Future Ready: Hands-on workshop on AI in search engines
2025-09-25 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Curious about how the internet is changing? Join us for a fun, hands-on workshop exploring how today’s search engines use artificial intelligence to make finding information faster and easier. We’ll compare familiar tools like Google with newer AI-powered searches, practice step-by-step exercises, and discover when each one is most helpful. No tech experience needed — just bring your questions and a sense of curiosity!

Hispanic Heritage Celebration with the Friends of the Coronado Public Library
2025-10-04 14:00 - 15:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, The Friends of the Coronado Public Library (FOL) will sponsor a community celebration featuring Grupo Folklórico Herencia Mexicana, performing traditional dances from three cultural regions of Mexico. This one-hour performance will take place outdoors in the park.
Families and community members are invited to enjoy a skull-decorating activity in the Winn Room, with DIY kits, paint, and markers provided.
Friends members are invited to stop by our table and receive a beautiful complimentary Día de los Muertos glass ornament (while supplies last).

Coronado Historical Association's 6th Annual Collections Luncheon
2025-10-07 11:00 - 15:00 | Coronado Cays Yacht Club, 30 Caribe Cay Blvd., Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Historical Association, with Honorary Chair Mary Ann Chapple,
invites you to a Luncheon Celebrating History and Preservation.
Join us for an afternoon of giving as Curator of Collections, Vickie Stone, presents an exclusive overview of CHA’s ongoing preservation efforts, showcasing highlights from our treasured collection.
This event directly supports CHA’s essential mission.
A silent auction of donated baked goods will be featured.
Luncheon: $75 per person.
Tables of eight are available for $550. Call 619-435-7242 to reserve a table.
Kindly reserve early, as space is limited.
Credit card purchases can be made by calling 619-435-7242 or with the “Register Now” link below.
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An Evening with Clare Leslie Hall
2025-10-08 19:00 - 20:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with Warwick’s, is proud to host bestselling author Clare Leslie Hall. She’ll discuss her new novel Broken Country — her U.S. debut and a Reese’s Book Club pick — in conversation with Jason Blitman. A celebrated journalist and novelist, her latest work is a sweeping love story with the pace and twists of a thriller full of simmering passion, impossible choices, and explosive consequences that toggles between the past and present to explore the far-reaching legacy of first love.
A book-signing will follow. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of Broken Country through Warwick’s bookstore. Please visit https://www.warwicks.com/clare-leslie-hall-2025-reserved-seat or call the store at 858-454-0347 for more information.

About Broken Country
Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives. For the dog belonged to none other than Gabriel Wolfe, the man Beth loved as a teenager — the man who broke her heart years ago. Gabriel has returned to the village with his young son Leo, a boy who reminds Beth very much of her own son, who died in a tragic accident.
As Beth is pulled back into Gabriel’s life, tensions around the village rise and dangerous secrets and jealousies from the past resurface, this time with deadly consequences. Beth is forced to make a choice between the woman she once was, and the woman she has become.
About Clare Leslie Hall
Clare Leslie Hall is a novelist and journalist. She published two domestic noir novels Him and Mine under the name Clare Empson and has turned to book group fiction with her third novel Broken Country.
Broken Country is set to be published in over 30 territories and, since UK and US publication, is a Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. It was also Reese’s Book Club Pick and Fearne Cotton’s The Happy Place Book Club pick for March 2025. It has been optioned by 3000 pictures with Hello Sunshine producing.
About Jason Bittman
Jason Blitman is an arts professional who currently hosts and produces the podcast Gays Reading. Recent guests include Ann Patchett, Dylan Mulvaney, Jonathan Adler, Kaveh Akbar, Rumaan Alam, Dolly Alderton, Margaret Cho, Roxane Gay, TJ Klune, Nnedi Okorafor, Torrey Peters, Elif Shafak, and many more. As an arts and culture producer, Jason produced two seasons of the Books That Changed My Life Festival for JCC Manhattan and the Palm Springs Readers’ Festival in Palm Springs. Jason is also a theatre director and producer currently working on projects around Southern California.

