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Mockingbird Improv’s free Intro to Improv workshop is for folks who want to learn more about improv. Improv comedy is a fun way to develop quicker reflexes, build self-confidence, foster creativity, and increase spontaneity - not to mention meeting cool and creative people! Get a sneak-peek at how an improv class feels. We'll play some games, laugh a lot, and uncover some of the reasons that people of all ages are falling in love with improv comedy. Date | Sunday, March 6, 2022 at 11am Location | Dorothea Laub Music & Arts Center RSVP here! As San Diego’s only nonprofit improv theatre, Mockingbird Improv's mission is to provide connection, joy, and opportunities for self-expression to the local community by engaging in high-quality training and performances, and providing a supportive and empowering space for fun, silliness and growth through equitable, diverse and inclusive practices. With us, you’ll express creativity, build confidence, and cultivate joy through laughter and play! Our outdoor workshops are totally FREE to join, but registration is required- sign up on our website! For more information on this event please visit website: https://www.mockingbirdimprov.org/workshop

We asked NPR readers and listeners to share what they're really into and why it brings them joy. If you need a new hobby, here are a few unconventional ideas.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Parker says the first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, March 9 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Rosarito Artist Anh Pham has amazing work to share with us including waves painted like photographs with a shallow depth of field, painted surfboards, wooden boogie boards, and sand murals made with rakes. Then we taste some crazy little tacos.

Presented by Write Out Loud for Lit Alive 2022: Part autobiography, part Gothic Horror, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote The Yellow Wallpaper “not… to drive people crazy, but to save people from being driven crazy.” Within her lifetime, she had irrefutable proof that “it worked.” This exploration of self-actualization, social norms, mental health, self-expression, and the desperate grasping for meaning and purpose at the frayed edges of the human psyche resonates all the more as we find our way out of the isolation, uncertainty, and unrest of the past two years. Follow on social media! Facebook + Twitter

La Jolla Playhouse's new theatre in residence stages "'Sense of Love" Oct. 14-16.

Join us, Wednesday November 16 @ 8 p.m., at the historic La Jolla Comedy Store for an evening of laughs to benefit the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. The American Me Comedy tour and Stefani N. Von Huben are bringing together a hilarious line-up of comics including the provocative, edgy, and extremely funny headliner: Shang Forbes. Shang has performed in many of America’s best clubs and has been seen on Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, BET+, Starz and NBC to name a few! Joining Shang will be the reigning World Series of Comedy Champion: the charismatic feature, Wyatt Cote, and the witty, Crack’Em Up stylings of Ellen Sugarman and Black Pedro! It's going to be a fun night of comedy for a cause supporting #Thriving Oceans for a Healthier World! Tickets may be purchased online: https://www.showclix.com/event/american-me-lj-1116 Tickets are $20 and there is a 2 drink minimum per person. 21+ with VALID ID, if you have a foreign ID, you also need a passport. Proceeds from tickets sales will be donated to the Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI), a non-profit scientific research organization committed to conserving and renewing marine life to ensure a healthier planet. Hubbs-SeaWorld team of experts provides innovative and objective scientific solutions to challenges threatening ocean health and marine life in our rapidly changing world. Through their works, for over 60 years, Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute is committed to creating future citizen advocates for ocean health and marine life by advancing public appreciation for scientific discovery. HSWRI’s research is never complete. Whether it is deploying rescue teams, replenishing depleted fish populations, protecting habitats or simply better understanding life in our oceans, they encourage life-long learning in ocean science through public outreach to help create a planet where human and marine life thrive together. Come laugh with us in support of Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute. #Thriving Oceans for a Healthier World #SeaChange #Comedy For A Cause Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Shudder will stream the showcase of seven short films through July 19.

The city of San Diego has taken bold measures to greatly expand the number of bike lanes on its streets, a move partly in response to a number of traffic deaths that have occured in recent months. Plus, California will now study how to set up its own zero-fee public bank accounts, the latest step in the state’s exploration of public banking. And, this weekend in the arts, check out a performance from the Takács quartet, a solo exhibition from Perry Vasquez, San Diego Zine Fest and a sugar skull pinata workshop at the Mingei.

The team at Adams Avenue Theater have partnered with neighbor Brandi Munoz of La Loupe Vintage and creative Alexandria Ott of Chrome City to curate and produce the Moon Voyage Market. It will be the first in-house event hosted by the theater and will reflect an elevated curation of local makers, artists + vintage vendors for guests to shop for the holidays and beyond. The day will include a live DJ, cocktails by Bar Verbena and snacks for sale.