Community calendar
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Reservations
Heart and stroke awareness: Rock Your Red, a Temecula Valley nonprofit, hosts a heart and stroke awareness fundraising event 10a.m.-2:30p.m.
Feb. 23in the grand ballroom at Pechanga Resort Casino, 45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula. Tickets are $55 and provide lunch, beverages, swag bag, live music and more. Information, tickets: rockyourred.info/
Registration
Natural garden design: Diverse Habitat Garden Ecological Enterprise will offer a permaculture design training and certification course the second Saturday of every month through August. Classes will be held at the Landuse Learning Center, 4500Glenwood Drive, Riverside. dihgeco.org
Heart Health Expo: Riverside Community Hospital hosts a free Heart Health Expo 10a.m.-1 p.m. Feb. 24at the Health Education Center on Riverside Community Hospital’s campus at 4445Magnolia Ave., Riverside. Event includes heart health education; lunch; hands-only CPR sessions; blood pressure, diabetes and grip-strength screening; vendors and giveaways; and mobile C cardiac CT display. Register at 951-788-3463 or Riversidecommunityhospital.com/calendar.
Saturday
Southwest Riverside County Book sale: The Friends of the Murrieta Library’s Corner Bookstore, 39445Los Alamos Road, Murrieta, offers an overstock sidewalk sale 10a.m.-5p.m. Hundreds of books will be available, at $1 for hardbacks and 25-50cents for paperbacks.
Mountain communities Jazz concert: Idyllwild Arts Academy presents its annual free Black History Month jazz concert at 7:30p.m. in Lowman Concert hall, 52500 Temecula Road, idyllwild. idyllwildarts.org/event/black-historyconcert/
Tuesday
Western Riverside County Genealogy: Corona Genealogical Society offers a class 12:30-1:45 p.m. in the Computer Learning Center at the Corona Public Library, 650S. Main St. Donna Polentz presents “The Mystery of the Two Adolphs.” Free. 951-739-4860 or Coronagensoc.org
Wednesday
Western Riverside County Lecture series: Author, poet, actor, winemaker and teacher Rob Crisell will present “Wine Makes Everything Fine” at 2 p.m. at the Westmont Village Community Events Center, 17050 Arnold Drive, Riverside. The presentation is part of the Westmont Village Lecture Series. Crisell’s will talk about historical research, his interviews with Temecula winemakers and personal insights. RSVP is requested at 951-697-2060.
Lifestream blood drive: A blood drive is scheduled to occur 8a.m.-3p.m. at the Corona Fire Department, 735 Public Safety Way, Corona. Donors receive a free miniature physical, including readings for blood pressure, pulse, cholesterol levels, iron level and temperature, with results being posted on the donor’s private online portal. For appointments, call 800-879-4484or go to Lstream.org.
Southwest Riverside County Line dancing: Beginning to intermediate line dancing for ages 12and older is offered 3:30-5p.m. Wednesdays at the Lake Elsinore/wildomar Elks Lodge, 33700Mission Trail, Wildomar. Cost: $5per lesson. Joyce Hohenadl at 951-6742159
Thursday
Western Riverside County Bingo: The Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club, in cooperation with the Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, offers bingo noon-2p.m. Thursdays at the Stratton Center at Bordwell Park, 2008Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside. The cost is $5 for 10 games, and players must be 18 or older. Stratton Center at 951-826-5355or Donna at 951-235-4181
Farmers market: The Norco Rural Farmers and Artisans Market is open 5-8p.m. Thursdays at the Ecological Agriculture Training Center, 3954Old Hamner Road, Norco.
Author event: Cellar Door Bookstore, 473E. Alessandro Blvd., Suite B, Riverside, presents Tlotlo Tsamaase, author of the sci-fi novel “Womb City,” in conversation with Liz Harmer, author of “The Amateurs” and “Strange Loops,” at 6p.m. at the bookstore. cellardoorbookstore.com/wombcity