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Mainly Mozart – the San Diego nonprofit behind the highly acclaimed Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival – is honored to announce Erica Ollmann Saphire, Ph.D., MBA, Professor, President and CEO of La Jolla Institute for Immunology, is the 2025 San Diego Genius Award honoree. Dr. Sapphire will be recognized Oct. 18 at the Genius Awards Dinner at the Westgate Hotel. Tickets are available now at mainlymozart.org/genius. Since 2015, the Genius Award has celebrated extraordinary individuals whose contributions span science, technology, and the arts, enrich the community, and embody “Genius in the Spirit of Mozart.” Saphire joins past recipients Dr. Irwin Jacobs (2015), Dr. Andrew Viterbi (2016), Dr. Walter Munk (2017), Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn (2018), Chancellor Pradeep Khosla (2019), Susan Tousi (2022), Dr. David Brenner (2023), and Dr. Al Pisano (2024). This year’s Genius Award Selection Committee members included Martha Dennis (chair), Steve Hart (chair), Irwin Jacobs, Joel Buxbaum, and David Brenner. Dr. Saphire’s pioneering research at La Jolla Institute for Immunology has unraveled the molecular mechanisms by which viruses such as Ebola, Marburg, Lassa, and SARS-CoV-2 infect human cells and evade immune defenses. Under her leadership, teams have solved the high-resolution structures of multiple viral glycoproteins, guided global vaccine design efforts, and spearheaded the collaborative consortia—including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation–supported CoVIC initiative and the NIAID Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium—that united scientists across five continents in life-saving immunotherapeutic research, closing the critical gap between scientific breakthroughs and real-world medical interventions. Recognizing another crucial research gap, Dr. Saphire recently launched a groundbreaking institute-wide initiative focused on uncovering sex-based differences in the immune system. Dr. Saphire’s work has been recognized at the White House with the Presidential Early Career Award in Science and Engineering, with young investigator awards from the International Congress of Antiviral Research, the American Society for Microbiology, the MRC Centre for Virus Research in the United Kingdom, and the California Life Sciences Pantheon Award for Academia and Marion Spencer Fay Award. She has been awarded a Fulbright Global Scholar fellowship from the United States Department of State and a Mercator Fellowship from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, to develop international collaborations using cryoelectron microscopy to further global health. Tickets for the gala support Mainly Mozart’s artistic and educational programs, including the Mainly Mozart Youth Orchestra, the All-Star Orchestra Festival and Mainly Mozart’s music education initiatives and community outreach programs, including its long-term partnership with Art of Autism. Mainly Mozart® on Facebook / Instagram

The artificial reef off Miami Beach will be an art installation, a restoration of the island's coral habitat and an underwater tourist attraction.

The expressive singer made just three albums, including his 1995 debut, Brown Sugar, but retreated from the public after each. He had been battling cancer, according to a statement from his family.

