Three marquee events anchor early October across Poway and Rancho Bernardo: the Rancho BEERnardo Festival, the Poway Fall Festival and the Safety Fair.
Here are the highlights from the community calendar published by Pomerado News via the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Thursday, Oct. 1: The Rancho Bernardo Community Council meets virtually at 6:30 p.m. Agenda at RBCommunityCouncil.com.
Friday, Oct. 2, and Saturday, Oct. 3: The Seven Oaks Community Library holds its annual book sale at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Most items cost $1 or less. Cash only.
Saturday, Oct. 3: Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church sponsors a drive-thru food collection from 9 to 11 a.m. in its upper parking lot, 17010 Pomerado Road. Donations go to the Salvation Army food pantry in Escondido.
Lifebridge Church holds its monthly food distribution from 9 to 11 a.m. in its lower parking lot, 17645 West Bernardo Drive.
League of Women Voters Speaker Bureau Chair Jeanne Weidner presents a nonpartisan review of November ballot propositions at the Poway-Peñasquitos American Association of University Women meeting, 10 a.m. at Eastview Community Center, 17520 Drayton Hall Way. RSVP by Thursday, Oct. 1, at [email protected].
The 15th annual Rancho BEERnardo Festival runs from 2 to 5 p.m. in Webb Park. The Rancho Bernardo Sunrise Rotary Club hosts the 21-and-older event, which features live music by The Rubber Band and more than 35 breweries, wineries and distilleries, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune. Tickets are $65 general admission, $90 VIP, $10 for designated drivers and $10 for food at RanchoBeernardoFestival.com. Proceeds benefit the Rotary's charity programs.
No children or pets.
Aerial Achievements presents "Tumbling Out of the Lamp" at 3 p.m. at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Road. Call 858-748-0505.
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church begins its annual Blessing of the Animals at 5 p.m. Saturday and continues at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, at 16275 Pomerado Road in Poway. Critter Encounters for families starts at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Rendezvous in Poway returns to Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday.
Sunday, Oct. 4: The Poway Fall Festival fills Midland Road between Poway Road and Hilleary Place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Poway Chamber of Commerce calls it its biggest event of the year. Hundreds of vendors, live music, a classic car show and a beer and wine garden are planned. Parking is available at the Poway Centre Plaza, the Lowe's lot or the Town & Country Center.
Free admission. Call 858-748-0016.
Tuesday, Oct. 6: The 4S Ranch Library hosts a free Open Mic Night for adults from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at 10433 Reserve Drive. Five-minute limit per performer. Contact Sergio Ordonez at 858-673-4697.
Poway High School Choir performs "Moody Music" at 7 p.m. at the Poway Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets: $15 adults, $10 seniors and military, $5 students and children.
Thursday, Oct. 8: The Poway Unified School District Board of Education meets at 6 p.m. at 15250 Avenue of Science in Carmel Mountain Ranch.
Friday, Oct. 9, and Saturday, Oct. 10: Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church's preschool holds its 39th annual Craft Fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 17010 Pomerado Road. St. Michael's Parish holds its annual fall festival from 4 to 10 p.m. Friday and 2 to 10 p.m. Saturday at 15410 Pomerado Road in Poway, featuring food, games, rides and an opportunity drawing for a new car.
Saturday, Oct. 10: An Elder Fraud and Health Care Fraud Awareness Expo begins at 9 a.m. at Oasis Rancho Bernardo, 17170 Bernardo Center Drive. FBI special agents lead the free presentation. Register at Poway.com.
The Rancho Bernardo Community Council's 16th annual Safety Fair runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Webb Park. The fair features first responder vehicles, free CPR training and a chili cook-off between San Diego firefighters and police officers. Chili tasting tickets cost $5. Park in the Medical/Dental lot at 16766 Bernardo Center Drive. Email [email protected] for details.
Richard Carrico, historian and professor emeritus at San Diego State University, speaks about San Diego in 1776 at 11 a.m. at the Rancho Bernardo History Museum at Bernardo Winery, 13330 Paseo del Verano Norte. Free admission.
Sunday, Oct. 11: St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church presents a free Disney-themed concert in a family-friendly cabaret setting at 4 p.m. at 16275 Pomerado Road.
Thursday, Oct. 15: The Rancho Bernardo Planning Board meets at 6:30 p.m. at Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive.
