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Royer Perez-Jimenez is the second person to die in ICE custody this week.

Come join us on Setsubun where we banish the evil and welcome Spring with good fortune. This event will take place inside the garden’s gates. We invite guests to make special oni masks, as well as participate in the Mamemaki, or bean tossing event. Special Masu cups filled with Roasted Soybeans for the event will be available for at JFGM’s Performance Area located inside the Inamori Pavilion. Guests can also enjoy performances, demonstrations, crafts, and food. Come join us for an exciting event! Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum on Instagram / Facebook

Join the annual festival celebrating our feathered friends at San Elijo Lagoon! Look for local birds that live in the lagoon all year and for birds that visit from faraway places. All ages can enjoy bird-themed activities, live animal presentations, face painting, nature crafts, and more. This event follows a zero-waste approach to maximize recycling, minimize waste, and reduce consumption, ensuring that items provided at the event are either reusable or recyclable. If you can, please bring your cup. Complimentary drinks and fruit offered. Bird Tours occurring at 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and Hawk Talk occurring at 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. Presented by: Nature Collective + San Diego County Parks and Recreation. Supported by the City of Encinitas Community Grant. All are welcome, best-suited for children aged 12 and younger. Nature Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Profiled recently on KPBS about her freshly-minted 5 million streams for "Subway Song," Julianna Zachariou is known for her mission to queer the American songbook. A Sacramento transplant by way of Nashville and San Diego, her fans and collaborators include Madison Cunningham, Caroline Kingsbury, and Ny Oh. Julianna Zachariou on Facebook / Instagram

Cuba is preparing to receive its first shipment of Russian oil this year, just days after the government announced it was operating on natural gas, solar power and thermoelectric plants as severe power outages continue to hit it.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.

From the southern plains of Texas, Rattlesnake Milk summons the sound of the prairie, mimicking the howl of coyotes and the pulsing rhythm of a lonesome junk train. From the southern plains of Texas, Rattlesnake Milk summons the sound of the prairie, mimicking the howl of coyotes and the pulsing rhythm of a lonesome junk train. Presented by Soda Soda Bar on Facebook / Instagram

The vote by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, whose members are supporters of the Republican president, clears the way for the U.S. Mint to begin production on the coin, whose size and denomination are still under discussion.

Doors at 7p.m. No Dinner Service Tickets One can hear Braxton Cook breaking through on "Not Everyone Can Go," a mix of jazz and R&B that feels indebted to similar hybrids of yesteryear. Musically, the album conjures images of bright evening sunshine, when the temperature begins to cool. Not quite Quiet Storm, instead, "Not Everyone Can Go" dabbles between the margins, which won’t surprise those who’ve followed Cook to this point. Across albums like "Somewhere In Between," "No Doubt and Who Are You When No One Is Watching?," he’s made a career of blurring the lines between genres, landing on a sound that isn’t one thing, in particular. While that’s made his music tough to pin down, that also makes it all the more intriguing. That you can’t label it just R&B or just jazz lends to the music’s attraction.

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