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San Diego's premier Pop-Up Horror and Halloween Event is Back! Art, collectibles, fashion, toys, comics, activities, surprises and more! Event is Saturday, May 9, 12-6 p.m. HG Productions is excited to return with San Diego’s best Spooky themed artisan vendor market. The event is all ages and open to the public tickets are $10. Children under 12 years old are free. Cosplay is highly encouraged! Visit: https://frightmartsd.com/

Free skateboarding lessons for women ages 16+ will take place Saturday May 23rd from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at LVLUP USA in Vista, registration is required! Whether you’re stepping on a skateboard for the first time or getting back into skating after a break, Sesh(E) is all about creating a fun, supportive space to learn, connect and build confidence together. Sesh(E), Exposure Skate’s adult program, provides free skateboarding lessons for women and nonbinary friends ages 16+, with pros and Olympians volunteering as instructors. All skill levels are welcome and safety gear and skate equipment will be provided on site. While the clinic is free, participants are encouraged to bring hygiene items (shampoo, conditioner, body wash) for donation to the Community Resource Center’s emergency shelter. Visit: https://exposureskate.networkforgood.com/events/101454-exposure-sesh-e LVLUP Academy and High Performance Center on Instagram

Tour Balboa Park’s iconic Botanical Building—completely restored to its original 1915 appearance, while upgraded for today’s accessibility and sustainability needs. Learn about its magnificent collection of over 1,000 plants, representing more than 180 species from subtropical and tropical environments around the world. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight its horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park docents and horticultural experts, the 60-minute tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Suggested donation: $5. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Explore Balboa Park’s internationally recognized Inez Grant Parker Memorial Rose Garden with one of our docents. The spectacular garden features over 1,700 roses representing more than 130 varieties. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight its horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park docents and horticultural experts, the 60-minute tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Suggested donation: $5. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Tour Balboa Park’s iconic Botanical Building—completely restored to its original 1915 appearance, while upgraded for today’s accessibility and sustainability needs. Learn about its magnificent collection of over 1,000 plants, representing more than 180 species from subtropical and tropical environments around the world. Forever Balboa Park offers thematic tours that focus on the park’s unique biodiversity and highlight its horticultural wonders on the first Saturday of each month. Led by park docents and horticultural experts, the 60-minute tours leave from the Visitors Center at 10 a.m. unless otherwise indicated. Suggested donation: $5. Forever Balboa Park on Facebook / Instagram

Around the time the United States was founded, Americans' diets included Parmesan ice cream and terrapin. But what you ate depended on your social status.

An evening of music created entirely in the moment by pianist, composer, and improviser Boris Acosta-Jaramillo and his ensemble — spontaneous, alive, and shaped by the energy of the room. Drawing from groove, texture, and atmosphere, the Boris Acosta-Jaramillo Ensemble moves fluidly through sound worlds that are at once visceral and contemplative, familiar and uncharted. The performance will be accompanied by live visual art by Mochilla — the acclaimed Los Angeles-based production company — who will create an immersive, interactive visual experience responding to the music as it unfolds on stage. Performing: Boris Acosta-Jaramillo — piano, Fender Rhodes & keyboards | Wilfrido Terrazas — flutes | Anthony Burr — clarinets | David Aguila — trumpet & electronics | Alex Noice — electric guitar | Ted Taforo — saxophones | Rob Thorsen — double bass | Tyler Kreutel — drums | Allan Phillips — percussion | Guy LaBorde — electronics Free admission. All are welcome. Boris Acosta-Jaramillo on Instagram

All eyes are on one billionaire’s spending for governor. A CalMatters analysis shows the story may lie in the millions spent by down-ballot candidates.

As part of national cancer survivorship celebrations in June, Scripps Cancer Center will host a free virtual class on nutrition and fitness for cancer prevention and survivorship. Attendees can learn about foods to include in the diet for decreased risk of cancer recurrence or second primary cancers, improvement in energy levels, and lower risk of chronic diseases. Discover which foods have the greatest benefits and why, and how to incorporate them in a healthy lifestyle. Advance registration is required by calling 800-727-4777.

First, at least one member of the San Diego City Council wants to lower the rates for special event parking. Then, new reporting indicates that forming a public utility company could save San Diegans hundreds per year. Also, we bring you a story about mirror movement development and the impact it had on one local man. And, we bring you a preview of the Art With Teeth film festival. Plus, as we do for you every weekend, we give you some events happening across the county.