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From hiking local trails to studying black holes, some Americans are finding creative ways to mark America's busiest shopping day without spending a dime.

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: a major exhibition of Caribbean art; Disco Riot artists-in-residence and more arts and culture this weekend.

The 2020 death of Riley Gale, the thrash metal outfit's captivating frontman, left his community shocked and grieving. Four years later, the band is finding catharsis in a familiar place.

Join us, Wednesday March 8, @ 8 p.m. at the historic La Jolla Comedy Store for an evening of laughs to benefit Lions Tigers and Bears: A Big Cat and Exotic Animal Rescue. The American Me Comedy tour and Stefani N. Von Huben are bringing together a hilarious line-up of comics including the charismatic and extremely funny headliner: Greg Romero Wilson. Greg has performed in many of America’s best clubs and has guest-starred on dozens of TV shows like “Modern Family,” “Law and Order,” Hawaii Five-O” and “Bones” to name a few! Joining Greg will be host Jason Rogers, the hilarious Whitney Rayner and local San Diego Favorite, Jesse Egan! It's going to be a fun night of #Comedy for Claws supporting Lions Tigers @ Bears Animal Rescue. Tickets may be purchased online: https://www.showclix.com/event/american-me-lj-308- Tickets are $20 and there is a 2 drink minimum per person. 21+ with VALID ID, if you have a foreign ID, you also need a passport. Proceeds from tickets sales will be donated to local nonprofit Lions Tigers and Bears. Lions Tigers & Bears is dedicated for over 20 years to providing a safe haven to abused and abandoned exotic animals and to inspiring an educational forum to end the exotic animal trade. As a state and federally licensed 501(c)(3) non-profit, Lions Tigers and Bears is a NO KILL, NO BREED sanctuary that allows the animals in our care to live out their lives with dignity in a caring and safe environment. "To animals born in captivity and fated to be ignored and abused, I've dedicated this organization." - Bobbi Brink, Founder Lions and Tigers and Bears is San Diego’s only accredited Big Cat, Bear, and Exotic Rescue Sanctuary. Come laugh and share this one-nite comedy events and help us stand-up together in support of Lions Tigers and Bears! Lions Tigers & Bears on Facebook / Instagram

Demure Productions is back with a brand-new residency at Queen Bee's Cultural Arts Center in North Park featuring San Diego's newest burlesque troupe, the Music Box Burlesque Revue. Music Box Burlesque Revue was founded in 2018 by Lola Demure and features some of San Diego's newest stars with a broad range of talents from dance, singing, comedy and more. Each show will feature guest artists from around the country making this show a one-of-a-kind event. Hosted by: Fanny Hypnaughty Stage Kitten: Cucci Americano Our cast includes performances by: Lola Demure Milky Bunnz Gabrielle Lavie Nayna La Santa Jojo Deveaux Pinkie Valentine Chica Cabra Special guest performer: Jessabelle Thunder (Los Angeles) ADMISSION: $30-$200 Diamond VIP $200 includes seating for 4 with one bottle of champagne for the table Ruby VIP $150 includes seating for 3 with one bottle of champagne for the table Sapphire VIP includes seating for 2 with one bottle of champagne for the table Premium Seating $40 first two rows of seats, first come serve seating GA $30 open seating Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

This election season, KPBS received a lot of questions from readers about the Central Committee contests on their ballots.

Premieres Friday, Aug. 25, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App + Encore Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. GREAT PERFORMANCES presents the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s summer night concert from Vienna’s Schönbrunn Palace Gardens. Focusing on musical works from French Romanticism to Impressionism, the orchestra is led for the first time by Metropolitan Opera music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and features Elīna Garanča as a soloist performing three arias from “Carmen,” “Sapho” and “Samson et Dalila.” Also performed for the first time is a composition by Lili Boulanger.

Please join the North County Climate Change Alliance to hear from Dr. Scott Kelley, co-leader for SD 350’s Raise the Alarm Team. Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMtdeqsrDMjH9MPwVmphcR3OHbC8kLN0fmA?fbclid=IwAR3Cy67eo_aPxcGSNtsAZCOjhOb8Nw-XWH2O-jho28xBUVzVfiOvTlpcRkY He will tell us the story about how Sempra used its subsidiary SDG&E to force San Diegans to pay for its fracked methane fossil fuel empire. Methane is 86 times more potent than CO2 as a greenhouse gas, and leaks from the Permian Basin alone are the equivalent of burning 50 train cars full of coal every single day. Sempra is trying to hook us onto this gas for the next 30 years and is accelerating LNG transport around the world. Not only will this massively exacerbate global warming, but it is also ruining the health of people in frontline communities and will keep us from transitioning to a clean energy future. For more information: ncccalliance.org/event/the-world-according-to-sempra

Max Brooks, a samurai rabbit, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Quick Draw, Cartoon Voices and more!

The U.S. advanced to the semifinal of the biennial international championship of the North, Central American and Caribbean region by winning a penalty kick shootout over Canada, 3-2, Sunday in Cincinnati after overtime ended in a 2-2 tie