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  • 15th Anniversary Series of Acoustic Evenings at the Athenaeum
    The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, with Acoustic Evenings originator and presenter Jefferson Jay, will commemorate the 15th anniversary of the series that showcases some of the finest acoustic musicians in San Diego. The project advances the Athenaeum’s commitment to support diverse San Diego talent with an unforgettable and personal experience for San Diego music lovers. Four concerts, three performances each: Bri Schillings, Sierra Marin, Jamie Shadowlight; Sue Palmer & Liz Ajuzie, Jack Tempchin, Lisa Sanders; Jefferson Jay plays Don Truesdail, Hugh Gaskins, Gaby Aparicio; Marie Haddad, Israel Maldonado, Jimmy Patton & Enrique Platas. After concert meet and greet. Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Facebook / Instagram
  • Former President Donald Trump and now-President Biden, as seen on television during the Oct. 22, 2022 presidential debate. Their first debate this year airs on Thursday on CNN.
    How Biden is getting ready for his high-stakes debate with Trump
    Thursday's presidential debate is the first time — and one of the only times — voters will see President Biden and former President Donald Trump side by side ahead of November.
  • Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) speaks at a press conference outside of the U.S. Capitol on July 20, 2021 in Washington, DC.
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says ‘dark money’ sways the Supreme Court
    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says dark money surrounds the Supreme Court. She and other members of Congress will meet to discuss an 'ethics crisis' in the Supreme Court.
  • People wait in line to vote in Georgia's 2022 primary election in Atlanta.
    1 in 10 eligible U.S. voters say they can’t easily show proof of their citizenship
    An estimated 21.3 million adult U.S. citizens don't have or can't easily access documents proving their citizenship. The findings raise concerns about requiring proof when registering eligible voters.
  • Max Brod (left), a recognized writer at the time, relentlessly promoted the writings of his friend, Franz Kafka, played here respectively by David Kross and Joel Basman in the Austrian-German series <em>Kafka</em>, now streaming in the U.S.
    Franz Kafka's life wasn't so kafkaesque after all, TV miniseries shows
    NPR's Michel Martin speaks with lead actor Joel Basman and director David Schalko about his German-Austrian miniseries Kafka on early 20th century author Franz Kafka, released in the U.S. from June 6.
  • Nurses Lisa Stambolis and Ashley Gresh of the Neighborhood Nursing team talk with Percy Jones. Members of the nursing team visit his apartment building weekly, and Jones credits them with easing his worries about recovering from a hernia surgery when he couldn't get a timely appointment with his doctor.
    In Baltimore, nurses go door-to-door to bring primary care to the whole neighborhood
    A cadre of Johns Hopkins nurses are adapting a model for primary care that's been successful in Costa Rica. They will visit every household in a Baltimore community to assess health care and social needs at least once a year.
  • Dominic Sessa stars as Angus Tully and Paul Giamatti is Paul Hunham in Alexander Payne's <em>The Holdovers.</em>
    Alexander Payne keeps real emotion at bay in the coyly comic 'Holdovers'
    Paul Giamatti plays a boarding school teacher charged with watching over the students who have no where to go during winter break in a throwback film that doesn't quite live up to its potential.
  • Regina Carter & Xavier Davis Duo Jazz Concert
    The series opens on Sunday, September 17, with the violin and piano duo of Regina Carter and Xavier Davis, who last performed on the Athenaeum series in 2005. Hailed as the foremost jazz violinist of her generation, Regina Carter’s quest for beauty combined with her passion for excellence did not escape the attention of the MacArthur Foundation, which awarded her a prestigious “genius grant” fellowship. She is also a recipient of a Doris Duke Artist Award, has been named an NEA Jazz Master, and is a three-time Pulitzer Prize jurist. She tours worldwide with her own group and has appeared with such performers as Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Barron, Ray Brown, Mary J. Blige, Chucho Valdés, Billy Joel, Dolly Parton, and Omara Portuondo. Part of the Athenaeum's Jazz at Scripps Research series. Related links: Athenaeum Music and Arts Library: website | Instagram | Facebook
  • Librarian Sabrina Jesram arranges a display of books during Banned Books Week at a public library branch in New York City on Sept. 23, 2022.
    What's a book ban anyway? Depends on who you ask
    The term "book ban" is used a lot in media and elsewhere when addressing the rise in challenges to certain books being allowed in schools and public libraries. But is it more political hyperbole or a censorship alarm bell?
  • Karen Williams (left) holds hands with her daughter, Lena Powell, while walking through St. Michael's Lutheran Churchyard in Philadelphia. Williams, who is disabled, bought a life insurance policy to pay for her funeral, but it caused her to lose access to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit checks that she relies on to pay bills.
    These disabled people tried to play by the rules. It cost them their federal benefits
    A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.
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