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Celebrate summer with the sounds of local music during InterContinental San Diego’s 2023 Summer Sunset Live Music Series every Saturday through September 2 from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. hosted at Layover, the hotel’s aviation themed rooftop bar and lounge. Throughout the series, guests will enjoy live music from a talented selection of local artists performing on the rooftop lounge, set alongside unparalleled sunset views over the San Diego Bay along with Layover’s signature cocktails. Guests will also enjoy additional brand enhancements from handpicked drink partners including tasting tables, additional swag, visits from brand ambassadors and more. Upcoming performances include: Jul 15: Groove to the Island-Style reggae beats of Mario Marauak with beverage partner Coronado Brewing Salty Crew. Jul 22: Enjoy your favorite pop, classic rock, and R&B songs with Johnny Martin along with beverage partner Tanqueray. Jul 29: Get transported back to the 70s/80s with Tikitronic, a two-man retro Tiki lounge act and sip on a drink from beverage partner Cutwater Spirits. Aug 5: The soulful sounds of songbird Helena Holleran who draws influence from Rnb, Soul, Jazz, Latin, Afrobeat, and Reggae; inspiring an undeniable groove, infectious swing, sweet songbird-soul melodies, along with beverage partner Volcan Tequila. Aug 12: Groove to the Island-Style reggae beats of Mario Marauak and his 4-piece band with beverage partner Don Julio. Aug 19: Enjoy your favorite pop, classic rock, and R&B songs with Johnny Martin along with beverage partner Volcan Tequila. Aug 26: Turn back time and relive the funky 80s with DJ Rue and beverage partner Karl Strauss Brewing. Sep 2: Groove to the Island-Style reggae beats of Mario Marauak and his 4-piece band with beverage partner Old Harbor Spirits.

Large chains like Panera and P.F. Chang's as well as neighborhood hangouts are increasingly experimenting with the subscription model as a way to ensure steady revenue and customer visits.

California's Premiere Viking Festival Celebrates 20 Years! Vista Viking Festival to make a triumphant return. Visitors can mingle with Vikings and the Norse Gods at the Living History Viking Village, Marketplace, and Festival. Featuring live entertainment including Highland Way, The Silk Button Butchers, and straight out of Denmark - KRAUKA. Norway Hall, the Sons of Norway Norge Lodge, and the Norwegian Fish Club Odin are proud to once again present the Vista Viking Festival, on September 17 & 18, 2022. Visit living, early Viking Encampments featured throughout our grounds. Reenactment guilds such as the ArchDuchy of Brandenburg, the Celtic Norse, Drafn, the Guardians of Midgard, the Red Hand, Vesterfolk, and the Wolves of Odin, bring our Viking Village to life with authentic daily activities. Blacksmithing, fiber arts, fine metalworking, and freshly baked bread from our Viking oven. The Viking Marketplace will be filled with merchants offering Viking wares, and treasures brought back from across the seas -- swords, knives, helms, shields, drinking horns, jewelry, and more. Get yourself outfitted to cosplay Viking. Or just take home a treasure or two to remember the day. Marketplace, food vendors have sausages, Swedish meatballs, Norwegian cookies, and exotic foods featuring Fresh Lefsa and Krumkake. Exciting Viking Battles will be fought on our list field. Brave Viking Warriors travel from abroad to compete on our battlefield. Cheer on your favorite champions as they meet in one on one combat and wild group melees. We have the premiere Viking Weapons Range on the West Coast! Boasting Archery, Axe, and Spear Throwing Lanes. Our expert instructors have decades of experience and will train you in skills that last a lifetime. Odin’s Forge, our working Blacksmith Shop, will be fired up and making new tools, weapons and hardware. Our experienced Smith Managers and Crew will demonstrate why Blacksmiths were a vital part of Viking Age society. Both our Odin Stage, and Loki Stage feature live music and entertainment that will take you back to the time of the Vikings. Featuring some of the area's best Celtic and Folk rock groups, and other surprise entertainers. Make Viking Festival history by participating in one of our signature competitions! To test the strength. The Viking Log Toss. Further hone your Viking skills for the Battle Cry, Horn Blowing, and Beard contests. Be sure to catch the World Famous Fish Fling competition. On Saturday, stay after sunset for the spectacular Flaming Axe Throw. At Norway Hall, our Heritage Hall, experience Scandinavian history, genealogy, culture, cooking, craft, and Fiber Arts demonstrations. Shop for handicrafts, snacks, and souvenirs from The Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge, the Sons of Norway Norge Lodge, and The Balboa Park House of Norway. For the thirsty, Find a selection of fine Mead, Beer, and Spirits, including Aquavit at Odin’s Bar. In our Beer and Meading Place, we have our popular 'Meet the Brewmasters' event. Featuring some of San Diego's and the regions best micro-brews, and fine Viking Meads, some crafted especially for the Viking Festival. KidZone for the little Vikings. The wee ones can paint their own shields and swords. There will be crafts, music lessons, face painting, games, and the learning-fun Rune Quest game. Located at 2006 East Vista Way. Vista, CA. 92084. Vista Viking Festival on Facebook

On our must-see list this month: visual art by Andrea Chung at MCASD La Jolla, Shinpei Takeda at Oceanside Museum of Art, Fernando Casasempere at San Diego Museum of Art, Cheryl Sorg at Mesa College Art Gallery and Mark di Suvero at Tasende Gallery.

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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said he sent House Speaker Nancy Pelosi a letter expressing his concerns after she vowed to codify the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

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Never tasteless, never boring and definitely not just for vegetarians, tofu is an exciting ingredient—and guest chef Bonnie Chung, author of the cookbooks “Tofu Tasty” and “Miso Tasty,” is here to showcase three easy, imaginative and inspiring tofu dishes. Each dish is designed to show you the many textures of tofu, from crispy to creamy to silky, as well as its versatility from breakfast to dinner and dessert. All the dishes are vegetarian or vegan and full of flavor, and Bonnie answer all your questions on how to choose, cook and handle tofu. What’s on the menu: • Crispy Oat Flake Salt & Pepper Tofu • Chili Turmeric Scramble Tofu • Raspberry Tofu Chocolate Mousse Date | Sunday, January 23 from 9 a.m. to 10:15 p.m. Location | Online Register here! Admission is $25 per person, plus fees. This cooking class is brought to ou by Milk Street Cooking School. For more information, please visit the class' official Eventbrite page or email cookingschool@177milkstreet.com.