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Puerto Rico activated the National Guard and canceled the start of classes in public schools as forecasters warned that the U.S. territory would be hit by Tropical Storm Ernesto.

The biggest event in classical music returns to San Diego, June 20-29. The Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival, led by Maestro Michael Francis, is the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players from the nation’s top orchestras, who come together in San Diego every summer to form one remarkable orchestra for a limited six-concert series. This year, the orchestra will return to two La Jolla venues where it first held performances in 2023: the UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater and The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Featuring musicians from top U.S. orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra and more, Mainly Mozart’s All-Star Orchestra is the only orchestra of its kind in the country. The 2024 Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival Program Mozart Piano Concerto 21 & Beethoven 6 Thursday, June 20, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 21 BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 6 Soloist: George Li, piano Mozart Symphony 31 Saturday, June 22, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Symphony No. 31 SAINT-SAËNS: Danse Macabre GABRIEL FAURÉ: Fauré Requiem Featuring: San Diego Master Chorale | Erica Petrocelli, soprano Gran Partita Matinee Sunday, June 23, 2024 | 3:00PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor) MOZART: Serenade No. 10 “Gran Partita” Tchaikovsky's Serenade Tuesday, June 25, 2024 | 7:30PM The Conrad, La Jolla (Indoor) BRITTEN: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10 TCHAIKOVSKY: Serenade, Op. 48 Mozart & Gulda Thursday, June 27, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) MOZART: Symphony No. 38 in D Major GULDA: Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra Soloist: Robert DeMaine, cello Closing Night Saturday, June 29, 2024 | 7:30PM UCSD Amphitheatre (Outdoor) BRUCH: Scottish Fantasy MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 3 Soloist: Stefan Jackiw, violin When: Thursday, June 20 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Saturday, June 22 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Sunday, June 23 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Tuesday, June 25 | 6:30pm - 7:30pm | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Thursday, June 27| 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Saturday, June 29 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm | UC San Diego Epstein Family Amphitheater Where: June 23 and 25: The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center | 7600 Fay Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037 June 20, 22, 27 and 29: UC San Diego’s Epstein Family Amphitheater | 9500 Gilman Dr, San Diego, CA 92093 Tickets: Festival 6-concert, 4-concert, 3-concert and 2-concert packages are passes now on sale at https://www.mainlymozart.org/2024-fest-sales. Early Bird Prices available now through Feb. 29. Prices increase March 1. Mainly Mozart on Facebook / Instagram

Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024 at 11:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. It turns out, some people in Alaska can see Russia from their homes (though not from the mainland). This week, Alaska's governor, Mike Dunleavy, on its geopolitical importance amidst a global race to claim a melting arctic.

National Park Service officials said harsh weather, including wind and rain, have led to erosion and spalling, which occurs when fragments of stone chip or break off.

Hundreds of firefighters backed by more than 30 water-dropping planes were battling a major forest fire raging out of control Monday on the northern fringes of Athens.

The weather system previously known as Hurricane Debby was not quite done with parts of the U.S. Sunday as flood warnings remained in effect in North Carolina and thousands were without power in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

A team of NPR reporters and editors reviewed the transcript of last Thursday's news conference and found at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies in 64 minutes.

Kamala Harris has long voiced support for action on climate change, during her career in California and as vice president. Environmentalists hope that background signals she'd take major steps if elected.

Join us on Free Third Thursday, April 18 for an artist talk with Christopher Cozier, an artist featured in our newest special exhibition Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today. Christopher Cozier’s work as an artist, writer and curator aims to explore and affect conventional readings of the Caribbean, revealing alternative narratives and interpretations. Investigating the relationship between contemporary and historical conditions in his drawing, prints and installations, Cozier often sets up actions in response to new places and enlists mundane everyday objects along the way.  Guarantee your entry for the artist talk with a sliding scale donation that supports the programming and operations at MCASD. Choose your contribution on a sliding scale: $2, $5, or $10. Members can RSVP for free. Walk-in access remains complimentary, subject to availability. For more information visit: mcasd.ticketapp.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

U.S. women cruised to victory in the 4 by 400 relay in Saint-Denis, France. American men, meanwhile, prevailed in a hard-fought relay at the same distance, beating Botswana.