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Premieres Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV. Founded by Prince William in 2020, The Earthshot Prize aims to discover and help scale the world's most innovative climate and environmental solutions to protect and restore our planet. A star-studded awards ceremony, filming in Singapore on November 7, celebrates this year's fifteen finalists before awarding the five winners of The Earthshot Prize.

Kiosks and public bathrooms built over the freeway were supposed to help reconnect the community. They've never been put to use.

The Carters have it all: wealth, influence, critical cred, fanatic fandoms. So what drives their quest for approval from institutions like the Grammys, who may never truly see them?

In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust featuring Jeffrey Veidlinger Location: Geisel Library, Seuss Room Join the UC San Diego Library and Jewish Studies Program for the next Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger. Veidlinger is Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and the author of multiple prize-winning books, including “The Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the Soviet Stage” (2000) “Jewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire” (2009) and “In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine” (2013). About the Holocaust Living History Workshop This event is a part of the Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series, an education and outreach program sponsored by the UC San Diego Library and the Jewish Studies program. It aims to preserve the memories of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by offering public events involving witnesses, descendants and scholars and through the use of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Visual History Archive. Past HLHW workshops are now part of the Library’s digital collections and can be accessed online. For more information visit: library.ucsd.edu

Backyard Renaissance presents... PROOF by David Auburn directed by Anthony Methvin Cast: - Francis Gercke, William Huffaker - Wendy Maples, and Liliana Talwatte - Magic and Mathematics On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions, the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire, and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s, who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness- or genius- will she inherit? Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play Winner of the 2001 Tony for Best Play Full Schedule Here! For more information visit: backyardrenaissance.com Stay Connected on Facebook

One of the founders of behavioral economics, who incorporated human quirks into the study of how people make economic decisions, has died. Daniel Kahneman was 90.

Someone in New Jersey overcame the odds Tuesday night and won the $1.12 billion Mega Millions jackpot, breaking a winless streak that dated to last December.

A book signing about “Cinema Ann Arbor,” Bruce Willis on 16mm and Bruce Lee!

San Diego Beer Week is a 10-day celebration honoring America's finest independent craft brewers. It's taking place November 3-12 with events being held throughout San Diego County at participating breweries, bars, restaurants and more! Join the San Diego Brewers Guild at your favorite taproom to celebrate: Guild board members and Executive Director will be around the county in different taprooms to share a pint while answering your questions on all things San Diego Beer. Swing by to purchase your exclusive SD Beer Week merch or answer trivia questions for your chance to win a special prize. Friday, November 3 - Eppig Brewing, Vista (3:30-7:30pm) Saturday, November 4 - Pure Project, North Park (12-4pm) Monday, November 6 - AleTales Taproom, East Village (5-8pm) Tuesday, November 7 - 3 Punk Ales, Chula Vista (6-9pm) Wednesday, November 8 - Deft Brewing, Bay Park (5-8pm) Thursday, November 9 - Obrien's Pub, Kearney Mesa (6-9pm) Saturday, November 11 - Embolden Brewing Anniversary Party, Miramar (1-4pm) San Diego Brewers Guild on Instagram

Get ready to fulfill your authorial aspirations during National Novel Writing Month at the San Diego Public Library! We're offering in-person and virtual writing workshops to support your creative journey. Our NaNoWriMo Write-In Workshops provide a motivating space for you to reach your writing goals, featuring writing sprints, progress sharing, and a chance to win a prize if you join the NaNoWriMo challenge. We've got materials covered, whether you prefer a computer or pen and paper. Just bring your imagination, and we'll support writers of all styles – plotters, pantsers, and everyone in between. Registration highly suggested due to limited seating. Light refreshments will be served. Let's discover the next chapter of your writing together!