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Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.

Adolphus Hailstork's 2022 requiem cantata "A Knee on the Neck" pays tribute to George Floyd. NPR speaks with librettist Herbert Martin, who initiated the work, five years after police killed Floyd in Minneapolis.

Congolese athletes Mireille Nganga and sprinter Emmanuel Grace Mouambako, as well as a guide accompanying Mouambako, were reported missing shortly after competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games.

A free 20 min. breakfast lecture series for our creative community. Join us for coffee, donuts, and inspiration every last Friday of the month. Dinah Poellnitz is an artist, curator, and co-founder of Hill Street Country Club, a community arts and cultural wellness space in Oceanside, California. For over a decade, Dinah has been a dedicated advocate for equitable access to the arts, creating platforms for underrepresented voices while addressing the cycles of disparity and injustice that often undermine community institutions. Her work is deeply rooted in the belief that community spaces are vital in times of uncertainty, spaces where art can communicate, inspire, and reimagine futures. Dinah understands the challenges of building something foundational, navigating systemic inequities, and shifting perceptions of institutions from transactional to transformational. As a cultural leader and creative visionary, Dinah continues to champion the survival of community-driven spaces, ensuring they remain relevant and resilient. Her work embodies the power of breaking cycles, fostering equity, and centering care in the pursuit of a thriving, inclusive arts ecosystem.

This exhibit highlights the profound impact of Favela and the Royal Chicano Air Force (R.C.A.F.) on Chicano art and activism. Favela was a trailblazer in the use of calavera imagery to depict Chicano life, addressing issues and perspectives often marginalized in the mainstream. His involvement with the R.C.A.F.—a Sacramento-based Chicano art collective founded in 1969—offered him and his peers a powerful medium of expression through silkscreen posters. For the R.C.A.F., Chicano arte was not created for art’s sake but as a tool of resistance and empowerment, reflecting the cultural pride and activism central to Chicanismo. The R.C.A.F. began as un grupo de estudiantes Chicanos with profe’s and community gente, who came together to form an art collective with the aim of making cultural arts accessible to the working-class raza—La Plebe! As Favela often said, "Have causa, we’ll travel." In other words, your struggle is our struggle, and we will be there to support you with our arte. Curated by: Florentina Favela and Eddie Salas. Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center on Facebook / Instagram

Tijuana-based dancer, choreographer and educator Pamela Macías is co-director of ConnectArte, and the company is choreographing a piece for San Diego Dance Theater's annual Trolley Dances program.

NPR has an appetite for great recipes — every year, plenty of cookbooks get thrown in the mix as we assemble our annual Books We Love guide. Here's a sampling of our food favorites from 2024.

Gather your friends and family to experience Christmas Eve worship in the beautiful sanctuary at First United Methodist Church of San Diego in Mission Valley. Each service ends with candlelit singing of "Silent Night," a memorable experience for all ages. All three services are available in person and livestreamed online. Learn more: https://www.fumcsd.org/christmaseve 5 PM Children’s Christmas Pageant Join the children and youth-led worship where you can experience the Christmas story through music, readings, and the nativity scene. End the service with candle lighting and singing of Silent Night. 7 PM Carols, Lessons & Candle Lighting Experience the Christmas story through choral music by the Chamber Choir, congregational singing, and inspiring message. End the service with candle lighting and singing of Silent Night. 9 PM Carols, Lessons & Candle Lighting Experience the Christmas story through choral music by the Chamber Choir, congregational singing, and inspiring message. End the service with candle lighting and singing of Silent Night.

"For Dear Life" opens at Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, featuring American art about disability, medicine and health from the 1960s until the onset of COVID-19. For co-curator Jill Dawsey, this one is personal.

Greg DeFatta has been been making people scream for 35 years, and he loves it.