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Of the 177 environmental activists killed around the world last year, 60 were murdered in Colombia, says the advocacy group Global Witness. In most cases, no one is tried or convicted.

Anxiety can send kids into a fight, flight and freeze state that can trigger a behavioral reaction like avoiding social situations, shutting down, yelling, arguing, or being physically aggressive. Join guest presenter, Meredith Gleason, M.S., Licensed Educational Psychologist with Achieve Concierge, to learn more about anxiety’s impact on behavior and tools you can use at home or in the classroom to help support children with oppositional behavior that is rooted in anxiety. Register Now

Vista Hill is proud to present the 2023 Fashion Show/Luncheon “Wonderful World of Fashion.” The Event will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023 at The Town & County Resort. At this exciting event, there will be shopping at fabulous boutiques, an opportunity drawing for fantastic prizes followed by a delicious luncheon and fashion show. The runway will be dressed up with global fashions and embellished with international flare all produced by Gretchen Productions. In 2021, Vista Hill served more than 20,000 individuals and their families throughout San Diego County with a wide variety of social service programs. We are committed to achieving measurable results on prevention, early intervention, treatment, and education for our families and the community in our focus areas of mental health, substance use disorder, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. This year’s Fashion Show net proceeds will benefit the Don Allen ParentCare Family Recovery Center and ParentCare Central. These outpatient alcohol and drug-treatment programs are for women who are pregnant or with young children. Focused on both substance use disorder and trauma-informed mental health treatment, primary goals are helping mothers achieve a sober, drug-free lifestyle and to ensure that babies are born free of drugs and alcohol, and that children grow up in safe and healthy families. Ticket Details: $2,500 - Runway Table of Ten (sold out) $2,000 - Preferred Table of Ten (Second Row from Runway) $200 - Preferred Seating $1,350 - Table of Ten $135 - Individual Seating For information or to register, please contact Jenny Cairncross at 858.514.5155 or jcairncross@vistahill.org.

Hailed by Rolling Stone as “a genre unto herself,” Kaki has released 9 albums and toured extensively, presenting in such prestigious arts centers as the Kennedy Center, MoMA, LACMA, The Met and Smithsonian Design Museum. She has created music for numerous film and TV soundtracks, including “August Rush” and “Into the Wild”, for which received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score. She has performed with symphonies and chamber ensembles, and recorded an album in collaboration with the Porta Girevole Chamber Orchestra commissioned by the Berklee College of Music. Social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Community organizer Tasha Williamson discusses how and why to file complaints against local law enforcement.

Jesus Christ is now the center of a multimillion-dollar advertising campaign funded by the founder of Hobby Lobby and others.

The Autism Society San Diego is excited to announce our 5th annual Lights! Camera! Autism! Join our community of friends, families and supporters as we present an evening of music, food, art and film. The event will showcase autistic adults in every aspect of the evening including: ‣ Art show with more than 25 artists in attendance ‣ Film with panel discussion, featuring Dani Bowman, star of Netflix's Love on the Spectrum, and founder of DaniMation Entertainment, who has premiered 11 animated short films at Comic Con. ‣ Music performance by Jake Woodruff. This event is designed and intended for people 16 and over. Cocktail attire suggested.

You are invited to the Intersections Concert Series featuring The Alison Brown Quintet presents Bluegrass: Bending It with Folk and Jazz. Join UC San Diego for our Intersections Concert Series at Park & Market in the Guggenheim Theatre hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history. One of the most multi-faceted minds in roots music, Alison Brown is a GRAMMY-winning musician, GRAMMY-nominated producer, former investment banker (with an AB from Harvard and an MBA from UCLA) and co-founder of The Compass Records Group which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2023.  Alison grew up in La Jolla and began her musical career as a teenager in the San Diego bluegrass scene. Over the course of her career, she has expanded on her love of bluegrass and built a reputation as one of today’s most forward thinking and innovative banjo players. She is known for taking the instrument far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, People, NPR and USA Today. On her new release, aptly titled "On Banjo," Alison continues her musical explorations on a set of original compositions with special guests including Steve Martin, Kronos Quartet, Sierra Hull, Anat Cohen, Sharon Isbin, Stuart Duncan and members of the Alison Brown Quintet. Alison is the recipient of the USA Artists Fellowship in Music and the Distinguished Achievement Award from the International Bluegrass Music Association. A pioneer among women in the music industry, Alison was the first female to win an Instrumentalist of the Year award from the International Bluegrass Music Association; in 2019, she became the first female 5-string banjoist to be inducted into the American Banjo Museum’s Hall of Fame. She recently worked with the Spring Valley-based Deering Banjo Company to develop the Julia Belle model low banjo in honor of the late John Hartford. Alison serves on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy and as co-chair of the Steve Martin Banjo Prize. She lives in Nashville with her husband, bassist and Compass Records co-founder Garry West and their two children Hannah and Brendan. More info: The Intersections Concert is a new interdisciplinary event series, presented by UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies, taking place at the multi-tenant, mixed-use business, arts, and educational office building in downtown San Diego’s East Village. Intersections offers new, diverse takes on traditional ideas and forms in a variety of disciplines, from artistic performances to educational lectures will take place at Park & Market’s state-of-the-art Guggenheim Theatre. Hosted by UC San Diego and New York-based violinist Yale Strom, one of the world's leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Romani music and history.

Funds from The Inflation Reduction Act have financed a wave of investments across Republican-held districts.

Three-time Blues Music Award Winner, Vanessa Collier is electric and sensational! As a master musician and multi-instrumentalist, Collier, weaves funk, soul, rock, and blues into every powerful performance. With soulful vocals, searing saxophone, and witty songwriting, Collier is blazing a trail, racking up an impressive arsenal of honors, and has already singled herself out as an artist of distinction. Come see her perform at Oceanside Theatre Company on Friday, March 24 at 8:00 p.m.