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Your Week: SEAL museum update, rolling nostalgia machine, eggcellent egg hunt, Earthtest, Orianthi
Things to do, April 17-20, 2025
Thursday | 17
Wine & Lecture: Navy SEAL Museum
The Navy SEAL Museum Executive Director, Brian “Beef” Drechsler, Captain, USN (retired) will visit the Coronado Historical Association to provide an update on the Museum’s progress. He will highlight the virtual reality module, which gives museum visitors a sense of what a real SEAL mission is like — from mission planning to extraction.
When: Thursday, April 17, 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Where: Coronado Museum of History and Art, 1100 Orange Avenue, Coronado. coronadohistory.org
Friday | 18
The Office of Collecting & Design, a museum of lost and forgotten objects, is taking its collection on tour. Known as a “nostalgia machine,” this interactive traveling museum invites visitors to step inside a 42-foot display of drawers, boxes, and cabinets filled with curiosities. Explore at your own pace or engage in a scavenger hunt or a flatlay photography session. Each stop on the tour features collaborations with local artists.
When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday April 17, 18, and 19, 9 am to 5 pm
Where: ArtReach, 1065 University Avenue, Hillcrest. officeofcollecting.com
Saturday | 19
EGGstravaganza Spring Festival
Carlsbad’s largest egg hunt will also offer face-painting, crafts, cookie decorating, a fun zone, and “soak the bunny." Food and beverages available for purchase. The egg scramble is ongoing until 12:30 pm or until eggs run out. To keep the scramble fun for all ages, one field will be designated for children ages 6 and up, and another will be for younger children. There is also a noncompetitive field for babies, children with special needs, and for anyone wanting to pose for a photo opportunity.
When: Saturday, April 19, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Poinsettia Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad. carlsbadca.gov
Come visit over 100 sustainable food, craft, and service vendors as well as environmental, conservation, and animal rescue groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with live music, speakers, panel discussions, yoga and wellness classes, and activities for kids. San Diego EarthFest is both family-friendly and dog-friendly, with free parking available.
When: Saturday, April 19, 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Balboa Park, 2500 Balboa Drive. sandiegoearthfest.com
Sunday | 20
Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter Orianthi Penny Panagaris, aka Orianthi, was the lead guitarist in Michael Jackson’s band and was present at all rehearsals for his This Is It concerts before his death. She’s also known for her lengthy stint with Alice Cooper and was named Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year by Guitar International magazine in 2010. After going solo, her hit single “According to You” brought a new level of international fame. Her most recent album Rock Candy was released in 2022.
When: Sunday, April 20, 7:30 pm
Where: Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach. bellyup.com
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Your Week: SEAL museum update, rolling nostalgia machine, eggcellent egg hunt, Earthtest, Orianthi
Things to do, April 17-20, 2025
Your Week: SEAL museum update, rolling nostalgia machine, eggcellent egg hunt, Earthtest, Orianthi
Things to do, April 17-20, 2025
Thursday | 17
Wine & Lecture: Navy SEAL Museum
The Navy SEAL Museum Executive Director, Brian “Beef” Drechsler, Captain, USN (retired) will visit the Coronado Historical Association to provide an update on the Museum’s progress. He will highlight the virtual reality module, which gives museum visitors a sense of what a real SEAL mission is like — from mission planning to extraction.
When: Thursday, April 17, 5:30 pm to 7 pm
Where: Coronado Museum of History and Art, 1100 Orange Avenue, Coronado. coronadohistory.org
Friday | 18
The Office of Collecting & Design, a museum of lost and forgotten objects, is taking its collection on tour. Known as a “nostalgia machine,” this interactive traveling museum invites visitors to step inside a 42-foot display of drawers, boxes, and cabinets filled with curiosities. Explore at your own pace or engage in a scavenger hunt or a flatlay photography session. Each stop on the tour features collaborations with local artists.
When: Thursday, Friday and Saturday April 17, 18, and 19, 9 am to 5 pm
Where: ArtReach, 1065 University Avenue, Hillcrest. officeofcollecting.com
Saturday | 19
EGGstravaganza Spring Festival
Carlsbad’s largest egg hunt will also offer face-painting, crafts, cookie decorating, a fun zone, and “soak the bunny." Food and beverages available for purchase. The egg scramble is ongoing until 12:30 pm or until eggs run out. To keep the scramble fun for all ages, one field will be designated for children ages 6 and up, and another will be for younger children. There is also a noncompetitive field for babies, children with special needs, and for anyone wanting to pose for a photo opportunity.
When: Saturday, April 19, 10 am to 1 pm
Where: Poinsettia Park, 6600 Hidden Valley Road, Carlsbad. carlsbadca.gov
Come visit over 100 sustainable food, craft, and service vendors as well as environmental, conservation, and animal rescue groups. Enjoy a full day of entertainment with live music, speakers, panel discussions, yoga and wellness classes, and activities for kids. San Diego EarthFest is both family-friendly and dog-friendly, with free parking available.
When: Saturday, April 19, 11 am to 5 pm
Where: Balboa Park, 2500 Balboa Drive. sandiegoearthfest.com
Sunday | 20
Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter Orianthi Penny Panagaris, aka Orianthi, was the lead guitarist in Michael Jackson’s band and was present at all rehearsals for his This Is It concerts before his death. She’s also known for her lengthy stint with Alice Cooper and was named Breakthrough Guitarist of the Year by Guitar International magazine in 2010. After going solo, her hit single “According to You” brought a new level of international fame. Her most recent album Rock Candy was released in 2022.
When: Sunday, April 20, 7:30 pm
Where: Belly Up Tavern, 143 S. Cedros Avenue, Solana Beach. bellyup.com