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Premieres Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 7:30 a.m. on KPBS TV. A talented young guitar-playing Rooster comes to the Bebop Barnyard to join Jazz Greats Duck Ellington, Mules Davis, Ella Finchgerald, and Lil Herdin. Even though he's a star on solo guitar, he must learn new skills to play together in a jazz band. The Acoustic Rooster universe also includes the digital shorts series, Acoustic Rooster: Jazzy Jams, and the digital game, Groovin’ with Acoustic Rooster.

From fantasy to food, these five books made waves for our staff this year with their fresh perspectives and compelling narratives.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser about the capital city under President Trump and the planned renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza.

Oscar-winning costume designer Ruth E. Carter calls it "a full circle moment" as she reclaims history at the 2025 Met Gala.

This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.

Chrissy Nguyen leads the KPBS Arts team, overseeing multimedia arts coverage across digital, audio and video platforms. She manages projects like the weekly arts newsletter and KPBS' arts and culture podcast The Finest, working to celebrate and amplify San Diego's creative community.

The Library Foundation SD Presents: Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of "The First Ladies and The Personal Librarian," visits the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common to present her new novel, "Harlem Rhapsody," at this ticketed event. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. About the Book: In 1919, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C., arrives in Harlem, excited to realize her lifelong dream. Jessie Redmon Fauset has been named the literary editor of The Crisis. The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine, Jessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she has a secret that jeopardizes it all. W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, is not only Jessie’s boss; he’s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart… About the Author: Victoria Christopher Murray is an acclaimed author with more than one million books in print. She has written over twenty novels, including "Stand Your Ground," an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Fiction, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

His wife, Fresh Air host Terry Gross, said the longtime contributor to The Village Voice and NPR had been living with emphysema and Parkinson's disease.

In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."

Concert Hour is a music enrichment series presented on the campus of Palomar College for our students, staff, and community by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. Enjoy a range of exciting artists and musicians in the beautiful Howard Brubeck Theatre or Performance Lab D-10. The program is presented weekly during the Fall and Spring Semesters at 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 2 p.m. Admission and Parking are FREE. This Week’s Performing Arts Will Be Located in Performance Lab D -10 Madelyn Byrne is an active composer of both acoustic and computer music. She is also a Professor of Music at Palomar College, where she has been on the faculty since 2000. Some recent compositions include Running and Reflection (composed for the Heartland Marimba Quartet), Flow (For the New York Composers Circle), and Awakening (Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble, directed by Nadia Schpachenko). Visit: Madelyn Byrne – Concert Hour Palomar Performing Arts on Instagram and Facebook