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Here are the top entries to the 2024 NPR Tiny Desk Contest from San Diego and Imperial County.

The Kruglak Art Gallery presents a new exhibit, Vantage Point, opening on Tuesday, Sept. 12, on the Oceanside Campus. This exhibit features the art by MiraCosta College art faculty, including Diane Adams, Alla Bartoshchuk Musgrave, Frol Boundin, Ryan Bulis, Randall Christopher, Remi Dalton, Xuchi Eggleton, Christopher Ferreria, Brian Goeltzenleuchter, Yoshimi Hayashi, Lauren Greenwald, Nathaniel Hall, CJ Heyliger, Clayton Llewellyn, Sam Lopez, Jackie Lo, May-ling Martinez, Gilbert Neri, Kristina Nugent, Ann Olsen Judith Preston, Iana Quesnell, Dean Ramos, Bekkah Walker, Clay West, Mike Whiting, Erin Whitman, and Sam Wohl. Schedule: Tuesday, September 12 - 2:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 13 – Friday, September 15 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, September 18 – Tuesday, September 19 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 20 – Friday, September 22 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Monday, September 25 – Tuesday, September 26 2:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 27 – Friday, September 29 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Related links: Kruglak Gallery website | Instagram

The 4th Annual Filipino-American Friendship Festival San Diego (F3SD) is a cultural event commemorating the day the Treaty of Manila was signed on July 4, 1946. It relinquished U.S. sovereignty over the Philippines and recognized the independence of the Republic of the Philippines. This one-day event features cultural arts, history, food, live performances, interactive activities and will promote health and wellness. Exhibitors will include Filipino/API small businesses and community based organizations providing information for programs and resources. Visit: API Initiative

You can't always know that it's a great year for new music while it's happening, but there was a sense from the very start of 2024 that we were in for a ride.

Enjoy a cup of coffee and good conversation with fellow artists, and explore the exhibitions at OMA for free. Offered by OMA's Artist Alliance, sculptors, painters, photographers, and artists for all disciplines are welcome.

This year's race — which includes beloved stars, up-and-coming talents and a pair of songs from a successful but controversial musical — feels wide open. That doesn't mean all the songs are equally worthy.

The base, known as Fort Liberty since 2023, originally was named for Confederate General Braxton Bragg. The Army says it now will be named for a World War II private, Roland Bragg.

Start practicing your paper airplane folding now because Ben Folds is bringing his Paper Airplane Request tour to the Epstein Family Amphitheater! Fans during each of the shows will be invited to launch their song requests to the stage via paper airplanes. Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation, the Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. For the past three decades, he’s toured as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras. A New York Times Best Selling author and podcast host, Ben also composes for film, tv and theatre, guest stars in films and TV, and serves as the Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. A longtime advocate for arts and music education funding, Ben launched a music education charitable initiative in his native state of North Carolina entitled “Keys For Kids,” which provides funds and keyboards to existing nonprofits that provide free or affordable music lessons to interested school-age children. On the national level, he’s active as a member of Americans For The Arts and the Arts Action Fund. For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

NPR's Leila Fadel meets a mother preparing for the possibility of deportation by making sure someone will be able to look after her children.

U.S. employers added more than a quarter-million jobs in December, according to the Labor Department. That's far more than forecasters were expecting.