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Make a playful, plant predator with Amber’s Artistry! Wild snacks and story provided. Makes 1 planter. Good for an adult/child pair. $15 Members / $18 Non-Members *FUN ALERT!! attend 10am Family Yoga, then march over with the group to Dino & Animal Planters workshop. (Family Yoga is Free to Members, $12 per Non-member child & parent pair).

123 Andrés (pronounced uno, dos, tres Andrés) are Latin GRAMMY® Award-winning teaching artists who get kids and families excited about learning and moving together in Spanish and English! Families sing, dance, and sound out with Andrés and Christina as they compose an eclectic mix of sounds from all corners of Latin America. The husband-wife duo fuse folk-based rhythms like Vallenato and Champeta with upbeat pop, creating a winning combination for listeners of any age, featuring first-class musicianship and rich instrumentation. They will be performing live at The JAI on Saturday, February 12 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., as part of La Jolla Music Society's ConRAD Kids Series. Get tickets here! Adult admission: $28 Child admission: $18 For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/123-andres or call (858) 459-3728.

With warmth and candor, Eve Babitz chronicled the excesses of her native world in the 1960s and 1970s and became a cult figure to generations of readers.

In an interview with KPBS, Oscar Rendon detailed his accusation against Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, chair of the San Diego County Democratic Party.

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 at 11 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On demand now with the PBS Video App. Created by largely Puerto Rican, Cuban and African American youths living alongside each other in the 1960s, Boogaloo served as an authentic and vibrant cultural expression. this film explores a pivotal moment in '60s music history when blues, funk and traditional Caribbean rhythms were fused to define a new generation of urban Latinos.

Nancy Barnes, NPR's newsroom leader, announced her forthcoming departure as the network moves to create a new executive to oversee both the news and programming divisions.

From the organizers: This program celebrates San Diego Ballet's resident composers Gilbert Castellanos and Charles McPherson. Get swept away as Southern California’s hottest Jazz musicians accompany San Diego’s most acclaimed dance company live in this unique venue. This year’s offering will feature the world premieres of new works by both composers. Castellanos’ “Mi Tierra” (My Land) is a deeply personal rumination on the artists and places that formed him as a musician, while McPherson’s ebullient “Bird” pays tribute to arguably the most influential jazz innovator of our time, alto saxophonist Charlie “Yardbird” Parker. Tickets: Show + Dessert and Coffee Reception with Dancers and Musicians: $60 Show Only: $40 NOTE: Vaccination or Negative Covid Test Required. Negative PCR test within 72 before the event or Negative Rapid Test within 24 hours of the event. Masks required while indoors. Related links: San Diego Ballet on Instagram San Diego Ballet on Facebook Related stories: Influential: Charles McPherson's Playlist (KPBS music feature) Influential: Gilbert Castellanos' Playlist (KPBS music feature)

This weekend in the arts: Independent Bookstore Day, The Roustabouts Theatre, "Measurements of Progress," "The Barber of Seville" drive-in opera and pianist Christian Sands.

UC San Diego will be one of the sites for a national COVID-19 vaccine trial slated to begin Monday. Local sites are looking for more than 1,000 San Diegans to sign up. The trial is based on a vaccine prototype developed by Massachusetts-based Moderna Therapeutics. Plus, in San Diego, police officers are often the ones responding to mental health-related 911 calls. We’ll hear about a plan to change that. And, KPBS Arts Calendar Editor Julia Dixon Evans has a preview of this weekend’s top events, beyond Comic-Con@Home.

The David's Harp Foundation helps at-risk youth through the arts. The group's work got the attention of one of the richest people in the world.