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Ahead of Mother's Day, we're bringing awareness to challenges faced by Black working mothers. Plus, how to navigate feelings of grief and loss tied to Mother's Day.

Mainly Mozart, home to the largest gathering of concertmasters and principal players in the United States through the highly acclaimed Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra, has announced a new chamber music series to launch in Fall 2024 at Fairbanks Ranch Country Club. The “Sommelier Concertmasters Series” promises guests a unique opportunity to “taste what you hear” and will feature the concertmasters of the Philadelphia Orchestra, Dallas Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic, paired with top sommeliers. The third and final concert in the series showcases LA Phil Concertmaster and Mainly Mozart favorite Martin Chalifour – who first performed with the Mainly Mozart All-Star Orchestra Festival in its inaugural year in 1989. Chalifour will be accompanied by pianist Steven Vanhauwaert featuring works by Dvorak, Brahms and Ravel. The wines will be curated by Marino Monferrato - the official Maître D'hôtel of Chef Gordon Ramsay's hit Fox show "Hell's Kitchen." 6 p.m. Welcome Reception and Silent Auction 6:30 p.m. Discussion with the sommelier led by Chef Claudia Sandoval 7 p.m. Concert. Wine will be poured between musical selections, and sommeliers and musicians will illustrate the connection of the wine to the pieces being performed. PROGRAM: Bach: Sonata in B flat major Dvorak: Romantic Pieces op. 75 Lalo: Symphonie espagnole op. 21 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (arr. Kochanski) Dvorak: Slavonic Dance in E minor No. 2 Brahms: Hungarian Dance in D minor No. 2 Tickets: Single concert tickets begin at $125 and tables of four begin at $1,000. Tickets can be purchased online at https://www.mainlymozart.org/wine.

The attack marks a major escalation in the burgeoning war between Iran and Israel and came despite years of promises by President Trump to keep the U.S. from entering another Middle East conflict.

For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

At least three residents were killed in the Enderlin area by a tornado on Friday night after storms hit North Dakota and Minnesota.

One of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s, Kaye was listed alongside the late record producer Thom Bell and the late pianist Nicky Hopkins as inductees in the Musical Excellence category.

Meanwhile, at Little Fish Comic Book Studio... As always, you can look forward to the promise of comics, good conversation, and of course donuts! Our large library of comic books and graphic novels has just about a little of everything for everyone, so please feel free to peruse our stacks. We also have a large amount of free comic books and graphic novels for attendees to go through and take home. And did we mention that this event is FREE! Feel free to bring friends, family, and of course delicious snacks if you’re so inclined. Pooches are welcome too! We have plenty of parking in the parking lot behind the studio. WHO: You! WHAT: Little Fish Comic Savvy! WHEN: Friday, August 23rd, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Little Fish Comic Book Studio, 6822B El Cajon BLVD., San Diego, CA 92115 Visit: https://www.lilfish.us/ Little Fish Comic Book Studio on Instagram and Facebook

Single women are putting their own twist on holiday cards. Here are a few of their stories.

More than 100 people in San Diego County have died this flu season, health experts explain what makes this flu deadly. Then, one South Bay city is looking to build new housing on city-owned land. And a Carlsbad church is challenging Democratic Rep. Mike Levin over his vote in support of the Laken Riley Act.

Israel has begun allowing food into Gaza. Most of the supplies go to GHF, which operates food distribution points. A trickle of aid goes to the U.N. and humanitarian groups. Both systems are mired in chaos.