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The Australian breakdancer who goes by Raygun apologized for the backlash her Paris Olympic Games performance brought to the breakdancing community. Her performance went viral for her unorthodox moves during competition.

With the abrupt shutdown of USAID funding, many clinics, including those serving women in remote areas, have shuttered. Midwives are reporting that mothers and babies are dying as a result.

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due.

The Paris Paralympics flame has been lit in the British village of Stoke Mandeville, widely considered the birthplace of the Paralympic Games.

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, most countries agreed to try hard to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Delay and inaction mean that goal is becoming harder to achieve by the day.

From Paris, surrealism spread to Belgium, where René Magritte became a leading figure. In New York, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, and Dorothea Tanning represented surrealism at Peggy Guggenheim’s Gallery of the Century. In Mexico City Frida Kahlo and Diego Riviera together with a group of exiles from WWII, like Leonor Fini and Remedios Varo, organized and showed surrealist art. Exhibitions sprang up in Belgrade, Cairo, Prague, Brussels, London, and San Francisco. A historical survey of Fantastic Art, Dada, Surrealism at MOMA in 1936 introduced the movement to a wider audience. Breton’s death in 1966 left no heir to unite the divergent branches of surrealist artists all over the world and led to the end of surrealism as a unified movement, but its influence continues today. About Cornelia Feye: Cornelia Feye has a MA in art history and anthropology from the University of Tübingen, Germany. She traveled around the world for seven years before landing in New York City, where she was an art educator at the Jacques Marchais Museum for Tibetan Art on Staten Island. After moving to San Diego, she added the Museum of Art and the Mingei International Museum to her education résumé, and for 10 years she was Director of the School of the Arts and Arts Education at the Athenaeum of Music & Arts. Feye has taught Western and non-Western art history at colleges and universities in San Diego and continues to lecture at UCSD with an emphasis on women artists and conceptual art. Feye has blended her knowledge of art history with her love of writing in five art mystery novels, including "Spring of Tears," which, along with her short story anthology "Magic, Mystery & Murder" won San Diego Book Awards. As publisher of Konstellation Press, she gives a voice to independent authors. She currently lives in Ocean Beach, California, where she enjoys writing, rollerblading and looking for the green flash. Tickets: $16/21 The lecture will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for this event. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. This event will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of the lecture.

Journey through the remarkable music of Kurt Weill with famous songs, such as “Alabama Song” and “Mack the Knife,” and the not so well-known yet equally brilliant. Featuring performances by mezzo-soprano Tzytle Steinman, mezzo-soprano Danielle Perrault, baritone Jonathan Nussman, and bass Walter DuMelle, with music directors Yewon Lee (piano) and Mark Danisovszky (accordion). In keeping with BTC’s mission to support other nonprofits in the San Diego area, all profits from the Kurt Weill Cabaret will benefit The Monarch School. Kurt Weill was a German-born American composer who was a proponent of writing music that served a socially useful purpose. With the rise of Hitler, he fled Berlin to Paris in 1933, then onto the United States. During his time on Broadway he produced several popular musicals before landing in Hollywood, writing numerous scores for movie musicals. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and the operatic stage. Apart from “Mack the Knife” and “Pirate Jenny” from The Threepenny Opera, some of his most famous songs include “Surabaya Johnny,” “Speak Low,” “Lost in the Stars,” “Lonely House,” and “September Song” all of which will be sung on the cabaret. For more information visit: bodhitreeconcerts.org Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Two athletes from San Diego medaled at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.

St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center will host its 46th Annual Haute with Heart Fashion Show, with the theme “Couture,” paying homage to one of the fashion capitals of the world, Paris. Inspired by a piece from artist and SMSC student Mark Rimland, guests will be taking a day trip to the City of Love. Attendees will be greeted by live Parisian inspired music, fabulous boutique shopping, a silent auction, and free flowing champagne. Once the ballroom doors open, all messieurs and madames will enjoy a delicious Parisian inspired luncheon, special up-lifting performances by SMSC students, live auction, and a one-of-a-kind fashion show produced by the talented Kristi Brooks, who has worked with top designers and styled celebrities around the globe. SMSC is a nonprofit organization that serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. All funds raised will benefit the organization's nationally recognized innovative programs, where they combine the culture of care and creativity within quality programs to provide liberal arts education, practical skills development, employment, and dignity for a lifetime. SMSC allows students to develop creative outlets, learn marketable skills, and gain a sense of independence and self-esteem. Over 400 students attend SMSC, ranging from recent high school graduates to seniors in their eighties. This year’s event will honor John Seiber and have Charles and Maureen King as the Honorary Chairs. The Host Chairs are Sean and Karen Mercadante. The presenting sponsors are The Guild Hotel and The Mansour Group. Visit: St. Madeleine Sophie's Center St. Madeleine Sophie's Center on Instagram and Facebook

Skateboarding is part of the Olympic program for the second time in history.