Community Calendar

 

Thurs­day May 2 thru Sun­day May 5, 2013

MSJC PLAY FESTIVAL 2013
Thu, Fri & Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, MSJC San Jac­into Stu­dio The­ater
$5 gen­eral admis­sion. The over­whelm­ing suc­cess of New Works 2012 will spill over into Spring 2013 with more one-act plays directed and per­formed by the stu­dents of MSJC The­atre Arts depart­ment. Be part of the magic by join­ing us for this spe­cial pre­sen­ta­tion of sev­eral cut­ting edge, stu­dent writ­ten one-act debuts. [list­ing] (951) 487‑6752.

Sat­ur­day May 4, 2013

AUDUBON SOCIETY WETLANDS TOUR
8:00 am — 10:00 am, leaves from 770 N Sander­son Ave
Free. Share the oppor­tu­nity to view hun­dreds of ibises, egrets, and black­birds and many other migra­tory and res­i­dent birds in their nat­ural habi­tat. Tour takes place on the grounds of the San Jac­into Val­ley Regional Water Recla­ma­tion Facil­ity. Reser­va­tions are required for groups of 5 or more. Please arrive by 7:45 am for car­a­van to the tour site. Sturdy walk­ing shoes are rec­om­mended, and cam­eras and binoc­u­lars are wel­comed. Chil­dren under 18 must be accom­pa­nied by an adult. For more infor­ma­tion, please call EMWD at (951) 928‑3777, ext. 4405. [flyer]

SCIENCE SATURDAY: HOW THINGS WORK
10:30 am — 1:00 pm, West­ern Sci­ence Cen­ter, 2345 Searl Park­way, Hemet
Free. Explore cir­cuits, gears and more! (admis­sion fee to enter museum). Chil­dren under 13 must be accom­pa­nied by an adult. For infor­ma­tion, call (951) 791‑0033. [flyer]

ART CONTEST: GEORGIA ON MY MIND
9:00 am — 3:00 pm, Hemet Val­ley Art Assoc, 2115 E Florida Ave, Hemet
$10 entry fee. The Hemet Val­ley Art Asso­ci­a­tion invites mem­bers and the pub­lic to par­tic­i­pate in an art con­test, cre­at­ing a paint­ing in the style of Geor­gia O’Keefe. Paint­ings will be done at the gallery work­shop. Bring your own “ready to hang” wrapped can­vas and paint­ing mate­ri­als. Cash prizes will be awarded. Prize money will vary depend­ing of the num­ber of par­tic­i­pants. Judg­ing will take place after 3pm that day. For infor­ma­tion, call (951) 652‑4592. [list­ing]

Thurs­day May 9 thru Sun­day May 19, 2013

BABY WITH THE BATHWATER
Thu, Fri & Sat 8:00 pm / Sun 2:30 pm, Esplanade Art Cen­ter
$12 gen­eral admis­sion, $10 students/seniors/military. Christo­pher Durang com­edy about a cou­ple com­pletely unpre­pared for par­ent­hood. Pre­sented by the Inland Stage Com­pany. http://inlandstage.org.

Fri­day May 10 thru Sun­day May 26, 2013

CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
Fri & Sat 7:30 pm, Sun 2:30 pm, Ramona Hill­side Play­house, 27402 Ramona Bowl Rd, Hemet
$12 admis­sion. Ten­nessee Williams clas­sic set in the plan­ta­tion home of a wealthy cot­ton tycoon. For more infor­ma­tion, call (951) 658‑5300. [web­site]

Sat­ur­day May 11 thru Sun­day May 12, 2013

LET THE CHIPS FLY: WOOD SHOW & CONTEST
Sat 10am-5pm, Sun­day 10am-3pm, Soboba Arena
Regional high school wood­work­ing shop com­pe­ti­tion. Four cat­e­gories will win their share of $1,000 guar­an­teed prize money, plus $1,000 Grand Prize for Best of Show. Cat­e­gories include scroll saw, carv­ing, fur­ni­ture mak­ing and wood turn­ers. Spon­sored by Soboba Casino. For more infor­ma­tion, con­tact D&D Wood­works (951) 858‑6601.

