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Film Forum Coronado: "The Purple Rose of Cairo" Free Film and Discussion for Adults in the Winn Room Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. Wednesday, August 21 at 6 p.m. “The Purple Rose of Cairo” (1985, PG, 82 min) - Woody Allen’s intoxicating comic reflection on the magical allure of the silver screen. The movie’s dashing leading actor (Jeff Daniels) steps down from the screen and into the arms of a depression-era housewife (Mia Farrow) whose world is transformed by romance and adventure. Co-stars Diane Wiest and Van Johnson.

FILM FORUM CORONADO: “The Cassandra Cat (When the Cat Comes)" Wednesday, August 7 at 6 p.m. Free Film and Discussion for Adults in the Winn Room Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 The Coronado Public Library, in partnership with the Friends of the Coronado Public Library and the Coronado Island Film Festival, presents FILM FORUM CORONADO, taking place the first and third Wednesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the library's Winn Room. Film expert Ralph DeLauro provides a brief introduction to each film and leads a discussion afterwards, often including pointers about how lighting or camera angles contribute to a scene’s mood or propel the story. Wednesday, August 7 at 6 p.m. - “The Cassandra Cat (When the Cat Comes)” (1963, G, 104 min) Eye-popping, surrealistic and subversive. A traveling circus and it’s magical, sunglasses-wearing feline mascot arrive in a provincial Czech town and expose the virtues, vices and desires of its unruly inhabitants. Czech with English subtitles.

Margaret Atwood knows that she scares people. She opens up about that perception and also reflects on the bad advice she's received in her career and how she takes vengeance.

Join San Diego Children's Discovery Museum for an after-hours event and watch the Museum transform to host hands-on activity booths featuring science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math (STREAM)! Saturday, August 10 | 5:00pm - 7:30pm General admission - $15 | Museum members - $10 Through hands-on activity booths and an endless amount of fun, children will learn about: Animals and biodiversity with Biology Through Art Aerodynamics with Fleet Science Center Physics of golf with San Diego Pop Up Mini Golf Hands-on ocean science with Ocean Connectors Archaeology with San Diego Archeological Center Satellites with Sally Ride Science Program Science of scent Electrical engineering with Snap Circuits Nano Materials Plus, you won’t want to miss a special dry ice presentation by Science Guys of San Diego! Conducting science experiments is hard work! Be sure to enjoy the food truck, Taco Spot and Cabetos Pops for a sweet treat.

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The Wicker Man and Midsommar. It is perfect, spooky, autumnal viewing.

Your little one is having a meltdown at the park. Everyone is looking at you. What do you do? A psychologist offers parents advice on how to help their kid (and themselves) navigate the chaos.

Embodied Pacific is described as "blending art and science into one unique experience," allowing visitors to explore Scripps and Indigenous science through the eyes of artists.

Remnants of Hurricane Helene shut down a North Carolina factory that supplies critical IV fluids to hospitals across the country. There's no timeline for when production will resume at the facility.

“Rap Diego,” a new 12-episode podcast by KPBS, shares the history of San Diego’s underground rap movement that would spring countless musical acts and create a subculture that would eventually become mainstream and influential on music and people around the world. The first three episodes are available on October 4, 2024.

NPR visits the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in Oak Creek, where a white supremacist mass shooting took place 12 years ago.