Get Out

If the rain and odd May chill have you down in the dumps this week, you need a pick-me-up more than ever. It's not due to be a warm weekend, but it's going to be a sunny one. Yay!

Let us guide you to what's happening in Mount Helix, San Diego and beyond from May 19 to 25. You can enjoy grub galore, from award-winning food trucks and see a one-time Lemon Grove performer take his act to a downtown San Diego stage.

CLOSE TO HOME

• Where/when: Grossmont College, Grossmont College Dr. and Highwood Dr., El Cajon (and other stops countywide), 6 a.m. Friday.

• Why go: Granted, gas prices are beginning to come back to earth, but you can join in Bike to Work Day and save a little dough or make a political statement or just get a workout, while snagging prizes, because local companies will hand out swag to bikers during the morning commute. 

• Price: Free.

• Where/when: Lemon Grove Middle School, 7866 Lincoln St, Lemon Grove, 9 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: Volunteers will keep the fires burning for 24 hours as part of the local Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. Lemon Grove residents raised nearly $30,000 last year. Several local entertainers and vendors will be on hand to support the walkers.

• Price: Teams collect donations to benefit the cause.

• Where/when: Boomers, 1155 Graves Ave, El Cajon, 4 p.m. Saturday.

• Why go: The food truck trend keeps on keepin' on. The restaurant chain hosts 20 trucks from San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange County, including one, Grill 'Em All, that captured top honors on the Food Network.

• Price: $5

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

• Where/when: 10th Avenue Theatre, 930 10th Ave., San Diego, Thursday through Sunday.

• Why go: Local boy Adam Parker, a graduate of Mount Miguel High, is now a professional artist. He's with Triad Productions, which is staging “Curse of the Starving Class” in downtown San Diego through May 28. 

• Price: $13-$25.

• Where/when: Morgan Run Club and Resort, 5690 Cancha de Golf, Rancho Santa Fe, Friday through Sunday.

• Why go: You like the New Orleans Saints? See Super Bowl MVP (and former Charger) Drew Brees. You like the Dallas Cowboys? See Tony Romo. You like TV? See Ray Romano. It's all possible at the Cox Celebrity Championship, a charity golf tournament to benefit local causes.

• Price: $10 for three-day pass, but there are several opportunities for free admission.

• Where/when: Mission Trails Regional Park, 1 Father Junipero Serra Trl, San Diego, 9 a.m. Saturday.

• Why go: “Explore Mission Trails Day” features guided nature walks, live animals, pony rides and hands-on discovery stations for children at the Equestrian Staging Area at Mast Boulevard and State Route 52.

• Price: Free.