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Join us December 6, when San Diego-based band The Resizters will rock out for Planned Parenthood! Hear your favorite protest songs at Humphrey's Backstage Live in San Diego and support the Imperial Valley Homan Health Center Fire Relief Fund. Proceeds from tickets and the online auction (going live on Dec 5th) will help rebuild the flagship center in El Centro, recently destroyed in a fire this past August. Learn more and get tickets at http://planned.org/rebuild

The USD College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, will host Gretchen Rubin as she discusses and signs her new book, "Life in Five Senses". Rubin is a New York Times bestselling author of "Outer Order, Inner Calm"; "The Four Tendencies"; "Better Than Before"; and "The Happiness Project" and is one of today’s most influential observers of happiness and human nature. "Life in Five Senses" is an absorbing, layered story of discovery filled with thoughtful insights and hands-on suggestions about how to heighten our senses and use our powers of perception to live fuller, richer lives—and, ultimately, how to move through the world with more vitality and love. This is a ticketed event that includes a copy of the book, "Life in Five Senses". For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit here. Stay Connected on Social Media! USD College of Arts and Sciences: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Warwick's bookstore: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Escondido Art Association announces their Master Class figurative drawing workshop with popular and successful artist, Igor Koutsenko. A model will be provided and participants are asked to bring their own materials to include charcoal, pencil, sketchbook and a white pencil. Don't miss this opportunity to work with a master artist in a small group setting. Register online by March 30 at the Escondido Art Association website under the Education link.

The Super Dentists love to celebrate the holidays, and this year, they will be spreading holiday cheer by transforming their Kearny Mesa location into a Winter Wonderland. Kids are encouraged to come dressed in their ugliest sweaters and enter a contest to win awesome prizes for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners, judged by DJ Rick Morton of Z90.3. In addition, there will be live music, a scavenger hunt, snow, cookie decorating, face painting, balloon artists, carnival games, and carolers. Don’t forget to get your picture taken with Santa and The Super Dentist’s Characters. And there will be special goodie bags for all attendees! The Super Dentists on Facebook / Instagram

The New York State Court of Appeals overturned Weinstein's 2020 conviction last week, ruling that his trial was unfair.

Comic-Con's panel discussion titled "Dr. Evil or Scientists as Villains in Pop Culture" on Sunday challenges myths about the "mad scientist" stereotype.

Whistleblowers alerted San Diego County about alleged poor treatment of employees in its public defender office in late 2020. That was two years before a jury awarded $2.6 million dollars to an ex-employee earlier this month in his wrongful termination suit. Then, for our weekend preview, we have a Oaxacan festival, piano music, palm trees, and some Scandinavian art.

The earthquake that hit the Middle East Monday is creating a humanitarian crisis in northwest Syria, an area already struggling from a decade-long civil war. Then, cold blooded animals that require heating lamps are jacking up the heating bill for a local nonprofit that helps rescue the reptiles. Finally, in our weekend arts preview, we have a play about birding, new classical music, some Black History Month-inspired artmaking and more.

This weekend in the arts: San Diego Opera's "El último sueño de Frida y Diego"; "Up Close and Personal" at San Diego Dance Theater; Bread and Puppet Theater comes to North Park; "Portraits from the Anthropocene at WE Gallery"; Roberto Salas at Bonita Museum and the "Welcome tu Las Californias" music festival in Baja.

People who live in communes, group houses and intentional communities explain how their living arrangements work — and offer questions to ask yourself if you're curious about the lifestyle.