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Families are invited to take part in the 100-year anniversary celebration of Balboa Park’s historic carousel on National Carousel Day on Monday, July 25, from 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The day-long extravaganza features free rides on the main carousel and Kiddie Ride, live musical performances by the Hullabaloo Band and Kathryn the Grape, Kumu Kahne’s Polynesian Dancers, roaming acrobats, face painting, and more! The Balboa Park Carousel recently benefitted from extensive renovation work on its original menagerie, decorative paintings, military-style band organ, and brass ring game. As part of the festivities, the Carousel will be formally dedicated to Dorothea Laub, who contributed $1 million toward the recent acquisition and ongoing care of the 1910 Herschell-Spillman Carousel, which first arrived in Balboa Park in 1922. If you can’t make it on National Carousel Day, be sure to catch a ride later this summer before the Carousel closes for a new round of structural renovation work and upgrades in fall 2022. Entertainment Schedule: Hullabaloo Band (11–11:30 a.m.) Kathryn the Grape (11:30 a.m.–Noon) Kumu Kahne’s Polynesian Dancers (2–3 p.m.)

Come watch the FABBA Show and High Tide Society at the Belly Up Tavern! On Sale Friday, July 15, 2022, at 12:00PM PDT Ticket Price: $17 advanced / $20 day of show / $30 reserved loft seating (available over the phone or in person at out box office) Follow on social media! FABBA Show: Facebook + Instagram High Tide Society: Facebook

Everyone’s favorite “very useful engine” returns to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Saturday, August 13 for Thomas Family Day! The event will feature fun arts & crafts, a special scavenger hunt, and of course, Thomas and friends running on our model railroad exhibits. There will also be live music & movement sessions hosted by Songbirds Music throughout the afternoon. There is no extra fee to attend – the event is during regular museum hours (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and is included in your admission! SDMRM is a kid-friendly haven of trains, trestles, and tracks in the heart of Balboa Park, perfect for littles fascinated by trains and parents looking for an engaging yet relaxed day out. We hope you can join us! About the Event: https://www.sdmrm.org/thomas-family-day Tickets: https://www.sdmrm.org/yourvisit Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The Friends of Friendship Park held a rally at the border Monday in their ongoing campaign to save the park.

Come watch Dave Mason and Thunderstorm Artis on Halloween at the Belly Up Tavern. VENUE PRESALE 7/13/2022 @ 12:00PM PT PUBLIC ON SALE 7/15/2022 @ 12:00PM PT Ticket Price: $55 advanced / $60 day of show / $97 reserved loft seating (available over the phone or in person at out box office) Follow on social media! Dave Mason: Facebook + Instagram Thunderstorm Artis: Facebook + Instagram

Chula Vista's Tenant Protection Ordinance sets a precedent in San Diego County.

The Oceanside International Film Festival returns this week to the Brooks Theater in Oceanside for five days of film screenings and special events.

An album of never before seen World War II-era photographs arrives at the desk of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding. As Rebecca and her team of historians begin to unravel the shocking story behind the images, the album soon makes headlines around the world. In Germany, a businessman sees the album online and recognizes his own grandfather in the photos. He begins a journey of discovery that will take him into the lives of other Nazi descendants – in a reckoning of his family’s past and his country’s history. "Here There Are Blueberries" tells the story of these photographs – what they reveal about the Holocaust and our own humanity. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A California Energy Commission grant will partially fund new EV chargers on a San Diego Navy base.

Local pushback against San Diego County’s largest solar farm is showing how county officials, unlike elsewhere in Southern California, have no policy aimed at protecting the interests of rural residents when industrial-scale solar and wind farms move in next door.