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Activists pushing for peace, a shared society and solidarity between Jews and Arabs say that speaking out has become dangerous in Israel right now.

We hear from American travelers on their first experiences adapting to the motherland and dive into the strange rivalry that sits between Africans and Black Americans.

On September 14, Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa will be welcoming world-renowned Chef Rick Bayless for An Evening with Rick Bayless and Friends. This magical and intimate culinary experience will be set underneath the stars and festive twinkling lights amongst the property’s groves of olive trees in the Garden at Rancho Valencia from 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Celebrated Chef Bayless, best known for his iconic restaurants Frontera Grill and Topolobampo and elevated Mexican cuisine, will be at the helm of creating an incredible multi-course dinner that highlights the bounty of San Diego and utilizes fresh and sustainably sourced local ingredients. Bayless will work alongside dazzling Baja-chef Sheyla Alvarado of Lunario Restaurant in Valle de Guadalupe with assistance provided by Rancho Valencia’s culinary team to craft this standout multi-course menu and cocktail hour bites. The dinner will be complemented by Chef Bayless’ favorite Mexican wines from family-owned boutique wineries Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla of Valle de Guadalupe, and guests of the dinner will also be joined by critically-acclaimed winemaker extraordinaire Gustavo Gonzalez as well as the mastermind behind the estate grown wines produced by Lomita and Finca La Carrodilla, proprietor Fernando Perez Castro, who led the oenological ventures to becoming the leaders in organic viticulture and premium wines in Mexico. Rounding out this one-of-a-kind evening – musician, composer, curator, educator and arranger Gilbert Castellanos, celebrated as one of the nation’s most innovative trumpeters and San Diego Music Awards six-time best jazz artist, will be on-site performing the most important and influential popular songs and jazz standards of The Great American Songbook in a trio configuration.

Something's different about the arrival of the latest African pop stars on the international scene. They are finding success as a wave without compromising or catering to the American music industry.

About this event The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts is pleased to invite you to the screening of Prof. Nicole Miller’s film, To the Stars, on Saturday, October 29, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Mosaic 113 Auditorium in the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood. About the Film The Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts will be screening "To The Stars" by Department of Visual Arts Associate Professor Nicole Miller. "To the Stars" is an immersive exploration of identity, voice, pain, and possibility. The film, originally commissioned by SFMOMA in 2019, examines the transformative capacities of practice, rehearsal, and collaboration through scenes with prominent figures of color including Alonzo King's LINES ballet, NASA astronaut Yvonne Cagle, opera singer J'Nai Bridges, and others. Biography Nicole Miller is an associate professor in the Department of Visual Arts at UC San Diego. Miller is a conceptual artist known for her inventive uses of video, often incorporating documentary-style methods into evocative mixed-media installations that deal with self-representation and the experience of looking. Location The Mosaic 113 Auditorium is located in the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts at UC San Diego (Mosaic Building). Parking The closest visitor parking is located in the Scholars Parking underground parking structure. Weekend parking is $2/hour. Questions Email surajisranicenter@ucsd.edu. By registering for this event you agree to receive future correspondence from the Suraj Israni Center for Cinematic Arts, from which you can unsubscribe at any time.

More than 50 workers at Marvel Studios in LA, New York and Atlanta have signed authorization cards to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, or IATSE.

From the South Bay to the North County Día de Muertos — or Day of the Dead — festivities are already underway in some places and others are expected in the coming days throughout the county and across the border in Tijuana.

As a crisis continues to grip Venezuela, millions of its citizens have fled to Colombia and the city of Medellín, where many find a progressive reputation little more than an empty promise.

The new PlayStation exclusive has you play as two Spider-Men, Miles Morales and Peter Parker. Each boast amazing abilities, but its the human moments in the story that really shine.

On the 6th anniversary of the mass shooting in Parkland, Fla., gun control advocates experiment with AI-generated audio messages of recreated voices of victims of gun violence pleading for change.