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Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. Come check out Third Sunday Craft! Please note that signing up for two months at a time will allow you to take advantage of the following discount: $62 for two months for members, $74 for two months for nonmembers September: Depicting and Evoking Emotion: Where the writer puts her pen is where the reader feels emotion. This class will explore the twinned concept of depicting emotion (how to show, when to tell, emotion in the story) and evoking emotion (making the reader feel something when they read!) Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link. For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

As the debate surfaces again over police use of camera-equipped smart streetlights, the city’s Privacy Advisory Board is unable to meet and provide recommendations.

LIFE AT MiraCosta College invites you to join us for two free lectures. At 1:00 p.m. “Lincoln’s Scout--The Diary of Horatio Cooke, Soldier, Spy, Escape Artist”---Mark Cannon, Author. Hear the enthralling true story of the brave and resourceful young captain of the Civil War’s super-secret Lincoln Special Scouts, Harry Green Cooke. At 2:30 p.m. "The Next Eclipse" presented by Rica French, MCC Faculty, Astronomy Dept. On April 8th, 2024, a total solar eclipse transverses the continental U.S. Join us for this interactive session with all the details, including how you can watch safely (from anywhere)! Meetings will be held in person at the MiraCosta College, Oceanside Campus, in the Board Room Trailer T200 by the Police Station and by the Internet Application Zoom. Parking passes are required. For more information visit: miracosta.edu

Theme Blue...the most popular color in America! It is the color we use for first place ribbons. So let’s bring on the blue. A Regional exhibition juried by Katie Dolgov Oceanside Museum of Art - Director of Exhibitions & Collections. Join us for the Opening Reception: Saturday, August 31st, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. Free event to the public. Exhibit Dates: August 31st - September 27th. Visit: https://www.ashtonartgallery.com/ Ashton Gallery on Instagram and Facebook

Trump supporter Elon Musk says the daily prize money is meant to “support the Constitution,” but an election law expert calls it “clearly illegal.”

Joe Marich is a literary public relations and marketing expert who represented best-selling author Michael Crichton for over 16 years, and has launched over 800 books for other authors. He will share insider tips about literary marketing and public relations based on his 30+ years of experience. Topics covered will include: How to use literary marketing and media relations effectively; Ten questions to ask yourself before starting to write your book outline – or now, if it’s too late; -What you can do on your own to help market/promote your book; - When you need to hire an expert (and when you don’t); - What to expect from a marketing and PR expert—and what not to expect; - Other relevant topics. Pitch your book to Joe in a PR Lightning Round! In addition to getting answers to all of your PR questions, come prepared to “pitch” your book or book idea to Joe and he will give you a thumbnail sketch of how media-friendly your project may or may not be, and offer alternatives that might work even better. Note: This event is for SDWI members only. Join SDWI today. Please visit our website https://writeyourstorynow.org/ to join and register for this event. For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

"Tijuana and Tecate" is the San Diego Model Railroad Museum’s Summer Exhibit, opening June 11, 2024. Explore the history and construction of the Tijuana and Tecate Railroad, the section of the San Diego and Arizona Eastern Railroad located across the Mexican Border. This exhibit walks visitors through the difficulties John D. Spreckels faced as he funded the construction and the aftermath of the railroad in the Mexican cities the trains passed through. Exhibit Reception: Thursday, June 13, 5-7 p.m. This event is free, but we ask you RSVP San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Facebook / Instagram

The new legislation would lower the financial penalty for some employers and compel them to correct violations.

Police in Waterbury, Conn., allege the man's stepmother locked him in his room with limited food and water for over 20 years, until he started a fire using hand sanitizer, printer paper and a lighter.

North Carolina lawmakers have enacted a law over the governor's veto that would diminish the powers afforded to his successor and other other Democratic statewide winners in the Nov. 5 elections.