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Start practicing your paper airplane folding now because Ben Folds is bringing his Paper Airplane Request tour to the Epstein Family Amphitheater! Fans during each of the shows will be invited to launch their song requests to the stage via paper airplanes. Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation, the Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer has created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. For the past three decades, he’s toured as a pop artist, while also performing with some of the world’s greatest symphony orchestras. A New York Times Best Selling author and podcast host, Ben also composes for film, tv and theatre, guest stars in films and TV, and serves as the Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC. A longtime advocate for arts and music education funding, Ben launched a music education charitable initiative in his native state of North Carolina entitled “Keys For Kids,” which provides funds and keyboards to existing nonprofits that provide free or affordable music lessons to interested school-age children. On the national level, he’s active as a member of Americans For The Arts and the Arts Action Fund. For more information visit: artpower.ucsd.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

13 states got the greenlight to add work requirements during the first Trump Administration, but courts halted those plans. Now that Trump is back in the White House, some states are trying again.

President Trump named Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as the interim top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., to replace Ed Martin.

UPDATED SCHEDULE (with Swing Dance class before performance!): 3:30 PM: Gates Open 4 PM – 5 PM: Swing Dancing Class with Maria Caligigan and Michael Saltus 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM: Performance and Dancing by Besos Jazz Trio FREE (RSVP required) The Besos Jazz Trio has been stirring up audiences with vibrant performances of music and dance since 2017. These worldly performers are a study in balancing traditions. With roots in Mexican ballet folklorico, Claudia Gomez plays percussion and tap dances. Evona Wascinski, from Poland, brings a classical virtuosity to the upright bass. And Beston Barnett, a Nashville native, plays manouche guitar and sings in five languages. “We keep it loose but alive; we leave space for what each of us does best,” says Wascinski. Together, they improvise, sing, and dance their way through an eclectic stew of swing tunes and sambas, boleros and musettes. Besos Jazz Trio on Facebook / Instagram

On view now! Front Porch Gallery, in collaboration with Surfing Madonna Oceans Project, announces the fourth annual “Save the Ocean” art and poetry exhibition. This exhibit features a diverse array of mediums that explore our relationship to the ocean, and environmental stewardship. The exhibition will be on display through Feb. 29, 2024. Gallery Hours: Wednesday - Friday 11 a.m. - 5 p.m., and Saturday from Noon - 4 p.m. RELATED EXHIBIT EVENT: Super Wave, Saturday, Feb. 17 from Noon - 2 p.m. at Front Porch Gallery Front Porch Gallery on Facebook

The City of Encinitas will present work by artist Juan Flores. This is Mr. Flores’ first post-pandemic exhibition. Mr. Flores’ works show an optimistic conceptual approaches that, at times, reflect a seascape, a feeling, a memory, or a dream. Many of his paintings depict Encinitas and North San Diego beaches images. The artist uses intense colors to make vanishing memories vivid images and recapture a fading dream or a distant event. This imagery recreates the past in a light somewhere between the real and the surreal. At other times the artist paints the ocean as seen by the surfer floating on the water, waiting for the next wave. The image recreates the feeling of distance from the shore and the dance between sky and sea. Other times the sea is shown in a moody light during the early morning or in the twilight before complete nightfall. Many of his paintings include his dog Louie….find Louie!

The group exhibition How We Gather investigates the notion and enactment of solidarity across various contemporary artists’ practices through the lens of the pandemic. Opening Party Saturday October 7th, 2 - 6 p.m., featuring a new commission by Elana Mann and Sharon Chohi Kim, performed by the San Diego New Verbal Workshop at 4 p.m. Taco catering 2 - 4 p.m., open bar 2 - 6 p.m. Park at Scholars Parking Lot. Participating Artists: Zarouhie Abdalian, Adelita Husni-Bey, Pia Camil, Cog•nate Collective, Kimi Hanauer, Susan Jahoda and Caroline Woolard, Elana Mann, noé olivas, Nina Sarnelle and Selwa Sweidan, Alice Yuan Zhang For more information visit: mandevilleartgallery.ucsd.edu

To celebrate their 20th anniversary, Hullabaloo is performing their final show at San Diego Botanic Garden’s Dickinson Family Education Amphitheatre starting at 2 p.m., with a portion of proceeds going to Feeding San Diego! Hullabaloo has been making music for kids and families for two decades, performing all across the country at large festivals and tiny backyard parties. Before the show, join a pre-party crafting session from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. outside the Dickinson Family Education Conservatory. Get creative with tissue paper and pipe cleaners to create flowers that will last forever. Reserve your tickets now to join in on the fun and congratulate Hullabaloo for 20 amazing years! San Diego Botanic Garden on Facebook / Instagram

There's new tariffs on almost everything that is imported. Some of that increased cost is being eaten by exporters in other countries, but a lot of the higher prices are being picked up by Americans, who are seeing it in their receipts.

Republicans want to change or reduce key social safety net programs that provide health care, food benefits and financial assistance for millions of children.