Kids Eco Camp: Water Conservation
2026-04-11 10:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Coronado High School Garden, Garden behind the high school stadium, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
These fun, free camps, led by Emerald Keepers high school interns and held at the Emerald Keepers High School Garden, are designed as an introduction to environmental stewardship for elementary schoolchildren. Campers will be gardening and playing games while learning about the environment.
First through fifth graders are welcome.

CIFF Educational Classic Film "The Maltese Falcon" (1941)
2026-04-12 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival presents Director John Huston’s 1941 Best Picture Oscar Nominated feature film, “The Maltese Falcon” on Sunday, April 12, 1:30-4 pm in the Coronado Public Library Ruby Room. The screening is free and open to the public of all ages and is part of this year’s Educational Classic Film Series – “The Art of Adaptation.”

John Huston’s Landmark Film Noir Classic: “The Maltese Falcon”
As darkness descended on Europe in the late 1930s and early ’40s, a new movie genre, (in retrospect) labeled Film Noir, emerged from Hollywood. It featured stories of the darker side of human nature and fatalistic themes of murder, crime, double-dealing, and corruption. The moral ambiguity of the genre appealed to the anxieties of audiences facing a world seemingly gone mad.
Warner Brothers long held the film rights to Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel, The Maltese Falcon, based on a story he serialized in the pulp fiction magazine Black Mask. The Warners produced a notorious pre-code version in 1931 and a later comedic version in 1936, “Satan Met a Lady,” starring Bette Davis that was a notable flop.
The Warners offered a young, promising screenwriter, John Huston, the opportunity to adapt and remake Hammett’s story for a third time as his directorial debut. The result: perhaps the most enduring, admired, and imitated detective mystery movie ever made. “The Maltese Falcon” is a definite must-see in the American film canon.
In addition to the story’s appeal with audiences, Bogart’s “hard-boiled” detective, Sam Spade, proved his breakout role as a leading man. The supporting ensemble cast includes an exceptional roster of Warner Brothers Golden Age contract talent: Mary Astor as the story’s femme fatale, Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in their first of many screen pairings and the inimitable Elisha Cook, Jr. as Greenstreet’s gun-toting “boy” who Bogart’s Sam Spade continually delights in humiliating.
Featuring a roster of menacing, murderous, deceitful characters, and crackling, quotable dialogue, all wrapped in Arthur Edeson’s shadowy cinematography, its themes of betrayal, greed, and cynicism make “The Maltese Falcon” the quintessential example of the Film Noir genre. Don’t miss this timeless 1941 Warner Brothers Classic!
This screening is free and open to the public of all ages.

Wine & Lecture: San Diego's South Bay Railroads
2026-04-16 17:30 - 19:00 | 1000 Orange Ave, 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Historical Association invites you to join us for this month’s installment of the popular Wine & Lecture Series on Thursday, April 16, about San Diego’s South Bay Railroads! Enjoy an engaging evening with Bruce Semelsberger, archivist at the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum, as we explore how the opening of the California Southern Railroad in 1885 transformed San Diego and sparked the Great Southern California Land Boom of the 1880s. Discover how San Diego’s would-be rail barons set their sights on Coronado and the South Bay — and find out what happened next in this fascinating chapter of local history.
Join us on Thursday, April 16, at 5:30 pm for a wine & cheese reception followed by the lecture from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now on our website.

Member: $15.00 each
Non-Member: $20.00 each

Important Registration Information: Reservations are required. Please be aware that tickets for the wine & lecture events are nonrefundable, as proceeds support our educational mission. If you have any questions, please email info@coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.

About the Speaker
Born in Akron, Ohio, in 1947, Bruce Semelsberger received his education in Cuyahoga Falls and briefly pursued electrical engineering at the University of Akron before joining the U.S. Navy, serving in electronics from 1966 to 1970. Afterward, he built a long career in San Diego’s electronic component industry until retiring in 2016.
His lifelong fascination with railroads began with a few old maps and led him to join the Pacific Southwest Railway Museum in 1984. What started as a volunteer cataloging project became a decades-long commitment as Research Director, Librarian, and Archivist. Bruce has lectured widely, taught railroad history at Cuyamaca College, and helped restore trains, tracks, and facilities.
Today, he continues collecting material for a book on San Diego’s early railroad history while hiking, researching, and preserving the region’s rail heritage for future generations.
LEARN MORE HERE:
Wine & Lecture: San Diego’s South Bay Railroads

Plein Air painting
2026-04-20 - 2026-04-24 | CA
Learn to paint outdoors in Coronado this spring.

Doris Rice, an internationally known Watercolor Instructor, is coming to Coronado to paint Plein Air for five days, from Monday, April 20 through Friday, April 24, from morning until later afternoon, with different subjects featured each day.
You can also see Doris ahead of the workshop volunteering at the Coronado Flower Show the weekend before demonstrating plein air watercolor painting.
Courtesy photo
For more information, contact Doris at doris.watercolor@gmail.com at 603-724-7779 (in New Hampshire).

The Science Guys of San Diego: Frostbite Frenzy
2026-04-21 15:30 - 16:30 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Tinker Tuesday presents: The Science Guys of San Diego! Come explore pressure and states of matter, with dry ice as the star of the show. Kids will go crazy for the insane cup popper and dry ice bubbles. Learn about sublimation and increasing pressure, ending with silly explosions.
Tinker Tuesdays is a hands-on educational program that allows children to explore, create, design, and problem solve focusing on STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) concepts.

