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For this year's All Things Considered holiday cocktail interview, we visited Providencia in Washington, D.C., a bar that brings its owners' personal stories to life.

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea by apparent "friendly fire", the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.

Join our Rainbow Flower Crown Pride Party with Native Poppy! Date: Thursday, July 18th, 2024 Time: 6:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Where: Barrel & Board 1027 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 Slip in through the speakeasy entrance of Barrel & Board where, once inside, you will be gifted with a glass of champagne, given your dried rainbow flower crown and guided to our floral bar — where you can add even more embellishments and flair to make your weekend crown your very OWN. Enjoy the music of local legend DJ Heabnasty @heabnasty, indulge in a lavish charcuterie spread and snap a selfie in our rainbow floral installation. Plus, you can opt to add-on an additional experience to make the evening extra special! Choose from one of three unique activations provided by local artists: -Add-On Option 1: Aura Photography - includes photo and reading from @hadobeing -Add-On Option 2: Live Illustration - personalized line portrait from @emilyhenderson.art -Add-On Option 3: Tarot of Flowers - includes tarot deck and reading from @nectar_and_bloom All proceeds go to local San Diego based businesses and artists, with $10 of each ticket sold being donated to the year round non-profit efforts of the San Diego PRIDE organization whose mission is to foster pride, equality, and respect for all lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities locally, nationally and globally. Your ticket includes: -One pre-made dried flower crown -All the tools and supplies to add flowery, feathery, glittery bits to your crown -Professional guidance from Native Poppy florists -Glass of champagne provided by Barrel & Board -Tunes from DJ @Heabnasty -Lavish and large handcrafted charcuterie board station provided by Barrel & Board -Unlimited photo ops at our rainbow flower installation -Optional Add Ons! Your choice of 1 of 3 activations: Aura Photography, Live Portrait Illustration, or Tarot of Flowers reading ... and don't forget: your crown you make and take with you will last the entire weekend and maybe longer with a little TLC! Visit: Rainbow Flower Crown Pride Party Native Poppy on Instagram and Facebook

This concert brings the festival to a vibrant close, featuring an eclectic mix of pieces that celebrate the joy of music. From Paul Schoenfield’s lively Trio for Clarinet, Violin, and Piano, to the pastoral serenity of Vaughan Williams’ The Lark Ascending, and the rhythmic vitality of Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story, concluding with Dvořák’s uplifting Serenade for Strings. This finale showcases the power of music to unite, inspire, and exhilarate, offering a fittingly triumphant end to the musical journey. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/finale-a-song-and-dance/

This powerful concert traces a path from adversity to triumph, spotlighting Beethoven’s “Serioso” Quartet and Bridge’s Cello Sonata, both echoing the turmoil and resolve of wartime, alongside Coleridge-Taylor’s Romantic Clarinet Quintet, a testament to overcoming societal barriers. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/the-road-to-victory/

This concert highlights Brahms’ String Sextet No. 1, brought to life through musicians’ personal stories and the rich histories of their instruments. It features Bartók’s Contrasts, a vibrant fusion of classical and jazz commissioned by Benny Goodman, and Michi Wiancko’s Lullaby for the Transient, a meditative piece on immigration. Together, these performances weave a tapestry of personal and historical narratives, offering a deeply engaging exploration of music’s power to tell stories. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/instrumental-stories/

Conrad Tao delves into Rachmaninoff’s Californian years, highlighting his relationship with the American songbook, before an exploration of composers past and present who have shaped California’s unique cultural tapestry. This journey through California’s rich artistic legacy showcases the diverse influences and inspirations found within its vibrant landscape, from its pioneering composers to the myriad of stories that have been woven under its expansive skies. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/california-dreamin/ Conrad Tao on Instagram and Facebook

Building on the sensational success of their Counterpoint program in 2021, this newly conceived performance once more pairs pianist Conrad Tao’s virtuosity with tap dancer Caleb Teicher’s rhythmic genius. A dynamic exploration of movement and music, this collaboration celebrates the dialogue between tap dance and classical music, offering a rhythmically electrifying performance experience. Now with an expanded range of instrumentation, the Synergy series brings us the World Premiere of their latest collaboration, Counterpoint II. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/synergy-counterpoint/

In this live performance of his acclaimed album Natural Machines, Dan Tepfer translates music into computer-written visuals generated in real time. This intersection between natural and mechanical processes is an innovative, groundbreaking marriage of sound and vision like no other. A two-performance evening: 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Visit: https://theconrad.org/events/dan-tepfer-jai/

By A.J. Schaar Original Text by William Shakespeare Directed by Kate Rose Reynolds This is what happens to Shakespeare's original text of Twelfth Night when its heroine, its 'beating heart,' is marauding through it as a ZOMBIE. Viola didn’t survive the shipwreck. But she still washes up in Illyria, with a single-minded purpose – brains. A loving massacre of Shakespeare’s masterful comedy, born from the realization that the original text can and does survive as its characters, one by one, turn into zombies, and that the sheer self-involvement of some characters transcends all need for earthly dialogue, and that one of the characters has, in fact, been swearing revenge for 400 years. Shakespeare meets creature-feature in this mash-up that promises to be unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. June 21 - July 7, 2024 at the City Heights Performance Annex Related links: Loud Fridge Theatre Group: website | Instagram