More than specimens: Inside the Nat's bird collection
2026-03-12 18:00 - 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Coronado Community READ event

How do scientists identify a species from a single feather fragment? Phil Unitt from the San Diego Natural History Museum will share the history and modern applications of the museum’s bird collection. Discover the hidden world of museum collections and their vital role in understanding birds.

Philip Unitt is the Dennis and Carol Wilson Endowed Chair of Ornithology and curator of the Department of Birds and Mammals. Phil is a specialist in subspecies identification, distribution, and history of distributional change of California birds. He has led large survey projects, organizing hundreds of volunteers; analyzed and interpreted extensive data sets; and prepared more than 4,000 bird specimens.
Phil edits and produces publications on a wide variety of scientific subjects for diverse audiences, both public and professional. He authored The San Diego County Bird Atlas and The Birds of San Diego County, coauthored Birds of the Salton Sea, and is editor of Western Birds, the regional journal of ornithology for western North America.

Voice of San Diego’s MacKenzie Elmer on March 2 published an article on Philip Unitt. Read it at the link below:
Environment Report: A Conversation with San Diego’s ‘Bird Wizard’

Swifties Workshop: A sparkly night of music & fun!
2026-03-13 17:00 - 20:00 | Coronado Community Center, 1845 Strand Way, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Let your child enjoy a memorable night of music and creativity at the Swifties Workshop, designed for children ages 6–11. This engaging evening combines sing-alongs, dancing, hands-on crafts, and social time at the Coronado Community Center. It’s a great way for Taylor Swift fans to build friendships and have fun while their parents enjoy a night out.
Friday, March 13, 5–8 p.m. Register at www.coronado.ca.us/register or tap the direct link: bit.ly/SwiftiesWorkshop.

KMAC Accessible Sailing winter season
2026-03-14 11:00 - 15:00, 2026-03-28 11:00 - 15:00 | Coronado Yacht Club, 1631 Strand Way, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
KMAC Foundation for Accessible Sailing in Coronado is starting its winter sailing season at the Coronado Yacht Club. Join us from 11:30 am – 3 pm. Provided at not cost to individuals with disabilities and veterans. Sailors and new volunteers are always welcome.
More information at KMACFoundation.com.

KMAC Foundation Provides Access to the Sport of Sailing

Coronado School of the Arts 30th anniversary Gala, Emerald Expressions
2026-03-14 18:00 | Venue 808, 808 J Street, San Diego, CA, 92101, United States
Tickets are available for the Coronado School of the Arts 30th anniversary Gala, Emerald Expressions, Celebrating 30 Years of Creativity, taking place on March 14 at Venue 808 in Downtown San Diego.
Presented by the CoSA Foundation, the event promises to reflect the creativity, talent, energy, and excitement that define CoSA. “We have been working very hard to make this event memorable and special. All six conservatories will participate in the entertainment, there will be a plated dinner, live and silent auction, photo booth, and dancing to DJ-curated music,” shared CoSA Foundation President and event chair Linda Edison.
LEARN MORE HERE

An Evening with Cynthia d’Aprix Sweeney
2026-03-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
New York Times bestselling author of The Nest, Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney will appear in conversation with award-winning writer Madhushree Ghosh to discuss her compelling new novel, Lake Effect. Hailed by Booklist as “a reverberating, intergenerational family saga… artful and fresh,” the novel explores love, longing, and the complicated bonds between mothers and daughters as one family reckons with the consequences of a long-buried scandal. A book signing will follow the discussion.
Sweeney’s previous novels, The Nest and Good Company, have been widely celebrated, with The Nest named a best book of the year by People, The Washington Post, and NPR, and currently in development as a limited series with AMC Studios.
Ghosh is the author of the award-winning Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory, and Family and a widely published essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and numerous literary outlets.
This event is free and open to the public. Seating is available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Limited preferred seating is offered with the purchase of Lake Effect through Warwicks Bookstore.

About Lake Effect
It’s 1977 and an air of restlessness has settled on the residents of Cambridge Road in Rochester, New York, a place long fueled by the booming fortunes of Kodak and Xerox and, for some, the mores of the Catholic church. When Nina Larkin is given a copy of The Joy of Sex by her newly divorced friend, she can no longer dismiss the nearly nonexistent intimacy of her marriage. Just as her oldest child, Clara, is falling in love for the first time, Nina finds herself longing for the forbidden: a midlife awakening. An intoxicating fling with a prominent neighbor brings Nina a freedom she never thought possible — but also risks the reputations of both families and unravels Clara’s world, just as she stands on the threshold of adulthood.
Years later, Clara, now a successful food stylist in New York City, has never been able to move past the long-ago scandal. Drawn back home by the pull of a family wedding and wrestling with her own demons, she makes a pivotal decision that turns her life upside down. Written with Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s signature humor and insight,  Lake Effect is a wise and probing look at love and desire, mothers and daughters, loss and grief, and what we owe the people we love most.