Sat­ur­day May 11, 2013

ANNUAL POSTAL FOOD DRIVE
10:00 am — 4:00 pm, Com­mu­nity Pantry, 521 N San Jac­into St
Food dona­tions to the local com­mu­nity pantry will be col­lected all through­out the val­ley by US postal work­ers. Vol­un­teers are needed to trans­port, sort and pack dona­tions. Vol­un­teers with a pickup truck are needed at 10am. Vol­un­teers to sort & pack are needed at 11:30 am. Meet at the Com­mu­nity Pantry at the NW cor­ner of Oak­land Ave & San Jac­into St. For infor­ma­tion and details, call (951) 816‑5443.

Sun­day May 12, 2013

MSJC GOLDEN EAGLES BIG BAND: “Let’s Dance“
2:30 pm — 4:30 pm, San Jac­into Cam­pus The­ater
$6 gen­eral admis­sion, $5 seniors, $4 stu­dents, free under 18. Tick­ets may be pur­chased by call­ing the MSJC The­ater Box Office at (951) 487‑3790.

Sat­ur­day May 18 thru Sun­day July 28, 2013

ESPLANADE ART CENTER EXHIBITION
Sat­ur­day & Sun­day, 11am — 3pm, Esplanade Arts Cen­ter, 140 E Stet­son Ave, Space 297, Hemet
Through the end of July, the Esplanade Arts Cen­ter is fea­tur­ing dis­plays of three unique aspects of art. The first is plein air art, or art pro­duced out of doors in nat­ural light. Four­teen local artists age six­teen to eighty plus are high­lighted in an eclec­tic mix of media, includ­ing pas­tel, water­color, acrylic and oil. The sec­ond facet of the show fea­tures the art of Mar­cia Gawecki, an Idyll­wild artist, pro­duc­ing fas­ci­nat­ing banner-size por­traits of iconic jazz musi­cians. The third part of the show is the con­tin­u­a­tion a well-received pho­tog­ra­phy dis­play, a unique col­lec­tion of cell phone art pro­duced by ama­teurs and pro­fes­sion­als. The exhibit is a color-filled jour­ney around the globe and focuses on artis­tic view­points of ani­mals, peo­ple and places. The pho­tos are avail­able for pur­chase at $15 apiece. The pro­ceeds ben­e­fit the Dia­mond Val­ley Arts Council.

Sat­ur­day May 18, 2013

JURASSIC CLASSIC MUD RUN 2013
9:00 am — 12:00 pm, Dia­mond Val­ley Lake Park
$50/individual, $200/team. Join us for the 3rd Annual Run for the Mud. This Mud Run is a 5K (approx­i­mately 3.1 miles) race with boot camp style obsta­cles includ­ing mud pits. Must be 12 years of age or older to par­tic­i­pate. http://www.runforthemud.com

FREE AUTHOR’S WORKSHOP
9:00 am — 5:00 pm, Hemet Pub­lic Library
Free authors work­shop with dis­cus­sions about the writ­ing process, get­ting your mate­r­ial pub­lished and mar­ket­ing your fin­ished prod­uct. (951) 765‑2440.

ART FROM THE HEART
5:30 pm — 8:30 pm, Sol­era Dia­mond Val­ley Club­house, 1645 Paseo Dia­mante (War­ren Rd at Mus­tang Way)
$25 per per­son. Annual fundrais­ing event for Val­ley Restart & the Dia­mond Val­ley Arts Coun­cil.  This lively event will pro­vide you and your guests with an evening of gourmet food sam­pling, wine and non-alcoholic bev­er­age tast­ing, and the oppor­tu­nity to view and pur­chase some excep­tional orig­i­nal art­work. Plus… silent auc­tion, live auc­tion, raf­fle, live enter­tain­ment and more! Spe­cial Guest Artist ~ Charles Knox. Cock­tail attire. Infor­ma­tion, (951) 766‑7476. [flyer]

CASEY ABRAMS AT THE HISTORIC HEMET THEATER
7:00 pm, His­toric Hemet The­ater, 216 East Florida Ave, Hemet
$25 gen­eral admis­sion, $40 VIP seat­ing. The Dia­mond Val­ley Arts Coun­cil, in coop­er­a­tion with Golden Crown Pro­duc­tions, are proud to bring the local Idyll­wild Phe­nom, Casey Abrams to the His­toric Hemet The­ater. Pro­ceeds from the con­cert and auc­tion will be used to ben­e­fit pro­grams offered by The Dia­mond Val­ley Arts Coun­cil. This unique Con­cert not only shows Casey’s com­mit­ment to Arts in the com­mu­nity but the via­bil­ity of the His­toric Hemet The­ater and Hemet’s downtown.

