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Prepare for the pet pawty of the season as TrustedHousesitters and The Animal Pad partner together to host Howl-O-Ween on Saturday, October 22! From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Amici Amphitheater in Little Italy, attendees and their furry friends are encouraged to dress up in their cutest (but comfy) Halloween costumes while perusing through pet-friendly photo booths, artwork, and pet goodies. The free pet adoption event will also feature caricature drawings of pets by Marco, pet friendly photo opps, raffles and prizes! At this spooky pawty, guests will have the chance to snap cute photos with their in cute Halloween themed photo areas, take home original pet caricature drawings, and meet other pet owners or soon to be pet parents. Attendees will also have the opportunity to enter raffles periodically throughout the day for only $1. All proceeds from the raffles will go towards The Animal Pad, a volunteer based 501 C3 non-profit all breed dog rescue that saves dogs from high kill shelters in Southern California and the streets of Mexico. Come one and come all to this spooky adoption event If you dare! Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Premieres Friday, March 17, 2023 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 19 at 2 p.m. on KPBS 2 / PBS App. Enjoy Renee Fleming's return to the Met in this new production inspired by Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway." Also starring Tony winner Kelli O'Hara and Joyce DiDonato, the opera follows three women from different eras. Christine Baranski hosts.

Calling all 3-railers! Looking to add to your collection or start one? The San Diego Model Railroad Museum is having a special Friday night sale featuring 3 rail, O-gauge trains. We'll have prewar, postwar, modern, and even track and other parts. There will be a freebie table and a $1-2 table. There will be a raffle to win a new engine or your choice of cars! Admission is free, so stop by and see what catches your eye! Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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

Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Sept. 29 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the world of dinosaur fossil collecting. Hear perspectives on the controversial hobby from private collectors, paleontologists, and others as Big John—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is assembled in Italy and auctioned in France.

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

President Biden's trip marking the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement is part diplomacy and part homecoming.

Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Sunday, March 26 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Watch now with KPBS Passport! Celebrate the legendary rock band's 50th anniversary at the Royal Albert Hall in London, where they tear through their greatest hits including "My Generation," "Won't Get Fooled Again," "Baba O'Riley," "You Better You Bet" and "Who Are You."

From ArtPower at UC San Diego: Atamira Dance Company is the leading international creator of contemporary dance and performance. Based in Aotearoa, New Zealand, a remote and wild landscape where indigenous Māori stories are a powerful voice in the arts locally and, increasingly, internationally, Atamira is integral to the contemporary Māori performing arts conversation and movement. The company performs it’s powerful new full-length dance work Te Wheke, which brings together Aotearoa’s leading names in contemporary dance. The piece explores the dimensionsof human experience symbolised by the eight tentacles of the Te Wheke—the Octopus, a powerful guardian on this journey from past into the future. Related links: ArtPower on Facebook ArtPower on Instagram

Don't be alone this Valentine's Day! Come adopt a pet and find the LOVE OF YOUR LIFE at the San Diego Animal Support Foundation's 15th Annual CUPIDS & CANINES Mega PetTM Adoption Event, featuring HUNDREDS of adoptable animals from shelters and rescue organizations, all in one convenient place! It all happens on Saturday, February 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grossmont Center in La Mesa (just north of the 8 Freeway). Bring your loved ones to meet dogs, cats, kittens and puppies! Mark you calendars and check back for more details. Participating Organizations (more added daily, keep checking back): A New Life Rescue Amazing Strays Animal Advocates of the United States Animal Rescuers Without Borders (A.R.W.O.B) The Cantu Foundation Chihuahua Rescue of San Diego County Chula Vista Animal Services (Shelter) Del Mar Dog Rescue Dog is Good Friends of Cats Shelter, Inc. Friends of Humane Services Tijuana FURballs Forever Rescue Heer to Rescue It's the Pits Dog Rescue Labrador Rescuers Labradors and Friends Dog Rescue Lionel's Legacy Senior Dog Rescue Open Arms Rescue - San Diego Passion For Pitties PAWS 4 Thought Animal Rescue Pups'N Boots Dog Rescue Red Barn Rescue Rescue Fenix Tails of Mana Tragic To Magic Rescue Woofs and Wags Rescue, formerly St. Paco's (Facebook Page) SDASF organizes these annual mega adoption events in order to increase adoptions from reputable shelters and rescue agencies by bringing potential adopters and lots of dogs together in one fun, happy, stress-free environment, facilitating the matchmaking process! The participating adoption agencies are given free booth space, and admission is free to the public! For more information, contact the San Diego Animal Support Foundation at Info@SDShelters.org, www.sdshelters.org or (619) 847-8755. *The San Diego Animal Support Foundation is a 501c3 non-profit organization with a primary mission to increase pet adoptions from reputable shelters and rescue agencies in their network. San Diego Animal Support Foundation on Facebook / Instagram