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  • Basketry is an ancient art, practiced by many peoples and cultures. Traditional basket makers used readily available materials, such as sweet grass, pine needles, willow, and thin strips of ash or oak. Marsha teaches Appalachian-style basketry which is a functional form of basketry used for everyday activities. Thus, the basket names often reflect their functions, such as Market Basket, Egg Basket, Herb Drying Basket, and others. Wow your friends and enhance your table with a hand woven Bread Basket. This basket is suitable for beginning basket weavers and includes basic weaving skills that you can use for many future projects. You’ll have a choice of colors for the center section and top off your creation with real leather handles. The Bread Basket measures 12” long x 5” wide and 5” high. No experience necessary. Ages 18+ welcome.
  • As the flow of migrants across the San Diego border continues to increase, a key shelter operator is on the brink of shutting down.
  • Animals on the Bay Day = $5 admission for all! 🎟 Join the Living Coast Discovery Center on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a reduced admission day full of education, conservation, and fun! For just $5, you can learn and interact with Living Coast animal ambassadors, meet the faces of local organizations, enjoy some bites from local food trucks, shop for goods at a craft market put on by Las Jefas, and more! Living Coast Discovery Center on Facebook / Instagram
  • The White House says big companies like Amazon, the NHL, and United Airlines are joining the push to prevent overdoses by making naloxone widely available.
  • An old Norse story tells of a king's man being tossed down a well in 1197. An archeologist teamed up with an evolutionary genomicist to study DNA of a skeleton found in that well.
  • The famous “Votes for Women” sashes worn by suffragists marching in parades or protesting in front of the White House symbolized a vision of unity. A simple accessory that can be made cheaply and easily, it became the uniform for suffragists across the nation. Join the Women's Museum of California for our August craftivism class where you will make your own "Votes for Women" suffrage sash! About Craftivism Classes: From yarn bombing to femmage, the Women's Museum's Craftivism Classes invites a local artist featured in the museum's current "Crafting Feminism" exhibit to teach participants a crafting skill and how they can use it in their activism. All classes are bilingual and taught in English and Spanish
  • At Sunday night's Grammys, will Beyoncé finally win album of the year? Will Taylor Swift take that prize for the fifth time? Or will a new generation of pop stars claim the moment?
  • Four things NPR's Steve Inskeep learned from LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman in their discussion of his latest book, "Superagency: What Could Possibly Go Right With Our AI Future?"
  • Kick off the new year with the Borrego Art Institute and its annual showcase of contemporary Latin American art. Artists of Latino heritage or art that has been influenced by Latino culture, including paintings, photography and mixed media, will be featured in the main gallery. A strong contingent of Latino artists from Baja California will round out the show with exciting new work. In the north gallery, award-winning painter Jose Luis Nunez will present a solo exhibit of 20 original paintings highlighting the southern California desert. Nunez works primarily in oils and acrylics and is fascinated by the effects of light and shade on his subjects. Nunez will also teach a landscape painting course on January 20. Sign up at www.borregoartinstitute.org. Mariachi Mixteco will perform at the opening reception Jan. 6 from 3-5 p.m. The reception is part of the Borrego Springs ArtWalk and goes until 7:00 p.m. The shows run through Jan. 28. Gallery Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday Related links: Borrego Art Institute website | Instagram | Facebook
  • The U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip said its employees were among 18 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school. Israel said the school was being used by Hamas.
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