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NPR's Scott Simon offers a tribute to music legend and friend Tony Bennett, who died Friday at age 96.

Start your holiday shopping early for American handmade arts and crafts at the "Santa's Coming" Arts, Crafts & Vintage Market. Up-cycled, recycled, restored, vintage, antique, and handmade wares will be offered with a large variety of jewelry, woodworking, candles, soaps, fine art, and more. Family activities include Snows Pony Rides & Petting Corral, Kids ‘n Paint, and facepainting. Take a break from shopping to enjoy some great food from various food vendors. The times are as follows: November 25 to 27 2022 at Bates Nut Farm. Open 9 A.M. - 4 P.M. (3:30 p.m. on Sunday) Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

An animatronic recreation of Brigadier General Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the first Black American brigadier general in the United States Air Force during World War II, is the centerpiece of the exhibit.

'RRR' and indie films screen for your consideration as awards season ramps up.

Lindsay Lohan and other celebrities were tricked into calling for the ouster of Moldova's president. It's the latest example of the Cameo app being used for an apparent political propaganda operation.

In Alabama, a debate is happening over whether to invest in technology to guide long-term decisions on how to spend opioid settlement dollars or to focus on immediate needs of people in addiction.

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

The annual San Diego Unified School District Art Exhibit is now open to the public through April 6, 2023.

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the CARE court program into law this week. We speak with a mental health advocate with a personal connection to the issue about how CARE courts might help people like her son. Then, a Navy arson trial is about to get underway, more than two years after fire destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard. Also, for our weekend arts preview: contemporary art, some soul, dance, and kickball.

Join the Women’s Museum of California for a virtual lunchtime lecture on Tuesday, December 13 featuring artist/activist Desiree Aspires. Learn about the intersection of art and activism and how Desiree founded Printmakers Against Racism during the pandemic and raised over $50,000 for Black Lives Matter and other causes. Register for the talk in advance to be sent the Zoom link. Desiree Aspiras (she/her) is an educator, therapist, and printmaker in San Diego who deeply values how art can transform us and connect us to meaning. Her printmaking and book arts projects have been exhibited in spaces in San Diego, including the Athenaeum Art Center. She is the founder of Printmakers Against Racism, a project she started which engages printmakers across the world to make and sell prints and donate their proceeds to support racial justice. She is also a mindfulness facilitator and founder of Deep Breath Network, where she hopes to create diverse and welcoming spaces to share contemplative practices to support personal and social transformation with changemakers here in San Diego and beyond. She currently teaches at University of San Diego and Bastyr University California. She earned her Masters in Marital and Family Therapy from the University of San Diego and BA in Political Science from UCLA.