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The cost of a traditional Thanksgiving feast is slightly lower this year than last, thanks in large part to falling turkey prices. Overall grocery inflation has eased significantly in the last year.

A running club by and for women of color has taken off in south San Diego. More than 500 people, many total beginners, have run with Santa Mujeres since it began in 2020.

Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. November’s Focus: Gratitude and Light: Can stories convey emotions like gratitude? Can we infuse our writing with a sense of awe, wonder, and joy? Are there writers doing this now? (YES!) Come explore some wonderful examples of writers who will make you celebrate being alive and the rediscover what writing can offer the world!

We learn a lot when we enter the perspective other people and even objects of the natural and unnatural world. This class will discuss a series of persona poems…written in the voice of the “other”…in order to arrive at a new and deeper understanding of others’ experience. Pulitzer Prize winner Louise Gluck has an entire book, "The Wild Iris", in which the poems are all written in the voice of plants. The purpose of our session will be to practice entering into another’s experience and searching for a deeper meaning that we can apply to own lives. Both poets and prose writers can benefit from this experience.

This class will examine the history of the short poem beginning with fragments by Sappho, moving through Japanese short forms and up to contemporary poets who use the form. The main focus of our writing will look at Dickinson poems and her theories on the short form. We will discuss the effectiveness and purpose of short writing and using models, practice our own forms and pieces. This class will work well for both poets and prose writers, as time will be allotted to cover flash writing.

The San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC) in partnership with The Brink SBDC offers the Entrepreneurs Track (E-Track), a free 4-month workshop series for entrepreneurs to develop, explore, and refine the fundamentals required to prepare for angel investment. Join us for our Kick-Off event and a Mixer hosted by the San Diego Entrepreneurs Exchange (SDEE) on Sept 12 at the University of San Diego (USD). Each week, founders gather, network, and explore topics critical to successfully raising money from angel investors. The Entrepreneurs Track culminates with the application deadline on Dec. 19, 2023. Those who apply will compete for a $200,000* investment from ~60 SEC accredited investors. *Amount of investment depends on the number of units purchased by investors. During this session we will cover the important dates and details of SDAC VI, answer questions, and cover two important topics: 1) Positioning and Value Proposition, and 2) Use of Funds/Ask (the last slide in an investment deck). Attendees will complete a positioning statement focused on the value proposition, and identify the potential risks and resources required to mitigate risks and position your company for success.

"Recreated" is art created with recycled or salvaged objects. The exhibition closes with the Recycled Materials Runway Event on June 3. Exhibition runs May 12 - June 2, 2023 Free admission Visit: www.escondidoarts.org or call 760 480 4101 Tuesday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, 11a.m. - 4 p.m.

A new happiness report finds sharp declines in well-being among adolescents and young adults in the U.S. But the picture is better for people aged 60 and older, marking a striking generational divide.

Ciriza will become the first female county superintendent in the San Diego County Office of Education's 76-year history.

Adam Sandler will be bringing his unique brand of comedy and song back to North America this fall, starting October 21 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Sandler will stop at Viejas Arena in San Diego on December 4. Additional cities on the 15-date fall outing include Manchester, Boston, Belmont Park, Tampa, and more. A successful actor, writer, producer, and musician, Sandler has also performed on stage to live audiences on a sold-out tour across the US and Canada. In 2018, “100% Fresh” was released on Netflix, which was Sandler’s first comedy special in 20 years and filmed during his last concert tour. In conjunction with Netflix, Warner Bros. Records released the audio companion to Sandler’s critically acclaimed Netflix special. Beyond his beloved standup, Sandler’s films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide, and his films on Netflix have been some of the streamer’s most successful. Sandler’s recent film “Hustle” was a critic and audience favorite.