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Oh, to be talented. Oh, to be inspired. To find purpose in place for posterity. To live among the blossoms and breeze of this world, capturing scenes in painting is love. It is a gift. It is humanity communicating to future generations. Welcome to Blossoms and Breeze, an art show that does more than introducing paintings. It lauds the humanity of the talented. La Playa Gallery is proud to introduce painters Rebecca Noelle, Cate Dudley, Cathy Carey, and sculptor Jon Koehler. Each of these artists comes to us with a powerful worldview. A wine and cheese reception will be held Friday, September 16, 2022, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. for our artists. Mark your calendar today for this important show. Get inspired, grasp the imagination, or just stop by for a glass of wine and a taste of aspirational thought. Follow La Playa Art Gallery on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

The pianist's 1958 recording At The Pershing: But Not For Me spent 108 weeks on the Billboard album chart.

From the museum: A new public outdoor installation, "Los Trompos," is opening in the park across from The New Children’s Museum on October 8. To kick off the opening day celebrations, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. followed by a free all-day community celebration in the Museum Park with related art-making activities and food trucks for families to enjoy. Admission is required to experience installations inside the Museum. About "Los Trompos" Inspired by the popular children’s toy, "Los Trompos" consists of six colorfully woven, life-size spinning tops. Children are invited to team up to rotate the tops and climb inside for a spin, encouraging joyful play and collaboration with others. In Spanish, "Los Trompos" translates to “The Spinning Tops,” and the colorful surfaces of each top are woven in the traditional style of Mexican artisans. “The concept behind 'Los Trompos' is based on an approach of traditional toys, their colorful expression and the way they are constructed,” explained Héctor Esrawe and Ignacio Cadena, two of Mexico’s leading designers and creators of "Los Trompos," which was originally exhibited at the Museum of High Art in Atlanta. “We wanted to talk about the traditions and skills of the craftsmen in Mexico, and an inheritance of our culture. We like the idea of translating these techniques into new symbols.” "Los Trompos" is a traveling installation jointly commissioned with the Bay Area Discovery Museum, where these lively, eye-catching and larger-than-life tops. All six spinning tops will be on display at The New Children’s Museum until January 2023, after which three of the tops will return to the Bay Area Discovery Museum. "Los Trompos" is accessible to the public for free during The New Children’s Museum’s open hours. Follow on social media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

The Christmas Bird Count put on by the National Audubon Society covers the country.

A Paris bank messenger's son, Delors became the visionary and builder of a more unified Europe in his momentous decade as chief executive of the European Union.

The Times is the first major news publisher to take OpenAI to court over the use of its copyright material in its popular chatbot. The suit follows months of tense negotiations between the two sides.

The four-time Grammy winning artist known for championing women and body positivity, denies allegations a lawsuit by former employees that they experienced weight-shaming and other troubling demands.

Ireland-based artist Pan Cooke creates cartoons summarizing the world's daily news in comics, highlighting how prevalent police brutality and hate crimes are across the U.S.

As relations sour with India and China, Canada is grappling with how to stand up to powerful or authoritarian nations without sacrificing its longstanding values, such as protecting human rights.

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes has been making this annual list since 2010. Big, small, inspirational, silly — what these items have in common is that they are all wonderful and brought her joy.