The San Diego Traveler

Doubletree Hotel San Diego-Mission Valley will host a Healthcare Job Fair on Tuesday, April 8.
Recruiters from dozens of local companies will be there, ready to hire qualified professionals.
Some of the hiring companies include:

Accent Care
Alvarado Hospital
Alvarado Parkway Institute
CliniComp
Continental Rehabilitation Hospital
Family Health Centers of San Diego
Genoptix
Kaiser Permanente
Kindred Hospital
LightBridge Hospice
Palomar Pomerado Health
Paradise Valley Hospital
PIMA Medical Institute
Promise Hospital of San Diego
Rady Children’s Hospital
San Diego Hospice & Palliative Care
Scripps Health
Sharp Healthcare
Southwest Healthcare System
TCMP
Tri-City Medical Center
US Army
UCSD Medical Center – Platinum Sponsor

If you’re looking for a job in the healthcare field, take along a stack of resumes to hand out and be prepared to …read more

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Tomorrow (March 31) world-renowned primatologist and United Nations Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall will provide the keynote address at the 45th International Conference on Fundraising, after which she will be signing her book Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey, at the San Diego Convention Center.
On Tuesday (April 1), Dr. Goodall will visit the University of California, San Diego for a public tree-planting ceremony, followed by a luncheon to honor UC San Diego’s sustainability initiatives, organizations that have all demonstrated a commitment to the environment and social justice.
If you miss these two special opportunities to see Dr. Goodall in person, …read more

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If you’re due for a haircut, this weekend is the time! Not only can you enjoy a new look for spring, but your haircut can benefit a worthy cause.
Cut-a-thon
Phillip Edwards Salon is celebrating its one year anniversary on Saturday by hosting a Cut-A-Thon. All salon service profits will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation in addition to 10% of all product sales. There will also be a $5 raffle for some great prizes throughout the day. If you would like to make an appointment or would like more information about this event please call 858-270-1894.
Locks of Love
On Sunday, …read more

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America has voted, and San Diego’s own JabbaWockeeZ was just named America’s Best Dance Crew!
See their performances on MTV’s site for Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew. To learn more about JabbaWockeeZ, head to the JabbaWockeeZ official site, where you can also track their upcoming performances.
Have you got what it takes to be America’s next Best Dance Crew? Auditions are starting in April, and the dates and locations are already being posted.
In the meantime, congratulations Jeff Nguyen aka Phi, Rynan Shawn Paguio, Ben Chung aka B-Tek, Kevin Brewer, Phil Tayag, and Chris Gatdula. You’ve done San Diego …read more

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Quail Botanical Gardens will celebrate spring this weekend with the 11th Annual Herb Festival, Spring Plant Sale and Tomatomania.
This year they will fly in Lucinda Hutson from Austin, Texas, to help celebrate. Hutson is the author of The Herb Garden Cookbook and Tequila! Cooking with the Spirit of Mexico. A nationally celebrated lecturer, renowned organic gardener and designer, radio and television personality, and culinary consultant, Hutson will give a talk for us on both days at 2:30 pm.
Janell Cannon, author-illustrator of the award-winning and beloved bestseller, Stellaluna will be there at 11am on Saturday to read Little Yau and …read more

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The San Diego Indie Music Fest (SDIMF) IV is coming up this Saturday, and the excitement is building. It’s not just about music; SDIMF celebrates remarkable independent music, film, art, business and thought.
This festival starts at noon, and it doesn’t shut down until midnight. You’ll see interactive art and activities, dance, and over seventy acts! Featured this year:

Beth Hart
James Marsters (better known, and loved, as "Spike" from Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Semi-Precious Weapons
Tam Tam Mandingue

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Randy Jackson Presents America’s Best Dance Crew has reached the finale, and it’s now down to two crews – Status Quo (from Boston) and San Diego’s own JabbaWockeeZ. If you’ve missed JabbaWockeeZ’ performance (and if you’re over 25, there’s a good chance you have), last week the crews were challenged to master “The Evolution of Street Dance,” demonstrating the most iconic styles of street dancing for the last twenty years. Here’s the performance from JabbaWockeeZ, which “set the standard for the next ten seasons” (according to Choreographer Shane Sparks):

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Whether you’re going to church, brunch, or an Easter Egg Hunt, I hope you all have a great day, surrounded by your loved ones.
Happy Easter, San Diego.

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It would be very difficult to overstate the importance of water to San Diego or the region. Indeed, we owe it not only our recreation and tourism dollars, but our very survival. You can learn more at World Water Day tomorrow, at the Agua Hedionda Lagoon Discovery Center.
Demonstrations and booths will include:

Hubbs-Seaworld Fish Hatchery
Water cycle and bracelets
Wastewater Treatment Plant Model
California Native Plants
Endangered Frogs and Amphibians
Desalination
Oil Spill and cleanup demonstration
Lagoon and estuary water quality testing experiments

They promise a fun event for the whole family, with a magic show, touch tanks filled …read more

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Easter will be celebrated in a big way around San Diego County, with services at Christian churches throughout the land and Easter brunches at many restaurants.
If you’re wondering where the Easter Bunny will be hiding his eggs this year, they’ll be here, there and everywhere, with Easter egg hunts, festivals, bonnet contests, and more all weekend. He’ll have some serious hopping to do if he’s going to make it to all of these celebrations. This is where you can get in on the fun:
Saturday
Grab your Easter basket and head to the Hilton San Diego Resort for the 35th Annual Easter …read more

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