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Stop by our drop-in pop-up events to learn more about the Creative City cultural planning process, share your insights into the creative future of our city and your neighborhood and surrounding communities, and help us create something unique in our hands-on art-making experience. Fun for all ages, and refreshments will be provided (while supplies last!). For more information visit: sandiego.gov

We’re back! Join us in person and virtually for The San Diego Union-Tribune’s 7th Annual Festival of Books on August 19 presented by the University of San Diego. The Festival of Books, hosted on the University of San Diego campus, is a free event for book lovers of all ages. Enjoy workshops, activities, photo booths, live entertainment, discussions with award-winning authors and more! Which books will be the 2023 One Book, One San Diego selections? Join us for the BIG announcement at the Festival of Books at 10 a.m. Following the announcement, visit the One Book booth to pick-up your very own copy of the adult, teen, or children's selection. General admission is free. Registration is strongly encouraged. Tickets and suggestion donations are required for the panel sessions. Selected panels will have a small fee. The San Diego Council on Literacy is the festival's nonprofit beneficiary. Find the session schedule and reserve tickets here. Parking on USD campus is complimentary for Festival of Books. Follow The San Diego Festival of Books Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Not everyone was able to grab a badge this year. Fortunately, that doesn’t mean the convention starts and ends with the badge holder. Here are our picks for pop culture, comics, music, art, food, drink and fandom events to get a taste of Comic-Con without a badge.

(Outside Comic-Con Event) CALLING ALL HEROES & VILLAINS! Join over 300+ guests on our annual Heroes & Villains Bar Crawl! Come in your best cosplay and roam the streets of Gaslamp stopping in and out of over 10+ bars and nightclubs with one all-access pass! Superhero / Villain kit includes... - Free welcome shot tickets at select venues - Drink discount coupons - Free nightclub entry passes - Bar crawl map to all participating bars, lounges & nightclubs ------------------------------------------------------- Check In @ American Junkie between 1 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Donald Trump owes legal penalties totaling hundreds of millions of dollars in two civil cases recently decided in New York, raising questions about how he'll pay the amount.

Casa de Amparo hosts its 25th annual Crystal Ball Gala. Enjoy an elegant evening featuring a lavish cocktail reception, gourmet dinner by Chef Jeffrey Strauss of Pamplemousse Grille, dancing, and exciting auctions. Since 1999, visionary Crystal Ball patrons and community members have raised substantial funds to help Casa Kids look into their own crystal ball and see a brighter future. All proceeds raised at the Crystal Ball Gall directly benefit Casa de Amparo’s programs. For more information visit: casadeamparo.org Stay Connected on Facebook

NWS issued a Flood Advisory lasting until 3:30 p.m.

Celebrities from Beyoncé to Arnold Schwarzenegger sold products with a wink.

Earlier this summer, 13 local lyricists dug through their Notes app, journals, napkin scraps, and more to submit a long lost lyric for the "Noted" Songwriter Challenge. Those lyric fragments were randomly and anonymously assigned to each other as a songwriting prompt. On Sunday, August 6, participants will come together at the Ould Sod (3373 Adams Ave - back room) as all songs and identities are revealed! The event is open to the music and lyric-loving public! Suggest donation of $10 to help cover event logistics (sound, etc.). Participating artists are Astra Kelly, Ernie Garcia, Faith Hwang, Lady July, Lindsay White, Mark Montijo, Michelle Lu, Miro Imani, Lizzie Wann (spoken word), Rachel Hall, Rob Deez, Story & Tune, Josh Weinstein

A string of shooting deaths of Chicago high-schoolers shocks and saddens, despite a decrease in the city's homicide rate.