Horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards shows you the variety of fig trees in Balboa Park, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 9:30 a.m. and last 1.5 to 2 hours.

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Read & Run on the Road: Book Club Run

On this 4.2 mile, easy-paced book club run, we explore some of the real-life places in the Linda Vista neighborhood where the author’s young narrator lived in The Gangster We Are All Looking For.

On this three mile, easy-paced book club run, explore one of the places where the author’s young narrator lived in The Gangster We Are All Looking For. The narrator immigrates from Vietnam to San Diego in 1978 at the age of six and the story oscillates between her memories of Vietnam and her new experiences in San Diego, During the event, led by Chelsey Stone, stop at one location corresponding to the story, two-to-three locations that explore Little Saigon, and finish for a post-run discussion Hoài Huế Restaurant. 

When: Saturday, May 11, 8:15 am to 10:15 am 

Where: Kelly Street Neighborhood Park, 6626 Kelly Street, Linda Vista. chelseygrassfieldcom.wordpress.com

Horticultural Tours: Fig Trees & Stranglers of Balboa Park

Horticultural enthusiast Bill Edwards shows you the variety of fig trees in Balboa Park, the free tours leave from the Visitors Center at 9:30 a.m. and last 1.5 to 2 hours.

Balboa Park is home to fig trees from around the world. Learn about the fig family of over 800 species on this tour. Fig trees have historically served as national and religious symbols; the source of food, medicine, and timber; and a keystone species supporting entire ecosystems. As flowering trees with “invisible flowers,” each fig species is dependent on its own special tiny wasp for perpetuation. 

When: Saturday, May 11, 9:30 am to 11 am 

Where: Balboa Park Visitors’ Center. 1549 El Prado, Balboa Park. balboapark.org