DEL MAR, CALIF. – John Allcock, author of the book Forty Things I Wish I Told My Kids: Mindful Messages About Success, Happiness, Leather, Pickles and the Use and Misuse of Imagination, will host a free community event on Wednesday, July 18 at 5 p.m. at Sea Change Preparatory, located at 1412 Camino Del Mar in downtown Del Mar. The approximately one-hour presentation will provide guests with an introduction to the principles of mindfulness and discuss how these practices are being applied to education to support students’ personal and academic success. It will also explore the research behind mindfulness-based interventions and the many benefits for children and adolescents, including impro

SAN DIEGO – The Living Coast Discovery Center, a nonprofit zoo and aquarium on San Diego Bay in Chula Vista, will host Farm to Bay, its ninth annual culinary celebration, on Saturday, Aug. 4 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The unique tasting event brings together some of San Diego’s finest restaurants, breweries, wineries and more to support the Living Coast’s wildlife, education and sustainability programs in its largest fundraiser of the year. This year, three featured chefs will headline the event, including Chef/Owner Matt Gordon from Urban Solace and Solace and the Moonlight Lounge; Farm to Table Chef Miguel Valdez and Chef/Owner Will Gustwiller of Eclipse Chocolate Bar & Bistro. Each chef

DEL MAR, CALIF. – On Sunday, June 3, at approximately 7 p.m. local time, the “Zombie Patrol” swim team from Sea Change Preparatory in Del Mar completed a first-ever, record-setting swim between the islands of Ischia and Di Santo Stefano, located off the western coast of Italy in the Gulf of Naples. The swim was completed in 15 grueling hours by a team comprised of eight local students and school staff. The youngest swimmer was just 12 years old. This was the fourth world-record-setting swim for the team and the first channel swim ever recorded between these two Italian islands. The team started from the dock at Ischia shortly after 4:00 a.m. and began the swim officially at shortly after 5:0