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Get Out: Earth Days and Rodeo

Your Patch guide to weekend happiness.

has pretty much morphed into Earth Month, with events strewn throughout April in much of the county.

But it really hits this weekend, with Earth Day-themed festivals and beach and habitat clean-ups planned from Balboa Park all the way up to Palomar Mountain. 

Those are just a couple of your choices for fun, entertaining and outdoorsy things to do near Santee and beyond, from April 14-20.

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  • Where/when: Lakeside Rodeo, 12584 Mapleview St, Lakeside, Friday through Sunday.
  • Why Go: Feeling the itch to grab some jeans, a cowboy hat and those handsome boots you bought on impulse and don't have much cause to wear? You'll fit right in at the annual rodeo, a fund-raiser to benefit youth programs in Lakeside.
  • Price: $5-$20.
  • Where/when: , 10123 Riverwalk Dr, Santee, 10 a.m. Saturday.
  • Why Go: It's like a diet, really. The organization's Healthy Kids Day offers information for children and adults (the vegetables), and games, snacks and prizes (the ice cream). The whipped cream on top? Reduced membership fees will be offered during the event.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: San Diego National Wildlife Refuge, 3593 Par Four Dr, El Cajon (end of road marks entrance to a trailhead for the refuge), 9 a.m. Saturday.
  • Why Go: The regularly scheduled Hike with a Ranger takes on an Earth Day theme.
  • Price: Free
  • Where/when: , 9310 Fanita Pkwy, Santee, 1 p.m. Saturday. 
  • Why Go: The Santee Lions wanted their garden to be a pleasant place for the blind, somewhere where they could utilize their other senses to enjoy the outdoors. They dedicate their sensory garden on Saturday.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: , 130 Town Center Pkwy, Santee, 2 p.m. Monday. 
  • Why Go: Support the by eating a fish taco or three. The charity takes a cut of the proceeds if customers give the clerk a flyer, which can be found if you click the link in the headline.
  • Price: Free.

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  • Where/when: Liberty Station, Roosevelt Rd and Historic Decatur Rd, San Diego, Saturday; Balboa Park, Quince St. and Sixth Ave, San Diego, Saturday, and No. Mission Bay Dr. and De Anza Rd., San Diego, Sunday.
  • Why Go: Walkers, runners and bikers can raise money this weekend to support those with  (at Liberty Station),  problems (at Balboa Park) and  (at De Anza Cove). 
  • Price: Entry fees vary.
  • Where/when: Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, 13652 Highway 79 (Between Descanso and Julian), Saturday.
  • Why Go: Hundreds of volunteers will fan out to area state parks as part of the California State Parks Foundation's mass Earth Day clean-up. This is one of five sites in the county slated for some tender loving care.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Seaport Village, No. Harbor Drive and Pacific Hwy., San Diego, noon Saturday and Sunday.
  • Why Go: Sure, you like your Gagas and your Biebers, but then there's those authentic souls who love their art so much they are willing to hit the streets and sing, play or juggle to get the crowd's attention – and hopefully some change. Show them some love at the Spring Busker Festival, and stay late Saturday if you want to see some more night-time oriented acts.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Balboa Park, 1500 El Prado, San Diego, 10 a.m. Sunday.
  • Why Go: Earth Fair takes over the center of the park, with vendors, music stages, a children's parade and scads of exhibitors. Organizers strongly advise arriving early or taking alternative modes of transportation as 60,000 people are expected.
  • Price: Free.
  • Where/when: Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., San Diego, 1 p.m. Tuesday. 
  • Why Go: , Mike Silvia and Michael Landis, are veterans in the cast of STOMP, the popular romp in which all manner of everyday objects are used to create a rhythmic clatter. Continues through April 24.
  • Price: $17.50 to $108.50.


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