The public is invited to meet San Diego scientists leading groundbreaking biomedical research when Scripps Research hosts its second annual Discovery Day at the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park. With more than a dozen hands-on science activity stations led by over 50 graduate students and scientists from different Scripps Research laboratories, visitors will see amazing demonstrations and explore topics ranging from chemistry, neuroscience, viruses and vaccines, aging research, cancer biology, the gut microbiome, and more. Science enthusiasts of all ages will find fun and engaging activities at Scripps Research Discovery Day, from building candy DNA models and tasting ice cream made using liquid nitrogen, to peering at bacteria and tiny worms through microscopes, entering the tiny universe of viruses with virtual reality goggles, and learning about the latest research into new medicines that may soon provide treatments for disease. Following on the success of the first Scripps Research Discovery Day in November 2024, which was held in part to celebrate the non-profit research institute’s 100th birthday, Scripps Research is excited to return to the Fleet and connect again with members of the community for insightful conversations and shared moments of wonder. Admission to Scripps Research Discovery Day is included with general admission to the Fleet Science Center galleries. Scripps Research on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for "We Are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land, and Legacy" with Natalie Baszile at the San Diego Central Library! San Diego Public Library and USD Copley Library are thrilled to present Natalie Baszile for this year's Black History Month Author spotlight. This in-person event will also include a resource fair, Q&A session, book signing and—for attendees who arrive early—a FREE copy of one of Natalie's books.* 5 p.m. | Resource Fair 6 p.m. | Author Talk 7 p.m. | Book Signing Registration is highly recommended. Visit https://mysdpl.org/nataliebaszile to reserve your spot! *Arrive early—the first 50 attendees receive one of Natalie's books. Natalie Baszile is the author of the novel, "Queen Sugar," which was adapted for seven television seasons and nominated for an NAACP Image Award. She has a M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA, and an MFA from Warren Wilson College's MFA Program for Writers. Join us as we discuss Natalie Baszile's new non-fiction book, "We are Each Other's Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers, Land & Legacy," where Natalie brings together essays, poems, conversations, portraits, and first-person narratives to tell the story of Black people's connection to the land from Emancipation to the present. Natalie's passion for the stories of Black farmers and land stewards comes from a desire to shift the narrative around agriculture, farming, and labor. ==== Parking at Central Library ==== Attendees may park for up to 2 hours FREE, with a validated ticket, in Central Library's underground parking garage. For more information on how to get to the event, please visit the Central Library website. https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/central-library/parking ==== Additional Lecture at USD ==== A second author talk, held inside the Mother Hill room of USD Copley Library will take place on Monday, February 23 at 6 p.m. and will follow a similar format. This program is open to the public. Natalie Baszile on Facebook / Instagram

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.

The Dodgers are the first repeat World Series champions since 2000 when the New York Yankees won three in a row. Already, people in Los Angeles are looking ahead to next season to equal the feat.

Join us at Old Poway Park for an old-fashioned holiday tradition that will take you back in time! Enjoy live music, visit with Santa, purchase tasty holiday treats, finish your Christmas shopping at the craft boutique, or board the Poway Midland Railroad for a night-time ride around the park. The tree lighting ceremony, followed by Santa’s arrival by train, begins at 6 p.m. To visit Santa, we have a ticketing system. A ticket booth will be outside of Templars Hall in the Carriage Turn beginning at 3:30 p.m., where you'll receive a designated return time to visit Santa. Tickets are $5. Interested in volunteering? Contact us for more information on our volunteer opportunities and to sign-up! Shuttle Locations Available: Free Shuttles to and from the event will be available from two different locations. Locations include the Poway City Hall Parking Lot, 13325 Civic Center Drive; with the additional location at the Poway Adult School Parking lot located at 13626 Twin Peaks Road. Shuttles will run throughout the event. Visit: https://poway.org/Calendar.aspx?EID=4837&month=10&year=2025&day=15&calType=0 City of Poway on Instagram and Facebook

A Drag Queen Christmas stars RuPaul's Drag Race competitors performing live on stage and rocking the catwalk on VH-1's RuPaul's Drag Race. It'll be a night of festive music and spectacular drag performances with your favorite queens. Visit: https://www.sandiegotheatres.org/events/detail/a-drag-queen-christmas-2025 RuPaul's Drag Race on Instagram and Facebook

"Red Light Winter" by Pulitzer Prize finalist Adam Rapp is an unflinching exploration of desire, intimacy, and the fragility of human connection. The story begins with two friends - Matt, a struggling writer, and Davis, a charismatic ladies’ man - who escapes to Amsterdam for a night of hedonistic adventure. There they meet Christina, a young woman whose presence shifts the balance of their friendship and ignites a triangle of passion, betrayal, and longing. What begins as a fleeting encounter in a red-light district hotel spirals into a meditation on loneliness, obsession, and the lingering power of memory. Bold, provocative, and heartbreakingly human, "Red Light Winter" asks: what do we risk in pursuit of love? Strong Adult and Sexual Content. Jan 8 PREVIEW (PWYC) 7 p.m. Jan 9 OPENING 7 p.m. Jan 10 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan 15 7 p.m. Jan 16 7 p.m. Jan 17 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Jan 22 7 p.m. Jan 23 7 p.m. Jan 24 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Visit: https://onwordtheatre.com/red-light-winter OnWordTheater on Instagram and Facebook