SOUTH COUNTY HAPPENINGS

City councils Chula Vista, 5 p.m. Tuesday School boards

National School District (National City), 6 p.m.

Wednesday; San Diego Unified School District, 5 p.m. Tuesday

Imperial Beach hosts free concert

Imperial Beach and the San Diego County Library Imperial Beach branch are teaming up to offer another in the free Concert in the Park series at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Veterans Park. Bring a chair and grab some dinner to enjoy a free night of entertainment.

Job and resource fair Thursday

The San Diego Workforce Partnership holds a free Creative Industries Job & Resource Fair from 2-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the City Heights/

Weingart Library Performance Annex, 3795 Fairmont Ave., San Diego. Local employers who are hiring will be there, as well as community resources available for free. This event is open to anyone 16 and older. Register at https:// bit.ly/3lkd7gu.

‘Morning News’ at Onstage Playhouse

“Turning Off the Morning News,” by Tony Award-winning playwright Christopher Durang, opens May 27 at Onstage Playhouse. This dark and daring comedy takes aim at today’s absurd and dangerous world. Shows are at 8 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through June 19. Onstage Playhouse, 291 Third Ave., Chula Vista. Tickets are $25 adults, $22 seniors, students, and those under 30. Tickets at https:// www.onstageplayhouse.org. Call (619) 422-7787; email info@onstageplayhouse.org.

Bank awards grants for literacy projects

City National Bank recently awarded nearly 100 Reading Is The Way Up literacy grants totaling close to $83,000 to support literacy-based projects as well as financial literacy to elementary, middle and high school teachers in California, Nevada, Georgia and Tennessee. The literacy grants range from $500 to $1,000 and will help augment or expand literacy projects that were judged to be creative, engaging, and would increase student achievement. The educators receiving literacy grants were selected from among those who submitted an online application.

The one-page application was available to educators in every school district throughout the bank’s footprint across the country each fall. In South County and San Diego, those receiving grants were:

Chula Vista: High Tech Elementary Chula Vista, Marquita

Griffith; High Tech Middle Chula Vista, Rod Buenviaje; High Tech High Chula Vista, Angela Guerrero, Edrick Macalaguim;

San Diego: High Tech High Mesa, Brett Peterson; High Tech High San Diego, Melissa Daniels; High Tech High Elementary, Alicia Wong, Anne Worrall; Ericson Elementary, Allyson Frasure; Language Academy, Graciela Rosas; ihigh Virtual Academy, Eunique Johnson; Sandburg Elementary, Geof Martin; High Tech High International, Jade White; Explorer Elementary (High Tech High), Jessica Lewis; Good Shepherd Catholic School, Ladonna Lambert; Mesa Verde Middle School, Cliff Mitchell; Rancho Bernardo High School, Camille Martin; Bernardo Heights Middle School, Marie Galaz; Dewey Elementary School; High Tech Middle Media Arts. For a list of all grant recipients, visit https://www.cnb.com/ about-us/community/literacygrants.html.

Calfresh events offer application help

May has been designated as Calfresh Awareness Month, and the County‘s Health and Human Services Agency has scheduled several events to publicize the food and nutrition program. Events offer free screenings, application help:

• Feeding San Diego, 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday, 1984 Sunset Cliffs Blvd., San Diego

• 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, 3021 Mission Blvd., San Diego

• Senior Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Kimball Park, National City

San Diegans can also apply for Calfresh online at www.getcalfresh.org and www.mybenefitscalwin.org, or by calling 211sandiego.org.

Volunteers refurbish Arc garden Working with Handson San Diego, volunteers from Collins Aerospace recently helped

renew the garden area at The Arc of San Diego’s Gerber Family Center in Chula Vista (www.arc-sd.com). The project included rebuilding and replacing planter beds, which are used by clients of The Arc’s day programs. Volunteers helped dig the perimeter to remove old wood and allow new support stakes to be installed. Then the planter was painted and new soil added. Volunteers also helped weed small and large elevated planters. The Arc of San Diego serves about 170 individuals with disabilities at the Chula Vista site. These programs help clients achieve personal goals including maximum participation in the community and in work environments. All programs include cooking and gardening, art classes, music therapy sessions, and computer skills, as well as life and social skills. Visit collinsaerospace.com.