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Steven Schick met and grew to know the venerable composer Chou Wen-chung at UC San Diego on the several occasions Chou was invited to San Diego by Schick’s colleague Roger Reynolds. Professor Chou was a champion of the music of Edgard Varèse and was himself one of the most important composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. The links between Professor Chou and the department strengthened over the years--Lei Liang on UC San Diego has been a steadfast friend and advocate of Professor Chou's music. After his death in 2019, Liang and Schick brought all of Professor Chou’s percussion instruments, including many that belonged to Varèse, to UC San Diego where they now comprise the core of a collection of historically important percussion instruments. Each year, a UC San Diego graduate student is commissioned for a new piece that uses or is inspired by the collection. This year, the newly commissioned pieces are by graduate students Jiyoung Ko and Myles Ortiz-Green. Also on the program are works by Schick’s UC San Diego colleague, Wilfrido Terrazas, and an old friend, Gabriela Ortiz. Visit: https://music-web.ucsd.edu/concerts/cms_index.php?i=804

Recommended for ages 2-5, this storytime program includes books, songs, games, and early literacy fun! A to-go craft will be provided at the end. Audience: Young children Location: Community Room Visit: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/mission-valley-library Mission Valley Branch Library on Facebook

The San Diego Public Library has partnered with the nonprofit Home Start to offer free basic tax return preparation to qualified individuals. Appointments are required! Call 211 to make an appointment or for more information. Audience: Adults Visit: https://www.sandiego.gov/public-library/locations/mission-valley-library Mission Valley Branch Library on Facebook

Immigration lawyers who have little experience with habeas corpus petitions are turning to informal networks and a software developer from Chicago to help them with their cases.

The council committee was considering reducing the downtown hourly special event rate from $10 to $5, shortening the enforcement window from six hours to five and limiting the special event parking zone to five blocks around Petco Park.

Karaoke Thursday’s officially return to ginger’s on February 5th with a Divas and Legends Party! Belt your heart out from 9 p.m. – midnight, and enjoy giveaways and cocktail specials throughout the evening. From Beyoncé to Michael, Usher to Mariah, the night promises to be a fun-filled celebration of music’s most iconic divas and legends. ginger’s is located at 600 Fifth Ave – just beneath barleymash. Visit: ginger's Ginger's Gaslamp on Instagram and Facebook

Utah's Great Salt Lake has been labeled an "environmental nuclear bomb" and it has the attention of the president of the United States.

Guitarist Peter Sprague loves jazz. But he also digs deep into musical history and unearths some sonic gems from the Beatles, Jimmy Webb and Brazil’s Antonio Carlos Jobim. For this concert, he connects with vocalist Allison Adams Tucker, pianist Danny Green, drummer Duncan Moore and bassist Mack Leighton for an evening of good sounds, good vibes and good times. The group recently released three albums: “All You Need Is Love” (Beatles songs), “Christmas Time Is Here” (holiday music) and “Peter Sprague Plays Jobim” (Brazilian music). Theirs is a vivid tour through three-dimensional jazz! CSUSM Students: FREE Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $5 Community: $10 Individuals with disabilities, who would like to attend this event, please call 760-750-8272 or email gjones@csusm.edu regarding any special accommodation needs. It is requested that individuals requiring auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify the event sponsor at least seven working days in advance. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/peter-sprague-group-feat-allison-adams-tucker-tickets-1981805877729 Peter Sprague on Facebook Allison Adams Tucker on Instagram and Facebook

Local organizers said the celebration is also an opportunity to learn more about preserving the nighttime environment

“Stories From Home” is a series of dances embodying the oral traditions of Nuevomexicano, Chicano and Mexican American communities in the American Southwest. Choreographer Yvonne Montoya and a diverse cast of dancers draw upon personal histories as well as stories of ancestral knowledge. “Stories From Home” is a vessel for personal and specific tales, while also offering a broader look at various cultural traditions throughout the Southwest. The work addresses themes such as the Bracero Program, the creation of the atomic bomb in Northern New Mexico and illness related to U.S. government projects, the loss of language because of 1940s Americanization programs, the experience of the Sephardim people during and after the Spanish Inquisition, family, love and querencia. An artist meet-and-greet will take place March 10 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Cross Cultural Center. CSUSM Students: FREE Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $5 Community: $10 Individuals with disabilities, who would like to attend this event, please call 760-750-8272 or email gjones@csusm.edu regarding any special accommodation needs. It is requested that individuals requiring auxiliary aids such as sign language interpreters and alternative format materials notify the event sponsor at least seven working days in advance. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/stories-from-home-tickets-1981610837358 CSUSM Cross Cultural Center on Instagram and Facebook