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In the Midst of Civilized Europe: The Pogroms of 1918-1921 and the Onset of the Holocaust featuring Jeffrey Veidlinger Location: Geisel Library, Seuss Room Join the UC San Diego Library and Jewish Studies Program for the next Holocaust Living History Workshop featuring acclaimed historian Jeffrey Veidlinger. Veidlinger is Joseph Brodsky Collegiate Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan and the author of multiple prize-winning books, including “The Moscow State Yiddish Theater: Jewish Culture on the Soviet Stage” (2000) “Jewish Public Culture in the Late Russian Empire” (2009) and “In the Shadow of the Shtetl: Small-Town Jewish Life in Soviet Ukraine” (2013). About the Holocaust Living History Workshop This event is a part of the Holocaust Living History Workshop (HLHW) series, an education and outreach program sponsored by the UC San Diego Library and the Jewish Studies program. It aims to preserve the memories of the victims and survivors of the Holocaust by offering public events involving witnesses, descendants and scholars and through the use of the USC Shoah Foundation Institute’s Visual History Archive. Past HLHW workshops are now part of the Library’s digital collections and can be accessed online. For more information visit: library.ucsd.edu

In its third year, NPR's College Podcast challenge received more than 500 entries from all around the U.S. We've listened to them all and narrowed it down to 10 finalists.

Backyard Renaissance presents... PROOF by David Auburn directed by Anthony Methvin Cast: - Francis Gercke, William Huffaker - Wendy Maples, and Liliana Talwatte - Magic and Mathematics On the eve of her twenty-fifth birthday, Catherine, a troubled young woman, has spent years caring for her brilliant but unstable father, a famous mathematician. Now, following his death, she must deal with her own volatile emotions, the arrival of her estranged sister, Claire, and the attentions of Hal, a former student of her father’s, who hopes to find valuable work in the 103 notebooks that her father left behind. Over the long weekend that follows, a burgeoning romance and the discovery of a mysterious notebook draw Catherine into the most difficult problem of all: How much of her father’s madness- or genius- will she inherit? Winner of the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Best Play Winner of the 2001 Tony for Best Play Full Schedule Here! For more information visit: backyardrenaissance.com Stay Connected on Facebook

Despite relatively mild wildfire seasons this year and last year, California has seen 12 of its largest 20 wildfires — including the top eight — in the previous five years.

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San Diego Beer Week is a 10-day celebration honoring America's finest independent craft brewers. It's taking place November 3-12 with events being held throughout San Diego County at participating breweries, bars, restaurants and more! Join the San Diego Brewers Guild at your favorite taproom to celebrate: Guild board members and Executive Director will be around the county in different taprooms to share a pint while answering your questions on all things San Diego Beer. Swing by to purchase your exclusive SD Beer Week merch or answer trivia questions for your chance to win a special prize. Friday, November 3 - Eppig Brewing, Vista (3:30-7:30pm) Saturday, November 4 - Pure Project, North Park (12-4pm) Monday, November 6 - AleTales Taproom, East Village (5-8pm) Tuesday, November 7 - 3 Punk Ales, Chula Vista (6-9pm) Wednesday, November 8 - Deft Brewing, Bay Park (5-8pm) Thursday, November 9 - Obrien's Pub, Kearney Mesa (6-9pm) Saturday, November 11 - Embolden Brewing Anniversary Party, Miramar (1-4pm) San Diego Brewers Guild on Instagram

A fictional tale of the real-life Jewish community in Shanghai during World War II — with a cross-cultural love story at its heart — is premiering at the New York Philharmonic on Thursday.

Get ready to fulfill your authorial aspirations during National Novel Writing Month at the San Diego Public Library! We're offering in-person and virtual writing workshops to support your creative journey. Our NaNoWriMo Write-In Workshops provide a motivating space for you to reach your writing goals, featuring writing sprints, progress sharing, and a chance to win a prize if you join the NaNoWriMo challenge. We've got materials covered, whether you prefer a computer or pen and paper. Just bring your imagination, and we'll support writers of all styles – plotters, pantsers, and everyone in between. Registration highly suggested due to limited seating. Light refreshments will be served. Let's discover the next chapter of your writing together!

Kiosks and public bathrooms built over the freeway were supposed to help reconnect the community. They've never been put to use.

“A MUSICAL ODYSSEY” 6 composers, 5 countries, 3 centuries Paul Tseng and Dan Yu take you on an epic musical journey with masterpieces by legendary composers such as Bach, Borodin, Faure, Dvorak, and Brahms Presented by San Diego Music Society, Jean Will Presents and CCAE Paul Tseng (cello) has performed as a soloist, recitalist, orchestral, and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Egypt, Jordan, Israel, and South Africa in concert halls such as Avery Fischer Hall, Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, the Cairo Royal Opera House in Egypt, The Royal Cultural Center in Amman, Jordan. As a chamber musician, Paul has performed with luminaries such as Earl Carlyss and Ruth Inglefield, and as a member of the Delphian Trio, which won First Prize in the Baltimore Chamber Music Awards Competition. The second cellist ever to be awarded the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Peabody Conservatory (Johns Hopkins University), Paul specialized in the cello music of Prokofiev. He also holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree from the Juilliard School. He has held various faculty positions in New York, Maryland, West Virginia, New York, and Washington DC. Paul is a founding member of the Logos Trio and the artistic director of the San Diego Music Society. Dan Yu enjoys a multifaceted career as a classical pianist and piano educator. After he studied piano with renowned piano educator Jane Bastien, he worked with famed Russian pianist Vitaly Margulis for his University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) piano performance bachelor degree, and obtained his master’s degree in piano performance under Professor Antoinette Perry at the University of Southern California (USC). He had won numerous competitions including Musical Merit of Greater San Diego, La Jolla Young Artist Competition, and many others. He is an active performer on the San Diego classical music scene. This year, he played solo and collaborative recitals at Encinitas Library, Fallbrook Library, and Conrad Performing Arts Center. As a teacher, his students have won many competitions in San Diego. He is a board member of MTAC (Music Teachers Association of California), and also the chairperson for MTAC’s Piano Duo Festival for the past 4 years. Dan served on the jury of the Hong Kong International Music Foundation Competition (North America branch) in 2017, the 3rd San Diego International Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in 2022, and this year, GOCAA (Global Outstanding Chinese Artists Association) regional competition in San Diego.