for young adults
Beacons Inc. offers summer workshops for young adults ages 16 and older with mild/moderate developmental or intellectual disabilities from June 21 to July 29 on Zoom and at the nonprofit’s on-site location, 6150 Yarrow Drive. Topics range from self-advocacy to dance and motion. Private pay cost is $120 or if eligible, the San Diego Regional Center might pay for up to four workshops. Register at bit.ly/2Rclm1z. Visit beaconsnorthcounty.com.
Flower Fields closes
for the season May 9
The Flower Fields is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through May 9 at 5704 Paseo Del Norte. Tickets are $10-$20, plus applicable service fees. Weekends are sold out, but weekdays are open. Online advanced reservations are required at theflowerfields.com.
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To support local theaters that are hoping to stage a live comeback this summer, San Diego Performing Arts League has revamped its annual San Diego Theatre Week promotion to a monthlong program.
Tickets will be offered to locally produced showed for $15, $30 and $45. New shows are being added each week, but for now there are nine, including one in-person show at the Flower Fields in Carlsbad.
Here are details on the shows now on offer from May 1 to 31. All shows are filmed for streaming, unless otherwise noted. In order to qualify for the ticket discounts, use the code SDTW21 when buying tickets online. For details and new show additions, visit sandiegotheatremonth.com/shows.
Why we re all buying British tulips now (and how to style them)
Bring on the tulips for a joyful jolt of colour – the resurgence of British flower farming is a cause for celebration
24 April 2021 • 5:00am
Raspberries and cream:
double-flowered ‘Columbus’ tulips with peony-like flowers, grown by Smith & Munson flower farmers in Lincolnshire
Credit: Smith & Munson
Lincolnshire has long been famed for its flowers – tulips, in particular – and has strong ties to Holland’s world-famous flower trade. Dutch growers have historically settled on the flat, fertile coastal plains of eastern England.
My grandmother, Stella Read (née Maud Sutterby), who we lost to Covid-19 this time last year, was the only child of tulip farmers and bulb growers from Spalding, who also grew potatoes, daffodils and tomatoes. Instead of marrying her Dutch flower grower fiancé as her parents had hoped, she met my grandfather at the Victory Services Club in Marble Arch, and moved to London.