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Join us from March 13-16 for an exciting lineup of special performances, featuring guest acts on March 15 and 16! Come see new attractions, including a wall of lanterns and community art. Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day of including activities in our children's area! Sample a variety of cultural food, or delicious beverages in the popular beer and sake garden, nestled in the lower garden. Don’t miss the chance to shop from our amazing local vendors in the upper garden, and then take a leisurely stroll through the cherry blossom grove. It’s the perfect way to celebrate spring! It is the 20th anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum! Visit: www.niwa.org/cbw Japanese Friendship Garden on Facebook / Instagram

DHS official Tricia McLaughlin pushed back on claims that the Trump administration is ignoring due process, saying it is "going to look different" based on legal status or alleged gang affiliation.

Caring for a pet can be expensive but there are some free and cheap resources that can help.

The Athenaeum Music & Arts Library and Murals of La Jolla present Michael Mercil as he gives attendees an inside look on his career, process, recent projects, and 2023 mural ART IS GOOD FOR YOU, commissioned by Murals of La Jolla. The Ohio-based artist explores the realms of “the near, the low, the common” and incorporates an expansive number of mediums (drawing, painting, needlepoint, sculpture, landscape architecture, film, performance, teaching, and farming) in his art. Painted directly on-site, with a complementary color palette that pops, the text becomes a lively imperative to embrace art as a crucial and ubiquitous aspect of daily life. Mercil received a BFA from the Minneapolis College of Art & Design and an MFA from the University of Chicago. His work has been featured in many prominent institutions, including The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia; the DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, Massachusetts; The Living Culture Initiative in collaboration with Ann Hamilton at OSU; The Beanfield, The Virtual Pasture, and Site set-aside projects at Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus; and the Art Market™, an ongoing, Columbus-based studio project. Mercil’s talk begins at 6:30 p.m. and is preceded by at reception at 6 p.m. Stay Updated with Athenaeum Music & Arts Library! Facebook | Instagram | X

Celebrate love by the sea at The Marine Room, where elegant dining meets stunning oceanfront views. On Friday, February 14, from 4:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., guests can indulge in a specially curated four-course prix fixe menu, designed to delight your senses. With its iconic coastal setting, The Marine Room is the perfect backdrop for a night of love and indulgence. This Valentine’s Day dinner is priced at $165 per person with an optional $45 per person wine pairing. Cocktail and mocktail selections include the Passionate Paloma crafted with montelobos mezcal, pomegranate, passion fruit, ginger beer; French Kiss featuring Absolut vanilla, chambord, lemon, prosecco; or the spirit-free Noloma with grapefruit and agave, lime, hickory salt and Almond Fizz with cranberry juice, pineapple juice, orgeat syrup, lemon, and ginger. Turn the celebration into a romantic getaway by staying at the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club, where guests can relax and enjoy a dreamy oceanfront holiday weekend just steps away from The Marine Room. Visit: https://www.opentable.com/booking/experiences-availability?rid=23464&restref=23464&experienceId=408395&utm_source=external&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=shared&_ga=2.192799842.954347234.1737590623-1597459002.1735334790 The Marine Room on Instagram and Facebook

"Park-Way for a Day" is a proposal to temporarily close a portion of state Route 163 to cars and open it to pedestrians and cyclists with activities, food, art installations and music.

The new monument will be in Carlisle, Pa., on what was the campus of a school where about 7,800 children from more than 140 tribes were sent for assimilation between 1879 to 1918.

And Housing for All is an impressively comprehensive examination of homelessness in America by Maria Foscarinis, who has worked in homelessness advocacy for decades.

Join Palomar College's Pride Center for a free screening of the GLAAD-award winning "Kumu Hina: A Place in the Middle" (2014). The screening will take place on Palomar College's San Marcos campus in MD-157 on April 17 at 5:30 p.m. Synopsis: Imagine a world where a little boy can grow up to be the woman of his dreams, and a young girl can rise to become a leader among men. Welcome to Kumu Hina's Hawai'i. During a momentous year in her life in modern Honolulu, Hina Wong-Kalu, a native Hawaiian māhū, or transgender, teacher uses traditional culture to inspire a student to claim her place as leader of the school's all-male hula troupe. But despite her success as a teacher, Hina longs for love and a committed relationship. Will her marriage to a headstrong Tongan man fulfill her dreams? An incredible docu-drama that unfolds like a narrative film, "Kumu Hina" reveals a side of Hawai'i rarely seen on screen. RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/palomars-queer-film-series-kumu-hina-2014-tickets-1307033184439

When it comes to clearing homeless encampments, California cities are governed by a patchwork of very different policies.