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San Diego Italian Film Festival Presents: "A World Apart" (Un Mondo a Parte), 2024 Thursday December 11, 7 p.m. La Paloma Theatre For elementary school teacher Michele Cortese, it seems like a new life is opening up. After 40 years of teaching in the Roman jungle, he manages to get assigned to a school in the heart of the Abruzzo National Park. When he arrives in his city clothes with his city ways, nobody in town expects him to last. With the help of the vice principal Agnese and the children, he overcomes his metropolitan inadequacy and becomes one of them. However, just when everything seems to be going well, the news arrives that the school will close in June due to lack of enrollments. Thus begins a race against time to prevent its closure by any means necessary… In Italian with English subtitles. San Diego Italian Film Festival on Facebook / Instagram

"Perspective: Celebrating 100 Years at San Diego Museum of Art." San Diego Ballet Artistic Director Javier Velasco creates a birthday offering fit for a 100 year celebration. A choreographic bouquet, highlighting some of the museum’s most iconic works including one of its earliest acquisitions, the evocative MARIA AT LA GRANJA. Tickets available at sandiegoballet.org/perspective San Diego Museum of Art in Balboa Park James S. Copley Auditorium 1450 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101 February 13 @ 7 p.m. February 14 @ 8 p.m. February 15 @ 2 p.m. San Diego Ballet on Facebook / Instagram

Bring your Valentine or your Galentine for a 90-minute Grainbakers breadmaking class featuring romantic flavors and seasonal beers. You’ll make our signature Spent Grain Artisan Dough and customize it from a selection of sweet and savory flavor options inspired by love and warmth: • Dark Chocolate & Cherry • Persian Rose Cardamom • Cinnamon, Lemon Zest & Almond • Cranberry Orange Walnut • Cheddar, Jalapeño & Bacon • Rosemary & Sea Salt • Cinnamon Raisin Class includes: • Lecture and hands-on instruction to make artisan spent grain baked bread • Recipe and instruction guide. • Super fun mixing session to make your dough • One bread in its first rise, ready to head home to bake • Extra spent grain for your freezer and recipes to make more bread VIP / FAQ: • Participants must be 18 or older and have a ticket. Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. • You will bake your bread at home. You’re welcome to invite a friend to hang out while you’re in class — grab dinner before, then let them sip a pint and doomscroll while you create your masterpiece. This class is: • This class is fun for groups • This class is fun for a solo outing • This class is fun for couples • This class is fun for a girls’ night out • This class is fun for adults + their parents! • This class is fun for a Birthday activity. Allergen Considerations: Almonds and Walnuts will be used. Pecans and Pistachios will not be used. Peanuts will not be used. Grainbakers on Facebook / Instagram

Global online forum Reddit files a court challenge to Australian law blocking children under 16 from holding accounts on the world's most popular social media platforms.

Celebrate Halloweekend at Rubio’s with a deal so good, it’s spooky! From October 31 through November 2, enjoy two entrées for just $16 when you use code BOOO at checkout. Valid for dine-in or online orders. Hurry, this treat disappears after the weekend! Rubio's: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Writing a novel? This intermediate course will examine the eight fundamental elements of the novel. From Concept to Conclusion, we will evaluate your work so far and check the foundation for cracks. Written lessons, curated online resources, and targeted exercises (along with instructor and peer feedback) will help guide you in your novel-writing process. Note: This course is asynchronous (do at your own pace), using the Moodle platform with no Zoom sessions. It is also a good follow-up to T. Greenwood’s Write That Novel! workshop. No texts required. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

A dramatic drop in mortality for youngsters under age 5 has been one of the great accomplishments in global health. But estimates suggest that in 2025 child deaths will go up.

Gramma was described as "a quiet and constant presence at the zoo, a witness to history, a beloved icon, and an extraordinary ambassador for her species."

World leaders from more than 20 nations gathered in Egypt to formally sign the agreement, which Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi called "the birth of a glimmer of hope" for the region.

Capitalism: A Global History comes in at 1,000 pages before the footnotes. Across the Universe explores the past, present and future of crossword puzzles. Plus, a Mitford sister biography and more.