Strega Nonna Pasta Party
2025-10-13 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Strega Nonna turns 50 this year, so we are throwing her a pasta party! Complete with a reading of the beloved children’s book Strega Nonna, a magic pasta pot, and pasta for all!

Wine & Lecture: Zaragoza Tijuana
2025-10-16 17:30 - 19:00 | 1000 Orange Ave, 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join the Coronado Historical Association for a presentation exploring the hidden history and little-known stories of Tijuana. As part of the Fall 2025 Wine & Lecture Series, CHA welcomes Professors César Martín Acosta García, Luis Carlos López, and Diego Silverio Saavedra Lara, all Faculty Members of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Autonomous University of Baja California. Their program, Zaragoza Tijuana, offers a compelling look at the city’s historic downtown and its lasting impact on the cultural identity and historical evolution of the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Join us on Thursday, October 16, at 5:30 pm for a wine & cheese reception followed by the lecture from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now
Member ($15.00 each)
Non-Member ($20.00 each)
Important Registration Information: Capacity is limited and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be admitted.
If you have any questions, please email info@coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.

Write Your Story: The Hero’s Journey
2025-10-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Public Library and the San Diego Writers Festival will host a series of writing workshops this fall. Each focusing on a different topic, writers both new and experienced will find new strategies to hone their craft. Writers who attend a workshop will have the opportunity to have the entry fee waived if they choose to participate in Acorn Publishing Debut Author contest (details available here.)
In this month’s course, Holly Kammier will take you deep into the timeless structure of the hero’s journey. You’ll learn:

The six essential characteristics every hero needs to forge a powerful emotional connection with readers.
How to identify and develop a winning theme.
The interlocking plot beats every protagonist must take to keep your story driving forward and your audience glued to the page (or screen).

Whether you write fiction, memoir, or screenplays, these strategies will help you elevate your work from good to unforgettable.
This event will take place via zoom. Register here to receive the Zoom link for this event.

Holly Kammier is the co-founder and acquisitions editor of Acorn Publishing, the largest publishing imprint in San Diego and one of California’s leading hybrid publishers. Named 2025 Publisher of the Year by the San Diego Writers Festival and 2024 Chrysalis BREW Project Publisher of the Year, Acorn boasts a diverse catalogue of award-winning and bestselling titles across genres.
Holly is also the author of Kingston Court, Choosing Hope, and Lost Girl: A Shelby Day Novel. Her essay All-American Girl was honored by the International Memoir Writers Association and performed at the David & Dorothea Garfield Theatre. A UCLA honors graduate with a background in journalism, Holly has worked at KCAL Los Angeles and CNN Washington, D.C. She serves as Publishing Director for the San Diego Writers Festival and is a faculty member at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference. Holly lives in her hometown of San Diego, where she enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Autumn Concert Series: Phil Dannels
2025-10-17 13:00 - 14:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Library’s Autumn Concert Series takes place on Fridays from September 5 to October 31. Each concert will begin at 1 pm in the Winn Room. Doors will open 15 minutes prior to the performance. On October 17, we will have Phil Dannels on the piano.

Pianist, composer, and tenor Dannels studied music at Point Loma Nazarene University. He has been heard in recital throughout the United States and has performed as a soloist at Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego in masterclass with Lang Lang. Dannels has performed under the auspices of the San Diego Opera, Bodhi Tree Concerts, and Point Loma Opera Theatre. He spent several seasons as the assistant conductor for Point Loma Opera Theatre and directed their production of Donizetti’s Rita. In addition, he has served as a répétiteur (tutor/coach) for various operas, operettas, and musicals throughout the San Diego area.

