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Stained glass is unusual among the arts because of its direct relationship with light. When light passes through colored glass, different values, textures, and densities combine to form an extraordinary palette. Explore this magic by creating your own unique leaded stained-glass panel. In this 7-week course, you will learn from stained glass professional Lisa Maywood as you complete one or more 2-dimensional panels that will transform any room or space.The enrollment fee covers the cost of basic drawing materials, lead, solder, cement, and the use of the tools and machinery.Glass will be procured by each student on their own outside of class. Blue Dolphin Glass is a great local source in San Diego.If you prefer your own supplies, please bring your own colored pencils and paper that is larger than 12″x12″ to the first class as you plan your project(s).It is also recommended that you bring your own safety gear (eye protection, dust mask, gloves). We have eye protection available if you do not have your own.There is no prerequisite for this class.If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.For more information visit: sandiegocraft.orgStay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The new plan is the result of a decades-long fight by residents of the portside community for cleaner air.

The San Diego LGBT Community Center invites you to Dining Out For Life® San Diego on April 25, 2024. Dozens of participating restaurants, bars, coffeehouses, and nightclubs in San Diego will donate a minimum of 25% of sales for HIV services and prevention programs across San Diego County. Grab your family and friends and make plans to Dine Out and Give Back for breakfast, lunch, dinner, coffee, cocktails, and more. To learn more about the list of participating locations, register your location, or become a volunteer, please visit here.For more information, call Jen Haase at 619-880-0177 or via email. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Hundreds of students with the UCSDivest Coalition continue their encampment on campus with several peaceful actions planned.

The awe-inspiring San Diego Bay plays host to the Grand Tasting at the Port of San Diego, a picture perfect celebration of everything delicious. The Grand Tasting is the city’s biggest foodie party of the year, featuring celebrated chefs and restaurants, domestic and international wine, beer and spirit purveyors, and gourmet food companies amidst a stunning coastal backdrop with sailboats floating by.With the sparkling Bay serving as the backdrop, Festival attendees will have access to a gastronomic playground of opportunity with over 200 wineries, breweries and spirit purveyors to sip from and over 80 of the West Coast and Baja’s top chefs and restaurants serving up creative and diverse cuisine to sample. Attendees can also preview gourmet foods, art, live musical entertainment, and the always popular “Chef of the Fest Competition,” an action-packed culinary showdown where chefs battle it out for the title of “2024 People’s Choice Chef of the Fest” and up to $5000 in cash and prizes.Our Best Year EverWith more than 300 brands participating over the course of the week, the 2024 San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival is destined to be the biggest and most spectacular in our 20 year history. We love a good surprise, but this year’s lineup is so good, you have to see it to believe it. Feast your eyes and preview the bites, sips, and brands participating during our Grand Weekend. Check out our event map to see where your favorite brands will be stationed and start planning your culinary adventure. Check out The Interactive Experiences from Grand Tasting 2023CohnChellaIf guests didn’t make it to Coachella this year, Cohn Restaurant Group has them covered with its mini festival-within-a-festival version of a music-driven foodie paradise. Five chefs representing restaurants in the Cohn Restaurant portfolio will serve bites alongside a dedicated mix of beer, wine and spirit vendors, with dessert features, a photobooth, piñata, and giveaway.Basil Hayden DinerThe official American whiskey brand of the Michelin Guide US is opening the Basil Hayden Diner, serving craft cocktails paired with a featured specialty dish from the Michelin Guide. Enjoy the fare the top tastemakers might choose, with bartenders discussing pairings and a vibey atmosphere to match.The Brandt Beef ExperienceMeat lovers should prep their appetites for the Brandt Beef + One World Meat Co. experience, an energetic opportunity to shake it to the sounds against the beautiful coastal view while sampling a variety of top local chefs’ unique takes on 100% source-verified and natural Brandt Beef. Drinks supplied by Storyhouse Spirits and Bay City Brewing.Love Thy Neighbor(hood) – Villages at the Grand TastingThe vibrant neighborhoods of San Diego are the building blocks of the diverse cultural and culinary communities that make the city a destination like no other. Discover the flavors and meet the makers behind some of San Diego’s most iconic dining districts: Convoy and Little Italy.An Extra Hour of Tasting? Yes, Please!Snag an Early Entry ticket, or upgrade to our Live Fire VIP Experience featuring the region’s top award-winning chefs, luxury winemakers pouring premium vintages, caviar, live music, and more. Indulge yourself and preview the VIP experience. This just might be our most incredible VIP experience to date!Attire: CasualFor more information visit: sandiegowineclassic.comStay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The Tijuana World Design Festival is one part of a larger program recognizing the binational region, with dozens of events planned now through November.

