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This event is cancelled Get inspired by immigrant-owned businesses with food tastings, shop from local vendors, and experience live music and cultural performances celebrating our community’s diversity! The event highlights the creativity and resilience of entrepreneurs who have launched businesses with support from the IRC SBDC. Connect with the community, support small businesses, and explore rich cultural traditions! Hosted by the International Rescue Committee Small Business Development Center and the House of Ukraine. Visit: https://www.rescue.org/buylocal House of Ukraine San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Join inewsource and Marco Werman for an evening of engaging conversation of local journalism and its future in the United States. In today’s climate, newsrooms face very real threats to reporting and funding, yet the urgency of our work has never been more important. Come ready for engaging conversation, tasty bites and beverages and to financially support the work of inewsource. Moderator: Lorie Hearn, CEO and Editor, inewsource Lorie Hearn is founder, CEO and editor of inewsource, one of the first local nonprofit newsrooms in the nation. inewsource serves 3.4 million people in San Diego and Imperial counties and has become a model for local reporting with individual and wide impact, spurring congressional inquiries and positive change in local, state and national policies and laws. Lorie started inewsource in 2009 as a nonprofit solution to the drastic downsizing of commercial media. inewsource on Facebook / Instagram

Thursday, June 5 Digital Gym Cinema, 1100 Market St, San Diego, CA 92101 Join us between 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. — screenings at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 8 p.m., with a student panel + refreshments at 7 p.m.. RSVP for your preferred screening time. Join us for an inspiring evening as students from the Puente Project at San Diego City College debut their original short films—each rooted in their own poetry and cultural narratives. After 12 weeks of collaboration with Outside The Lens, these emerging filmmakers have explored visual storytelling, honed their camera skills, and brought their words to life on screen. The event will feature student film screenings, delicious food, and a special panel where students share insights about their creative process. Celebrate their voices, stories, and hard work in the vibrant setting of the Digital Gym Cinema, San Diego’s home for independent film. Free & open to the public — RSVP today! Let’s uplift the next generation of storytellers. See you at the movies! Outside The Lens on Facebook / Instagram

After warning Congress for months about premium spikes, the leader of the country's insurance commissioners — a Republican from North Dakota — says he's hopeful there could be a last minute fix.

Join us at the Kensington-Normal Heights Library for a Free Persian Music Concert in the park. The music will be jazz inspired with a Persian flair. There will be a mix of Eastern and Western Instruments. This is a monthly music series on every 3rd Saturday. Music is by Dornob Collective led by Farhad Bahrami. Farhad teaches World Music and Middle East Ensemble at Grossmont College. Dornob's mission is to cross cultural bridges through music. Recommended for all ages. Please bring a blanket or camping chair to sit on the grass if you wish. We also encourage you to bring instruments if you would like to jam! We hope to see you there. Presented by the Kensington-Normal Heights Friends of the Library. Kensington-Normal Heights Library on Facebook

Join Ms. Katia and the City Ballet of San Diego for "A Book and a Ballerina!" Enjoy listening to a read-aloud, hearing from a professional ballerina, and learning some basic dance steps. This hour-long program is an introduction to the world of classical ballet for kids in grades Pre-K through 5th. San Ysidro Library on Facebook / Instagram

Jane Goodall, the influential primatologist and conservationist, died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon reflects on her legacy and love for chimpanzees.

Once the province of elite fashion editors and forecasters, the art of figuring out what's likely to fly off future racks is getting an assist from AI algorithms.

Dozens of foreign nationals are locked up in Venezuelan prisons, accused of crimes they may not have committed. As the U.S. ramps up pressure on Caracas, families fear for their loved ones stuck there.

Matthew McConaughey and America Ferrera star in the true story of a bus driver and a schoolteacher who bring a bus full of children to safety during California's devastating 2018 Camp Fire.