Cassadee Pope, lead singer of Hey Monday and star of Natural High 5, will be honored at the Sunset Splash Gala on Friday, October 28, at the Scripps Seaside Forum. Pope is the recipient of this year’s Natural High Award as she exemplifies the organization’s mission, explaining that doing drugs and drinking would dry out her vocal chords, and she doesn’t want anything to interfere with her natural high of singing. Other honorees will also be recognized, and the evening will celebrate the release of Natural High 5, also featuring Lauren Conrad and Travis Pastrana, which will encourage 5 million youth to live drug-free. Natural High was founded as The Sundt Memorial Foundation 17 years ago by Jon Sundt. (858/551-7006, www.naturalhigh.org)