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The Barona Band of Mission Indians proudly invites the San Diego community to celebrate Native American heritage at the 51st Annual Barona Powwow over Labor Day Weekend. The three-day cultural celebration starts on Friday, September 1 with gourd dancing at 6 p.m. and a dramatic grand entry of dancers in colorful regalia at 8 p.m. The Barona Powwow will continue Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Hundreds of Native American participants of all ages and from across the country will showcase their dancing skills as they compete in a variety of categories, such as the Fancy Shawl Dance and Grass Dance, for more than $75,000 in prize money. In addition to beautiful regalia and dancing, spectators will be able to enjoy Hand Drum contests, singing and music, popular Native American food including delicious Indian fry bread tacos, arts and crafts, and handcrafted jewelry. The Barona Powwow will be held at the Barona Sports Complex located on the Barona Indian Reservation just one mile north of the Barona Resort & Casino on Wildcat Canyon Road in Lakeside. Connect with Barona Powwow on Facebook!

Does your adorable pet always steal the spotlight? Were they born to be a star? The deadline for our 2024 Photo Fundraiser is only a month away, and we can't wait to see photos of your best FURend. Enter your favorite photo today for a chance to win great prizes, including a full month spread in the 2024 calendar! And with just five votes or more, they'll be guaranteed a spot in the calendar or collage pages. Best of all, every entry and vote makes a lifesaving difference for another animal in need. So don't wait, enter your picture-perfect pet today! Click here to enter and vote!

Today, we ask for your help raising $135,000 as we prepare for the exciting future! Your support will help us save moms with pups delivering on the streets in harm's way, provide food to starving dogs, and provide medical care to dogs suffering from unimaginable injuries. Come on and join us by helping! Please join us at the 10th anniversary of our Annual Howl-O-Ween 5k Mutt Run and share in the FUN. By supporting California Labrador Retrievers and More on Saturday, Oct 28, you're helping us save even more dogs. Race begins at 8:30 a.m. at Road Runner Sports San Diego, and early packet pickup starts at 7:30 a.m. Over 14,352 dogs, puppies, and mamas have been saved with the help of our 11,353 alumni and volunteers. Ten years ago, our first Mutt Run took place with 50 runners. This year we will surpass 500 runners supporting us as they run with their dogs, all decked out in costumes! Register now to participate and start your training, plus start planning your costume for you and your forever friend. The top costume wins big. Want to help even more? Get your friends and family on board to help you fundraise for the dogs -just link to our fundraising site: Donorbox Mutt Run Fundraiser. The top fundraiser wins a 3-night stay in Mission Beach at your own private cottage home. Don't want to fundraise, no problem; register for the race, and let's have some fun. Dress up your dog and yourself for the Costume Contest! With awesome prizes for the top finishers! Plus, Top 3 Runners will receive a runner's dream basket with a new pair of running shoes from Road Runner Sports and more. Early Packet Pickup: Beat the hassle of race day and come to the early packet pickup on Friday, October 26 from 5 to 7 pm at Road Runner Sports, 5553 Copley Drive, San Diego 92111. Are you picking up for someone else? You must have a signed waiver. Plus, you will receive a discount coupon from Road Runner Sports for picking up early. Race day packet pickup and same-day registration: On race day, Saturday, October 28, you can pick up your bib or register, starting at 7:30 am. You will receive an email before race day with parking information. We will be using a Wave Start again this year! Everyone is a winner by supporting the hundreds of dogs we care for each year, plus you receive a one-of-kind race medal for all race finishers. Run or walk across the finish line to receive a medal! Watch for a medal preview coming soon! Road Runner Sports has been our partner for 12 years, and as a way to say thank you, they include a savings coupon for shopping at any area Road Runner Sports retail store! Mike Hess Beer will once again sponsor the Beer Garden! You can buy your beer garden wristband when you register or on the event day! Plus, we're extending the beer garden hours so you can stay a little longer and enjoy the day. So come out, run or walk, and have fun while supporting the 2,000 dogs that Labs and More will rescue this year!

