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From the organizers: Join the City of San Diego Commission for Arts and Culture to kick off Creative City on June 20 with opening remarks, a welcome by Mayor Todd Gloria, and an overview of the cultural planning process, and enjoy refreshments (while supplies last!). At the forum, you can learn more about the project, participate in interactive activities to share your insights into the creative future of our city, listen to the vibrant vibes of a DJ set, and get creative in our fun, hands-on art-making experience. Learn more about the Creative City community pop-ups here.

The “Pleasure of Your Company” music series will present the San Diego Chamber Music Society performing "From Beethoven to Broadway, Music for Horn and Piano" on Sunday, June 18, at 2:30 PM at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. The French horn/piano duo of Bruce Dorcy and Beverly Reese Dorcy will perform selections from famous composers of the past including Beethoven, Mozart, Strauss, Mendelssohn, Saint-Saens and Cherubini plus 20th century American composers like Burt Bacharach, Mitch Leigh, Jerry Bock and Henry Mancini—something for everyone to enjoy. There will be an interesting dialogue about the pieces and composers and perhaps an amusing anecdote or two. Come enjoy chamber music at its best in the intimate setting of the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center! There is no charge for the concert, although donations are appreciated. Masks may be required for all audience members regardless of immunization status. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive near Miramar Lake. Overflow parking is available on Meanley Drive off Scripps Ranch Blvd. Call (858) 538-8158 or visit www.srfol.org for more information.

From the museum: Nan Coffey is a San Diego based artist with a background in animation. She has developed a stylized design aesthetic and freeform methods to promote connectivity, inclusivity, and love while drawing inspiration from her childhood obsessions with cinema, music, television, and pop culture. Her style, which she calls “Art All Over,” makes use of surfaces that extend beyond the traditional canvas. In her signature bold and dynamic designs, she takes advantage of the entire surface of her chosen canvas, at times painting motifs that span hundreds of square feet. Related links: CCAE on Instagram | Facebook

We created a mini travel guide to Gaza City's historical and cultural landmarks five years ago. Every site we visited is now destroyed, badly damaged, or inaccessible.

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak. Alice and Rain are charged with leading the mission. But they only have three hours before the pathogen becomes airborne and infects the world. Starring: Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, Michelle Rodriguez, Milla Jovovich The folks at Flavorlab have put together a limited food + drink menu just for this screening. They will be serving vegan banh mi (glazed sweet potato, pickles, spicy mayo, fresh herbs) and Ube Horchata & Tepache to drink. Join us for food & music starting at 6pm!

The new documentary Agent of Happiness explores Bhutan's efforts to measure its own "gross national happiness." The film follows one not-especially-happy agent who gathers the data.

Noah Kahan went from writing a pandemic album on his parents' farm in rural Vermont to selling out an arena tour and being nominated for best new artist at the Grammys.

Award-winning author Jude Atwood will discuss and sign copies of his new fantasy horror novel for young readers, "Maybe There Are Witches". About the Novel: Middle school student Clara Hutchins and her mother inherit a creaky Victorian bed and breakfast on the outskirts of Biskopskulla, Illinois, a lonely historic site settled by a group of religious fanatics. In the present day, it’s just a tiny town—a village, technically—where Clara’s prospects for new friends are as low as the population. As she adjusts to her new surroundings, Clara discovers that her family has a history in the region: one hundred forty years ago, one of her ancestors was hanged as a witch from the white oak tree on the edge of town. When Clara finds a mildewed diary in the basement, she’s even able to read the rambling thoughts of this long-dead relative. But when the book’s predictions about Clara’s own life start coming true, she realizes those 19th-century villagers had a point: her great-great-great grandmother really did have an unearthly ability to peer into the future! Now, a break-in at the tomb of the old cult’s founder means a great evil has returned to Biskopskulla. Clara and her newest friends—two of the weirdest boys in school—must join forces to decipher the messages of a murdered witch and stop an unnatural catastrophe from destroying the town. But as they quest through historic cemeteries, backcountry libraries, and high-octane academic bowl tournaments, something sinister is lurking, watching, and waiting…

The San Diego County Sheriff’s department last week released body camera footage from an incident that took place in 2019 in Imperial Beach. The video shows a deputy tasing a Black father who had come to a Sheriff’s DUI checkpoint to pick up his son who’d been detained along with a group of teens. Then, most people never get a chance to legally re-enter the United States after being deported. Those who do often find themselves stuck in a precarious limbo. And, you've probably heard at least one horror story from a couple whose wedding was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic did impact Chris and Hillary Soriano’s wedding, but their story is not a tragedy. It's one of perseverance and a little mischief. And now it’s a feature film. Last, a Del Mar man’s collection of 50,000 rare jazz, blues, gospel, reggae and soul records has been acquired by Stanford University. We spoke with Bram Dijkstra in 2022 about his ‘love supreme’ for John Coltrane.

Kids who have dogs get significantly more physical activity, compared to kids who don't. Researchers followed 600 children over three years, and found young girls got the biggest exercise boost.