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Festival of Trees San Diego is the annual holiday kick-off event for the LGBTQ+ and allied communities in Hillcrest! The event features expertly decorated and donated holiday trees for auction, delivered to winners' homes the following day; a robust silent auction, VIP experience, and more! The 4th annual Festival of Trees benefits the North County LGBTQ+ Resource Center; specifically their HIV/AIDS resources and LGBTQ+ mental health/youth engagement and suicide prevention programs. Festival of Trees San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Kick-off Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, for the San Diego MORE THAN PINK Walk Launch Party at Mission Brewery in East Village on Friday, September 27th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Meet fellow walk participants, survivors, sponsors, community partners, volunteers, and this year’s Honorary Survivor, Claudia Bitterlin, while sipping on Mission Brewery’s new pink brew, ‘Do it for the Brewbies.’ All proceeds from the beer will benefit the Susan G. Komen® Foundation. For more information and to register for the MORE THAN PINK Walk, visit http://www.komen.org/sandiegowalk. Komen Walk and Race on Instagram and Facebook

The INSITE LAB is a roving platform for artists on both sides of the border (San Diego, US-Baja California, MX) designed to instigate conversations and experiences around process and research in art making. The LAB offers an innovative framework outside of academia where artists engage with specialists from a variety of disciplines and reimagine the region as a laboratory for research. The LAB also aims to provide time and space for the exchange of ideas, research, and experimentation intended to expand the boundaries of the participating artists' practices. Visit: https://www.practicebest.org/ https://insiteart.org/insite-lab Artists Jair Arias, Roxana Alvarado, MR Barnadas, Héctor Bázaca, Gosia Herc, Aleya Lanteigne, Adrián Pereda Vidal, Talia Pérez-Gilbert and Josh Tonies. Interlocutors Adam Burgasser, Diego Delgado-Álvarez, Enah Montserrat Fonseca Ibarra, Phil Gregory, Norma Iglesias Prieto, Lux Boreal (Henry Torres y Ángel Arámbula), Paula Pijoan, Robert Pincus, Kerianne Quick, Katalina Silva and Ismene Venegas. INSITE LAB is made possible through a collaboration between haudenschildGarage and INSITE.

Federal housing authorities announced that a COVID-era emergency housing voucher is running out of cash — and there’s no plan to save it.

Zimbabwean Olympic swimmer Kirsty Coventry has been elected to head the International Olympic Committee. The two-time gold medalist is marking a whole new set of 'firsts.'

The three-time Olympic champion improved on her record time for a female runner in the one mile, set two years ago, but couldn't get under 4-minute mark.

The 2025 Oscars start at 7 p.m. EST, 4 p.m. PST Sunday on ABC and Hulu. Conan O'Brien is hosting the show.

The New York City debut from the British soul singer counters the prevailing narrative around her. As she guided fans in spiritual healing, she did it as she has her whole career: on her own terms.

Everyone in the community is invited to attend Wings of Hope, hosted by The Elizabeth Hospice, on Sunday, April 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. This event will take place at the California Center for the Arts, located at 340 N. Escondido Blvd in Escondido. Attendees will have the opportunity to honor and celebrate the special people who have touched their lives. Admission is free. Registration is required by April 19 online at www.elizabethhospice.org/wings or by calling 760.796.3708. Attendees will receive a butterfly for release, listen to live music, hear uplifting messages from The Elizabeth Hospice’s grief support team, and enjoy sweet treats. The Elizabeth Hospice, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit healthcare leader, has been providing hospice care, palliative care and grief support services to children and adults in San Diego County and Southwest Riverside County since 1978. The organization’s highly trained grief counselors help children and adults understand their feelings and thoughts and guide them through the process of coping with the death of a loved one. Grief support services are available to everyone in the community, including those who do not have a patient affiliation with The Elizabeth Hospice. No one needing these services has ever been turned away for financial reasons. In support of the organization’s nonprofit mission, a donation of $50 is suggested to reserve a Painted Lady Butterfly. Additional giving opportunities are available. For more information, contact Tylie Daniels at Tylie.Daniels@ehospice.org or 760.796.3708. All donations benefit The Elizabeth Hospice’s vital services for children and adults impacted by serious illness, grief and loss. The Elizabeth Hospice on Facebook / Instagram

Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024 to Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bates Nut Farm Over fifty artisans selling American handmade crafts and fine art at the “Pumpkin Festival” Arts ‘n Crafts Fair. Admire and shop for beautiful jewelry, woodworking, candles, toys and many other unique items. Bates’ famous Pumpkin Patch will be open so you can enjoy the fall decorations, tractor hayrides, straw maze and delicious food from a variety of vendors. Bates Nut Farm on Facebook / Instagram