Cheryl’s Stone: Stepping Stone of San Diego will host Cheryl’s Stone, events commemorating the 10th anniversary of its residential facility, from Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6. The facility is named after Cheryl Houk, former Stepping Stone executive director and now board member, who created it. On Friday, the events begin with an open house at Cheryl’s Stone (3767 Central Ave. in North Park) at 3 p.m. The open house will begin with a 30-minute teatime, followed by a proclamation ceremony featuring city officials at 3:30 p.m. On Saturday, the organization will host a picnic in Balboa Park with tennis and volleyball tournaments from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. That night, Stepping Stone will host an anniversary gala called Celebration Under the Sky on the rooftop of the Porto Vista Hotel from 5-9 p.m. The gala will feature dinner, dancing and comedy. At the gala, Showtime’s Poppy Champlin will provide comedy, and Sandra Ware will spin music. On Sunday, Stepping Stone will host a pancake breakfast at Cheryl’s Stone. For more information or to purchase tickets for any of the events, visit www.steppingstonesd.org.

MCC 40th anniversary: The Metropolitan Community Church will celebrate its 40th anniversary with a number of festivities from Friday, June 4 through Sunday, June 6. On Friday, the church will host an ice cream social at 7 p.m. On Saturday, the singing group Prysm will perform accompanied by a celebration choir at 7 p.m. and on Sunday, the denomination’s founder, Rev. Troy Perry, will preach a sermon at 5 and 7 p.m. As bridge builders of Jesus Christ, MCC’s mission is to positively changing attitudes in the GLBT community toward Christ and the Christian community toward GLBT people. MCC is located at 2633 Denver St. in Mission Bay. For more information, visit www.themetchurch.org or call 619-521-2222.

Voices for Life: A variety of theater artists will perform at the Voices For Life concert at Tenth Avenue Theatre at 8 p.m. Voices For Life is a benefit concert for the San Diego LGBT Community Center’s HIV/AIDS services. Performers include Adam Arian (Scarlet Pimpernel, I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change), Chris Miller (Evita, Music Man), Kerianne Miller (The Wild Party, West Side Story), Judson Harmon (bare, The Wild Party), Joey Elrose (Footloose), Zach Martens (The Full Monty, The Seagull), Zoe Chao (Surf Report, Camino Real) and Shirley Giltner (A Little Night Music, Side Show). Tickets are $40. The Tenth Avenue Theatre is located at 930 10th Ave. in Downtown. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.SDArtsTix.com.

UCSD Hillcrest Celebration: University of California San Diego is hosting UCSD Hillcrest Celebration from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. UCSD Health System was recently honored as one of the top 15 major teaching hospitals in the nation. To celebrate this award and UCSD’s ongoing commitment to serving all of San Diego, UCSD is hosting the Hillcrest Community Celebration to thank patients, staff and community. Everyone is welcome for free food and fun. Health screenings for vision, blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol are also included. Meet teams from ER, Women’s and Infants services, Shiley Eye Center, Moores Cancer Center, Sulpizo Cardiovascular Center and many more. The event will also feature music and entertainment and a kid’s zone. The event will be held at the intersection of Dickinson and Front streets in Hillcrest. For more information, including a map and directions, visit http://alturl.com/zh9v.

Art Around Adams: Exodus Studios will host Art Around Adams from 3-9 p.m. Enjoy this year’s free art and music event on Adams Avenue by popping in and out of businesses transformed into art galleries for the day. As you stroll, don’t be surprised if you come upon art installations in the oddest of places. Artists on tap to tantalize and mesmerize include Papaha, Yuransky, Jeff Steorts, Aaron Cathcart, the Ruby Room Collective and many more. Art Around Adams will take place on Adams Avenue between neighborhoods Normal Heights and Kensington. For more information, visit http://artaroundadams.org.

Celebration of Song: The San Diego Women’s Chorus (SDWC) will host Celebration of Song at the Mission Hills Church of Christ at 7:30 p.m. Celebration of Song is SDWC’s annual Spring concert. The concert will feature music from different times and places that evokes longing, love, and pride. The program includes a wide variety of songs of struggle, triumph, beauty and self-reflection, all celebrating the human experience. The Women’s Chorus spring concert will also feature SDWC’s annual silent auction during intermission of both performances. Numerous items donated by chorus members and other local merchants will be available for bidding. Tickets for the concert are $15. Mission Hills Church of Christ is located at 4070 Jackdaw Street in Mission Hills. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.sdwc.org.

Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon: The 26.2-mile Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon begins in Balboa Park (at Sixth Avenue and Palm Street) at 6:10 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. and includes 26 entertainment stages. The 2010 Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon & ? Marathon to Benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society will finish at SeaWorld, adjacent to picturesque Mission Bay Park. The much anticipated, newly revamped race route will feature more than nine miles along San Diego’s scenic waterfront, include a stretch through PETCO Park and, for the first time ever, a 13.1-mile half marathon. Wheelchair race: 6:10 a.m.; marathon begins at 6:15 a.m. at Balboa Park. For more information, visit http://san-diego.competitor.com or call (800) 311-1255.

Robert Frost Poetry Reading: The First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego will host “The Poems of Robert Frost: Archival Recordings,” at 7 p.m. The program includes listening to these recordings of his readings. Robert Frost visited Middlebury College in Vermont in 1960. Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early 20th century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. A popular and often-quoted poet, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. For more information, call 619-298-9978 x 8014.

Abstract art: Enjoy abstract artwork by local artists at Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar at

7 p.m. in East Village. Thumbprint Gallery hosts event with an AcroYoga performance by Mara Harris, DJ Johnny Tran, local clothing and fashion designers and live painting. Exhibiting a variety of artwork in the beginning, Thumbprint Gallery has since relocated and gravitated towards the urban underground contemporary art scene featuring outsider and low/new brow art as well as work inspired by graffiti and street art. Admission is free. Basic is located at 410 Tenth Ave. in Downtown. For more information call 619-531-8869 or visit www.barbasic.com or www.thumbprintgallery.com.

‘Dog Sees God’: InterMission Productions presents Bert V. Royal’s comedy, subtitled Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead, at Diversionary Theatre at 8 p.m. Directed by Kym Pappas, drug use, suicide, eating disorders, teen violence, rebellion and sexual identity collide when CB’s dog dies from rabies and CB begins to question the existence of an afterlife. In this hysterical yet profound parody, the gang has traded innocence for experience, sentiment for swearing and sex – all while still trying to either maintain or find their individual identities. Discount tickets available via www.sdartstix.com. The Diversionary Theater is located at 4545 Park Blvd. in University Heights. For more information call 619-220-0097 or visit www.intermissionproductions.com.

More Mozart: Enjoy the music of flutist Timothy Day as he joins the Mainly Mozart Festival Orchestra in the Balboa Theater at 7 p.m. Conducted by David Atherton, the orchestra will feature classical music, with selections from Dvorak and Mozart. Timothy Day joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 1987. In 2006, he was appointed principal flutist of the San Francisco Symphony. In addition, he spent 12 seasons as principal flute with the Baltimore Symphony and taught at the Peabody Conservatory. He has served as acting principal flute with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Boston Symphony. Admission is $10 - $85. The Balboa Theater is located at 868 Fourth Ave. in Downtown. For ticket information call 619-239-0100 x2 or visit www.sandiegotheatres.org.

The Cherest Show on Earth:

Visit Lips Restaurant to see impersonations of Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Whitney Houston, and Michael Jackson and of course, the female queen of drag queens, Cher. $15 food minimum. Lips Restaurant is located at 3036 El Cajon Blvd. in North Park. For more information call 619-295-7900