Sun­day May 19, 2013

DINING TO DONATE — Assis­tance League Fundraiser
11:00 am — 12:00 mid­night, Applebee’s, 2515 W Florida Avenue
Fundraiser for Las Madri­nas of Assis­tance League. Applebee’s will donate 15% of your check when you present an event coupon with your order. Avail­able for din­ing room or Carside-To-Go orders. [coupon]

MSJC CONCERT BAND: SPRING CONCERT
2:30 pm — 4:30 pm, MSJC San Jac­into Cam­pus The­ater
$6 gen­eral admis­sion, $5 seniors, $4 stu­dents, free under 18. Pop Selec­tions includ­ing: The Pink Pan­ther and Salute to Cole Porter. Tick­ets may be pur­chased by call­ing the MSJC The­ater Box Office at (951) 487‑3790.

MUSIC AT THE CENTER
6:30 pm, Esplanade Arts Cen­ter, 2181 W Esplanade Ave, San Jac­into
$20 pre-sale, $25 at the door ($10 and $15 for youth). The May 19, 2013 edi­tion of Music at the Cen­ter brings two com­pletely dif­fer­ent groups to the Esplanade Arts Cen­ter.  Begin­ning at 6:30 pm is Yale Strom and Hot Pstromi pre­sent­ing a pro­gram that is a fusion of Klezmer, new Jew­ish music, Gypsy, Kha­sidic, world beat and Balkan music. Then at 8:30 pm Hobo Jazz takes the stage with a unique sound that is part hobo rail-ridin’ blues, part rock-a-billy, part hot jazz and 100% toe-tappin’ enjoy­able. Advance reser­va­tions are avail­able through our web­site at www.thedvac.org.  Seat­ing is lim­ited. Info (951) 651‑1964.

Sun­day May 26, 2013

MOTHERS DAY FUN: SHOE PALOOZA!
1:00 PM — 5:00 PM, Golden Era Coun­try Club
$30 each, 2 for $50. A day of pam­per­ing to ben­e­fit Hope for Food, Inc. Ticket includes man­i­cure, mas­sage, and photo, plus live music, lunch, games & prizes, raf­fle, silent auc­tion, craft booths, and more. Model your home­made shoes for the best shoes con­test. Kids tick­ets are $5 and include lunch and craft activ­i­ties. Order early for dis­count pric­ing. Spon­sored by Hope for Food, pro­vid­ing gro­ceries 4 days per week to local fam­i­lies. RSVP to (951) 654‑3850. [flyer]

STAGED READING: PYGMALION
2:00 pm, Rain­bow Inn, 54420 South Cir­cle Drive, Idyll­wild
Strat­ford Play­ers will present a lively staged read­ing of the Shaw clas­sic. One per­for­mance only at the charm­ing Rain­bow Inn in the beau­ti­ful arts town of Idyllwild.Admission is just $10. Cof­fee, wine, and other refresh­ments will be served. For tick­ets, visit www.stratfordplayers.com

Mon­day May 27, 2013

WEST COAST THUNDER XIV
Bike Run: 9:00 am — 2:00 pm
10 mile parade to River­side National Ceme­tery. $35–45 to par­tic­i­pate in the Bike Run, includes 1 ticket to con­cert.
Con­cert: Soboba Arena
$30. Annual Memo­r­ial Day con­cert fea­tur­ing Craig Mor­gan and The Farm. Pre­sented by Stater Bros and 5-Hour Energy. For more infor­ma­tion, visit www.WestCoastThunder.com.