AI in Higher Education: Navigating Our Future with Critical, Ethical, and Human-Centered AI Literacy
2025-10-22 11:00 - 12:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
In an era where artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming more prominent in higher education, it’s essential to develop AI literacy, which is the ability to understand, use, monitor, and critically reflect on AI applications. This skill isn’t just a technical one; it’s a vital extension of the critical thinking we already teach, like evaluating information and understanding authority.
This presentation will take a compassionate and human-centered approach, moving past “AI shaming” to encourage thoughtful engagement with these new tools. The discussion will cover the critical ethical and environmental issues tied to AI, including bias and inequality, social justice, concerns about privacy and data use, and touch on the environmental impact of AI technologies.
The session will also present a framework for how higher ed can incorporate these competencies into curricula, showing how librarians and educators are well-equipped to guide these conversations. By linking AI literacy to established information literacy principles, we help our campus communities navigate the intricate world of AI ethically, responsibly, and effectively.
About the Speakers:
Lucy Campbell (MLIS) is a Senior Assistant Librarian at SDSU, serving as Electronic and Continuing Resources Librarian since 2023. With over 15 years experience as an academic librarian, she has a broad research portfolio that includes work in UX, discovery systems, digital resource management, and qualitative methods including metadata practices, and student research engagement.
Keven Jeffery (MLIS) is a Librarian at SDSU, serving as Digital Technologies Librarian since 2007. Keven brings technical and infrastructure capability, particularly in programming, digital systems, API integrations, and technological innovation. His responsibilities include investigating and implementing emerging digital technologies and applications for the university library.
Sarah Tribelhorn (MS, MMLIS), is a Senior Assistant Librarian at SDSU, serving as the Sciences and Sustainability Librarian since 2022. Sarah has been instrumental in leading sustainability initiatives in the University Library, and increased campus and community engagement in sustainability projects, AI literacy, and citizen science programming

Eco-Talk: Earth-Friendly Landscaping
2025-10-22 17:30 - 19:30 | John D. Spreckels Center, 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join Emerald Keepers for a panel conversation about earth-friendly landscaping.
Learn how to create a sustainable garden with native and water-wise plants. A panel of experts, moderated by Leslie Crawford, will discuss the benefits of using native plants, garden design styles and inspiration, and strategies for rainwater capture and retention.
Time will be allotted for questions.
The free event will include light appetizers, beer and wine.
Register here.
Contact events@emeraldkeepers.org if you have questions or need more information.

Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads
2025-10-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Ken Blanchard is recognized as one of the most influential and compassionate leadership experts in the world. On Thursday, October 23, Martha C. Lawrence will share her newly released book Catch People Doing Things Right: How Ken Blanchard Changed the Way the World Leads in conversation with local bestselling author and personal wellness expert, Ken Druck. Lawrence worked with Blanchard for many years and shares how his philosophies have impacted thought leadership and management in companies worldwide.
Limited reserved seating is available with the pre-purchase of a book through Bay Books Coronado. To reserve your copy, call 619-435-0070.
Copies of the book will be available for sale by Bay Books Coronado. A signing will follow the event.

About the Book
This candid and heartwarming biography tells the story of Ken Blanchard, the bestselling author, speaker, and legendary business consultant whose revolutionary leadership philosophy has helped transform the world’s approach to management.
Part business biography, part human interest story, the book reveals how Blanchard’s focus on empathy, service, and recognition changed how companies lead, build culture, and develop people, transforming workplaces across the globe.

About the Author
Martha Lawrence is a veteran book editor and the executive editor at Blanchard, where she has worked side-by-side with Ken Blanchard for over two decades. She’s also the author of an award-nominated mystery series and a passionate advocate for leading with kindness and purpose.

CoSA DigArts Horror Nights: Whispers in the Woods
2025-10-28 18:00 - 19:30, 2025-10-30 18:00 - 19:30 | Black Box Theater 650 D Avenue, Coronado, 92118
It screens and causes screams at the Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) Digital Arts Conservatory’s Horror Nights taking place on Tuesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 30. For two chilling and thrilling nights, students will showcase their A+ work focused on the theme: Creepy Campfire stories – ranging from ghost stories to monster and stalker lore, it’s all happening at the Coronado High School Black Box Theatre, 650 D Avenue from 6 to 7:30 pm each night.
To prepare for the project, students chose a campfire story to represent their form of digital art that includes their unconventional storytelling and suspenseful audience appeal. Students explored how campfire stories can be brought to life through creativity and horror.
“Students are excited to test their skills in a horror genre,” said Anna Woerman, CoSA DigArts Conservatory Director and Teacher. “They love horror and retelling the genre in their own way. Students get to be creative within the theme and they like to push the limits, within a PG-13 appropriateness,” added Woerman.
Horror Nights, now in its 16th year, is a much-loved DigArts tradition. Since horror night occurs in October, students are tasked with beginning their projects as soon as they start school. They begin with sketches and brainstorming, then they storyboard, film, animate, or begin to design in Illustrator or Photoshop in anticipation of their show October 28 and 30.
The event is recommended for middle school aged children or older. Concessions will also be available for sale.
Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for students, staff, seniors, and military and are on sale now at cosasandiego.com or can be purchased prior to each performance.