Wine & Lecture: Rooted in History
2026-03-19 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, March 19. Rooted in History: The Coronado Flower Show’s Century of Blooms will dive into the vibrant history of the Flower Show, a community tradition spanning over 100 years. Join our panel of organizers as they share personal stories, behind-the-scenes insights, and the show‘s evolution from a village event to a cherished community centerpiece.
Join us for a wine & cheese reception at 5:30 pm, followed by the panel discussion from 6 to 7 pm.
Tickets are available now on our website.

Member: $15.00
Non-Member: $20.00

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.
Harold Taylor Slide 116. Coronado Historical Association.

San Diego Storytelling Festival
2026-03-21 10:00 - 17:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Storytelling Festival Returns to the Coronado Public Library

Head over the Coronado Bridge for the San Diego Storytelling Festival as it returns to the Coronado Public Library on Saturday, March 21. This year’s theme, “Light in the Dark,” invites audiences to explore stories that illuminate hope and resilience through a full day of free performances, workshops, and interactive experiences.
The festival opens at 10 am with Light in the Dark, featuring local and visiting storytellers sharing folktales, history, and personal narratives inspired by the international theme At 11 am, audiences can choose between Sea to Shining Sea, celebrating America’s 250th birthday through stories from coast to coast, and Good Craic: Irish Stories and Music, where twice All-Ireland storytelling champion Mairtín de Cógáin brings the lively Irish seanchaí tradition to life with wit and charm.
The day will also include a special workshop with Grammy winner Adam Mellema, who will share his “secret sauce” for gathering and preserving family stories. In the afternoon, Deidra Davis will create a live art installation with stories during A Community Tree, while Darci Tucker’s dynamic first-person portrayal in Revolutionary Women offers a vivid look at colonial America.
The day also features Out Loud: Teen Voices, showcasing student storytellers from Morse High School, and a Story Circle/Open Mic where community members are invited to share short, heartfelt stories of their own. The festival concludes with Voices at the Water’s Edge, an inspiring celebration of personal and traditional stories designed to send audiences home with new stories, good memories, and light in the dark.
Hosted in partnership with Storytellers of San Diego, which has brought oral storytelling to the region for more than 40 years, the festival is free and open to the public. Attendees are welcome to join for one event or stay for the day to experience storytelling in its oldest and most vibrant form. Learn more at coronadolibrary.org.

Cooking class: A Taste of Spring
2026-03-27 11:00 - 12:30 | John D. Spreckels Center and Bowling Green, 1019 7th Street, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
Celebrate the season with a fun, hands-on cooking class where you’ll learn to create festive, delicious dishes perfect for your holiday brunch table. On the menu: a classic French quiche filled with smoky bacon, Gruyère cheese, and creamy custard in a buttery pastry crust; a fresh garden salad; and delightful carrot cake cupcakes.
Whether you’re a kitchen newbie or a seasoned home cook, this class will spark your creativity and leave you inspired with fresh, springtime flavors. Come cook, connect, and enjoy the newness of spring through cooking.

San Diego Writer's Festival
2026-03-28 09:00 - 18:00 | Coronado Public Library, 640 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
The San Diego Writers Festival is a free, community-based event designed to celebrate the power of writing and storytelling.
Stories transform both the teller and the listener. In whatever form you welcome a story into your life—by reading a memoir or graphic novel, listening to a podcast or a poetry reading, watching a movie or play or going to the theater—stories are our pathways, our links, our bridges to one another.
At the San Diego Writers Festival, we ask two important questions: What if there was a place where all stories could be nurtured and heard? What if we opened up our community to stories from those who have been under-served, disenfranchised, or neglected?
We invite you to join us on our mission to hear one another, be educated and illuminated by one another, and inspired by one another—one story at a time.

SDHS / APLD Garden Tour -- A Diverse Tableau: Gardens of Point Loma and Coronado
2026-03-29 09:00 - 16:00 | CA
Credit: Pitroviz / iStock
The San Diego Horticultural Society (SDHS) and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, San Diego District (APLD SD) will hold their 2026 Garden Tour, “A Diverse Tableau: Gardens of Point Loma and Coronado,” on Sunday, March 29 from 9 am to 4 pm. Tickets and more information can be obtained at sdhort.org.
This garden tour promises invaluable insights into gardening in a coastal climate including: colorful climate-appropriate plants, simple and inexpensive rain water capture for your garden, the use of colorful architectural elements, and much more. Designed to benefit residential gardeners interested in having beautiful gardens with minimal water and maintenance, this garden tour will educate and delight all who attend. Attendees will have the chance to explore whimsical, contemporary, and traditional gardens, unique to the site they inhabit.
The San Diego Horticultural Society and the Association of Professional Landscape Designers’ commitment to enhancing the environment by planting gardens, creating beautiful outdoor spaces, and using sustainable practices is evident in the gardens chosen for this year’s tour. Join us!
Ticket sales are limited. All tickets must be purchased online in advance.

