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"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

In this class, we will draw from classical and modern art masters who worked on toned paper. You will learn how to use the tone of the paper plus white to create dynamic and expressive drawings. This course will sharpen your skills in rendering form, value, and texture. Basic composition, anatomy, and perspective will also be taught. Materials: You do not need everything on this list. Buy only the medium or supplies you want to work with. Pan Pastel: black and white, two triangle-shaped wands, one for each. Charcoal: Black or Sanguine charcoal pencils such as General’s 2B and 4B; compressed charcoal sticks or a small stick of soft vine charcoal. General’s White Charcoal Pencil (extra—General’s White Drawing stick, White Conte Crayon, or White Nu Pastel). Blending stump, small and medium; sharpener and/or craft knife and sanding pad. Kneaded eraser, Tombow MONO zero Eraser (extra—White Vinyl Eraser, Faber-Castell Perfection Eraser #7056 and 7058). Drawing Pad or individual sheets 11” x 14” or 18” x 24”; Strathmore 400 Series toned grey or newsprint. Small, soft brush for moving the charcoal around on the paper (extra—flat brush for removing eraser). Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

An Evening With the San Diego Jewish Men's Choir features uplifting selections from the choirs upcoming Carnegie Hall Debut Concert in a variety of styles and languages, including English, Hebrew, Ladino and Hebrew. Tickets music be reserved online at this link: https://www.nertamidsd.org/event/havdalah-jam.html San Diego Jewish Men's Choir on Instagram and Facebook

China's jailing of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan highlights a deeper press freedom crisis across Asia.

This week's new titles include memoir, comics journalism and speculative fiction, horror and humor. Susan Orlean tells her own story in Joyride, and Pulitzer-winner Adam Johnson has a new novel.

People gathered for pro-democracy protests across the country today.

U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón reflects on her term and the urgency of connecting to nature through poetry.

Spread some holiday cheer at the La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival. A wonderful Christmas parade lures people from all around to the sidewalks of downtown La Jolla. You'll see floats, marching bands, community groups, drill teams, vintage vehicles, horses, Santa Claus and yes ~ a camel. Church bells peal with a fly-over. There is also a Holiday Festival called Santa's Village. It features Santa visits for children, arts-and-crafts, games, music, and face-painting. Visit: https://www.ljparade.com/ LJPARADE on Instagram and Facebook

High-end accommodations for pooches are thriving in one of the world's most unequal countries. They have their defenders and their critics. Who's barking up the right tree?

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.