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Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith created The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales in 1992. They remember their work on the classic children's book and how their partnership began.

Before even the names of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas were known, Texas Governor Greg Abbott was dismissing calls to re-examine that state’s loose gun laws. He said the issue is not access to guns, but mental health. Meanwhile, in California, Governor Newsom and state lawmakers gathered to announce new legislation to tighten gun sales and allow citizens to sue illegal gun sellers. Then, faced with a tight job market, the Navy is banking that the “Top Gun: Maverick” can help rescue naval aviation from a pilot shortage 36 years after the original film broke recruiting records. Finally, this weekend in San Diego you can find visual art from local Asian American Pacific Islander artists, a pairing of choreography and rock climbing and some Beethoven.

While efforts to quickly move Ukrainian refugees through the border have been praised, it has also highlighted the difficulties of non-Ukrainian migrants at the border who have waited far longer for a chance at asylum. Plus, 1½ years ago, San Diego approved “Complete Communities,” a program that allows developers to build apartments near public transit with unlimited density and unlimited height. In exchange, they have to set aside a greater share of their homes as affordable housing. The program is showing results but there are also oppositions. And, this weekend in the arts, you'll find books, site-specific art, a string quartet, jazz and a birthday party for Shakespeare.

"Art of Europe" will chronicle the history of European art from the prehistoric era to the modern age.

A Ukrainian refugee is hoping San Diegans will support her art so she can support herself and her daughter.

The popular ArtWalk Little Italy Summer Series is back! Taking place at the Piazza della Famiglia and the adjacent block of W. Date Street, each one-day show of the ArtWalk Little Italy Summer Series will include thirty select artists exhibiting their stunning works of art. The event will run every other Sunday from 11 a.m.- 5 p.m.: June 12, June 26, July 10 and July 24, giving locals and visitors incredible opportunities to purchase one-of-a-kind art from local, national, and international artists in a variety of mediums. This event is free. Related links: ArtWalk website ArtWalk on Instagram

Come join us in Normal Heights for our next meeting & fermented goodies potluck! Chapter meetings are FREE informal gatherings where local fermentation enthusiasts get together to learn and share talk about kinds of fermented foods and non-alcoholic beverages! Learn about, ask questions from local experts, and taste some gut-healthy fermented foods! All fermenting skill levels are welcome! If you're already a fermenter, please bring some homemade fermented (or otherwise) snacks to share and swap, as well as any cultures you have to swap. Follow Maya Moon Collective on Instagram!

Jason Schwartzman, Scarlett Johansson and Tom Hanks star in this play-within-a-TV-show-within-a-movie that takes place in a small 1950s desert town that's hosting an astronomy convention for kids.

San Diego Unified School District will honor three educators on Tuesday — Leann Samek from Audubon Elementary School, Lee Yepiz from DePortola Middle School and Trishaa Camp from Scripps Ranch High School — as the district's teachers of the year.

Saturday, May 20, 2023 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Stream now with PBS App + Encore Sunday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. on KPBS 2. Experience the magical moments of Céline Dion’s record-breaking, sold-out 2008-09 world tour. The concert featured her greatest hits, from the energetic “I Drove All Night” to the moving and emotional grand finale ballad “My Heart Will Go On.”