This Weekend, Help Out Our Veterans and Local Teen Pageants

The weekend is within reach—do you have your days off planned out? Don’t worry, we have a list of the weekend’s best bets right here for you (and we don’t really expect you to have plans—it’s the weekend! Let loose!)

This weekend, Aug. 12-14, stay in Lemon Grove for plenty of fun and feel-good activities. Help out our local veterans with a bake sale and garage sale. Take a minute to stop and smell the plumeria, or attend a fashion fundraiser for local teen pageants.

If you’re itching to get out of town, visit Santee for a classic car show,  or you can go see Jimmy Eat World in concert at the Del Mar Fairgrounds.

Whatever you do this weekend, have fun. And don't forget to try to catch the Perseid meteor shower, which will peak Saturday night, but might be hard to find because of the bright moon.

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BEST BETS CLOSE TO HOME

• When/where: , 6873 Federal Blvd., Lemon Grove, Friday.
• Why go: Buy some homemade baked goods and feel good about your purchase—it’s going toward local veterans!
• Price: Depends on how many sweets you plan on taking home!

• When/where: , 2885 Lemon Grove Ave., Lemon Grove, 5 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Celebrate National Garage Sale Day and support our local veterans.
• Price: Free to browse.

• When/where: Arbor Room at the , 4975 Memorial Drive, La Mesa, 6 p.m. Sunday.
• Why go: Help raise money for the scholarship funds for the Miss La Mesa and Miss Santee Pageants by watching this fashion show. You’ll see models rocking clothes from nearby businesses and listen to live music at this Rockin’ SD Fashion Fundraiser.
• Price: $10 in advance, $20 at the door.

• When/where: The Atkinson Adobe, 5239 Alzeda Drive, La Mesa, 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Travel (but don’t trample!) through a local resident's plumeria garden. Wear a crazy or ridiculous Hawaiian shirt and win a prize.
• Price: Free.

• When/where: Historic Wolf Building, 8360 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, 10 a.m. Friday.
• Why go: Be a part of the celebration as the Flying A movie studio is awarded a centennial plaque.
• Price: Free.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

• When/where: Santee Lakes Recreation Preserve, 9310 Fanita Parkway, Santee, 3-7 p.m. Friday.
• Why go: Barbecue your favorite protein, play a raffle, listen to music and enjoy browsing plenty of classic cars.
• Price: Free.

• When/where: Prescott Promenade, intersection of West Main Street and North Magnolia Avenue, El Cajon, 6-8 p.m. Friday.
• Why go: Lie out on the grass and bring some snacks for some live entertainment by Sara Petite & The Sugar Daddies, whose musical influences are Americana and country.
• Price: Free.

• When/where: Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar, following the race Friday.
• Why go: Watch the horse races then stick around for a rockin’ concert by Jimmy Eat World.
• Price: The concert is free if you paid race admission; otherwise the cost is $20.