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Learn to wet felt a gorgeous flower! August 3, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Join this 3-hour workshop and learn the ancient art of wet felting. The process of loose wool becoming felt. This textile art technique has been used in the making of rugs, homes (yurts) and clothing for centuries. In this class, the instructor will guide you, step by step, through the making of a felted flower. Starting with a soft merino wool, you will be creating your own one-of-a-kind flower choosing from a wide selection of dyed wool. After using soap and water to bind the fibers, you will take home a forever flower that will embellish any space. Your flower can be used as a bookmark, tied around a curtain or the strap of a purse, placed in a vase or given as a sweet gift…. The possibilities are endless! No experience necessary. Ages 14+ welcome. • Military and sibling discounts. • Scholarships available. • Homeschool vendor funds accepted. • If this class is full, join the Interest List. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. Visit: Wet Felting San Diego Craft Collective on Instagram and Facebook

The state’s plan to fix the insurance crisis had barely rolled out when the Los Angeles fires began. Can the market recover and stabilize?

Join us at Spill The Beans for our Comic Con Specials! Spill the Beans Coffee + Bagel on Instagram and Facebook

U.S. employers added more than a quarter-million jobs in December, according to the Labor Department. That's far more than forecasters were expecting.

Indulge in a sophisticated evening at Brickmans Restaurant and Bar with an exclusive wine dinner featuring the distinguished wines of locally based Orfila Vineyard. Nestled within Lakehouse Resort, Brickmans boasts a serene ambiance overlooking The Links golf course, providing the ideal setting for delectable wine dinner experience. The event will take place on Thursday, August 22 at 6 p.m. and will include a five-course menu and wine pairing. The menu includes Grilled Butter Poached Shrimp, Grilled Spanish Octopus, Petite Colorado Lamb Chops and more mouth-watering dishes. Tickets are available for $110 plus fees and it is recommended to purchase ahead of time. Don’t miss out on indulging in this culinary journey that celebrates the harmonious marriage of fine wine and gourmet cuisine. Visit: https://events.thelakehouseresort.com/e/brickmans-wine-dinner-featuring-orfila-vineyards/tickets?utm_source=affiliate&utm_name=KPR&utm_campaign=KPR&utm_id=669fe14101004b5d904857960ad1e024 Lakehouse Resort on Instagram and Facebook

Premieres Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app. After 13 years in Philadelphia, champion grass dancer Delwin Fiddler Jr. returns to his ancestral home on the Cheyenne River Reservation in South Dakota to protect his Lakota heritage, heal from family tragedy, and preserve his culture through dance.

Join the Barona Band of Mission Indians in celebrating Native American heritage at the 52nd Annual Barona Powwow over Labor Day Weekend. This three-day cultural event kicks off on Friday, August 30 with gourd dancing at 6 p.m. and a dramatic grand entry of dancers in colorful regalia at 8 p.m. The Barona Powwow continues on Saturday and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. Admission and parking are free. Hundreds of Native American participants of all ages and from across the country will highlight their dancing skills as they compete in a variety of categories, such as the Fancy Shawl Dance and Grass Dance, for more than $75,000 in prize money. In addition to beautiful regalia and dancing, spectators will enjoy Hand Drum contests, singing and music, popular Native American food including Indian fry bread tacos, arts and crafts, and handcrafted jewelry. The Barona Powwow will be held at the Barona Sports Complex located on the Barona Indian Reservation just one mile north of the Barona Resort & Casino on Wildcat Canyon Road in Lakeside. For more information, please visit the Barona Powwow Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/BaronaPowwow/.

Congresswoman Sara Jacobs spoke to KPBS about what to expect from Washington in the upcoming months.

Monday, August 12, 2024 12 p.m. Patrick Hadley plays, creates, and manufactures an African thumb piano called a “mbira” or “kalimba.” The Array mbira is a highly modernized version of an ancient African instrument. In Zimbabwe they are known as mbiras, however, these types of plucked metal tine instruments are known by many names, such as likembe, sanza, kalimba, and, simply, thumb pianos. Patrick and his business partner, the inventor of the array mbira, Bill Wesley, have been building these instruments for over 30 years. They are fully chromatic and play in every key, up to six octaves. Many professional musicians are using these instruments and they can be heard in several major motion picture soundtracks as well as songs by Taylor Swift and many others including Sting, Imogen Heap, RyCooder, Pharaoh Sanders, and others. Patrick's music has been heard on NPR, and one of his videos reached a staggering 22 million views! Free concerts at noon every Monday year-round . . . no wonder the Mini-Concerts are the longest-running and one of the most popular classical music series at the library! This series was founded by Glenna Hazleton in 1970 at the Athenaeum, and has been going strong ever since. The concerts feature both local and touring musicians, prize-winning students, university music faculty members, local chamber ensembles. . . and the repertoire also includes jazz, folk, and world music. There are no reservations, no tickets . . . just line up at the side door of the Athenaeum before noon. (Donations are always welcome!) Mini-Concerts take place every Monday at noon and last about an hour. The concerts will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for these events. Doors open at 11:50 a.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. These events will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of each concert. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/mini-concert-2024-0812 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

October 19, 2024 – January 11, 2025 Opening Reception: Friday, October 18, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. JOSEPH CLAYES III & ROTUNDA GALLERIES CARLOS CASTRO ARIAS: THE SPLINTER IN THE EYE Carlos Castro Arias will be exhibiting his newest project, The Splinter in the Eye, an installation composed of paintings and objects in which the artist reflects about memory, trauma, and elements of the individual and collective identity. Carlos Castro Arias is a Colombian artist, professor, and musician. He received a BA from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota in 2002 and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008 to the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received an MFA in painting in 2010. Castro has been an associate professor at San Diego State University since 2019. In 2022, the Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia exhibited a retrospective of his work entitled La Vida de las Cosas Muertas (The Life of Dead Things). Most recently Castro Arias has exhibited at Artpace, San Antonio; Bread & Salt, San Diego; LA Galería, Bogota; Quint Gallery, La Jolla, and Espacio El Dorado, Bogota. He has participated in group shows in Sweden, Peru, France, Spain, New Zealand, Mexico and Venezuela. His musical projects include: POPO (2000), Los Claudios de Colombia (2005-2010) and Amor Negro (2020). The artist lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana, and Bogota. The exhibition can be viewed in the Joseph Clayes III and Carolyn Yorston-Wellcome Rotunda Galleries at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library (1008 Wall Street, La Jolla, CA 92037) during open hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-2024-castro-arias Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook