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Cases of COVID-19 are once again on the rise in San Diego County. On Tuesday, the county reported more than 3,600 new cases, the highest number of new cases in a single day since last winter. Plus, a new energy storage project is rolling out across the county, with the first two sites scheduled to break ground within the next month. Then, earlier this year KPBS met a group of women living at a retirement home in Escondido, who are lightening the pain associated with mastectomy one loving stitch at a time. In July, KPBS reporter John Carroll took us to an animal sanctuary in San Diego County that is trying to bring awareness to the illegal, multi-billion dollar trade in exotic animals. And in current events, Starla Lewis, a professor of Black Studies at Mesa College and SDSU, talks about the meaning of Kwanzaa and its origin. Lastly, KPBS looks back at an interview with Charles McPherson, one of jazz's most prolific saxophonists.

Movies and TV shows like The Crown, The Queen and Spencer have played a huge role in how Americans have perceived the queen.

PHES Gallery is pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition highlighting the work of three San Diego artists: Diana Carey, Bruce Munter, and Paul Henry. Painter Diana Carey uses sticks and brushes to splash, throw, and splatter numerous layers of acrylic paint onto large canvases. Dates | March 13-April 30, 2022 2pm-7pm (Opening Reception: Sunday, March 13, 4-6 pm) Location | PHES Gallery Cost | Free Mixed media artist Bruce Munter applies melted crayons with brushes and Q-tips on 8-ply museum board, baltic birch plywood, and redwood. Furniture maker Paul Henry often incorporates antique parts, salvage, found objects - elements that contribute a sense of history to each new piece. Gallery hours: Thursday-Saturday 2-7 pm or by appointment For further information on this event please visit website: https://phesgallery.com/

How does a scene survive when disaster strikes its venues, music schools, rare instruments and priceless archives all at once? The musicians of flood-ravaged eastern Kentucky have a few answers.

Madeline wrote to officials asking for approval to keep a unicorn in her backyard if she could find one. The animal control department agreed — under certain conditions.

Director: Simon Verhoeven Run Time: 111 min. Release Year: 2020 Language: German w/ English subtitles Starring: Elyas M'Barek, Frederick Lau, Julian Looman, Nicholas Ofczarek, Palina Rojinski Tagline: A romantic date between Milo and Sunny turns into a wild night when Milo’s friend, Renzo, arrives and derails the evening. Synopsis: Bartender Milo (Elyas M‘Barek) meets the woman of his dreams Sunny (Palina Rojinski) in a fateful moment and arranges to go on a date. Everything seems to be running smoothly, but when Milo‘s chaotic friend Renzo (Frederick Lau) turns up, the romantic evening escalates into an absolutely mad chase through Berlin‘s nightlife pursued by some underworld thugs. However, nothing will shake Milo and Sunny‘s love if they can survive this date… Showtimes: Friday, July 15, 2022: 7:00 Sunday, July 17, 2022: 3:00 Wednesday, July 20, 2022: 1:00

Director: Nathalie Álvarez Mesén Run Time: 106 min. Release Year: 2021 Language: Spanish Starring: Ana Julia Porras Espinoza, Daniel Castañeda Rincón, Flor María Vargas Chaves, Wendy Chinchilla Araya Tagline: A religiously repressed woman living in Costa Rica experiences a sexual and mystical awakening as her niece’s quinceañera approaches. Synopsis: In a remote village in Costa Rica, 40-year-old Clara endures a repressively religious and withdrawn life under the command of her mother. Her uncanny affinity for creatures large and small allows Clara to find solace in the natural world around her. Tension builds within the family as Clara’s younger niece approaches her quinceañera, igniting a sexual and mystical awakening in Clara, and a journey to free herself from the conventions that have dominated her life. Critic Quotes: “Led by a feral performance from dancer Wendy Chinchilla Araya, the drama occupies its own territory, tinged with magical realism and deeply immersed in the sensory world.” – Hollywood Reporter “'Clara Sola' mixes religion, mysticism and sexuality in a way that feels simultaneously odd, disquieting and richly rewarding.” – TheWrap “A defiant challenge to prejudice and repression.” – Screen International Digital Gym Cinema is on Facebook + Instagram + @DigitalGymSD on Twitter

Interested in photography, leadership and social change? Want to earn pre-college credit? Join Outside The Lens for our twelve week virtual program Leadership Through The Lens, in partnership with the University of San Diego California. This virtual course for students in grades 9-12 will provide students with an in-depth look at photography as a tool for social justice and how youth leadership can change the world. While gaining a solid foundation of leadership theories and social justice photography, students will create their own comprehensive action plan for a youth-led social change project. Students will meet weekly with Outside the Lens Media Educators and industry professionals, have access to small group mentorship, and participate in skill building activities. Students can earn pre-college credit, and can access the course from any location. All levels of photography are welcome. Date | Every Monday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., from March 7 through May 16 Location | Online Register here! Course admission is $800. For more information, please visit outsidethelens.org/workshops or call Outside The Lens at (858) 349-7578.

Director: Don Dohler Run Time: 81 min. Rating: R Release Year: 1982 Starring: Don Leifert, George Stover, Jamie Zemarel, Karin Kardian, Tom Griffith Tagline: After a dazzling meteor shower, the "Nightbeast" lands near a small East Coast town, armed with his vaporizing ray gun and a goal of killing everyone who crosses his path. As area residents are blasted to smithereens, the local sheriff and an ever dwindling group of survivors become determined to figure out a way to defeat this fearsome alien before their entire community is wiped out. Screening and Special Book Signing for "BONKERS ASS CINEMA" by Matt Rottman!

The move signals Russia's growing frustration over Ukrainian advances in areas the Kremlin claimed to annex. It came hours after Kremlin-appointed officials ordered civilians to evacuate Kherson.