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The very first K-pop band to play behind the Tiny Desk gives us a decade-long, catalog-spanning medley.

Ring in the New Year with laughter at a sharp, alcohol-free comedy show at the historic Sunshine Brooks Theater (217 N. Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA). Headlined by Brian Kiley and hosted by Tim X Lee, the theater welcomes a relaxed crowd ready to laugh with clear heads. Tim opens with his signature PowerPoint comedy, using clever slides to turn seemingly complex topics into instant punchlines, blending stand-up with science for relatable, visual humor. Brian Kiley closes with his deadpan mastery, mining marriage, parenting, and midlife quirks for big laughs, supported by fresh acts on work-from-home mishaps and family traditions. It’s tight, funny, and over early—perfect for a sober, joyful start to the new year. Brian Kiley on Instagram Tim X Lee on Instagram

Come enjoy the community music event at La Jolla Riford Public Library featuring Jungnyeon Lee, an independent cellist.

"Breaking Into New Hollywood: Minari" (Q&A with costume designer Susanna Song) Fashion fans and aspiring costume designers: come join our 5th anniversary screening of "Minari"! The film will be followed by a conversation between "Minari‘s" costume designer Susanna Song and "Breaking Into New Hollywood" co-author Ada Tseng. Synopsis: A Korean American family moves to an Arkansas farm in search of its own American dream. Amidst the challenges of new life in the strange and rugged Ozarks, they discover the undeniable resilience of family and what really makes a home. For the 1980s costumes, costume designer Susanna Song drew on her own Korean American immigrant family, who moved to California in the late seventies. She combed through old family photo albums to capture the textures, colors and silhouettes of that era. Working closely with director Lee Isaac Chung, actor Steven Yeun, and producer Christina Oh, she built nostalgic wardrobes that included Jacob’s red hat, Monica’s blue blouse and polka-dot skirt and young David’s cowboy boots. About Susanna Song: Susanna Song is a Korean American costume designer best known for her work designing the Oscar-winning film "Minari" and season 2 of A24’s/Netflix’s hit series "Mo." Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, she began her career in the fashion industry before discovering her passion for costume design at the Falcon Theatre (now the Garry Marshall Theatre). Song went on to design for music videos, commercials, and films, before joining the costume teams of TV shows including "The Goldbergs," "Schooled," "American Horror Stories" and "Afterparty" en route to becoming a TV designer in her own right. About Ada Tseng: Ada Tseng is the co-author of "Breaking Into New Hollywood: A Career Guide to a Changing Industry." She co-hosts the Asian American pop culture history podcast, "Saturday School," with San Diego Asian Film Festival Artistic Director Brian Hu. A former editor of the Los Angeles Times, she has reported on entertainment, mental health, and e-commerce for publications including National Geographic, Women’s Wear Daily, The Washington Post and Public Radio International. About "Breaking Into New Hollywood": For the millions seeking to pursue their Hollywood dreams, "Breaking Into New Hollywood" (published by The Los Angeles Times and Simon & Schuster) is the definitive guide to breaking into the entertainment industry that explores and demystifies dozens of careers from pre-production to post-production. Ada Tseng and Jon Healey co-authored the book, and Song’s advice is featured in the chapter about how to become a costume designer. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Art All Ways Projects proudly presents "Driven to Transform: Art, Service, and the Spirit of Giving," a curated exhibition and fundraising initiative in collaboration with the Warrior Foundation Freedom Station and the Vista Library. Opening Saturday, December 9, the exhibition honors the strength, resilience, and creative voices of Southern California veterans while celebrating the transformative power of contemporary art. The exhibition runs until Jan. 17. Curated by Hoojung Lee, Director/Curator of Art All Ways Projects, the exhibition brings together artists whose work explores transformation, humanity, identity, and renewal through bold visual expression. Featured artists include Retna, Salomon Huerta, Ana Morales-Huerta, Justin Bower, Carlos Ramirez, Umar Rashid, Simphiwe Ndzube, Nyame Brown, Jay Sylvester, Ann Bedrick, Ryan Campbell, Cristopher Cichocki, Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez (a.k.a. Heaven), and Zes, alongside veteran artists Wm Marquez (a.k.a. Wm Schinsky), Reginald Green, and Steven Dilley from the Southern California veteran art community. The opening reception will feature a live painting activation by acclaimed graffiti artist Juan Carlos Muñoz Hernandez (a.k.a. Heaven), as well as a collaborative “Transformation Table” where veteran artists and contemporary artists will work together on a large, evolving canvas created specifically for this exhibition. These interactive elements invite visitors to witness creativity in motion and experience the exhibition’s theme of transformation firsthand. Through painting, sculpture, and mixed media, Driven to Transform offers visitors a space to reflect on resilience—both personal and collective—while building meaningful bridges between the arts and the veteran community. A portion of the proceeds from artwork sold during the exhibition will benefit the Warrior Foundation Freedom Station, whose mission is to support, empower, and uplift wounded and injured veterans on their path toward recovery and reintegration into civilian life. Music by Carlos Velasco Complimentary snacks & refreshments sponsored by Better Booch and Live Soda Artwork & Sponsorship Inquiries Contact: Hoojung Lee, Director & Curator, Art All Ways Projects W: https://www.artallwaysprojects.com/ E: artallwaysprojects@gmail.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/art_all_ways/

