2 Tuesday: From 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Winn Room of the Coronado Public Library, the San Diego Blood Bank will be holding a blood drive.
Why donate blood? Someone needs blood every two seconds and 4.5 million Americans need a blood transfusion every year. The need for blood is especially high for cancer treatments, those who have undergone surgery, those with chronic illnesses, and those who have experienced traumatic injuries. Visit SanDiegoBloodBank.org/donate or call (619) 400-8251 for more information.
3 Wednesday: The Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival present Film Forum Coronado with film expert Ralph DeLauro. The film forum will take place on the library’s Winn Room on the first and third Wednesday evenings of each month, at 6 p.m.
DeLauro will provide a brief introduction to each film before leading a discussion about the importance of lighting and camera angles. The film presented on April 3, “Fantastic Planet (La Planete Sauvage),” is a 1972 surrealistic classic film set on a planet where humanoids are trapped as pets by giant blue aliens. The film is a politically charged fever dream of oppressed humanoids, struggling to resist their oppressors and reclaim their freedom.
4 Thursday: Want to help gather wildflowers for the Wildflower Booth at the Coronado Flower Show?
Come to this workshop to learn about identifying flowers and how to get involved. The training will be led by Mitchel Beauchamp, the biological consultant for the Coronado Wildflower Booth. It will take place from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Ruby Room of the Coronado Library.
6 Saturday: The San Diego Writers Festival will take place all day Saturday in the Spreckels Reading Room at the Library.
The free event will feature a series of workshops, panels, and lectures by notable writers including Academy Award-winning writer and Emmy Award-winning writer, director, and producer Ed Zwick. The event will also feature presentations by New York Times best selling authors Dr. Judith Orloff and Matthew Quirk.
The event is free to attend. Visit https://sandiegowritersfestival.com/ for more information.
Information courtesy of the Coronado Public Library.
