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Spreckels Organ Society is hosting a special Sunday afternoon concert, celebrating The Beatles, called “All You Need is LOVE,” on Sunday, Jan. 29 from 2 to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The concert will showcase San Diego’s Spreckels Pipe Organ – the largest open air musical instrument in the world – with San Diego Civic Organist Raul Prieto Ramirez performing. He will be joined by San Diego’s awarded singer Lauren Leigh-Martin, Richard “Tbone” Larson on drums, and the Choir of St. James-by-the-Sea, directed by Alex Benestelli. Featured songs include favorites such as: “Penny Lane,” “Let it Be,” “All You Need is Love,” “Helter Skelter,” “Lady Madonna,” and more!

In 1961, actor and Civil Rights activist Ossie Davis wrote the blistering play Purlie Victorious: A Non-Confederate Romp Through the Cotton Patch. Now, Leslie Odom Jr. stars in the revival.

A little-known Social Security program was supposed to lift people out of poverty. Sometimes it traps them there instead.

This weekend in the arts: "Pop Smoke" at OMA; "Balanchine to Martins," Cate Kennan at the Brown Building; "The Nutcracker" previews; "Hamilton"; plus Barrio Art Crawl and Marisol Rendón at Bread and Salt.

Shop Fair Trade this Christmas at St. Martin of Tours Parish in La Mesa on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Shop for beautiful, handmade, one of a kind gifts from local store, Fair Trade Décor, The Guatemala Project, and local vendors including Lumily, SSEKO/Noonday and Ember Arts Jewelry. Meet Dressember, founder Blythe Hill celebrating a 10 year anniversary with a special documentary at 11a.m. Bring your teenager so they can learn how a style challenge became a global movement to disrupt the $150 billion trafficking industry. They can make the change! Also, enjoy shopping for Equal Exchange coffee, chocolate and tea. There will be a pancake breakfast hosted by Troop 51, handmade quilts, Christmas ornaments, cards and bake sale in addition to fair trade products. For more information, contact Anne Pacheco at (619) 466-3241 Follow on Facebook!

Jim Lee, Marvel Comics, Jamie Lee Curtis, zombies and luchadores!

This weekend in the arts: a Project [BLANK] group show; "Arrested Motion" at Thumbprint; "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations" at the Civic Theatre; experimental music and literature at Witches' Tower in Presidio Park; Schubert's "Winterreise" at Le Salon de Musiques; and the soundON festival at the Athenaeum.

Audible will be bringing the sights and feelings of the beach with “The Audible Beach” during San Diego Comic-Con to celebrate the hit Audible Originals Impact Winter and The Sandman, as well as the launch of Moriarty: The Devil’s Game, starring Dominic Monaghan (Lord of the Rings). Starting Thursday, July 21, fans will be able to relax and unwind in a beach setting, sample the hit Audible Originals, snap selfies with the sculptures, and recharge before heading back into the convention center. This sandy oasis will be located at 1st Avenue and Martin Luther King Promenade in San Diego, directly cross from the convention center. Open Thursday, July 21 through Saturday, July 23 from 8 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and Sunday, July 24 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. It’s open to the public.

Some state and local governments have started tapping in to opioid settlement funds for law enforcement expenses. Many argue it should go toward treating addiction instead.

On June 5, 1968, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was gunned down in a hotel in Los Angeles. Kennedy, a presidential hopeful who was memorialized as a liberal icon, was complicated and contradictory.