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What started as an art project at a California elementary school has gone viral. The free hotline offers wise advice and encouraging messages from kids to anyone who calls.

Come and celebrate with us the Hispanic Heritage Month! The San Diego Small Business Forum is hosting an arts and crafts market in honor of the Hispanic Heritage Month, where attendees will enjoy and experience hispanic culture through food, arts and more! The market will feature vendors from local hispanic small businesses. Shop and receive one raffle ticket for a chance to win some amazing prizes! Date | Saturday, October 9 from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location | IB Artisan Market Free admission for all attendees. Vendors continue to follow Covid-19 safety guidelines. Every home based business own their IB Business License and seller permit For more information, please email ibartisanmarket@gmail.com.

The Biden administration announced a new plan to help combat the nation's supply chain shortage ahead of the holiday season. Plus, San Diego has one of the highest inflation rates in the nation, according to data recently released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for the month of September. Then, California’s Reparations Task Force met this week to explore the impact of racism on housing, education, banking and the environment. And, oceanographer and author Kim McCoy offers his insights on the fascinating world of ocean science and how it furthers our understanding of climate change through his new book: “Waves and Beaches: The Powerful Dynamics of Sea and Coast.” Lastly, just six weeks after the death of the San Diego-born Chicana artist and activist Yolanda Lopez, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego will reopen this weekend with an exhibition of Lopez's work — surprisingly the first solo museum exhibition of her long and celebrated career.

Cate Blanchett learned to conduct, play the piano and speak German for this thought-provoking film about genius and the abuse of power.

One of the more daunting tasks facing Ukrainian refugees who come to New York is finding a place to live. A Manhattan real estate executive has been helping to find them apartments at reduced rents.

This weekend in the arts: Sasha Koozel Reibstein at Quint, Junior Theatre and Animal Cracker Conspiracy's spin on Ezra Jack Keats, "Herd Immunity" at SIP Gallery, the San Diego International Film Festival's virtual shorts program and Shane Hall's Casbah residency.

City Heights Día Muertos celebration returns live, spirited, and vividly-hued to Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, the long-time home of the event. The second longest-running celebration in San Diego! When: Oct. 30, 2021 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. Candlelight Vigil @ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Where: Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park (in front of the City Heights Weingart Library.) at 3795 Fairmount Ave. in City Heights. Here are some highlights for this year’s event: Cultural entertainment and art making opportunities will be offered. Returning from previous years will be Drummers Without Borders featuring a giant puppet and lantern drum parade winding around the city block, The Old Globe brings another round of five short plays written and performed by community members, Mariachi Victoria, Chinuelo (Chinelo) masked dancers from Guerrero, Mexico, Radio Latina supports with sound equipment and an emcee. Activities return such as maskmaking with San Diego Guild of Puppetry, and a drumming lesson session with Drummers Without Borders. Talks are being held to imagine and actualize a community-wide art project going on the entire day. Catrina and Catrin outfits are encouraged (a la Posada,) and a contest usually takes place. A candlelight vigil is planned for the evening. New cultural groups participating will be Ballet Folkloric Xochipilli (SDSU), Majestic in Motion with two youth dance groups, Hoover High School Band, and Grupo Colibri, and there may be more cultural participants by the day of the event. Always outstanding are the community altares set up by families and organizations. These have a sense of ritual and reverence combined with a degree of mirth. The paths are strewn with marigolds and greens, and a breeze carries the heady scent of flowers and pan de muerto. (Bread of the dead.) There is a splendid new logo, which will be available on tee shirts and more. Food will be available. A free of cost community event started by the Residents’ Committee to continue the Mexican cultural holiday honoring the deceased family members and friends. City Heights Día de Muertos Celebration is on Facebook

This weekend in the arts: Bookish sound art at the Athenaeum, fiber art at CCAE, Roman de Salvo at Quint ONE, blues at Panama 66, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, and Michelangelo and Van Gogh get immersive.

How do octopuses change color and why do oysters make pearls? Investigate how slimy sea creatures live and thrive in their underwater homes. Then create an artwork inspired by what you have learned. This is a virtual workshop. WHEN| Saturday, October 15, 2022 - From 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. WHERE| This is a virtual event. ADMISSION| This event is FREE! - Registration for this event will be open from September 15, 2022 @ 12:00am to October 8, 2022 @ 11:59pm. - Allowed Grades: 3rd Grade to 5th Grade

The paintings and sculptures, some of which are reportedly priceless, had been loaned by Russia to museums in Italy and Japan. Finnish agents detained them at a border crossing over the weekend.