Lake Clairemont Over Mission Bay

Family-friendly pool with fenced area

• Grand Open House | Thursday, Aug. 10 | 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | New Central Library, 330 Park Blvd., San Diego | Free, RSVP | This seminar will teach you how to generate interest and increase traffic when hosting an open house.
• Beyond the Blues with Mamie Minch + Mara Kaye | Thursday, Aug. 10 | 6-8:30 p.m. | UC San Diego Park & Market, 1100 Market St., San Diego | $25-$35 | This Intersections Concert Series performance features the sounds of two modern blues artists.
• Living Room Lecture: Textile Production in Historic California | Thursday, Aug. 10 | 6:30-7:30 p.m. | Virtual event via San Diego Archaeological Center | Free, donations accepted | Archaeologist and fiber craftsperson Dr. Susan Hector leads this discussion focused on cotton and wool textiles made in San Diego.

• Fleet After Dark | Friday, Aug. 11 | 6-9 p.m. | Fleet Science Center, 1875 El Prado, San Diego | $10-$20 | This 21+ event includes music, a bar area, and a chance to explore the wonders of the museum after-hours.
• Laugh Outside feat. Natasha Chandel + More | Friday, Aug. 11 | 7-10 p.m. | Quartyard, 1301 Market St., San Diego | $5-$10 | Enjoy a night of comedy under the stars.
• Dazed and Confused | Friday, Aug. 11 | 7:30 p.m. | The Music Box, 1337 India St., San Diego | $12 | Rock to this Led Zeppelin tribute that’ll have you feeling like you’re on a “Stairway to Heaven.”

• 26th Annual Lemon Festival | Saturday, Aug. 12 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | 373 Park Way, Chula Vista | Free | This zesty festival celebrates the yellow fruits with citrus-themed food and drinks, live music, arts, and a lemon costume contest.
• Kilowatt Brewing 8th Anniversary Party | Saturday, Aug. 12 | 3-11 p.m. | Kilowatt Brewing Kearny Mesa, 7576 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego | $10-$50 | Raise a glass to the craft brewery with drinks, live music, vendors, food trucks, and two beer gardens.

• Hillcrest CityFest | Sunday, Aug. 13 | 12-11 p.m. | Fifth Avenue, Hillcrest| Free | Celebrate the vibrant community with music, a kids pavilion, local shopping, food, and drinks.
• Craftivism Class: Suffrage Sashes | Sunday, Aug. 13 | 2-3:30 p.m. | Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation, 404 Euclid Ave., San Diego | $20 | This monthly hands-on class connects history, arts, and activism — this time, learn to make a “Votes for Women” sash like the ones work by marching suffragists.

• A new instant permit program will allow single-family homes and duplexes to install rooftop solar panels without city review. The online application, available through the Development Services Department, includes details on how to plan qualifying projects. (FOX 5)

• Kaiser Permanente’s third San Diego area hospital is now open for patients in San Marcos. The new 162-bed medical center — including the 39-bed emergency department — cost about $600 million and will serve an estimated 188,000 hospital members. (The San Diego Union-Tribune)

• A one-day immersive wellness event will return to the Museum of Contemporary Art in La Jolla on Saturday, Oct. 21. The Novo Dia Wellness Experience features educational workshops including yoga classes, sound baths, and breathwork sessions, plus a vendor market and juice bar.

• Four East County bridges will be renamed to honor community pioneers: Isola Hook, Charles S. Judson, Bert Vaughn, and Patricia Fauble. Petitions and community planning groups spurred the change, approved unanimously by county officials. (East County Magazine)

• San Diego playwright Omri Schein will debut a new murder mystery, “The Savoyard Murders,” at Scripps Ranch Theatre starting Friday, Sept. 8. The over-the-top thriller will run through the end of the month, Thursday through Sundays.