Surfing Madonna Oceans Project is pleased to present “Save the Ocean” a juried regional show about our beautiful, fragile and fascinating world. 60+ artists from across California will be selected to showcase their work on the environmental theme during the month of October 2023 with the reception on Saturday October 14, 2023. Artists and Poets will be awarded with cash prizes for their exceptional work. The show will host all mediums of wall art including: painting, fabric, collage, assemblage and photography. The show will be juried by Cathy Carey, Cheryl Ehlers and Mike Redman. There will be art and poetry awards and poetry readings at the reception on Saturday October 14, 2023 from 4 - 6 p.m. Artists may enter up to 3 entries for $30. ALL work must be original, No Giclees. No Size Limit. Submissions accepted until Sunday September 17. Notifications will be sent on September 25, 2023. Art work needs to be delivered to Escondido Municipal Gallery on Tuesday October 10 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Artists will be recognized with cash awards, $1450 in cash awards for 12 awards. Poets may enter as many poems as they like for $10 each entry. Poets will be recognized with cash awards, $450 in cash awards for 3 awards. For more information visit: surfingmadonna.org Stay Connected on Facebook

This weekend in the arts: Poets laureate at the downtown library; Medium Festival of Photography; indie bands Jupiter Flight and Nite Lapse at the Casbah; Mathieu Gregoire at ICE Gallery; Barrio Art Crawl and Fern St. Circus; "Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play" at The Old Globe; and Prebys Play Day at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

All puns are intended! Calling all lovers of dad jokes: San Diego's only pun competition is back on the FCI Main Stage! Watch, laugh, groan, or join word nerds from across the city in a battle to see who's the punniest of them all—and win prizes! Pundemonium! is a three-part event based on the format used by pun contests in cities nationwide. Curious about competing? Here are the three ways you can do that! 1. Give a two-minute speech riddled with puns on a topic of your choice in "Battle of the PUNdits." No Need to Sign up In Advance, but we always appreciate a heads-up that you're participating to sarah.flocken@gmail.com. Click here to check out this video for examples of pun speeches from world champions. 2. Write down as many puns as you can think of on a given topic in two minutes during "Punslingers." You can do this in teams and you can sign up for it at the show. 3. Go head-to-head with opponents in a tournament-style pun-off in "The Punger Games." It's like the nerdiest rap battle you've ever seen. Skip ahead in this video a bit to see examples of how a truly epic pun-off goes. Pundemonium is hosted by Sarah Flocken, two-time champion of Beltway Pundits in Washington, D.C., panel judge and competitor at the 2021 and 2022 O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships, and lover of the card game Punderdome. She's great company on long road trips. Pay What You Can! Reserve your tickets now! If you wish to donate to FCI's Save Our Stage fund, you'll have the opportunity at checkout.

A Conversation with Art Spiegelman, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Artist/Illustrator and Author of “Maus” When | March 29, 2023 from 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. Where | Virtual Presented by the UC San Diego Library Author Talk Series in partnership with the Holocaust Living History Workshop, with support from Phyllis and Dan Epstein Audrey Geisel University Librarian Erik T. Mitchell and Herman Wouk Chair in Modern Jewish Studies and professor of history Deborah Hertz invite you to join the UC San Diego Library Author Talk Series and Holocaust Living History Workshop for a virtual discussion featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning artist, illustrator and author of “Maus”, Art Spiegelman. The discussion will be moderated by Dean of the School of Arts and Humanities Cristina Della Coletta. Registration is open and required. About the Author Art Spiegelman almost single-handedly brought comic books out of the toy closet and onto the literature shelves. In 1992, he won the Pulitzer Prize for his masterful Holocaust narrative “Maus” which portrayed Jews as mice and Nazis as cats. “Maus II” continued the remarkable story of his parents’ survival of the Nazi regime and their lives later in America. Spiegelman’s many distinguished honors include the Angoulême International Comics Festival Best Foreign Album Award, the Eisner Award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, the Edward MacDowell Medal, and the honorary National Book Award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He was made an Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France and — the American equivalent — played himself on an episode of “The Simpsons”. Named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, Spiegelman continues to feature prominently in American cultural life.

Skate Rising is hosting free skateboarding lessons with the underlying theme “We Rise by Lifting Others” on Saturday August 12 from 9 - 11 a.m. at Encinitas Community Park. Founded in 2016, the program offers service opportunities and free skate instruction for girls ages 4 -18 every second Saturday of the month. This month, Skate Rising invites children to participate in a kindness activity that benefits families and individuals at the Community Resource Center’s domestic violence shelter. Professional instruction will be offered by local pro and Olympic skaters and free rental gear will be available for all. Participants will have the opportunity to win prizes from Arbor Skateboards, Hydro Flask and Etnies. Stay updated for the registration link on Instagram at @exposureskate or @skaterising! For more information visit: exposureskate.org

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With a long career playing among jazz and R&B greats, he remains one of the most in-demand drummers in New Orleans.