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The Balourdet Quartet, based in Boston, Massachusetts, are past LJMS Fellowship Artists and are currently in residence at the New England Conservatory’s Professional String Quartet Program. The quartet received the Grand Prize at the 2021 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition, as well as prizes in international competitions including the Banff, Paolo Borciani, and Carl Nielsen competitions. They were also awarded the Gold Medal at the 2020 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and the 2021 Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

Reserve your table at Oceana Coastal Kitchen for a curated three-course dinner during San Diego Restaurant Week. With stunning Mission Bay views and options for every palate, our chefs are preparing a delicious menu that's only available for a limited time. For more information visit: catamaranresort.com Stay Connected on Facebook / Instagram

Our inaugural Jazz @ The JAI Guest Curator, legendary award-winning saxophonist Charles McPherson, and John Beasley, two-time GRAMMY winner, pianist, and composer, curate a program from Duke Ellington through the eras of jazz up to what’s happening now. John Beasley is joined by a roster of rising star jazz artists. John Beasley is a versatile pianist, composer, arranger who began his career in his 20s backing jazz icons Miles Davis and Freddie Hubbard. Since then, Beasley has performed with a wide range of artists, including Dianne Reeves, Christian McBride, John Patitucci, Chaka Khan, and Carly Simon, to name a few. He was music director for international tours with Steely Dan, AR Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire) and Queen Latifah and co-MD for Chucho Valdés La Creation tour. For more information visit: theconrad.org Stay Connected on Instagram / Facebook

Israeli forces said they launched a large operation in the occupied West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, killing at least 10 Hamas militants, carrying out arrests and sealing off the city of Jenin.

A U.S. congressional delegation met the self-governing island's new leader on Monday, and expressed full commitment to supporting Taiwan militarily, diplomatically and economically.

This weekend in the arts: San Diego Symphony plays Texu Kim; dance on the Trolley route; Revision's wicker kintsugi art; "Primary Trust"; Ballet Collective San Diego; Marialena de la Hoz at Art Produce; plus live music picks and more.

The Aztecs host University of Wyoming at Steve Fisher Court at Viejas Arena on Tuesday the 23rd at 6 p.m. For more information visit: goaztecs.com

SoulCollage© Spring Equinox Sunday, March 19 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Create cards to gain personal insight during this time of new beginnings, renewal, growth, and blossoming. In this edition, we turn to archetypes representing both light and shadow energies, as inspiration for intuitive art. Led by Shirla de Magalhães, LMFT. Collage materials included. Bring a journal. If you prefer, bring your own scissors. About the Instructor - Shirla is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Registered Play Therapist Supervisor (RPT-S), Registered Sandplay Practitioner (RSP) & SoulCollage® Facilitator, she has a private practice in downtown La Mesa. Shirla's therapeutic practice focuses on a holistic approach to therapy where she incorporates many different forms of Expressive Arts Therapies. SoulCollage® is not a therapeutic modality in itself, it's a process that facilitates Self Discovery and Personal Growth and can be utilized in any setting. SoulCollage® is an intuitive and creative collage process that promotes self-discovery, self-acceptance and personal empowerment. You are welcome to return to this workshop again and again. ADMISSION Garden Members $12 / General $18 Stay Social! Facebook & Twitter

With genetic samples from the infamous Wuhan market, a new study makes the case that raccoon dogs are likely the animal that infected humans. Proponents of the lab leak theory are dubious.

Surgeons transplanted a kidney and thymus gland from a gene-edited pig into a 54-year-old woman in an attempt to extend her life. It's the latest experimental use of animal organs in humans.