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How San Diego County health officials are distributing limited monkeypox vaccines. In other news, we take a look at San Diego's efforts to recycle food waste. Plus, San Diego will be getting nearly 69 million dollars in state budget funding.

The magic and the spirit of the holiday season return! The Zoo lights up the night until 8 p.m. (*except December 24) with amazing entertainment featuring the spectacular show, Aurora. Bring the family and enjoy some tasty treats and the warmth of the holidays. Jungle Bells is included with all admission tickets and memberships. Information about tickets can be found here. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

A small ocean animal that loves to eat phytoplankton could be helping deposit carbon into the deep ocean.

NPR Poet in Residence Kwame Alexander asked listeners to write a poem about napping. We received 1,200 poems that talked about the importance of rest and relaxation.

This is an in-store event with author Tracy Badua and conversation partner Kat De Los Reyes that will also be broadcasted live through Crowdcast for those unable to attend in person. This event will consist of a 30 minute discussion with Tracy and Kat, an audience Q&A, and finally the the book signing. If you're joining us virtually, Mysterious Galaxy's virtual events are hosted on Crowdcast. Visit here for the event. Accessibility: Real-time captioning for all Crowdcast events is available via Google Chrome. About the Author Tracy Badua is a Filipino American author of books about young people with sunny hearts in a sometimes stormy world. By day, she is an attorney who works in national housing policy and programs, and by night, she squeezes in writing, family time, and bites of her secret candy stash. She lives in San Diego, California, with her family. About the Conversation Partner Kat De Los Reyes has been a bookstagrammer since 2020 and a reader since she was 3 years old. On Instagram, she is the host of the annual #APIBookstagramTour, helped organize the #StandUpForAAPI campaign in 2021, and her account @booknerdkat been featured in @buzzfeedbooks. Kat is an avid book reviewer, supporter of the public library and independent bookstores, and enjoys promoting books --especially works from BIPOC authors. A first-generation Filipino immigrant, she is active in the AAPI community and has a career in public service.

Drag is an Art Form. Drag is creative community. Drag is inclusion. Please join us in an opportunity to support freedom of expression. Model Marty Mars will be posing for a live figure drawing event, hosted by Chad Berwald on Saturday, April 1. Bring your sketchbook, or show up empty handed, we got you covered. All artistic levels welcome ! Come practice with us. DM to RSVP or register on our website.

The conclusion comes five years after the suit was originally filed by Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and the Port of San Diego.

Come run the Veterans' Day Soledad Challenge 10K race in San Diego this November Our walk or run starts at Movin Shoes in Pacific Beach at 7:30 a.m., and will travel up to the top of Mount Soledad and the Veterans Memorial atop it's magestic high point! You will be rewarded with an amazing view at an amazing memorial. The run/walk is free, but we will be raising money through donations for one of our favorite Veterans Charities, Team RWB San Diego. We will have store specials for everyone, and special awards for those who reach the summit first. For runners, we encourage you to test yourself on the way up, but take it easy on the way back to the store (5k up, 5k back down). Join this event and invite your friends on Facebook.

Spreckels Organ Society previews this seasons “Women in Music Festival” with their 4th of July Extravaganza with organist Jelani Eddington, who performed as part of the American Theatre Organ Society’s National Convention in San Diego. This season's "Women in Music Festival" focuses on the role women have had on both music composition and performance in our history. Follow them on social media! Facebook + Instagram

From the organizers: We are bringing back our first-ever DISCO RIOT work and revamping it for a performance at ODC Theater! Before we head north, we will share the work for one show only on July 30th at the City Heights Performance Annex. DISCO RIOT’s Ex Nihilo, choreographed by Zaquia Mahler Salinas, features an original sound score by Jonny Tarr, is informed by excerpts of lectures from Alan Watts, and draws from channeling creative source. Latin for “out of nothing,” Ex Nihilo is a meditative quintet about what it takes to make something-from-nothing-ness. PORT: SF/SD is a shared evening of premieres by contemporary dance companies FACT/SF (San Francisco) and DISCO RIOT (San Diego). These performances mark DISCO RIOT’s San Francisco debut and will be followed by another shared evening of both groups in San Diego in early 2023. DISCO RIOT and FACT/SF are working together as part of PORT, a reciprocal touring model that supports artistic exchange and creates opportunities to present visiting artists to local audiences. Related links: Disco Riot on Instagram Disco Riot on Facebook