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Join us for a FREE family Halloween themed Night Market Pop Up Shop! Local Artists, vendors, FREE food, costume contest, Trick Or Treats On Saturday, October 14 from 4-8 p.m. - Trick our Treat Costume Contest. Come support your local artists and enjoy some Halloween fun! Dress up Costume contest win $50 Gift Certificate! Give aways, enjoy free food and trick or treating. Get a Tarot reading or pick a unique new edditon for you Halloween decor. This is a family friendly event a perfect way to start off the holiday season. If you have never been to Artifacts & Artichokes be sure to check out our Rare Plant Vault. A variety of exotic tropical aroids and wood mounted orchids Black Market Oddities Gallery. A year around favorite for those that are into natural history. We've got taxidermy insects, mertorites, anatomical and fossils along with some spook vibes. Artifacts and Artichokes on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG) hosts its third annual spring orchid showcase, World of Orchids, running Saturday, March 11 through Sunday, April 9, 2023. The exhibition will be staged in the state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot, glass-enclosed facility, the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory, by SDBG’s highly awarded Artist-in-Residence, René van Rems, AIFD, who serves as Creative Director for the exhibit for the third year in a row. The floral designs will feature impressive orchid specimens, locally bred hybrids, and rare species plants displayed in unique and unexpected ways. In addition to the many orchids that typically grow in the Garden’s Conservatory, displays will include plants on loan from private growers belonging to two local groups, the San Diego County Orchid Society (SDCOS) and the Palomar Orchid Society, as well as orchids and materials from local businesses. On select days during the exhibition, vendors will offer unusual and unique orchids and merchandise for sale. Admission to World of Orchids is included with the purchase of a one-day ticket ($10-18) and is free to members. For more information, please visit www.sdbg.org/world-of-orchids. San Diego Botanic Garden on Facebook / Instagram / Twitter

The Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security Act, or ELVIS Act, is an updated version of the state's right of publicity law. The new legislation includes AI-specific protections.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg returned to San Diego County Friday for the second time in less than a month.

Learn how to grow food and create resilience in your own backyard! This class will introduce you to the basics of permaculture and regenerative agriculture, and give you actionable steps you can take right now to create more abundance while regenerating the ecosystem! It is geared towards people in urban environments (less than an acre). Tour: We'll walk through a living, suburban permaculture paradise and observe the many projects such as composting, chickens, water retention, soil building and more Actionable Steps: We will give you "homework" you can do right away to start creating abundance on your property! For more information visit: fermentersclub.com Stay Connected on Facebook

The Friends of the Coronado Public Library present Kristin Hannah in conversation with Susan Elizabeth Philips, in partnership with Warwicks Bookstore and the Coronado Cultural Arts Commission. This event is a fund-raiser for the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and a paid ticket is required to enter. Please visit our website for more information.

The legendary avant-garde modern jazz composer and multi-instrumentalist Anthony Braxton, will present a solo performance at UC San Diego. For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook

Coming Soon! Premieres Wednesday, March 27, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Sunday, March 31 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. A.I. tools like ChatGPT seem to think, speak, and create like humans. But what are they really doing? From cancer cures to Terminator-style takeovers, leading experts explore what A.I. can – and can’t – do today, and what lies ahead.

Premieres Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Nov. 16 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Uncover what happens when archaeologists study a skeleton found with an iron nail through its heel bone, suggesting the person was the victim of crucifixion in Roman-occupied Britain. Only one other skeleton with evidence of crucifixion has ever been found in the world. Who was he? What was life in Roman Britain like? And why did he receive such a gruesome punishment?

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.