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Don't toss it, fix it! Join the San Diego Fixit Clinic at the San Diego County Lakeside Branch Library on September 23rd from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. RSVP is required for item repair with the Fixit Clinic Coaches. Learn how to: • Fix broken appliances and gadgets • Repair road and mountain bikes • Mend your favorite outfit Stay Connected on Facebook

The main event begins at 11 a.m. on Sunday on church grounds. Experience an old fashioned BBQ with fabulous food and drinks, children’s games. Lots of great door prizes. There will be craft booths and live country music featuring San Diego’s own The Horseshoe Lucky Band. Sunday’s event also includes a drawing for fantastic prizes including, Two $500.00 cash prizes, as well as a bundle of the fabulous Deep Pit barbecued beef. Directions: From I-8 exit Hwy 79 head North, left on Riverside Dr., then 2 miles on the left. For more information visit: ourladyoflight.church Stay Connected on Facebook

Enjoy Halloween with no Tricks and all Treats! Join TrueCare’s family-friendly Halloween Health and Safety Festival, in partnership with the Oceanside Police. TrueCare will be providing FREE Fentanyl testing strips alongside important safety information to help you keep your kids’ holiday fang-tastic! Fentanyl can look like candy and is a highly potent opioid. Just 2 mg is a fatal dose! Learn what it can look like and how to prepare for a safe Halloween with this deadly drug lurking in the shadows. Lots of fun activities for the kids too: - Face painting - Interactive kid-friendly “Boo Mobile” - Ricos antojitos (delicious snacks) - Spine-tingling crafts - un-BOO-lievable prizes and giveaways Don’t miss out on these other offerings during the festival: - Fresh produce (while supplies last) - Free diapers (while supplies last) - Get your child’s height and weight unmasked to check their terror-ific growth. - Is Medi-Cal giving you a fright? TrueCare’s spook-tacular Enrollment Services specialists will be onsite to answer questions and guide you through the process. - Keep the HIV ghosts away with PrEP education. TrueCare team and partners will also be scaring up some fun, including Mission Mesa Pediatrics, Pediatric Dental, Women’s Health and WIC teams, CSUSM School of Nursing, Migrant Education and North County Informador! For more information visit: truecare.org Stay Connected on Facebook

From the organizers: Intersections is curated by Andrew Waltz, Director of Arts Management at Park & Market. Hosts and performers for this year’s season include San Diego artists and arts leaders who have won Grammy Awards, toured with famous acts worldwide, and brought talent to some of the region’s most beloved music venues. The 2024 Intersections series is co-curated by a number of influential San Diegans with ties to the arts and culture community: Rebecca Jade, Damian DeRobbio, Kamau Kenyatta, and Yale Strom. Scheduled Intersections Events in 2024 Tickets will go on sale soon for the scheduled concerts below. Adama Bilorou Friday, Jan. 19, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Theatre, UC San Diego Park & Market West African Tradition and Beyond Tickets here Born in the rhythmic beats of Burkina Faso and rocked by the tradition of griots, Adama Bilorou knew how to transform his heritage into a melody of multiple nuances, a musical journey that crosses continents and cultures. A versatile musician endowed with a rare mastery of the Djembe and the Balafon, Bilorou has captivated ears and hearts across the world. From his childhood in Ivory Coast to his wanderings in Italy, France, the United States and Burkina Faso, he has written his score along the lines of diversity. Kamau Kenyatta will host and conduct a Q&A with Bilorou after his performance. “Adama’s music is an uncanny blend of folklore and innovation,” says Kenyatta. “His stylistic versatility and mastery of many historic West African instruments leaves audiences enthralled.” Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Theatre, UC San Diego Park & Market Sincerity in Song Tickets here Lisa Sanders is an electrifying harmonizer. Her heartfelt songs are genuine with deep meaning and conviction. A musical style that can only be described as soulful country blues, her genres include folk pop, gospel, rock and jazz. Writing, singing and producing from her heart in nearly every genre for over three decades, Sanders continues to make an impact in the musical world. Kamau Kenyatta will host and conduct a Q&A with Sanders after her performance. “This fantastic group, propelled by the world-class songwriting of Lisa Sanders, impresses with its beauty, mastery and universal themes,” says Kenyatta. Quetzal and Martha Gonzalez Friday, March 1, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Theatre, UC San Diego Park & Market Art, Culture and Inspiration from East L.A. Quetzal is a Grammy award-winning ensemble of highly talented musicians, joined for the goal of creating good music that tells the social, cultural, political, and musical stories of people in struggle. Martha Gonzalez (lead singer, percussionist, and songwriter) calls it an “East LA Chicano @ rock group,” summing up its rootedness in the complex cultural currents of life in the barrio, its social activism, its strong feminist stance, and its rock and roll musical beginnings. Besides being a rock band, the group and its members participate in a much larger web of musical, cultural, and political engagement. Damian DeRobbio will host and conduct a Q&A with the group after their performance. Gene Perry & Rumba Ketumba Thursday, July 11, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Theatre, UC San Diego Park & Market A fixture in the local music scene since 1974, Gene Perry was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, and was one of the earliest pioneers of Afro-Cuban and Afro-Caribbean music in San Diego. His ensemble, Rumba Ketumba, is composed of a mixture of San Diego natives and musicians from around the world. Rumba Ketumba plays a high-energy mixture of Afro-Latin, Caribbean, Spanish Rumba, and other dance rhythms. Curator Yael Strom, whose Yiddish klezmer group has previously collaborated with Rumba Ketumba, will host and conduct a Q&A with the group after their performance. Kittel & Co. featuring Jeremy Kittel (violin), Josh Pinkham (mandolin), Quinn Bachand (guitar) Friday, September 27, 2024 at 7 p.m. The Guggenheim Theatre, UC San Diego Park & Market Acclaimed violinist Jeremy Kittel (formerly of the Grammy-winning Turtle Island Quartet), Kittel & Co. (“Kid-dle and Koh”) inhabits the space between classical and acoustic roots, Celtic and bluegrass aesthetics, and folk and jazz sensibilities. The members of Kittel & Co. have collaborated with Béla Fleck, Sarah Jarosz, Chris Thile, and Yo-Yo Ma. Together, Jeremy Kittel, mandolin phenom Josh Pinkham and transcendent guitarist Quinn Bachand coalesce into a singular voice that’s thrilled audiences from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival to A Prairie Home Companion. Yael Strom will host and conduct a Q&A with the group after their performance. Related links: UC San Diego Park and Market website | Instagram | Facebook