President Trump met with President Xi on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit last week. APEC's host, South Korea, is carefully balancing its relations with the U.S. and China.

President Trump plans to attend a summit in Malaysia before meeting the new Japanese prime minister in Tokyo and talking to Chinese President Xi Jinping in Korea.

"all the big and little things" is an interdisciplinary performance that explores the multifaceted relationship between internal and external embodied experience. There will be movement, voice and live sound offerings by the creative cast of collaborators. Creative Director: Giovanna Francisco Music Director: Zane S.B. Movers: Emmerson Lahey, Giovanna Francisco, Briele Melahn, Lauren Lee Sound by the improvisation research group: Rosalyn Arvizu, Trenton Birch, Clara Boyle, Zane S.B., Lily Yates Many thanks to the William Male Foundation, Arts District Liberty Station, and the NTC Foundation for helping to bring this event to life. Giovanna Francisco on Instagram

Presented by Pacific Arts Movement, producers of the San Diego Asian Film Festival. CINEMATHEK is a year-round screening series presented by Pacific Arts Movement (Pac Arts) and Digital Gym Cinema (DGC), launching in June 2025. Inspired by Pac Arts’ early Film Forums, CINEMATHEK offers members and the public year-round access to curated screenings of classic, cult, and newly restored Asian and Asian American films. Hosted at Digital Gym Cinema, CINEMATHEK strengthens community ties, builds new audiences, and celebrates the best of Asian cinema in one of San Diego’s last remaining venues for independent and international films. Like the Royal Theater in "The Last Picture Show" and the title movie house in "Cinema Paradiso," the Fu-Ho is shutting down for good. The Fu-Ho’s valedictory screening is King Hu’s 1967 wuxia epic "Dragon Inn," playing to a motley smattering of spectators. The standard grievances persist: patrons snack noisily and remove their shoes, treating this temple of cinema like their living room. The sense that moviegoing as a communal experience is slipping away takes on a powerful and painful resonance. Yet Tsai Ming-liang’s "Goodbye, Dragon Inn" is too multifaceted to collapse into a simple valentine to the age of pre-VOD cinephilia. A minimalist where King Hu was a maximalist, preferring long, static shots and sparse use of dialogue, Tsai rises to the narrative challenges he sets for himself and offers the slyest, most delicate of character arcs (the manager, a woman with an iron brace on her leg, embarks on a torturous odyssey to deliver food to the projectionist, played by Lee Kang-sheng). By the time the possibility arises that the theater is haunted, we’ve already identified it as a space outside of time—indeed, two stars of Hu’s original opus, Miao Tien and Shih Chun, watch their younger selves with tears in their eyes, past and present commingling harmoniously and poignantly. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

The small town of Leland, Miss., was rocked by the shooting, which took place late Friday.