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Oceanside’s city council members failed to pass rent control in a contentious vote Wednesday. But a council majority supported adding some tenant protections that could take effect next month.

Learn the awesome secrets and tricks for making your own comics, and how to improve your drawing skills and storytelling, whether you like manga, superheroes or Dog Man! Explore the art of comic storytelling in this workshop series led by comic art experts from Little Fish Comic Book Studio! For upper elementary and middle school aged youth. Registration is required for this event.

A special screening of the film that brought reggae music to the world and made the late Jimmy Cliff a global icon. Blessed with one the best soundtracks ever put on film, "The Harder They Come" is a gritty and razor sharp vision of working class life in Jamaica, a ground-breaking film that demonstrated that music and art can change the world. Jimmy Cliff who died in 2025 plays Ivan, a young songwriter who leaves the country for the big city to find his fortune. His dreams of making it in the music business and his battles with crooked promoters, religious conservatives and criminals on both sides of the law make him a folk hero. Shot in 1972 at the dawn of the blaxpoitation era in American movies following the success of Sweet Sweetback’s Baadasssss Song, Shaft, and Super Fly, this Jamaican film is a significant achievement in the development, in the 1970s, of both an international Black popular culture and worldwide Black independent film movement. Professor Mychal Odom of Mesa College will facilitate a Q&A session after the film Register now

Creative Cultures Arts Festival is back for its third installment. Creativity Suitcase will boast six arts booths and three vibrant dances from around the world. To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, there will be a regional dance and game, as well as marigold and monarch art-making to honor Día de los Muertos and plenty more. Join this family-friendly event and connect through cultural expressions. Hands-on arts-marking workshops • Monarch butterfly painting • Leaf-rubbing printmaking • Paper marigold-crafting • Ojo de Dios weaving • Native American game playing • Bookmark-making Vibrant music and dance • Native American cultural dance • Flamenco Fusion Dance • Egyptian Folklore Cane Dance City of Carlsbad on Facebook / Instagram

La Jolla's Warwick's is the nation's oldest continuously family-owned bookstore, known for books, gifts and community events.

A holiday market features handmade ceramics, art, food gifts, woodworking, jewelry and more — all supporting the Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation.

"Stairway to Satisfaction": featuring Custard Pie, The Music of Led Zeppelin and The Rolling Stones "Stairway to Satisfaction" is a Six String Society production like no other. Come experience the music and the stories of 2 of Rock & Rolls biggest Supergroups, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, as performed by San Diego favorites Custard Pie. Each unique set will feature the music from each supergroup with Custard Pie’s sensational frontman Tony Rivas delivering the goods. With stunning visual elements, along with compelling historical narrative, make Stairway to Satisfaction a show like no other. California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook / Instagram

Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. It is more than simply putting flowers in a container. It is a disciplined art form that breathes life into each composition, harmonizing the elements of nature and humanity. Learn to create these stunning pieces of art that intertwine Japanese culture and the changing of the seasons. By end of the semester, you will have learned to design beautiful and professional looking arrangements for both everyday and special occasions. This class is free and open to the public. Contact Prof. Takeya at mtakeya@sdccd.edu for more information and to register. Audience: Adults, Seniors Location: Community Room

The International California Surf Museum, celebrating 40 years in 2026 and the first and oldest surf museum in the country, invites you to attend the 17th Annual Gala. Since 1986, CSM has been collecting and preserving the surfing history and artifacts of this popular lifestyle sport and culture as well as producing fascinating exhibits and dynamic educational programs. The funds generated from the Gala help the museum continue these efforts. The 17th Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the NEW LOCATION, Oceanside’s beachfront 5-star resort, the Seabird Ocean Resort & Spa, 101 Mission Ave, Oceanside, California. Overlooking there Oceanside Pier and the Pacific Ocean. The event begins with a 2 p.m. cocktail hour on the outdoor patio adjacent to our silent auction room with dinner service in the main ballroom following at 4 p.m. Once meal service is completed, the excitement begins with a live auction of surfboards made specifically for this event. Our evening is then completed with the presentation of the Silver Surfer award for this year’s honorees. Tickets - Table of 10 - $ 2,850 (Includes appetizers, dinner (vegetarian option available), and dessert) - Individual - $ 285 (Includes appetizers, dinner (vegetarian option available), and dessert) Award Winners - Bruce and Dana Brown - Mike Hynson - Robert August - Pat O'Connell - Robert "Wingnut" Weaver To purchase tickets and for more information visit surfmuseum.org or contact Museum Manager Camille Cacas - csm@surfmuseum.org / (760) 721-6876. California Surf Museum on Facebook / Instagram

Swing voters in North Carolina say they are frustrated with President Trump and the state of the economy but aren't ready to abandon him or his party as the midterms inch closer.