Get Out Event Planner: Surfing Dogs, Summer Concert Series, and More

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. Imperial Beach launches its summer concert series and there's an opportunity to make your dog the surfing champ you always knew he could be.

To complete our guide to what to do in Imperial Beach and beyond, a prominent author visits La Jolla and and the South Bay celebrates Otay Valley Regional Park.

CLOSE TO HOME

• Where/when: , 1075 8th St, Imperial Beach, and , 700 Seacoast Dr, Imperial Beach, Friday and Saturday.

• Why go: The Teagan Taylor Trio at noon Friday, then kicks off the IB Chamber of Commerce's Summer Concert Series Saturday at 6 p.m.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: , 700 Seacoast Dr, Imperial Beach, 10 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: Doggies on surfboards. Only in Cali. The Loews Coronado Bay Resort Surf Dog Competition looks to crown the top dog of the waves. The Coronado Surfing Academy provides support. 
• Price: $50-$55 to enter; free for spectators.

• Where/when: Otay Valley Regional Park, 300 Hollister St., San Diego and 500 Saturn Blvd., San Diego, 9 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: There will be events throughout the grounds for the first Discover Otay Valley Regional Park Day. The celebration includes the opening of the link between the park's trail system and the Bayshore Bikeway. On Saturn Street, there will be hiking and biking contests, and at Hollister Street, displays of native plants and landscaping demonstrations.

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: , 2310 Hollister St, San Diego, 9-12 p.m. Saturday.

• Why go: Join Imperial Beach's WiLDCOAST as the group leads a cleanup in the Tijuana River Valley.

• Price: Free.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

• Where/when: Nestor United Methodist Church, 1120 Nestor Way, San Diego
• Why go: The Community Center for the Arts will feature Dr. Paul Kenyon and Dr. Phil Tyler playing Beethoven masterworks on the violin and piano.
• Price: Free

• Where/when: , 1845 Strand Way, Coronado, 6:30 p.m. Friday.

• Why go: Flamenco With Roots Youth Dance Company presents “Dance to Care,” with world music, dance and a silent auction, to benefit Doctors Without Borders, the international aid agency. 

• Price: $25.

• 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.

• 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.