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  • Join us for a family Sunday at the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park. Enjoy live music, homemade food, and delicious treats. Explore a variety of local vendors offering artisanal crafts, natural remedies, art, and more, all created with care and attention. Take some time for yourself in our healing area, designed to refresh and rejuvenate both body and mind. There is plenty to see, do, and experience with our vibrant Tianguis community. We look forward to seeing you there! Centro Cultural de la Raza on Facebook / Instagram
  • Several hundred volunteers are patrolling the streets of Chicago and its suburbs warning migrants of ICE's presence. This is part of a growing resistance to ICE's operations in Illinois.
  • Once in a lifetime opportunity to come meet LEGENDARY surfers Jeff Hakman, Jericho Poppler, Alan Sarlo and Gary Linden, and Director Bob Campi, all who appear in the film at this very special screening. "The Shape of Things – The Dick Brewer Story" chronicles the colorful and controversial, legendary surfboard designer Dick Brewer. Winner of the Maui Film Festival and the Honolua Surf Film Festival “Audience Choice Awards”. Arguably the most influential surfboard shaper of in the 1960’s and 1970’s, Dick Brewer has often been called the father of the modern-day surfboard. He changed the design of surfing equipment not once, not twice, but three times in his 50-year career as a trailblazer, with all the notorious tales that have until now remained just rumored legends. Brewer’s designs have been interpreted, modified, and often copied through the gifted hands of shapers on every coast and in every decade since the 1960’s. He mentored, taught, and inspired dozens of the world’s top shapers. Today, his rails, his rockers, and bottom are intrinsic to surfboard design. Directed and edited with the skill of a lifelong cinematographer Bob Campi, this biopic captures the rise, fall, and ultimate redemption of visionary who changed the world of surfing forever. that was a trailblazer throughout his career. The filmmakers tell his story with phenomenal cinematography and archival footage coupled with this retro soundtrack, this film will take you back to the era where surfers and board designers redefined what riding a wave could be. Doors open at 6 p.m. Program begins at 6:30 p.m. To RSVP and purchase tickets, please call 760-721-6876
  • Also in theaters this week are Aziz Ansari's feature directorial debut and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein.
  • Grammy-nominated folk musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist John McCutcheon has written hundreds of songs and garnered more than his share of accolades. His eclectic catalog of ballads, historical songs, children’s songs, love songs, topical satire, fiddle and hammer dulcimer instruments, and even symphonic works are among the broadest in American folk music. His thirty-six albums have earned six Grammy nominations. With his deep roots in American traditional music, his approach to writing reflects both a simplicity and a layered complexity that creates songs that are always more than they seem. “One of our country’s best songwriters,” said Pete Seeger. www.folkmusic.com/ John McCutcheon on Facebook
  • Join a warm, judgment-free leyenkrayz (reading circle) conducted entirely in Yiddish, designed for Intermediate II and Advanced students. Together, we will explore and translate selections from Ezra Korman’s groundbreaking 1928 Chicago anthology Yidishe Dikhterins (“Yiddish Women Poets”). Our focus will be on female poets from Ukraine, including Dine Lipkes, Khane Levin, Mire Khenkin, and Anyuta Pyatigorskaya. Along the way, you’ll deepen your reading fluency, enrich your vocabulary, and discover the life stories behind these remarkable voices. Prerequisites: Solid Yiddish reading skills and a basic working vocabulary are required. When: Wednesdays, January 7 – February 11, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Where: on Zoom Tuition: $180 for all 6 sessions or $30 for a 60-minute online class. Early Bird: $150 all 6 weeks or $25 for a 60-minute online class (available until Wednesday, December 31st). Students (Upload an ID): $150 all 6 weeks or $25 for a 60-minute online class. Instructor: Tetyana Yakovleva She studied Comparative Literature, Classical, Slavic, Jewish, and Media Studies at the universities of Kharkiv, Regensburg, Bari, and San Diego. Tanya received her PhD in Slavic and Jewish Studies from the University of Regensburg in 2019 and since then she has been teaching for YAAANA. Tanya is a registered yoga teacher (RYT 200) and she sees her mission in bringing joy and equilibrium to people through yoga and Yiddish. Yiddish Arts and Academics on Instagram
  • The Xbox Ally X isn't the handheld console the name implies. But it's still sold out, despite debuting as fans rage against price increase to Game Pass.
  • The Ladies of D&D San Diego, in collaboration with Tavern Tales SD, are excited to announce Back to Ghoul, a spooky, school-themed tabletop roleplaying game fundraiser benefiting The Goblin Guild, a nonprofit dedicated to bringing the magic of Dungeons & Dragons to kids and teens. This unique community event will feature 3-hour D&D one-shot adventures, a silent auction with high-value items, and a whimsical “Student Store” where attendees can buy in-game perks to support or challenge the players. Guests will also enjoy a nostalgic “Bougie Brown Bag Lunch,” featuring upgraded classics like sandwiches, chips, desserts, and drinks. All proceeds benefit The Goblin Guild, a San Diego nonprofit (501c3 pending) that uses tabletop gaming to empower youth, teaching creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
  • The Trump administration says most of the layoffs announced last week aren't covered by a court-ordered pause that only applies to programs or offices where the union plaintiffs represent employees.
  • Forty years ago this month, the comedic basketball troupe, the Harlem Globetrotters, added a woman to its roster. NPR's Ashley Montgomery has the story of legendary athlete Lynette Woodard.
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