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Hard Rock Hotel San Diego transforms into a multi-level haunted circus for Cirque Nocturne on Saturday, November 1. The night features 15 of San Diego’s top DJs, three floors of entertainment, and seven themed areas ranging from decadent candy lounges to rooftop dance floors. Highlights include: - The Big Top – Rooftop party and center-ring dance floor - The Crystal Ball – Gothic glam, tarot, and deep house vibes - The Candy Bar – 207 Lounge reimagined as a decadent, candy-coated escape - Oddities – A sideshow-inspired ballroom of the weird and wonderful - Fast Pass Arcades – VIP-style lounges with retro arcade flair and private bars Hard Rock Hotel San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the Burtech Farmers Market at Burtech Winery in Vista! This is a free, family-friendly community event where locals come together to sip wine, shop local, and enjoy a relaxed afternoon. Discover fresh plants, handmade goods, delicious treats, and so much more while connecting with small businesses and neighbors in a beautiful winery setting. Location: Burtech Winery, 1325 Pipeline Dr, Vista, CA Date: Wednesday, October 15 Time: 3 – 7 p.m. Don’t miss this chance to support local and enjoy a fun afternoon at the vineyard! Burtech Family Vineyard on Instagram

Exhibit on view October 6 - 10, 2025 in our Second Floor Gallery, FA-201 Reception: Wednesday, October 8, 4 - 7 p.m. Artist Talk at 6:30 p.m. in FA-105. Art heals. Confronted with breast cancer, artists Berenice Badillo and Gloria Muriel, found solace and strength in their creativity. During their most vulnerable moments, with their lives forcibly on hold, they drew and sketched, wrote poetry and affirmations. In this pop-up exhibit they share the artwork that emerged out of this difficult period. Theirs is a gift of knowledge, hope, and resilience; their work brings awareness and understanding of a disease that affects many women. This show is on view in our second-floor gallery during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Inspired by Audre Lorde’s "The Cancer Journals" (1980); Badillo decided not to “waste her pain” and began to create educational content about her disease. She used social media effectively, with witty heartfelt posts that revealed the life of a cancer patient. As she navigated difficult moments, explaining medical jargon, she also but also found ways to experience joy. Drawings, sculptures, textile pieces burst out. Engaging her practice as a therapist, Badillo also created a poetry book that was provided to newly diagnosed patients. While undergoing chemotherapy, Gloria (Glow) Muriel also looked to artmaking as both refuge and powerful medicine. Sitting through treatment, she engaged in a meditative task of filling journals with sketches and words. The drawings she created for this exhibition, are expressions of an intimate time, when she felt the most vulnerable, and they are revealed to a public audience for the first time. Surreal and magical characters emerge guiding Muriel through her journey, connecting her to Nature and holistic practices. This exhibit will become a touching point, a way to support and start a conversation about this illness. During event park in Parking Lot 1. STAFF spots. San Diego Mesa College Gallery on Facebook / Instagram

Join us as we celebrate Diwali at the Carmel Valley Library. We will honor this evening with: Bollywood style dancing, coloring pages, and clay lantern (Diya) decorating. No registration required, open to all ages.

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Wednesday Evenings, October 29, Novembe 5 & 12, 4:30-8:30 p.m. Ages 18+years welcome! Join us in the woodshop for this 12-hour woodworking skill-building workshop! Inspired by Japanese traditional shoji lamps, Instructor Michael Olin shares his take with students continuing their exploration of the woodshop and woodworking techniques. A shoji lamp is a light fixture with kumiko and rice paper inset into the frame to diffuse the light. Students will learn how to make their interpretation of a shoji lamp using pre-milled lumber using half-lap joints. We will practice layout and advanced techniques on the table saw to complete this project. We apply many of the same techniques in this class that we use in making full-size shoji doors. REQUIRED: Students must have taken our Intro to the Woodshop course in order to enroll in this class. If you have other woodworking experience, please leave details in the notes upon purchase and we will be in touch with you if we have questions. Materials are provided. We recommend students bring their own eye protection, ear protection & apron. Aprons for sale here. • Military & first responders discounts • Scholarships available • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Día de los Muertos Storytime with Ms. Jackie In honor of Nuestra Cultura and Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead), Ms. Jackie will read stories, sing and play guitar. Followed by a sugar skull craft, while supplies last. Welcome families to Stay and Play! This program is focused towards children 0-5 years old and their caregivers. Every week we will offer snacks and refreshments, a Storytime and craft to encourage early literacy, and free play to develop fine motor skills. Select dates will include a representative from the community to come speak about various subjects relevant to children under the age of 5. There will be play stations set up for children to explore, learn and play while adults will be able to connect, learn and relax. Session will feature: 10 -10:30 a.m. Healthy refreshments and snacks 10:30 a.m. -11a.m. Storytime 11 a.m. - Noon - Free play to develop fine motor skills

