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Learn to throw ceramics on a wheel! Sundays, Sept 13, 20, 27, Oct 4, 18, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., with last class 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. This beginner-friendly 5-week pottery course focused on learning the foundations of wheel throwing while creating functional and personal ceramic pieces. Throughout the 5-week course, students will explore wheel throwing fundamentals including centering, pulling walls, trimming, foot rings, handle attachment, surface decoration, underglazes, and glazing techniques. During the first week, students will be introduced to the pottery wheel and learn the basics of centering and shaping simple forms while getting comfortable working with clay. In the second week, students will continue building confidence on the wheel while creating more intentional functional forms such as mugs, bowls, and small plates. The third week focuses on trimming and refinement techniques, including foot rings, surface cleanup, and handle attachment to help elevate and finish each piece. During the fourth week, students will explore surface design and decoration using underglazes, texture, carving, and decorative details to give their work its own personality and style. After bisque firing (no class week), the final class will focus on glazing and finishing techniques. Students will learn how different glazes interact and complete their finished ceramic pieces. This course is designed for complete beginners as well as students looking to strengthen their skills. Ages 16+ years

Date: Saturday, October 17, 2026 Time: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. Where: 441 Quail Gardens Dr, Encinitas, CA 92024 Limited Spots Available! Join us for one final morning at BeeWorthy Farm—a celebration of the flowers, growers, and land that have made this collaboration so special. Before the farm closes, we’ll tour its fields together and create arrangements using flowers grown right there on the land and harvested that morning. This foundation-building class covers all the core mechanics of Flower Arranging 101 while highlighting the beauty of working with flowers grown and harvested on a single local farm. Using blooms exclusively from BeeWorthy Farm, color, texture, and form will be guided by what’s in season and available in the fields that day. Designed for beginners and curious creatives alike, this workshop begins with a guided farm tour led by the growers at [BeeWorthy Farm](insert hyperlink), followed by a hands-on Flower Arranging 101 workshop on-site. The experience offers a deeper connection to the land, the flowers, and the process—from field to finished arrangement. This final collaboration is an opportunity to gather at BeeWorthy Farm one last time, celebrate its contribution to San Diego’s local flower community, and experience the beauty of arranging with flowers grown close to home. Your Ticket Includes: - A guided farm tour led by the growers of BeeWorthy Farm - Comprehensive, engaging instruction in our Flower Arranging 101 curriculum - Hands-on assistance from Native Poppy’s professional florists - All materials, tools, and freshly harvested seasonal flowers grown exclusively at BeeWorthy Farm - A Flower Arranging 101 Outline + Note Sheet designed exclusively for our workshops - Plus, the floral arrangement you design to take home Native Poppy on Facebook / Instagram

This special evening brings together two boundary-pushing artists for a dynamic and immersive musical journey. Each performer will present an individual set featuring original compositions, showcasing their distinctive sound worlds and artistic voices. In the final portion of the program, they will come together in a collaborative, duet-style performance, merging their styles into a unique and spontaneous musical dialogue. ZÓRA: https://www.instagram.com/zoraurbanyi/ Barabás Lőrinc: https://www.barabaslorinc.com/

Generations of people from the Philippines have enlisted in the military seeking work and stability and ended up in San Diego.

As the U.S. prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, former national park rangers are hosting teach-ins and sharing history that the Trump administration has sought to erase from federal land.

Museum at night on Saturday Oct. 24 with "Creatures of the Night Market" featuring a clothing swap, fashion, art, printmaking, cartoons, jewelry, food and craft booths. Live music from 6 -7 p.m., DJ Scouse Mouse from KNSJ 89.1 from 7:15 p.m. to 9 p.m. Be your spooky self and join in on the fun. Bring your clean clothing for the clothing swap. Visit: https://bonitahistoricalsociety.org/ The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center on Facebook / Instagram

America’s largest-ever deportation campaign unfolded 71 years ago, when agents evicted about 1 million people. A new California Museum exhibit draws comparisons to President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Historical voter turnout data show that voters aged 29 and younger disproportionately sit out primary elections in California compared to the general voting population. Still, a few governor candidates have been targeting young voters in their campaigns, particularly through social media and college organizations.

President Trump ushered in America's 250th anniversary with a darkly political speech that swerved from the typically apolitical, unifying speeches past presidents have given to mark Independence Day.

Through the Farm to School program, schools get grant money to obtain fresh, local food; send students on field trips to farms; and send cafeteria workers to culinary academies.