October Spice It Up, Coronado!
2025-10-31 14:30 - 15:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Like a book club, but for cooking! Explore new spices each month, pick up samples, cook at home, and share your creations in our monthly Zoom discussion.
For the month of October we will be sampling Georgian spice & herb blend Khmeli Suneli.
See photographs and recipes from past Spice It Up, Coronado! HERE, then click on Open Access.

Disclaimer(s)

Food Allergies

We cannot guarantee that food served at this program has not come into contact with tree nuts, soy, or other allergens.

Basket Weaving
2025-11-05 15:30 - 17:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Learn how to weave a small, flat reed basket in this class taught by Marsha Orr of the Misti Washington Gourd and Basket Guild.

Supplies limited to the first 18 participants. First come, first serve.

This program made possible by the Jim and Bette Sherman Fund.

For students in 6th-12th grade.

Exhibit Opening Reception & Lecture: Bitter Sweet with Kitty Morse
2025-11-06 17:30 - 19:00 | CA
CHA is proud to announce the opening of its newest WWII exhibit. In honor of this exhibit, join us Thursday, November 6, for an exhibit opening reception and lecture featuring author Kitty Morse. Kitty will discuss her new book, Bitter Sweet: A Wartime Journal and Heirloom Recipes from Occupied France. This book was written after she discovered her great-grandfather’s journal chronicling the advance of the Germans in Le Grand Est (Alsace-Lorraine) between April and December 1940, and two notebooks filled with recipes written in her great-grandmother’s hand in a suitcase left to her by her mother. Bitter Sweet takes place in and around her mother’s birthplace, Châlons-sur-Marne (now Châlons-en-Champagne). Blanche Lévy-Neymarck, Morse’s maternal great-grandmother, died at Auschwitz in 1944 along with one of her daughters and her son-in-law. Blanche’s husband Prosper, an army surgeon in WWI, was twice the recipient of the Légion d’Honneur. This book is not just the story of a family torn apart by war, but it also features 70 unique recipes that show the rich history of a family.
On Thursday, November 6, a wine & cheese reception at 5:30 pm will be followed by the lecture from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now
Member ($15.00 each)
Non-Member ($20.00 each)
Important Registration Information: Capacity is limited and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be admitted.
If you have any questions, please email info@coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.

About the Speaker: Award-winning author Kitty Morse was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a French mother and a British father. She emigrated to the United States at the age of 17. While studying for her master’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Kitty catered Moroccan diffas, or banquets, and went on to teach the intricacies of Moroccan cuisine in cooking schools and department stores nationwide. In June 2002, she conducted a Culinary Concert on Moroccan culture and cuisine hosted by Julia Child, as a benefit for the Harry Bell Foundation of the International Association of Culinary Professionals. Kitty’s books have been translated into French, German, Polish, and Czech. In 1984 (and for the next 25 years) she initiated annual gastronomic tours to Morocco that included culinary demonstrations in her family home, a Moorish riad south of Casablanca. Her monthly e-newsletter, The Kasbah Chronicles, in French and in English, is now in its 12th year of circulation.

Opening reception - Viewpoints: Artistic Expressions from the Point Loma Artists Association
2025-11-09 14:00 - 16:00 | Spreckels Reading Room, 640 Orange Ave., Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Point Loma Artists Association is pleased to present Viewpoints, an exhibition featuring a vibrant collection of 2D and 3D works from 30 member artists who live and create on the Point Loma peninsula. From painting and photography, to sculpture, glass, and pottery, Viewpoints celebrates the diverse voices and creative energy of our community. The exhibit will be in the Spreckels Reading Room Gallery from November 2025 through January 2026.

