calendar 03.11 Submit events to calendar@pacificsandiego.com. Sheer Magic Bald heads, big hearts converge to fight childhood cancer Before raising a pint of green suds, Jake Pescatello and PK Marshall are asking <strong>San</strong> Diegans to help bring some luck to the more than 160,000 children worldwide who are diagnosed with cancer each year. For the third year in a row, they will shave their heads to raise money for childhood cancer research. The duo first got behind the cause three years ago, forming a local chapter of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. Since 2005, the charitable organization has raised nearly $57 million to combat childhood cancer through shave-a-thons. Participants collect pledges from friends, colleagues and relatives in return for their smooth, charitable move. More participants are needed to shave their heads and collect donations for this year’s event, to be held March 12 at Quality Social, in Downtown <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong>. In previous years, children and family members have stopped by the host venue to have their heads shaved in solidarity with a young family member dealing with baldness during chemotherapy. “Pretty much everybody’s had somebody in their family that’s been affected by cancer,” Marshall says. “Everybody just really rallies around the cause.” For Pescatello, who lost his father to lung cancer, it is a cause that’s close to his heart. “St. Baldrick’s is the largest provider of grants for children’s cancer research and treatment in the country, second only to the U.S. government,” he says. “It’s a ton of money and it goes to really good places.” The event includes appetizers, drink specials, live music and a silent auction. The past two <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> shave-a-thons netted more than $25,000 for the foundation. This year, Pescatello and Marshall hope to double that amount. 03/12 St. Baldrick’s Shave-a-thon Date: March 12, 12 to 4 p.m. Venue: Quality Social, Downtown Info: 888.899.2253, stbaldricks.org Jake Pescatello (left), co-founder of the <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> chapter of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, had his head shaved during last year’s event while fellow co-founder, PK Marshall (right), watched. Jamie Lynn Sigler 03/5 03/8 03/8 3/5: Brazil Carnival Venue: 4th & B, downtown Tickets: $25 Info: brazilcarnival.com Grab your feathered mask and enjoy scantily-clad samba dancers, Brazilian rhythms, capoeira performances and pre-lent libations. Enter to win round-trip airfare to Brazil. 3/8: Hillcrest Mardi Gras Venue: University Avenue, Hillcrest Tickets: $15-$20 Info: mosuniverse.com Celebrate Fat Tuesday in one of the most colorful spots west of the French Quarter—where even the king cake baby sports beads and bad drag. DJ Kimberly S spins. 3/8: Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp Venue: Streets of the Gaslamp Tickets: $20 advance, $25 day of Info: gaslamp.org Enjoy a New Orleans-style hurricane cocktail (or three) on the streets of the Gaslamp—along with two parades, beads, bands, booze, DJs (including sets by The Crystal Method) and even more beads. Proceeds benefit the Gaslamp Quarter Association. The Crystal Method Maura Lanahan 78 pacificsandiego.com {March 2011}
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