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Health experts hope the recent approval of the new COVID booster will lessen the burden of a fall and winter surge. In other news, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two incidents at Vista High School. Plus, the San Diego Black Arts & Culture District in the Encanto neighborhood is taking form.

Celebrate the holiday season by creating a traditional Filipino parol! A parol is a Filipino ornamental lantern displayed during the holidays. The word is derived from the Spanish word “farol” which translates to “lantern.” The parol symbolizes light over darkness, so by hanging a parol you’re bringing hope, positivity and love into your home during this festive season. The parol was originally made with strips of bamboo and papel de japon or tissue paper, but for Family Sunday we are going to do a modified version with paper straws and pipe cleaners! This workshop will be led by Alex and Raena Castro, members of the PASACAT Philippine Performing Arts Company based in National City. PASACAT is an acronym for Philippine American Society and Cultural Arts Troupe and is celebrating 51 amazing years of Philippine song, music and dance. The company's mission is to preserve and promote Asian Pacific culture through the arts, thereby, extending goodwill and enhancing cultural understanding. Alex and Raena are members of PASACAT's senior company and have participated in a multitude of performances around the community. Both individuals have a passion for the arts and are excited to be representing their rich culture with Mingei International Museum. Workshop sign-up will begin the day of the event at 10 a.m. by our Education Center. Space is limited. Workshop times: Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The victim, who was brutally attacked after he tried to move into their remote village on Maui, wouldn't have been beaten if he wasn't white, a U.S. judge said in sentencing two men for a hate crime.

Film festival serves up shorts, features, documentaries from San Diego and around the globe.

The Earth's lunar sidekick will appear extra big and bright as it reaches its fullest stage on Wednesday. It's not just the biggest supermoon this year, it's also a rare blue supermoon.

Listen to southern California's top opera singers. Artists consist of past and present Metropolitan Opera competition winners, active San Diego opera performers and guest artists who have sung all over the world. Singers will be performing works from Mozart, Verdi and Puccini. Appearing on November 9 are Norma Navarrete, soprano; Mary Boles Allen, mezzo-soprano; Cole Tornberg, tenor; and Søren Pedersen, baritone, accompanied by Michelle Scanlan at the piano. Wednesday, November 9 from 7-8:30 p.m. Cost: $10-20 suggested donation. 100% of donations go directly to the artists. RSVP: www.ljcommunitycenter.org/ow La Jolla Community Center on Facebook

Saturdays, Oct. 1, 8, 15, 22 & Nov. 5, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. No experience necessary. Ages 13+ welcome! Instructor Melissa Ordway will teach the basics of throwing pottery on the wheel. Wheel throwing is a fun process that allows you to make mugs, cups, bowls, and lots of utilitarian objects. Whether you are new to throwing on the wheel or have some experience, you’ll enjoy this class. 5 weeks gives you even more time to practice centering the clay and raising those walls! This class will use mid-fire clay, so after being fired, your work will last for years and years. We will focus on wedging, centering, throwing, trimming and glazing. Projects will be ready to pick up 1-2 weeks after the last class. NOTE: no class on Oct. 29 Visit: https://sandiegocraft.org/product/beg-wheel-throwing-ceramics/ San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook

Attorney and amateur historian Gordon Gidlund will describe how Shakespeare was part of the cultural literacy of the country during the Civil War, both North and South, as shown by theatre attendance, allusions in political speeches and in soldiers' letters, and Lincoln's appreciation for the Bard, with the terrible irony being, of course, that he was killed by a noted Shakespearean actor. This event will be taking place in the Mission Valley Library community room.

Everything about this savory flavor is mysterious, from how it tastes to why it took so long to get recognized as the fifth taste. What is it, and how does it make food taste delicious?

Citizenship for freedmen, descendants of Black slaves once owned by tribal members, has been a difficult issue for tribes as the U.S. reckons with its history of racism.