ENCINITAS — Enjoy live performances by competitive poets as they take the La Paloma Theatre stage March 5 at 7 p.m. For the 17th annual La Paloma Winter Poetry Slam. Interested poets should arrive by...

SAN MARCOS — Deputies from the county sheriff’s San Marcos station host Coffee with the Community on Feb. 23 starting at 8 a.m. at the Broken Yolk Cafe, 101 South Las Posas Road in San Marcos. Residents...

ENCINITAS — The North Coast Symphony presents “Dancing Notes” on March 1 at 2:30 p.m. And March 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Seacoast Community Church,1050 Regal Road in Encinitas. Featured selections are the...

ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Express Soccer League offers walk-in recreational soccer registration March 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., and March 25, 6 p.m.-8:30 p.m., at the Encinitas Sports Authority, 1050 N. El...

CARLSBAD — Registration is underway for the city of Carlsbad’s second annual neighborhoods empowerment conference, “Carlsbad Love It!” The conference is scheduled for March 21, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., at...

CARLSBAD — The city of Carlsbad presents a new teen event, “Epic Teen Nights: Party at the Park,” on Feb. 21 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Calavera Hills Community Center, 2997 Glasgow Drive. Teens ages 11...

ENCINITAS — The San Diego-based Fermenters Club hosts its first San Diego Fermentation Festival on Feb.1, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., at The Ranch (formerly the Ecke Ranch), 450 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas....

SOLANA BEACH — Local nonprofit Banding Together and music venue Belly Up will host a fundraising concert event Jan. 31, 2-5 p.m., at the Belly Up. Banding Together, a local nonprofit organization that...

SAN MARCOS — Mayor Jim Desmond will deliver the 2015 San Marcos State of the City Address on Feb. 24 during a luncheon at Green Gables Estate, 134 Woodland Parkway. Registration and networking begins...

ENCINITAS — The Solana Center for Environmental Innovation offers a master composter class Saturdays starting Feb. 21, 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the San Diego Botanic Garden, 230 Quail Gardens Drive in Encinitas....

ENCINITAS — The city of Encinitas offers a four-Saturday course gardening, starting Jan. 17. The course, called Gardening 101: Grow Your Own Food, is for you. is sponsored by the city and runs four Saturdays...

ENCINITAS — The city of Encinitas celebrates the official opening of Encinitas Community Park, 425 Santa Fe Drive, on Jan. 10 starting at 10 a.m. The grand opening will take place in three parts —...