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On Saturday, March 22, 2025, the Escondido Union School District and the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Foundation will present the 13th annual smART Festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido (340 N. Escondido Blvd). The event is free and open to the public. Each year, the Center dedicates its Museum and Center Theater to celebrating the creativity of local youth, showcasing the impact of its long-standing partnership with the Escondido Union School District in bringing arts education to schools. This vibrant community festival highlights student achievements in the visual and performing arts. Artwork from students across all 24 Escondido Union schools will be on display, with two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces featured in the Museum. Meanwhile, the Center Theater will host youth dance and music performances throughout the day.

Each year, letter carriers across the country head out on their routes on the second Saturday in May to collect donations of non-perishable food items to benefit local food pantries. Since launching in 1993, the National Association of Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive has grown into the nation’s largest one-day food drive, helping to fill the shelves of food banks in cities and towns throughout the United States. The need is great, but you can help. We invite you to join letter carriers and our partner organizations in the fight to end hunger in our communities by participating in the annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive. Simply leave your donation of non-perishable food in a bag near your mailbox on the second Saturday in May, and your letter carrier will do the rest. Stamp Out Hunger on Facebook / X

Amazing Incredible Tales is a fully improvised, HIGHLY interactive live superhero comic book, made up on the spot from start to finish based on audience suggestions. Catch the action at OTC’s Studio 219 (219 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA), where anything can happen in this one-of-a-kind storytelling experience! Oceanside Theatre Company on Facebook / Instagram

Featuring Casamigos Tequila Clooney welcome margaritas will be served upon arrival, setting the tone for an exquisite dining experience. Dinner opens with an aguachile, Mexican white shrimp marinated in zesty chiles serranos, cilantro, fresh lime juice, onions and cucumbers, followed by a tropical salad served with mangos, grapes, oranges and avocados tossed in a mango chipotle dressing; and your entrée choice of either spicy chile campanas; two stuffed red bell peppers, one with sauteed shrimp, serrano chiles and salsa verde, and the other with grilled chicken, chiles and diablo salsa, tequila lime salmon, pan seared and baked pacific salmon drizzled with the famous tequila lime sauce and served with chipotle mashed potatoes; or classic carne asada a la tampiqueña, grilled tender carne asada topped with grilled onions and roasted mild green chiles, accompanied by a spinach and vegetable enchilada covered in salsa verde. Wrap it up with an apple chimichanga covered in caramel sauce. The dishes are accompanied by blanco, reposado and añejo tequilas. Tickets are $75 per person plus tax and gratuity. Visit: https://www.casaguadalajara.com/ Casa Guadalajara on Facebook / Instagram

The graduating class of Pretty Funny People will bring their funniest bits to the stage at the Comedy Store in La Jolla along with hosts Lina Green and Lisa Sundtedt. Early bird tickets $15. $25 at the door. Bring your ID. Pretty Funny Women on Instagram

Palestinians were shot dead during a food distribution on Saturday at a center run by a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group in southern Gaza, hospital officials said.

New York police said the 61-year-old man was wearing a large metal chain that caused him to be "drawn into the machine." The FDA warns that MRI scans create a "strong, static magnetic field."

A couple embarrassed to be caught cuddling on the big screen at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts sent the internet into a frenzy. It's not the first time kiss cams have caused mishaps at stadium events.

A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people.

Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a formal request to release grand jury testimony related to Jeffrey Epstein. But the president continues to distance himself from the late, disgraced financier.