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2025 NPR Tiny Desk Contest winner Ruby Ibarra and The Balikbayans blend hip-hop, jazz, spoken word, and Filipino musical traditions in a performance rooted in identity, resilience, empowerment, and community. Through multilingual lyricism and live arrangements, they explore stories of heritage, belonging, and hope.

First, following another fatal plane crash over the weekend, we check in how things might have gone differently at San Diego International. Then, the extreme heat warning continues across the county. Also, student homelessness is on the rise across California. And, some local agencies are gathering to defend the Head Start program.

The Coronado Island Film Festival (CIFF) will return to the star-studded shores of Coronado, California, Wednesday, Nov. 4 through Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. The event will feature five days of narrative features, documentaries, short films, and Oscar-contending titles on an island just over the bridge from San Diego. Alongside the screenings, CIFF will hold panels, filmmaker Q&As, and various parties across a revue of Coronado’s best locations. CIFF’s renowned ShortsFest Exhibition regularly hosts BAFTA- and Oscar-nominated shorts, while the main slate has previously featured award-winning films like “Sentimental Value,” “Dead Man’s Wire,” “Train Dreams,” “A Real Pain,” “Flow,” “Sing Sing,” “CODA,” “Nomadland,” and “Roma,” among others. A highlight of the festival remains the Leonard Maltin Industry Tribute Awards, which will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Held in the classic Crown Room at the Hotel del Coronado and hosted by celebrated film critic and historian Leonard Maltin, the Tribute Awards highlight icons and visionaries whose careers have shaped the filmmaking industry. Honorees span the full craft, from actors and directors to screenwriters, costume designers, music editors, and stunt professionals who traditionally work outside the spotlight. Last year, two honorees (Delroy Lindo and Deborah L. Scott) went on to receive Academy Award nominations. Additional past awardees include Alexandre Desplat, Andy Garcia, Beau Bridges, Chloé Zhao, Cloris Leachman, Diane Ladd, Diane Warren, Geena Davis, Kris Bowers, Richard Dreyfuss, and more. Since its first festival in 2016, CIFF has become a destination for filmmakers and cinephiles alike, blending laid-back Southern California charm with sophisticated, awards-season programming. Events are presented across beautiful venues throughout the island, including the iconic Hotel del Coronado, a longtime Hollywood favorite and the festival’s presenting sponsor, with screenings at the Village Theater in downtown Coronado. With its intimate atmosphere and strong industry ties, CIFF offers a unique opportunity to celebrate storytelling, connect with creators, and experience cinema at its most meaningful. Festival passes for CIFF 2026 are available now. For tickets, programming updates, and more, visit coronadofilmfest.com. Follow CIFF on Instagram (@coronadofilmfestival), Facebook (@CoronadoIslandFilmFest), and X (@coronadofilm).

Create your own unique grater & spoons! Tuesdays, June 30 & July 14, from 6-8:30 p.m. Ages 15+ welcome! In this 2-part series, students will learn the basics of handbuilding to create functional and fun pieces. Working with mid-fire clay, we will explore handbuilding forms and decorative techniques to create one of a kind ceramic garlic graters & spoons. Students will create and build their pieces in the first class and glaze their creations in the second class. Students will learn the art of glazing, with many decorative techniques. Students will be able to utilize a wide array of glazes and colors in this course. Beginners welcome! All materials provided. Additional optional materials available via the instructor for a fee. We recommend that each student bring an apron to wear and an older towel or a cloth rag. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available • Homeschool funds accepted • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

The Midnight Pine, founded by Shelbi Bennett and Alfred Howard in 2011, will perform its second album in its entirety Friday at the Music Box.

The annual "anything goes" performing arts festival featured more than 4,200 performances this year. These are the ones we're still talking about.

Exploring the space between order and imagination, where the inner life resists control and remains beautifully alive, Hee Jung Kwon's paintings place small, quietly expressive figures within structured systems that attempt to define and contain. In this in-between space, emotion endures -- playful, vulnerable, and profoundly human. Join us for a reception and meet the artist! Audience: All ages Location: Community Room Hee Jung Kwon on Instagram

According to the district, teachers, coaches and staff supervising outdoor activities — ranging from athletics to recess — will "closely monitor weather conditions and students throughout the day."

This event will feature a conversation between guests from San Diego’s art and civic community followed by audience table conversations. Join us for the KPBS One Small Step Experience Event! KPBS presents One Small Step in partnership with StoryCorps. This initiative brings people with different beliefs and backgrounds together for a conversation - not about politics - but to get to know each other as people. The KPBS One Small Step Experience event will feature a respectful conversation between our special guests from San Diego’s art and philanthropic communities followed by audience table conversations where you can discuss and share your own viewpoints. Tuesday, June 23, 2026 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Doors open, check in and reception (light refreshments) 5:50 p.m. Program Location: KPBS: 5200 Campanile Drive, San Diego 92182 Special guest participants: Bob Lehman, Executive Director, San Diego ART Matters Grant Oliphant, CEO and President, Prebys Foundation Audience table conversations will be facilitated by the National Conflict Resolution Center. Learn more about KPBS’ One Small Step program at KPBS.org/OneSmallStep Public Matters is an initiative of KPBS, inewsource and Voice of San Diego. These three independent, non-profit journalism organizations are sharing content, conversation, and events that ensure all San Diegans understand their opportunity to participate in the democratic process and that it means more than voting in an election. The KPBS One Small Step program is a part of the Public Matters initiative. Public Matters is generously funded by Irwin and Joan Jacobs.

The fields, open to the public during non-school hours, are popular for recreation, including dog walking and play. However, school staff said some dog owners do not clean up after their pets, creating an unsanitary situation.