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Perfumed Gloves and Jasmine Fields: How France Become a Fragrance Capital Join us for an evening of art and fragrance! This lecture and interactive session led by art historian and fragrance writer Jessica Murphy will focus on France’s rise to prominence as a center of Western perfumery. The phrase “French perfume” evokes luxury, quality, and sensuality. But how did that association come to be? France’s ascendance as a site of fragrance production from the sixteenth century through the nineteenth century was due to a very specific blend of patronage and politics, as well as a timely mix of trade, technology, and terroir. This lecture will trace the unique chain of events and individuals that ensured the success of perfumery’s specialized craft within French culture and society, from the “Sun King” to the Guerlain family. For the second half of the event, we’ll look closely at several French paintings from the Timken’s collection and pair them with scent, enhancing our visual experience through the sense of smell. Charcuterie & Wine with Dessert Intermission Timken Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Sepsis is an out of control infection that’s hard to spot and explain. At UCSD doctors and med-tech engineers are trying to crack the code with new diagnostic machines and artificial intelligence.

President Joe Biden is in San Diego to rally for Democratic Congressman Mike Levin, who’s facing a tough challenge from Republican Brian Maryott in the 49th Congressional District. In other news, the San Diego Democratic Party is promoting a dead candidate in the Chula Vista City Attorney race. Plus, we have some weekend arts events worth checking out.

The country's supreme court has temporarily banned Patanjali, a leading maker of ayurvedic products with ties to the prime minister, from advertising certain items due to a history of false claims.

Lamont Jackson, Superintendent of the San Diego Unified School District, spoke with KPBS about the new school year.

On Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at 2 p.m., the La Jolla Symphony presents Armenian-American composer and documentarian Mary Kouyoumdjian's "Walking with Ghosts" for bass clarinet solo and orchestra at UC San Diego, featuring bass clarinetist Jeff Anderle and conducted by Music Director Emeritus Steven Schick. Described as “politically fearless” by New York Music Daily, Mary Kouyoumdjian will return to her alma mater as the 2023 Brenda and Steven Schick Commission Honoree. The orchestra will also present American operatic soprano and UCSD faculty member Susan Narucki in Strauss’s Four Last Songs, Varèse’s Octandre, and Stravinsky’s Firebird Suite. On May 21, 2022, "Walking with Ghosts" premiered at the One Found Sound Gala in San Francisco with Jeff Anderle, the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) Woodwinds Chair. On June 6, 2022, Anderle and the Minnesota Philharmonic Orchestra performed the piece in St. Paul, Minn. "Walking with Ghosts" is inspired by Kouyoumdjian’s experience as a first generation American, and delves into what we carry with us from our heritage and our ancestors. Speaking on her rich working relationship with Anderle, Kouyoumdjian shared, “'Walking with Ghosts' is a reflection on the people, experiences, and histories that follow us throughout our lives – whether we walk with their support or carry the burden of their weight. This piece is dedicated to Jeff Anderle, whom I walk with, in creativity and in friendship.” Following this show in UC San Diego, The Curtis R. Priem Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, will present the world premiere of Mary Kouyoumdjian and South African-American director and writer Nigel Maister’s "Paper Pianos" on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. Performance DetailsSaturday, Feb. 11, 2023 at 7:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023 at 2 p.m. UCSD Mandeville Auditorium | San Diego Tickets: Starting at $32- 41 (+ fees); $19 student tickets available Link: https://www.ljsc.org/events/october-29-30-2022-powerful-nature-921-873/ Program: Mary Kouyoumdjian – "Walking with Ghosts" [Brenda and Steven Schick Commission] Jeff Anderle, bass clarinet Strauss – Four Last Songs Susan Narucki, soprano – Intermission – Varèse – Octandre Stravinsky – Firebird Suite About Mary Kouyoumdjian: Kouyoumdjian is a composer and documentarian with projects ranging from concert works to multimedia collaborations and film scores. As a first generation Armenian-American and having come from a family directly affected by the Lebanese Civil War and Armenian Genocide, she uses a sonic palette that draws on her heritage, interest in music as documentary, and background in experimental composition to progressively blend the old with the new. A strong believer in freedom of speech and the arts as an amplifier of expression, her compositional work often integrates recorded testimonies with resilient individuals and field recordings of place to invite empathy by humanizing complex experiences around social and political conflict. Kouyoumdjian has received commissions for such organizations as the New York Philharmonic, Kronos Quartet, Carnegie Hall, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Beth Morrison Projects/OPERA America, Alarm Will Sound, Bang on a Can, International Contemporary Ensemble, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, the American Composers Forum, Roomful of Teeth, WQXR, REDSHIFT, Experiments in Opera, Helen Simoneau Danse, the Nouveau Classical Project, Music of Remembrance, Friction Quartet, Ensemble Oktoplus, and the Los Angeles New Music Ensemble among others. Her work has been performed internationally at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, New York's Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Metropolitan Museum of Art, MASS MoCA, the Barbican Centre, Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Millennium Park, Benaroya Hall, Prototype Festival, the New York Philharmonic Biennial, Cabrillo Festival, Big Ears Festival, 21C Music Festival, and Cal Performances. Her residencies include those with EMPAC, Buffalo String Works, Alarm Will Sound/The Mizzou International Composers Festival, Roulette/The Jerome Foundation, Montalvo Arts Center, and Exploring the Metropolis. Her music has been described as “eloquently scripted" and "emotionally wracking” by The New York Times and as "politically fearless" and "the most harrowing moments on stage at any New York performance" by New York Music Daily. In her work as a composer, orchestrator, and music editor for film, she has collaborated on a diverse array of motion pictures including orchestrating on the soundtracks to "The Place Beyond the Pines" (Focus Features) and "Demonic" (Dimension Films). Kouyoumdjian holds a D.M.A and M.A. in composition from Columbia University, where she studied primarily with Zosha Di Castri, Georg Friedrich Haas, Fred Lerdahl, and George Lewis; an M.A. in Scoring for Film & Multimedia from New York University; and a B.A. in Music Composition from the University of California, San Diego, where she studied with Chaya Czernowin, Steven Kazuo Takasugi, Anthony Davis, Steven Schick, and Chinary Ung. Dedicated to new music advocacy, Kouyoumdjian is a Co-Founder of the annual new music conference New Music Gathering, served as the founding Executive Director of contemporary music ensemble Hotel Elefant, and served as Co-Artistic Director of Alaska's new music festival Wild Shore New Music. As an avid educator, Kouyoumdjian is Assistant Professor of Composition at Boston Conservatory at Berklee and is a Lecturer at Columbia University; she has previously been on faculty at The New School, Brooklyn College's Feirstein School of Cinema, Mannes Prep, and the New York Philharmonic's Very Young Composers program. Kouyoumdjian is proud to be on the board of the American Composers Forum and is published by Schott's PSNY. Learn more at www.marykouyoumdjian.com.

