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Shane MacGowan was a famously hard-drinking but brilliant musician who shot to fame in the 1980s with the folk punk band The Pogues.

Elmo’s adopted puppy, Tango, will find her fur-ever home at Sesame Place San Diego on Saturday, February 4! The BRAND-NEW floppy-eared, tail wagging puppy will debut at the park as an all-new meet & greet character, where she will be seen for the first time at her welcome ceremony at 12 p.m. Come celebrate her welcome with fun activities! Take part in Elmo & Tango’s Welcome Day Scavenger Hunt, Tango’s Treat Seek, and enjoy the Sesame Street Party Parade - where you can spot Tango for the first time! You can also celebrate Elmo's Birthday with special Elmo-themed songs during the Furry Friends Dance Party. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Fad Camp podcast, the novel Silver Nitrate, and America Ferrera's much-discussed monologue in Barbie.

Come enjoy an exciting and memorable Christmas show guaranteed to put you in the holiday spirit, “Together Again For Christmas,” with nearly 90 singers featuring the nine-time International Chorus Champions Masters of Harmony based in Los Angeles, joined by their guest, award-winning Pacific Coast Harmony chorus of La Jolla, on Saturday, December 10 at 3 p.m. The acoustics in the beautiful Sanctuary are extraordinary and vibrant thus expanding the close harmony and magic the two choruses create. It’s a thrill for performers and audience as well! The venue is suited for musical performances from string quartets and small orchestras to vocal extravaganzas such as this. The surroundings are extraordinary with beautiful tile mosaics under an exceptionally beautiful dome covered with a mosaic image of Jesus. The Masters of Harmony chorus is one of the premier men’s a cappella groups in America. As a chapter of the Barbershop Harmony Society, they regularly compete with more than 800 choruses from the United States, Canada, and several foreign countries. Besides cyclical competition at divisional, district and international contests, the chorus performs at barbershop shows, commercial bookings, community concerts, and other special events such as the International A Cappella Festival in Saint Petersburg, Russia and the 75th Anniversary Commemoration of the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. The Masters of Harmony welcomes men from all walks of life who enjoy singing at a high level. If you’re one of those men, they would love to have you join them Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. at La Mirada Methodist Church, 15700 Rosecrans Ave., La Mirada. They have recorded eight albums. All are available at www.mastersofharmony.org or after this performance. Pacific Coast Harmony is a popular mixed barbershop chorus based in La Jolla composed of talented men and women from Southern California. Anyone who loves singing harmony is welcome to visit their rehearsals. They meet Monday evenings at 7 p.m. at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in Cardiff-by-the-Sea. Find them online through here. SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Sonic Youth's co-founder took her cues from a '60s girl-group but forges a new lane. NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich functions as your antidote to the algorithm in eight tracks to know this week.

Join Bach Collegium San Diego for J.S. Bach’s vivid musical account of Christ's passion, which combines a striking drama and devotion forming a pinnacle of the vocal works composed for the Leipzig churches. Bach's St. Matthew Passion was written for the Good Friday Vespers service of 1727 at the St Thomas' Church Leipzig and brings together relevant themes of betrayal, judgment, death, and love as expressed through St. Matthew's Gospel and Bach's librettist Picander. Soloists include Aaron Sheehan, Evangelist; Clara Rottsolk, Soprano; Estelí Gomez, Soprano; Virginia Warnken, Mezzo-Soprano; Jay Carter, Countertenor; Paul Max Tipton (Christus), Bass-Baritone; Enrico Lagasca (Pilatus), Bass-Baritone. Bach Collegium San Diego engages audiences with accessible, historically informed performances and educational programs featuring repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras. The ensemble was founded in 2003 by Music Director Ruben Valenzuela to diversify the musical offerings of the San Diego community. Locations: Friday, March 24, 2023, 7:00 p.m. | All Souls Episcopal Church 1475 Catalina Blvd., San Diego, CA 92107 Saturday, March 25, 2023, 7:00 p.m. | Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church 3459 Manchester Ave, Cardiff, CA 92007

The former governor of New Jersey — and onetime Trump ally — announced the end of his campaign Wednesday, just days before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.

If you're looking for things to do in San Diego with the whole family, we've got you covered. Just don't forget the sunscreen.

More than half say they're not taking new patients, in a new survey. They report their existing patients need more attention for complex problems, and many keep months-long waitlists.

"Niki de Saint Phalle in the 1960s" opens April 9 at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego in La Jolla.