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Celebrate Día de los Muertos with music, movement & craft! Family-friendly free event! All ages welcome, with a special focus on ages 0-8 years old! Join us at Songbirds Music on Saturday, November 1 from 2-4 p.m., for a family-friendly afternoon of fun! We’ll celebrate Día de los Muertos together with a family music class hosted by Songbirds Music, followed by story time and fun all-ages crafts by San Diego Craft Collective. We’ll work together to create tissue paper flowers, and for the littlest of hands, we’ll be making yarn balls. Finally, we’ll have a light snack and be guided in fun movements with Liliana Ibarra Patoja. This event is recommended for families with children ages 0-8 years and their loving grownups. Parent participation is required. This event is hosted by and will be held at Songbirds Music, in collaboration with San Diego Craft Collective. Songbirds Music is located in the Dance Place Building in the Arts District of Liberty Station. For more free family-fun, please join us the next day for more Día de los Muertos festivities at San Diego Craft Collective from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. This project was made possible through the Arts District Liberty Station Collaborative Funding Program. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram ============================================================================= From KPBS:

As the year wraps up, we bring you some final notable titles — including The Sea Captain's Wife and The Rest of Our Lives — publishing before 2025 comes to a close.

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On September 4 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hello Mazda of San Diego is hosting a test drive event at James Madison High School as part of its Be Moved Drive Program. This program is designed to deliver substantial donations to individual schools and their unique programs through dealer-hosted test-drive events. The San Diego community ages 18+ with a valid US driver’s license are invited to ride and drive a Mazda vehicle to earn a $50 donation for James Madison High School - up to $10,000! The funds will benefit the school’s Automotive Technology Program, helping students discover what inspires them so they can do more of what moves them. Education plays a crucial role in empowering students, and this program is one way Mazda is investing in students and uplifting the community. James Madison High School focuses on preparing students for a specific trade or occupation. The students in this pathway can apply and extend concepts studied in their math and science classes to the automotive technology industry in the school’s state of the art eight bay automotive shop. The Mazda Be Moved funding will help pay stipends for student internships with their local dealers. They will also use the funds to purchase shop shirts and a series of patches for each certification that students can earn. Walk-ups are welcome, register on site during the event. James Madison HS is located at 4833 Doliva Dr, San Diego, CA 92117.

Embark on a full-day private tour through the rolling hills and sun-kissed vineyards of Temecula Valley. Known for its award-winning wines, charming boutique wineries, and relaxed countryside atmosphere, Temecula is the perfect escape for wine lovers, couples, or groups seeking a curated and intimate experience. Sit back, relax, and let us take care of the driving as you sip, savor, and soak in the beauty of wine country. Five Star Tours on Facebook / Instagram

Whether you're craving something sweet, savory, spicy — or all of the above in one flavorful meal — we've got you covered. Here are 10 favorite cookbooks from the past year.

The 2025 selection follows its predecessors, "brain rot" from 2024, "rizz" from 2023 and "goblin mode" from 2022.

Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead): This annual celebration brings together local and regional talents celebrating the visual and performing arts related to a major Mexican cultural event. Established to foster an appreciation and awareness of Latino Cultural Celebration, Dia de los Muertos offers free family-friendly programming to North County residents of Latino heritage while uniting people of all backgrounds and traditions. Visitors experience a variety of art-making workshops, artist demonstrations, student exhibitions, live Mariachi and other musical performances while having an opportunity to actively participate in a “Community Ofrenda,” a public recognition of family and friends. Ballet folklorico dancers Aztec dancers Mariachi bands Community ofrenda Callejeros de Encinitas Car Club Art exhibition Sugar skull decorating Tissue paper flowers Artmaking workshops Face painting Food truck Visit: Encinitas Día de Los Muertos Celebration Encinitas Friends of the Arts on Instagram and Facebook

The San Diego Asian Film Festival showcases 150 films from 30 countries over the next 10 days.