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Students of the Waldorf School of San Diego High School will mark Cesar Chavez Day with the inaugural “Head, Hands, Heart & Land” limited-run art show. The show, running March 31 – April 7, features jury-selected original works by Waldorf students and will celebrate and open on Cesar Chavez Day at the Logan Heights gallery, CM Curatorial, located adjacent to San Diego’s Cesar Chavez Park. Opening night will be March 31 at 6 p.m. The Waldorf School of San Diego, a K-12 independent school with two campuses located in the City Heights, ranks as one of the best high schools for the arts in California. “Student works are inspired by activism, and ideas such as caring for the land and waterways, standing up for rights and freedoms and being good stewards of social change,” says Rachel Davis, Waldorf School Administrator. “It is a moving display of how the next generation explores themes around social justice, food justice, climate change and conservation.” The Waldorf School of San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Lead exposure is especially harmful to children, who can absorb more lead than adults and have brains and nervous systems that are more sensitive to the damaging — and sometimes irreversible — effects.

Come gather with fellow singers, friends, family and furry pals for a one of a kind caroling party! Classic holiday tunes will be accompanied by the Ona Mae Lowe carillon. Lyric Sheets provided - all are welcome to sing along! Sponsored by Ramona Community Singers and Tremble Clefs San Diego.

Celebrate Chanukkah at Yiddishland with Yale Strom and his book reading of “Shoyml Boyml and his Lucky Dreidl.” Yale will talk about his career as a researcher, movie maker, and an author. He will be reading excerpts of the book in English and a bisele af Yiddish, and playing some Chanukkah music. We will have festive nosh and mashke. When: Thursday, December 14 at 6 p.m. PT (8 p.m. CT, 9 p.m. ET) Where: Yiddishland California and on Zoom Tickets: From $18-$25 — the sooner you register the lesser you pay! Speaker: Yale Strom is one of the world’s leading ethnographer-artists of klezmer and Roma music and history. He has conducted extensive ethnographic research throughout Eastern Europe since 1981, made nine documentary films, written twelve books, and has had numerous photo exhibitions throughout the world. He has also composed for theatre, film, radio, television and symphony orchestras. His band, Yale Strom & Hot Pstromi, has made fifteen recordings ranging from traditional klezmer to “new” Jewish jazz. He is currently artist-in-residence/professor in the Jewish Studies Program at San Diego State University.

Every year, musicians across the country gather for what has become known as TubaChristmas — concerts range from just a few tubas to hundreds of them. (The record is 835.)

Artist Evan Apodaca created a piece critical of San Diego’s military that was displayed at San Diego International Airport.

Looking for dinner conversation starters this Thanksgiving? The NPR One team is here to help with podcast recommendations from across public media.

The San Diego Community Jazz Band, which is part of the Mesa College Continuing Ed program, will be performing a free concert at Madison High School, 7 p.m. to 8:30 on December 11th. We will be performing well known favorites like Sleigh Ride, White Christmas, Jiggle Bell Rock, and other jazz arrangements like Jiggle Bell Boogie, along with many others. Madison High is close to the neighborhood that does a great Christmas lights display by Lana Drive. We encourage concert goers to visit that neighborhood after the concert. For more information visit: sandiegocommunityjazzband.com

Two Rooms Gallery, a new art space in Bird Rock/La Jolla area, opens its next exhibition, "Without Love in the Dream It'll Never Come True," featuring the work of Becca Ford and Tessie Salcido Whitmore. Both Ford and Sacido Whitmore make sculptural, mixed-media works. Salcido Whitmore has a series of found-object assemblages, and Ford's contributions include some of her "portal" works. On view Apr. 16 through May 6. Opening reception: Apr. 15 5-7 p.m. Artist walk/talk-through: Apr. 29, 11 a.m. Curated by Lizzie Zelter Viewable by appointment.

San Diego Gas & Electric looked into Jack Babbitt’s nearly $1,300 January natural gas bill after being contacted by KPBS.