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The city of San Diego is close to a serious upgrade of the groundbreaking 2015 Climate Action Plan. The full city council votes on the measure on Tuesday.

San Diego New Music launches a season entitled Surreality. The season kicks off with a concert: Déjà Vu, curated by trombonist and San Diego New Music Executive Director, Eric Starr. Joined by acclaimed pianist Sonya Schumann and a power-house brass ensemble, Starr presents a thought-provoking program that pits musical expectations against reality. “ Déjà Vu approaches listeners from an altered state of mind. They may find themselves wondering - What am I hearing? Have I heard this piece before? Is that a normal thing to do with a musical instrument? What are these unknown sounds?”, says Eric Starr. Date | Wednesday, November 3 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library Get tickets here! Member: $20 Nonmember: $25 Student: $10 For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org/events/new-music or call (858) 454-5872.

Join art and music historian Victoria Martino on a five-week art and music lecture series to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, as she begins a five-week course in honor of the poet’s power of inspiration, ranging from medieval to modern times. Dates | Tuesdays, September 14, 21, 28, and October 5, 12, at 6:30 p.m. Full schedule: • September 14: Dante’s Florence: La Vita Nuova • September 21: Life in Exile: La Divina Commedia • September 28: La Divina Commedia - Inferno • October 5: La Divina Commedia - Purgatorio • October 12: La Divina Commedia - Paradiso Register here! Five-lecture package for members: $70 plus fees Five-lecture package for non-members: $95 plus fees Individual lecture for members: $16 plus fees Individual lecture for non-members: $21 plus feesVictoria Martino studied the "La Divina Commedia" in the original Italian at Harvard University, with legendary Dante scholar Dante Della Terza. She analyzed and wrote on the relationship between Dante’s text and William Blake’s watercolor illustrations in the collection of the Harvard Art Museums. This lecture series is lovingly dedicated to the memory of Professor Della Terza, who passed away on April 6, 2021. For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org or contact Athenaeum Music & Arts Library at info@ljathenaeum.org or call (858) 454-5872.

Make unforgettable family memories this October as Kids Free San Diego returns Oct. 1-31, 2021! Enjoy more than 100 fun deals to play, eat, stay and explore including more than two dozen art, cultural, and science museums and historical sites in San Diego County. Visit: https://sandiegomuseumcouncil.org/kids-free-october-2020-rediscover-san-diego-together/ or call 619-957-4660 Presented in partnership with the San Diego Tourism Authority.

With a promise of "1,000 songs in your pocket," the iPod was an irresistible product in 2001.

A livestreamed concert by Natula, a finger puppet workshop, a new online exhibition of figurine sculptures at Thumbprint and OMA's virtual California road trip

NPR's Scott Simon asks National Iranian American Council Research Director Assal Rad why the hijab has become a lightning rod in Iranian society.

Beach reads are great — but here are some new books offering the stuff of sticky, heat-stroke dreams; overgrown, light-filled wildflower fields; and twisted alleys of old cities waking from winter.

Nonprofit and small business loans, building "sexy" streets, reducing police overtime, investing in the city's Climate Equity Fund and a focus on supporting the San Diego Convention Center are among the highlights of Mayor Todd Gloria's $4.6 billion proposed budget. Plus, a preview of the California Report’s series honoring Californians lost to COVID-19. This week’s remembrance is about Eric Warner, who died last July in San Quentin Prison. Then, our weekend arts picks include a musical tribute to legendary San Diego flautist Holly Hofmann, a new contemporary painting installation, and a conversation with the poet-in-residence at Art Produce, Julia Alvarez, author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents."

In Tunisia, 12 years after the revolution, citizens are still asking, "How do you expect me to make a living?"