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Attend benefits Pupapalooza Festival MAY 20 | SECOND CHANCE BEER COMPANY Second Chance Beer Company, the award-winning "Seize a Pint, Save a Pup" brewery in Carmel Mountain Ranch, will host its 3rd Annual Pupapalooza Festival from 2-6pm with more than 20 locally-owned dog- themed vendors, adoptable pups from The Animal Pad, food trucks, and a live DJ. The leashed pet-friendly event is free to attend, with additional Silver VIP ($100) and Gold VIP ($150) ticket options available that include special perks such as a ten-minute professional photo session for pets in a Puppy Picnic Co. "pupnic" setting, exclusive gift bags, access to a VIP lounge, and more. For the first time in the event's history, Second Chance will be releasing a special beer specifically for the festivities, a Guava Wheat Ale that will be available on draft and in 16-ounce cans. Event proceeds will benefit The Animal Pad, a San Diego-based, all breed, nonprofit dog rescue organization. Tickets at all levels should be reserved in advance online. secondchancebeer.com Wild in the Country MAY 20 | LIONS TIGERS & BEARS Lions Tigers & Bears, San Diego's only accredited big cat and bear sanctuary, will host its annual Wild in the Country fundraiser from 2-6pm. The gala will feature special guest hosts Jagger and Kristi from Magic 92.5 FM, a live performance featuring Broadway stars Sandra Joseph and Ron Bohmer, and dinner by chef and owner of Pamplemousse Grille Jeffrey Strauss. Proceeds will benefit the sanctuary's 65-plus exotic and ranch animal residents, providing food, enrichment, habitat maintenance, and veterinary care, and provide the opportunity to rescue even more big cats and bears in need. Guests may bid on exclusive items in the silent and live auctions and will have the opportunity to walk around the sanctuary to visit the rescued animals and hear the stories that brought them to their lifetime home through Lions Tigers & Bears' lifesaving work. lionstigersandbears.org Memorial Day Ceremony MAY 29 | MT. SOLEDAD NATIONAL VETERANS MEMORIAL The Mt. Soledad National Veterans Memorial Day Ceremony will take place this Memorial Day at 11am. The MSNVM is collaborating with Project Recover to honor the sacrifices of all those servicemembers who selflessly gave of themselves so that others could live free. The ceremony will recognize the service of US Navy Aviation Radioman 3rd Class, Walter "Uncle Bert" Mintus, who, while on a bombing mission in the island of Palau in the Western Pacific, crashed with three airmen onboard his aircraft. All three aviators were declared missing in action. Seventy-two years later, Project Recover located his Avenger. In June of 2018, Mintus' remains were accounted for and returned to his family. A Veteran Honor Plaque will be unveiled and presented to his relatives during the ceremony. The keynote speaker is Vice Admiral Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Special guest speaker is Pat Scannon, MD, PhD, Project Recover Founder. The ceremony is free to attend, with parking and shuttle services from the nearby French American School and the Mt. Soledad Presbyterian Church. 619.838.2964, neiloconnell@soledadmemorial.com PUPAPALOOZA: PHOTO BY ERIN WIESE PHOTO MT. SOLEDAD: PHOTO BY VINCENT KNAKAL ranchandcoast.com 26 MAY 2023 RANCH & COAST MAGAZINE