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The San Diego Early Music Society is thrilled to present the San Diego debut of Ensemble Jupiter in their first ever American tour, ending at Carnegie Hall. Led by Tomas Dunford, “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine) along side with mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre who “performs arias like a dove from heaven” (The Independent), Jupiter will bring exhilarating Vivaldi's arias and brilliant concertos for lute and for cello, sung and played by exceptional musicians from the newer generation of performers. Date | Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Location | St. James by the Sea Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $35 to $45. For more information, please visit sdems.org/ensemble-jupiter or call (619) 291-8246.

A highly-produced multimedia reading series, The VAMP Storytelling Showcase presents an evening of several writers performing works with audio and visual accompaniment revolving around a changing theme. February’s VAMP Storytelling showcase is a romp of stories about what happens in bed, the place we commit haunting sexual acts, indulge our untreated depression in marathon bouts of sleep, drive our otherwise sane partners to homicidal rage with our sleep apnea; literally anything is possible in bed! Put a towel down and get ready to tell the kids the sounds they heard were just you eating mac n’ cheese! Date | Friday, February 24 at 8 p.m. Location | Whistle Stop Bar For more information, please visit sosayweallonline.com/vamp or call the venue at (619) 284-6784.

A tranquil lake at the base of a picturesque mountain surrounded by cherry blossoms. A perfect reminder of the renewal of spring. This class will be held INSIDE our fully sanitized studio. In the event that San Diego County returns to outside only restaurant rules, we reserve the right to make changes to this event and will notify all registered for the class of those changes. MUST BE 21+ FOR INDOOR CLASSES. Date: Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 at 7p.m. Location: Pinot's Palette Liberty Station Cost: $39 For more information on this event and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

Bells tolled Thursday for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the German theologian who made history by retiring, as thousands of mourners packed St. Peter's Square.

The 2023 national podcasting contest for middle and high school students is open for entries. It will close on April 28.

Grandma would not approve of these stitches – you wild thing! Get together with the ladies over a light breakfast and Bellinis as we embroider some sassy saying in this beginners class! Never embroidered before? Us neither! Olivia of LivHandStitches will teach you the basics of stitching such as the split stitch, stem stitch, satin stitch and French knot! We'll apply these techniques on a sassy pattern of your choosing. Once we're done, you'll have the option to frame your new masterpiece or keep it on the hoop! Proudly display it at home or give it to grandma as a gift! Registration includes: • Continental Breakfast with coffee, tea, and Bellinis! • Embroidery Kit: embroidery hoop, material with your choice of pattern printed on it, embroidery floss with a variety of colors to choose from, embroidery needle, and 7x7 inch frame to display your art! • Instruction by LivHandStitches' Olivia Sanchez Date | Sunday, March 27 from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Location | 3535 Madison Avenue Get tickets here! General admission is $53. Space is limited. Please note: This location takes place in a residential condo on the 2nd story with no elevator access. For more information, please visit meandweco.com/shop/ols/products/sassystitching or call (858) 630-8782.

A new Senate probe finds some men who work for federal prisons have systemically preyed on women in their custody, with few criminal or disciplinary consequences.

The House select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will vote Monday on plans to issue criminal referrals and other recommendations.

A recent United Nations report accuses Rwanda of supporting rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo. United States Secretary of State Blinken is visiting both countries to try to cool tensions.

The most significant part of the U.N. pact is a commitment to protect 30% of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030, up from 17% of terrestrial and 10% of marine areas.