Get Out: It's All About the Airshow

Are you thrilled to be cruising to the end of a short week, or in three-day weekend letdown mode? Glass half empty, or half full?

Either way, the goings on from June 2 to June 8 should lighten your mood or keep your already-raised spirits nicely elevated. Take the kids to see planes their great-grandparents might have flown or celebrate a church's mega-anniversary.

To complete our guide to what to do in Santee and beyond, a prominent author visits La Jolla and golfers step on the green to help out Helix Charter High.

CLOSE TO HOME

• Where/when: , 10601 N Magnolia Ave, Santee, 7 p.m. Thursday.

• Why go: OK, granted it's no one's idea of a good time to spend an evening at a public meeting. But hey, this is about what's best for Mast Park. The city wants to hear from you. Think of it as an investment in future good times.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: Carlton Oaks Golf Course, 9200 Inwood Drive, Santee, 11:30 a.m. Friday.
• Why go: Golf tournament benefits scholarship and extracurricular programs at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa. With a raffle and a barbecue dinner.

• Price: $110 or $400 for a foursome.

• Where/when: Gillespie Field, 1960 Joe Crosson Drive, El Cajon, Friday through Sunday.

• Why go: The 16th annual Wings Over Gillespie air show features famous aircraft of World War II vintage, such as the B-17 Flying Fortress “Sentimental Journey” and B-25 Mitchell “Maid in the Shade.”

• Price: Some attractions free; plane tours $3-$5; plane rides $395-$850.

• Where/when: , 8964 N Magnolia Ave, Santee, 10 a.m. Sunday.
• Why go: The church celebrates 100 years in the community with festivities to follow its regular morning service and continue until 3 p.m.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: , 130 Town Center Pkwy, Santee, 11 a.m. to closing on Sunday.

• Why go: Help two Santee sisters raise money for their Susan Komen 3-Day for the Cure team. They call themselves Teats on Feet, a-hem, and ask that you support them in “saving ta-tas one taco at a time.” Print out a flyer so the restaurant will donate 20 percent of your purchase to the cause.

• Price: Free.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT.

• Where/when: Balboa Park, Sixth Avenue and Laurel Street, San Diego, 6 a.m. Sunday.

• Why go: Come out and cheer on the thousands of runners (probably more than a couple of them from your neck of the woods) who have trained and agonized over taking part in the Rock 'n' Roll San Diego Marathon. The race starts in Balboa Park and ends at Mission Bay.

• Price: Free for spectators; registration is closed.

• Where/when: , 7812 Girard Ave., La Jolla, 7:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

• Why go: Sebastian Junger, author of the best-selling The Perfect Storm, returns with War, about the time he spent with a U.S. platoon in Afghanistan. He revisits the subject after helping direct the 2010 Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo. He made the film with journalist Tim Hetherington, who was killed in Libya in April.

• Price: Free.