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The Education Department is handling record numbers of discrimination cases, including those involving disability. The backlog leaves some families waiting for help.

Lady Dottie & The Diamonds make their debut at Golden Island Dim Sum for the 154th show of Dim Sum & Jazz!Seating Begins at 6 p.m.Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m.Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations! Reservations are highly encouraged!About Lady DottieLady Dottie & the Diamonds -- including former members of GoGoGo Airheart -- perform covers of songs by Etta James, Muddy Waters, BB King, Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers, the Staple Singers, Sam and Dave, Ray Charles, Howling Wolf, Danzig, the Rolling Stones, Leadbelly, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, the Sonics, Chuck Berry, Nazareth, Ike & Tina Turner, Billie Holiday, Little Richard, Guitar Slim, Otis Redding, T-Bone Walker, Skip James, Stevie Wonder, AC/DC, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Foghat, Sam Cooke, Robert Johnson, Bessie Smith, Huey Piano Smith, and the Clowns,.Originally a gospel singer, Dorothy Mae "Lady Dottie" Whitsett's early career included performing with Kool and the Gang and Clarence Carter, among others. Back then, she called herself Miss Dynamite, moving around from residences in Alabama, New Jersey, Portland, Seattle, and Atlanta.After moving from Atlanta to San Diego in 1984, she eventually formed a jazz duo after meeting keyboardist Joey Guevara in a local piano bar. They were joined by Guevara's bandmates from Operator X, Stephen Rey (bass) and Brian Cantrell (drums). Rounding out the band are two guitarists, Isaiah Mitchell and Nathan Beale (of Dirty Sweet), as well as Joey's brother Dan Guevara on horns.The band won two 2007 San Diego Music Awards, for Best Blues and Best Blues Album, as well as landing Best Blues again in 2008. They earned another Best Blues Album award in September 2009, as well as winning Best Blues (again) in 2011 and 2012.As of 2009, they are signed with Hi-Speed Soul Records, a label launched by local music store M-Theory Records.Lady Dottie Socialshttps://www.facebook.com/ladydottieandthediamonds/https://www.instagram.com/lady_dottie_and_the_diamonds/Want to know more events happening Golden Island? Join our Newsletter!Like Dim Sum & Jazz? Check out the rest of the schedule below! www.bardicmanagement.com/golden-islandSee More Eventswww.goldenislanddimsum.comwww.bardicmanagement.com/events

Megan Nguyen started taking classical piano lessons at the age of 6, and hasn't stepped away from the keys since! She discovered her love for singing early on, and later started gigging, writing, and teaching while attending college at UCSD. Her music style is a mixture of pop, soul, with classical and jazz influences.Megan has been a piano and voice teacher since 2015, specializing in classical performance and theory. She teaches through her private studio and is a member of the Music Teachers Association of California. She is also an instructor at Kalabash School of Music and Arts, Musikey, and Coronado Arts Academy.See More Eventswww.booksandrecordsbar.comwww.bardicmanagement.com/eventswww.bardicmanagement.com/books-and-records

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