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• Wood Carving Club | Monday, July 10 | 5-7 p.m. | San Diego Craft Collective, 2590 Truxtun Rd., Studio 106, San Diego | $45 | Carvers of varying skill levels are invited to meet to create their own spoons or other carved items.
• Blues & Rock Jam | Monday, July 10 | 6-10 p.m. | Aztec Brewing Company, 2330 La Mirada Dr. #300, Vista | Swing along to the rhythm + blues.
• Pride Week Kick Off Business Mixer Presented by US Bank | Monday, July 10 | 6-9 p.m. | Gossip Grill, 1220 University Ave., San Diego | $35-$50 | Kick off San Diego Pride celebrations with this networking session alongside local LGBTQ+ business owners and entrepreneurs.

• Resident Free Tuesday: Comic-Con Museum | Tuesday, July 11 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Comic-Con Museum, 2131 Pan American Plaza, San Diego | Free | POW! San Diego residents get in free today with a valid ID.
• African by Design: Form, Pattern, and Meaning in African Craft | Through Sunday, Sept. 17 | 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Mingei International Museum, 1439 El Prado, San Diego | $15 | This exhibition presents 100+ works of traditional and contemporary African craft, including furniture, pottery, basketry, textiles, jewelry, clothing, weapons, and currency.
• Neil Young | Tuesday, July 11 | 7 p.m. | The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, 222 Marina Park Way, San Diego | $165-$450 | The legendary singer performs rare songs during his “Coastal” tour with guest Chris Pierce.

• It’s hot out there. The National Weather Service says a potentially “prolonged” heat wave is headed our way today through Tuesday, July 18. The temps will build inland and expand to areas near the coast — and excessive heat will impact inland valleys, mountains, and deserts. Fire weather danger will be elevated, too. (National Weather Service)

• The San Diego Registrar of Voters has mailed ~400,000 informational pamphlets to registered voters in District 4 for the upcoming Special Primary Election on Tuesday, Aug. 15. Residents of the district — which spans North Park, La Mesa, University Heights, and many more communities — should receive them by Monday, July 17.

• The county has launched Leave No Veteran Homeless, a plan that aims to achieve “Functional Zero” — or rare, brief, and non-recurring veteran homelessness in our region. The initiative utilizes state and federal partnerships to maximize resources for unsheltered vets, and encourages landlords to rent to US veterans in the program.

• It was a great effort this year, but the San Diego Legion lost to the New England Free Jacks in the Major League Rugby Championship Final. The Legion’s run ended with a score of 25-24 — falling one point short of victory.

• As we patiently await San Diego Comic-Con International, organizers have started releasing official programming schedules. We spy events like the “Behind-the-Music Panel: Supersonic” and “Gotham City” on Thursday, July 20, and “TV Academy: Bringing TV to Life” on Friday, July 21.

• Alvin — a three-person, US Navy-owned, deep-sea research submarine that took the first human explorers to the Titanic wreckage — is temporarily in San Diego. UC San Diego marine ecologist Lisa Levin will work with the submersible later this month; next month, researchers will conduct training exercises off SD’s coast. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Keeping with sweet tradition, the San Diego Convention Center will sell its limited-edition, themed craft chocolate bars during Comic-Con. This year’s flavors — created by Executive Chef Sufi Karaien and Pastry Chef Kristianna Zabala — include Cosplay Crackle, a combo of dark chocolate, strawberry Pop Rocks, freeze-dried strawberries, and basil garnish.

• Drink Up, SD. San Diego-based canned cocktail company, Melograno Cocktails, is expanding to other parts of SoCal, including LA and Orange County. The brand specializes in organic blue agave wine cocktails. Today — national Piña Colada Day — Melograno will release a limited-edition summer flavor, Coconut Colada.

• The stunning but stinky Corpse Flower has finished blooming at the San Diego Botanic Garden, but it’s getting a second life. Experts have been collecting pollen from the plant to “conserve and share with other botanical institutions and ensure this rare and endangered plant survives for years to come.”