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Lady Dottie & The Diamonds make their debut at Golden Island Dim Sum for the 154th show of Dim Sum & Jazz! Seating Begins at 6 p.m. Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations! Reservations are highly encouraged! About Lady Dottie Lady Dottie & the Diamonds -- including former members of GoGoGo Airheart -- perform covers of songs by Etta James, Muddy Waters, BB King, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, the Staple Singers, Sam and Dave, Ray Charles, Howling Wolf, Danzig, the Rolling Stones, Leadbelly, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Sonics, Chuck Berry, Nazareth, Ike & Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, Guitar Slim, Otis Redding, T-Bone Walker, Skip James, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Foghat, Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Huey Piano Smith, and the Clowns,. Originally a gospel singer, Dorothy Mae "Lady Dottie" Whitsett's early career included performing with Kool and the Gang and Clarence Carter, among others. Back then, she called herself Miss Dynamite, moving around from residences in Alabama, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle, and Atlanta. After moving from Atlanta to San Diego in 1984, she eventually formed a jazz duo after meeting keyboardist Joey Guevara in a local piano bar. They were joined by Guevara's bandmates from Operator X, Stephen Rey (bass) and Brian Cantrell (drums). Rounding out the band are two guitarists, Isaiah Mitchell and Nathan Beale (of Dirty Sweet), as well as Joey's brother Dan Guevara on horns. The band won two 2007 San Diego Music Awards, for Best Blues and Best Blues Album, as well as landing Best Blues again in 2008. They earned another Best Blues Album award in September 2009, as well as winning Best Blues (again) in 2011 and 2012. As of 2009, they are signed with Hi-Speed Soul Records, a label launched by local music store M-Theory Records. Lady Dottie Socials https://www.facebook.com/ladydottieandthediamonds/ https://www.instagram.com/lady_dottie_and_the_diamonds/ Want to know more events happening Golden Island? Join our Newsletter! Like Dim Sum & Jazz? Check out the rest of the schedule below! www.bardicmanagement.com/golden-island See More Events www.goldenislanddimsum.com www.bardicmanagement.com/events

Using a variety of cyanotype dyed fabrics, we will decorate a square of fabric that will be sewn onto the quilt we created last session! Making ARTS Series - Learn from and create with youth artists and professional teaching artists and contribute your piece to our Illuminated: Youth Arts Festival taking place in May! All workshops will take place at the ARTS Center from 5 - 6:30 p.m. All ages, youth under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Materials will be provided. Visit: www.areasontosurvive.org/community-arts A Reason To Survive (ARTS) on Facebook / Instagram

Leane Marchese has been named the new executive director of San Diego Pride, replacing interim co-executive directors Jen LaBarbera and Sarafina Scapicchio.

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

Books & Records featuring 4x San Diego Music Award Winner and 2019 Artist of The Year, Whitney Shay! About Whitney Shay With sparkly dresses, fiery tresses, and a talent rivaled only by her unstoppable hustle, Whitney Shay is one #busylittlesinger. The four-time San Diego Music Award winner (including 2019 Artist of the Year) and 2019 Blues Music Award nominee is scorching stages at home and internationally throughout Europe and South America. Shay’s latest release on Ruf Records Stand Up! debuted at #1 on the Billboard Blues charts and also reached #1 on the Roots Music Report. Shay has received high praise from music critics calling the singer “a future blues icon” (Blues Matters!), “one of the next best things in soul music” (Blues and Rhythm Magazine), and “the epitome of a rising star” (Elmore Magazine). Shay’s tracks have also been placed in TV/film, including shows on NBC, HBO, Bravo, BET, and Tyler Perry’s "A Madea Family Funeral. Shay recently signed to the prestigious Ruf Records label, and will extensively tour with Ruf's Blues Caravan. Whether in studio, on screen, or stage, Whitney Shay’s electric energy, soulful style, and powerhouse pipes keep listeners connected and coming back for more. Visit: https://www.bardicmanagement.com/books-and-records Whitney Shay Socials www.whitneyshay.com www.facebook.com/WhitneyShaySings/ www.instagram.com/whitneyshaysings/ www.youtube.com/WhitneyShaySings See More Events www.goldenislanddimsum.com www.bardicmanagement.com/events

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV + Encore Friday, Jan. 9 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Discover the life and career of director Blake Edwards, one of Hollywood’s most iconic figures. Edwards redefined slapstick comedy through a lens that still resonates with today’s directors and actors. With a career and body of work spanning over a four-decade career–often in collaboration with his wife, legendary actress and singer Julie Andrews–the film offers reflections on the times he lived in and tackles issues including sex, gender and power that remain at the forefront of present-day zeitgeist.

In "AS THE SUN WOUNDS THE SHADOWS," Nathan Storey presents various bodies of work, such as "Traces and Stains," that propose printed matter as a facilitator, witness, and residue of gay desire. Storey's artistic practice explores the intricate relationship between printed materials and queer memory, collectivity, liberation, and loss. Words and images are printed, photographed, re-printed, re-photographed, collaged, and so on, recontextualizing gay and queer materials from collective and personal archives, blurring but not erasing the seams.–Dillon Chapman Reception: April 5 from 5 - 7 p.m. Performance: April 12 at 5 p.m. On Display: April 5 - April 12, 2024 Visit: https://visarts.ucsd.edu/people/grad-students/nathan-storey.html https://www.nathanstoreyarchive.com/

Authorities in Paris said on Monday that Durov is being held on questions stemming from an investigation into criminal activity on the app, including the spread of child pornography and facilitating the selling of illegal drugs.

Live Music + Original Art by local artists + art making activities for all Visit: mikeykettinger.com/ Mikey Kettinger Art on Facebook / Instagram

Sixteen-year-old Caden Tellier’s death comes less than two weeks after the tragic death of another Alabama high school football player. Semaj Wilkins, 14, collapsed Aug. 13 during a practice.