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Step into the world of sixteenth-century portraiture and discover how women artists turned the human body into a powerful language. This engaging reception and talk by Bronwen Wilson will explore the poses and gestures in Renaissance portraits, revealing the inventive ways women - led by the trailblazing Sofinisba Anguissola - used "the mute eloquence of gesture" to make their paintings speak. In an era when portraiture was often dismissed as a mechanical skill suited to women perceived to lack imagination, these artists defied convention. They infused their sitters with personality, narrative, and emotion - proving that a glance, a hand, or the tilt of a head could speak volumes. Join us for an illuminating evening of art, history, and conversation inspired by the museum's fall exhibition, "Poetic Portraits: Identity and Allegory in 16th-Century Europe." EVENT PROGRAM 4:30-5 p.m. Wine & Hors d'Oeuvres Reception 5-5:45 p.m. Lecture with Bronwen Wilson 5:45-6 p.m. Q & A, Free Time to Explore the Exhibition About the Speaker: Bronwen Wilson is the Edward W. Carter Chair in European Art at UCLA, where she also directs the Center for 17th- and 18th-Century Studies and the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library. She currently serves as Vice President of the Renaissance Society of America. Her research focuses on early modern visual culture, with particular interests in portraiture, physiognomy, and cross-cultural exchange. She has published widely on these topics and is the editor and co-editor of several recent volumes. A new book on portraiture and physiognomy is forthcoming. $65 Non-Members | $50 Members The Timken Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Dates: November 22-30, December 6-7, 13-31, January 1-4 Firework Dates: December 6, 13, 20-31 (schedule subject to change - visit the website) The Jolliest Time of the Year: Experience the Holidays at LEGOLAND California where the entire Resort is bursting with holiday cheer. There is no better time to add a little LEGO® magic to your family vacation and build memories & traditions to last a lifetime. Rock around the giant LEGO tree to holiday tunes, Sing and dance at one of our seasonal shows, Take “elfies” with your favorite holiday LEGO characters, Enjoy festive, limited-time sweets and treats, And strike a pose at bricktacular LEGO photo spots, including the larger-than-life LEGO wreath and the BRAND-NEW LEGO Santa with his Sleigh and Reindeer!

After decades of planning and setbacks, South Bay officials are laying the groundwork for a multi-university campus that houses academic programs from schools across the San Diego-Tijuana metro.

On Saturday, November 29 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Surfin’ Santa will break out his boardshorts and favorite Hawaiian shirt to spread holiday cheer in true SoCal fashion! Bring the whole family and be sure to arrive early to snag a spot on the boardwalk for Santa's grand entrance, as he cruises in from the San Diego Bay by watercraft and leads a festive parade to the fountain courtyard. Visitors can pose and have a free downloadable picture taken with Surfin’ Santa on his giant surfboard, riding a six-foot wave. Seaport Village on Facebook / Instagram

Come trick-or-treating on Adams Avenue at 40+ businesses and enter our costume contest for a chance to win cash prizes of $100, $50, $25! Costume contest categories include Best family or group costume Best children’s costume Best adult costume Best pet costume Empty heading How To Enter Pose in front of our Halloween Haunt poster in front of any of the participating trick-or-treat locations Tag @adamsavesd for a chance to win CASH PRIZES up to $100 in each category Entries must be posted by or before 6 p.m. on Saturday 11/1! Winners will be announced on Monday 11/3