UC San Diego Division of Extended Studies and the Burke Lectureship on Religion & Society, in partnership with Digital Gym Cinema, proudly announce the third season of the Burke Revival Film & Discussion Series. Returning to UC San Diego Park & Market’s Digital Gym Cinema, the acclaimed series continues its mission to explore profound ethical, spiritual, and societal questions through powerful works of cinema. Season 3, titled “Authoritarianism in Full Cinematic View,” confronts themes of control, propaganda, and resistance through three visionary films:" Pan’s Labyrinth" (Guillermo del Toro), "The Master" (Paul Thomas Anderson), and "Brazil" (Terry Gilliam). Each screening includes a guided post-film discussion led by Rev. Scott Young, spiritual advisor and film scholar, who curates the series and fosters community dialogue that connects the films to our shared contemporary struggles. Synopsis: Set in Spain during World War II. This is the story of a young girl named Ofelia. She is a girl who has a passion for fairy tales, which causes her to see one during her trip in the forest that is not quiet. She goes to her stepfather’s home in the country along with her pregnant but sickly mother, he is the sadistic Captain Vidal. Ofelia creates an imaginary world of her own to escape the cruel and harsh realities of the world. When she encounters a faun, she must complete three tasks in order to obtain immortality according to the legend of a princess. Notes From Guest Speaker Rev. Scott Young: "Pan’s Labyrinth" (2006) is a cinematic portrayal of the authoritarian realities in family, country, and fantasies. It’s multi-form, moving image beauty contrasts with the brutal ugliness of authoritarian cruelty and pervasiveness. Through the layering of vital cinematic themes, director Guillermo del Toro creatively locates authoritarian impulses in the classic fairy tale. This is a genre-bending production, and it’s cinematic brilliance was rewarded with several film awards at the time of it’s release. "Pan’s Labyrinth" is the first film in the 3rd season of the UCSD/Burke Lectureship: Religion & Society Revival Film Screening and Discussion Project. Our theme in this 3rd iteration is: "Authoritarianism in Full Cinematic View." del Toro’s film will guide us into this dark theme searching for understanding of the dynamics of authoritarianism and issuing in resilient resistance! It should be noted that 2006 witnessed the arrival in Hollywood of the “Tres Amigos” Directors: Alfonso Cuaron, Guillermo del Toro, and Alejandro Inarritu. We inaugurated our series with a screening of Cuaron’s, Children of Men. Now from del Toro, Pan’s Labyrinth. Future screenings will likely include an Inarritu film. Collectively, they have garnered numerous Academy Awards. One additional mention is that 2 Spanish philosophers Jose Ortega y Gasset and Miguel De Unamuno, writing as critics of the Franco dictatorship, share many similar thoughts on authoritarianism with del Toro’s insightful movie. Reading books & watching films are the cultural roadblocks to authoritarianism in its several manifestations. Lights, Camera, Action Resistance! Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

All are welcome to join our Youth Services Librarian, Ms. Jackie, in celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, a time honored tradition remembering the beloved lives of those who came before us. Ms. Jackie will share a special story, lead the group with fun songs while playing her jarana, followed by an engaging sugar skull decorating craft. Special acknowledgement to the Dr. Seuss Foundation for its help in making this program possible.