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San Diegans are invited to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation’s Wildfire Preparedness Safety Fair on Sunday, October 5, at Mission Valley Mall. This free, family-friendly event kicks off National Fire Prevention Week and features practical, hands-on activities designed to help residents protect their homes and families during wildfire season. Event highlights include: Family Fire Safety & Emergency Prep – Resources and tips from fire safety experts. Lithium-Ion Battery Safety – This year’s theme, “Charge into Safety,” spotlights one of the fastest-growing fire risks in our homes, with demonstrations using everyday devices like e-bikes and power tools. SDG&E Goats – The adorable “herd of heroes” that clear brush and reduce wildfire risk across San Diego County. Kids Zone & Family Activities – From creating a home fire escape plan to exploring fire trucks and meeting Sparky the Fire Dog. Live Safety Demonstrations The Wildfire Preparedness Safety Fair is designed as both a community call-to-action and a fun, engaging day out for families. SD Fire-Rescue Foundation on Facebook / Instagram

Don’t miss the final weekend of "Hiding in Plain Site," the debut solo exhibition from award-winning multidisciplinary emerging artist and designer Joseph A. Henseler. Join us for a live Artist Q&A as Joseph leads a timely, thought-provoking conversation on today’s most pressing creative topics: AI and the future of art, art as resistance and connection, why collecting art matters, and how we can stay human in an image-saturated world. Joseph, who graduated Ball State University with a degree in architecture, apprenticed in the studio of artist James Hubbell and has taught at NewSchool of Architecture, has transformed Union Hall into a space for curiosity, healing, and raw creative energy. With over 30 years of experience blending art, architecture, and activism, his Q&A promises an honest dialogue about what art can do, and why it still matters. The event is free and open to all. Come for the art. Stay for the conversation. Joseph A. Henseler on Facebook / Instagram

It's called the "graduation" approach — both financial and moral support to help people move from extreme poverty to self-sufficiency. But in this innovative Uganda project, something isn't clicking.

Schedule to be announced for January 1: Stream with KPBS+. American students join performers from Italy and other European nations to usher in the New Year in the heart of the Eternal City – Rome. With marching bands, cheerleaders and a host of local participants, the program is a colorful and joyful parade through the historic streets of one of the most beautiful cities in the world.

Join us on "Star Wars Life Day," a Wookie tradition, for an exclusive "Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge Costume Lecture" from Disney’s Live Entertainment team. This behind-the-scenes lecture will include an opportunity to hear from the costume designer and project manager who were integral in creating what is now on display in "Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge" at Disneyland. Attendees will have a chance to view a small selection of the costumes up close after the lecture. We imagine this event will fill up fast, so please RSVP for your free ticket. In the case that there are no more spots available, you can email info@vmota.org to be added to our waitlist. Visions Museum of Textile Art on Facebook / Instagram

Explore mindfulness-based writing using fun prompts to collectively inspire and deepen your intuitive expression. Participants in this one-session creative writing workshop will be inspired by a series of short, in-class prompts with a poem and pictures. The aim is to boost creativity and deepen each participant’s intuitive expression through contemplative practices. We will start this workshop with a brief mindfulness settling-in exercise—and a poem to accompany the session’s theme. And after each writing prompt, participants will be encouraged to discuss their work in small groups. This intuitive creation process is highly motivating; it enhances self-awareness and the flow of ideas and connection with others. As a creative writing teacher and published author since 2007, and a trained mindfulness teacher since 2017, I enjoy fostering unique and brave spaces for participants to gather from all backgrounds and walks of life. This course is designed for every type of writer: novelists, poets, screenwriters, playwrights, journalists, essayists, etc., with all levels of experience: from novice writers to seasoned authors. We will focus on the collective inspiration derived from a fresh series of fun and original writing prompts. Just bring a pen and notebook to our online class… And come as you are! Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please either send us a message or email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link. SD Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. He performed under Sousa and Toscanini. He scored films for the likes of Chaplin and wrote popular songs performed by Sinatra and The Beatles. And when the River City boys band marched on Broadway, Meredith Willson caught the whole world’s ear.

The University of California serves 300,000 students, yet only one of the two students on the 26-member Board of Regents is allowed to vote. Now, student leaders are campaigning for a second vote, saying it would better ensure that UC policy reflects all students.

Stream now with KPBS Passport! Debbie Gibson shares insight and inspiration about recording her first holiday album, "Winterlicious," and performs some classic and new holiday hits. The half-hour concert, filmed at the Count Basie Center for the Arts in Red Bank, New Jersey, includes performances of "The Gift," "Let it Snow," the "Christmas Dreams Medley" and "White Christmas," which Gibson performs as a duet with her father.

A Huntington Beach-based developer is proposing to build a nearly one million-square-foot warehouse for artificial intelligence development in the center of the Imperial Valley.