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El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a nationally recognized initiative that emphasizes the importance of literacy for all children of all linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Join us at the Otay Mesa-Nestor Library for a celebration of literacy and STEAM education! Children and families will enjoy hand-on activities, story time, a book giveaway, and a special visit from Elinor* from PBS Kids’ hit animated series, ELINOR WONDERS WHY! *Access to the event’s character meet-and-greet may be restricted based on attendance. The photo opportunity with the costume character is subject to availability and weather permitting. Día de los Niños Fiesta con KPBS Kids con INVITADA ESPECIAL ELINOR de ELINOR WONDERS WHY! Viernes, 26 de abril, 2024 - 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Otay Mesa-Nestor Branch Library 3003 Coronado Ave, San Diego, CA 92154 ¡Admisión Gratis! Actividades orientadas a niños de 5 años o menor, pero todos son bienvenidos Con orígenes mexicanos, el Día del Niño, se a convertido en una celebración mundial. Aquí en los Estados Unidos es una iniciativa nacional, conocida como El día de los niños/El día de los libros, o “Dia”, donde la importancia de la educación y de leer libros durante la infancia es celebrada para niños de todas culturas y lenguajes. ¡Celebra “Día” con la Biblioteca de Otay Mesa-Nestor donde los niños y las familias podrán disfrutar de una variedad de actividades educativas, cuentos, un libro gratuito, y una visita especial de Elinor* de la serie animada de PBS Kids, Elinor Wonders Why! *La oportunidad de tomar fotos con el personaje está sujeta a disponibilidad y condiciones climáticas. KPBS es un servicio público de San Diego State University Sponsored by the Linden Root Dickinson Foundation

Related event: Free Third Thursday, May 16. Taking the 1990s as its cultural backdrop, Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today is the first major group exhibition in the United States to envision a new approach to contemporary art in the Caribbean diaspora, foregrounding forms that reveal new modes of thinking about identity and place. Over 20 artists are featured in this exhibition, many of whom live in the Caribbean or are of Caribbean heritage. Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s - Today was organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. Major support for Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s - Today is curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, with Iris Colburn, Curatorial Associate, Isabel Casso, former Susman Curatorial Fellow MCA Chicago now Associate Curator, MCASD, and Nolan Jimbo, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego is organized by Isabel Casso, Associate Curator, MCASD. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | X

Ángel Barajas showed off acrobatic skills as a kid (making the neighbors nervous). This week he became the first Colombian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal for his soaring horizontal bar routine.

Staples has always lived in a few worlds: art-rap hero, hall-of-fame interviewee, and a homebody whose inner life is none of our business. On Dark Times, his worlds finally converge.

The songleader, civil rights activist and scholar died Tuesday at the age of 81.

The "Pleasure of Your Company" concert series welcomes back the Zzymzzy Quartet on Sunday, December 17, at 2:30 PM at the Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center. This group is the ‘last word in Gypsy Swing’ and features Beston Barnett on guitar and vocals, Matt Gill on clarinet, Pete Miesner on guitar and vocals, and Paul Hormick on bass. The group performs swing era music and French gypsy jazz and is bound to have your fingers snapping and your toes tapping! There is no charge for the concert, which is sponsored by the Scripps Ranch Friends of the Library, although donations are appreciated. Masks are recommended but not required at this time. Scripps Miramar Ranch Library Center is located at 10301 Scripps Lake Drive. Overflow parking is available on Meanley Drive off Scripps Ranch Blvd., from which the library can be easily accessed via a paved walkway. It should be noted that due to a parking lot expansion project, onsite parking is currently somewhat limited. Visit here or call (858) 538-8158 for more information.

In 2021, Russia sent 335 athletes to the Tokyo Summer Olympics. This year? The number of competitors is just 15. Doping scandals and the Ukraine war have taken a toll on the Olympic powerhouse.

Donald Trump and J.D. Vance share a vision on the direction of an evolving Republican party. They have argued that many foreign conflicts have failed to serve U.S. interests.

California joins just two other states that have heat regulations in place meant to keep millions of people who work in facilities like warehouses, restaurants or refineries safe.

Charles Busch's dark comic satire echoes Grande Dame Guignol horror thrillers of '60s and '70s.