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Here are some must-see LGBTQ+ films for Pride Month.

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)

"Always...Patsy Cline", is a sentimental, song packed tribute to the singing legend whose voice was silenced to soon in a tragic end to her young life. The musical is based on the true story of country music star Cline and the unlikely bond formed between two women who met only once. Through a chance meeting in 1961, Cline struck up a friendship with Houston resident Louise Seger, one of her greatest fans. They exchanged letters and phone calls until Cline's tragic and untimely death in a 1963 plane crash. Reminisce and remember her greatest hits like "Crazy", "Walkin After Midnight", "I Fall To Pieces", and numerous other songs from her iconic catalog of music. Cathy DeBrule is Patsy Cline. DeBrule brings her dynamic voice to the role as a seasoned veteran and award winning actor from the Inland Empire.San Diego actor Dena Mattox plays devoted fan Louise Seger. Mattox also serves as producer of the show with direction by Pati Reynolds. The production duo has also assembled an all-female band to play live with stand-up bass, drums, violin, guitar and a musical director on keyboard. The extraordinary musicians are all local San Diegans. The musical is being staged as a limited engagement at the beautiful, historic Portuguese Hall located at 2818 Avenida De Portugal San Diego, CA 92106 A portion of ticket sales are donated to Cabrillo Civic Club #16, which is known for their community involvement, charity work and providing scholarships to local schools.

This time of year can be very busy and stressful, and not just for adults.

Lai, 76, was arrested in August 2020 during a crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement under the sweeping national security law enacted following huge protests four years ago.

This three-hour class taught by poet Jim Moreno, for beginning or seasoned poets, walks the path of duende, a term of Federico Garcia Lorca’s career poetics describing a demonic earth spirit containing irrationality, earthiness, and a heightened awareness of death. Moreno also has a grasp of the term as the space between words on the page, or the silence between words or line breaks in recitation. This 3-hour class is divided into two 90-minute segments. The first segment will be all about Mr. Lorca’s Duende, with research on the topic conducted from the book In Search of Duende: Federico Garcia Lorca by Norman Thomas di Giovanni. This 90-minute segment will include quotes from well-written prose essays that spell out Lorca’s ars poetica, a poem that explains the “art of poetry,” or a meditation on poetry using the form and techniques of a poem. The second 90-minutes explores the genius of our second Spanish poet, Antonio Machado, famous for his poetry and his walks after teaching school around scenic Barcelona, Spain; e.g., the way Machado’s consciousness on walks around Barcelona changed the way Moreno walks around San Diego: Machado suggested we pay attention to the landscape, the history of the landscape, the universal beauty, the synchronicity, and what I call the “hear and now” aesthetics. Border of a Dream: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado and Times Alone: Selected Poems of Antonio Machado, translated by Robert Bly, are the books researched by Moreno for the second segment. This class is not a critique class. This is a poetry workshop for composing original poetry. A safe place with the foundation of a container of respect and dignity for all participants no matter what culture or color of skin. The class is accompanied by a syllabus with bibliography, quotes, film clips, and poetry that will give you hours of pleasurable reading post class. The syllabus and Zoom link will be issued to participants on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Poets are asked to enter the Zoom meeting room at 12:50 p.m. on Sunday, July 23, 2023 in case you have trouble navigating the internet. For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.org Stay Connected on Facebook

Pianist Christian Sands shares music from his new record, Christmas Stories. We'll hear tales of his childhood in snowy Connecticut, the ultimate Christmas party music and an exclusive song.

The case involves just one abortion, but it's likely to have wider implications in the state with some of the strictest abortion laws in the country.

Every year, the Librarian of Congress selects 25 movies to be added to the National Film Registry. This year, the list included Home Alone and The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Jones has been banned from most major social media platforms for spreading falsehoods, like saying school shootings are faked, and that survivors and parents of slain children are crisis actors.