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The artistic collaboration between Duke Ellington and composer/ arranger Billy Strayhorn is one of the most important in the history of American music. Duke Ellington trusted Billy Strayhorn’s artistic gifts from the moment he joined the band in 1939, until Strayhorn’s death in 1967. Strayhorn wrote many of the songs we associate with the Duke Ellington Band today, including their theme song “Take the A Train”, “Satin Doll”, “Something to Live For” and many more. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

Celebrate the Year of the Snake! Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025 from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Nordstrom Rack Court Join us for Mission Valley’s first-ever Lunar New Year celebration, packed with fun activities for the whole family. The event will feature an exciting Lion and Dragon Dance performance by Southern Sea Dragon and Lion, live performances, interactive crafts for kids and face painting! Guests can explore culture and traditions at SDSU’s Chinese Cultural Center booth, enjoy delicious samples and goodies from Panda Express, and share your hopes for the year ahead on our Lunar New Year Wishing Tree. LET US KNOW YOU'RE COMING Bring your loved ones and join us for this special celebration of the Year of the Snake! For updates, follow us on social media @ExperienceMissionValley.

Tristan Rais-Sherman, conductor San Diego Symphony Orchestra Lili Boulanger: "D’un matin de printemps" (Of a Spring Morning) De Falla: "The Three-Cornered Hat Suite No. 1" Ravel: "Rigaudon" from Le Tombeau de Couperin" Caroline Shaw: "The Mountain that Loved a Bird" Celebrate springtime and transport yourself into a timeless story about friendship in composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw’s musical adaptation of "The Mountain that Loved a Bird" by Alice McLerran. This concert is designed for families with children ages 6 – 12. Please join us one hour before the performance for pre-concert activities in the lobby. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/the-mountain-that-loved-a-bird/ Caroline Shaw on Instagram

President Trump declined to say whether the U.S. would strike Iranian nuclear facilities, moments after Iran's supreme leader warned the U.S. against an attack and rejected Trump's call to surrender.

Celebrate the spirit of Mardi Gras with a night of hot New Orleans jazz! The good times roll with music made famous by Fats Domino, Mahalia Jackson, Bessie Smith & Louis Armstrong. From street parades in the French Quarter to late night jams in the city’s famed clubs, this party transforms into an unforgettable Mardi Gras celebration with Byron Stripling, Sydney McSweeney and Bobby Floyd leading the parade with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra! Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/when-the-saints-go-marching-in/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

In Fragments 3, the third installment of this groundbreaking performance series for solo cello performed by Alisa Weilerstein, new works are woven together with Johann Sebastian Bach’s third cello suite, responsive lighting and scenic architecture, inviting audiences into an immersive, multisensory experience. About the Project In Alisa Weilerstein’s groundbreaking, multi-year performance series 'Fragments', new music by some of the most compelling composers of our time meets the timeless beauty of Bach’s Six Suites for Solo Cello in an immersive, multisensory audience experience. Within each Fragments program 1-6, individual movements from a single Bach suite are thoughtfully integrated with selected new commissions to make a wholly original emotional arc. Enhanced by responsive lighting and scenic architecture, the music is performed without pauses or printed program details, creating an atmosphere of enchantment, adventure and discovery. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/alisa-weilerstein-fragments-3/ Alisa Weilerstein on Instagram and Facebook

The new law makes it illegal to investigate, arrest, prosecute or imprison any woman in England or Wales for terminating her own pregnancy — no matter what term or trimester she's in.

Introducing the first edition program dedicated to developing new works by women+ playwrights. At the culmination of a one-week workshop, audiences are invited to join in celebrating new and exciting works over one weekend of staged readings of full-length and short plays. Performance Schedule: Saturday, February 15 Noon - 4 Short Plays 2 p.m. - "The Half-Sibling" Play by Agyeiwaa Asante Sunday, February 16 11 a.m. - "Chill" by Erin Dietsche 2 p.m. - "Knots" by Jessica Hilt

This course will take participants through the entire process of professional TV screenwriting with the ultimate goal of writing a fully realized pilot episode for an original series idea. Starting with the basics of story structure for 11-minute, 22-minute, or hour-long episodes, participants will learn how to write an effective two-sentence logline, how to turn that logline into a 1-2 page premise, how to turn that premise into a longer outline for a script, and finally how to turn all of that work into a finished script. Participants will be encouraged to share their progress with everyone taking the course, and will receive notes, thoughts, and reactions from their instructor and their peers which they can use to fine-tune their work throughout the script writing process. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Write sci-fi, fantasy, or horror, or want to get started doing so? Join this in-person session for imaginative and interdisciplinary prompts to get your creative juices flowing! Note: This class is being subsidized through the Drusilla Campbell Scholarship fund. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram