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From the theater: Adapted from Teatro San Diego’s successful production streamed during the Covid-19 pandemic, SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is a gorgeous song cycle by Jason Robert Brown, composer of Parade, Bridges of Madison County, and The Last Five Years. Having the common theme of making a difficult and important decision, each song and performer represents a form of social injustice in America such as Feminism, White Privilege, Gender Equality, and Racial Justice. About Oceanside Theatre Company: Oceanside Theatre Company (OTC), the resident professional theater company operating the Historic Brooks Theater in downtown Oceanside is a center point of the Oceanside CA Cultural District (OCCD). OTC’S mission is to produce professional theatrical, visual art and musical productions for the entertainment and enrichment of the community; present educational opportunities in the arts for children and adults; and provide a safe, state-of-the-art public venue for expansion of artistic endeavors in North San Diego County and greater southern California. OTC produces a four-show mainstage theatre season in the 198-seat venue, as well as a Music Series and ongoing events and play readings in the adjacent black box theater, Studio 219. An important part of OTC’s mission is inspiring and sharing the arts with local youth through the Youth Theater Arts Program, which includes Summer Theater Camps and Youth Theater Arts Outreach in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Oceanside during the school year. To learn more visit www.oceansidetheatre.org. About Teatro San Diego: Teatro San Diego was founded in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic in order to help San Diego become the vibrant, all-inclusive community it has always had the potential to be. At the time of the organization’s inception, the two largest minority communities in San Diego were Mexican and Filipino. Thus, the city’s two most prevalent languages aside from English were Spanish and Tagalog. "Teatro" means "Theatre" in both languages. These original San Diegans have been under-served and under-represented in San Diego’s performing arts community and Teatro San Diego works to rectify this disparity by emphasizing and accounting for the inclusion of all local nationalities and languages. To learn more, visit: www.teatrosandiego.org. Related links: Oceanside Theatre Company on Instagram Teatro San Diego on Instagram

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

Advocates warn now is not the time to cut programs that help the poor. The state has reserves to weather a tough year but a recession could deepen the deficit.

The end of Title 42 is expected bring more migrants across U.S. borders.

Cinema Under The Stars presents "Blazing Saddles" Friday, June 3 at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 4 at 8 p.m. Sunday, June 5 at 8 p.m. Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 Phone: (619) 295-4221 Website: www.topspresents.com Cost: $17, $18, $20 Ages: 18+ “BLAZING SADDLES” (1974. 93 minutes. Rated R) - Mel Brooks delivers a delirious blizzard of irreverent gags, puns and assaults on good taste in this ribald sagebrush satire. Cleavon Little is the newly hired black sheriff of the western town of Rock Ridge who teams up with deputy Gene Wilder to foil the railroad-building scheme of the nefarious Hedley Lamar. Co-starring Madeline Kahn and Harvey Korman. More information about Cinema Under the Stars: * Unique and intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills, with heaters, and blankets. • Members - $17; Non-members - $18; Online reservations - $20. • Reservations for members begin 9.a.m. on Monday. • Reservations for non-members begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday. *** If you need to cancel your reservations, they must be cancelled before 6 p.m. on movie night, or your card will be charged $20 per seat. • Box Office opens 6 p.m. on movie nights. • Films start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. • Concessions are $3 each (popcorn, candy, drinks). • Guests must follow current guidelines for COVID-19. • Now at 100% capacity and using all seats. Visit www.topspresents.com or call (619) 295-4221 for more information. Cinema Under the Stars on Facebook

More than two million people escape Russia's invasion of Ukraine including a family that arrived seeking asylum at the San Ysidro Port of Entry and a parents whose children attend a San Diego preschool say their kids were questioned by the state about COVID mask wearing.

Cinema Under The Stars presents "The 39 Steps" Thursday, June 2 at 8 p.m. “THE 39 STEPS” (1935. 86 minutes) - One of Hitchcock’s cleverest and most entertaining high adventures. A vacationing Canadian in London stumbles upon a conspiracy and becomes embroiled in international political intrigue. Starring Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll as the icy blonde. Cinema Under The Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 Phone: (619) 295-4221 Website: www.topspresents.com Cost: $17, $18, $20 All Ages More information about Cinema Under the Stars: * Unique and intimate outdoor movie theater in Mission Hills, with heaters, and blankets. • Members - $17; Non-members - $18; Online reservations - $20. • Reservations for members begin 9.a.m. on Monday. • Reservations for non-members begin 9 a.m. on Tuesday. *** If you need to cancel your reservations, they must be cancelled before 6 p.m. on movie night, or your card will be charged $20 per seat. • Box Office opens 6 p.m. on movie nights. • Films start at 8 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. • Concessions are $3 each (popcorn, candy, drinks). • Guests must follow current guidelines for COVID-19. • Now at 100% capacity and using all seats. Visit www.topspresents.com or call (619) 295-4221 for more information. Cinema Under the Stars on Facebook

Fresh Air's film critic says it was a terrific year for movies but also a dispiriting one. Blockbusters brought audiences back to theaters, but romantic comedies and grown-up dramas often struggled.

The new unit is a broader effort by Gov. Kathy Hochul to address hate crimes and violence across the state in response to Buffalo's deadly mass shooting that killed 10 Black people.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.