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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has been impeached by fellow Republicans in a historic vote in the Texas House. He will immediately and temporarily be suspended from his duties.

Countdown to 2023 with a decadent and festive seasonal five-course dinner specially concocted by Chef Bryn Mc Arthur for the occasion. The evening will continue to the sound of a live band playing various genres to celebrate the New Year. The late seating will then dance the night away till you ring in the New Year!

Mondays, November 14, 21, 28, Dec. 12 from 5-7 p.m. No experience necessary. Ages 14+ welcome! In this Painting the Figure and Optical Illusions course, students will learn how to: - create expressive figurative stencils using masking tape and X-Acto knives; - develop their understanding of painting compositions, geometric patterns and color schemes; and - make mind-bending optical illusions that conceal hidden messages. Over the course of the 4 weeks, we will work towards producing a convincing, vibrant and thought-provoking painting that includes all of these elements. This class is a special course created by and taught by our current artist in residence, Suley, through San Diego Craft Collective’s Fellowship program. • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers welcome • Military and sibling discounts

The Yiddish Arts and Academics Association of North America is offering online six-week Conversational Hebrew Courses to start 2022 the right way! Instructor: Orli Moses Born and raised in California, she grew up in a Hebrew-speaking household and holds dual Master’s degrees in teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TEOSL), and Master of International Business Administration (MIBA) from the World Union of Jewish Studies (WUJS) in Arad, Israel. She has been teaching Hebrew and Jewish Studies for the last 30 years and previously served as Director of Kesher Kef, an afterschool Hebrew enrichment program. Shedule • Beginning/Intermediate: Every Wednesday starting on January 5, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Advanced: Every Wednesday, starting on January 5, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Register here! Admission is $30 per class, $180 for 6 classes. For more information, please visit yaaana.org/hebrew-classes or call (619) 719-1776.

Help us give a great big welcome to the students from the San Diego's Youth Symphony's Ovation-level program. This group of highly-experienced young musicians has earned a reputation as one of the nation's finest youth orchestras. Comprised of roughly 50 musicians (ages 14-18), students will perform under the leadership of SDYS' new Artistic Director, Sameer Patel (former Associate Conductor San Diego Symphony). Bring your entire family and all your friends to experience these wonderful performers!

Drawing from experience and self-directed research, Rayyane Tabet explores stories that offer an alternative understanding of major socio-political events through individual narratives. Informed by his training in architecture and sculpture, his work investigates paradoxes in the built environment and its history by way of installations, interventions and performances that reconstitute the perception of physical and temporal distance. For more information, please visit here.

The Baltimore filmmaker performs at the Belly Up Tavern on Dec. 4.

A new book by native San Diegan Luke Dumas puts us in the mind of a convicted murderer — a young postgrad in Scotland who claims he worked at the behest of the devil.

The SD Master Chorale proudly presents the world premiere of Marcos Balter's original Portuguese version of "Livro das Cores / Book of Colors," commissioned in celebration of the Chorale's 60th season. There will be a 4:00 p.m. pre-concert talk about this new a cappella creation by the up-and-coming Brazilian composer, who was on the faculty of UC San Diego before becoming the Fritz Reiner Professor of Musical Composition at Columbia University in New York City. Balter was honored in January as one of the Washington Post's "22 for '22: Composers and performers to watch this year." 50 voices from the SD Master Chorale, conducted by Dr. John K. Russell. Portions of this evening's program (by Brahms, Lauridsen, and others) will have piano accompaniment by Bryan Verhoye. Ticket Prices: Adult : $25 Senior 65yrs+: $20 Student 13yrs+: $15 Active Military: $15 Child <13yrs: Free

Arts, music and performance venues have been thinking about and deciding on their COVID protocols with the rise of the Delta variant. Many are now requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test.