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For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

Enjoy live music beginning at 5 p.m. Seating opens at 4:30 p.m. and is limited, so please feel free to bring your own chair. Performances take place outdoors, weather permitting. Cannon Art Gallery and Chapters Cafe will also be open so you can enjoy an early evening full of culture with friends. Grammy Nominee, Blues Music Award Winner and author, Mark Hummel, has fascinated audiences across the Unites States and Europe with his own trademark harmonica sound - a subtle combination of tone, phrasing and attack combined with a strong sense of swing. Carlsbad City Library on Facebook

KPBS is holding a second preview screening event of "THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION" - Ken Burns' new documentary film. This new event will take place on Thursday, Nov. 13 at 5:45 p.m. at the City of Carlsbad Library. The event is free to attend and registration is now open! THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION is a new six-part, twelve-hour series. It tells the story of America’s founding struggle, the men and women of the Revolutionary generation, and the crisis that they lived through. THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION premieres nationwide on Sunday, November 16 and airs for six consecutive nights through Friday, November 21 at 8 -10 p.m. on KPBS TV.

Religious leaders started getting together after Oct. 7, 2023, in the hope of preventing a repeat of Arab-Jewish violence that erupted after a previous conflict in Gaza two years earlier.

At the Plum Island Museum of Lost Toys and Curiosities, one-time treasures bring back memories and are a reminder of the eternal life of plastic waste.

California se convirtió en el primer estado de Estados Unidos en prohibir que la mayoría de las fuerzas del orden, incluidos los agentes federales de inmigración, cubran sus rostros cuando realizan actividades oficiales, según un proyecto de ley firmado el sábado por el gobernador Gavin Newsom.

Resident J. Garvin Walsh sent a letter to the city on Aug. 27, saying the emergency actions the city took on Aug. 20 violated the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law.

This weekend, Hamilton is in theaters in honor of its anniversary, a new Conjuring horror film opens, and Dylan O'Brien stars in a twisty story about grief.

To celebrate our heroes for Independence Day in the most helpful way, the Helpful Honda people want to say thank you to Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces with FREE GAS, no matter what type of car they drive. The Helpful Honda people will be pumping free gas for both loyal Honda drivers and servicemen and women on Wednesday and Thursday. They will be popping up to pump complimentary fuel at gas stations in Lemon Grove and San Diego! WEDNESDAY, July 2 – LEMON GROVE, 10 a.m. - Noon 10 a.m. – Noon: Food 4 Less Fuel Center, 7420 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945 THURSDAY, July 3 – SAN DIEGO, 10 a.m. - Noon 10 a.m. – Noon: Food 4 Less Fuel Center, 5951 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92115 They will be surprising the first 100 drivers at each location to thank the brave men and women who serve us, and loyal Honda drivers who are hitting the road for summer vacations. Residents can find clues to exact locations at @SDHondaDealers on Facebook and Instagram.

California and more than 20 other states sued the Trump administration Monday for withholding federal education funds. Then, there's a new effort to increase the number of homeless shelter beds in North and East San Diego County. Plus, the San Diego City Council votes to redevelop the City Operations Building.