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Rep.-elect George Santos won a House seat on Long Island in November but now much of his biography and resume appear to have been invented.

The menorah is made out of wood that was removed from the building during a Truman-era renovation, and becomes the first Jewish artifact to be added to the White House archives.

This is an interactive class, aimed to enrich your present Hebrew Reading / Conversational Skills. We will focus on conversing about various topics, answering fun questions with creative answers, while chatting in a Hebrew-speaking environment. Think of it as a "Happy Hour in Hebrew". We will also read a few short stories, discuss new vocabulary that we learned, as well discuss our personal opinions regarding the topic at hand. Some articles may be assigned to you for homework to review prior to the following lesson. Join us once a week, for an hour of fun and laughter! Date | Every Tuesday for a period of 5 weeks in May 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, and the 31st, 2022 Time | 5:45 p.m. - 6:45 p.m. PST Register here! Virtual Event (Fee: $30 per class = $150 for 5 classes) Your zoom link will be sent to you once you have completed full registration. For further information on this event, please visit https://www.eventbrite.com/e/advanced-hebrew-readingconversational-skills-tickets-312938466377?aff=ebdssbonlinesearch

Alabama Power and Florida Power & Light hired the consulting firm Matrix to help shape their fortunes. Matrix funded six sites that covered politics, filling a void left by the decline of local news.

Roots music legends, Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, have been friends for 30 years, but only recently realized they had never played music with each other before. So in 2017, Grammy winner Alvin and Grammy nominee Gilmore, decided to hit the highway to swap songs, tell stories, and share their life experiences. Though Texas born Gilmore was twice named Country Artist of the Year by Rolling Stone, and California native Alvin first came to fame in the hard rocking rhythm and blues band The Blasters, they discovered that their musical roots in old blues and folk music are exactly the same. In these spontaneous shows, audiences enjoyed classic original compositions from the two, and also songs from a wide spectrum of songwriters and styles - from Merle Haggard to Sam Cooke to the Young Bloods. Mutually energized and inspired by these performances, Dave and Jimmie agreed to hit the road again…this time with a full band, an album, Downey to Lubbock and some new stories to share. Ticket Price: $29 advanced / $32 day of show / $51 reserved loft seating (available over the phone or in person at out box office) Genre: country

A 1949 self-portrait by Frida Kahlo broke records when it sold for $34.9 million this week. It's now the highest price paid for Latin American artwork. It was sold in just under two minutes.

The Hutchins Consort plays on the eight scaled violins of the violin octet designed and built by famed luthier Dr. Carleen Hutchins. The instruments are the first successful attempt to create an acoustically balanced set of instruments that can sound truly like violins across the entire range of written music. With instruments ranging from the tiny treble violin, tuned one octave above the standard violin, to the gigantic large bass violin, tuned one octave lower than a 'cello, the Hutchins Consort produces an astonishing palette of sounds. In the last series of the season, these concerts will feature the Tchaikovsky serenade and Jerry Folsom on French Horn. Date | Friday, May 13 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Location | St. Andrews Episcopal Church Get tickets here! Acult admission: $35 Senior/Student admission: $20 Family admission (2 adults and 2 children): $60 For more information, please visit eventbrite.com/e/hutchins-consort-presents-grand-finale or call (760) 632-0554.

The Wagner New Play Festival is an annual festival of new works by MFA playwrights, in collaboration with MFA/PhD directors, actors, designers, stage managers, and dramaturges. Don't miss "Promithes, Promithes" written by Agyeiwaa Asante MFA '24 and "Nonna Kills the President" written by Milo Cramer MFA '24, and directed by Emily Moler MFA '22. About "Promithes, Promithes": "Promithes, Promithes" is a portrait of a friendship in crisis. Ash has always been there for Jeremy but when she finds herself helping him navigate yet another personal crisis she wonders if it is finally time for these two old friends to define their relationship. A comedy about how we treat the people we claim to love. About "Nonna Kills the President": Nonna is in her 90s and spends her days pooping and puzzling and watching the news. Mona is in her 70s and spends her days cleaning up the poop and fantasizing about abandoning Nonna in the woods. Nonna doesn’t know who she is but she knows one thing. She wants to kill the president. "Nonna Kills the President" is a mother daughter comedy/thriller/daydream about an old woman’s dying wish and the caring daughter she’s leaving behind. Showtimes Preview: Thursday, May 5 at 7 p.m. Showings: Saturday, May 7 Wednesday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 12 at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14 at 2 p.m. Location | Arthur Wagner Theatre Get tickets here! • UCSD Student tickets are $10 • UCSD Faculty and Staff tickets are $15 • General Admission tickets are $20 For more information, please visit theatre.ucsd.edu/season/wnpf22/promithes-nonna or call (858) 534-2230.

Pianist and raconteur Bruno Leone returns to the Athenaeum with an exciting and explorative adventure into “The World of Music & Movies.” Beginning with Hollywood’s earliest attempts at combining music and drama on the silver screen and moving on to the Golden Age of music and cinema, he will play, sing and chat his way through many of cinemas most memorable musical moments. Bruno’s captivating piano stylings combined with his compelling narratives will resurrect many of your fondest musical memories and help create many new ones. In fact, all of his performances capture the folklore and legends of American popular music in a way achieved by few entertainers. A feature article in the San Diego Union-Tribune praised Mr. Leone’s “remarkable skill of combining the classroom with the concert hall to create musical stories that actually enliven his audience.”Date | Wednesday, November 17 at 7:30 p.m. Location | Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla Register here! Member admission: $20 plus fees Non-member admission: $25 plus feesFor more information, call us at 858-454-5872 or go online to ljathenaeum.org/music-lectures.

All that whipsawing on Wall Street in the first half of the year reflects real nervousness. Investors are worried the Fed may tip the economy into a recession.