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Whitney Shay With sparkly dresses, fiery tresses, and a talent rivaled only by her unstoppable hustle, Whitney Shay is one #busylittlesinger. The four-time San Diego Music Award winner (including 2019 Artist of the Year) and 2019 Blues Music Award nominee is scorching stages at home and internationally throughout Europe and South America. Shay’s latest release, A Woman Rules the World, is receiving high praise from music critics who are calling the singer “a future blues icon” (Blues Matters!), “one of the next best things in soul music” (Blues and Rhythm Magazine), and “the epitome of a rising star” (Elmore Magazine). The album landed on several notable music media lists, including: Top Albums of the Year in Blues Music Magazine, France's Soul Bag Mag, and top ratings in Norway's Bluesnews Magazine and Germany's Magazine bluesnews. Shay’s tracks have also been placed in TV/film, including shows on NBC, HBO, Bravo, BET, and Tyler Perry’s A Madea Family Funeral. Shay recently signed to the prestigious Ruf Records label, and will extensively tour in Europe in 2020 with Ruf's Blues Caravan. Whether in studio, on screen, or stage, Whitney Shay’s electric energy, soulful style, and powerhouse pipes keep listeners connected and coming back for more. Follow on social media! Six String Society: Facebook + Instagram Whitney Shay: Facebook + Instagram

Manzanita Concerts presents Dan Steinman. Dan Steinman’s songwriting is alternately bewondered and world-weary, traditional and experimental. His eclectic style draws from folk, classical, jazz, and pop. He will be performing a mix of original instrumental and vocal music and some favorite gems from his musical travels. Free-will donations support the artist. Follow Manzanita Concerts on Facebook & Instagram!

The annual report says instances of harassment, assault and propaganda are all on the rise. It warns public officials and social media stars have helped normalize longstanding antisemitic tropes.

By W.A. Mozart Co-produced with the Hungarian State Opera August 5 & 6 @ 7:30pm | Bread & Salt András Almási-Tóth, stage director Peter Kozma, conductor From the opera: Produced in collaboration with The Hungarian State Opera, Mozart’s rarely performed early opera is a darkly comic exploration of requited and unrequited love. The production, featuring young artists from the Hungarian State Opera performing along-side Opera Neo young artists, is directed by András Almási-Tóth and conducted by Peter Kozma. Opera in two acts with one intermission Sung in Italian with English subtitles Related links: Opera Neo website Opera Neo on Instagram

Join us for a FREE, monthly vegan market at Grossmont Center, from 5 p.m. – 8 p.m. next to Claim Jumper. We’ll be celebrating the vegan lifestyle with all-vegan eats, sweets, drinks, goods, and music! Follow Grossmont Center on Facebook & Instagram!

NPR moved this week to cut 10% of its staff and stop production of a handful of podcasts, including Invisibilia, Louder Than a Riot and Rough Translation.

Fan fiction may not command the same respect as other literary pursuits, but it's a rich mode of expression, says one author who mounts a passionate case for the style.

Powerful artificial intelligence tools that can create video, audio, text and pictures are raising fears the technology will supercharge disinformation and propaganda by bad actors.

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

An update on the war in Ukraine and a look at how life in the city of Odesa has changed.