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Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Henry Louis Gates traces the roots of actors Brian Cox and Viola Davis, uncovering records from workhouses in Scotland and slave plantations in South Carolina that reveal individuals who battled to build a better life for their families.

In the experimental show on Amazon Freevee, actors play oddballs doing their civic duty. The twist? One juror is a real guy who doesn't know it's all fake.

The rapper's third album is a string of prickly songs that spend more time exposing his neuroses than truly analyzing them.

"Cool Cats" is a 1950s themed fundraiser benefitting the kitties of The Rescue House. The event includes Appetizers & Drinks, Dinner, Silent Auction, Live Auction, Opportunity Drawing, Caricatures by Calicatures and features auctioneer and co-author of Eventology Darren Deiss. Dress in 50's theme, your favorite cat inspired outfit, formal, semi-formal, business casual or whatever makes you most comfortable. The Rescue House is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization dedicated to assisting cats through its rescue, foster and adoption activities. We find loving homes for unwanted, abandoned and injured cats. We open our arms to socialized, people-friendly cats that need assistance, regardless of age and often regardless of handicap. We find good homes for every cat that we take in – we are a true no-kill cat rescue organization. Since our inception in 1999, we have rescued over 17,500 cats. We find loving, permanent homes for them through our adoption centers in San Diego County, located in retail stores that work with us and share our philosophy.

Poway Unified School District opened for the fall semester at its 41 campuses, Wednesday.

A CCAE Theatricals Production “…the most intensely romantic score of any musical since West Side Story.”–The New York Times Don’t miss this acclaimed Broadway musical about the life-changing thrill of first love in this limited engagement! Florence. Summer 1953. American Margaret Johnson and her daughter Clara take in the wonder and awe of Florence. A fateful gust of wind whisks Clara’s hat into the hands of a local dreamer Fabrizio Naccarelli… and it’s amore at first sight. But Clara isn’t quite what she appears, and soon they must all confront a secret kept in the shadows for far too long. With a book by Craig Lucas and music and lyrics by Adam Guettel, the Broadway musical, "The Light in the Piazza" won six Tony Awards, including Best Original Score. CCAE Theatricals is a professional, Equity theatre company. "THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com Book by CRAIG LUCUS Music and Lyrics by ADAM GUETTEL Produced by arrangement with Turner Entertainment Co. Owner of the original motion picture “Light In The Piazza” Based on the novel by Elizabeth Spencer. California Center for the Arts, Escondido is on Facebook

The move could help Senate Democrats advance more federal judges for confirmation. Feinstein, the oldest member of Congress, hasn't cast a vote since Feb. 16.

Last month San Diego State renamed its East Commons mall in honor of Charles Bell, a mathematician and the first tenured Black professor at SDSU.

A court spokeswoman provided no explanation and the case hasn't been dismissed.

Sidelined by the pandemic, the Dakar Biennale is back. The theme of this year's festival is "Ĩ Ndaffa" — meaning "out of the fire," as artists forge bold visions of the world.