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The Coronado Historical Association invites you to the next installment of our Wine & Lecture series: Skydiving Entrepreneur H. “Skippy” Smith and the Pacific Parachute Company in San Diego. Eighty-two years ago, Howard “Skippy” Smith founded the nation’s first black-owned and managed defense production plant in San Diego. Agin Shaheed will discuss the life of this skydiver turned entrepreneur. Born in Alabama in 1913, “Skippy” Smith moved to Los Angeles California during the Great Depression with little to nothing in his pocket with hopes of becoming a pilot. By 1939, he had become a renowned skydiver with his partner Mac “Skip” Gravelly. The duo became well known for the difficult and dangerous free fall jumps followed by delayed parachute openings. Skippy Smith would eventually move to San Diego and become the first African American hired by defense contractor, Standard Parachute to test, pack and inspect parachutes manufactured for WWII. Around the same time, comedian Jack Benny’s partner, Eddie” Rochester” Anderson was looking for ways he could contribute to the war effort. With Anderson’s financial backing, Skippy’s Pacific Parachute Company opened on 8th Street in San Diego in March 1942. Visit: https://coronadohistory.org/calendar/event/wine-lecture-skydiving-entrepreneur-h-skippy-smith-and-the-pacific-parachute-company-in-san-diego/ Coronado Historical Association on Facebook

in Women’s Empowerment International (WE) for our signature event of the year, celebrating our 20th anniversary of grantmaking for economic empowerment programs. Enjoy an afternoon of delicious food and drinks, a beautiful venue, live music, inspiring speakers, auction excitement, and a maker fair featuring women entrepreneurs from local WE grant-funded programs. Proceeds will benefit WE grants distributed to our high-impact partner programs, working to break cycles of poverty for women and their families in San Diego County and five other countries. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact Sarah Adams at sarahadams@womenempowerment.org or (619) 333-0026. Tickets and more information available at: womenempowerment.org/fall-fundraiser/ Tickets: Early bird price until 7/15: $100 Price $125 (starting 7/16) Volunteer: Volunteer opportunities are also available for day-of support and on our event planning committee! Contact info@womenempowerment.org for more information and to sign up. Visit: Women's Empowerment International Women's Empowerment International on Instagram and Facebook

Extended through Nov. 24. From the organizers: It’s 1965 in Greenwich Village. In an illegal backroom cabaret called "The Never Get," lovers Trevor and Arthur perform an act that unabashedly celebrates gay romance for like-minded audiences. As they croon their way toward the end of a revolutionary decade, facing the conflicting promises of professional success and personal liberation—will their relationship survive? Featuring a lush and seductive score inspired by the Great American Songbook, Midnight at the Never Get is a dreamy musical meditation on memory, personal and political courage, and the enduring power of love. Visit: "Midnight at the Never Get" Diversionary Theater on Instagram and Facebook

In her speech, Vice President Harris spoke boldly about the stakes of the presidential election, and brushed off Donald Trump's latest attacks against her.

Liv Stone is among the athletes pushing for para surfing to be included in the Paralympics.

It's the second time in less than a year that House Republicans have pushed to remove their elected leader.

A rocket has hit a sports complex filled with children playing soccer in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights region Saturday afternoon, on the same day that an Israeli strike in Gaza devastated a school building and killed dozens.

The new remake of the 1989 Patrick Swayze film comes up short, caught between an unironic '80s homage and a more wised-up contemporary sensibility.

Stream now with the PBS App. For over 30 years, 3-time GRAMMY winner Bill Miller’s music has amplified the whispers of Native peoples’ hearts. Miller’s Mohican name is Fush-Ya Heay Aka (meaning "bird song"), and his songs have been deeply spiritual, exploring his Christian faith in his indigenous language while bridging cultures around the world with his signature sound.

The surprise performance at the Newport Folk Festival, now released as an album, is another exciting evolution in Joni Mitchell's notoriously chameleonic career.