Pickleball beginner clinics
2026-03-30 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-04-27 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-05-26 09:00 - 10:30, 2026-06-29 09:00 - 10:30 | Coronado Cays Pickleball Courts, 99 Grand Caribe Isle, Coronado, 92118
Part 1 – intro to pickleball; focus on stroke development
Part 2 (optional) – stroke development; court positioning; game play
All classes 9 to 10:30 am at the Coronado Cays Pickleball Courts.

An evening with international soccer star Landon Donovan
2026-04-11 17:30 - 18:30 | Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D Avenue, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
As excitement builds around the World Cup — played in part on U.S. soil this year — join the Coronado Public Library for a special evening with Landon Donovan, widely regarded as one of the greatest American soccer players of all time. Donovan will share reflections from Landon: A Memoir, offering an inside look at his life on and off the field, from defining career moments to the challenges that shaped his journey beyond the game.
A six-time MLS Cup champion and four-time U.S. Soccer Player of the Year, Donovan remains the all-time assists leader for the U.S. Men’s National Team and is tied for the most international goals scored by an American man. His five World Cup goals make him the highest-scoring American male player in tournament history, and Major League Soccer honored his legacy by naming its MVP award after him. Yet Donovan’s memoir goes far beyond trophies and highlight reels, it’s a story of resilience, vulnerability, and self-discovery.
The event serves as a fundraiser for the Friends of the Coronado Public Library’s work with the Exceptional Families Program and requires a paid ticket for entry. The Friends of the Coronado Public Library are dedicated supporters who offer financial assistance for a variety of the Coronado Public Library’s programs that serve readers and learners of all ages. The Exceptional Families Program is a partnership with the Coronado Community Foundation and Camp Able which offers monthly programs that provide enrichment, respite, and community connection for families with special needs members, particularly those who have aged out of school-based services or are transitioning beyond the classroom.
Ticket options include:

$10 entry only

$29.95 for admission for one person and one copy of Landon: A Memoir

Tickets can be purchased at cplevents.org or adventuresbythebook.com/calendar-event/landon-donovan-4-11-26/. This event will take place at the Coronado Performing Arts Center in partnership with Adventures by the Book. All seating is first-come, first-served.

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.

Coronado Flower Show, 104th annual event
2026-04-18 - 2026-04-19 | Spreckels Park, 601 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
This year’s theme is Welcome to the Jungle 🐒🦜🪻
Saturday, April 18, 1 – 5 pm
Sunday, April 19,10 am – 4 pm
Since 1922, the Coronado Flower Show has brought our community together beneath the tent to celebrate beauty, tradition, and the joy of things grown by hand.
In 2026, we turn the page to a bolder chapter—Welcome to the Jungle. This year’s show invites visitors to step off the garden path and into a lush, immersive world where color, texture, light, and shadow run wild, blending the familiar with the unexpected.
Rooted in more than a century of heritage and alive with new inspiration, the Coronado Flower Show continues to grow—beautifully, creatively, and together.
Each year our show is made possible by the generous involvement of our community. From designing an arrangement, to bringing in yard clippings, to greeting guests and classifying plants, the possibilities for involvement are as diverse as a great garden. Click here to learn more about ways to become a part of the time-honored tradition.
The Coronado Flower Show art was created by Gina Falletta design. This is Falletta’s fourth year creating the show’s art.

Learn more here:
Welcome to the Jungle! The 104th Annual Coronado Flower Show gets wild

Third annual Elleaire Fore Golf Tournament
2026-05-02 10:00 - 19:00 | Coronado Municipal Golf Course, 2000 Visalia Row, Coronado, CA, 92118, United States
A little fun making a big impact
Elleaire and her father James Lyons at the Second Annual Elleaire Fore Golf Tournament
The third annual charity Elleaire Fore Golf Tournament will take place on Saturday, May 2 at the Coronado Golf Course. Prepare to tee off to increase awareness, resources, and funding for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP). ​
Space is limited, and the event is anticipated to sell out. Registration is $250 for a single golfer and $1,000 for a foursome. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For sponsorship opportunities, tournament registration, or to make a donation, please visit elleairefore.org.​
All tournament proceeds will benefit the Spastic Paraplegia Foundation, which is committed to advancing research and finding cures for this rare neuromuscular disorder.

Coronado Art & Wine Festival
2026-05-09 | CA
The Coronado Art & Wine Festival is a collaboration between the Coronado Schools Foundation and the Coronado Chamber of Commerce, two nonprofits bringing together vital areas of our community: the schools, the arts, and local businessses.
An afternoon dedicated to highlighting the finest artists from Southern California and beyond. Enjoy a captivating display of diverse art styles and mediums.
Multiple options to purchase tickets for wine tasting.
