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The 47th annual Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands, one of Southern California’s largest and oldest high school marching band competitions, is set for Saturday, Oct. 26 at Mt. Carmel High School in Rancho Penasquitos. The tournament will showcase the music and artistic pageantry of 30 high school marching bands from across Southern California and will feature both parade and field show competitions. Field show performances by small bands will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mt. Carmel’s Sundevil Stadium, followed by a free parade band review from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the school’s parking lot. Field shows with large bands are planned from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sundevil Stadium. Food, drink and merchandise concessions will be available throughout the day and evening. Tickets for the field shows can be purchased the day of the tournament at the stadium ticket window. General admission prices are $15 for adults; $12 for students, seniors and military; and free for children 5 and under. Reserved seating in the stadium’s center section is available for $25 and can be purchased either the day of the event, or in advance at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-mt-carmel-tournament-of-bands-reserved-seating-tickets-1005237220587. Tickets include admission to both the morning and afternoon/evening field shows, as well as for all award presentations. Mt. Carmel High School is located at 9550 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego 92129. The school’s parking lot will not be available for public parking the day of the event, so spectators should park in the neighborhoods surrounding the school. The tournament is the single-largest fundraiser for the school’s music program. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Mt. Carmel Music Foundation and will be used to support the school’s band, color guard and orchestra programs. For more information, visit www.mchsbandtournament.com or email tournament@mchsmusic.org. Visit: https://www.mchsmusic.org/tournament Mt. Carmel Tournament of the Bands on Facebook

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Please join us for an artist talk with Carlos Castro Arias. He will share a special presentation on his Athenaeum show, The Splinter in the Eye, and how it connects to his career and process. The reception will take at 6 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Carlos Castro Arias will be exhibiting his newest project, The Splinter in the Eye, an installation composed of paintings and objects in which the artist reflects about memory, trauma, and elements of the individual and collective identity. Carlos Castro Arias is a Colombian artist, professor, and musician. He received a BA from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota in 2002 and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008 to the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received an MFA in painting in 2010. Castro Arias has been an associate professor at San Diego State University since 2019. In 2022, the Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia exhibited a retrospective of his work entitled La Vida de las Cosas Muertas (The Life of Dead Things). Most recently Castro Arias has exhibited at Artpace, San Antonio; Bread & Salt, San Diego; LA Galería, Bogota; Quint Gallery, La Jolla, and Espacio El Dorado, Bogota. He has participated in group shows in Sweden, Peru, France, Spain, New Zealand, Mexico and Venezuela. His musical projects include: POPO (2000), Los Claudios de Colombia (2005-2010) and Amor Negro (2020). The artist lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana, and Bogota. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/artist-talks/#artist-talks-castro-arias Carlos Castro Arias on Instagram

Craig Santos Perez is a Chamoru from the Pacific Island of Guåhan (Guam). He is a National Book Award winner and the editor of nine anthologies, including Indigenous Pacific Islander Eco-Literatures. He is also the author of Habitat Threshold and From Unincorporated Territory [åmot]. For the past twenty years, he has been involved in demilitarization, sovereignty, environmental justice, and climate change movements across the Pacific. Please note registration is required and Spanish translation is available. Arrive early to receive a free copy of the book! Attendees are strongly encouraged to take public transit to the event. Take the Blue Line or Orange Line to Park & Market Trolley Station, or the Green Line to the 12th & Imperial Trolley Station. 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Sustainability Resource Fair 2 p.m. - 3 p.m. Author Talk 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. Book Signing This program is a collaboration of the San Diego Circuit Libraries, including San Diego Public Library, San Diego County Library, University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, University of San Diego Copley Library and Law Library, and California State University San Marcos. The resource fair will include tables, information and more from local AAPI and sustainability partners. This project is funded by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, under Cooperative Agreement Number U24LM014070 with the University of Iowa, Hardin Library for the Health Sciences and University of Pittsburgh, Health Sciences Library System. Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/dr-craig-santos-perez-sustainability-resource-fair-author-talk-book-signing-400138 Craig Santos Perez on X and Facebook

Be an Ocean Connector and join us on a Tide Pooling adventure! Explore the intertidal zone with our local experts while they identify species and teach you about marine conservation. From sea hares to octopuses, this vastly biodiverse ecosystem has many hidden surprises. Join us for a day of curiosity, mindfulness, and all the exciting species the San Diego tide pools have to offer! Field guides will be provided. Best of all, a portion of your Eco Tour ticket goes to our nonprofit environmental education programs. Visit: https://www.oceanconnectors.org/event/tidepool-exploration-12/ Ocean Connectors on Instagram and Facebook

Under the Biden administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finalized a rule barring medical debt from appearing on credit reports. Now, the agency is siding with the credit industry groups suing to have the rule vacated.

America's biggest pharmacy chains are closing hundreds of stores, laying off thousands of workers and rethinking their role in our lives.

The annual Wildlife in Art show, hosted by the Foothills Art Association is one of Southern California's longest running show. The opening of this year marks our 35th consecutive year. All artists are invited to submit Wildlife art in various mediums. We anticipate over 100 submissions. Ken Goldman an internationally renowned wild life artist, author and teacher is this years juror. The show is from October 29th to December 4th. The awards reception will be on Saturday November 2nd from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Music will be performed by the Paul Marcus trio. Appetizers and refreshments will be served. A little about Foothill Art gallery. It was founded in 1949 and is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization. Our mission is to promote the advancement of fine arts in the community and to benefit individual artist through association. Visit: https://foothillsartassociation.com/art-show-november-wildlife-in-art-show/ Foothills Art Association on Instagram and Facebook

The San Diego Metropolitan Transit System today announced it is increasing trolley service before and after San Diego Padres games Thursday through Wednesday at Petco Park.

President Trump says he's thinking of getting rid of the country's disaster response agency, FEMA. States say they can't replicate what FEMA does on their own.

Surviving on a diet of toothpaste and toilet paper, South Africa's notorious "zama-zama" illegal miners continue a weeks-long standoff with police in the darkness of a disused gold mine.