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As the year wraps up, we bring you some final notable titles — including The Sea Captain's Wife and The Rest of Our Lives — publishing before 2025 comes to a close.

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of the U.N. says the vote will be anything but free and fair.

For over 30 years, the San Diego Bunnyfest has been the largest annual fundraiser for the San Diego House Rabbit Society (SDHRS). This event is an open-air festival. Activities include a silent auction, art social, mini educational lectures, games, children’s crafts and 50+ vendors selling bunny-themed merchandise & services. It takes a village to keep San Diego House Rabbit Society going and the operational cost per year to care for the rabbits can exceed $630,000 per year and all proceeds from Bunnyfest help to defray those costs. All ages welcome Opens at 10 a.m. and ends at 4 p.m. Vaccinated bunnies are welcome! Visit here on tips on bringing your bunny. Liberty Station is in the flight path of the San Diego International Airport. Please expect occasional overhead noise. All sales are final - no refunds, cancellations or exchanges. To learn more about Bunnyfest visit www.sandiegobunnyfest.org. Don't forget to buy your Bunnyfest Tshirt! Click here! Directions / Parking Bunnyfest on Facebook / Instagram / TikTok

National City's Pepper Park can soon expand in size by nearly 50% thanks to a ruling this week by the California Coastal Commission to approve the National City Balanced Plan.

The Comic-Con Art Show, Located at the Manchester Hyatt, in Grand Hall CD is open to the public—you do not need a badge to come in and enjoy or purchase artwork. However, everyone entering the Art Show is expected to comply with all terms and conditions expected of our attendees. You’ll see numerous original drawings, paintings, sculptures, pieces of jewelry, and more “unusual” items, all created and displayed by professional and amateur artists. In 2024, more than 900 items were sold by the 116 artists exhibiting in the Comic-Con Art Show, and 20% of those art show sales were to the un-badged general public! If you want to add something to your collection, many of the pieces are offered for purchase by Silent Auction* or Quick Sale. Bidder numbers and Art Show information can be obtained from the administration table inside the Art Show. You must be 18 or older and have legal identification to purchase artwork, and payments may be made with cash or a credit card. The Art Show also displays the nominated books and comics for this year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. Come and see the best new works of the year! For your convenience, the Art Show is open one hour after the Exhibit Hall closes on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday to make it easier to bid on or pick up your art. HOURS: Thursday 11 AM–8 PM Friday: 9 AM–8 PM Saturday: 9 AM–6 PM Sunday: 9 AM–6 PM *Silent Auction final bidding closes Saturday at 6:00 PM.Winning bids are posted at 9:00 AM Sunday morning.Any Voice Auctions begin at 11 a.m. Sunday morning. All purchased art must be picked up Sunday by 6:30 p.m. Quick Sale items must be paid for immediately and picked up the same day.

Another storm system that will bring rain moves into San Diego County Tuesday and forecasters predicted that there will be a slight lull late Wednesday, but that will be followed by another weaker storm at the end of the week.

A teenaged brother and sister, both U.S. citizens, found themselves handcuffed during an immigration raid caught on video in Oceanside. Agents were after their father, and ended up taking their mother too.

In this film, Taylor Lane, an impassioned surfer, creates a functional surfboard with 10,000 littered cigarette butts collected from California beaches. “The Cigarette Surfboard” takes Lane around the world to learn from professional surfers who are working to protect and restore the health of the oceans through science, education, art, business, and political activism. Inspired by this global cast of characters, Lane returns home to California and uses the board to generate uproar on the environmental, human health, and economic impacts of cigarette butts. This immersive documentary gives viewers an up-close experience of the ocean through surfers' eyes to amplify a message of urgency and possibility regarding the well-being of our oceans. A moderated Q&A with Lane and filmmaker Ben Judkins will follow the screening. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the Ciggy Board exhibit and refreshments. A moderated Q&A with Lane and the filmmaker, Ben Judkins, will follow the film, and speaking time will be provided to community partners, starting at 6:45 p.m. Cal State San Marcos on Facebook / Instagram

Independent video game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 swept the Game Awards last night. The L.A. ceremony draws millions of views for its industry honors and exclusive previews of upcoming games.

Join Linda Cassady for a journey into the literary wonderland of Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, through the treasured Cassady Carroll Collection of USC's Special Collections. This engaging lecture explores how a remarkable book collection has inspired students to discover the genius behind Alice's adventures, transforming some into artists in their own right. Discover the extensive works by and about Lewis Carroll housed in the University of Southern California Special Collections, and learn how an innovative Wonderland Award competition sparks the imagination of Southern California students as they pursue and rediscover Dodgson's legacy. Come see how students tumble down their own rabbit holes of creativity, finding Alice in the wonderland of their own imaginations through art, literature, and scholarly exploration. The Carroll Collection The Cassady Lewis Carroll Collection was established in 2000 and has grown to contain more than 6,000 rare books, pamphlets, letters, and other items related to the work of Lewis Carroll including inscribed editions, books from Carroll‘s own library, and many works by major illustrators of the Alice stories. There are signed copies of movie scripts, playbills from stage adaptations, Victorian-era playing cards, and pop-up books. More recently, comic books, graphic novels, manga editions, literary parodies, computer games, movies, and original art work related to Carroll and his Alice books are part of the collection. The Wonderland Award The Annual Wonderland Award is an annual multidisciplinary competition at the University of Southern California that encourages new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll. A primary goal is to promote use of the G. Edward Cassady, M.D., and Margaret Elizabeth Cassady, R.N., Lewis Carroll Collection, held in Doheny Library at USC. Since 2005, about 600 students have reimagined, reinterpreted, and remixed Carroll’s stories. Submissions include film and screenplays; poetry and readings; short fiction; book art [writing desks, boxes of wonder, missing diaries]; music, lyrics, scores, and performances; art [photography, painting, digital art, art installations]; ballet and dance; golf courses, board and digital games [with music, readings, and polysyllogisms]; illustrated novels; arts and crafts [dolls, ceramic tea sets, and fashion], and scholarly essays. Linda Cassady and her husband, George Cassady, MD, gifted a Lewis Carroll Collection to the University of Southern California in 2000. Her area of "collecting” Carroll is as a sponsor and judge of the Wonderland Award, an annual multidisciplinary competition that encourages new scholarship and creative work related to Lewis Carroll. Linda is a member of the USC Libraries Board of Councilors. She is the past president and current treasurer of the Lewis Carroll Society of North America. Coronado Public Library on Facebook / Instagram