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Writing can sometimes feel like a lonely endeavor, but a good read-and-critique group can help you feel supported and connected to a writing community. Friday Writers I is a read-and-critique group for all levels. This group will offer thoughtful feedback and guidance in your poetry writing endeavors. The class begins with a close read of two to three poems written by contemporary poets, followed by a few minutes of writing from a prompt. Following the free-write, we will read and critique each other's work. Class meets Fridays from 12–2 p.m. March 14–May 23 (no class April 4) (10 weeks, 20 total hours of instruction) Joan & Irwin Jacobs Music Room Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

"Highlight" Dance Showcase is a curated event featuring 14 groups, each presenting a 5-minute set. Designed as a space for movement artists to express their individuality on stage, Highlight brings together a vibrant community that lives and loves dance. The evening features local artists debuting small choreographic projects that celebrate creativity and self-expression—all happening at the historic Brooks Theater (217 N Coast Hwy, Oceanside, CA). Visit: 'Highlight' Dance Showcase Oceanside Theater Company on Instagram and Facebook

Experience a uniquely paired concert and conversation: America's Got Talent Golden Buzzer Winner: Voices of Our City Choir, and USA Today best-selling author Jennifer Coburn. The evening features a dialogue between Laurie Black and Ms. Coburn as she kicks off her national book tour for "The Girls of the Glimmer Factory." The story set in Theresienstadt, the Nazi "model" concentration camp, where a choir composed of prisoners used music as a form of resistance, survival, and hope. Surrounding this deeply moving conversation is a soulful performance by America’s Got Talent Golden-Buzzer winner Voices of Our City Choir: a creative community for artists impacted by homelessness. Hear how music and creativity can offer us all a lifeline through dark times. A lifeline prisoner Rabbi Leo Baeck called “Hours of Freedom.” There is limited seating for this event. All proceeds benefit Voices of Our City’s music & arts programming for San Diegans impacted by homelessness.

After long days focused on the facts, our newsroom reads a lot of fiction at home. We asked our NPR colleagues what they've enjoyed reading so far this year. Here's what they told us.

“For The Love Of Power” is a solo art exhibition by San Diego collage artist, G. E. Vogt. In it, she explores themes of contemporary power dynamics: who holds power in today’s world, how do they wield it, and what are the ensuing effects on those who are without power. View this event on Instagram

Concert Hour is a music enrichment series presented on the campus of Palomar College for our students, staff, and community by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. Enjoy a range of exciting artists and musicians in the beautiful Howard Brubeck Theatre or Performance Lab D-10. The program is presented weekly during the Fall and Spring Semesters at 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 2 p.m. Admission and Parking are FREE. This Week’s Performing Arts Will Be Located in Performance Lab D -10 Madelyn Byrne is an active composer of both acoustic and computer music. She is also a Professor of Music at Palomar College, where she has been on the faculty since 2000. Some recent compositions include Running and Reflection (composed for the Heartland Marimba Quartet), Flow (For the New York Composers Circle), and Awakening (Cal Poly Pomona Piano Ensemble, directed by Nadia Schpachenko). Visit: Madelyn Byrne – Concert Hour Palomar Performing Arts on Instagram and Facebook

The Trump administration wants to make it easier for companies to use drones for business — from delivering coffee to inspecting power lines to working on farms.

The Police Records Access Project database, now available to the public, contains roughly 1.5 million pages of records from 12,000 officer-misconduct and use-of-force cases in California.

Los demócratas de California están considerando nuevos mapas políticos que podrían eliminar cinco escaños de la Cámara de Representantes federal que están en manos de republicanos, a la vez que refuerzan a los legisladores demócratas en otros distritos.

The Trump administration has reversed a rule that allowed undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as kids to buy health insurance on Affordable Care Act marketplaces.