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Citrus Festival: The Friends of California Citrus Park host the third annual Citrus Festival at California Citrus State Historic Park, 9400 Dufferin Ave., Riverside, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. April 5. Event includes citrus tasting, live music, food, cultural and educational booths, craft and food vendors, children’s activities, beer garden and more. For more information, go online to californiacitruspark.com.
Earth Day event: Wildomar Beautification Volunteers host the fifth annual Earth Day Community Cleanup and Celebration in Wildomar April 5 at Marna O’Brien Park, 20505 Palomar St. Registration, with snacks, begins at 7 a.m. and cleanup starts at 8 a.m. The event includes a vendor and craft fair 8 a.m.-noon with food, games and more.
Registration
Fundraiser: Foster Army Animal Rescue presents Barking Bunco 5:30-8:30 p.m. April 5 at the Packinghouse Brewing Co., 6421 Central Ave., Riverside. Entry fee of $30 includes five games, raffle opportunities and swag bags. Food and beer will be available for purchase. Proceeds benefit Operation: Spay and Neuter — Riverside. To purchase tickets, go online to fosterarmy.org/operation-spay-neuter-riverside/barking-bunco-registration.
Fundraiser: The March of Dimes’ Inland Empire March for Babies will be held April 12 at Rancho Jurupa Regional Park, 4800 Crestmore Road, Jurupa Valley. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., opening ceremony is at 8:30 a.m., and the walk begins at 9 a.m. For more information and to register, go online to marchforbabies.org/event/inlandempire.
Today
Spring festival: The Janet Goeske Senior Center, 5257 Sierra St., Riverside, holds a Spring Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with craft and food vendors. Admission is free.
Saturday
Garden tour: The Riverside-San Bernardino chapter of the California Native Plant Society offers a Spring Native Garden Ramble, a tour of four gardens in Redlands between 9 a.m. and noon and four in Riverside and Moreno Valley between noon and 4 p.m. There is no charge, but registration is required at eventbrite.com
Tuesday
Historical society: The Lake Elsinore Historical Society meets 1 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month except July and August at the city’s Cultural Center, 183 N. Main St. (Use the Heald Avenue entrance.) The museum is open 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays and 1-4 p.m. Sundays. For more information, call Ruth Atkins at 951-201-1555 or Kim McElroy at 949-282-8193.
Wednesday
Bingo: The Riverside Elks Lodge, 6166 Brockton Ave., offers bingo every Wednesday, with proceeds supporting scholarships for local primary and secondary school students and other local and national charitable causes. Doors open at 4 p.m., early bird games start at 6 p.m. and regular games start at about 6:45 p.m. Minimum buy-in is $21. For more information, call 951-683-0370, go online to facebook.com/RiversideElksLodge.
Line dancing: Beginning to intermediate line dancing for age 12 and older is offered 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays at the Lake Elsinore/Wildomar Elks Lodge, 33700 Mission Trail, Wildomar. Cost: $5 per lesson. For more information, call Joyce Hohenadl at 951-674-2159.
Education: The San Jacinto High School Fine Arts Festival is set for 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will include choir, theater, band and folklorico performances. It also will feature woodworking demonstrations and a student art display. Cost is $5; free for children 10 and under. The school is at 500 Idyllwild Drive, San Jacinto.
Thursday
Bingo: The Martin Luther King Senior Citizens Club, in cooperation with the Riverside Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department, offers bingo noon-2 p.m. Thursdays at the Stratton Center at Bordwell Park, 2008 Martin Luther King Blvd., Riverside. Cost is $5 for 10 games, and players must be 18 or older. For more information, call the Stratton Center at 951-826-5355 or Donna at 951-235-4181.
Farmers’ market: The Norco Rural Farmers and Artisans Market is held 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Ecological Agriculture Training Center, 3954 Old Hamner Road, Norco.
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