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Roughly 80% of the iconic seafront landmark should be available for public use once again.

Welcome to the 2024 SDPL Short Story Contest, our 7th annual contest, sponsored by the Friends of San Diego Central Library. The Short Story Contest, a part of the Local Author Program, continues the support that the Library provides to local writing, and shines a spotlight on local authors who craft short stories. This year we will be accepting 100 stories! Stories must be a maximum of 3,000 words long, and there will be no more stories accepted after we receive the 100th submission. For more information, including complete rules and guidelines and contact information, please visit our 2024 SDPL Short Story Contest webpage. Discover the writer in you!

Filmmaker Morgan Neville dives into a surprisingly enigmatic comic in his two-part Apple TV+ documentary.

Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Sam Green (The Weather Underground), in collaboration with Emmy Award®-winning writer and editor Joe Bini (Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, Grizzly Man), takes the stage with the legendary classical music group Kronos Quartet to create a “live documentary” that chronologically unfolds the quartet’s groundbreaking, continent-spanning, multi-decade career. Wildly creative and experimental in form, A Thousand Thoughts is a meditation on music itself—the act of listening closely to music, the experience of feeling music deeply, and the power that music has to change the world. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Instagram / Facebook

Described as “phenomenally musical,” (Daily Journal), dynamic young violinist Maria Ioudenitch has won multiple awards and is poised on the cusp of a major international career. Born in Russia, Ioudenitch immigrated with her musical family to the US at the age of two and grew up in Kansas City. In 2021, she received first prizes in the Ysaÿe International Music Competition, the Tibor Varga International Violin Competition, and the Joseph Joachim International Competition. She also received numerous special prizes at these competitions, including Joachim’s Chamber Music Award, the prize for Best Interpretation of the Commissioned Work, the Henle Urtext Prize, and a recording deal with Warner Classics. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Instagram / Facebook

Nationally recognized nonprofit, Fresh Start Surgical Gifts is teeing up for its 32nd Annual San Diego Celebrity Golf Classic, celebrating another year of transforming lives. The event will take place on March 10 and 11 in Rancho Santa Fe, at La Valle Coastal Club (previously named Morgan Run Club & Resort). Hosted by the esteemed Alfonso Ribeiro, this premier charity event is set to unite celebrities, philanthropists and golf enthusiasts in support of Fresh Start Surgical Gifts. The event begins with an online auction at 8 a.m. Friday, March 8, followed by a dinner reception and silent and live auction on Sunday, March 10 featuring incredible auction items like VIP passes to the members-only Magic Castle in Hollywood, a President’s Partners Membership to the world-famous San Diego Zoo & Safari Park and a Private Sushi Dinner and finally, the tournament on Monday, March 11. The Celebrity Golf portion of the tournament will begin after registration, with breakfast burritos and a Bloody Mary bar, followed by a shotgun start at 9 a.m. Following the tournament is an exciting awards ceremony with all attendees. Local food and beverage vendors will be on every hole, courtesy of longtime sponsors Brigantine, Crack Shack, Dang Brother Pizza, Handel’s Ice Cream, Burger Lounge, Julian Hard Cider, Burning Beard Brewing Company, Bivouac Ciderworks, Ashland Hard Seltzer, Ricava Tequila and Thorn Brewing Co. and Around the Box events. This is one of the nonprofit’s most significant fundraising events, and all funds raised go toward its mission of transforming the lives of many children and their families across the country. The star-studded, two-day event will be filled with celebrity golf, games, delicious food and drinks and a live & silent auction. Every foursome, no matter what level of sponsorship, plays with a celebrity. This event brings the Fresh Start mission to life. Children will benefit greatly from the generosity and camaraderie of participants and sponsors at this year's tournament. So far, the organization has helped 9,059 children across the globe. ABOUT FRESH START SURGICAL GIFTS Fresh Start Surgical Gifts transforms the lives of disadvantaged infants, children and teens who have physical and cosmetic deformities through their gift of reconstructive surgery. Providing reconstructive, plastic and neurosurgeries for children across the U.S., Fresh Start’s commitment to children extends far beyond medical care. The organization ensures their children will leave feeling more empowered than before. Every child receives the highest quality medical care, and the families never see a bill for the services provided. 100% of contributions go directly to medical programs. To learn more, visit FreshStart.org. EDCO Disposal Corporation will serve as Title Sponsor for the event, marking well over 20 years of support for Fresh Start Surgical Gifts. The Hole-in-One Sponsor this year is San Diego Audi. Another longtime sponsor present at this year’s event is Dowling & Yahnke. A newer sponsor is San Diego Divorce Mediation & Family Law.

Several large Ukrainian cities were attacked, including the capital, Kyiv, as well as Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa and Kharkiv.

A fascinating cultural dialogue delivered through movement and music. See two world-renowned dance companies presenting a fusion of classical and cultural dance. Dive deep into historical and cultural roots of India’s Odissi Dance and Sri Lankan Kandyan Dance. Nrityagram Dance Ensemble and Chitrasena Dance Company collaborate to create a contemporary fusion of Odissi classical dance from India and traditional Kandyan dance from Sri Lanka. The work engages in a conversation between the distinct dance traditions and movement vocabularies of each country, in the second cross-cultural collaboration between these two acclaimed companies. One of the premier Indian dance ensembles performing today, the Nrityagram Dance Ensemble has the unprecedented distinction of making The New York Times’ “Best Dance of the Year” list two consecutive years in a row. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

Experience Sergei Rachmaninoff’s iconic Piano Concerto No. 2, among the greatest piano showpieces in classical repertoire. The concerto’s emotional peaks and valleys will sparkle in the hands of soloist Sir Stephen Hough. Conductor Lionel Bringuier leads this program that also includes Mussorgsky’s Night on Bald Mountain and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. For more information visit: sandiegosymphony.org Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

The national team's 3-0 victory over Hong Kong brought Palestinians a moment of hope as the squad advances to the knockout stage for the first time in the AFC Asian Cup.