. His topic will be “Marketing Your Book Online the Rock & Roll Way.” Cost: $10 for members; $15 for others. (858) 481-0890.
San Diego County Cymbidium Society annual orchid auction, noon Saturday, Carlsbad Woman’s Club, 3320 Monroe St., Carlsbad. (760) 732-0055.
Rincon Literario, Escondido Public Library’s bilingual book club, will meet at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at the library, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. “Saving the World,” by Julia Alvarez, will be discussed. (760) 839-4329.
CLASSES | WORKSHOPS
Hospice by the Sea volunteers needed to work with terminally ill patients and their families in North County. The next training session is from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and Feb. 7 at 312 S. Cedros Ave., Suite 250, Solana Beach. Free. (858) 794-0195.
MiraCosta College is offering “Accounting Fundamentals for Business Professionals,” 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Feb. 3-24, room 302, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Cost: $120. (760) 795-6820.
Basic hands-on cooking for beginners, focus on beef and chicken, 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday and Feb. 12, La Costa Canyon High School, 3451 Camino de los Coches, Carlsbad. Cost: $79. Register online at www.sdadulted.com or call (760) 753-7073, ext. 5103.
Create a vegetable garden with an eye on the water meter, 10 a.m. Feb. 6, Quail Botanical Gardens, 230 Quail Gardens Drive, Encinitas. Cost: $25 for members; $30 for others. Registration deadline is Wednesday. (760) 436-3036.
Gourd art class, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 7, Baiamonte Gourd Farm, 652 El Dorado Drive, Escondido. Cost: $40, includes clean kit and gourd. (760) 741-3736.
JUST FOR KIDS
Kids in Action Health Fair, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, First United Methodist Church, 341 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. Games, activities, cooking demonstrations and face painting for children ages 6 to 12. (760) 745-5100.
Patio Playhouse Community and Youtheatre will have auditions for “Aladdin to Oz II,” 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, 201 E. Grand Ave., Escondido. Children ages 5 to 12 should prepare a one-minute audition song that includes movement, with a CD with instrumental-only backing for the song. Performance dates are April 3-5. (760) 746-6669.
Art instructor Lisa DeMattei will teach kids how to draw animals, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Escondido Humane Society, 3450 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido. Cost: $25. Registration and payment required in advance. (760) 888-2261.
SENIOR LIVING
OASIS programs for seniors: “Discovery Joy: A Personal Journey to Uplifting,” 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, $4; “Info and Fun on the Internet,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, $22 for two sessions; “Numerology,” 1 p.m. Wednesday, $20 for four sessions; “Mysteries of the Mind,” 10:15 a.m. Thursday, $6; and “Acting Workshop: On Stage or in Books,” 1 p.m. Feb. 6, $50. All classes are in the former Robinsons-May building, Westfield North County mall in Escondido. Registration is required. (760) 432-0635.
FYI is compiled by Cheryl Walker. Send items at least 14 days before publication to northcounty@uniontrib.com or mail to: FYI, The San Diego Union-Tribune, 1152 Armorlite Drive, San Marcos, CA 92069. Items also may be faxed to (619) 260-5099.
