San Diego Union Tribune: Some local events honoring Cesar Chavez

Here are some local events honoring the late civil rights leader Cesar E. Chavez, whose birthday will be observed as a state holiday Monday.

Chavez, the Arizona-born son of migrant workers, founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962. It eventually became known as United Farm Workers. The union’s efforts resulted in the nation’s first industrywide farm labor contracts, making Chavez a hero in the labor and civil rights movements. He died in 1993.

 “Let the Eagle Fly: The Story of Cesar Chavez,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Mayan Hall Theater, Southwestern College. It also will be performed April 3-6. Ticket information: (619) 482-6367.

 Cesar E. Chavez Scholarship Awards Breakfast, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Southwestern College, Student Union East, 900 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista. Ticket information: (619) 482-6508 or (619) 421-6700, ext. 5669.

 Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Parade, 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, 28th Street and Ocean View Boulevard, San Diego. Information: (619) 246-0330 or (619) 955-0735.

 Commemorative Mass in honor of Cesar E. Chavez, 6 p.m. Monday, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 1770 Kearney Ave., San Diego. The Mass is in English.

 Project New Village Cesar E. Chavez Community Tribute, 3-7 p.m. Monday, Market Creek Plaza, 336 Euclid Ave., San Diego.

 Annual luncheon at UCSD, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, the International Center patio. The free event will honor Gracia Molina de Pick for her recent gift to support the university’s Chicano Arts and Humanities program and Alberto Ochoa and Eva Bustos Melendez for furthering Chavez’s ideals in their communities.

 “The Gospel of Cesar Chavez,” lecture and mural unveiling, 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Salomon Hall, University of San Diego, 5998 Alcala Park. Information: (619) 260-4022.