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Join us for a special conversation with Third Act co-founder Bill McKibben, sponsored by NCCCA & SD350. There is no charge for this online event but you must register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-CgqDkrHdBHdBNg5OxP7vNpE79zKbkJ?fbclid=IwAR01FqErd7vITnV762c2nyOgEy2Eohmp_ahsvLYNZwSqSmb7eEsnB0pMqm8 We will discuss the politics of climate change, how we can confront and stop the fossil fuel industry, the role of civil disobedience, and climate justice. We'll also ask Bill about how to stay motivated and active when climate action is stalled, and how we as individuals and local organizations can be most effective in advancing climate solutions at the local and national level given our dysfunctional political system. The event will include Q&A from the audience. Bill McKibben is an author, journalist and movement strategist. In 2014 was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called the ‘alternative Nobel.’ His 1989 book "The End of Nature" is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, and has appeared in 24 languages; he’s gone on to write a dozen more books. He is a co-founder of 350.org (which SanDiego350 is affiliated with) – the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement, which has organized twenty thousand rallies around the world in every country save North Korea, spearheaded the resistance to the Keystone Pipeline, and launched the fossil fuel divestment movement. North County Climate Change Alliance on Facebook

In 2022, R&B rediscovered its place in the club, pushed into the outer reaches of space, found and lost love (as always) and relished the beauty of the Black experience.

Join us at the X-Ray Vision Isn’t Just for Superman: The Leidos Experience! Participants of this event will tour the Leidos manufacturing floor at our Vista, California headquarters, where you will have the opportunity to visit four of our educational stations. In these stations, you will have the chance to become a TSA officer, while you operate a ProVison full body scan, a B220 Explosives detector, and a Reveal® Explosives Detection System (EDS) just like those operated by TSA, scanning airport luggage and capturing bad guys. You will then become a Customs Agent and learn the parts of the M6500 X-ray scanning vehicle and watch it deploy before you head south of the border to the Plaza VACIS® scanning system. Need to know: • Every adult accompanying a student must be a US citizen and have a valid form of identification at sign-in the night of the event. • In addition, each adult must be vaccinated or maintain proof of a negative rapid antigen or PCR test collected within 96 hours of entry. • Learn more about Leidos and the systems that will be demonstrated. Date | Wednesday, May 4 from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Location | Leidos Reserve your spot today! Registration/RSVP is required. To reserve your spot, please contact Marissa Marshall at Marissa.J.Marshall@leidos.com or (760) 224-3438. For more information, please visit lovestemsd.org/x-ray-vision-isn%E2%80%99t-just-superman-leidos or call (858) 455-0300.

The Museum of Making Music is a proud participant in Make Music Day, a free global celebration of music on June 21. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 750 cities in 120 countries. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music Day is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public. The Museum of Making Music joins the global Make Music Day celebration with a new special exhibition called "What Good is Music?" and musical activities all day long. There is something for everyone during Make Music Day! Inside the Museum Galleries (featuring "Pay-What-You-Wish" Admission): Event Schedule: ALL DAY (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) - What Good is Music? Exhibition Opening Get a first look at the Museum of Making Music's newest exhibition: What Good is Music? Chances are you’ve got some ideas about what “good music” is. But what about the good of music? What is music good for? What good does music do? What good is it for you, for us, and for the world? We invite you to consider these questions and to join us in a conversation about the good of music! Make Music Day Activities at the Museum (FREE!) 11:00 a.m. — Drum Circle #1 We've got the drums! You've got the beat! Borrow a drum or percussion instrument from the Museum and join our trained facilitators for a special drum circle that is sure to get you into the groove. 1:00 p.m. — Make & Play: Get Your Shake On with Studio ACE Kids and families are in for a treat! Make and design a musical shaker with our friends from Studio ACE. We'll provide the supplies, you provide the inspiration and the rhythm! 2:00 p.m. — Drum Circle #2 We've got the drums! You've got the beat! Borrow a drum or percussion instrument from the Museum and join our trained facilitators for a special drum circle that is sure to get you into the groove. ALL DAY (10 a.m. - 5 p.m.) — Jam on the Lawn Want to share a song, sing, strum a guitar, or jam with others? Bring your instrument to the Museum and join us just outside the Museum's front doors for a jam on the lawn. Seating is limited, so bring a folding chair.

From the Symphony: Rafael Payare, conductor Jesse Perez and Shana Wride, narrators San Diego Symphony Orchestra TCHAIKOVSKY: “Waltz” and “Polonaise” from Eugene Onegin TCHAIKOVSKY: The Tempest Fantasy Overture, Op. 18 TCHAIKOVSKY: Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Russian Easter Overture, Op. 36 Jesse Perez and Shana Wride are leading San Diego actors who will bring to life excerpts of the classic literature that inspired Tchaikovsky's music. About the program: Note: due to current world events, the San Diego Symphony has made the decision to change its 1812 Tchaikovsky Spectacular concert repertoire from what was previously announced. Now titled TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONIC TALES, this program will no longer include Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture. While this program has been a regular feature of San Diego Symphony summer seasons past, with the ongoing Russian war that threatens the people of Ukraine, who – as we speak – are fighting for their very lives, we feel that it is important to amend this program. Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture was commissioned and written to celebrate a Russian military victory and includes the sounds of battle and violent artillery. The San Diego Symphony highly respects the work of Russian composers and intends to carry that legacy on through our musical performances, as is evidenced by the new program listed above. But, we strongly feel that this summer is not the time in which we should perform the 1812 Overture. We join the many millions across the world who wholeheartedly support Ukraine and its people in one of the darkest hours of their history and carry hope that this war will end soon. Related links: San Diego Symphony on Instagram San Diego Symphony on Twitter San Diego Symphony on Facebook

With four new prizes tonight, the megastar has now won more Grammys than any other artist in the awards' 65-year history. But Harry Styles took home the evening's biggest prize.

Xavier Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass, which is rarely presented as a solo instrument. Winner of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Paiko Foundation Fellowship, and First Prizes at Astral’s 2014 National Auditions, Sphinx’s 2014 Competition, and the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition. Program: J.S. BACH:Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (transposed for solo double bass) XAVIER FOLEY:Always on the Move for Double Bass and Piano VIVALDI:Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, RV47 (transposed to G major for double bass and piano) XAVIER FOLEY:Lost Child Etude No. 11 “The Singer”Untitled Latin Paradise Date | Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! General seating starting at $51. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/xavier-foley or call (858) 459-3728.

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It was a heart-pounding, dance-inducing, head-spinning year in Latin music, from Bad Bunny's exponential rise to a relentless commitment from up and coming artists to play between genre lines.