Sunday, June 3

Fiesta del PAWS Garden Party: Pets Are Wonderful Support (P.A.W.S.), a volunteer-driven non-profit that helps people with chronic illnesses care for their pets, will host the Fiesta del P.A.W.S. Garden Party at the historic estate of Jim Urbina, Jeff Johnston and Robert Hunt. Dick Van Patten, founder of Natural Balance Pet Food, will be in attendance and is being honored for his contribution to animals and to P.A.W.S. Guests will be free to stroll through the estate and enjoy a variety of international foods and a Tommy Bahama bar. Guests and their pets will also have the opportunity to receive Benji’s “paw-tograph,” and have their picture taken with the canine superstar. Admission to the Fiesta Garden Party is $75. To purchase tickets, visit the P.A.W.S. Web site, www.pawssdc.org.