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National parks enter their busiest season understaffed and underfunded. Morning Edition visited Joshua Tree to speak with local business owners and a park ranger feeling the impact.

**What: Live Jazz! **When: Every Thursday starting around 4 for 2 hours or so (subject to weather) **Where: Outside at 5626 Bloch St. San Diego (University City) 92122 **Seating is outside around the neighborhood or in your parked car. Bring your own chairs or a blanket. Picnicking and wine tasting are popular. Perfect for a jazzy happy hour. Dogs on leash are always welcome. Masks and other Covid protocols are at the audience’s discretion. **FREE for all ages; kids to seniors. **Who: Here’s the expanded collective of scoundrels (a.k.a. The Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Band): Saxophones - Greg Pardue Keyboards - Jack Hoffman, Chris Penny, Biz Nguyen or Max Zape Bass - Roy Jenkins, Mark Phelps, Mark Delin or Gedeon Deak Guitar - Alex Lopez Drums - Larry Friedman, Jack Hoffman, Mike Masessa or Gary Chun Trumpet & Flugelhorn - Jim Napier Vocals – Mark Phelps or Gary Chun (Plus additional guest musicians and vocalists) The music we play is classic jazz, standards, swing & blues from the Great American Songbook along with Latin & island styles like Bossa Nova, Samba, Calypso and Reggae plus we've even been known to funk it up. Most of the songs are classics by musicians & composers such as Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Charlie Parker, Stan Getz, Louis Armstrong, Sonny Rollins, Thelonious Monk, the Beatles, Nora Jones, Sting, Grover Washington Jr. and many more. We know (or can fake) 100’s of songs and we’re always expanding the song list so you never know what we might pull out of our hat. We happily take requests if we know the song or have a chart. Songs are called out on the spot, arrangements can be on the fly and it’s never the same song list from week to week. Even the lineup of musicians changes slightly from week to week. It’s loose, it’s flexible & most of all it’s fun. Come join us and tell your friends! HISTORY of the FRONT PORCH PANDEMIC JAZZ JAM (2020-2025): "Back in April 2020, 3 long time professional San Diego musicians found themselves without any gigs or opportunities to play with other musicians because of the new Covid 19 Pandemic. Having gigged together in various bands for many years, on April 30, 2020 (UNESCO International Jazz Day); Greg Pardue (saxophones), Jack Hoffman (piano) and Roy Jenkins (bass) decided to try jamming outdoors on Greg's front porch where there was plenty of fresh air, a light breeze and room to observe the new concept of "social distancing". They had so much fun and the neighbors were delighted, so they decided to make it a weekly jam and invited a few friends to check it out because, being outside in San Diego with mild weather, it was relatively safe for an audience and the musicians even in the throes of the pandemic. Word got out about great live jazz every Thursday afternoon when public live music performances were almost non-existent. Several local TV stations checked them out and even interviewed Greg and the event garnered local and even a little international media coverage. During the first couple of years the band grew from 3 to 6 musicians in any given week and the audience grew to 30-50 people from all corners of San Diego county. There's also been other musicians and audience members from all around the US and Europe stop by to check it out while visiting San Diego. Word has really gotten out and it proves Jazz is truly an international music. Because the musicians are having so much fun, it has become a rotating collective of around 20 musicians from all over San Diego county and southern CA. And as the world has started to get a handle on Covid, the audience has also been having more and more fun. It's now become a regular "All Ages Jazz Happy Hour". Audience members bring picnics, have wine tastings and some bring their kids, dogs and bicycles. A weekly local running club now has the event on it's route. Another nice surprise has been on the academic side. USD Music professor, Dr. Angela Yeung, has made the Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Jam a class field trip every year since 2022. Thankfully the neighbors and the University City community have enthusiastically supported the weekly event since the beginning. Now April 30, 2025 marks the 5th Anniversary of the Front Porch Pandemic Jazz Jam and the musicians and audience are still having so much fun each week it shows no signs of stopping any time soon. In keeping with the regular Thursday afternoon schedule, their anniversary will be celebrated on May 1 (weather permitting). THE BASICS: San Diego Reader Best of 2021 – Winner - Best Local Band San Diego Reader Best of 2022/2023/2024 – Finalist - Best Local Band San Diego Reader Best of 2021/2022/2023/2024 – Finalist – Best Cover Band San Diego Reader Best of 2021/2022/2023 – Finalist – Best Neighborhood Event San Diego Reader Best of 2024 - Finalist - Best Place to See Live Music Outside

Israel and Hamas have entered the most substantive negotiations in months in Qatar. The talks come amid intense Israeli airstrikes that have killed more than 500 Palestinians in the past five days.

