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New Village Arts (NVA), North County’s cultural hub, is proud to be producing this loving tribute to Leonard Bernstein’s work as a composer. Conceived and arranged by Broadway conductor, music director, and arranger Rob Fisher, Leonard Bernstein’s New York features memorable songs from WEST SIDE STORY, ON THE TOWN, WONDERFUL TOWN, and many more. The two-character show explores Bernstein’s relationship with New York City; his famous New York friends such as Stephen Sondheim, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerome Robbins, and Aaron Copland; and the impact that New York had on Bernstein’s music, life and relationships. LEONARD BERNSTEIN’S 'NEW YORK' Music by Leonard Bernstein Lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stephen Sondheim, and Leonard Bernstein Conceived and Arranged by Rob Fisher Book by Rob Fisher, Sammy Buck, and Garth Edwin Sunderland Directed by Kristianne Kurner Music Direction by Van Angelo Choreography by Jenna Ingrassia Knox Featuring Johnisa Breault and Trevor Rex Previews: June 29 – 30 Opening Night: July 1 Runs: July 3 – 31 Related links: New Village Arts on Instagram New Village Arts on Facebook

A rapturous reception as Pope Francis celebrates Mass with a million worshipers in the capital Kinshasa.

The Sea Monster Saloon, sponsored by Pusser’s Rum, will be hosted by the Maritime Museum of San Diego aboard Star of India Saturday, July 23 2022 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for guests 21 and up. Tickets include a spectacular waterfront concert by the popular San Diego blues and rock trio, Fish & the Seaweeds, "Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth" exhibit entry, Mai Tai specialty rum cocktail with signature event cup, sea-inspired appetizers and dessert nibbles. Museum organizers fashioned this special event to appeal to Comic-Con fans, San Diego residents, members and visitors looking for a festive summertime experience like no other along the waterfront. Tickets are $50.00 per person. Maritime Museum of San Diego members are $40.00 per person.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by a quarter percentage point as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. Price hikes have begun to ease, but the Fed says inflation is not yet tamed.

Rancho San Diego Towne Center, a lifestyle shopping center in San Diego, together with Regal Edwards, invites the community to enjoy a series of popular $2 movies this month. The Regal Summer Movie Express program will offer $2 PG-rated movies for the whole family to enjoy each Tuesday and Wednesday from June 21 through June 29. Movie Schedule: Week 1 Tue. June 21 to Wed. Jun 22 Both movies play on all days "Despicable Me" "Pokemon Detective Pikachu" Week 2 Tue. June 28 to Wed. June 29 Both movies play on all days "Despicable Me 2" "Space Jam" Week 3 Tue. July 5 to Wed. July 06 Both movies play on all days "Sing" "Puss in Boots" Week 4 Tue. July 12 to Wed. July 13 Both movies play on all days "Sing 2" "Space Jam: A New Legacy: Week 5 Tue. July 19 to Wed. July 20 Both movies play on all days "Despicable Me 3" "Tom & Jerry" Week 6 Tue. July 26 to Wed. July 27 Both movies play on all days "Minions" "Trolls World Tour" Week 7 Tue. Aug, 2 to Wed. Aug. 3 Both movies play on all days "The Croods: A New Age" "The Boss Baby: Family Business" Week 8 Tue. Aug. 9 to Wed. Aug. 10 Both movies play on all days "Trolls" "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" Week 9 Tue. Aug. 16 to Wed. Aug. 17 Both movies play on all days "The Secret Life of Pets" "Scoob!" For more movie dates, click here!

Grab your waterfront premiere spot to view the Big Bay Boom fireworks! Tickets for the July 4 fireworks viewing are only $20.00 per person for entry starting at 7 p.m. to remain on the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s McKinney Deck of the historic national and state landmark 1898 steam ferry Berkeley for spectacular views of fireworks over San Diego Bay. The Maritime Museum waterfront barge to the rear of the Berkeley will also be available as a fireworks viewing option. The remaining vessels in the Maritime Museum fleet and exhibits will be closed for July 4 fireworks viewing. A no-host bar for beverages & optional summertime picnic faire including ala carte hot dogs, chips and apple pie, will be available for additional purchase, while supplies last. Gate opens at 7 p.m. Fireworks begin at 9 p.m. Capacity is limited. (Daytime general admission self-guided tour tickets are not included in the viewing fee.)

Members of the San Diego Symphony and FF Collective are partnering with a Ukrainian refugee flutist to perform a benefit concert to fund relief efforts for 60 members of Ukraine’s premier youth orchestra who are displaced in Poland because of the war in their home region. Admission is free, with all donations going to the Youth Academic Symphony Orchestra of Kharkiv and Doctors Without Borders work in Ukraine. The family-friendly concert features Ukrainian music, and will be an hour long. Participants include the San Diego Symphony, FF Collective, Artonic Quartet, the San Diego Cello Foundation and Uktranian flutist Daria Hudymemko, of the the Lviv National Philharmonic. Hudymemko was an exchange scholar at a university in the U.S. when Russia invaded Ukraine, and has been unable to return to her home and orchestra. Program Details: The program features the following works by Ukrainian composers: Lyudmyla Shukailo: Aquarelle Reinhold Glière: Selections from Duets op. 39 Ukrainian Folk Songs, arranged for piano and voice Skoryk: Melody Lynsento: Scherzo from Trio for two violins and viola Silvestrov: Bagatelle op.1, no.3 Lyatoshyns'ki: Ukranian Quintet Allegro Risoluto Silvestrov: Prayer for Ukraine Related links: More information About the FF Collective

The annual celebration started out in 1926 as Negro History Week and expanded to Black History Month in the 1970s. This year celebrates "African Americans and the Arts."

Six of the seven states that use water from the Colorado River proposed a way for the federal government to cut back on water use and protect dropping water levels in Lake Mead and Lake Powell.

Five officers have been indicted over the beating death of Nichols. Four of them had been disciplined earlier by the Memphis police department for car crashes, failure to report use of force and more.