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People are drinking less these days, but drinking songs never go out of style. The Lomax Archive is dropping a new album of traditional songs this week.

When singer, fiddler and songwriter Lily Henley set out to make an album of Sephardic Jewish ballads set to new melodies, she was looking for her own way to interpret a critically endangered tradition. On Oras Dezaoradas (out on Lior Éditions Records), Henley highlights the Ladino language, a threatened tongue that fuses old Spanish with Hebrew, Arabic, and Turkish elements that is spoken by less than 100,000 people in the world today. She found herself directly connected to centuries of women spread across a forced global diaspora. The album is not a reinterpretation project—Henley’s newly-penned songs and melodies are a reclamation and contribution, a living line between her musical roots in American and Celtic traditions and the rich history and culture of her Sephardi ancestors. Visit: https://www.museumofmakingmusic.org/events/lily-henley Lily Henley on Instagram and Facebook

Betty Boop has been a cultural icon for nearly 100 years. In collaboration with Fleischer Studios, this one-of-a-kind exhibit embarks on a nostalgic journey, starting with Betty’s beginnings to her rise to international popularity—and what makes her a fan favorite today. First introduced in 1930, Betty Boop was created by Max Fleischer for his “Talkartoons” series, the world’s first animated “talkies,” which Max’s company, Fleischer Studios, produced for Paramount Studios. While she first appeared in the animated film Dizzy Dishes as a dog-like singer, she quickly lost her canine features and was given the name Betty Boop in 1931, making her the first female animated screen star in history. Personifying the fabulous flappers and jazz artists of the day, she was also the earliest animated character to be on broadcast television, drawn live on-air by creator Max Fleischer. Also highlighted are the eight women who have voiced Betty over the years, and history and animation enthusiasts will appreciate the focus on innovative industry pioneers Max and Dave Fleischer, founders of Fleischer Studios and inventors of the rotoscope. Get Tickets Museum Hours: Monday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday – Closed Thursday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

There was a circle in Maria Burns' yard where grass wouldn't grow and trees died. She knew what it was: An old natural gas well, plugged when she was a little girl, starting to leak again.

The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.

Great works of art are great, in part, because they continue to have something to say to the present: They're both timebound and timeless. And, boy, does Gatsby have something to say to us in 2025.

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. When a rare snowy owl appears in a California suburb—the first sighting in 100 years—it captivates residents, turning a quiet neighborhood into a global destination. Through breathtaking footage and heartfelt stories, this documentary explores how one bird fostered human connection, inspired conservation awareness, and offered a moment of hope in a rapidly changing world.

Stream now with KPBS Passport! Watch Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV. In response to French Resistance activities in the area and the D-Day landing of June 6, 1944, a German SS division arrived in the small French village of Oradour-sur-Glane on June 10th, 1944, and massacred 643 innocent civilians. It was one of the worst atrocities of World War II.

Ahead of the July 1 special election for the San Diego County District 1 supervisor, seven voting centers will be open starting Saturday, the county said.

Meter rates will increase to $10 an hour starting two hours before a baseball game or any major event "expected to draw 10,000 people or more," according to the city.