NIGHT OUT Enjoy a parents night out from 5 to 9 p.m. March 12. Bring kids ages 3 to 10 to Holy Cross Episcopal Church, 6066 Corte del Cedro, Carlsbad. Kids can enjoy a pizza dinner, create crafts, play games and watch a movie. Cost is $10 for first child, $5 for each additional child. Call (760) 930-1270 or visit www.holy-cross-church.org for reservations.

BLUE COLLAR Author Tom Barbour will have a book-signing event from 2 to 4 p.m. March 13, Borders, 1905 Calle Barcelona, Carlsbad. Barbour will be available to sign copies of his book, “Blue Collar Mentality: Boise State’s Rise to Football Prominence.” Call Jim Miller at (888) 361-9473 or e-mail jim@tatepublishing. com to learn more.

DAR MEETS The Santa Margarita Chapter of DAR will meet at 9:30 a.m. March 13, El Camino Country Club, Oceanside. California State DAR Vice Regent Karon Jarrard will speak. E-mail Donna at dpinckney@san.rr. com to learn more.

GIVE BACK The Boys and Girls Clubs of Oceanside will host the first annual Give Back luncheon at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. March 13, Outback Steakhouse, 2845 Vista Way, Oceanside. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under 12. Call Amy at (760) 433-8920 or visit www. thebgcoceanside.org to learn more.

GOOD FINDS The Carlsbad High School Wind Symphony & Winter Guard will have a garage sale from 7 a.m. to noon March 13, Colony at Calavera Hills, Carlsbad. This huge multi-family garage sale is held in conjunction with the annual community garage sale. Call Pattie Caraglio at (760) 929-8778 to learn more.

OFFICER LUNCH The Pendleton Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America will meet at 1 p.m. March 13, Hunters’ Steak House, 1221 Vista Way, Oceanside. All active duty, retired and former Officers, Warrant Officers and their guests are invited. For reservations, call (760) 720-9917.

ART RECEPTION There will be a reception for five artists from the group Ledge from 2 to 4:30 p.m. March 14, Encinitas Library Cultural Center, 505 Vulcan Ave. Ledge is a group of artists who began meeting in 2005 to exchange ideas, discuss the process of art making, and its place in our culture. Call the library at (760) 753-7376 to learn more.

FRESH START The 18th annual Fresh Start for Kids Celebrity Golf Classic will be held March 14 and March 15, Morgan Run Club & Resort, 5690 Cancha De Golf, Rancho Santa Fe. Tickets for the March 14 dinner and auction are $75 and tickets for the Celebrity Golf Classic on March 15 are $700 each or $2,500 for foursomes. Each foursome is paired with a Hollywood celebrity or professional athlete and will enjoy giveaways, contests and food and beverages from some of San Diego’s premier restaurants. Proceeds from the event provide reconstructive surgery and related services to disadvantaged children with physical deformities. Call Nancy Kelly at (760) 448-2019 orby or e-mail nancy@freshstart.org to learn more.

MATCHCOVER CLUB The San Diego Matchcover Club will celebrate its 35th birthday with a meeting at 11:30 a.m. March 14 at Chevys Fresh Mex, 2730 Via de la Valle, Del Mar. Call Doug Fouquet at (858) 755-2311 to learn more.

TALKING FERNS The Mabel Corwin Branch of the American Begonia Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. March 14, Olivenhain Meeting Hall, 423 Rancho Santa Fe Road, Encinitas. Jim Jaeger, vice president of The L.A. Fern Society, will discuss ferns. Call Marla Keith at (760) 753-3977 or e-mail marybegonia@att.net for more details.

CLEAN IT UP The Tri-City Computer Club of Oceanside will meet from 1 to 3 p.m. March 16, Oceanside Salvation Army Community Center, 3935 Lake Blvd. John Gumph will demonstrate how to overwrite a hard drive and clean up a system for sale and disposal so no private information is retained. Call (760) 631-8279 to reserve lunch by the day before the meeting.

