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An ancient and eco-centered craft, Natural Dyes are a place to connect with the beauty and bounty of our planet’s rich offerings while creating with color and using our hands and minds to refresh our homes, wardrobes and to create one-of-a-kind palettes. At this hands-on workshop you will learn to confidently approach Natural Dyes & Mordant so you’ll be ready to continue on your own. If you’ve ever looked into using Natural Dyes, you may have been intimidated by the many facets of the process. We’ll cover them all–scour, mordants, dye prep, dyeing & finishing–in great detail so you can get to creating with natural color today. No experience necessary. Age 15+ welcome! All materials included. Each Student will Receive: • Intro to Natural Dyes booklet • Samples from the dye pots • 3 scarves to dye (your choice: Chiffon Silk, Habotai Silk or Rayon-Bamboo)

Have you always been intrigued by beautiful handwoven textiles, wanted to understand how they were made, and maybe learn this ancient craft? Then this is a class for you. In this 2-day workshop, you will be introduced to the age-old practice of weaving and discover the rewarding aspect of creating objects for useful or decorative purpose. Weaving can also be a meditative parenthesis in our fast-paced world. You will learn the basic weaving techniques needed to set you on your weaver’s journey such as: – How to warp a tapestry loom – Plain tapestry weave (single and double weft tapestry) – Weft interlock and slit weave – Weft-faced color blending – Turkish knots (if we have sufficient time). We will weave 4 mug rugs each representing a different technique learned in class. Students will work on a vertical tapestry loom (18”×24”) which can be taken home each week to practice and work on the project assigned. A variety of natural hand-dyed yarn will be available. Students are welcome to bring their own yarn, as well as a heavy metal fork to use as a beater to pack the weft threads down. Materials fee: $10 (please come with cash and pay the instructor at the start of the workshop), and a security deposit of $50 will be required at the beginning of the class for the loan of the loom. This workshop is appropriate for ages 12+ years old

Create a professional arm-rod-and-mouth puppet of your very own from Rene Rubalcava, owner and puppeteer of LV Puppet Studio of Las Vegas who learned the art of puppet making from a Jim Henson Muppeteer. In this workshop, we guide you from start to finish as you select, cut, hot glue and assemble the pieces and personality of your own customized puppet. No sewing is required in this workshop. Students bring their puppets to life with their own unique interests and imaginations, and by choice and placement of different face details. Each one is unique! Find your puppet’s voice and learn some puppetry basics. All materials included. Appropriate for ages 12+ or children 6-11yrs if accompanied by an adult. No experience necessary! • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers welcome • Military and sibling discounts

Afghan Parwana Circus, in collaboration with Fern Street Circus and Aerial Revolution Entertainment, invites you to a special one-night performance by San Diego circus artists. Aerial acrobatics, juggling, contortion, hand balancing, and comedy acts will delight and amaze you! However it's more than just entertainment - our goal is to raise awareness and support for a children's circus in Kabul, Afghanistan. Our show will culminate with a Zoom performance by our internationally acclaimed girl jugglers, broadcast live from Kabul. Don't miss this special opportunity to show support for kids in Afghanistan! Related links: Fern Street Circus website | Instagram

12th annual Rancho BEERnardo is back, organized by the RB Sunrise Rotary, bringing together top breweries with more than 50 tastes combined with other spirit beverage offerings from regional wineries, hard seltzers, ciders, and kombuchas. Music by Coyote Rebel, one of Southern California's top bands playing modern hits along with favorites from recent decades. Join us for an afternoon stroll under the trees by Webb Lake, taking in the Rancho Bernardo charm. Delicious food choices for sale - free water - designated driver discount - fun people - games. VIP Tix on sale for $15 off until 8/21/2023.

On Thursday on Midday Edition, weekend preview is back with a conversation with "The XIXth (The Nineteenth)" playwright, Kemp Powers, who is also director of the forthcoming "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse." And, a preview of an exhibit by the De La Torre Brothers currently on view at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Plus, hip-hop artist and comedian Reggie Watts is coming to The Music Box on Saturday.

The KPBS podcast 'Port of Entry' combines cuisine and borders in its fourth and newest season. Plus, each episode this season will be available in English and Spanish.

A new documentary series reveals the disturbing shadows behind the bright cheeriness of children's television.

Archaeologists recently discovered that the famous cave paintings of Sierra del San Francisco are thousands of years older than scientists originally thought.

Officials said the 26-year-old suspect killed three people and assaulted one other woman in Falls Township, Pa., before fleeing to Trenton, N.J.