Grand Promenade walkabout Monday
The Imagine Carlsbad team will host a Carlsbad Village walkabout with a Q&A starting at 6 p.m. Monday focusing on the Grand Promenade and Grand Street Tunnel. Meet Gary Nessim and Bob Wilkinson on the corner of State and Grand to review plans for a village gathering space called the Grand Promenade and proposed Grand Avenue tunnel under the Interstate 5 freeway to Pio Pico. For questions, email garynessim@att.net.
College Republicans subject of meeting
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The Carlsbad Republican Women Federated will host Austin Katz as keynote speaker for a presentation on “What’s New with College Republicans in California” at its brunch meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holiday Inn, 2725 Palomar Airport Road. Katz, a senior at the University of California San Diego, is the president of the College Republicans at UC San Diego and activism director for the California Federation of College Republicans. Cost is $32 per guest, paid in advance by cred
Genealogy buffs hold online class Tuesday
An Intermediate Genealogy Class, presented in a live online webinar by the North San Diego County Genealogical Society, will be held from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. Jeanette Shiel will discuss “Researching New York State Records.”
The webinar is free; registration required at nsdcgs.org. For questions, call (949) 310-1778.
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GIA offers virtual activities for gem buffs
The Gemological Institute of America offers a number of free virtual activities and resources that are available to the community. For example, folks can learn about the latest gemological research and new discoveries in Gems & Gemology GIA’s quarterly journal including the most recent issue on colored stone origin and every issue, back to 1934 at gia.edu/gems-gemology. GIA also offers access to important books on gemology, mineralogy, gems and jewelry in the digital collection of rare and historical books from GIA’s Cartier Rare Book Repository and A