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Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. November’s Focus: Gratitude and Light: Can stories convey emotions like gratitude? Can we infuse our writing with a sense of awe, wonder, and joy? Are there writers doing this now? (YES!) Come explore some wonderful examples of writers who will make you celebrate being alive and the rediscover what writing can offer the world!

Celebrating its 3rd year, The Halloween Town Costume Party is set to top last year and present Spooktacular festivities that San Diegans of all ages can partake in! Event Highlights: Dance party with dance games, Beetlejuice as our fun host, carnival games with prizes, a costume parade along the boardwalk, a costume contest with a chance to win a PlayStation 5, a raffle with exciting prizes, local food pop-up, delectable Halloween-themed desserts from Seaport Fudge Factory, and the renowned Dole Soft Serve ice cream at their booth. Explore custom ice cream cones by Game of Cones, sip on local brews from Mike Hess Brewery, savor ice cream flavors from Ben & Jerry’s, enjoy San Pasqual Winery’s drinks, and shop at Island Fashion for local products. Seaport Village on Facebook / Instagram

🎃 Join us for a Spooktacular Family-Friendly Halloween Event at The Shout! House Dueling Pianos! 📅 Date: Sunday, October 29 🚪 Doors Open: 2 p.m. 🎹 Piano Show Starts: 2:30 p.m. Get ready to put on your most creative and fun costumes because we’re turning The Shout! House into a Halloween haven for the whole family! This is a Halloween celebration like no other, where ghouls and goblins of all ages are welcome. 👗 Costume Contest: Show off your amazing Halloween costumes and stand a chance to win fabulous prizes! Whether you’re a spooky ghost, a superhero, a magical creature, or anything in between, your costume could be the star of the show. 🎹 Family-Friendly Dueling Piano Show: Our talented pianists are here to entertain you with high-energy, family-friendly music that will get everyone clapping, singing, and dancing along. Request your favorite tunes, and watch as the pianos come alive with music and laughter. 🍔 Delicious Food and Drinks: We have something for every taste bud. Perfect for both kids and adults. 🎈 All Ages Welcome: This event is designed with the whole family in mind, so no matter the age, everyone can have a blast together. We believe Halloween should be fun for everyone! 🪙 Table Reservations: Due to the popularity of our family-friendly events, we highly recommend making a table reservation in advance. Secure your spot today to ensure the best seats in the house for your family. 📍 Location: The Shout! House Dueling Pianos 655 4th Ave, San Diego CA 92101 Come in your spookiest, silliest, or most creative costumes, and let’s make this Halloween unforgettable! We can’t wait to see you there!🎃👻🎶 The Shout! House San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Actor Laura Dern and her mother Diane Ladd have always shared a profession. But when Ladd was diagnosed with lung disease, the two started sharing so much more. Their new book is Honey, Baby, Mine.

In any urban park, you might notice a few wild animals — a squirrel here, a duck there, or some evidence of raccoons — but what happens when all the wild animals, who otherwise blend in or exist under the radar, all conspire together to plan something really big? Writer Dave Eggers' recently published an all-ages novel called "The Eyes and the Impossible" that gives us the inside look on such a park, from the point of view of a stray dog. Eggers is the author of many books, and also an editor and publisher, the founder of McSweeney's and the educational arts nonprofit 826 National. He'll discuss the book at the San Diego Central Library on Monday, Oct. 9 at 7 p.m. —Julia Dixon Evans, KPBS From the Library Foundation San Diego: New York Times best-selling author Dave Eggers presents his new book The Eyes and the Impossible at the San Diego Central Library @ Joan ^ Irwin Jacobs Common. An audience Q & A and book signing will follow the author’s presentation. This event is free and open to the public. The Library Shop SD will sell books on-site, with proceeds supporting programs at the San Diego Public Library. If you’d like to reserve your book in advance, click HERE. Seating is first come, first served. Related links: San Diego Library Foundation website | Instagram | Facebook McSweeney's website | Instagram 826 National website | Instagram

Second Tuesday Explorations is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. Second Tuesday is a generative meeting. New topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. The first hour will be spent introducing the prompt followed by a sustained ‘free-write’ period. During the second hour, writers will be invited to share their writing with the group. Open to writers of all genres. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. November's Focus | Paradox and Contradiction: This online class will explore how paradox is often a key part of good storytelling.

The Belmont Park Fall Car Show - Halloween Spectacular is October 29 from 3-6 p.m. Trophies for all classes, makes and models plus best dressed car (If you wish to dress it) Only $15 to enter your car! Free candy provided for those that wish to pass it out.. costumes optional Great Music, Awards, Food and Fun At the Beach Belmont Park on Facebook / Instagram

President Biden's $7.3 trillion budget wish-list puts dollar figures to his pledges in the State of the Union address. But actual spending plans are up to Congress.

Celebrate the season at Mr. Jack O Lantern’s Pumpkin Patch! Enjoy a day of pumpkin picking & festive activities with the NEW Pumpkin Pass- includes access to attractions, seasonal games, and pumpkin decorating! Mr. Jack O Lantern’s Pumpkin Patch is Open Daily in October Pumpkin Plunge at Plunge PoolSwim With Pumpkins daily at the Plunge Annual Glow N Float Pumpkin Patch at Plunge Get tickets to this iconic event here The anticipated FREE Trick or Treating and seasonal Kids Free savings presented by Ralphs and more Fall activities are waiting for you here at Belmont Park! Free Parking & Admission HOURS VARY WEEKLY - PLEASE CHECK THE CALENDAR AND PLAN YOUR VISIT! Park Info Belmont Park on Facebook / Instagram

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Diego. Get your tickets now to discover the spookiest Halloween inspired music at Mt. Helix under the gentle glow of candlelight. General Information: 📍 Venue: Mt. Helix Park 📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector ⏳ Duration: 1 hour and 30 minutes (doors open 1 hour and 45 mins prior to the start time and late entry is not permitted) 🚃 Please note all guests will be transported to the amphitheater by a trolley. See your confirmation email for more details 👤 Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult ♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible ❓ View the FAQs for this event here 🕯️ If you would like to book a private concert (min 15+ people), please click here 🎻 Check out all the Candlelight concerts in San Diego 🎁 To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card Program: "Thriller" – Michael Jackson "This Is Halloween" from "The Nightmare Before Christmas" – Danny Elfman "In the Hall of the Mountain King" – Edvard Grieg Hedwig’s Theme from "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone" – John Williams "Ghostbusters" (Theme) – Ray Parker Jr. "Beetlejuice" (Theme) – Danny Elfman "Halloween" (Theme) – John Carpenter "The Addams Family" (Theme) – Vic Mizzy "Psycho" (Theme) – Bernard Herrmann "Danse Macabre" – Camille Saint-Saëns "Tubular Bells" (Theme from "The Exorcist") - Mike Oldfield "Time Warp" from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" - Richard O’Brien and Richard Hartley Selections from String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (Dresden Quartet), Op. 110 – Dmitri Shostakovich Performers: String Quartet - Range Ensemble