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Interview with Anthony Doerr and Dean Nelson as part of the 2023 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Writing That Celebrates. Anthony Doerr is the author of "All the Light We Cannot See", which was awarded the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and Cloud Cuckoo Land, which was a finalist for the 2021 National Book Award and is currently a finalist for Novel of the Year in the British Book Awards. He has also completed the story collections "The Shell Collector" and "Memory Wall", the memoir "Four Seasons in Rome", and the novel "About Grace". Anthony Doerr has been lauded for his lyricism, his precise attention to the physical world, and his gift for metaphor. The San Francisco Chronicle characterized Doerr’s literary ancestry as a combination of “Henry David Thoreau (for his pantheistic passions) and Gabriel García Márquez (for his crystal-cut prose and dreamy magic realism).” Included in the ticket is live music from Derren Raser to begin at 6:15, when doors open for general admission seating. The 28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea will be February 21-24, 2023, also featuring Pulitzer winning writers N. Scott Momaday, Maria Hinojosa and William Finnegan. For more info, visit here! SOCIAL MEDIA Anthony Doerr: Facebook & Instagram

We all experience loss and grief in life, but most of us are never taught how to navigate these experiences. "In Grieving Is Self-Compassion", a half-day virtual workshop presented by BELOVED Compassion Network, you'll discover the tools for safely facing your pain and cultivating self-compassion for yourself in this difficult time. Certified Compassion Practice facilitator Nancy Fowler will lead this workshop integrating the contemplative, meditative steps of the Compassion Practice as a way to navigate the grief process, care for yourself as you face your pain, and heal after loss.

Join us for the colorful Parol Lantern Festival as PASACAT transforms the Educational Cultural Complex into a Philippine Christmas village. With cultural performances, vendors and parol making workshops, experience the Philippines whose Christmas season is from September to January. More information about the event can be found here. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Test your figure drawing or painting skills in this uninstructed painting session. Models vary and will be costumed or nude. No matter what your level of experience, you’re welcome to join and experience the thrill of painting directly from a live person posing for you. Date/Time: Fridays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. RESERVATIONS REQUIRED to secure your spot: Email Dottie Stanley dottieaartist@gmail.com. Ticket Prices: Free/M, $5/NM. Participants split the model fee. For further information, visit here! Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram

Join the Women’s Museum of California for a virtual lunchtime lecture on Tuesday, December 13 featuring artist/activist Desiree Aspires. Learn about the intersection of art and activism and how Desiree founded Printmakers Against Racism during the pandemic and raised over $50,000 for Black Lives Matter and other causes. Register for the talk in advance to be sent the Zoom link. Desiree Aspiras (she/her) is an educator, therapist, and printmaker in San Diego who deeply values how art can transform us and connect us to meaning. Her printmaking and book arts projects have been exhibited in spaces in San Diego, including the Athenaeum Art Center. She is the founder of Printmakers Against Racism, a project she started which engages printmakers across the world to make and sell prints and donate their proceeds to support racial justice. She is also a mindfulness facilitator and founder of Deep Breath Network, where she hopes to create diverse and welcoming spaces to share contemplative practices to support personal and social transformation with changemakers here in San Diego and beyond. She currently teaches at University of San Diego and Bastyr University California. She earned her Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego and BA in Political Science from UCLA.

Poway Unified School District opened for the fall semester at its 41 campuses, Wednesday.

The move comes less than two weeks after the Americans were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup earlier than ever before.

Early Tuesday morning, Planned Parenthood's El Centro clinic burned down, and officials said they are committed to bringing it back.

California Labor Federation leader Lorena Gonzalez and Sacramento Central Labor Council executive director Fabrizio Sasso were also among those detained.

One year ago, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law, directing hundreds of billions of dollars to speed the transition away from fossil fuels.