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Folgers is the biggest seller of ground coffee in U.S. stores, but it has confronted a painful realization: its reputation is ... not strong.

Xavier Foley is known for communicating his virtuosity and passion for music on the double bass, which is rarely presented as a solo instrument. Winner of a 2018 Avery Fisher Career Grant, a Paiko Foundation Fellowship, and First Prizes at Astral’s 2014 National Auditions, Sphinx’s 2014 Competition, and the 2011 International Society of Bassists Competition. Program: J.S. BACH:Cello Suite No. 5 in C minor, BWV 1011 (transposed for solo double bass) XAVIER FOLEY:Always on the Move for Double Bass and Piano VIVALDI:Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-flat Major, RV47 (transposed to G major for double bass and piano) XAVIER FOLEY:Lost Child Etude No. 11 “The Singer”Untitled Latin Paradise Date | Sunday, February 27 at 3 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! General seating starting at $51. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/xavier-foley or call (858) 459-3728.

Some say it's a sign of prosperity. In conservative India, if women can afford not to work, they don't. But economists say there's more to it.

Political leaders have criticized former President Donald Trump's dinner with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier.

The miners have survived more than 600 days on the picket line, thanks to widespread support and anger at their employer, Warrior Met Coal. Even now, neither side seems ready to budge.

Officials say a key train communications system was compromised, stranding passenger and cargo trains across the northwest of the country on Saturday.

Two of the hottest chamber music groups in America today, the Kennedy Center’s quartet-in-residence, the Dover Quartet, and the Escher Quartet share the stage for a rare all-octet program. The Escher is “one of the major string quartets playing today” (Bachtrack), and the Dover is “the young American string quartet of the moment” (The New Yorker). Both are winners of the coveted Avery Fisher Career Grant and have turned heads in the chamber music field, and now join forces to show off their distinct styles and explore the depths of music composed for octets. The program includes three works for string octet, each composed by a teenaged musical prodigy. Date | Saturday, February 26 at 8 p.m., prelude at 7 p.m. Location | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall at The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $52 – $92. For more information, please visit ljms.org/events/dover-escher or call (858) 459-3728.

Spooked by reports that traffickers are waiting at the Ukraine-Poland border, a Polish woman started an all-women car service to drive Ukrainian refugee women and children to homes or shelters.

Some video game fans chide others for not "getting good" enough to beat tough games. But frequent failure can foster personal growth and knit communities together.

January 20 marks National Cheese Lover’s Day and the pros at Grater Grilled Cheese are celebrating with a Grilled Cheese Eating Competition of epic proportions! Four brave contestants will face up against competitive eater, Raina Huang, for a chance to win the Grater Grilled Cheese Golden Ticket. With ten minutes to chow down on 15 ‘Basic 5’ Grilled Cheese sandwiches, featuring five slices of all-natural, unprocessed Colby, Swiss, Monterrey, Provolone and Cheddar cheese served on buttery, sourdough bread —the competition is sure to be one for the books. The winner of this competition will receive the Golden Ticket, granting one free grilled cheese per month for the entire year, sweet dreams really are made of cheese! Whether you’re interested in participating or simply spectating the event, make sure to celebrate National Cheese Lover’s Day to the fullest by trying some of the eatery's cheesiest creations. Date | Thursday, January 20 from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Location | Greater Grilled Cheese Mission Valley For more information, please visit Greater Grilled Cheese's Facebook page or call (619) 458-9611.