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NPR's Scott Simon remembers Ukrainian writer and poet Victoria Amelina, who was among those killed in a Russian strike at a pizza restaurant last month.

The 90-year-old Californian's long absence and current condition raise questions about the institution's ability to deal with its internal issues of aging or disability.

Today marks one year since San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria took office to become the city’s 37th mayor. KPBS metro reporter Andrew Bowen caught up with the mayor to take a look back at the year he’s had, along with the current issues he is working on as he begins his second year in office. Plus, this weekend in arts you can get your holiday events fix with some festive music and dance, but we also have a few options that have nothing to do with the season.

SD for Haiti is a live music charity concert to help others help themselves in Haiti. Local Bands like Boostive, Band of Gringos, Gypsy Sally Band, and Les Africans and many more are playing to raise awareness about problem going in Haiti and to help boots on ground organizations on site helping to cut the spread of cholera and install clean water for Haiti. This event takes place on Sunday, December 18 at The Holding Company. The doors open at 1:30 p.m., and the show starts at 2:00 p.m.

The singer-songwriter's fifth album is an ecosystem of intimacy, in its power to redeem and to destroy.

This weekend in the arts: "San Diego Views" at Joseph Bellows Gallery; "Music at the Museum" plus Shinpei Takeda at Oceanside Museum of Art; Chris Warren's sound immersion at Art Produce; City Ballet's "Don Quixote"; and Plays by Young Writers at Joan Kroc Theatre.

Shen Yun invites you to a breathtaking experience. Travel back to the magical world of ancient China. Experience a lost culture through the incredible art of classical Chinese dance. See legends come to life on stage. Shen Yun pushes the boundaries of performing arts. Ancient art forms meet with innovative multimedia, stunning costuming, all-original music, and masterful artistry. Diverse ethnic and folk traditions are beautifully evoked through dance alongside stirring legends and stories. With its very own unique orchestra, Shen Yun makes for an experience you won’t find anywhere else. Traditional Chinese culture —with its deep spiritual roots and profoundly optimistic worldview— was displaced by communism in China. While Shen Yun cannot perform in China today, it is sharing this precious heritage with the world. Enjoy this magestic experience at the Balboa Theatre on Tuesday, December 28 at 7 p.m., and Wednesday, December 29 at 2 p.m. Get tickets today! Buy tickets for Tuesday's (December 28) show here. Buy tickets for Wednesday's (December 28) show here. For more information, please visit sandiegotheatres.org/event/2021/12/shen-yun or call (619) 615-4000.

What creative genius’ work has permeated the culture and had more influence than that of the Bard himself? Join us for the intermission-free "Under the Influence: Shakespeare's World" event as we enjoy music from Shakespeare’s time and hear some of his most famous words composed into song. Following Korngold’s popular incidental music for the comedy Much Ado About Nothing, composed in 1920, we conclude with Beethoven’s “Ghost” Piano Trio, which came out of sketches for an opera based on Macbeth that he never completed. Stay after the concert for a special event in the Wu Tsai QRT.yrd to enjoy more music and a feast featuring the best of San Diego’s culinary and craft cocktail scene! Date | Wednesday, August 3 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $43 to $93. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/shakespeares-world or call (858) 459-3728.

The opening concert for La Jolla Music Society SummerFest 2022 brings together compositions written in collaboration with multiple composers or played by multiple performers on the same instruments all performed by some of the most brilliant chamber musicians of our era. A series of Romantic-era variations culminates in two stunning quartets, Bacewicz’ Quartet for Four Violins and Czerny’s Quartet for Four Pianos, with four of the finest pianists in the world—Garrick Ohlsson, Inon Barnatan, Joyce Yang, and Wynona Yinuo Wang—on stage at once. With prelude interview with Inon Barnatan hosted by Leah Rosenthal at 6:30 p.m. at the The JAI. Date | Friday, July 29 at 7:30 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $53 to $113. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/opening-night-side-by-side or call LJMS at (858) 459-3728.

New Village Arts is launching the Final Draft New Play Festival. Performances include 10 never before seen plays written by talented local playwrights, as well as delicious craft beers. The festival will feature a variety of activities including the following: Friday, April 1: • Ten-Minute Play Festival at 6:30 p.m. | Join us for a night of exciting works by local playwrights and theatre makers from all across San Diego county! • Opening Night Party on Friday, April 1 after Ten-Minute Play Festival at Pure Project Brewing. Free admission. Saturday, April 2: • "Weirdo, or (make Nice)" at 4 p.m. – Full length play, written by Simon Martin and directed by Hunter Brown • "We Are the Forgotten Beasts" at 7:30 p.m. – Full length play written by Christian St. Croix and directed by Obinne Onyeador Sunday, April 3: • "All News Radio" at 2 p.m. – 1 Act Play written by Emma Caroline Lias and directed by Jaeonnie Davis-Crawford • "The Somalis & the Semper Fi" at 5:30 p.m. – Full length play written by Morgan Kinally and directed by Milena (Sellers) Phillips Get tickets here! Festival passes are available for $30. For more information on the festival and other productions, visit newvillagearts.org/final-draft-new-play-festival-2 or call (760) 433-3245.