Learn about the center: The California Center for the Arts, Escondido, will have an open board meeting at 2 p.m. Tuesday in its Felicita Room, 340 N. Escondido Blvd. (760) 839-4111.

Encroachments on natural habitats: Andy Phillips, deputy director of conservation and research at the San Diego Zoological Society, will lecture on “Conservation Biology: What a Job!” at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Continuing Education Center, Remington Club II, 16925 Hierba Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Cost: $5 for center members; $7 for nonmembers. (858) 487-0464.

Ready to roll: There will be a party and ribbon cutting on the new banked track, 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Ups-N-Downs Roller Rink, 862 N. Broadway, Escondido.

Photo exhibit: The Photo Arts Group will feature an exhibit of 12 photographic works by members starting Thursday through Feb. 28 at the Artista Cafe & Bistro, 427 N. Escondido Blvd. Free. (760) 745-5461.

Concert hour: The Weathersfield Trip will perform at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Palomar College, 1140 W. Mission Road, San Marcos. Free. (760) 744-1150.

Saxophone quartet: Escondido Public Library's First Thursday Concert will feature the Pomerado Saxophone Quartet. The concert is at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Library, 239 S. Kalmia St., Escondido. The program will feature jazz, Dixieland, ragtime and classical music. Free. (760) 839-4329.

“100 Years of Broadway”: This presentation, directed by Ric Henry, is a musical journey through the first century of Broadway. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Carlsbad Cultural Arts Center, 3557 Monroe St., Carlsbad. Tickets: $12, $10 for students and seniors. (760) 931-8709.

Taste of Thailand: Toys for Thailand, a team of Palomar College associates and community members who collect toys and money to deliver to the tsunami zone and abandoned children, is having a fundraiser. The Thai-themed event will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Feb. 10 at Seaside Church in Encinitas. Tickets: $20 in advance, $25 at the door. (760) 529-3739.

Lake trip: The San Marcos Trailblazers have scheduled a trip to Diamond Valley Lake on Feb. 19. There is also a Las Vegas/Lake Mead trip March 11-13. Cost for the Feb. 19 trip is $64; $125 double occupancy/$150 single to Las Vegas. (760) 744-1150, ext. 3609.

Meetings

Heart Beat: The auxiliary of the Naval Hospital at Camp Pendleton will meet at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the San Luis Rey Officers Club, Camp Pendleton. Gina Austin will talk about pet therapy. (760) 729-5769.

Mom's Breakfast Club: Escondido Children's Museum will have a breakfast for moms at 9 a.m. Thursday at the museum, 380 N. Escondido Blvd., Escondido. Cost: $5 a person. (760) 739-9513.

San Marcos Lions Club: Members will meet at noon Thursday at Lorrine's Country Cafe, 752 S. Rancho Santa Fe Drive, San Marcos. (760) 941-3475.

Experimental Aircraft Association: The North County chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the AFR Hangar, McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad. Bob MacHale, air traffic manager at the Ramona air traffic control tower, will speak. (760) 438-7534.

Classes/workshops

Master plans: The city of San Marcos will have a community workshop to get comments for a park at South Lake. The workshop will be at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Center, 3 Civic Center Drive, San Marcos. (760) 744-9000, ext. 3505.

For baby boomers: A new transition course for the baby boom generation (1946-1964) will be from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 1, 8 and 15 at the Oceanside Senior Center, 455 Country Club Lane, Oceanside. Last year marked the beginning of the largest retirement wave in history. Topics will explore “Retirement, What Does it Really Mean?”, “What Will Become of Me, My Lifestyle and My Future” and “What Do I Need to Know?” The course will be repeated on Saturdays, Feb. 3, 10 and 17. Cost: $45 a person, $75 a couple. (760) 435-5250.

Watercolor flowers: MiraCosta College is offering a basic painting course focusing on flowers, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Mondays Feb. 5-March 26 in Room 206 at the San Elijo campus, 3333 Manchester Ave., Cardiff. Cost: $101. Supplies are $50-$70. (760) 795-6820.

Boating safety: The Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla will have a boating safety class, 7 to 9 p.m. Mondays Feb. 5-March 26 at the Oceanside Public Library, 330 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside. Cost: $50. Registration: (760) 231-6725.

The magic of cooking: Alchemy of the Hearth will offer the cooking class “Winter Comfort Foods.” Students will learn to make foods relaxing to the body starting Feb. 6. This class is available as a two-week course at Rancho Bernardo High School at a cost of $57, or a four-week course at San Pasqual High School in Escondido for $75. (760) 745-6553.

Hair with flair: Learn tips and tricks to turn everyday hair into a fancy 'do, in a class offered by the city of Escondido. The class, for anyone 14 or older, is at 10 a.m. Feb. 24 at the East Valley Community Center, 2245 E. Valley Parkway, Escondido. Cost: $20. (760) 839-4691.

Senior living

Big-band music: Big John's Big Sound, an 18-piece band, will play for a senior dance at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Joslyn Senior Center, 210 Park Ave., Escondido.

Legal help: Rancho Bernardo Senior Services will offer a consultation with an attorney from 1 to 3 p.m. Feb. 5 at 16769 Bernardo Center Drive, Rancho Bernardo. Free. Call for an appointment. (858) 487-2640.

 FYI is compiled by Cheryl Walker. Send items to northcounty@uniontrib.com