Friday, December 5, 2025

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Special Mystery Book Club: A History of Mystery with Bryan Plank

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Join us for a special session of Mystery Book Club with guest speaker Bryan Plank, who will take us through a brief history of the genre and discuss some of the formative historic mysteries. Bryan first started reading mysteries in elementary school with the Sherlock Holmes stories and novels. What really connected him to the […]

Free

Drive In Movie: Tangled

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

"When the kingdom's most wanted bandit is taken hostage by Rapunzel — a teen with 70 feet of golden hair who's looking to escape the tower where she's been locked away for years — the unlikely duo sets off on a hair-raising escapade." * Rating: PG        Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes Summers […]

Free

Summer on the Strand: Storytelling with Aunt Li-Anne

Silver Strand Youth Center 1302 Leyte Road, Coronado, United States

Join us this Summer on the Strand! The Coronado Public Library, in collaboration with the Silver Strand Youth Center, will be hosting exciting events for all ages every Wednesday at 9:30 am all summer long. Kids, teens, and adults can sign up for our Summer Reading Program at these events, log their reads, and pick […]

Free

Mad Science Show – Up Up and Away

Nautilus Room, Coronado Community Center 1845 Strand Way, Coronado, CA, United States

Get ready to defy gravity and explore the invisible forces all around us. Mad Science – Up Up and Away is a FREE interactive science show that will blow your mind as you discover the principles of air and pressure. From giant wind bags to vortex generators—and even a real hovercraft—you’ll see science come alive in the most […]

Free

Summer Reading Teen Event: Mini Droid

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Teen Summer Reading events happen every Wednesday at 3 pm during the Summer Reading Program, June 16-August 9. Today's activity: Mini Droid. Make your own mini wooden, motorized droid. Choose from a number of different robot kits. Teen events are for those entering or finishing grades 6-12.

Free

Film Forum Coronado: “12 Angry Men”

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents Film Forum Coronado, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 pm in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting […]

Free

Art Outside the Box Dedication

Coronado Historical Association 1100 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The City of Coronado Cultural Arts Commission, in partnership with the Coronado Historical Association, invites the community to an Art Outside the Box dedication event on Thursday, August 7, at 5 pm at the Coronado Historical Association Lecture Hall. Art Outside the Box: Take 2 is the second iteration of artful wraps on the Caltrans […]

Free

Summer Festival Concert with Glenn Kramer

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Treat yourself to an afternoon of musical nostalgia and playful interaction when pianist Glenn Kramer brings his one-man show to the Coronado Public Library’s Winn Room on Friday, August 8 at 1 pm. A mainstay of San Diego’s music scene since 2000, Glenn glides effortlessly through pop favorites, jazz gems, show-tune classics, and beloved standards from the Great […]

Free

Cooking Workshop: Tacos, Tostadas & Ceviche

John D. Spreckels Center 1019 Seventh Street, Coronado, CA, United States

Add some flavor to your afternoon with a vibrant, hands-on culinary workshop featuring three iconic Mexican dishes. On Friday, August 8, from 2 to 3:30 pm, the John D. Spreckels Center invites adult participants to learn from culinary-trained staff Naomi and Norma in a fun and interactive kitchen setting. In this workshop, you’ll prepare and […]

$60 – $90

Callooh Callay! A Brillig Look At Wonderland Through A University Looking Glass

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

Join Linda Cassady for a journey into the literary wonderland of Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, through the treasured Cassady Carroll Collection of USC's Special Collections. This engaging lecture explores how a remarkable book collection has inspired students to discover the genius behind Alice's adventures, transforming some into artists in their own right. […]

Free

Coronado Plein Air Art Exhibition Reception

Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

All are welcome to the opening reception of the Coronado Plein Air Art Exhibition. Meet the artists, listen to live music, and enjoy light refreshments. Meet the winner of the Coronado Art Prize, artist Mary Hale. The exhibit will feature artists: Mary Hale, Jim Nix, Katie Karosich, Connie Spitzer, Jody Esquer, Doris Rice, Joan Nie, […]

Free

Concert in the Park: Betamaxx

Spreckels Park 601 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, United States

The '80s Never Go Out of Style. Pac-Man, Thriller, the Berlin Wall, New Coke, The Breakfast Club, and the Cabbage Patch Doll — the 1980s were a time of political change, new technology, bad fashions, and some memorable pop music. Formed in 2009, BETAMAXX recreates and celebrates the sounds of that decade in a live musical […]

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