These weekend workshops are focused on increasing self confidence, identifying the roots of anxiety, learning coping skills, enjoying yoga/therapeutic body movement activities, and building community with others with similar stories. This retreat welcomes the experiences of all women+. Please join us if you identify as a woman or femme in any way that is important to you. Meals, snacks and water are included. Please bring any items that will support your comfort including but not limited to: a chair, a towel or mat to sit on, and a journal.Information about daily events will be provided in a detailed email prior to the group. Partcipants can attend a single workshop day and attendance to all workshops is not required to participate.Visit: strongertogethersd.org/

Some in the neighborhood want the city to study putting a park or plaza over state Route 163.

South Bay Earth Day returns to Bayfront Park!Update: Chula Vista’s South Bay Earth Day celebration now features a new, free, headline performance by genre-bending band Ozomatli!This celebration will feature a host of family-friendly activities, workshops, exhibits, vendors, art, food and drink, nonprofits, how-to and all-day entertainment featuring a nationally recognized, surprise headline recording artist. In addition to celebrating our precious, fragile planet and its bounty, South Bay Earth Day will engage and motivate visitors to choose environmentally friendly products and lifestyle choices, learn and practice, sustainable and mindful habits. Highlights of the zero-waste, day-long activation will include:· Fix-it-Clinic. Repair extends the life and reduces the environmental footprint of devices, furnishings and objects. Have something that needs fixing from lighting and gadgets to small electronics and mechanical devices? Bring them in! Mend your favorite outfit. Repair road and mountain bikes. One of our experts will help you evaluate, diagnose and fix it if they can.· Tie-Dye Workshop. Upcycle your plain (light-colored) garments and fabrics into original, colorful creations.· Live Entertaiment. All-day performances include Dreaming of You—Ultimate Selena Tribute, and a surprise marquee headliner to be announced.· Over 50 Green Vendors: everything sustainable and eco-conscious, from home furnishings to jewelry and apparel to garden gadgets, as well as exhibits and booths from local nonprofits, including Chula Vista Water Sports and Ocean Connectors with The Kayak Café; Citizens Climate Lobby; Living Coast Discovery Center; MAAC Project; SanDiego350; San Diego Community Power; and Creation Care Ministry.· Artist Alley. Enjoy the sight of beautiful art creations with environmentally safeart exhibits at the Artist Alley. There will be at least three live painters on-site, and many artists will be present to talk about their works. Some items will be available for purchase.· Kid Zone: Paint or decorate free (one per household) kitchen waste caddies! Make piñatas out of recyclables! Visit live animals and learn about conservation in the Living Coast Discovery Center! Interactive sorting games! Coloring! Conservation corn hole!· Food Trucks. The San Diego area’s most diverse array of food truck options.· Compost Giveaway. Learn about the benefits of compost and take a small sample home.· Free Bike ValetSouth Bay Earth Day on Facebook / InstagramWith nearly 280,00 residents, the City of Chula Vista is a state leader in sustainability awareness and activity. The City has been at the forefront of sustainability since rolling out its citywide recycling programs in 1993, joining the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1997, and publishing its first Climate Action Plan in 2000. The City also developed an Operations Sustainability Plan and a Waste Reduction Strategic Plan, or Zero Waste Plan, that considers “People, Planet, and Prosperity” as the “triple bottom line” to achieve social, environmental, and economic sustainability and a green local economy and community.

White House officials appear to be trying to hold an event that will both reflect the somber mood in the Muslim community because of the war and also curb the possibility of protests.