MEMORIAL DAY MURPH
9:00 am, Cross­Fit by Body­Fit,  769 S San Jac­into Ave, San Jac­into
$20. Cross­Fit by Body­Fit is host­ing its 5th Annual Memo­r­ial Day “Murph.”  The “Murph” is in honor of Lt. Michael Mur­phy, a Navy Seal, who died in com­bat. The pro­ceeds from this event are going to the Veteran’s Alliance of South­ern Cal­i­for­nia. There will be a kids SMURPH (a mod­i­fied Murph) for FREE. Spec­ta­tors are free. There will be a raf­fle with tons of prizes. Come out and sup­port a great cause! $20.00 to reg­is­ter. Ath­lete check in at 8:30am. (951) 378‑3563

Sat­ur­day June 1, 2013

SCIENCE SATURDAY: WATER WONDER
10:30 am — 1:00 pm, West­ern Sci­ence Cen­ter, 2345 Searl Park­way, Hemet
Free. Join us for wet fun and bub­bles too. (admis­sion fee to enter museum). Chil­dren under 13 must be accom­pa­nied by an adult. For infor­ma­tion, call (951) 791‑0033. [flyer]

Sat­ur­day June 8, 2013

BASIC HAND-BUILDING TECHNIQUES IN CERAMIC CLAY
10:00 am — 1:00 pm, Hemet Val­ley Art Asso­ci­a­tion Gallery
$95. Artist, Kara Unland, will be teach­ing par­tic­i­pants how to hand­build a ceramic clay pig (an exam­ple is on dis­play at the gallery). The class meets four days; you must attend all four classes to com­plete your project. The price of the course includes sup­plies and fir­ing of the clay. Bring: apron, old tooth­brush, water con­tainer, some­thing to make a sur­face imprint. (951) 240‑8144

Mon­day June 10 thru Fri­day June 28, 2013

SUMMER STRINGS ACADEMY
12:30 — 1:30 pm & 2:30–4:30 pm, Esplanade Arts Cen­ter, 2181 W Esplanade Ave, San Jac­into
The 4th Annual Sum­mer Strings Acad­emy for begin­ning through advanced stu­dents of all ages will be offered by MUSICA! at the Esplanade Arts Cen­ter.  The Acad­emy runs in the after­noon four days per week (M, T, TH, F) for 3 weeks; Begin­ning: 12:30 to 1:30 pm and intermed./advanced: 2:30 to 4:30 pm.  Cost is vari­able depend­ing on skill level and abil­ity to pay.  Start­ing time is also depen­dent on skill level.  Call (951) 659‑6312 or visit  www.makingmusic.org to reg­is­ter or for more details.

Tues­day June 11, 2013

FREE THROW CONTEST
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Thurs­day June 13, 2013

BUMP/KNOCKOUT GAME
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day June 14, 2013

INLAND CAREER VISION WORKSHOP
9:00 am — 7:00 pm, Hemet Pub­lic Library
Free.  This new, inno­v­a­tive, and excit­ing twist on job seek­ing is promised to inspire and moti­vate job seek­ers in a whole new way and help remove the barbed wire to career suc­cess. In six hours, job seek­ers will be trained in how to:
– Iden­tify their “I am”
– Con­duct a proac­tive job search Develop “Career Vision”
– Ana­lyze a job descrip­tion
– Use the “Banana Cream Pie Model” to write a resume
– Reframe their Inter­view tech­nique to address what employ­ers really want to know
– Man­age their impres­sion in per­son and online
– Max­i­mize job and career resources
Par­tic­i­pants are asked to bring a sack lunch. Water and snacks provided.

Sun­day June 16, 2013

MUSIC AT THE CENTER
6:30, Esplanade Arts Cen­ter, 2181 W Esplanade Ave, San Jac­into
$20 pre-sale, $25 at the door ($10 and $15 for youth). This month’s con­cert will fea­ture local vocal­ist Linda Grielich. Advance reser­va­tions are avail­able through our web­site at www.thedvac.org.  Seat­ing is lim­ited. Info (951) 651‑1964.

