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Plotting the Novel: While your characters are the beating heart of your novel, your plot is its bones. Whether you are an outliner or someone who works on the fly, this basic architecture (the novel’s skeleton, so to speak) cannot be neglected. In this six-week workshop, we will work on understanding the essential plot requirements of a good story, and work on building a good strong supporting structure for your novel. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/certificates-wrkshps/2025-05-17-novel-iii-with-rich-farrell/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

The House version of the tax bill would revoke credits for EVs starting at the end of this year. If the plan survives, it would dramatically shape automaker investments and EV sales.

KPBS reports on the impact so far of President Trump’s policies rooted in Project 2025 on major sectors in San Diego: education, criminal justice, science and libraries.

A local ride-share program helps seniors get to their medical appointments. But recruiting enough volunteer drivers has been difficult.

Join Classics 4 Kids for an afternoon of music, mingling, and giving back! Enjoy a hands-on ukulele group class with a Classics 4 Kids instructor, sip on your choice of wine, beer, or a tropical mocktail, and indulge in a delicious island-inspired buffet. Learn to play a classic song by the end of your lesson while supporting music education! This class is designed for beginners, but all levels are welcome. Instruments will be provided during the class, or bring your own. Participation in the ukulele group class is optional. All funds raised at this event will build our new Ukulele Scholarship Program to bring skilled Classics 4 Kids instructors into under-resourced schools, giving students the chance to experience the joy of music-making and the accomplishment of learning and performing a song! Learning to play an instrument builds confidence, creativity, and a lifelong love for music. The ukulele is the perfect gateway instrument, offering students an accessible, hands-on way to develop rhythm, coordination, and self-expression. Classics 4 Kids on Facebook / Instagram

Let your teen’s imagination soar in this exciting four-week creative writing and publishing workshop. Young Writers Ink: Word Magic + Publishing blends playful creativity with real-world writing skills. Young writers (ages 14–18) will experiment with poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, hybrid writing, and mixed media in a fun, supportive environment. Each session begins with a quick unjournaling warm-up, followed by short pieces of poetry or prose, hands-on creative activities, and time to develop longer pieces of writing. Along the way, students will learn how to polish their work and submit to real contests and anthologies, building confidence and pride in their voices. Please note: There is not a session on Friday, July 4. SD Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Let your child’s imagination soar in this exciting four-week creative writing and publishing workshop. Young Writers Ink: Word Magic + Publishing blends playful creativity with real-world writing skills. Young writers (ages 10–13) will experiment with poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, hybrid writing, and mixed media in a fun, supportive environment. Each session begins with a quick unjournaling warm-up, followed by short pieces of poetry or prose, hands-on creative activities, and time to develop longer pieces. Along the way, students will learn how to polish their work and submit to real contests and anthologies, building confidence and pride in their voices. Please note: There is not a session on Friday, July 4. SD Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Some characters follow the rules—yours won’t. This class is a high-energy, hands-on workshop designed to help you create bold, flawed, and irresistibly compelling characters. Through interactive exercises and expert techniques, you’ll craft characters who scheme, charm, deceive, and take risks—characters readers can’t help but root for (or obsess over). Whether they’re stealing a kiss or a kingdom, your characters will leap off the page, leaving a trail of intrigue in their wake. If you want to write fiction that crackles with life and keeps readers hooked, this is the workshop for you. Visit: https://writeyourstorynow.org/classes-workshops/2025-06-14-the-art-of-unforgettable-characters-with-arlon-jay-staggs/ SD Writers Ink on Instagram and Facebook

The Spirit of the Fourth has excitement for all ages. Join us for our Community Fair featuring a wide variety of vendors, our annual parade, Larry Himmel Patriotic Pet Contest and evening celebration that includes a spectacular fireworks show. We will have the Community Fair in Webb Park starting at 9 a.m. which includes a Patriotic Pet Contest, Quilt Show, Auto Show and Veterans Memorial Ceremony. The Fair will also have booths from many local organizations and vendors. The parade will begin at 3:30 p.m. on Acena Drive and proceed north to Rancho Bernardo Road and then Bernardo Center Drive. At 6 p.m., the gates open to a fireworks display and evening entertainment at the Rancho Bernardo High School complex at 13010 Paseo Lucido, San Diego, CA 92128. There will be a live band and food trucks, with the fireworks starting at 9 p.m. Monetary donations at the gates will be appreciated and necessary to offset the expenses of conducting the fireworks show, security, insurance, and rental of the site from the Poway Unified School District. When the parking lots reach capacity, viewers will be required to park on adjacent city streets. No access to the campus proper or the athletic fields will be permitted. No alcohol is permitted anywhere on campus. Visit: https://spiritofthefourth.org/

Heroes and Monsters (Ages 6 – 7) July 7 – 11, 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. What would your artful superpower be? Get ready to team up with your friends and MCASD educators in an awesome showdown for the fate of the museum–an art collision between Heroes and Monsters. Spend the week designing your own Hero and Monster inspired by the Museum's collection: Learn how to use art for good by developing your own art superpowers. Create a persona by dawning masks and capes influenced by Nick Cave. Use John Baldessari's conceptual powers to fight "Boring Art." Schedule Day 1: Start the week by imagining your superhero, or good-monster alter-ego, and its artful superpowers! Then, create your helmet. Day 2: Make your shield and cape and create dice to guide your way. Spend the rest of the week creating instruments and tools that help build a superhero, art-filled universe filled with magic and spells of your making! MCASD on Facebook / Instagram