Poodle Palooza returns to Webb Park, Old Poway Park throws a Halloween party and the New City Sinfonia plays a free concert in Rancho Bernardo.
Here are the highlights for Poway, Rancho Bernardo and 4S Ranch from Oct. 15 through Oct. 29, according to the San Diego Union-Tribune's Pomerado News listings.
Poodle Palooza at Webb Park
The annual Poodle Palooza Extravaganza runs from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17 at Webb Park, 11666 Avena Place in Rancho Bernardo. The event welcomes poodles and non-shedding poodle mixes for a parade, contests, demonstrations, a silent auction and Canine Good Citizen testing. Registration costs $25 per dog. Spectators and well-behaved leashed dogs get in free.
Proceeds go to 4 Paws of Love pet therapy.
Free New City Sinfonia concert
Rancho Bernardo Community Presbyterian Church, 17010 Pomerado Road, presents a free concert at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. The New City Sinfonia, directed by Alyze Dreiling, will perform "Mysterious Mountain" by Alan Hovhaness and the "Mother Goose Suite" by Maurice Ravel. Piano soloist Helena Wei plays Mozart's Piano Concerto in C Major, K. 467. Donations will be accepted.
Once Upon a Hallowe'en at Old Poway Park
Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road, hosts "Once Upon a Hallowe'en" from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Families can explore a "Nightmare Before Christmas" zone, visit a haunted house, ride carnival attractions and board the Poway Midland Railroad for a small fee. Trunk-or-Treat is part of the lineup. Costume parade check-in starts at 3:30 p.m.
Filipino American Heritage events
The Rancho Bernardo Library, 17110 Bernardo Center Drive, holds a free Filipino American Heritage Celebration at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22. Attendees can make crafts and listen to music by Filipino American artists. All ages are welcome. A second Filipino American History Month celebration takes place at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25 at the Poway Library, 13137 Poway Road.
Civic meetings
The Rancho Bernardo Planning Board meets at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15 at the Seven Oaks Community Center, 16789 Bernardo Oaks Drive. The Poway City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20 in the City Council Chambers, 13325 Civic Center Drive.
More on the calendar
- Thursday, Oct. 15: Free introductory square dance class, 6:30–8 p.m., Seven Oaks Community Center. No partner needed.
- Friday, Oct. 16: Free line dancing for adults, 6–8 p.m., 4S Ranch Library, 10433 Reserve Drive.
- Wednesday, Oct. 21: Free naloxone distribution by North Inland Substance Use Prevention, 3–5 p.m., Poway Library.
- Thursday, Oct. 22: Historian Mark Carlson on Hoover Dam, 1:30 p.m., Continuing Education Center at Rancho Bernardo class at Gateway Park Senior Living, 12751 Gateway Park Road. Cost: $6–$8.
- Friday, Oct. 23: Bingo night hosted by San Rafael Catholic Church Women's Fellowship, doors at 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall, 17252 Bernardo Center Drive. Cost: $10.
- Saturday, Oct. 24: San Diego North County Inland Gogo Grandmothers yard sale, 8 a.m.–2 p.m., 16740 Martincoit Road in Poway. Proceeds support grandmothers raising orphaned grandchildren in Malawi.
- Tuesday, Oct. 27: Peter Sprague Trio jazz concert hosted by Friends of the Rancho Bernardo Library, 6 p.m., Rancho Bernardo Library. Free admission.
- Wednesday, Oct. 28: Halloween celebration with crafts, face painting and a performance by The Microphone Doctors, 3–5 p.m., Rancho Bernardo Library.
