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Workshop for a New Year Kadomatsu Kokedama! Sake is served!! Traditional Japanese new year Kadomatsu bring happiness to your house! Let's get together and make a wish for coming year 2022 full of happiness and prosperity. Date: 12/27 (Mon) 10:00am~ at Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park Fee: $65 for one group (Join with your family and friends/Admission to Japanese garden is not included in the ticket) Fee include all the materials needed to make one Kadomatsu kokedama decoration, instruction from Kokedama artist, and Sake to be cheers!! Kadomatsu is a decoration with three cut pieces of bamboo and pine for the Japanese New Year’s holiday. After Christmas, you will see this decoration at the entrances of houses and buildings in Japan. It is the land mark for the Shinto deity Toshigami-sama, to enter your home. In Japan, it has believed that Toshigami-sama comes to each family to bring happiness on New Year’s day. However, the deity only visits when he is invited. The kadomatsu decorations take on the role of sign at an entrance to welcome the deity. We will have a good time at Japanese garden with family and friends. Bring as many family member or friends to join this event. Looking forward to see you there! Kanako Yamada

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Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 at 9:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / Stream now with KPBS Passport! A multi-dimensional portrait of Penny Cooper, a celebrated criminal defense attorney, art collector, supporter of female artists, and protector of the underdog. Cooper's life brims with stories mirroring the profound changes in our country from the 1940s to the present. The film is a collection of these moments as told by Cooper and the people who have been impacted by her dynamic spirit.

We are excited to welcome audiences back to the AVO Playhouse! You will want to bring the entire family to enjoy the holiday classic "Miracle on 34th Street", performed in the style of a live 1940s era radio broadcast. About the play —When a department store Santa claims he’s the real Kris Kringle, his case gets taken all the way to the Supreme Court, and a little girl’s belief makes the difference in the ‘miracle.’ With live Foley effects and a score of holiday carols, "Miracle on 34th Street" is a beloved musical that will melt even the most cynical of hearts. Adapted from the 1947 Lux Radio Broadcast by Lance Arthur Smith. Original lyrics, music and arrangements by Jon Lorenz. Directed and choreographed by Colleen Kollar Smith. Music Director Jon Lorenz. You can enjoy the beloved holiday classic from December 3 through December 23 on the following schedule: • Thursdays and Fridays at 7 p.m. • Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. • Sundays at 2 p.m. Get tickets here! General admission: $47 Student and senior admission: $45 Military admission: $43 Admission for ages 12 and under: $37 For more information, please visit moonlightstage.com/shows-tickets/miracle-on-34th-street-a-musical-radio-play or call (760) 639-6199.

We're beyond stoked to release our collaboration beer with Saint Archer Brewing, S'More Than a Feeling Stout, inspired by the sugar-free s'mores muffin we created to benefit San Diego-based non-profit, Hiking My Feelings. Join us for the official beer and muffin release, and an intimate acoustic performance at Saint Archer Brewing featuring Karim Israel of Arise Roots, Nicholas Dell, and Tomboyce Avenue. This is a benefit concert for Hiking My Feelings, a San Diego-based nonprofit on a mission to improve community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature. Since 2018, founders Sydney and Barry Williams have hosted more than 300 events around the US and have helped thousands of people find healing in nature through their online programs and in-person events. Our benefit show will take place on Thursday, December 9 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Saint Archer Brewing Co. Get tickets here! $45 | Includes 1 S'More Than a Feeling Stout beer, 1 S'more Than a Feeling muffin, commemorative pin and sticker and live music. $30 add-on | Includes one signed copy of Hiking My Feelings: Stepping Into the Healing Power of Nature by Sydney Williams, founder and CEO of Hiking My Feelings, and one limited edition event poster, signed by the artists. $13 add-on | Includes dinner from Casanova Fish Tacos - 2 tacos, chips and salsa. For more information, please visit the event's Eventbrite page.

There isn't currently a Lyme disease vaccine on the U.S. market. Researchers are hoping to change that.

Engage in sparkle and wonder with Edge of Magic stories for the dark of the year. Members of Storytellers of San Diego wave a wand and create some online magic. Folktales, personal and original tales, and literary tales are told by Tania Yager of Twisted Heart Puppetworks "Krampus", Jim Dieckmann, Patchwork Players Patti Christensen and James Nelson-Lucas, musical storytelling by JT Moring, and hosted by Mindy Donner. In support of Eclipse Chocolate Bar & Bistro, South Park, open for earthly delights. Ages twelve and up. Date: Dec. 2, 2021 Time: 7:00pm-8pm Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information and zoom link registration please visit HERE!

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Dozier died at 81. As part of the songwriting team Holland-Dozier-Holland, he co-wrote dozens of hits, including "Baby Love," "Heat Wave" and "Reflections," helping to define the Motown sound.

NPR readers share their favorite tips on how to cope with heat without an air conditioner. Among the tips: take a shower with a sheet on, then wear it to bed.