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With Hollywood on strike for most of the summer, we check in on the new releases for the fall. Our critics share their recommendations for more than 25 films coming out between now and Thanksgiving.

The cassette is not only a tool of communication but also one of creation. This week on 8 Tracks, NPR Music's Lars Gotrich celebrates new music released on his favorite format.

This original exhibition of digital photography with historical context, explores Bonita and Sweetwater Valley landscape, landmarks and architecture. For the exhibition Mark has been hiking the Sweetwater Valley area in South Bay San Diego documenting the area utilizing aerial drone photography creating 360 degree panoramic views. He has been working with the collection of the Bonita Historical Society to include information about local historic homes, including the 1908 Irving J. Gill and Frank Mead "Allen House," the “Otay Limited” National City & Otay railway, as well as early pioneer maps and historical objects inviting the public to discover the evolution of the local landscape of natural geography juxtaposed with architectural and commercial development.

Food and art have a long and prosperous relationship, with masterpieces created since the dawn of art providing contemporary audiences a peek into culinary lifestyles of the past. Inspired by traditional Dutch still lifes and skillfully rendered using time-honored traditional painting techniques, Windsor's Burger Series presents modern culinary choices in a literal visual feast. The sumptuous artworks beg the question, can the viewer taste and smell with their eyes? Can a simple selection of paint be applied to the canvas to incite the desire for more? Duke Windsor: Nothing's Impossible exhibit website art exhibit will be presented at the Oceanside Musuem of Art from Saturday, November 20 through Sunday, March 13. Get tickets here! Member admission: Free General admission: $10 Senior admission (65+): $5 Military and Students free (with ID) Kids 18 and Under free For more information, please visit the Duke Windsor: Nothing's Impossible exhibit website or call (760) 435-3720.

Guest conductor Case Scaglione leads the San Diego Symphony in two concerts, featuring a duo of works by Beethoven, with pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. The symphony will also perform Stravinsky's fanciful, intricate and chaotic "Symphonies of Wind Instruments," the 1947 revision in which Stravinsky removed some of the more obscure instruments from the original. The piece was apparently dedicated to Stravinsky's mentor and primary influence, Debussy — though I just happened upon a little classical music gossip wherein Debussy referred to Stravinsky as "a spoiled child." —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS weekend arts preview Details: 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 and Saturday, Feb. 25. Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., downtown. $25-$90. Related links: Concert information from the San Diego Symphony San Diego Symphony on Instagram

Billions of dollars are headed to state and local governments to address the opioid crisis. If the federal government fails to oversee how the money is spent, advocates worry it will be wasted.

Between its polarizing polygonal design and plenty of production hiccups, the Cybertruck has had a long and rocky road to release. Its fate on the electric pickup market remains unclear.

Incoming NPR CEO Katherine Maher has a background in tech and world affairs. She says the network's mission fits neatly with her advocacy of the free flow of information in expanding democracy.

A critic becomes an amateur detective in order to avoid becoming a murder suspect in Alexis Soloski's Here in the Dark. In The Mystery Guest, by Nita Prose, a hotel's maid has to clean up a real mess.

For years, Kuumba Fest was held downtown. This year, it’s moving to the newly formed Black Arts and Culture District.