Kids Eco Camp: Recycling and composting
2026-04-25 10:00 - 11:30 | Coronado High School Garden, Garden behind the high school stadium, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States

CIFF Educational Classic Film: "Double Indemnity" (1944)
2026-04-26 13:30 - 16:00 | Winn Room, Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Island Film Festival presents Paramount’s 1944 Best Picture Oscar Nominated Feature Double Indemnity for its next Educational Classic Film on Sunday, April 26 from 1:30 to 4 pm in the Library’s Winn Room.
This screening is FREE and open to the public of all ages – adults, teens, seniors, grandkids.

Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity – No Happy Endings
In the mid-1940s, a new genre of Hollywood crime film appeared; these films, mingling crime, violence, lust and greed, later came to be labeled film noir. All are characterized by an emotionally disturbing atmospheric darkness, or as critic Roger Ebert once observed: “A film noir film is a movie which, at no time, misleads you into thinking that there is going to be a happy ending.”
Double Indemnity is recognized today by many film historians as the premier exemplar of the genre. It remains a “must-see” for everyone interested in film history and cinematic technique. Billy Wilder’s direction and screenplay, with dialogue penned by legendary “hard-boiled” pulp fiction crime writer Raymond Chandler, combine with cinematographer John F. Seitz’s masterful use of low-key lighting and Miklós Rózsa’s score, to make Double Indemnity a haunting cinematic experience audiences will not soon forget.
The film’s all-star cast features Fred MacMurray, here cast against type, as ill-fated insurance salesman Walter Neff; a tragic soul utterly defenseless against the siren song of arguably the definitive cinematic femme fatale, Phyllis Dietrichson, chillingly portrayed by Barbara Stanwyck. Edward G. Robinson rounds out the superb cast as Barton Keyes, Walter’s colleague and only friend, the implacable insurance investigator who cannot shake his gut instinct that the accidental death of Phyllis Dietrichson’s well-insured husband was no accident at all.
All CIFF Educational Classic Film Program screenings are FREE and open the public. A cross generational experience is encouraged – many seniors would love to join and bring young people or grandkids – everyone is welcome. View the schedule at: coronadofilmfest.com/educational-classic-film-program/. Follow us on Instagram.
The 2026 “The Art of Adaptation” remaining line-up features all Best Pictures Oscar Nominees: A Tale of Two Cities (1937), and Les Miserables (1935).

Mastering the YouTube app workshop
2026-05-05 14:30 - 15:30 | John D. Spreckels Center, 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
A free, beginner-friendly workshop designed to help you navigate YouTube with confidence will be held at the John D. Spreckels Center on Tuesday, May 5, from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. This hands-on session will guide you through searching for your favorite videos, managing subscriptions, using closed captions, and staying up to date with content that interests you.
Please bring your own smartphone, tablet, or laptop, along with your Google login (if you have one), so you can follow along in real time.
Space is limited. For more information or to register, visit coronado.ca.us/civicrec, call 619-522-7343, or stop by 1019 Seventh Street.

Drawing & Painting a Portrait
2026-05-14 17:00 - 19:00 | John D. Spreckels Center and Bowling Green, 1019 7th Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Portrait by Nolan Lee
Master the art of portraiture in this dynamic two-session workshop with talented artist Nolan Lee. Learn proven techniques to capture accurate facial structure and achieve a strong likeness, then bring your work to life with acrylic painting — exploring color mixing, skin tones, and value. A rewarding, skill-building experience designed to challenge and inspire artists.
Second class on Thursday, May 21. For ages 18+

2026 Preservation Symposium
2026-05-21 17:30 - 19:00 | 1000 Orange Ave, 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
May is National Preservation Month, and Coronado is joining communities nationwide in celebrating our unique heritage. We’re fortunate to have so many meaningful historic places, and we’ll be highlighting them throughout the month. Our celebrations include a City Council Proclamation, the presentation of plaques to recently designated historic homes, and the beloved Historic Home Tour on Mother’s Day.
The celebrations will culminate in the annual Preservation Symposium on Thursday, May 21, at 5:30 pm. A wine and cheese reception will be followed by the the program at 6 pm.
This year’s program features a documentary screening and discussion with filmmaker Scott Goldstein.
The evening will address the unforgettable impact of loss in architectural history, highlighted by the demolition of the iconic Maslon House in Rancho Mirage — designed by Richard Neutra in 1962. The razing of this modernist masterpiece in 2002 caused international outrage and directly inspired a new preservation movement in the region.
Filmmaker Scott Goldstein will join us to present a portion of his documentary work and share his intensely personal connection to this landmark structure. Through interviews and archival footage, the film brings the house back to life, exploring the home, the Maslon family, and their incredible collection of modern art.
Goldstein will recount his powerful story of returning to the desert only to find the magnificent home gone, replaced by a structure that “just wasn’t the same.” Join us to hear this powerful, firsthand account, see related footage, and discuss why architectural preservation matters and how the loss of history shapes the present.

Wine & Lecture: Navy SEALs: The Beginning
2026-06-11 17:30 - 19:00 | 1000 Orange Ave, 1000 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The Coronado Historical Association invites you to join us for this month’s installment of the popular Wine & Lecture Series on Thursday, June 11, for an engaging evening exploring the origins and evolution of the U.S. Navy SEALs. The lecture will trace the SEALs’ beginnings with the Underwater Demolition Teams during World War II and their emergence in 1958–1959. Guests will hear fascinating stories about what SEAL training was like in the 1950s and learn how the SEAL mission has evolved from that time to the present day.
Join us on Thursday, June 11, at 5:30 pm for a wine & cheese reception followed by the lecture from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now by clicking HERE

Member: $15.00 each
Non-Member: $20.00 each

Important Registration Information: Reservations are required. Please be aware that tickets for the wine & lecture events are nonrefundable, as proceeds support our educational mission. If you have any questions, please email info@coronadohistory.org or call 619-435-7242.

CSF Gala at The Del
2026-09-12 | Hotel del Coronado, 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
