COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Through February TEMECULA Black History Month celebrations

The city of Temecula, Temecula Valley Museum and Temecula Theater will celebrate Black History Month with a series of virtual events.

• The museum will honor the contributions to American History by Black Americans throughout the month by providing links to music, culture, history, food and art, and with a virtual photography exhibit, “Through Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad” by Jeanine Michna-bales. For information, visit www.temeculavalleymuseum.org/ american-black-history.

• The second show of Richard Allen and Taran Gray’s Freedom Trilogy, “Bayard: A New Musical,” will be streamed at 5 p.m. Feb. 22 on Facebook, www.facebook.com/temeculatheater, and Youtube, tinyurl.com/hntz8y9d. For more information, visit temeculaca.gov.

Feb. 23 MURRIETA Coffee talks

The Coffee with the City of Murrieta series continues at 8:30 a.m. on the fourth Tuesday of the month via Zoom. The free events hosted by the city and the Murrieta/wildomar Chamber of Commerce provide an opportunity for residents to connect with city officials. For more information, visit https://tinyurl.com/febcoffeetalk.

March 9 WILDOMAR Coffee talks

The monthly Coffee with the City of Wildomar series continues at 8:30 a.m. March 9. Held the second Tuesday of the month, the free events hosted by the city and the Murrieta/wildomar Chamber of Commerce provide an opportunity for residents to connect with city officials. Email Rhonda Warner at rwarner@mwcoc.org for more information.

The Murrieta/wildomar Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly networking breakfast via Zoom on March 11. Held the second Thursday of the month, the meeting includes breakout rooms from 7:30 to 8 a.m. followed by the regular program at 8 a.m. The guest speaker for March is Gene Wunderlich. Cost is $10 for members, $20 for nonmembers, and $25 for Soap Box Minute. Information: https://tinyurl.com/march-bfast.

Through April 4 VALLEYWIDE Blood drive

Lifestream Blood Bank and the Blood of the Martyrs Committee are teaming up in an initiative to honor the memory of Martin Luther King Jr. The 21st annual Blood of the Martyrs Blood Drive runs through April 4. Community residents giving blood at any Lifestream donor center are encouraged to use the code RC26 to credit the initiative. Those who donate blood on or before Feb. 28 will receive a “Count on Me” T-shirt. Information: lstream.org.

• Free COVID-19 testing in partnership with the RUHS-PH is from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursdays at Ronald Reagan Sports Park. Register online at http://bit.ly/cityoftemeculatesting. Information: Gettested.ruhealth.org.

• Free drive-thru testing is available from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Margarita Recreation Center, 29119 Margarita Road; Patricia H. Birdsall Sports Park, 32380 Deer Hollow Way; and the Temecula Community Center, 28816 Pujol St. Appointments are required. Rapid tests are available for a fee. Information: covidclinic.org/testing-sites.

BONSALL Animal refuge runs virtual program

The nonprofit Wild Wonders animal refuge offers a new virtual program, “Saturday Morning at The Zoo,” at 10 a.m. Saturdays. Sessions are monthly through April, including March 20, Wonders from

Down Under, a continent of “macropods,” poisonous toads and laughing birds, and April 17, Our Big Backyard, wildlife a few miles away. The cost of each 45-minute Zoom session is $20. Registration closes at noon the Friday before the event at wildwonders.org.

MURRIETA Senior games

The Murrieta Senior Center staff has compiled a list of free online games to help seniors keep busy. Visit www.murrietaca.gov/facilities/Facility/details/senior-center-7 for links to games.

VALLEYWIDE Blood donations

Lifestream continues to host mobile blood drives at various locations as well as collections at its regular locations. The Murrieta donation center is at 40365 Murrieta Hot Springs Road, and is open seven days a week; hours vary. Information: www.lstream.org.

Email community event information at least three weeks in advance to temecula@sduniontribune.com.