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With a piano draped in spring flowers, Lara Downes plays a smart set of music, new and old, that offers the power of renewal.

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

Desert wilderness has inspired cultures, prophets, poets and outlaws since the earliest human civilizations. Desert Oracle, the decade-long project of Joshua Tree writer Ken Layne, explores the mythic and spiritual aspects of America’s southwest through small-press periodicals, a late-night radio show and, most recently, an acclaimed book collection that was on the Los Angeles Times bestsellers list throughout 2022. Layne’s work is inspired by nature mystics such as John Muir, Mary Hunter Austin and William Blake, reflecting his belief that environmental stewardship comes from deep ecoregional ties to the land, wildlife and especially storytelling culture. For info on parking, visit www.sandiego.edu/parking/parking-information/guests.php

FILM FORUM CORONADO: “Coherence” Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at 6 p.m. Coronado Public Library (Winn Room) 640 Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA 92118 Phone: 619-522-7390 Website: www.coronadolibrary.org Film & Discussion Adults Free “COHERENCE” (2013. 89 minutes. Not Rated) - A spooky, nerve-jangling journey through the looking glass. Eight friends are gathered for dinner while a comet passes overhead. The cosmic chaos created tears the fabric of reality as personal tensions and secrets bubble beneath the surface. This film screening acknowledges the Coronado Public Library’s 2023 Coronado Community READ: “Project Hail Mary” by Andy Weir. FILM FORUM CORONADO is held in the Winn Room at the Coronado Public Library, on the first and third Wednesdays, with a brief introduction before the film and a discussion afterward, led by Ralph DeLauro. This program is presented by Coronado Public Library and Coronado Island Film Festival.

Trinity Theatre Company continues their 11th Grown Up Stage (GUS) season under the guidance of Artistic Director, Sean Boyd with their first New Works Festival. The New Works Festival celebrates the works of 10 Emerging New Playwrights from across the county. TTC received 400 submissions from across the country. From those they chose 25 finalists and ultimately 10 new plays that are produced as staged readings using local talent from San Diego’s vibrant arts community. Trinity Theatre Company performs in Community Actor’s Theatre space. The 10 New Plays Showcased in Trinity’s New Works Festival are: "Mama, It's Me" Written by: Sharonfaith Horton (San Diego, CA) Directed by: Austyn Myers "Lobster Man" Written by: Jonathon Cook (South Carolina) Directed by: Cody Bray "Fireworks" Written by: Ross Tedford Kendall Directed by: Erica Kahn "The Unicorn Horn" Written by: Mike Byham (Dallas, TX) Directed by: Tyler Hewes "SAA (Not That One)" Written by: Luis Roberto Herrera (South Florida) Directed by: Jaeonnie Davis-Crawford "Give Up the Ghost" Written by: Andrew Martineau (Springfield, VA) Directed by: Hannah Meade "My Dad Was Kinda, Sorta in the Mob" Written by: Lauren Miller (Cape Coral, FL) Directed by: Bobby Imperato "Bovine Existential" Written by: Brian C. Petti (Hudson Valley, NY) Directed by: Courtnee Dempsey "Lady in the Moon" Written by: Tom Chin (Ocean City, NJ) Directed by: BJ Robinson "Spit in Your Face" Co-written by: Paul Heller (San Francisco, CA) and Alberto Lomnitz Directed: Estefania de la Torre Local Directors Include: Bobby Imperato, Courtnee Stagner, Hannah Meade, Estefania de la Torre, Tyler Richards Hewes, Jaeonnie Crawford, Austyn Myers, Cody Bray, Erica Kahn, and BJ Robinson Local Actors Include: Phoebe Appel, Charlotte Baltzer, Marley Bauer, Connor Boyd, Joshua Christopher, Gretchen Conrad,Andy Elden, Zahara Farrar, Abi Hood, Sharonfaith Horton, Arturo Ibarra, Angelina Janelle, Wes Jensen, Sashank Kanchustambam, Ellen Kaz, Valentine Marie, Alana Marshall, Melanie Mino, Amy Oliverio, Bruce Dylan Patton, Kayla René, Ruth Russell, Steve Schlam,Samantha Schmidt, Jonny Taylor and Kimmy Weinberger

In this special lecture, Marie Simovich and Mike Wells will present elements of the dramatic landscape of the Anza-Borrego desert, describing how this region evolved over time and how the organisms within it have adapted to its heat and aridity. Until their respective retirements, Dr. Simovich was a faculty member in USD’s Department of Biology, while Dr. Wells was superintendent of the Colorado Desert District. From 2001 to 2017, they co-taught a class on desert biology, and this class formed the basis of their co-authored book, A Natural History of the Anza-Borrego Region: Then and Now. For info on parking, visit www.sandiego.edu/parking/parking-information/guests.php

Don't miss Sesame Place San Diego's Halloween Costume Contest during the final day of The Count's Halloween Spooktacular! Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in the best child and best family costume categories. Prizes will be awarded to the First, Second, and Third place winners of each contest! Winners will be announced after the completion of each contest. Located at Sesame Street Theater at Sesame Place San Diego. Sesame Place San Diego on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

Live concert “Beauty, power and ferocity all mixed together with love and hope.” This describes singer-songwriter-activists Pat Humphries and Sandy O, known as Emma's Revolution, with fearless, truth-telling lyrics and melodies you can’t resist singing. The duo are in their 20th year performing together. Emma’s Revolution's songs have traveled around the world and have been sung for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger and covered by Holly Near. With one eye on the news, Emma’s Revolution consistently writes songs about critical issues happening in the world and enthusiastically lends their voices to the movements those issues inspire. “Our House is on Fire” was selected as the opening track for Hope Rises, a compilation CD from a national nonprofit co-founded by Noel (Paul) Stookey of Peter, Paul & Mary. “Keep on Moving Forward” opened the UN’s Committee on the Status of Women’s Bejiing+25 Conference. The song originally opened the NGO Forum of the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995, becoming its unofficial anthem. Emma’s Revolution are winners of the John Lennon Songwriting Contest Grand Prize and the first Phil Ochs Award.

Borodianka was largely reduced to rubble by the Russian invasion. It's become a symbol of the devastation inflicted by the Russian forces, and attracted a recent visit by the artist Banksy.

Encore Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Explore the culture war that erupted over the rise of disco music. Originating in underground Black and gay clubs, disco unseated rock as America’s most popular music by the late 1970s. But many diehard rock fans viewed disco as shallow and superficial. The hostility came to a head on July 12, 1979, when a riot broke out at “Disco Demolition Night” at a baseball game in Chicago.