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A new Pynchon! A Tim Curry memoir! A 600-page doorstopper from a reclusive writer (not named Thomas Pynchon)! The fall is stacked with big book releases. Here's what we're particularly excited for.

Kick off your weekend with a bite-sized happy hour version of our renowned Studio Arts workshops. Abstract Painting Immerse yourself in loose and lively, gestural, and large expressive paintings to create a mood, dream, or emotion. All levels of experience are encouraged to participate. OMA provides food, drinks, and supplies; all you have to do is get yourself out of work, grab your friends, and have fun! Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram and Facebook

World Day for Cultural Diversity, celebrated on May 21, highlights the richness of different cultures and promotes intercultural understanding. Join us for an exciting afternoon of arts and crafts, music and dance. The Creativity Suitcase will showcase hands-on art activities where you can explore diverse artistic traditions from around the world. This event will also feature vibrant music and dance performances, creating a space for people to appreciate and connect through cultural expressions. Visit: https://library.carlsbadca.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/14645/17770

Join us for Studio Arts, when OMA transforms into an artist’s studio, offering skill-building workshops led by distinguished professor and arts educator Robin Douglas. “Multiple Energetic Drawing and Painting Techniques” Spend this studio exploring wet and dry media exercises with pen, ink, charcoal, markers, and watercolors on a variety of surfaces. There will be many still-life and model options to inspire. Create final imagery utilizing your experimental drawings and paintings. A break for lunch and a relaxed discussion will occur at midday. Please bring your own bagged lunch or feel free to visit one of the restaurants close by on our provided list. Space is limited. Register today! Visit: https://evergreen.humanitru.com/web/campaigns/oceanside-museum-of-art~studio-arts-w-robin-douglas?tab_5151=id%3A22689 Oceanside Museum of Art on Instagram and Facebook

This Mental Health Awareness Month, join us for creativity as self-care. Voices of Our City Choir invites you to experience how music and art become lifelines—tools for mental wellness, community building, and hope. Through live performance, storytelling, and visual art, witness how our choir members reclaim joy, voice, and healing. Come be moved. Come be inspired. Come and play! Be a part of: • participating in a songwriting activity with Voices’ facilitators • meeting the producers of our podcast Sounds of the Sidewalk and share your own voice for a future episode • exploring a showcase of art created by members of Voices • individual and in-community art-making opportunities • participating in an improv workshop Behind The Music culminates on a high note with a soul-stirring concert sing-along inside St. Paul’s Cathedral. This is more than a music event— it’s a celebration of resilience, community, and the healing power of song and art. Tickets are $35 each. Children welcome — kids under 10 are free. 100% of ticket sales go directly to the transformational programming of Voices of Our City. For more information email info@voicesofourcity.org, call (619) 738-1232 or visit voicesofourcity.org Visit: https://www.voicesofourcity.org/event-details/behind-the-music-how-voices-of-our-city-intersects-creativity-and-mental-health Voices of Our City Choir on Instagram and Facebook

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Weekend Edition puzzle master Will Shortz and WFAE listener, Sarah Garber of Cornelius, North Carolina.

Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. on KPBS TV. Melbourne, Australia, known as one of the world's "most livable cities," has a rich history as a gold rush town and has now become a mecca for artists and foodies. After a walk down the picturesque Yarra River, she attends a match of the Women's Australian Football League then travels to the breathtaking Yarra Valley and encounters kangaroos, wallabies, and koalas.

The company behind ChatGPT is converting to a for-profit company and settling an investigation by California’s attorney general. Experts and advocates say the company could still exploit its charitable roots.

As it seeks to add safeguards for teens, Meta has already promised it wouldn’t show inappropriate content to teens, such as posts about self-harm, eating disorders or suicide, though this does not always work.

On his story-of-the-year album The Boy Who Played the Harp, the gifted Londoner puts an eye on the human casualties of fame and success.