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You are cordially invited to this FESTIVE event featuring Mariachi Orgullo Nacional and Friends! DANCE, SHOP holiday gifts, and TASTE favorite treats of the season! Add your name to the Guest List with an RSVP at https://cityheightsmusicschool.org/el-jard%C3%ADn! ¡Están cordialmente invitados a este evento festivo con la participación de Mariachi Orgullo Nacional y sus amigos! ¡Bailen, compren regalos navideños y disfruten de las delicias típicas de la temporada! ¡Añade tu nombre a la lista de invitados confirmando tu asistencia en https://cityheightsmusicschool.org/el-jard%C3%ADn! City Heights Music School on Facebook / Instagram

Award-winning writer Jamaica Kincaid will be a featured guest at the 31st Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea, "Writing Across the Divide." One of the most decorated writers of her generation, Jamaica Kincaid is a writer with a clear, illuminating vision of humanity. Written in a deceptively simple and unadorned style, Kincaid’s books are informed by her status as an uprooted subject, born in the Caribbean island of Antigua, but living in North America. Kincaid deals with such universal themes as coming-of-age and the necessity of separation from parents and establishing identity. After leaving Antigua for New York to work as an au pair, Kincaid studied photography at the New York School for Social Research and attended Franconia College in New Hampshire. A staff writer at The New Yorker from 1974-1996, she published her first book, a collection of pieces for The New Yorker called "At the Bottom of the River," in 1983. Her first novel, "Annie John," followed in 1985—the coming-of-age story of a willful ten-year-old growing up on Antigua. With thirteen translations, it is estimated it is the most translated book by an Antiguan author. Further novels include "Lucy," the story of a teenage girl from the West Indies who comes to North America to work as an au pair for a wealthy family; "The Autobiography of My Mother," a novel set on the island of Dominica and told by a 70-year-old woman looking back on her life; and "Mr. Potter" which follows the life of an illiterate taxi chauffeur. Kincaid’s deeply personal and reflective style has made her one of the most influential voices in contemporary literature. She has received numerous awards, including the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award and the Lannan Literary Award for Fiction. Tickets are offered in partnership with Warwick’s. Included in the ticket is live music, which begins at 6:15 p.m. when doors open for seating. The 31st Anniversary Writer's Symposium by the Sea will be February 25-27, 2026, also featuring broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff and award-winning writer George Saunders. For more info, visit here: https://www.pointloma.edu/2026writers. Jamaica Kincaid on Instagram

Lawmakers are considering putting a bond measure before voters in 2026 to fund billions of dollars in building repairs and student housing projects for California’s colleges and universities.

Congress is wrapping up the year without a lot of legislative accomplishments under its belt and a growing list of lawmakers who are retiring. Former members say the challenges on Capitol Hill have been brewing for a long time.

Kick off your week with the best Monday yet at Societe Brewing, San Diego’s favorite brewery! Caitlin from Grainbakers leads a spent grain breadmaking class, with craft beer flowing and creative energy in the air. At the close of the brewer’s day, we will use the brewery's fresh spent grain to make beautiful whole-grain artisan bread. Guests will make the Grainbakers Spent Grain Artisan Bread Dough. Once created, you can customize your bread by adding various flavors from our spice selection.* This class will have many selections, including: - Dark Chocolate & Cherry - Cheddar, Jalapeño & Bacon - UBE Cardamon and Spice (Purple Sweet Potato) - Honey Sea Salted Whole Wheat - Rosemary and Sea Salt - Cinnamon Raisin - Holiday Fruit & Nuts - Cranberry Orange Walnut** - Cardamom & Raisin - Cheddar, Jalapño & Bacon Class includes: - Lecture and hands-on instruction to make artisan spent grain baked bread - Recipe and instruction guide - Super fun mixing session to make your dough - One bread in its first rise, ready to bake at home - Extra spent grain for your freezer and recipes to make more bread VIP / FAQ: You will bake your bread at home. Participants must be 18 or older and have a ticket. Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. You are WELCOME to invite a friend to wait for you while you’re in class. You can have dinner together before class, and then they can doomscroll some social media over a pint while in class. Grainbakers on Facebook / Instagram

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.

Love it or hate it, many will turn their clocks back on Sunday. The debate — whether or not to make daylight saving time permanent — continues.

Creative Cultures Arts Festival is back for its third installment. Creativity Suitcase will boast six arts booths and three vibrant dances from around the world. To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, there will be a regional dance and game, as well as marigold and monarch art-making to honor Día de los Muertos and plenty more. Join this family-friendly event and connect through cultural expressions. Hands-on arts-marking workshops • Monarch butterfly painting • Leaf-rubbing printmaking • Paper marigold-crafting • Ojo de Dios weaving • Native American game playing • Bookmark-making Vibrant music and dance • Native American cultural dance • Flamenco Fusion Dance • Egyptian Folklore Cane Dance City of Carlsbad on Facebook / Instagram

Grab your lederhosen, practice your best Maria von Trapp impression and cap off the Civic Theatre's 60th Anniversary celebration on September 26 by enjoying Rodgers & Hammerstein's "The Sound of Music" Sing-A-Long! Join us for a screening of the smash-hit 1965 movie musical in glorious, full-screen technicolor, complete with onscreen lyrics. Based on the amazing true story of The Trapp Family Singers, The Sound of Music is a cinematic landmark and winner of five Academy Awards®, including "Best Picture." Starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, the film features timeless songs by Rodgers & Hammerstein including "My Favorite Things," "Do-Re-Mi," "Edelweiss,” "Climb Ev'ry Mountain” and more. Before the Oscar®-winning, family favorite film begins, you’ll test your knowledge with movie trivia, and learn how to participate throughout the screening using your complimentary tote bag filled with interactive surprises. You’ll then enjoy the movie with your fellow attendees – costumed nuns, Maria look-alikes and von Trapp children – all singing their hearts out to the classic Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes. Costumes are not obligatory but highly recommended! This exciting event is just one piece of the San Diego Civic Theatre's 60th anniversary celebration. Stay tuned for more updates about our 60th anniversary by signing up to receive our newsletter, or follow San Diego Civic Theatre on Instagram & Facebook.

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