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Culturally and historically, AAPI writers have been silenced, whether from collectivism to governmental exclusion and incarceration. No more. Making Space, Taking Space is a public reading of work from San Diego Writers, Ink’s AAPI Writing Workshop, facilitated by playwright Thelma Virata de Castro. The reading, featuring multiple genres and perspectives, will take place at the Point Loma/Hervey Library on May 26, 2024, in commemoration of AAPI Heritage month. A panel discussion with the writers and workshop facilitator regarding their processes, themes, and challenges will follow the reading. The event will serve as a gathering place for artistic, cultural, historical, and literary groups and non-profits to network with the writers and share resources for future research and writing. Schedule: - 1:30 p.m. Reception - 2:00 p.m. Reading - 3:30 p.m. Panel Parking: 109 parking spaces Public Transportation: Bus Route 923 This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit www.calhum.org For more information visit: writeyourstorynow.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The Port of San Diego is excited to present “A Day at the Park”, a FREE family-friendly multicultural celebration at Cesar Chavez Park on the Barrio Logan Bayfront! The celebration will feature performances by local artists and musicians, activities for kids of all ages, and opportunities to shop and eat from your favorite local vendors. On-site parking will be available. For more information visit: portofsandiego.org

From the organizers: DISCO RIOT is excited to present Choreo & The Big Gay PICNIC on May 19, 2024. Under the direction of Producing Artist Martin Anthony Dorado, this event will include outdoor dance performance + picnic shenanigans in collaboration with The Big Gay Picnic! Between performances, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy a good ol’ picnic. Choreographers include Melissa De la Torre, Tina Carreras, Juliette Trout, Odessa Uno, and Megan Curet, with a picnic blanket installation with Collective Memory. PICNIC (noun) A picnic is an excursion or outing with shareable foods provided by the participants and eaten in the open. Picnickers like to sit on the ground, on a rug or blanket while dining “alfresco.” Picnics can be informal or fancy, playful or elegant, simple or extravagant. Outdoor games or some other form of entertainment are common at large picnics, and lend to the carefree, pleasant, and wholesome experience. . Related links: Disco Riot: website | Instagram | Facebook

Morning Edition spoke to the Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus about being tapped as Bangladesh's interim leader and his country's future.

In this series, KPBS explores how much time kids in San Diego and Imperial County spend playing freely and what that means for their health.

San Diego County is reporting the highest monthly COVID-19 infections since March. In other news, if you’re planning a road trip for this weekend, you should pack some extra cash because demand is driving up gas prices. Plus, the San Diego Humane Society has an overpopulation problem, especially when it comes to dogs, so one local dog groomer is transforming dogs into walking works of art to help them get adopted.

Writer James Baldwin is remembered by his family, a scholar, a journalist and a playwright on his 100th birthday.

Amahl returns to Ontario! "Shepherds, Arise!" (People of Greater Ontario and the Inland Empire – come and see!) Amahl and the Night Visitors will be performed Bethel Congregational Church. Opera "newbies" and aficionados alike will rejoice in the chance to experience this joint production of Gian Carlo Menotti's Amahl and the Night Visitors, presented by the Southland Symphony Orchestra and Chorus of Ontario. Amahl is a family-friendly opera and has been enduringly popular since its premier in 1951. Commissioned by NBC as the first opera written for television, Amahl and the Night Visitors debuted on December 24, 1951 becoming the first network television Christmas special to become an annual tradition. Composer Gian Carlo Menotti drew inspiration for the opera from Hieronymus Bosch's The Adoration of the Magi, which hangs in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and from his childhood in Italy where gifts were brought at Christmas by the Three Kings instead of Santa Claus. Featuring outstanding principal vocalists in collaboration with the Southland Symphony Orchestra, this live, in-person performance will showcase some of the finest singers in Southern California. Their great vocal skill and dramatic ability and deeply immerse the audience in the action of the story. "We are thrilled with this production of Amahl and are so very proud of our outstanding principal singers, chorus, and orchestra", says Dr. Sylvia Lee Mann, who is the Music Director & Conductor of the Southland Symphony, and the Pastor of Bethel Congregational Church. Dr. Mann leads the musical production, and Michal Dawson Connor, is the artistic/stage director with the spirited cast of talented vocalists. Dr. Mann and Mr. Connor are working together with the chorus preparation - this promises to be a FABULOUS AMAHL! This production of Amahl and the Night Visitors features Kyla Page Williams as the Mother; Lee Conger as King Kaspar; Phil Meyer as King Melchior; Michal Dawson Connor as King Balthazar; Also featuring Eli Katz as the Page, and Joseph Hu as Amahl. The Shepherd's Chorus includes members of the Southland Symphony Orchestra Chorus. Amahl and the Night Visitors tells the story of Amahl, a shepherd boy who has a propensity to tell tall tales, and his mother. Amahl's most recent story is about a star with a tail that moves across the sky like a chariot on fire. It is a magical, holiday tale of the journey of the Magi. When three splendid strangers knock on the door and ask to rest in their tiny home, Amahl is thrilled and fascinated. When the visitors describe the miraculous child they are seeking, both Amahl and his mother are moved to give reverence to the child as well. Their humble faith conjures a miracle. Through love and forgiveness, the charming story kindles the spirit of the holiday season. This is an inspiring and family-friendly production that is sure to touch the hearts of all ages. For more information visit: givebutter.com/AMAHL2024 Stay Connected on Facebook

Every July, campers, counselors and administrators gather on 84 acres of hilly woods in the woods of western New York state that has been home to a Ukrainian summer camp called “Novyi Sokil” since 1950.

Citing creative differences with the orchestra's board, the famed Finnish conductor and composer plans to leave when his contract expires at the end of the 2025 season.