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Multi-Platinum songstress Alicia Keys will perform live at Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre at SDSU on Friday, September 9 at 8:00 p.m. With global record sales of over 75 million, Alicia Keys is one of the most successful R&B artists of all time. Her distinctive soulful vocal style and tremendous skill as a pianist have brought her monumental accolades not only in her native America, but also the rest of the world. Born in 1981, she began playing piano at the age of seven and by 11 was writing her own songs. Aged just 20, she catapulted on to the international music scene, where she has been a firm fixture ever since. Alicia Keys on Instagram + Twitter

Bronzeville, a neighborhood of Chicago, was the epicenter of a Black renaissance before it fell on hard times. Now, it's booming again. Here's the story of its incredible turnaround.

Taking place at the Piazza della Famiglia and the adjacent block of W. Date Street, ArtWalk Little Italy Summer Series will include thirty select artists exhibiting their stunning works of art. The event will run every other Sunday including June 27, July 11, July 25, September 5, and September 19, giving locals and visitors incredible opportunities to purchase one-of-a-kind art from local, national, and international artists in a variety of mediums. When: 11am-6pm on June 27, July 11, July 25, September 5, September 19 Where: Little Italy San Diego | Piazza della Famiglia Cost: Free Website: artwalksandiego.org

Join us for a fun outdoor painting class, while you sip your favorite adult beverage at The Lafayette Hotel. Wednesday, July 20 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. $45 per person including canvas, paint and tools Check-in begins 15 minutes before the event start time. All ages are welcome at this event. You're sure to enjoy a fun and creative evening as you produce your very own masterpiece! You'll be guided step-by-step through the entire painting process by fun and entertaining artist and instructor, Darrin Fuller. We encourage artistic freedom! Alter the painting to fit your own style and use as many or as few of the paint colors available. All materials and supplies are provided. No experience necessary. For details and to purchase your tickets, visit Paint & Vino.

Join us for a fun outdoor painting class, while you sip your favorite adult beverage at The Lafayette Hotel. Wednesday, July 6 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. $45 per person including canvas, paint and tools Check-in begins 15 minutes before the event start time. All ages are welcome at this event. You're sure to enjoy a fun and creative evening as you produce your very own masterpiece! You'll be guided step-by-step through the entire painting process by fun and entertaining artist and instructor, Darrin Fuller. We encourage artistic freedom! Alter the painting to fit your own style and use as many or as few of the paint colors available. All materials and supplies are provided. No experience necessary. For details and to purchase your tickets, visit Paint & Vino.

Writers--some with bylines in the Times — and LGBTQ advocates have signed open letters accusing the paper of biased coverage.

What do great conductors listen to when they're not on the podium? Nézet-Séguin made a playlist, specifically for Fresh Air, of music that inspires him (plus one of his cats' favorite songs).

GRAMMY®, TONY®, and Emmy® Award-winning recording artist and songwriter Ben Platt will perform live at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park on Friday, September 9 at 7:00 p.m. Countless fans worldwide fell head over heels for Ben Platt during his Tony® Award-winning turn in the title role of Dear Evan Hansen and on-screen in films such as the Pitch Perfect franchise. As the vocalist, actor, and performer sang life into a host of nuanced and fascinating characters, audiences embraced his voice wholeheartedly. By dusting off the piano, picking up a pen, and singing his own truth straight from the heart, he shared another side of himself as a solo artist in early 2019. For the first time, he redirected the empathy that endeared him to millions—on himself. Ben Platt on Instagram + Facebook

Britanny Fousheé is not an artist who can be boxed in. In her Tiny Desk set, she flexes her eclectic artistry and vocal — and emotional — range.

The projects are expected to create over 900 market-rate housing units, and almost 200 affordable ones.