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Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Horror in the High Desert, Emily the Criminal, and more.

The Real Word is a panel comprised of courageous individuals who currently live or have lived in foster care, and who now speak both locally and nationally about life in the dependency system. At their presentations, Real Word panelists are open and forthright about their experiences. They share what it’s like to move from home to home, how it feels to be separated from siblings, and how they coped in the face of adversity. Panelists will inspire, humble, uplift, and move you as they share their personal stories and describe how the Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) program has made an impact on their lives as foster youth. Date/Location: Oct. 20,2021 @6pm-7:30pm Virtual Zoom Link Registration Cost: Free For more information please visit: https://www.speakupnow.org/news-events/real-word/

By Camarada: Join us for Music of the Americas —Celebrating our binational region! UC San Diego at Park & Market shares a corner with the San Diego Trolley stop and will serve as a gallery and performance space. Featuring music by Andrés Martín, Stefan Cwik, David Baker, Adrienne Albert, and Raul Jaurena. Date | Saturday, May 14 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Line up and schedule: 7 p.m. — Raphael Fernandez Interview 7:30 p.m. — Concert (75 minutes, no intermission) • Beth Ross Buckley, flute • Ryan Simmons, bassoon • David Buckley, violin • Andrés Martín, bass • Dana Burnett, piano Location | Park & Market Get tickets here! General admission: $40 General admission plus donation: $60 Priority seating: $50 Prices do not include fees. For more information, please visit the Camarada Ensemble website or call (619)231-3702.

U.S. overdose deaths have exceeded 100,000 a year, yet few hospitals are equipped to treat patients with addiction. A new kind of treatment team connect patients with help before they're discharged.

By Camarada: Experience the magnificent beauty and acoustics of San Diego's premier concert hall as we share the excitement of our performing arts community's return to indoor events! Tango Obsessed —it's all about the passion! Let us tempt you with the seductive, sexy street flavors, rhythms, and melodies of Argentina. As the music soars, our tango dancers flash and glide across the stage in a mesmerizing evening of passionate music. Join us for music by Argentine Tango composer Astor Piazzolla, Kurt Weill’s Tango Habanera, and a new commission by Argentine virtuoso double bassist Andrés Martín. You, too, will become obsessed! Date | Thursday, February 24 from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Location | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here. Terrace seating: $53 - $123 Orchestra seating: $68 - $123 Boxes: $98 - $123 For more information, please visit the Camarada Ensemble website or call (858) 459-3724.

President Joe Biden said a strike carried out by the U.S. has killed Ayman al-Zawahiri, a top Al-Qaida leader and key plotter in the 9/11 attacks.

Last winter, there were fewer than 2,000 monarch butterflies counted in California. This year, more than 50,000 have been spotted so far.

El Shafee Elsheikh, part of a group known as the "ISIS Beatles," is the most notorious and highest-ranking member of the Islamic State to be convicted in the U.S,, prosecutors said.

The child incurred severe injuries in her right leg in the 2020 attack, which killed 24, including her mother. Complications mean a need for more surgeries. But it seemed impossible in Afghanistan.

Most states do not currently grant anonymity to lottery winners. Some lawmakers have tried to change that in recent years out of growing privacy and safety concerns.