Hundreds of nominees for military positions have been stalled as Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., protests Pentagon abortion policy, and that total could swell to 650, the Pentagon says.

San Diego International will receive $44 million, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

In celebration of Little Amal’s visit to San Diego, Vantage Theatre is creating a special performance at the La Jolla Library. Anne Hoiberg, author of Tears of War, is partnering on the project. We are creating a unique performance highlighting the stories of seven refugee and asylee women from her book, "Tears of War--Stories of Refugee Women." The women will present their stories of fleeing their war-impacted country, surviving the horrific journey to refuge, adjusting to a refugee camp or a neighboring country, and resettling in San Diego. The proceeds from the presentation will be donated to Casa Cornelia. Two of the women from Tears of War were granted asylum through the efforts of Casa Cornelia. Casa Cornelia is committed to providing pro bono legal services to uphold the legal rights of individuals fleeing their native countries due to political, social, religious, or ethnic persecution and/or torture. Casa Cornelia is the only non-profit law firm in San Diego County that provides free legal services to San Diego’s detained unaccompanied children. In addition, they provide immigration legal services to children detained elsewhere in the U.S. who were released in San Diego and are still in deportation proceedings, and they represent children who are not in deportation proceedings but are eligible for immigration relief. Without this program, many children wouldn’t have access to relief. or the protection afforded them by law. Ticket: Suggested donation $20 Cash at door or http://vantagetheatre.com/wordpress/donate Reservations vantagetheatre@gmail.com or 858-461-8552

Join Avarcas USA for their annual Pons Avarcas Warehouse Sale on November 4th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and shop from their wide selection of sustainably made leather sandals. Pons Avarcas, the chic leather sandals traditional of Menorca, Spain, make for a stylish shoe year round, transcending fleeting fashion trends and protecting your feet season after season. Since 1945, the third-generation family of artisans have been hand making these traditional sandals from raw materials sourced locally in Spain, including the rubber sole (which uses 10% recycled tire rubber) and high-quality natural Vecchio leather. Held at the Pons Avarcas headquarters in Barrio Logan at 1835 Main St. San Diego, CA 92113, the annual sale will offer all of their classic styles in over 40 different colorways, available in women’s, men’s and kids’ sizes. Snag additional discounts on perfectly imperfect samples, discontinued colors, espadrilles and market bags. Shop small from this locally-owned business and cross all the names off your holiday list! Stay Connected on Facebook

Join Traveling Stories and the San Diego community for the 2nd annual Walk for Literacy event. This family-friendly and pet-friendly event will take place in Chollas Lake Park (6350 College Grove Dr, San Diego, CA 92115) on Saturday, Oct. 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favorite literary or story characters and embark on a magical stroll around the lake to celebrate the power of stories and raise awareness for local resources. This event hosted by Traveling Stories, a San Diego nonprofit that helps children build confidence and strong reading skills by the 4th grade. This event is FREE for all children under the age of 12. Tickets are required for all participants and can be reserved online. Can’t attend in person? Virtual options are available so you can still take part in Traveling Stories' biggest event of the year. All proceeds will support Traveling Stories and their mission to empower children through literacy. To donate, learn more and volunteer at travelingstories.org For more information visit: travelingstories.org Stay Connected on Facebook

Join us at The Desmond for an epic whiskey pairing dinner brought to you by Stranahan’s Whiskey. Guests will be welcomed with a signature cocktail and then be treated to five mind-blowing courses, each with a perfectly paired cocktail. A flight of Stranahan’s various whiskey labels accompanies the pairings to allow guests to experience the whiskies neat. Whiskey Educator, Xander Brown, will guide guests through the whiskey tastings, while Chef Aldo Negrete discusses the food pairings. This is one event you don’t wanna miss, where food and whiskey collide in the most epic way imaginable. Get ready to feast, sip, and have a blast! For more information visit: sandiegowineclassic.com Stay Connected on Facebook