Fri­day June 21, 2013

WATER PLAY DAY
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

EXCEED CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT
7:00 am reg­is­tra­tion, Coun­try Club at Soboba Springs, 1020 Soboba Rd, San Jac­into
$125 includ­eds con­ti­nen­tal break­fast, buf­fet lun­cheon, green fees, dri­ving range, cart and goodie bag. Silent auc­tion, hole-in-one car, clos­est to the pin, longest drive and putting con­test. For infor­ma­tion, call (951) 634‑4048. [flyer]

Sat­ur­day June 22, 2013

GENEALOGY CONFERENCE
8:00 am — 6:00 pm, Hemet Pub­lic Library, 300 E Latham Avenue, Hemet
Free. Learn Ancestry.com or Pas­sage Express as well as begin­ning geneal­ogy. (951) 765‑2440.

VALLEY VOCAL ENSEMBLE
3:00 pm, St John Lutheran Church, 26410 Colum­bia St, Hemet
The Val­ley Vocal Ensem­ble (for­merly known as the Inland Chorale) will present its Spring Con­cert.  The con­cert will open with a selec­tion of patri­otic music fol­lowed by Franz Schubert’s Mass in G with string quar­tet accom­pa­ni­ment.  Other music will include a musi­cal tour of the states. Tick­ets are $10.00 each or 2 for $15.00.  Tick­ets for Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion sub­scribers are $5.00.  Call (951) 282‑5606 for tick­ets and more information.

Tues­day June 25, 2013

Wii BOWLING TOURNAMENT
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Pre-registration for Wii events required. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Thurs­day June 27, 2013

UNO!
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free.  Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day June 28, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505. Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

Sun­day June 30, 2013

JIMMY LAFAVE IN CONCERT
6:30 pm, Esplanade Arts Cen­ter, 2181 W Esplanade Ave, San Jac­into
$20 pre-sale, $25 at the door. The Dia­mond Val­ley Arts Coun­cil is proud to present guest artist Jimmy LaFave. Jimmy is an inter­na­tion­ally known singer/song writer and record­ing artist who has toured exten­sively in the US as well as in Canada and Europe.  He devel­oped his par­tic­u­lar style of folk-rock while liv­ing in Okla­homa and was invited by Nora Guthrie to speak and per­form at the induc­tion of Woody Guthrie into the Okla­homa Hall of Fame. Ticket includes two glasses of wine or other bev­er­age, appe­tiz­ers and access to the cur­rent exhibit in the gallery.  Seat­ing is lim­ited so make your reser­va­tions early at www.thedvac.org.  Info (951) 651‑1964.

Mon­day July 1 thru Tues­day July 9, 2013

CAMP ROCK — THE MUSCIAL
Mon & Tues only, Ramona Bowl Amphithe­atre, Hemet
Pre­sented by the Ramona Bowl Sum­mer Youth Pro­gram. Details and ticket infor­ma­tion com­ing soon. [web­site]

Thurs­day July 4 thru Thurs­day August 1, 2013

CONCERTS UNDER THE STARS
Back by pop­u­lar demand, the Ramona Bowl will again offer Thurs­day night con­certs. Details & ticket infor­ma­tion com­ing soon. [web­site]

Thurs­day July 4, 2013

ANNUAL SAN JACINTO COMMUNITY PARADE
9:00 am, Esplanade Ave between San Jac­into Ave & Valley-Wide Cen­ter
Join your fam­ily, friends & neigh­bors for this San Jac­into tra­di­tion,  cel­e­brat­ing the city’s 125th anniver­sary! Parade will travel North from the San Jac­into Uni­fied School Dis­trict Office on San Jac­into Avenue, then west on Esplanade to the Valley-Wide Recre­ation Park. For infor­ma­tion on entries for the parade, call (951) 654‑4938. [flyer]

4TH OF JULY PARTY!
12:30 pm — 4:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Pkwy
$7 per per­son, $6 seniors, $2 age 2 & under. Come join the fun! (951) 929‑0047

Fri­day July 5, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

Tues­day July 9, 2013

DISC GOLF COMPETITION
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Tues­day July 11, 2013

WATER BALLOON FIGHT
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day July 12, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505. Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

Thurs­day July 18, 2013

PIE FIGHT
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day July 19, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

Tues­day July 23, 2013

DODGEBALL
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Thurs­day July 25, 2013

