Get Out!: Stretch Your Weekend Out with Yoga, Fishing and American Idol Auditioning

The holiday is over. You have this weekend to chill out and do with it what you will. You could stay at home and take a breather, but we’ve got some better, more active ideas for you and the family—because a weekend in summer should never be wasted.

Check out our best bets to spend your downtime this weekend, July 8-10. Stay in and around Rancho Bernardo for late-night fishing, yoga and a memorial bike ride. Or venture out a little farther this weekend and experience some Shakespearean theatre, and audition for a popular singing show or learn how to deal with insecurity.

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BEST BETS CLOSE TO HOME

• When/where: , 16775 Bernardo Center Dr., San Diego, 1-2 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Women can learn about yoga and take a 45-minute session with a healthy post-workout snack.
• Price: Free.

• When/where: , 14644 Lake Poway Rd., Poway, 4 p.m.-midnight Friday.
• Why go: Bond with dad over catching some fish. You’ll be awarded if you reel in the biggest catfish of the night.
• Price: $10 for adults, $5 for youth.

• When/where: Westview High School, 13500 Camino del Sur, San Diego, 8:30 a.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Ride or walk in memory of former Poway resident Nick Venuto, who passed away in May in a bicycle accident.
• Price: Free, but donations are accepted.

• When/where: , 16275 Espola Rd., Poway, 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Inspect late-night crawlers and listen to an entomologist give the scoop on bugs.
• Price: $3.

BEST BETS, A LITTLE FARTHER OUT

• When/where: , 1363 Old Globe Way, San Diego, 8 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Watch the magic-infested Shakespeare classic The Tempest.
• Price: $29-$85.

• When/where: PETCO Park, 100 Park Blvd., San Diego, 7 a.m. Friday.
• Why go: Represent America’s finest city by auditioning for one of the biggest shows in our country—American Idol.
• Price: Free.

• When/where: 1124 Third St., Ramona, 4-6 p.m. Sunday.
• Why go: Support the Ramona Trails Association and pamper your home chef with kitchen goodies.
• Price: Free (until you see all the gadgets and products from Pampered Chef).

• When/where: Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice at USD, 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, 8 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Saturday.
• Why go: Women will listen to an author and marriage and family therapist speak about the two faces of insecurity.
• Price: $55.