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SUMMARY:River Days and Nature Nights: Build a Big Brown Bat Buddy
DESCRIPTION:Join the San Diego River Park Foundation for a creative\, hands-on workshop at Grant Park. During this needle-felting workshop\, you’ll create your own felted bat to take home while learning fun facts about Big Brown Bats and their vital role in keeping our river ecosystem healthy. \nNeedle Felting Workshop (Ages 8+)This workshop is recommended for children who enjoy crafts\, can follow instructions\, stay engaged\, and have the patience to complete a structured project. \nSafety Notes: \n\nChildren under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.\nParticipants should be comfortable following instructions and working carefully.\nIf a child is unable to safely participate\, an adult may be asked to escort them out.\n\nCost:A $10+ donation toward supplies is greatly appreciated. \nREGISTER HERE: \nMake it a fun evening of art and nature at Grant Park: View beautiful river-themed art at the Artist Reception for the San Diego River Artists Alliance from 5 pm – 7 pm and as you enjoy an art and craft activity at the River Days and Nature Nights Build a Big Brown Bat Buddy conducted by the SDRPF’s Education Team from 3 pm- 5:30 pm. RSVP’s are needed for the art and craft activity – sign up here. Then observe real live bats on an adventurous bat walk along the San Diego River by signing up for the River Days and Nature Nights Bat and Moth event from 7 pm – 9 pm. RSVP now for the bat walk since this event always fills up quickly!
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/river-days-and-nature-nights-build-a-big-brown-bat-buddy/
LOCATION:Grant Park\, 2310 Camino Del Rio North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Family-Friendly,Learning & Education
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SUMMARY:Petals & Paint: Grant Park Flower Fence Mural Gathering
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate River Days with The San Diego River Park Foundation and let your creativity bloom as we paint a colorful flower mural on the fence at Grant Park in Mission Valley!\n\nThis vibrant\, hands-on experience takes place at our new nature learning center in the heart of the valley. Add your artistic touch and help create a beautiful\, welcoming space where thousands of students\, residents\, and visitors will begin their journey exploring the San Diego River. \nNo supplies or experience are necessary and leaders will be on hand to help lead the art project.  We would love for you to join us! We need many volunteers so invite your friends and family! All ages welcome! If you have any questions\, please email sarah@sandiegoriver.org. \n \nRiver Days is our annual 9-day celebration of the San Diego River! SDRPF and an estimated 20 partners host fun nature outings\, volunteer opportunities\, art activities\, bike rides\, hikes\, and much more along all 52 miles of the river. \nJOIN US! To see the full River Days schedule\, click here.
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/petals-paint-grant-park-flower-fence-mural-gathering/
LOCATION:Grant Park\, 2310 Camino Del Rio North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
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SUMMARY:Santee Historical Society Craft Bazaar and Butterfly Garden at the Historic Santee Barn
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the Santee Historical Society \nThe Santee Historical Society will host an old-fashioned Craft Bazaar with a special focus on gardening\, with the Monarch Butterfly garden open for visitors featuring arts and craft events for the kids. The Santee Historic Barn and Monarch Garden are located at 9200 Magnolia Avenue (between Mission Gorge and Mast Boulevard)\, Santee\, CA 92071. \nAnd while you’re there\, you’re invited to take a tour of the Santee Historical Museum and discover more about Santee’s beginnings. \nThis is a public event. No RSVP required\, but we would still like to know if you plan to attend. \nEvent hosted by:
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/santee-historical-society-spring-fling/
LOCATION:The Historic Santee Barn\, 9200 Magnolia Ave\, Santee\, CA\, 92071\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Family-Friendly,Learning & Education
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SUMMARY:Art Reception at Santa Ysabel Art Gallery "Art of the River" by San Diego River Artists Alliance
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the San Diego River Artists’ Alliance \nThe exciting exhibition features beautiful art of the river and its watershed by the San Diego River Artists Alliance including oil\, acrylic\, and watercolor painting\, glass\, pencil and pastel\, fiber arts\, ceramics\, paper tapestry and photography. \nA percentage of sales is donated to the San Diego River Park Foundation to help restore and conserve the river and its wildlife. \nYou might want to make a Backcountry Day of it too! \nStart at the Eagle Peak Ranch Preserve Hike\, 9 am – 12:00 pm. Next explore some of Julian and Santa Ysabel’s shops\, then stop at the Santa Ysabel Nature Center\, https://www.sdparks.org/content/sdparks/en/park-pages/SantaYsabelNatureCenter.html\, and last come to our ART RECEPTION\, from 4 – 7 pm! Or heck\, it’s worth a drive to just come to the ART RECEPTION.  \nNo RSVP required\, but we would still like to know if you plan to attend.
