Weekly Insider 4/4/2019

Carlsbad 5000 This Weekend

The Carlsbad 5000, known as the “World’s Fastest 5K,” returns for its 34th year this weekend. Recently permitted by the Parks & Recreation Department, the two-day event is expected to attract more than 10,000 participants and spectators to the Village area. The festivities start Saturday with the Junior Carlsbad, where kids participate in several age group races including a diaper dash. On Sunday, the rookies, pros and elite runners compete along the seaside course where 16 world records have been set. Expect traffic impacts and road closures in and throughout the Carlsbad Village areas.

National Garden Month

April is National Garden Month. To celebrate, the Senior and Pine Avenue Community Centers are collaborating to form intergenerational Garden Clubs and Green Teams at the community garden. The teams work together to plant crops and share produce, and are supported by volunteers and Master Gardener, Jano Nightingale. Beyond the environmental benefits of growing local, gardening provides numerous health benefits, including natural Vitamin D production, movement and exercise, bone development, and immune system strengthening.

Carlsbad Reads Together Concludes On Sunday, the Library & Cultural Arts Department wrapped up its Carlsbad Reads Together community reading program with a lecture from UCSB professor Julie Carlson, an expert on Frankenstein author Mary Shelley. Throughout the month, and in honor of the 200th anniversary of the classic Frankenstein, the library hosted Frankenstein-themed book discussions, visits from Carlsbad author Kiersten White to discuss and sign her book The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein, movies and more. Hundreds of community members came together throughout the month to share ideas on the themes presented by Frankenstein and Kiersten White’s reimagining of Frankenstein.

Opening Reception for new Cannon Gallery Exhibition The opening reception was held on Saturday evening for the new exhibition in the William D. Cannon Gallery: Entre Tinta y Lucha: 45 Years of Self-Help Graphics & Art. Loaned from the Self-Help Graphics & Art (SHG) community center in East Los Angeles, SHG is dedicated to the creation and promotion of new works by Chicano and Latino artists through experimental and innovative printmaking techniques. Since 1973, SHG has been the intersection where arts and community meet, providing a forum for local and international artists. This 45th anniversary exhibition looks back on the four plus decades of artistic innovation and excellence.

Carlsbad’s Innovate78 Partnership with North County Cities Wins California Association for Local Economic Development Award of Merit

Christie Marcella and Joe Stewart from the Economic Development Division were joined by their Innovate78 counterparts from Oceanside, Vista, San Marcos, Escondido, and the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation to accept an Award of Merit at the California Association for Local Economic Development Annual Conference in Anaheim last week. The Gamechanger Award was presented to the Innovate78 team for the Startup78 initiative, which seeks to unite and amplify the resources available to entrepreneurs along the 78 Corridor with the goal of helping startups scale to become long-term, viable businesses that support the regional economy.