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Deaths and injuries from guns in the U.S. have increased for years, mirroring the 1990s - the last time gun violence was considered an epidemic.

San Diego Writers Festival co-founders Marni Freedman and Jeniffer Thompson, in partnership with The Coronado Public Library and Warwick’s, are pleased to announce the fourth annual festival taking place at various locations within the library on Saturday, October 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All events are free and open to the public. This year’s festival features an amazing line-up of literary talent, including keynote speaker and international bestselling writer Shilpi Somaya Gowda, author of Secret Daughter, soon to be a movie produced by Amazon with Priyanka Chopra and Sienna Miller, NYT’s bestselling writer Qian Julie Wang, author of Beautiful Country, Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress Renee Taylor, best known for her role in the hit TV sitcom, The Nanny, who will share insider stories about her career as an actor, screenwriter, playwright, producer, and director. WHEN| Saturday, October 8, 2022 - This event runs from 9 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Opening ceremony is at 9:30 a.m. in the Coronado Performing Arts Center's Main Stage Theater. For a full schedule of events, visit here. For a printable map and schedule, visit here (PDF). WHERE| Coronado Public Library - 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, California 92118 ADMISSION| This is a FREE event! SOCIALS| San Diego Writer's Festival on Instagram |Facebook |Twitter

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Israeli filmmaker Eran Kolirin and Palestinian actor Alex Bakri about the film 'Let it Be Morning'.

Tracker Products and members of the Evidence Management Community Forum want to elevate the industry by hosting free online training and panel discussions about all the things that impact you in the evidence room. Mark your calendars and join us on August 31, 2022. We hope to see you there! Click here to register!

McAlister Institute’s 10th Annual 5K Walk for Sobriety is an opportunity to bring help and hope to thousands of individuals and families braving the unforgiving cycle of addiction.  All proceeds from the Walk for Sobriety benefit McAlister Institute, one of San Diego's leading resources for individuals and families impacted by addiction. McAlister Institute helps bring life-saving services in substance abuse treatment, mental health counseling, life skills education and vocational training to individuals. McAlister Institute’s mission is to save lives by ensuring affordable, quality treatment for every individual and family who seeks help, striving not to turn anyone away regardless of financial issues. The Walk for Sobriety is not only an opportunity to raise funds for life-saving services, but also a positive way to increase awareness, support the power of recovery, and fight the stigma many people with substance use disorders experience. Walkers, runners, and online supporters can spread a powerful message on the day of the Walk by wearing the number of days they—or their loved ones—have been clean and sober, and what it means to them. Follow McAlister Institute on Twitter!

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

Adding a fresh twist to one of smooth jazz’s most highly anticipated holiday traditions, #1 Billboard charting artist Mindi Abair is celebrating the 2022 season with three of the hottest, multi-talented genre artists (all #1 Billboard artists themselves) from the younger generation on her highly anticipated Mindi Abair’s “I Can’t Wait For Christmas” Tour featuring Vincent Ingala, Lindsey Webster and Adam Hawley. For the influential saxophonist and singer/songwriter – a multi-genre powerhouse on the smooth jazz and blues charts for over 20 years - the month-long, 22-date cross country tour extends a popular Christmastime on the road tradition that began with her 2003 jaunt with Peter White and led to over 15 years of sold out holiday shows around the U.S. with White and Rick Braun. In 2007, the three collaborated on the Top 20 album A Peter White Christmas, which included her perennially popular vocal song (“I Can’t Wait For Christmas”) that Abair is naming this current tour after. She released the original version as a single in 2003. “Growing up,” Abair adds, “I was a huge fan of those TV holiday specials that featured different guests all bringing their unique talents to create a great variety show. In those days, it was Bob Hope and Barbara Mandrell, and now artists like Kacey Musgraves and Michael Buble continue to make that happen. I feel the lineup for this tour could likewise bring that classic little bit of everything vibe to create a memorable show that gets people into the spirit of fun and connection – which, let’s face it, we all need after two years of the pandemic. I love Lindsey’s voice, the way she sings from the heart and the emotion she brings onstage. Adam is a ridiculously talented guitarist and producer, and has become one of smooth jazz’s coolest artists. And Vincent, who I toured with last year as part of Summer Horns, is the most talented guy you can imagine, playing all these instruments and even singing. So you never know what may happen!” Follow on Socials! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The biggest names in freestyle and Old School music including The King of Freestyle Stevie B., The Queen of Freestyle Lisa Lisa , Female Pop Sensation’s Jody Watley and The Cover Girls, plus Throwback Legends Montell Jordan, JJ FAD and MC SHY-D all who will collaborate to perform their biggest rhythmic dance hits during the “FREESTYLE EXPLOSION HOLIDAY JAM” at PECHANGA ARENA on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 7:30 p.m. This huge tour of 10 artists also includes Latin Freestyle favorites Johnny O, Cynthia and Sweet Sensation featuring Betty Dee. This lineup influenced the 80’s with their style and pop music, which remains widely popular and in rotation with today’s hits. Follow on social media! Stevie B: Facebook + Instagram Lisa Lisa: Facebook + Instagram Jody Watley: Facebook + Instagram

Born in the south of France, Patrick Berrogain’s foray into the music world began at the age of 13 when he bought his first guitar. It was not long before he began playing bass and guitar semi-professionally while finishing high school. At 19 he landed a touring gig with an Italian pop band, Delta Landa with whom he traveled the world. A few years later Patrick decided to follow his dream to study jazz in America.. In 2007, Patrick created his latest Gypsy jazz group the ”Hot Club Combo” playing music ranging from Michel Legrand and Edith Piaf to contemporary artists, all filtered through the lens of Gypsy jazz. Gypsy jazz (also known as Gypsy Swing or Hot Club Jazz) is a style of jazz music often said to have been created by guitarist Jean Baptiste "Django" Reinhardt in the 1930s. Because its origins are in France it is often called by the French name, Jazz Manouche or alternatively, Manouche Jazz, even in English language sources. The term is now commonly used for this style of music. Django was foremost among a group of Romani guitarists working in and around Paris in the 1930s through the 1950s, a group which also included the brothers Baro, Sarane, and Matelo Ferret and Reinhardt's brother Joseph "Nin-Nin" Reinhardt.

This season’s “Women in Music Festival” focuses on the role women have had on both music composition and performance in our history. The next performer is talented Organist, Amanda Mole. Credited as a rising star, Mole is quickly earning a reputation as one of the leading concert organists of her generation. Her performances have been described as “elegant, lucid” (The American Organist), and “having an excellent balance of technical accuracy, rhythm, and structure” (The Diapason).