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Los Angeles Times calls Impro Theatre “Amazing! One of the funniest evenings in town, the troupe spins an entire play into comedy gold right before your eyes.” Starting with an audience suggestion and creating completely improvised, full-length plays in the styles of the world’s greatest writers, Impro Theatre a comic laugh out loud evening of theatre. They have performed all over the country. The dark and seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in the ‘40s and ‘50s is the setting for LA Noir UnScripted. Using such authors as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain as inspiration, the ensemble embodies private dicks, femme fatales and a cadre of colorful characters. From the back alleys of Downtown to the manicured lawns of Beverly Hills, Impro Theatre delivers hard-hitting, completely improvised tales of seduction and murder. 'LA Noir Unscripted' will run February 3 & 4, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. North Coast Repertory Theatre is located at 987 Lomas Santa Fe Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075. Tickets are $50 with discounts for students, military, and educators. Call 858-481-1055 Visit: Impro's LA Noir Unscripted at North Coast Repertory Theatre Impro Theater on Instagram and Facebook

San Diego Italian Film Festival presents: "Winter Lemons" (I limoni d’inverno) - Caterina Carone, 2023 Thursday Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Pietro is a distinguished 70-year-old retired literature professor who leads a solitary life. The many plants on his terrace are his sole concern, especially the lemon tree, even though it has not been bearing fruits since his wife’s death. Eleonora, 40, has recently moved with her husband Luca into the apartment facing Antonio’s. On a hot summer night, when Luca is away, Eleonora and Pietro meet while they water their plants. It is a magical encounter that, night after night, will turn into a friendship and bring them ever closer. In Italian with English subtitles. Visit: https://sdiff-monthly-series.eventive.org/schedule/675f38b295412662afe7fac6 SD Italian Film Festival on Instagram and Facebook

De Leon.nox, a native of San Diego, is a creative force known for his focus on quality and passion in music. This highly anticipated event marks the release of his long-awaited album, "Toxic," which is set to exceed all expectations. De Leon has collaborated with notable names like OT Genasis, Lurusal, Wallie the Sensei, Siete Gang Yabbie, MyGuyMars, Westside Boogie, and Kamiyah, bringing a wealth of experience and deep passion to his craft. Join Us for the "Toxic" Album Release Party Date: Wednesday, February 21 from 8 p.m. – 12 a.m. Location: Soap Factory, Barrio Logan Instagram: @Deleon.nox @weareherenowcoalition

Kids – even some young kids – are being exposed to an unprecedented amount of pornography online and a lot of it is violent and misogynistic. There are tools parents can use to block this content.

An eighth grader at Bright Horizon Academy in San Diego advanced to the fifth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee Wednesday in National Harbor, Maryland by correctly spelling shinplaster, a piece of privately issued paper currency especially one poorly secured and depreciated in value.

Hundreds of artists signed a letter sent to the National Endowment for the Arts asking it to reverse policy changes made as a result of recent executive orders issued by President Trump.

Downtown’s The Whiskey House, which holds the Guinness World Record for Most Variety of Whiskeys Available, is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a Roaring 20s-themed party on Wednesday, January 15 that includes complimentary food for all guests. The festivities begin with a food buffet from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. featuring sliders, wings, chorizo mac ‘n cheese, veggie egg rolls, caprese skewers, veggie platters, chips and guacamole, and dessert platters. Anniversary drink specials, along with the happy hour food and beverage menu, will also be available from 7 p.m. – 11 p.m. A live band will provide the Roaring 20s music from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. The Whiskey House has more than 4,000 varieties of whiskey from all over the world, along with more than 200 gins and 60 tequilas. Beer and wine are available as well. Visit: https://www.thewhiskeyhousesd.com/ The Whisky House on Instagram and Facebook

California lawmakers could set new education requirements for police officers, but the bill has critics from all sides — including former Assemblymember Reggie Jones-Sawyer, who authored the state’s watershed 2021 police reform bill.

Concert Hour is a music enrichment series presented on the campus of Palomar College for our students, staff, and community by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. Enjoy a range of exciting artists and musicians in the beautiful Howard Brubeck Theatre or Performance Lab D-10. The program is presented weekly during the Fall and Spring Semesters at 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 2 p.m. Admission and Parking are FREE. This Week’s Performing Arts Will Be Located in Performance Lab D -10 Alyze Dreiling was born in Detroit, Michigan. She began her violin studies with Mischa Mischakoff .The Detroit Symphony and the Music Study Club of Metropolitan Detroit sponsored her education with Mischakoff. Ms. Dreiling graduated from Indiana University where she studied with Josef Gingold. She holds a BM in Violin Performance from Indiana University and MA from United States International University with an emphasis on Orchestral Performance. Ms. Dreiling was an invited semi- finalist in the European Union Conducting Competition in 2018. She has attended masterclasses with Zoltan Rozsnyai, Gunther Neuhold,, Neil Thomson and Dr. Scott Weiss and Philip Greenberg. Ms. Dreiling was the founding Artistic Director and Conductor of Classics for Kids and currently is Artistic Director and the Emeritus Conductor of YPO Festival Orchestra, Soloists Ensemble and Soloists Sinfonietta and was recently awarded 3nd prize in the American Prize Competition in the conductor of youth orchestra division. Presently she is the Music Director and Conductor of the New City Sinfonia, the Symphonic Orchestra for Civic Youth Orchestra (CYO) and is Music Director of the North Coast Strings (NCS) Visit: Alyze Dreiling – Concert Hour Palomar Performing Arts on Instagram and Facebook

Amid a wave of national security measures, immigrants from China must prove they've given up their household registration in China by June 30. Many are Chinese women married to men from Taiwan.