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The name of the great contralto and civil rights icon now lives above the doors to the grand hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.

Join us in the celebration of Monarchs, Milkweed, and Moms at the Point Loma Native Plant Garden! Learn about the life stages of the Monarch Butterfly from egg, to caterpillar, to chrysalis, and finally to the majestic butterfly! Find out why the Narrow-leaf Milkweed plant, which is native to San Diego, is so important to this beautiful butterfly. Start your own butterfly garden with our craft project for kids! Make and Take Project: Make a planter for Mom to plant milkweed seeds to encourage butterflies. Children will make their own Monarch Butterfly pin and attached it to themselves or their milkweed container! RSVP Required. See website linked for more details and to sign up!

Premieres Sunday, March 23 - April 27, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. Marie Antoinette knows that her enemies are waiting in the wings to destroy her. At the height of their power, Marie Antoinette and Louis face an unprecedented financial crisis. The incessant attacks of Provence and Chartres stir up the hatred of the nobles while disastrous consequences loom with the Diamond Necklace Affair. From Versailles to the Palais-Royal, the revolt rumbles on.

Buckingham Palace hasn't said what type of cancer Charles had or if he's finished treatment. It said he'll make a public visit to a cancer clinic Tuesday and will welcome Japan's emperor in June.

More than 7,000 people had taken shelter in the Rukban camp, near the border with Jordan, many of whom fled the regime and ISIS attacks almost a decade ago.

The population of monarch butterflies that migrated south to Mexico to hibernate fell 26% from a year earlier.

After 14 years of Conservative rule, Britons elected a new prime minister, Keir Starmer, and Parliament dominated by the Labour Party, which hadn't won a national election since Tony Blair, nearly 20 years.

The play centers on Raja Englanderova, one of the children who survived Terezin, and her family, friends, and classmates. She shares her story of living in the concentration camp, while retaining a world filled with butterflies and flowers with other children in the camp. For more information visit: my.lfjcc.org Stay Connected on Facebook

This weekend in the arts: The Natural History Museum celebrates its 150th birthday with a free party; San Diego Zine Fest brings DIY art and publishing to Bread & Salt; "Gentryfries" honors the history of family, neighborhood and food at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; a big dance showcase and more arts and culture events.

Researchers say the number of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has plummeted to a record low, putting the orange-and-black insects closer to extinction.