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The Elizabeth Hospice invites individuals interested in helping adults and children facing the challenges associated with a life-limiting illness and those grieving the death of a loved one to a free volunteer orientation session via Zoom videoconferencing. Hospice volunteers are an important part of the care team at The Elizabeth Hospice and have an opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life. Attendees will learn about a wide variety of virtual and in-person opportunities throughout San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County, including: serving as a patient companion, providing caregiver respite, performing aromatherapy, sewing Cuddle Bears, officiating at veteran pinning ceremonies, and much more. Information will be provided on both the application and training process. An email address and a device with a camera interface are needed to participate in the training session or attendees can join by phone. Prospective volunteers can choose from the following dates: • December 14, 2021 from 10:00am to 11:00am • January 6, 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm • January 17, 2022 from 12:00pm to 1:00pm • February 4, 2022 from 10:00am to 11:00am • February 15, 2022 from 4:00pm to 5:00pm To ensure a place at the volunteer orientation session, please contact the Volunteer Department at 800-797-2050 or send an email to volunteer@ehospice.org .

San Diego has spent a lot of time, effort and money cleaning up Chollas Creek in efforts to avoid the flooding that ravaged Southcrest neighborhoods on Jan. 22, but not everything is getting fixed.

The Intermediate/Advanced Summer Workshop is designed for serious dance students and aspiring professionals. It provides an opportunity to develop technical skills and broaden students’ dance horizons in a friendly, yet professional atmosphere. Founding Director Maxine Mahon developed this curriculum based on Russian and Cecchetti techniques and has honed it further over many years of experience. This workshop is appropriate for students ages 9 and older. Pointe work will be offered however, pointe experience is not required to participate. The daily class schedule is arranged to simulate a professional dancer’s day. Intermediate/Advanced students will participate in a variety of classes, including ballet technique, variations, character, jazz, and contemporary. 2023 Dates: Session I: July 31st-August 4, 2023 Session II: August 7-11, 2023 Each week runs Monday – Friday, 9am – 2pm Ticket Details: $450 - General Public $375 - CBS Students $300 - Military Enrollment is on a first-come, first-placed basis. A $200 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration and will be deducted from the total tuition due. The tuition balance is due no later than July 18th, 2023.Non-CBS students living in San Diego who wish to attend may call the school to schedule a placement class. Auditions are not required. Workshop registration is open.

Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Steam now with the PBS App. From the smallest sea shell to the immense whale shark, award-winning international wildlife photographer and filmmaker Todd Gustafson introduces viewers to the creatures that inhabit the sand flats, tidepools, lagoons and ocean depths. He also shares photographic techniques and some of the physical practicalities of taking a camera underwater.

You all know Mike Emory. One of the most versatile and in demand musicians in the valley. Mike plays with just about everybody at some point in time! He plays with Mickie Arnett band; Srv-Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute; Tony Suraci's highwayman show; love you live-stones tribute; Temecula Wilburys tribute, etc. Mike now brings to the otbc stage for the first time his solo acoustic act. A great way to spend your Friday afternoon. Come join us!! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

On Saturday, June 10th, from 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., the City of San Diego is inviting the public to provide input about what features they would like to see included in an ideal Ocean Beach Pier. The City is encouraging residents from throughout the region to attend and to bring their kids. Free ice cream, donated by Lighthouse Ice Cream, will be available, while supplies last. Fishing poles will be given to the first 20 kids and there will be 10 adult poles to be raffled off! Before the interactive portion of the workshop, City staff and consultants will provide a summary of findings to date, and present draft guiding principles for the project. The engineering and design team will also present information about design opportunities and constraints related to the construction of a potential replacement pier in the location of the existing Ocean Beach Pier, as well as the next steps in the design process. This is the 2nd in-person Community Workshop for the Ocean Beach Pier Renewal Project. The workshop on June 10 will be held at the Liberty Station Conference Center, 2600 Laning Road. The public can provide input here: Ocean Beach Pier Renewal Project Survey (surveymonkey.com) For more information visit: obpierrenewal.com

In celebration of San Diego’s Chicano culture, lowrider classic cars, and the launch of McDonald’s new Cold Brew drinks, McDonald’s is hosting a Cold Brew and Cars event in partnership with Groupe NC Car Club. Attendees can enjoy the group’s classic West-Coast style lowrider cars on display, while being treated to tunes from Que Buena 106.5 and a tasting of McDonald’s newly released Cold Brew and Marble Cold Brew, available in select Southern California restaurants for a limited time. Follow Groupe NC Car Club on Instagram

From the San Diego Symphony: Artists and Repertoire: Rafael Payare, conductor Leah Crocetto, soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano Limmie Pulliam, tenor Aleksey Bogdanov, baritone San Diego Master Chorale Giuseppe Verdi: "Requiem" About the performance: Music Director Rafael Payare and the Orchestra open the new season with one of the monumental masterpieces of Western music. Verdi’s Requiem is an equally thrilling experience for both the lifelong music lover and the new listener discovering choral and orchestral music for the first time. Few works are so directly filled with tragedy, grandeur and human pity. What better way to open the season! Note: gates for the Saturday performance will open at 5pm, and gates for the Sunday performance will open at 3:30pm. Related links: Insights from San Diego Symphony creative consultant San Diego Symphony on Instagram San Diego Symphony on Twitter

Premieres Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encores Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, Sept. 16 at 6 a.m. and Noon on KPBS 2. "The Busing Battleground" viscerally captures the class tensions and racial violence that ensued when Black and white students in Boston were bused for the first time between neighborhoods to comply with a federal desegregation order.

Osgood, who anchored CBS Sunday Morning for more than two decades and hosted the long-running radio program The Osgood File, died Tuesday home in New Jersey. The cause was dementia, his family said.