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You saw William Mulholland in the movie Chinatown, but that highly fictionalized film only scratched the surface of this controversial figure. In one of the greatest civil engineering feats in American history, William Mulholland designed and built the Los Angeles Aqueduct, which transported water 233 miles from the picturesque Owens Valley south to Los Angeles. Completed in 1913, the aqueduct made him a hero to Angelenos, but fifteen years later, the St. Francis Dam above Los Angeles burst, killing over 400 people and effectively ending his career. This event is free and open to the public, and there is no need to pre-register.  Recommended for adults.

Ready to learn more about Pacific Ridge athletics? Attend our Firebirds Athletics Clinic Day! Children entering grades 6 through 11 are invited to suit up and hit the court/field with PRS coaches and players. You'll have the opportunity to participate in up to 3 different sports clinics to get a firsthand experience of life as a PRS athlete.

One hundred years to the day after the historic discovery of King Tut’s tomb, "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience," a new exhibition created in partnership with the National Geographic Society, will bring the magic and mystery of Ancient Egypt to the San Diego area, opening at the Wyland Center at the Del Mar Fairgrounds for a limited run beginning Jan. 27, 2023. Bringing to life the storied archives of the National Geographic Society in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of King Tut’s tomb discovery (November 1922), the highly anticipated exhibition combines the power of cinematic storytelling and soaring imagery to invite visitors into the golden king’s world like never before. This exhibition goes beyond a traditional artifact display using the power of photography and technology, ensuring that the artifacts from King Tut’s tomb remain in their country of origin. The multi-gallery, multi-sensory exhibition whisks guests on a time-traveling adventure to Ancient Egypt. With nine galleries to explore, "Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience" unlocks the 3,300 year old story of King Tut – his rule as a child pharaoh, his family, the discovery of his tomb and the mysteries surrounding his early death, and his journey to the afterlife.

No longer are just books under fire, but also the library administrators, teachers and long-beloved librarians who are defending them.

The award-winning Coastal Communities Concert Band will herald in the holiday season with a special concert benefiting Meals on Wheel San Diego County. This year’s concert will include a variety of festive old and new holiday arrangements and favorites. Attendees will enjoy the glorious sounds of brass, wind and percussion instruments. All proceeds from the 27 th Annual Holiday Concert at Carlsbad Community Church will be donated to the local nonprofit to help continue their mission of providing nutritious meals to seniors in need.

The Hemlock Society of San Diego invites you to a free presentation on coping with dementia. Guest speakers will discuss care for caregiver, dementia directives and when to prepare them, and options for a hastened death, followed by a Q&A. Event is available in person or virtually - More information can be found here Follow Hemlock Society on Facebook!

Come get a taste of a classic New York Style Bagel! The Grand Opening celebration will take place on Saturday, Nov. 26 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature the full menu, plus giveaways, a raffle to win a free bagel & schmear every day, for a year, live music, face-painting for the kids, and more. 20% of all proceeds on the grand opening will go to Surf for CF (Cystic Fibrosis Foundation), a charity near to the owners’ hearts. Visit: https://www.inglouriousbagels.com/

The origin of humans is a difficult scientific problem in evolution that is grounded in biology and molded by culture. Recent advances in neuroscience and artificial intelligence have led to synergies and surprising new hypotheses. Mysteries such as the origin of language and human sociality are being illuminated by these advances. This symposium will be explored by researchers at the frontiers of A.I., machine learning, language, and sociality. Join the live webcast! “Artificial Intelligence and Anthropogeny,” is the topic of a FREE, virtual public symposium hosted by the UC San Diego/Salk Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny (CARTA) on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023 (Beginning 10:00 a.m. Pacific with LIVE Expert Discussion and Q&A commencing ~ 1:30 p.m. Pacific), co-chaired by Terry Sejnowski (CARTA External Advisor; Professor and Director of the Computational Neurobiology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies) and Patricia Churchland (CARTA Internal Advisor Emerita; Professor Emerita, Dept. of Philosophy, UC San Diego). For updates regarding the live webcast on Friday, Mar. 3, 2023, follow CARTA’s Twitter (@CARTAUCSD), Facebook (@ucsdcarta), and LinkedIn accounts and/or visit the event page here. For more information, please email: khunter@ucsd.edu or carta-info@anthropogeny.org. Funding for this symposium was provided by many generous CARTA friends like YOU. Closed captioning for the recordings was made possible by CARTA Patrons Ingrid Benirschke-Perkins and Gordon Perkins.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “1001 ‘Fritters’: Food in the Arabian Nights,” featuring Charles Perry, at Saturday, January 21, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library. As a collection of wonder tales being recited to hungry audiences in Middle Eastern bazaars, the Arabian Nights naturally included a number of references to foods. Translators have generally fudged their identity with guesswork — even though a number of medieval Arab cookbooks have been translated by now, several by Charles Perry. For instance, three totally unrelated sweets are usually translated as ‘fritters.’ Charles will lift the curtain on these mysterious treats. Charles Perry, grandson of a silent film screenwriter and great-grandson of Gold Rush pioneers, is an internationally known food writer. He is the president of Culinary Historians of Southern California, was a major contributor to The Oxford Companion to Food and served two terms as a trustee of the annual Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery. Perry is the author of numerous publications in the fields of food and the Sixties. The event is free and open to the public.

The fees merchants pay for accepting credit cards are much higher in the U.S. than in Europe. Ice cream shop owner Victor Garcia, for example, paid more than $25,000 in swipe fees last year.