Event Details: Get ready to ignite your Cinco De Mayo with a sizzling celebration on Saturday, May 3, at the Fifth Avenue Promenade in the heart of the Gaslamp Quarter! This free event promises a day bursting with thrilling activities and festive entertainment that'll leave you craving for more. What to Expect: • ¡Viva Latin Rhythms! Prepare to dance to the beat of lively Latin music with electrifying live performances throughout the day. • Lucha Libre Madness: Brace yourself for heart-pounding Lucha Libre matches, featuring jaw-dropping acrobatics and masked marvels that'll keep you on the edge of your seat! Stick around to meet and greet the fearless wrestlers up close and personal. • Artisan Market Extravaganza: Dive into a sea of vibrant colors and authentic flavors at the artisan market, where Mexican vendors will showcase their finest crafts and culinary delights, bringing the spirit of Mexico to life! • Culinary Delights and Thirst-Quenching Libations: Indulge in mouthwatering Mexican cuisine and festive drinks with exclusive specials from Gaslamp's finest restaurants and bars, ensuring your taste buds join in on the fiesta! • Low Rider Car Showcase: Marvel at the iconic low rider cars on display and cast your vote for the "People's Choice" award, honoring the most impressive ride of the day! Gaslamp: The Ultimate Cinco De Mayo Destination! Gaslamp proudly boasts over 15 Mexican restaurants, the most of any neighborhood in the City! Embark on a culinary journey and savor the flavors of Mexico right here in the Gaslamp Quarter, making it the ultimate destination to celebrate Cinco De Mayo in style! Get ready to revel in the excitement and embrace the spirit of Cinco De Mayo like never before at the Explosive Cinco De Mayo Fiesta in the Gaslamp! Bring along your amigos and familia for a day filled with non-stop fun, cultural immersion, and unforgettable memories! For more information, visit https://gaslamp.org/events/. Let's make this fiesta one for the books!

In his only San Diego appearance, German author Bernhard Schlink will be sharing his new title, "The Granddaughter." An "unflinching look at the neo-Nazi movement and the compromises people make out of love" according to Publishers Weekly, it's a fascinating new novel by the man who wrote "The Reader." This event is free and open to the public. Seating is first-come, first-served, subject to availability. Limited preferred seating is available with purchase of "The Granddaughter" through Adventures by the Book. About "The Granddaughter" It is only after the sudden death of his wife, Birgit, that Kaspar discovers the price she paid years earlier when she fled East Germany to join him: she had to abandon her baby. Shattered by grief, yet animated by a new hope, Kaspar closes up his bookshop in present day Berlin and sets off to find her lost child in the east. His search leads him to a rural community of neo-Nazis, intent on reclaiming and settling ancestral lands to the East. Among them, Kaspar encounters Svenja, a woman whose eyes, hair, and even voice remind him of Birgit. Beside her is a red-haired, slouching, fifteen-year-old girl. His granddaughter? Their worlds could not be more different— an ideological gulf of mistrust yawns between them— but he is determined to accept her as his own. More than twenty-five years after "The Reader," Bernhard Schlink once again offers a masterfully gripping novel that powerfully probes the past’s role in contemporary life, transporting us from the divided Germany of the 1960s to modern day Australia, and asking what unites or separates us. Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins About Bernhard Schlink Bernhard Schlink is the author of the internationally bestselling novel The Reader. He is a former judge and teaches public law and legal philosophy at Humboldt University of Berlin and at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City. Visit: https://coronado.librarycalendar.com/event/hold-jl-33743

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy spoke to Morning Edition. Here's what he had to say about why he voted for President Trump, how he disagrees with him and whether he could support Democrats.

Global crude oil prices are now lower than they were before Israel attacked Iran earlier this month. A price spike did occur, but it was short-lived — unlike oil crises of the past.

What was once another shortened way to call a friend "brother," the word "bruh" is now being used widely, especially by Gen Alpha kids, to address parents, express sadness, frustration, happiness and seemingly everything else under the sun.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.

President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Copyright Office just after the agency released a major report on AI. Copyright insiders say it's caused a shakeup in their normally drama-free neck of the woods.