USD’s College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, invite you to spend an evening with best-selling author Admiral McRaven who will be in discussion about his new book, "The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)," a clear-eyed treatise on the leadership qualities that separate the good from the truly great. Admiral William H. McRaven will be in conversation with Nelson Chase, Director, Military and Veterans Program. Admiral William H. McRaven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "Make Your Bed" and the New York Times bestsellers "Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations" and "The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived." In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. After retiring from the Navy, he served as the Chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2015 to 2018. He now lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Georgeann. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.warwicks.com/event/mcraven-2023. Free admission for USD students, faculty and staff by registering with your USD email and promo code. The code will be announced in the Humanities Center newsletter or you may contact us directly at humanitiescenter@sandiego.edu.

Imagined cinematic futures will be used by guest speakers to discuss current issues about race, gender, healthcare and artificial intelligence.

The Coronado Historical Association is inviting the Coronado community to help tell and preserve a largely neglected part of the community's heritage — the history of Coronado’s African-American community. This rich history, which spans over 135 years, is largely absent from the historical record of Coronado. This history includes not just African American residents of Coronado, it also includes those who attended school or worked in Coronado, as well as those who served at Naval Base Coronado. CHA is preparing for an upcoming exhibit that will delve into this valuable history. CHA and local historians have already uncovered many important resources, including photographs, school yearbooks, and newspaper articles, however, CHA is seeking the help of community members to help us learn more about this previously under-researched part of our community history. If you have photographs, documents, or stories to share (from any period,1885-2023) please stop by CHA on Friday, October 13 for Coronado’s African American History Community Collecting Day. CHA staff and volunteers will be on hand to explain more about the exhibit and to help scan photos and capture stories. Please visit here for more information about the event! Connect with Coronado Historical Association on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Festival de octubre en Baja California: Screening of the documentary "Fandango at the Wall" Festival de octubre concludes its October festivities with the screening of "Fandango at the Wall" (2020), a documentary that takes you along Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra founder/conductor Arturo O'Farrill’s journey through the remotest regions of Veracruz, México in search of musicians. This is where he is met with the masters of 300 year-old folkloric music: san jarocho. The film documents how he and his orchestra join these masters for a son jarocho music and dance festival called ‘Fandango Fronterizo,’ founded by Jorge Francisco Castillo. The two groups combine their musical talent, using elements of division at the U.S./ México border to create unity during Fandango at the Wall, a festival that takes place annually and happens simultaneously on both sides of the border. The event resulted in two recorded albums, one of which received a Grammy-award, a book was also written, and they filmed this HBO max documentary. Fandango is a party where everyone joins the show. This is the spirit that brought this project together and the reason for which we extend our invitation for you to join us as we screen this documentary and have the opportunity to hear from its creators and seal the presentation with a “palomazo,” commonly used to reference a spontaneous musical performance, by some of the film’s musicians. ¡No te pierdas este increíble evento en persona! Únete a nosotros en UC San Diego Park & Market para disfrutar de una proyección especial del documental "Fandango at the Wall." Sumérgete en la rica cultura de Baja California y descubre la belleza del fandango, una tradición musical mexicana. October 16 @ 7 - 9 p.m. UC San Diego Park & Market Guggenheim Theatre