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Buckle your seatbelt and get ready to blast off as you plan your own mission to space! Explore our Earth and then move on to other planets, solar systems and faraway galaxies. This is a virtual workshop. Registration Link here! Registration for this event will close on October 13, 2022 @ 11:59 p.m. Allowed Grades: 6th Grade to 8th Grade

The award-winning San Diego Chorus of Sweet Adelines International wants your voice to be heard. The Chorus, a 4-part a cappella harmony group singing in the barbershop style, invites interested singers to join them on October 5, 2022 from 6:45 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. to learn more about the vocal assessment and audition process. The San Diego Chorus is looking for women and non-binary singers of all ages and backgrounds who love to sing to experience the joy of performing and competing in 4-part a cappella harmony. Social Media: Facebook

FALLBROOK GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY’S ANNUAL FALL FESTIVAL OF GEMS STREET FAIR The Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society proudly presents their annual Fall Festival of Gems. At this family friendly street fair, everyone can discover gems, minerals, fossils and other treasures. With free parking and admission, this exciting and illuminating festival is not to be missed. More than thirty amazing vendors will feature rough stones to finished jewelry and everything in-between. Festivities will continue throughout the event, including a Children’s Treasure Hunt, Rock Painting, Wheel of Fortune, Gem ID, a Sphere making demo and the VFW food booth. Thousands of dollars in raffle prizes will be won. Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society’s world class museum will be open during the event, and our team of friendly volunteers will be onsite to answer any geology questions. All children visiting the museum will receive a free tumbled rock. The Fall Festival of Gems will be on October 9, 2022, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., in front of the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Museum – 123 W. Alvarado Street, Fallbrook in California, on Alvarado Street between Main Avenue and South Mission Road. Food will be available for purchase. # # # If you would like more information, please contact Miles Smith at (760)728-1130 or email at info@fgms.org

After a two-year hiatus, the Club will once again open the doors to welcome guests for this grand event. This year’s Boys and Girls Night Out Gala serves as the culminating celebration for our 70th Anniversary. More than 250 attendees, including local officials and supporters, attend each year. The fundraising event will feature a delectable dinner, performances from talented Club youth and ROAD’s members, a live and silent auction, a wine pull, and live entertainment. The evening will also feature BGCO’s 2022-2023 Youth of the Year, Melinda Maldonado. Melinda was awarded this coveted title by a panelist of judges for exemplifying our mission. Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

A brown bag lunch discussion of "The Vanishing Half" the same day that author Brit Bennett will be speaking on campus in the evening at the Aztec Student Union. Light refreshments. Space is limited so RSVP required. Please RSVP to Gloria Rhodes at grhodes@sdsu.edu From The New York Times-bestselling author of "The Mothers," "The Vanishing Half" is a stunning novel about twin sisters, inseparable as children, who ultimately choose to live in two very different worlds, one black and one white. One Book, One San Diego is our region's premier literary program, presented in partnership between KPBS and over 80 public libraries, service organizations and educational institutions. Now in its 16th year, the purpose is to bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. One Book, One San Diego is on Facebook+ @OneBookSD on Twitter

We will be reading "We are Water Protectors" by Carole Lindstrom, learning about the importance of water conservation, and exploring water through sensory and science activities. Oct. 17, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. the Civic Center Library Early Learning and Community Information Hub One Book, One San Diego is our region's premier literary program, presented in partnership between KPBS and over 80 public libraries, service organizations and educational institutions. Now in its 16th year, the purpose is to bring our community closer together through the shared experience of reading and discussing the same book. One Book, One San Diego is on Facebook+ @OneBookSD on Twitter

With all the current controversy over boarder issues, poverty and so much need around the world, there's one group of people in Chula Vista actively trying to help our neighbors south of the border. On Friday September 16, TG The Gym Chula Vista launched their "Love your neighbor" campaign. The Gym is selling limited edition Mexico themed T-shirts where 100% of the proceeds will go towards building a house for a family in need in Baja Mexico. With a target goal of raising $10,000! The owners along with the gym members themselves are going down the first weekend in November to build a house for a family in need. Partnering with a group called Baja bound who has been building houses for families for many years. One of the gym owners Steven Kruckenberg said "we're hoping to get the community of Chula Vista involved, and maybe we can do this annually to help families in need". The gym has previously done fundraisers for local Chula Vista families struggling with medical bills for their terminally Ill children as well as raised money to help orphanages in Uganda earlier this year. If you'd like to help donate you can stop in to TG The Gym Chula Vista, located at 320 3rd Ave. Chula Vista, California 91910, on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022 and buy a T-shirt to help support the cause. (Open 24 hours) TG The Gym Chula Vista on Facebook + Instagram

COVID-19 was supposed to bring more students to San Diego County’s community colleges. Instead, some campuses have been hit with steep declines.

NPR's Scott Simon draws parallels between Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian dissident and journalist who was sentenced to 25 years in prison this week, and other courageous figures in history.

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