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The Book Catapult welcomes local poets Manuel Paul Lopez and Adam Deutsch, discussing and signing their new collections Nerve Curriculum (Lopez) and Every Transmission (Deutsch) on Friday, May 26 at 7pm. Nerve Curriculum: "In this remarkable book, lyric fabulist Manuel Paul López embeds parallel worlds that unite dreamtime and memory's ‘syllabus of smoke.’ Episodes relate the perils of youth and the absurdity of a ‘state-sanctioned self’ amid the social fevers here and now, along with the exquisitely berserk stagecraft needed to mount a present-day rebellion of the senses...NERVE CURRICULUM is the thrilling confirmation of a unique élan that can fuel the Latinx imagination. López accommodates us with ample poetic vitality and a surrealist regard for releasing personhood from having to ‘live perpetually on the verge of living.’” —Roberto Tejada Manuel Paul López's books include NERVE CURRICULUM (Futurepoem), THESE DAYS OF CANDY (Noemi Press, Akrilica Series), The Yearning Feed (University of Notre Dame Press), winner of the Earnest Sandeen Poetry Prize, and Death of a Mexican and Other Poems (Bear Star Press). He also co-edited three anthologies, Reclaiming Our Stories: In the Time of Covid and Uprising (City Works Press), Reclaiming Our Stories 2 (City Works Press), and Reclaiming Our Stories (City Works Press), all three generated from a community-based writers' workshop of the same name that he's co-facilitated since 2016 in Southeast San Diego. He lives in San Diego and teaches at San Diego City College. Every Transmission: "I trust Adam Deutsch’s humane music – the rhapsody in poems such as “The Percolator Ode,” the subtle lyricism of pieces such as “Plash” and “Yes.” In this book full of images and insights into one human’s day, full of fog and hummers and ducks, municipal waste, five-day-old goats, public radio, spiders and copper sun – which is to say, full of the day’s wonder and trouble, and realization that “all its fire is now a part of my face.” Yes, I trust this voice, trust this daily heartbreak and strangeness of “deleting dead people from my address book,” trust the beauty that lives in these pages, real and shy – like the beauty one trusts often is – like that “bug that walks the wall of bent nails.” There is lyricism here, and grace." —Ilya Kaminsky, author of Deaf Republic and Dancing in Odessa Adam Deutsch is the author of a full-length collection, Every Transmission, from Fernwood Press. He has work recently in Poetry International, Thrush, Juked, AMP Magazine, Ping Pong, Alchemy, and Typo, and has a chapbook called Carry On (Elegies). He teaches in the English Department at Grossmont College and is the publisher of Cooper Dillon Books. He lives with his spouse and child in San Diego. Event date: Friday, May 26, 2023 - 7:00pm Event address: 3010-B Juniper Street San Diego, CA 92104 Related links: The Book Catapult on Instagram | Facebook

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The biggest event in classical music returns to San Diego, June 20-29. The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival, led by Maestro Michael Francis, is the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s top orchestras, who come together in San Diego every summer to form one remarkable orchestra for a limited six-concert series. This year, the orchestra will return to two La Jolla venues where it first held performances in 2023: the UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater and The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Featuring musicians from top U.S. orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and more, Mainly Mozart’s All-Star Orchestra is the only orchestra of its kind in the country. The 2024 Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Program Mozart Piano Concerto 21 & Beethoven 6 Thursday, June 20, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 Soloist: George Li, piano Mozart Symphony 31 Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Symphony No. 31 SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre GABRIEL FAURÉ: Fauré Requiem Featuring: San Diego Master Chorale | Erica Petrocelli, soprano Gran Partita Matinee Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 3:00PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor) MOZART: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” Tchaikovsky's Serenade Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 7:30PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor) BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade, Op. 48 Mozart & Gulda Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D Major GULDA: Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra Soloist: Robert DeMaine, cello Closing Night Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 Soloist: Stefan Jackiw, violin When: Thursday, June 20 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Saturday, June 22 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Sunday, June 23 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Tuesday, June 25 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Thursday, June 27| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Saturday, June 29 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Where: June 23 and 25: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center | 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 June 20, 22, 27 and 29: UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater | 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093 Tickets: Festival 6-concert, 4-concert, 3-concert and 2-concert packages are passes now on sale at https://www.mainlymozart.org/2024-fest-sales. Early Bird Prices available now through Feb. 29. Prices increase March 1. Mainly Mozart on Facebook / Instagram

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Haiku is an ancient form of Japanese Poetry, typically consisting of 3 lines, written with 17 syllables (5-7-5) and often on the subject of seasons and/or nature. Haiku can be a cathartic, therapeutic tool for enhancing mindfulness, managing stress, engaging in community and more! In this two-hour workshop, Susan will present a PowerPoint presentation, share several of her photography prompts (nature/seasons), and give participants ample time for reflection to kick-start/review, enhance and celebrate their Haiku writing journey! Teens and up! All levels! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | X

Olympic organizers are defending the participation of two boxers who failed a gender eligibility test last year. Here's what to know about the key players, conservative outcry and official response.

The Coronado Historical Association invites you to the next lecture of our popular Wine & Lecture series as former CO of Naval Air Station North Island, David Landon, shares his knowledge about Coronado's naval history. The Navy's first aviator, Lieutenant Ellyson, and many other military personnel were trained at North Island starting in 1911. The station was granted official recognition as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation" by a resolution of the House Armed Services Committee on August 15, 1963. From the military's aviation origins to geographical changes to North Island over time, David will share some of the many stories about the history and development of Naval Air Station North Island. David R. Landon David, a native of Guilford, Connecticut, graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1975 with a BS in Business Administration. He entered the U.S. Navy in 1976 and retired as a Captain in 2006 after 30 years on active duty. He has commanded HSL-51 in Atsugi Japan, HSL-41 in San Diego California, Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility in San Diego and Naval Base Coronado, which included NAS North Island, Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, NALF San Clemente Island, the Silver Strand Training Complex, La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Complex and OLF Imperial Beach. Since retiring from the Navy, David has worked as the Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Priority Solutions, a permanent placement- recruiting firm and as a Program Manager and leadership advisor for Scientific Applications International Corporation (SAIC). He assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Systems Technology Incorporated (STI) in 2011 and retired from STI in DEC 2017. Important Registration Information: Capacity is limited and reservations are required. No walk-ins will be admitted. If you have any questions please email or call (619) 435-7242. Please be aware that tickets for the wine & lecture events are nonrefundable, as proceeds support our educational mission. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Many people get range anxiety thinking about taking a long car trip in an EV. But a lot of money has gone into improving roadside chargers. We tried them out for ourselves during a 1,000-mile drive.

The United Auto Workers union expanded its strike against the automaker Stellantis, calling on 6,800 workers at its Sterling Heights Assembly Plant outside Detroit to walk out Monday morning.

Donald Trump se presentó el miércoles ante la Asociación Nacional de Periodistas Negros en Chicago, donde insinuó falsamente que Kamala Harris había engañado a los votantes sobre su raza.