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/art-reception-at-santa-ysabel-art-gallery-of-art-of-the-river-by-san-diego-river-artists-alliance/
LOCATION:Santa Ysabel Art Gallery\, 30352 CA-78\, Santa Ysabel\, 92070\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Learning & Education,Nature
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SUMMARY:River Days at Barona Cultural Center
DESCRIPTION:Presented by Barona Cultural Center & Museum \nEmbark on a unique educational journey at the Barona Cultural Center & Museum! View collections that represent thousands of years of history—some objects dating as far back as 10\,000 years—and appreciate the artistry and skill of the hemisphere’s first inhabitants. \nThe center is San Diego County’s first museum on an Indian reservation dedicated to the perpetuation and presentation of the local Kumeyaay-Diegueño Native culture. Take this opportunity to learn and appreciate that Indigenous people in San Diego have lived on lands associated with the San Diego River since time immemorial. \nMuseum Hours:\nMay 9th 10am-4pm.\nMay 10th-12th closed.\nMay 13th-15th: 12pm-5pm.\nMay 16th: 10am-4pm\nMay 17th closed. \nNo RSVP required\, but we would still like to know if you plan to attend:
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/barona-cultural-center-museum-day/
LOCATION:Barona Cultural Center & Museum\, 1095 Barona Road\, Lakeside\, 92040\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Self-Guided Activity
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SUMMARY:Santee Historical Society Spring Fling
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the San Diego Historical Society \nThe Santee Historical Society is hosting an old-fashioned community event at the Santee Historic Barn at 9200 Magnolia Avenue (between Mission Gorge and Mast Boulevard)\, Santee\, CA 92071. \nVendors and educators\, as well as members of the Santee Youth Business Fair\, will be present. \nChildren’s activities will include crafts\, temporary tattoos\, and milkweed seeds to plant at home. \nAnd while you’re there\, you’re invited to take a tour of the Santee Historical Museum and discover more about Santee’s beginnings. \nThis is a public event. No RSVP required\, but we would still like to know if you plan to attend. \nEvent hosted by:
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/santee-butterflies-and-bees/
LOCATION:The Historic Santee Barn\, 9200 Magnolia Ave\, Santee\, CA\, 92071\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Family-Friendly,Learning & Education
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SUMMARY:Craft Bazaar and Butterfly Garden at the Historic Santee Barn
DESCRIPTION:Presented by the San Diego Historical Society \nThe Santee Historical Society is hosting an old-fashioned community Craft Bazaar with a special focus on gardening! The Monarch Butterfly garden will be open for visitors with arts and craft events for the kids. The historic the Santee Historic Barn and Monarch Garden are located at 9200 Magnolia Avenue (between Mission Gorge and Mast Boulevard)\, Santee\, CA 92071. \nEvent hosted by:
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/craft-bazaar-and-butterfly-garden-at-the-historic-santee-barn/
LOCATION:The Historic Santee Barn\, 9200 Magnolia Ave\, Santee\, CA\, 92071\, United States
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SUMMARY:Seed Bomb Sculptures with ArtReach
DESCRIPTION:Get your hands dirty by making some seed bomb sculptures to help our native habitat!\nIn this workshop\, participants will merge visual art with eco activism and create their own biodegradable sculptures out of soil\, clay and native SoCal wildflower seeds. \nThe seed sculptures can then be placed (or smashed!) in gardens or other spaces in need of the wildflowers critical to our ecosystem. \nLocation: T + C Park\, Fashion Valley Rd &\, Riverwalk Dr\, San Diego\, CA 92108\nParking is available directly across Riverwalk Drive at Fashion Valley Mall / transit station. Nearest address: 6987 Friars Rd\, San Diego\, CA 92108).
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/seed-bomb-sculptures-with-artreach/
LOCATION:T + C Park\, T+C Park (Fashion Valley Rd &\, Riverwalk Dr\,\, San Diego\, 92108\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Family-Friendly,Nature,Recreation
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SUMMARY:Second Annual Paint Out at Old Mission Dam
DESCRIPTION:Come join us by the river and paint the beauty of Mission Trails! We will celebrate the work of the San Diego River Foundation\, while enjoying this pretty location on the San Diego River. Bring your painting supplies\, easel sunhat and drinking water. Hosted by San Diego Plein Air Painters Meetup Group. For more information text: Julie Bradbury-Bennett: 858 232-1094 \nAdditional Notes: \nWear comfy shoes. Bring water and a snack. \nThere is a portable restroom at the parking lot by the dam.  All ages are welcome\, children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult. \nParking is available in the lot on the north side of Father Junipero Serra Trail and on the street on the eastbound side of the same street.
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/paint-old-mission-dam/
LOCATION:Old Mission Dam\, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trail\, San Diego\, CA 92119\, San Diego\, CA\, 92119\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Family-Friendly,Recreation
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SUMMARY:River Center at Grant Park Family Tour with Education Activities
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this fun family-friendly event at The River Center at Grant Park! Parents can enjoy a tour of the site of the exciting new River Center at Grant Park under construction and learn about this incredible project! The San Diego River Park Foundation’s talented Education Team will be there to provide engaging and interactive activities for kids that teach about the amazing plants and animals that live along the San Diego River and make this riparian habitat special. \nOnce the River Center at Grant Park is completed\, it will act as a new home for the San Diego River in the heart of Mission Valley. With nature as a classroom \, it will provide free hands-on STEM learning experiences to thousands of kids with the goal of inspiring pursuit of STEM education and careers and a love for the river. \nWe hope you can join us to learn more about this incredible haven of green space in the heart of San Diego and take part in fun nature education activities! \nAdditional Notes: \nSun Protection Recommended \nPublic Restroom Available \nAll ages are welcome.
URL:https://sdriverdays.org/activity/river-days-ecotour-activities/
LOCATION:Grant Park\, 2310 Camino Del Rio North\, San Diego\, CA\, 92108\, United States
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