About the Point Loma Artists Association
Celebrating 25 years of creative collaboration, the Point Loma Artists Association was founded in 1999 by a small group of local artists dedicated to connection, education, and artistic growth. Today, our members — working in mediums from mosaic to woodworking — continue to promote the arts through community events, exhibitions, and shared inspiration across San Diego.

Write Your Story: Networking and Marketing for Introverts
2025-11-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Public Library and the San Diego Writers Festival will host a series of writing workshops this fall. Each focused on a different topic, writers both new and experienced will find new strategies to hone their craft. Writers who attend a workshop will have the opportunity to have the entry fee waived if they choose to participate in Acorn Publishing Debut Author contest (details available here.)

This month, attendees will learn tips to help get the word out on their work. From first to final draft, a writer works with a very select few individuals. All that changes as you near publication, and beyond. As a writer you now must market your work, and yourself. That’s a tough job. It can be even tougher when you’re an introvert. In this workshop you’ll learn your introvert type, and the natural abilities that come with that type. We’ll talk about how to use those hidden skills to grow your network and readership in a way that feels natural and comfortable. Extroverts welcome!
This event will take place via Zoom. Register below to receive the Zoom link for this event.

Dennis K. Crosby is an award-winning author, speaker, and workshop leader with an MFA in Creative Writing. Since 2020 he has published three urban fantasy novels and fifteen short stories found in various anthologies including Weird Tales Magazine #370. He’s been a panelist and moderator at WonderCon, Comic-Con International, Nebula, and StokerCon 2024 where he also served as Co-Chair. In March 2025 he was awarded the Jonathan Maberry Inspiring Teens Award from the Creative Writing Club at Canyon Crest Academy. For more about Dennis, including interviews and podcast episodes in which he is featured, visit www.denniskcrosby.com.

Wine & Lecture: Historic Districts 101
2025-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | Coronado Historical Association, 1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
What makes a neighborhood historic—and why does it matter?
Join us for an engaging evening exploring the ins and outs of historic districts. From quaint main streets to architecturally significant neighborhoods, historic districts help communities preserve character, foster civic pride, and encourage thoughtful stewardship through tools like the Mills Act and the California Historical Building Code.
This lecture will also highlight Coronado’s own historic preservation program, including how to create historic districts, how property owners can benefit from designation, and what recent updates to the municipal code mean for Coronado’s future. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of the steps involved in creating a historic district in their own neighborhood.
Whether you’re a homeowner, longtime resident, preservation enthusiast, or simply curious about how communities protect their past, this talk will offer practical insights and local perspective.
Join us on Thursday, November 13, at 5:30 pm for a wine & cheese reception followed by the lecture from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now
Member ($15.00 each)
Non-Member ($20.00 each)
Important Registration Information: Capacity is limited and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be admitted.
If you have any questions, please email info@coronadohistory.org or call (619) 435-7242.

Van trip to the Visions Museum of Textile Art
2025-11-19 10:00 - 14:00 | John D. Spreckels Center, 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
All aboard for a day trip from the John D. Spreckels Center to the Visions Museum of Textile Art at Liberty Station, where you’ll explore stunning contemporary quilts and textile masterpieces in a vibrant, inspiring space.
The visit includes a docent-led tour followed by free time to enjoy lunch on your own — bring your own or choose from nearby dining options.
The event will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 10 am to 2 pm. We’ll depart from the John D. Spreckels Center at 1019 Seventh Street.
Cost varies based on senior discount and residency. Transportation is provided as part of your registration.
To register or learn more, visit www.coronado.ca.us/civicrec, call 619-522-7343, or stop by the Spreckels Center in person.