The San Diego Seniors Community Foundation (SDSCF), in collaboration with the FBI San Diego Citizens Academy, are hosting an Elder Fraud Prevention seminar at the La Mesa Adult Enrichment Center (8450 La Mesa Blvd. in La Mesa) on Friday, Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m. Supported by the Wells Fargo Foundation, this event will educate seniors and their families about preventing fraud and scams. The entire community is invited and encouraged to bring an older adult. Elder fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the country, surging 84% nationwide in one year. Seniors lose more than $3 billion annually to scams, and in San Diego County, cases have risen by more than 30% in the last two years. Isolated seniors are at especially high risk—making prevention efforts, not just helpful but urgent. Scams using AI, video, and social media are exploiting seniors – targeting even highly educated professionals. Common frauds regularly affecting individuals over age 60 include: • Confidence/Romance Scam: Criminals pose as interested romantic partners through dating websites to capitalize on their elderly victims’ desire to find companions. • Tech Support Scam: Criminals pose as tech support representatives and offer to fix nonexistent computer issues, gaining remote access to victims’ devices and, thus, their sensitive information. • Cryptocurrency Scam: Scammers convince targeted individuals to withdraw large sums of cash and deposit it into cryptocurrency ATMs or kiosks at locations provided by the scammers. Once cash is deposited and converted into cryptocurrency, the scammer transfers it to other cryptocurrency accounts. • Investment Scam: Investment fraud involves complex financial crimes often characterized as low-risk investments with guaranteed returns. They include advanced fee frauds, Ponzi schemes, pyramid schemes, market manipulation fraud, real estate investing, and trust-based investing such as cryptocurrency investment scams. The FBI National Citizens Academy Alumni Association (FBICAAA) recently awarded the Excellence in Community Partnerships, a national recognition, to the FBI San Diego Citizens Academy Alumni Association for their work with SDSCF in educating more than 500 San Diego seniors on fraud prevention. To register, visit fbisdcaaa.org/elderfraud. For more information, visit www.sdscf.org or www.fbisdcaaa.org/elderfraud.

From producer Joel Silver and screenwriter Shane Black, both of "Lethal Weapon" fame, comes an action-comedy spoof of rough-and-tumble buddy films–"Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang." A private detective (Val Kilmer – "Alexander"), a thief posing as a struggling actor (Robert Downey Jr. – "Gothika") and an actual struggling actress (Michelle Monaghan – "The Bourne Supremacy") become entangled in a murder mystery filled with twists, turns, betrayal and, most importantly, romance. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a very special screening of "Playland" followed by an in-person conversation with the film's director, Student Academy Award winner Georden West! With an eclectic ensemble of queer performers, including drag icon Lady Bunny and POSE's Danielle Cooper, "Playland" is transdisciplinary in every sense of the word: music, dance, archival footage, tableaux, opera, and performance art are layered into an ethereal piece subverting all boundaries. Produced by Palomar Cinema Professor Russell Sheaffer, Georden West’s debut feature is an expressionist and very queer bricolage, focusing on an atemporal night in Boston’s oldest gay bar, the Playland Café. Palomar College's Pride Center on Instagram

The Neighborhood House in Logan Heights became the heart of the Mexican and Mexican American community in San Diego. Begun in 1914 by a group of wealthy Victorian socially progressive women including Mary and Helen Marston as a settlement house with the explicit goal of “Americanizing” Mexican immigrants, it evolved over time to be a site of community activism and civic participation for the next generation of Mexican American youth walking through its doors. Colloquially known as La Neighbor, the Neighborhood House was the nexus of relations in Logan Heights and offered integral services like health care, food distribution, English-language classes, a community oven, citizenship classes, and enrichment activities. This new exhibition brings together the written history of the house, along with nearly twenty new oral history interviews from former Logan Heights residents and Neighborhood House participants who were impacted by its services. The Neighborhood House Association continues today commemorating its 110th anniversary as a much different organization since its founding. Examining the history of Neighborhood House through the first sixty years shows us the ways in which individuals and governments have responded to pervasive social issues like poverty and lack of access to health care and education. It also shows the ways in which community is built and the next generation is fostered, despite continued vulnerability and the challenges posed by policy and planning decisions outside of local control. San Diego History Center on Facebook / Instagram

Dozens of businesses and homeowners associations around San Diego allow law enforcement to search through data from their license plate readers, including Home Depot, Lowe's, and local malls.