GOOD VS. BAD The California Coastal Rose Society will meet at 7 p.m. March 16, Heritage Hall, 2650 Garfield, Carlsbad. Baldo Villegas who discuss beneficial and nonbeneficial garden insects. Visit www.californiacoastalrose.com for more details.

OPEN MIC The Encinitas Library and San Diego Writers, Ink will host a monthly open mic event 5:30 p.m. March 16, Encinitas Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Drive. Readers will be chosen at random. Call the library at (760) 753-7376 or visit www.sandiegowriters.org to learn more.

ENCYCLIA 101 The San Diego County Cymbidium Society will meet at 7 p.m. March 17, Woman’s Club of Carlsbad, 3320 Monroe St. Paul Tuskes will discuss the growth and care of Encyclia. Call Phyllis Young at (760) 744-7530 to learn more.

GOING GREEN The Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce will present its green business showcase from 2 to 6 p.m. March 17, Windmill Banquet & Catering, 890 Palomar Airport Road, Carlsbad. The event will feature informative exhibits from 35 exhibitors offering products and information about green and sustainable business ideas and practices. Call (760) 931-8400 or visit www.carlsbad.org to learn more.

POTTERY CLASS The Carlsbad Senior Center will hold a ceramics and pottery class from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. March 17 for five Wednesdays beginning March 17, 799 Pine Ave., Carlsbad. The students will learn and incorporate the methods for building clay vessels with simple tools, clay and water, and will work at their own pace. Call (760) 602-4560 to register.

WHAT’S NEW? The League of Women Voters North Coast will meet at 1 p.m. March 17, San Diego National Bank conference room, 131 N. El Camino Real, Encinitas. The group will discuss updates on California’s efforts in health care. Visit www.lwvncsd.org or call (760) 736-1608 to learn more.

BUSINESS COACH Executive coach Kenneth Lord will share with small business owners the secret to being the “solution in your industry” at 6:30 p.m. March 18, Encinitas Library Community Room, 540 Cornish Drive, Encinitas. Learn how to identify what you want in your business and how to achieve it and more. Call the library at (760) 753-7376 for more details.

HEIDI CHRONICLES Carlsbad City Library and New Village Arts Theatre will present a behind-the-scenes look at “The Heidi Chronicles” at 7 p.m. March 18, Carlsbad City Library, Ruby G. Schulman Auditorium, 1775 Dove Lane. Author Jan Balakian will discuss and sign her book, and actors from New Village Arts Theatre’s production of Wasserstein’s “The Heidi Chronicles” will perform a scene from the show. For details, call (760) 602-2012 or visit www.carlsbadlibrary.org.

BLUE TARP SCHOOL “Armando and the Blue Tarp School” will premier at 7:30 p.m. March 19 and March 20, and at 3:30 p.m. March 21, Ocean Knoll Elementary School, 910 Melba Road, Encinitas. Playwright Pat Lydersen and composer Wendy Woolf of The Park Dale Players based the show on the children’s book by the same name. Visit www.theparkdaleplayers.com or call (760) 753-3820 to learn more.

VEGAS BABY LIFE at MiraCosta College will meet at 1 p.m. March 19, MiraCosta College Room 1068, 1 Barnard Drive, Oceanside. Julie Kenyon, a dancer, teacher and choreographer, will recount her life as a Folies Bergere dancer in the Las Vegas of the early ‘60s. Call (760) 721-8124 to learn more.

BACK TO NORMAL Recovering Couples Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. every Monday, New Hope Community Church, 165 Eucalyptus Ave., Vista. RCA is a fellowship of recovering couples who are committed to restoring healthy communication and caring to their relationships, and is based on the 12 Steps of AA. For details, visit www.recovering-couples.org.

PINOCCHIO The city of San Marcos Theatre West Youth Theater will present the musical production “Pinocchio” March 12 through March 14, and March 19 through March 21, San Marcos Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive. Ticket prices are $7 for youth/students/seniors and $10 for adults. Visit www.san-marcos.net or call (760) 744-9000 for show times and more details.