Rotary Youth Exchange program informational meeting
2025-11-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Coronado High School – Multipurpose Room, 650 D Ave, Coronado, CA, United States
Coronado high school-aged students looking for adventure, cultural experiences, the opportunity to travel, or to learn a new language should attend the Rotary Youth Exchange Information Night in the Multipurpose Room at Coronado High School on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 6 to 7 pm. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity is offered by Rotary Club of Coronado and allows teens to travel to any one of 100 different countries and become fully immersed in the local culture and customs.
LEARN MORE HERE:
Coronado students offered study abroad opportunity through Rotary Youth Exchange

Tween Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-11-21 15:30 - 17:30 | Ruby Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Tween Dungeons and Dragons Club for students aged 8-13. Beginners welcome! Dungeon Masters provided by The Goblin Guild.

"Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking" with Pyet Despain
2025-11-22 15:00 - 16:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join us for an inspiring afternoon with Pyet DeSpain, winner of Gordon Ramsay’s Next Level Chef and author of the debut cookbook Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking. Pyet will share how her heritage infuses every recipe with tradition, resilience, and deep respect for the earth, weaving together stories, flavors, and ancestral wisdom. DeSpain won’t be the only award winning chef in attendance at this event as she will be in conversation with Masterchef winner Claudia Sandoval!
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of Rooted in Fire: A Celebration of Native American and Mexican Cooking through Adventure’s by the Book. Please visit adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/despain-pyet-11-22-25/ for more information.

Coronado School of the Arts first annual Showcase Night
2025-12-09 18:00 | Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
CoSA Dance Conservatory. Photo by Kel Casey, courtesy of CUSD.
Enjoy an evening of free performances, films, animations, behind the scenes documentaries of the Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) visual art studio, and technical theatre productions on Tuesday, Dec. 9 at 6 pm in the Coronado Performing Arts Center at 650 D Avenue.

Art lovers of all ages across San Diego are encouraged to attend this fun, family friendly, and free event. Information about 2026-2027 applications for prospective CoSA students will be available in the lobby as well as information for potential Board Members, Community Supporters and Patrons of the Arts.
Conservatory of Classical and Contemporary Dance senior, Eleanor McClelland shares that she “found a group of friends and immediately felt connected to the school.” Visual Arts junior, Wendy Alcaraz, who will be sharing one of her original fashion designs at the Showcase recalls, “All the artists learn from one another and in my first year, half of my time was invested in watching others create and learning from their strengths.” Guests will have an opportunity to meet student artists, CoSA Foundation Board Members and faculty of the Coronado School of the Arts.
See why CoSA is a Life Changer.
CoSA Visual Arts Conservatory.. Photo courtesy of CUSD.
About CoSA
Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is San Diego County’s premier public school arts conservatory, home to 200 scholar artists grades 9 through 12, who attend the nationally ranked Coronado High School. CoSA provides an intense, pre-professional arts education to students from Coronado and from all over San Diego, who are admitted after a competitive application/audition process.
Each school day, CoSA offers approximately three hours of instruction, pairing young artists with educators who are also industry specialists. With a curriculum designed by professional artist/educators, students are immersed in their chosen specialty in one of six conservatories: Classical and Contemporary Dance, Digital Arts (Animation, Filmmaking and Graphic Design), Instrumental Music, Musical Theatre & Drama, Theatre Production, Design & Management and Visual Art. CoSA is a State of California-approved Career Technical Education program.

