Search results for

Setting provides a reader with a sense of place, and without that…there is no story. Setting is also the time and environment the story exists in. It establishes the mood and reveals characters, conflicts, and themes. Settings can shape, influence, and change characters. Detailed descriptions about personal spaces inform the reader about the characters who inhabit them. The setting can even be its own character! This workshop addresses the crucial role of establishing settings for both fiction and non-fiction. We will write from prompts to set our characters in settings that establish place, moods, and themes. We will also write scenes within settings. For new and experienced writers! Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2024-09-07-sinking-into-setting-with-aimee-truchan/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: A documentary about yacht rock, Colouring's new album, the game Pentiment and an action movie about TSA.

Learn to Pickle this Season! September 14, from 12-2 p.m. Pickles, peaches, and peppers, oh my! Learn how to make probiotic-rich, gut healthy fermented dishes with the many fruits of summer! Join Austin Durant, founder and Chief Fermentation Officer of Fermenters Club as he takes you into the wild and wide world of fermentation. We will show you how to preserve these fruits of summer (cucumbers, peppers, and peaches) through fermentation. This workshop includes your own take-home mason jar of pickles or chutney, and kombucha tasters. In this 2-hour workshop, you’ll learn all about fermentation and have a brief discussion about the benefits of making and eating fermenting foods. We’ll show you how easy it is to start making fermented foods yourself at home! We’ll demo some simple fermented pickle recipes with cucumbers, peppers, carrots, and more which are loaded with healthy “probiotic” bacteria. We’ll have a variety of fermented foods to sample, such as chutney, hot sauce, and pickles. And, we’ll do it together, with time and space to roll up your sleeves & make your very own batch of cucumber pickles. Ages 16+ or 12+years with an adult All ingredients & materials included. Special Offer | Austin is teaching a Sourdough Bread Hands-On Workshop on Saturday, October 12, 9am – 12pm. Purchase both classes at once and save 10% using code FERMENTFALL! Learn more about that class here! • Military and sibling discounts • Scholarships available • Join our interest list Visit: Fermenting the Fruits of Summer Workshop Fermenters Club on Instagram and Facebook

Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those keep dying in California.

The beloved blue locomotive was first imagined in the 1940s — he starred in stories Rev. Wilbert Awdry told his son. Allcroft adapted Awdry's The Railway Series into Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends.

Ballet Folklórico de México founder Amalia Hernández featured the beauty of her culture by sharing the traditional dances of Mexico with a global audience. Now, over 70 years later, Hernández’ artistic legacy continues to flourish in these exquisite works featuring great technical difficulty, elaborate costumes, and world-class dancers. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/ballet-folklorico-de-mexico/ Ballet Folklórico de Mexico on Instagram and Facebook

California legislators want to limit deportation actions at schools, but they can’t ban immigration officials.

An ensemble of singers and instrumentalists specialized in the performance of Baroque music on period instruments, Les Arts Florissants are renowned the world over. This concert features the San Diego debut of Théotime Langlois de Swarte, who is rapidly emerging as a much sought-after violin soloist (on both baroque and modern instruments), chamber musician, recitalist, and conductor. Gramophone wrote of him, “Performances so special that I feel a changed man from listening,” while The Strad called him “A stunner by any standard” and The New Yorker wrote he was “mesmerizing.” Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/les-arts-florissants-theotime/ Les Arts Florissants on Instagram and Facebook

Get ready for a cracking good time in The JAI. The white-hot award-winning Irish quintet, Goitse (pronounced “Go-wit-cha”) brings a vibrant mix of Irish classic jigs and tunes with their own original compositions for an irrepressible Irish musical experience that opens your mind and moves your feet. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/goitse-4/ Goitse on Instagram and Facebook

In a decision Friday, New York Judge Juan Merchan noted that his inclination was to not impose a sentence of incarceration.