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Please join us as we celebrate our annual Julian Grape Stomp Festa! We are excited to be continuing the old-world tradition of kicking off your shoes, rolling up your pant legs and letting tons of blessed grapes squish beneath your feet! September 6, 2025 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. – at Menghini Winery 1150 Julian Orchards Dr Regular Admission – $25.00 Includes Wine Glass & One Tasting (for those 21+), Stomping & Great Entertainment Additional Tastings are $1.00 each 2025 will also include additional shaded seating areas Children 6-20 $8.00 We'll have a jumper for the kids and other kid games These are important things to note to help you enjoy your visit: - Bring cash (small bills), the internet is spotty at this location and connecting to pay with cards can be very time consuming. - Even if you are 99, you need to bring your ID. Licensing for the event requires all IDs must be checked in order to get the “21+” wrist band, which is required for tastings. Feel Free to bring your own lawn chairs. There will be great food vendors at the event. Bring your appetite. Visit: Julian Grape Stomp Festa

6 p.m. » Piano Concert “A French Emotional Journey” starring Aleck Karis 7 p.m. » Closing Reception After the concert, mingle with festival guests and participants in a welcoming and elegant setting. Join the Alliance Française of San Diego (AFSD) and the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library from October 2 to 4, 2025, for the inaugural San Diego French Literature and Arts Festival—a vibrant three-day celebration of Francophone literature, film, and the arts. Organized by the Alliance Française San Diego in collaboration with esteemed partners including Gallimard, Villa Albertine, and the Athenaeum, this cultural event promises inspiration and discovery. Open to all, the festival brings together Francophone authors, educators, artists, and students for a rich, immersive experience across San Diego. We are proud to welcome acclaimed author Éric Fottorino as our Literary Guest of Honor, and Ann Craig as our Honorary Patron alongside a distinguished lineup of local and international voices. On October 4, Aleck Karis will perform “A French Emotional Journey,” a piano concert in the Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, which will be followed by a reception. Aleck Karis has performed recitals, chamber music, and concertos across the Americas, Europe, Japan, and China. As the pianist of the new music ensemble Speculum Musicae he has participated in over a hundred premieres and performed at major American and European festivals. His appearances with orchestra have ranged from concertos by Beethoven and Chopin to those of Stravinsky and Carter. His ten solo discs cover repertoire from Mozart to the present, most recently Debussy’s Études and Children’s Corner suite on Bridge, and Beethoven’s sonatas Opus 2, no. 1 and Opus 106 (Hammerklavier), on Roméo. He is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the UC San Diego music department. His newest recording is available on Romeo Records, featuring Beethoven’s sonatas Opus 2, no. 1 and Opus 106. Tickets include the concert and the reception. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram

Bring the littles and come for a fun dance party and maybe a storytime! We will dance to fun songs, use egg shakers, and dance with bubbles! Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/dance-pants-bash-421918

SDFFF's Shorts Program III: "Scenes from Home" "Scenes from Home" takes us to the familiar but often complicated dynamic within our own households or homeland. Featured Shorts: - "I AM A HALO-HALO" Directed by Daniel Buhat - "Absolved" Directed by Malindi Asuncion - "Vic and His Nanay" Directed by Jill Janairo - "My Mother Said (Kuna Ni Nanang)" Directed by Jessica Sison - "Sonny" Directed by Rufio Stgeorge - "Gold Fish" Directed by Jamie Davis - "Mamala and Papalo" Directed by Matt Oflas Join us for Shorts Program III: "Scenes from Home" at the 5th Annual San Diego Filipino Film Festival on October 11 at 11 a.m. Tickets are now available exclusively on our official website at sdfff.org Save the Date: October 11, at 11 a.m. AMC Westfield Plaza Bonita San Diego Filipino Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

SDFFF's Shorts Program II: "In Real Time" Ordinary lives captured, extraordinary stories revealed. Illuminating stories that confront today's world, told from every walk of life. Featured Shorts: - "LOLA" Directed by Carlo Ang - "Zenaida" Directed by San-San Onglatco - "Ahon (Rise)" Directed by Trixie Pacis - "Real One" Directed by Aaron Velasco - "At Least We Had This Moment" Directed by Joshua de Vera - "Reach Out" Directed by John Haas Experience Shorts Program II: "In Real Time" at the 5th Annual San Diego Filipino Film Festival on October 10 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available exclusively on our website at www.sdfff.org Save the Date: October 10, at 2:30 p.m. Theater 13, AMC Theater Plaza Bonita, Westfield San Diego Filipino Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to participate in a local research project led by the Roselab at UCSD. Event will begin with a brief summary of the labs research and the role of mosquitoes in our ecosystem. This will be followed by field activities on the Marsh. Volunteers will get the chance to take environmental measurements, identify mosquito larvae, collect environmental samples for DNA sequencing and explore the Kendall-Frost Marsh! Visit: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScdcrh0lgxeJKik5jI4rcm5SBFtZm0-2f-A3Lsoz8S2mel_wQ/viewform?pli=1

Across the inland valleys and in the mountains, meanwhile, the temperatures are likely to climb into the mid-90s to around 100 degrees or a little higher, according to meteorologists.

The Oscar-winning costume designer has been enchanted by Oz and Munchkinland for most of his life. He created more than 1,000 looks for Wicked: For Good — including Elphaba's "sex cardigan."

A new show at Miami's Museum of Graffiti traces the origins and development of street art. What began in the 1970s with teenagers tagging New York subway cars has grown into a worldwide art movement.

A Israeli military court has extended the prison detention of a 16-year-old Palestinian-American facing up to 20 years in prison for allegedly throwing rocks in the West Bank. U.S. lawmakers have urged his release.