WATER PLAY DAY
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free.  Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day July 26, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505.  Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

Fri­day August 2, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

Tues­day August 6, 2013

Wii MARIO KART
Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter, 43935 E Aca­cia Ave
Free. Pre-registration for Wii events required. Come have some sum­mer fun at the Valle Vista Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. All sum­mer events are free and fun for all ages. Call for details. (951) 927‑6673 [web­site]

Fri­day August 9, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505.  Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

Fri­day August 16, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

Sat­ur­day August 17 thru Sun­day August 18, 2013

JAZZ IN THE PINES
10:00 am — 6:30 pm, Idyll­wild Arts Acad­emy, Idyll­wild
Jazz in the Pines is a two-day fes­ti­val of jazz music in three main venues, Holmes Amphithe­ater, Stephens Hall and the ever pop­u­lar French Quar­ter play live jazz music until 6:30p.m.Saturday/6:00Sunday Jazz in the Pines is held on the cam­pus of Idyll­wild Arts and is a fundraiser for the Idyll­wild Arts schol­ar­ship pro­gram. Event fea­tures 65 world class artists from through­out South­ern Cal­i­for­nia, sell­ing orig­i­nal art, jew­elry, sculp­tures, etc. 3,000 atten­dees expected. (951) 659‑2171 x2339.

Fri­day August 23, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505.  Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

August 24 — 25 & Sep­tem­ber 7–8

WILL IN THE WOODS
Idyll­wild
Shake­speare scenes, son­nets & solil­o­quies by The Strat­ford Play­ers. Watch for details. [web­site]

Fri­day August 30, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

Mon­day Sep­tem­ber 2, 2013

LABOR DAY PARTY
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$6 per per­son, $5 seniors, $2 age 2 & under. Bring your fam­ily and come join the fun!

Fri­day Sep­tem­ber 6, 2013

DIVE IN MOVIE
6:00 pm — 9:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$5 per per­son, $2 under age 3. Bring a raft and the entire fam­ily for a fun evening with a favorite movie. Call for infor­ma­tion (951) 654‑1505.  Swim time 6:00 — 7:30, movie starts at 7:30 pm. [web­site]

Fri­day Sep­tem­ber 13, 2013

FAMILY FUN NIGHT
5:00 pm — 7:30 pm, Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
$3 per per­son, $2 age 2 & under. Spe­cial activ­ity night open to all ages. Come out and enjoy and evening with fam­ily and friends. (951) 929‑0047.

 Sat­ur­day Sep­tem­ber 14 & Sat­ur­day Sep­tem­ber 21, 2013

BROADWAY NIGHTS AT THE BOWL
Ramona Bowl Amphithe­atre, Hemet
Fol­low­ing the over­whelm­ing suc­cess of last years event, this year’s pro­duc­tion promises to be a night not to be missed. Details and ticket infor­ma­tion avail­able soon. [web­site]

Sat­ur­day Sep­tem­ber 14th, 2013

FELINE FANCIER CAT SHOW
Valley-Wide Aquatic Cen­ter, 1801 Searl Park­way, Hemet
The 38th Annual Cat Show is Sep­tem­ber 14th at the Valley-Wide Sports Cen­ter, 901 W. Esplanade Ave. in San Jac­into for more infor­ma­tion, call Regina Shaf­fer at (951) 769‑2949.

Sun­day Sep­tem­ber 15, 2013

HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION
2:00 — 8:00 pm, Down­town Main Street San Jac­into
Free. Please mark your cal­en­dar for our First Annual His­panic Her­itage Fes­ti­val on Main Street in down­town San Jac­into! Enjoy danc­ing, music, good food and fun for the entire fam­ily! Ven­dor appli­ca­tions avail­able by call­ing (951) 660–49410 [web­site]

Fri­day Sep­tem­ber 20 thru Sun­day Sep­tem­ber 22, 2013

3RD ANNUAL AG FESTIVAL
Mark your cal­en­dar for the Third Annual Agri­cul­ture Fes­ti­val! This year’s event promises con­certs, enter­tain­ment, eques­trian demos, small ani­mal auc­tion, trac­tor dis­play, ven­dors and food! [web­site]

