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We meet with a high school teacher teaching a new ethnically influenced English course and learn of its tumultuous start.

With Halloween finally back in San Diego are you looking to do something a little more fun and exciting than the usual pub crawl this year? Well why not come party with us this Halloween and cruise around San Diego Bay on a 90 foot yacht instead! Cruising aboard the Chere Amie is an experience like none other in which you can take in the serenity of the San Diego Bay and amazing views of the city. Our yacht comes complete with a full bar, open-view dance floor, and plenty of lounge areas which provide a fun and festive atmosphere perfect for mingling and partying with friends. Our special Halloween Party will include spooky signature cocktails, live DJ, dancing, and so much more!

Kick off the Fall Season with us at the Stein Family Farm for this family friendly event! Whether you're an experienced gardener or just starting out, don't miss the chance to showcase your pumpkin-growing skills in our contest. Bring your biggest and most impressive pumpkins for a chance to win fantastic prizes! If you don't want to compete in the contest, just come out and join the fun. But that's not all! Our Fall Festival offers a wide range of activities for all ages. Enjoy delicious seasonal treats, enjoy festive music, and explore the vibrant vendor booths, there's something for everyone. So, mark your calendars and gather your friends and family for a day of autumnal fun. We can't wait to see you at the Fall Festival! This event is sponsored by the Stein Family Farm. Our prize sponsors include Uncle Jim's Worm Farm, Missions Hills Nursery, Willows Acre Soaps, and Walter Anderson Nursery.

Come join us at Mission Realty & Movement Mortgage to decorate a small pumpkin with succulents, and dried floral materials to make your very own pumpkulent! The cost is $34 which includes a small pumpkin, succulents, and decorative materials!

Come join us at Chicken Pie Shop to decorate a small pumpkin with succulents, and dried floral materials to make your very own pumpkulent! Included with this workshop is one of their famous mini 2" chicken pies and one mini 2" dessert pie while you create. They offer beer and wine for purchase.

The Hillcrest Wind Ensemble presents "Autumn Leaves", on Saturday, October 21st. at Linder Hall at the First United Methodist Church of San Diego, 2111 Camino del Rio South, in Mission Valley. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online or at the door. Join us in the courtyard for complimentary hors d'oeuvres at 6:00 p.m. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and concert begins at 7:00 p.m. Under the direction of Artistic Director, Christian Tordahl, the ensemble will perform contemporary pieces evoking an autumnal feel. Music from Rogers and Hammerstein's "Oklahoma" will be a highlight of the evening along with other more reflective pieces. A fabulous bake sale featuring homemade desserts and beverages will be available at intermission. The 45 piece Hillcrest Wind Ensemble is in its 37th. year of performing and is proud to be a musical ambassador for the community as a whole. For more information look us up online at www.hillcrestwindensemble.com.

Piano soloist Inon Barnatan is in town to perform with the San Diego Symphony. Also, other arts and culture happenings in San Diego this weekend.

A South African musician, music therapist, and humanitarian, Sharon Katz was born in Nelson Mandela Bay/Port Elizabeth during the Apartheid era and began her anti-Apartheid activism as a teenager. In the decades since, she has used her music for social activism around the world, has recorded with Sting, and received the Phil Ochs “Music for Political and Social Change” award. After Mandela’s election, Sharon Katz & The Peace Train became the country’s first musical ambassadors of the new democracy. Their United States tours have included performances for the Getty in Los Angeles, Disney World, the Duke Ellington Center for the Performing Arts, the Smithsonian, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, and Carnegie Hall. They have been featured at numerous clubs, universities, and festivals throughout the country. Recently, Sharon has appeared in San Diego at the Central Library, La Jolla Library, Worldbeat Center, and the Sam Hinton Folk Heritage Festival. Sharon performed with the legendary South African singer Miriam Makeba and was featured on Sting’s Carnival! album with Elton John, Tina Turner, Annie Lennox, Ruben Blades, and Pavarotti. Grammy-award-winners Ladysmith Black Mambazo also joined Sharon on The Peace Train. Several of Sharon’s albums have been featured on the Grammy ballot for Best World Music including Imbizo, Side-By-Side, and We Can Be The Change. At this concert, Sharon and her band will perform songs from her brand-new album, For You, (which will be available on CD and all streaming platforms) as well as a tribute to Miriam Makeba. The album features six brand-new original songs including What Can We Do, an anthem for our times recorded with a South African choir, Thee Legacy, as well as Think It Over, a song about human rights for all people. When Voices Meet, a documentary film about Sharon’s music and humanitarian work with The Peace Train project, was released in 2015. Through archival footage and the twenty-year retrospective words of the original choir members, musicians, and other South African personalities, this critically acclaimed documentary went on to receive numerous awards at over thirty film festivals around the world. It has been shown on TV in over fifty countries and is now available on Amazon Prime, YouTube, and DVD. Continuing her reputation of “converting gang members into band members,” Sharon is currently practicing music therapy in the border region between San Diego and Tijuana where she has been forming choirs and teaching music to youth in some of the most gang- and drug-infested areas. She has also been working in shelters for migrant children and families, a safe house for girls rescued from trafficking, and a program for survivors of torture. Related links: San Diego Folk Heritage: website | Instagram | Facebook

After massive downpours flooded California’s rivers and packed mountains with snow, the state has reported the first increase in groundwater supplies in four years.

Roughly 80% of the iconic seafront landmark should be available for public use once again.