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The San Diego International Fringe Festival returns to Balboa Park for 2023 — here's how to take it all in.

San Diego County continued to provide vaccinations to at-risk populations Tuesday as the number of cases of hepatitis A continues to increase.

It will be 100% affordable, and through the county's voucher program, no one will be paying more than 30% of their income toward rent.

Need extra money for groceries? Apply for CalFresh! Join the Feeding San Diego CalFresh Team for a CalFresh application workshop. Receive 1:1 application assistance with our trained CalFresh specialists. You can sign up first Thursday of the month from 12:30pm-3:30pm at the Central Library in the Mary Hollis Clark Conference Center. What is CalFresh? : CalFresh (SNAP) is a food assistance program that provides qualifying households with money to buy groceries each month. CalFresh recipients receive an EBT debit card that is reloaded each month and can be used at most grocery stores and farmer’s markets. A household of one can receive up to $250/month. Contact the CalFresh Team at Feeding San Diego with questions: 858-863-6635

The Carlsbad City Library invites children and families to attend a special program recognizing the 2022 Ringing of the Peace Bells. The library program will consist of a storytime about the topics of peace and friendship and a Japanese-themed craft activity, followed by a live on-camera Zoom session with Futtsu, Japan for the bell ringing ceremony. The event, in cooperation with Carlsbad’s Sister City, Futtsu, Japan, will commemorate 77 years of peace since the first use of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima, Japan. Sister Cities International was created at President Eisenhower’s 1956 White House conference on citizen diplomacy. At a Glance: Date: Aug. 5, 2022, 4:15 – 6 p.m. Location: Georgina Cole Library, 1250 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad Calif. 92008 For children in grades K-3 and their families Storytime, craft activity will run from 4:15 – 5 p.m. The live, on-camera Zoom session for the bell ringing ceremony will begin at 5 p.m. Event is free For more information, contact Bill Sannwald, Senior Librarian, 442-339-2926 or bill.sannwald@carlsbadca.gov.

Join us for an in-person discussion with author Lynne Cox on Aug. 6 at 2 p.m. while she talks about her new book Tales of Al: The Water Rescue Dog in the Schulman Auditorium at Carlsbad City Library. Copies of the book will be available for sale before and after the event courtesy of Adventures by the Book, with a book signing to follow the discussion. Come early for a special Paws to Read event where independent readers can share their favorite stories with unbiased listeners (dogs!), and visit the first ever library-sponsored teen art show, both in the courtyard at 1 p.m. At a glance Lynne Cox author talk Saturday, Aug. 6, 2 p.m. Carlsbad City Library, 1775 Dove Ln. Come early to enjoy Paws to Read and Teen Art Show activities beginning at 1p.m.

The IRS is working to develop its own free electronic tax-filing system in a potential challenge to commercial products such as TurboTax. The agency plans a pilot test of the program next year.

"I wanted to show people that in life, even though we go a bit slow or fast, we will reach our destination all the same," Cambodia's Bou Samnang said of her rain-soaked, Southeast Asian Games run.

Registration for this event will close on August 13, 2022 @ 11:59pm. Allowed Grades: 3rd Grade to 5th Grade There are limited seats 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 an in-person workshop. *Please read all the information below! The San Diego Public Library and UC San Diego Extension are proud to bring all Library NExT programming to you for free, thanks to funding provided in whole or in part by the Library Foundation SD. If you need special accessibility accommodations, information and program content can be made available in alternative formats upon request. To request disability-related modifications or accommodations, please email LibraryNExT@sandiego.gov If you have comments, questions or grievances about Library NExT, please contact the Program Coordinator at LibraryNExT@sandiego.gov Registration Policy and Procedures: I understand students must attend all classes. I understand students should arrive promptly for class and stay for the full duration of the class. I understand this class is part of a partnership with UCSD. These classes differ from our regular programs in that they offer more of a structured, in-depth, and hands-on learning environment. I understand I am responsible for arranging transport with/for my student(s) promptly at the start and end of the class. I understand students should treat each other with respect; failure to do so could result in being dropped from the class. I understand that a break will be included in the program and students are encouraged to bring water and a snack. By registering for the class, I agree and understand the restrictions, policies, and procedures outlined above.

Irby shares almost everything in her new book of essays, Quietly Hostile but, she says, "If I can't have a conversation with a stranger about the thing that I wrote, I won't put it in a book."