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Join our Tellabration!™ celebration of all things stories, live, in-person once again! Tellabration!™ is a worldwide, synchronous storytelling event. This is storytelllng at its best--no notes--Moth style. Expect personal, folkloric and literary tales to thrill and chuckle over with the theme of Tradewinds, Tides and Tales, all influenced by the Ocean Beach seaside atmosphere. We welcome new voices to the Tellabration!™ stage, Catherine Bonin and Carol Jaksa. Returning storytellers are San Diego stalwarts, Jim Dieckmann, Patti Christensen/James Nelson-Lucas (The Patchwork Players,) Fred Laskowski, Arlyn Hackett, David Schmidt and Marilyn McPhie. The evening is designed for those ages 12 and up. There will be a book table with the direction, "take one or more, toss a donation into the basket." Tickets may be purchased on Eventbrite through here!

A new homeless shelter in the Midway District is now accepting residents. In other news, a place that has served members of the LGBTQ-plus community recovering from addiction is closing its doors. Plus, a new rhino calf at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park represents another step in the effort to save a related rhino species that’s nearly extinct.

The world's largest democratic polling exercise will take place until early June, in which Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks to win a third term in a landslide.

In City Heights, a new gaming facility at Hoover High School offers community, competition and collaboration for any students who want to join.

The National Park Service and the city are teaming up to restore the AG Gaston Motel built by Black entrepreneur AG Gaston. It served as a secure space for civil rights leaders to strategize in 1963.

Premieres Monday, Feb. 5, 2024 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2. Old Sturbridge Village brings in new remarkable finds, including a 1977 Pele-signed soccer ball, a 1933 RKO King Kong Bachrach photo, and Winfred Rembert's Moonshiners painting, CA. 2001. Guess the top $ 100,000 to $125,000 find.

The Gaslamp Quarter Association is rolling out yet another fun activation for the whole family to enjoy this Summer with the Gaslamp Flicks series! Every Friday in August Island Street between 4th and 5th Avenues will become a free outdoor movie theatre with free popcorn with proof of parking at Park it on Market and the 6th & K Parkade. With classics to newer hits, the Gaslamp provides a late night date night or fun for the whole family. Date | Friday, August 12 at 9:45 p.m. Location| Gaslamp Quarter • On Island between 4th and 5th Avenues in the historic Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego, CA. Tickets | No tickets are required for this FREE family-friendly movie series! Parking | Guests can enjoy easy parking and a free popcorn by parking at the following Gaslamp parking garages: • Park-It-On-Market • 6th & K Parkade For more information, please visit here!

Stemtations San Diego was started by an artist with a love for everything growing and design, Cynthia Chamberlin. Her fine arts back ground, and culmination of artistic interests is evident in her work today through the use of color, texture, and attention to detail. Come join us to welcome Spring, and plant up a 12.5" terra cotta bowl perfect for that patio table! The workshop cost includes a 12.5" bowl, variety of succulents in different sizes, and your first beer. Date | Sunday, march 20 at 2 p.m. Location | Wild Barrel Brewing Company Get tickets here! General admission is $62. For more information, please visit stemtationssandiego.com/workshops or email stemtations.sd@gmail.com.

From the theater: Harry receives the unexpected news that he has inherited a fortune from his late Uncle Anthony, on the condition that he takes Anthony’s dead body on a special trip to Monte Carlo. If Harry fails, the money will go to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn. However, also hot on the tail of Uncle Anthony’s money is Rita, Anthony’s lover with whom he embezzled $6 million behind her husband’s back. And hot on Rita’s trail is her brother Vinnie, who has been blamed for the crime! With mistaken identities, love interests, disguises, farcical chases, and an omnipresent corpse, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat musical murder mystery. This life-affirming musical will keep you entertained and enthralled as the story of a dead man’s holiday is played out in front of your eyes. A co-production with Oceanside Theatre Company, the production runs from January 27 - February 19 at Scripps Ranch Theatre and March 3 - 19 at Oceanside Theatre Company. The cast includes talented San Diego actors Kenny Bordieri, Beatrice Crosbie, Kelly Derouin, Bob Himlin, Cody Ingram, Ralph Johnson, Ted Leib, Bryce Nicastro, Olivia Pence, Audrey Ward and Erica Marie Weisz. Stay Social! Facebook & Instagram

A new poll finds Gen Z teens are optimistic about the future but feeling less engaged at school.