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On June 6, our dance is part of the Sam Hinton Folk Festival in Templars Hall at Old Poway Park. We will be dancing from 1-4 p.m. Admission to the festival and the dance is free. Martha Wild is the caller and the band is Knucklehead (Tom Dillon, fiddle, Peter Sharpe, mandolin, and Given Harrison, guitar). San Diego Folk Heritage on Facebook / Instagram

Dizzy's Jazz Club and the San Diego Harp Academy present "A Tribute to Dorothy Ashby." Harpist, Tasha Smith Godinez, with her band, will perform the music of the legendary jazz harpist. Ashby's creative and energetic sound has inspired a new generation of jazz harpists. Tasha's exceptional band includes Domenico Hueso - viola and guitar, Derek Cannon - trumpet, Felipe Lopes - electric bass and Julien Cantelm on drums.

The daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. “My body is my laboratory” was the motto, and his research on the language of dolphins and whales – as well as psychedelics and sensory deprivation – assured his own cult status in 20th-century pop culture as the basis for Ken Russel’s Altered States and Mike Nichols’ The Day of the Dolphin. Directors Michael Almereyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown. “An illuminating work of cultural archaeology” "Earth Coincidence paints Lilly as a 20th-century polymath, a one-of-a-kind maverick" —THE FILM STAGE Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

Nearly 100,000 San Diego Unified students will return to classes Monday, with some major changes awaiting children going back to school, including revised technology policies.

Join us at the Villa Montezuma on September 21 for a German Liederabend! Celebrate Oktoberfest at the 7th Cinballera Salon of 2026, An Evening of Lieder! Join us on the 3rd Monday of the month, September 21, at 7 PM at the Villa Montezuma, 1925 K Street, San Diego. In honor of one of the world's largest folk celebrations, join us for an evening of a unique and expansive form of parlor music, lieder. These lovely German art songs were penned by the hundreds by classical geniuses like Schubert, Schumann, and countless others. The program will be interwoven with selections from one special song cycle. In keeping with the Villa's gracious history, we encourage our guests to dress up for the evening! Gentlemen, dust off your favorite suit and tie, and ladies, here's a chance to wear that dress and hat you've been saving! For September, wear clothes inspired by traditional German garb and flag colors. Join us for a wunderbar abend of German parlor music, lieder!

Past, present, and future share the stage in one jubilant night. Music Director Inon Barnatan joins festival favorite Jeremy Denk in a virtuosic opener, former Music Director Cho-Liang Lin returns for legendary composer John Williams’s Quartet La Jolla—written for SummerFest—and a world premiere commission looks ahead, before the piece that closed the very first SummerFest concert brings the celebration home. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

A third of Illinois counties have passed resolutions seeking to separate from the city of Chicago. People in these rural counties resent what they see as disproportionate power wielded by Chicago.

Though the 2026 festival featured less Hollywood razzle-dazzle than in years past, there were still plenty of great films. Most notable: All of a Sudden, from the Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.

This free event brings together more than 80 curated wellness and conscious living brands, giving attendees the opportunity to discover innovative products, services and experiences that support healthier, more intentional living. Guests are required to register for complimentary tickets online. Wellness Market San Diego gives guests direct access to founders, practitioners, national and emerging brands and wellness experts with 10 dedicated zones intended for exploration and purposeful shopping. The zones feature beauty, skincare and spas; movement; mindfulness and spirituality; health and recovery; technology; food, beverage and nutrition; travel and experiences; home and lifestyle; education and media; and clothing and apparel.

Parents have had concerns about the charter school’s German language program and the dismissal of the elementary school principal.