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Third Sunday Craft is a monthly gathering of creative writers that fosters support, inspiration, and community. More than craft classes, Third Sunday Craft will help you construct and sustain a writing practice. New focus topics for each session will challenge writers to explore and expand their craft. Generative writing prompts will encourage you to grow and learn in exciting new ways. Sharing your work within a safe, supportive community will help you discover and strengthen your voice. Finally, with the goal of fostering supportive accountability, each session will conclude with a writer’s intentions for the month. February: Scenes, Sequences and Acts: The goal of this class is to introduce writers to the importance of using scenes in our narratives. Basic scene architecture will be explored, as well as the criticality of showing and not telling, when we write. Scenes are often coupled together to form a ‘sequel’ and sequels are combined to form the ‘act’. We will explore all 3 of these story design principles. Stay Connected with San Diego Writers, Ink! Facebook | Instagram | X

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Columbian Exchange: the Positives,” with Barbara Baxter, at 10:30 a.m. January 20 in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library. How did Christopher Columbus’ voyage to the New World in 1492 change the American cuisine? Barbara will describe and illustrate how important the transfer of animals, grains, spices and more greatly influenced the cuisines of the New and Old Worlds. Barbara Baxter is a popular Culinary Historians of San Diego presenter. Her main interest is in wine, whose history is naturally interlinked with food. After studying wine at Paris’ University of Sorbonne, she continued her study of its history. Barbara has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, and has lectured at many museums and UC universities in California. The event will be followed by a tasting and chat with Barbara B Stay Connected on Facebook

CINEMA SOCIETY of San Diego Winter Film Festival: GREATEST HITS (Vol 2) Selected Wednesdays, once a month from November through April at 7 p.m. Cinema Under the Stars 4040 Goldfinch Street San Diego, CA 92103 (Limited Seating Available) Film Schedule: Wednesday, February 28 at 7 p.m. “THE PATRIARCH” (MAHANA) (New Zealand, 103 minutes) From the author of "The Whale Rider", a tale of family rivalry and reconciliation, set against the stunning backdrop of rural New Zealand in the 1960s.In English and Maori. Wednesday, March 13 at 7 p.m. “THE WORLD IS BIG AND SALVATION LURKS AROUND THE CORNER” (Bulgaria, 110 minutes) This sweet intergenerational drama about an amnesiac helped toward recovery by his charismatic grandfather encompasses over 30 years of social and identity crises, with backgammon as a metaphor for life. In Bulgarian, German, Italian, Slovenian English and Hungarian with English Subtitles. Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. “GLOOMY SUNDAY” (Germany / Hungary, 112 minutes) "Gloomy Sunday" centers on two men—a restaurant owner and a piano player— who fall for the same woman in pre-World War II Budapest. In German and Hungarian with English subtitles. Wednesday, April 10 at 7 p.m. “STARBUCK” (Canada, 108 minutes) As his lover announces her pregnancy, a forty-something slacker receives other life-changing news: 142 people, all of them the result of artificial insemination, have filed a class action lawsuit against him, their biological father. In French, with English subtitles. Cost: Reserved Seating: $195 per person for the series General Seating: $145 per person for the series. For complete information, contact Andy Friedenberg: (619)280-1600 x 6, andy@cinemasociety.com

Syrian rebels have entered another major city, in a further blow to President Bashar Assad after they took over Aleppo days earlier.

The San Diego Writers Festival in collaboration with Mingei Museum Community Mondays is delighted to present IMMIGRANT FOODS + STORIES "Gup Shup" event, where cuisine and culture come together for an evening of food tasting and inspiring conversation from some of San Diego’s most salient immigrant voices. Come for the food…stay for the laughter! The panel will include Huda Al-Marashi, author of "First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story" and Jane Muschenetz, co-founder of "Table M" and author of "All the Bad Girls Wear Russian Accents," with insightful moderation by Madhushree Ghosh, author of "Khabaar: An Immigrant Journey of Food, Memory and Family." The presentation will also feature a visit with farmers from City Heights’ groundbreaking New Roots Community Farm, recognized by Michelle Obama as “a model for the nation, for the world.” Related links: San Diego Writers Festival website | Instagram | Facebook

Palestinian medical officials say they obtained video footage that refutes Israel's claims about the killing of 15 rescue and aid workers in the southern Gaza Strip last month.

Country Montessori School is Partnering with the San Diego Blood Bank to host a blood drive. Give the gift of LIFE by donating today. Please help us support the community by registering for whole blood or double red cell donation today. Thank you!

Presented by Oceanside Theatre Company, the Oceanside Historical Society, and Bliss Tea & Treats, this original multimedia theater performance highlights Oceanside Black Firsts. While the setting will be in the 1960s with the changes made during the Civil Rights Movement, and the turmoil of the Vietnam War, the production seeks to show the parallel of the very real struggles still being faced today. Stories will include the first black teachers in Oceanside’s school district, Oceanside and San Diego County's first black mayor Terry Johnson, the first black police chief Kedrick Sadler, and the first black President of the Oceanside Chamber of Commerce, Robbie Hass. Oceanside Theatre Company on Facebook / Instagram

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

Join Traveling Stories and the San Diego community for the 2nd annual Walk for Literacy event. This family-friendly and pet-friendly event will take place in Chollas Lake Park (6350 College Grove Dr, San Diego, CA 92115) on Saturday, Oct. 7 beginning at 9:30 a.m. Attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favorite literary or story characters and embark on a magical stroll around the lake to celebrate the power of stories and raise awareness for local resources. This event hosted by Traveling Stories, a San Diego nonprofit that helps children build confidence and strong reading skills by the 4th grade. This event is FREE for all children under the age of 12. Tickets are required for all participants and can be reserved online. Can’t attend in person? Virtual options are available so you can still take part in Traveling Stories' biggest event of the year. All proceeds will support Traveling Stories and their mission to empower children through literacy. To donate, learn more and volunteer at travelingstories.org For more information visit: travelingstories.org Stay Connected on Facebook