Best Bets: A quick guide to online entertainment and virtual experiences

Here are some “Best Bets” for online activities to undertake on your smart phone, computer or tablet during your stay-at-home, quarantine quandary.

Memorial Day virtual event

• The Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial will stream its annual Memorial Day event at 9 a.m. Monday, May 25, free and in conjunction with the USS Midway Museum, Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery and Miramar National Cemetery. sandiegomemorialdaylive.com

Club meetings

Carmel Valley Democratic Club to host City Councilmember Barbara Bry at virtual meeting

The Carmel Valley Democratic Club will hold its first virtual monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 26 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. The meeting will feature District One City Councilperson and mayoral candidate Barbara Bry. The city is facing a lot of challenges and Bry will address those issues as well as answering questions from attendees.

“Democratic clubs across San Diego County are using Zoom to continue doing the important work of electing Democrats this November and learning about important issues facing our county. We miss being able to meet face to face, but we feel lucky we can still connect with each other while staying safe,” said CV Democratic Club President Lauren Macdonald.

A registration link can be found at tinyurl.com/ybxf53ge. If anyone needs help with Zoom, email cvdemclub@gmail.com and a member will provide help with both how to set up and use Zoom. For more details on the club, visit cvdemclub.org

School online event

Pacific Ridge Senior Arts Spotlight Night

Pacific Ridge School will pay tribute to its talented graduating visual and performing artists during its annual Senior Arts Spotlight Night on Wednesday, May 27 at 6 p.m. To view the event, go to www.youtube.com/channel/UC2SXUYo8NbV25zIteFDnNEQ/live

Lectures & learning

• UCSD-TV presents the Helen Edison Lecture Series, a wide variety of free lectures on issues that advance humanitarian purposes and objectives. Check out “Contemporary Art and Performance in Public Spaces,” in which three curators discuss their visions to boost audience engagement and arts production in public spaces, at bit.ly/edisonartslecture. Visit more lectures at ucsd.tv/helen-edison.

• View past lectures from the San Diego Museum of Art, such as January’s “Artists in Love” and “Magritte and Surrealist Works in the Permanent Collection.” They’re free via the museum’s YouTube channel, bit.ly/sdmalectures.

Cooking & creating

• The La Jolla Community Center offers Beginning Acrylic Painting online with Nicole Caulfield from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 27. Students can paint at their own pace and discuss their work with Caulfield and others, as well as receive instructions on brushes, painting and color wheel use. Email deborah@ljcommunitycenter.org for information.

• Friday teenage art classes have resumed online via La Jolla’s Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. The next classes are from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. May 22. Email lrossner@ljathenaeum.org for information.

Family & children

• Spotify is slowly releasing the first Harry Potter book chapter by chapter, read aloud by various celebrities. Daniel Radcliffe, who portrays the title character in the Harry Potter film series, reads Chapter 1. Listen at bit.ly/spotifypotter.

• Girl Squad Fitness offers virtual classes for girls in grades three to five from 2 to 2:40 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Donation-based activities focus on self-confidence, self-acceptance and positive peer interactions. Sign up at GirlSquadFitness.com.

• The San Diego Zoo kicked off a 16-week “Kids Corner” series. Hosted by Dr. Zoolittle, the free series of online workshops aimed at children ages 7-11 includes trivia, crafts and virtual visits with animals. New installments are released weekly. zoo.sandiegozoo.org/kids-corner

• You can join the San Diego Public Library’s Stay-in Storytime Club to gain access to a variety of free daily and weekly programs, such as Lunch Bunch story time at noon weekdays, Simple Science at 2 p.m. Wednesdays and Art of Cartooning at noon Saturdays. facebook.com/groups/SDPLstorytime

Travel & outdoors

• If you’re looking for inspiration to exercise while staying close to home, “A Mile an Hour” is a documentary in which Beau Miles ran around his block every hour to complete a marathon in a day. bit.ly/mileanhourmarathon

Health & fitness

• A free discussion about meditation called “Meditation: Why Isn’t Everyone Doing It?” and guided meditation by Erhard Vogel will be offered on Zoom from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. Thursday, May 28. Register at (858) 395-4033 or pamreed7965@gmail.com and a Zoom invite will be sent to you in advance. yogameditationnataraja.com

• Trilogy Sanctuary livestreams yoga and meditation classes online for donations or class passes, with some presented free. Classes are available in a variety of yoga types, such as Hatha, Power Vinyasa and Slow Flow. trilogysanctuary.com/yoga-schedule

Art & culture

Barry Edelstein hosts “Thinking Shakespeare Live” online via the Old Globe Theatre.

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• The Old Globe Theatre‘s artistic director, Barry Edelstein returns at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, for “Thinking Shakespeare Live,” an online event that introduces the sonnets and delves into one, exploring its language and how it relates to Shakespeare’s work for the stage via The Old Globe Theatre’s Facebook page, facebook.com/theoldglobe.

Virtual galas & events

The annual More Than Pink event goes online May 29 to benefit Susan G. Komen San Diego.

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• Susan G. Komen San Diego‘s annual More Than Pink dinner goes virtual this year at 7 p.m. Friday, May 29. Featuring entertainment, an auction, giveaways and more, the event raises funding for local breast health services and global research. Register at komensandiego.org/dinner.

What have you found for entertainment from a (social) distance? Email your leads to efrausto@lajollalight.com.