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Come on down to Balboa Park and gather in the Old Globe Courtyard for a one-of-a-kind caroling party on December 17 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Two San Diego area choirs - the San Diego Tremble Clefs and the Ramona Community Singers - will lead the singing of festive favorites accompanied by the Ona Mae Lowe Carillon in the California Tower. Sing along selections include everything from "Silent Night" to "Silver Bells" and "Rudolph!" The event is free and family friendly. Rain cancels. The Old Globe on Facebook / Instagram

This special event transforms The Conrad for the spellbinding, once-in-a-generation vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, a multi-GRAMMY-winner and MacArthur Fellow. Salvant has a captivating passion for storytelling and weaves together jazz, blues, Baroque, and folk traditions from the world over. This evening’s concert will feature works from her new album, "Ghost Song," her “most revealing and rewarding album yet” (The New York Times). You’ll leave the concert entranced, but don’t float away too soon. Stick around after the show for the best of San Diego’s culinary scene, craft cocktails, and more live music. This show is part of La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest 2022, with a prelude interview with Cécile McLorin Salvant hosted at 6 p.m. Date | Wednesday, August 17 at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center. Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $48 to $98. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/cecile-mclorin-salvant or call (858) 459-3728.

South Korea's government has moved aggressively to encourage more childbirth, but its ongoing struggles point to the complexity of a challenge that is only becoming more salient around the world.

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You is a natural next step in the adventurous songwriter's series of evolutions, one that embraces ridiculousness and beckons pop toward a rigorous, maximalist sound.

Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with the PBS app. In April 2019, the world watched as a devastating fire almost destroyed Paris's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral. Go behind the scenes with a team of engineers, masons, and timber workers tackling the daunting challenges of restoring the historic landmark.

Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + Encore Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. Immerse yourself in Scotland's wild highland landscape and meet its long-lived forest keeper, a magnificent Scots pine tree. As one of its longest living species, this ancient tree has witnessed the island's history across 500 years.

Our weekend arts picks: Gail Roberts, Ruth Pastine and "Dust to Dust" in La Jolla, "Gardens of Anuncia" at The Old Globe, dancers interpret Ana de Alvear and the Hausmann Quartet on a boat.

Police say the suspect, a 43-year-old man, was found off the MSU campus and died from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Five others, all students, are in critical condition.

The San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering is back in action and better than ever! Events include two block parties, interactive classroom learning, a movie night, a recycled art competition, weekly podcasts, a group hike, and much more! During this outdoor community-facing event, we’ll be adding a little STEAM into a family day out at the park. Join local STEAM companies and community organizations for a scavenger hunt with a twist. Attendees will receive park maps for a scavenger hunt through the park's nature trails, along with passport books to visit interactive activations and booths to win prizes. The day will include a family-friendly band, local food trucks, and BYOP (bring your own picnic) if you choose! Bring your friends and family for a fun, educational day in the great outdoors. Date | Sunday, May 1 from noon to 3 p.m. Location | San Dieguito County Park Reserve your spot here! This event is free and open to the public. RSVP required. Hosted in partnership with Live Well San Diego. For more information, please visit lovestemsd.org/north-county-steam-block-party or call (858) 623-4253.

Carolina Caycedo (1978) is a Colombian, London-born, multidisciplinary artist known for her performances, videos, artist’s books, sculptures, and installations that examine environmental and social issues. Her work contributes to the construction of environmental historical memory as a fundamental element for non-repetition of violence against human and nonhuman entities. She lives and works in Los Angeles. She is a 2021-2022 inaugural U.S. Latinx Artist Fellow and the 2020-2022 inaugural Borderlands Fellow at the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands at Arizona State University (ASU) and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School. Date | Friday, April 8 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location | Online on YouTube Register here for free! For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/carolina-caycedo-virtual-artist-talk.