Sun­day Octo­ber 20, 2013

QUINTESSENTIAL WINDS
2:00 pm, First South­ern Bap­tist Church, 433 S San Jac­into St, Hemet
$25 / ticket, age 22 & under free (sea­son tick­ets avail­able). A young, Los Ange­les based group of flute, oboe, clar­inet, French horn and bas­soon. They per­form stan­dard wind quin­tet reper­toire, but they are also com­mit­ted to pro­mot­ing and per­form­ing the music of new com­posers. They have pre­miered many new works, and have recorded their first album includ­ing com­po­si­tions with Latin influ­ence. Doors open 1:30 pm. Spon­sored by the Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion. (951) 658‑7319 www.quintessentialwinds.net

Novem­ber 16, 2013

TURKEY TROT 5K FAMILY FUN RUN OUTBACK
9:00 AM — 12:00 pm, Dia­mond Val­ley Lake Com­mu­nity Park, 1801 Angler Ave
$10 Bunny Hop 5k run/walk, $7 Top Hop 1k hop, $5 Tot Hop 1k hop. First 50 peo­ple to sign up get a FREE Turkey Trot t-shirt. (951) 929‑0047.

Sun­day Jan­u­ary 26, 2014

ZOFO DUET
2:00 pm, First South­ern Bap­tist Church, 433 S San Jac­into St, Hemet
$25 / ticket, age 22 & under free (sea­son tick­ets available). Since join­ing forces as a pro­fes­sional duo in 2009, inter­na­tion­ally acclaimed solo pianists Eva-Maria Zim­mer­mann and Keisuke Nak­agoshi have elec­tri­fied audi­ences from Carnegie Hall to Osaka, Japan with their daz­zling artistry and outside-the-box the­matic pro­gram­ming for piano-four-hands. Their first record­ing, Mind Meld, was nom­i­nated in 2013 for two Grammy awards. Doors open 1:30 pm. Spon­sored by the Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion. (951) 658‑7319 www.zofoduet.com

Sun­day Feb­ru­ary 16, 2014

THE MERLING TRIO
2:00 pm, First South­ern Bap­tist Church, 433 S San Jac­into St, Hemet
$25 / ticket, age 22 & under free (sea­son tick­ets avail­able). A truly inter­na­tional trio, bring­ing together musi­cians from Pol­ish, Japan­ese, and Dutch back­grounds, on vio­lin, cello and piano. Rec­og­nized as one of today’s pre­mier ensem­bles, the trio has been hailed as a bril­liantly dis­tin­guished group endowed with remark­able gifts of com­mu­ni­ca­tion, mag­nif­i­cent pre­ci­sion, and an impec­ca­ble blend of sound. Doors open 1:30 pm. Spon­sored by the Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion. (951) 658‑7319 www.merlingtrio.com

Sun­day March 23, 2014

ARIOSO
2:00 pm, First South­ern Bap­tist Church, 433 S San Jac­into St, Hemet
$25 / ticket, age 22 & under free (sea­son tick­ets available). ARIOSO DUO Flutist Cyn­thia Ellis and harpist Michelle Tem­ple formed their duo in 2005 out of a shared pas­sion to explore the vibrant and col­or­ful reper­tory for this beloved instru­men­tal com­bi­na­tion. They will per­form a pro­gram spe­cially designed to cel­e­brate the beauty and joy of Spring. Doors open 1:30 pm. Spon­sored by the Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion. (951) 658‑7319 www.cindyellisflute.com 

Sun­day April 27, 2014

PETER SPRAGUE STRING CONSORT
2:00 pm, First South­ern Bap­tist Church, 433 S San Jac­into St, Hemet
$25 / ticket, age 22 & under free (sea­son tick­ets available). Led by the renowned gui­tarist and com­poser, this tra­di­tional string quar­tet mixed with jazz combo played an inno­v­a­tive pro­gram in April of 2012 for our Schol­ar­ship Fundraiser. They were so very well received that we have invited them to return for our sea­son clos­ing con­cert. Doors open 1:30 pm. Spon­sored by the Hemet Com­mu­nity Con­cert Asso­ci­a­tion. (951) 658‑7319 www.petersprague.com