Coronado School of the Arts Visual Arts Conservatory "All at Once" exhibition and fashion show
2025-12-11 17:30 - 19:00 | Black Box Theater 650 D Avenue, Coronado, 92118
COSA Visual Arts. Courtesy CUSD
Come experience “All at Once,” an exhibition of original artworks, live model figure drawings and a student designed fashion show. The opening reception for the exhibit is free and open to the public on Thursday, Dec. 11 starting at 5:30 pm and closing at 7 pm in the Black Box Gallery on the Coronado High School campus, 650 D Avenue.
You won’t want to miss the fashion show which hits the runway at 6 pm.
Aspiring fashion designer and visual art student, Wendy Alcaraz collaborated with her fellow artists to design a clothing line based on artworks produced in the studio. The artworks will be projected as the artists themselves model the clothing inspired by their artworks. This year there will be digital illustrations on display. Junior Isabella Vilcans will display some prized hand-blown glass. Some of the most stunning figure drawings we have had in years will be featured in the show. The evening will also include an extensive exhibit of paintings and drawings from studio workshops as well as original bodies of artwork and a Senior Showcase highlighting choice pieces from the graduating class of 2026’s four years of study.
Come and delight in the array of creativity … All at Once!
About CoSA
Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA) is San Diego County’s premier public school arts conservatory, home to 200 scholar artists grades 9 through 12, who attend the nationally ranked Coronado High School. CoSA provides an intense, pre-professional arts education to students from Coronado and from all over San Diego, who are admitted after a competitive application/audition process.
Each school day CoSA offers three or more hours of instruction, pairing young artists with educators who are also industry specialists. With a curriculum designed by professional artist/educators, students are immersed in their chosen specialty in one of six conservatories: Classical and Contemporary Dance, Digital Arts (Animation, Filmmaking and Graphic Design), Instrumental Music, Musical Theatre & Drama, Theatre Production, Design & Management and Visual Art. CoSA is a State of California-approved Career Technical Education program.

Mystery Book Club: "Playing for the Ashes"
2025-12-15 14:00 - 15:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Public Library’s Mystery Book club meets regularly on the third Monday of each month. Receive reminder emails about our meeting by registering. Registration is encouraged but not required.

This month we will be discussing Playing for the Ashes by Elizabeth George. Check out the book in print from the Coronado Library catalog by clicking here, or ebook and e-audiobook format by checking the catalogs of your Libby and CloudLibrary apps.

Best of the Best Book Club: "A Psalm for the Wild-Built" by Becky Chambers
2025-12-17 11:00 - 12:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Public Library’s Best of the Best Book Club meets regularly on the fourth Wednesday of each month to discuss books that have won major awards. Please note the different date this month due to the holiday.
For our December meeting, we will discuss the 2022 Hugo Award winner A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers, a novel that asks us: in a world where people have what they want, does having more matter?
Place this title on hold via our online catalog, or check out the e-book through the CloudLibrary app.

About A Psalm for the Wild-Built
It’s been centuries since the robots of Panga gained self-awareness and laid down their tools; centuries since they wandered, en masse, into the wilderness, never to be seen again; centuries since they faded into myth and urban legend.
One day, the life of a tea monk is upended by the arrival of a robot, there to honor the old promise of checking in. The robot cannot go back until the question of “what do people need?” is answered.
But the answer to that question depends on who you ask, and how.
They’re going to need to ask it a lot.

CHS interns: America250 Project presentations
2025-12-17 15:00 - 16:00 | 1000 Orange Ave, 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Join the Coronado Historical Association and the Coronado Public Library for special presentations by the fall 2025 Coronado High School interns. In celebration of America’s upcoming 250th Anniversary, the interns will share their projects, which feature interviews with members of the Coronado High School Class of 1976.
This event is free and open to the public. No RSVP required. Seating is first-come, first-served.

Tween Dungeons and Dragons Club
2025-12-19 15:30 - 17:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Tween Dungeons and Dragons Club is for students aged 8-13. Beginners are welcome and Dungeon Masters are provided by The Goblin Guild.
Registration is required as we have a very limited number of seats. Walk-ins may not be accommodated.
This program is made possible by the Friends of Coronado Library.

Poetry for the People
2026-01-07 11:00 - 12:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
This year’s course will feature poems by state poets laureate. The responsibility of a State Poet Laureate is essentially the same as the U.S Poets Laureate, “…to make public appearances at poetry readings or literary events and to promote awareness of poetry.” 46 states and the District of Columbia have a State Poet Laureate, most appointed for a one or two-year term.
Those participating in Poetry For The People XXlll will read selections from these State Poet Laureates and, most importantly, are encouraged to bring to the discussions their own insights, observations and perceptions. Class members’ contributions are a vital part of the class experience.

Chuck Kamar received his bachelor’s from Boston State and his master’s from Boston University. He taught for 34 years in the Newton Public Schools, the last 20 of which were at Newton North High School. In 1998 he won the Paul E. Elicker Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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