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Hello, La Mesa!
Hello again! It’s the start of April so I’m continuing the tradition of including a few calendar alerts.
Arts & Crafts Fair 🖍️ La Mesa First UMC is hosting a Spring Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
San Diego Concert Band Spring Concert 🎻 Thanks to reader Chuck Brown who responded to our call for story ideas last week, I learned that the San Diego Concert Band started as the La Mesa Community Band in 1989. Despite the renaming, the nearly 100 local musicians in the band still rehearse in La Mesa. On Thursday, April 16 at 7 p.m., they have a spring concert at the Joan B. Kroc Center. General admission tickets are $20 here. You can also catch them this summer at Concerts in the Park.
‘The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee’ 🐝
Lamplighters Theatre opens its annual musical on April 17, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” about quirky adolescents in a spelling bee. Visit lamplighterslamesa.com for show times.
Earth Day Fair 🌳 La Mesa Earth Day Fair returns on Saturday, April 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MacArthur Park. This is a free event for all ages.
Taste of La Mesa Village 🍱 Unfortunately if you don’t already have a ticket to this self-guided tasting tour on Thursday, April 23 from 5 to 8 p.m., you need to get on the waitlist here.
A tidbit 📼Driving down La Mesa Boulevard toward Jackson Drive feels like a step back in time, not because of aging buildings, but because of the giant, hand-painted Blockbuster video sign. Despite the iconic blue and yellow ticket stub, rental videos are not coming back, but the ‘90s are inside the arcade connected to The Hills Pub. The mural also has the important adage: Be Kind, Rewind.
Finally, like I teased last week, read about how the produce quarantine is affecting a nonprofit’s work around food and climate sustainability in our top story.
Drew Sitton
La Mesa Courier newsletter host
La Mesa story spotlight
La Mesa produce quarantine disrupts food, climate sustainability efforts
By Drew Sitton • Times of San Diego
Local produce is safe to eat, but backyard growers are being asked to keep fruit on their property to avoid spreading the infestation.
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