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The "Live Wedding" Expo is a unique Wedding Planning & One-stop Shopping Experience that connects engaged couples with local artists, and supports small wedding business owners. Engaged couples meet face-to-face with artists, shop their unique products and see some of the newest floral bouquets, styles in bridal gowns, invitation designs, cakes, reception decor, makeup, hairstyles and many other latest trends. Vendors showcase thier skills as we host a "Live Wedding" honoring an active military, first responder, educator or health care provider, in honor of their public service. Engaged couples are "guests" and see vendors in action. Meet photographers, tastes the cakes, smell the flowers, hear the music and enjoy a champagne toast honoring our Hero couple! All "Live Wedding" Markets vendor and entry fees support our 501(c)(3) W2OMG, Inc. non-profit that hosts birthday parties, milestone celebrations, workshops and staff support for teen sex trafficked victims and abuse survivors living in safe houses throughout California. Proceeds from this event support our non-profit where we don't just cultivate flowers; we cultivate joy, laughter, and a sense of belonging for teen trafficked victims and young adult abuse survivors on their path to healing. It's a safe haven where birthdays, milestones celebrations, and simple joys are not just acknowledged but magnificently honored. Every flower, every latte, wedding, every latte, every creative connections workshop, and every moment celebrated at Where 2 Or More Gather supports our non-profit W2OMG, and our Safe House Coalition efforts to rescue, provide Creative Retreat Sanctuary providing trauma informed care, safe housing, legal advocacy and restitution, empowering teen trafficked victims and young adult survivors of abuse. For more about our mission, visit: https://www.w2omg.com/bloom " Visit: https://www.w2omg.com/event-details/winter-holiday-live-wedding-market-expo?utm_source=Vesta&utm_medium=Referral

Discover the beauty of San Elijo Lagoon: where fresh water and saltwater meet and mix, migratory and resident birds share a sanctuary, and many animals find a home. This guided tour will inspire all to watch and listen for various birds that rest in – and fly across – the salt marsh and mudflats. No matter the season, you can enjoy, photograph, and identify a host of native plants. Our Nature Center Loop Trail is accessible, providing fun for all. Visit: Nature Collective Nature Collective on Instagram and Facebook

Gear up for an electrifying Family Fun Day! Plunge into the captivating realm of reptiles and uncover their remarkable survival skills across diverse environments, including the San Elijo Lagoon and Cardiff dunes. We have an array of interactive activities lined up! Get up close and personal with snakes, lizards, and turtles commonly sighted at San Elijo Lagoon, show off your creativity with nature-themed crafts, and learn how to make your nature interactions both sustainable and meaningful within our special Marine Protected Areas. Visit: Nature Collective Nature Collective on Instagram and Facebook

NY Gov. Hochul says she'll weigh NYC Mayor Eric Adams' future on Tuesday, after four of his longtime aides resigned over a corruption scandal involving the Trump administration.

Following the mayor's claims that "outside agitators" escalated protests this week at two Manhattan campuses, city officials released data saying 134 of the 282 people arrested were not students.

The Ramona Outdoor Play tells a story of love and bigotry in early California.

Syria's new rulers faces one of their first serious challenges: bread lines. For Syrians, the long wait is a struggle — but for some, bread is a business opportunity.

Join us for Voices on the Inside at the SDPL, a self-portrait photography and poetry exhibit by incarcerated members of Poetic Justice. Voices on the Inside unites our community with a multi-modal art exhibition, free to the public, rooted in the urgent need for a collaborative solution to amending punitive approaches to incarceration and increasing rehabilitation and healing. This exhibition offers an innovative and constructive approach to transforming prisons and jails by acknowledging and listening to those who are surviving incarceration. By bringing together communities for the purpose of dialogue, bridging differences, healing from harm together, and witnessing the humanity behind each individual, Poetic Justice hopes to make real change in the lives of incarcerated women. Poetic Justice is a community within and beyond women's prisons and jails, working alongside one another with a shared belief in the power of self-expression to change lives. Voices on the Inside, funded by the NEA, the World Design Capital and the California Arts Council, is a Poetic Justice photography and poetry program in collaboration with photographer Lisa Loftus that brings together incarcerated members of our community from California, Oklahoma, and Tijuana. On view at the downtown San Diego Central Library's Popular Library Fairway, April 29 through July 31, 2024. Opening reception: 1-4 p.m. Sunday May 5, 2024 Feel free to arrive anytime between 1-2pm, as the reception and events will begin at 2pm. We can't wait to see you there! Reception information and RSVP here. Voices on the Inside is a free event, open to the public and if you would like to support the team who made it possible, please consider making a donation at the following link; https://www.poeticjustice.org/donate. If you are not in California or able to attend Voices on the Inside at the San Diego Library from May-July 2024, please also consider a donation that will allow Poetic Justice to bring this exhibit to your area! Related links: San Diego Public Library: website | Instagram Poetic Justice: website | Instagram

Clearing land for cattle and cows is the single biggest driver of rainforest loss in the Amazon. This "hotel for cows" in Colombia offers a solution.

Texas officials are urging coastal residents to evacuate as the storm nears. Beryl, now a tropical storm, is expected to regain hurricane strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico.