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The Greater San Diego Music Coterie presents its Annual Messiah Sing- and Play-along at St Bart’s Episcopal Church in Poway in 2 performances. Accompaniment will be provided by the Greater San Diego Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Angela Yeung. Instrumentalists interested in playing must contact Dr. Yeung in advance so your part will be ready for you on the day of the concert. Optional choir rehearsals are Friday, December 2 and Tuesday, December 6, both at 7 p.m. at St Bart's Episcopal Church. $10 suggested donation for each rehearsal and $20 suggested donation for the performance Donation by check can be tax deductible as allowable by law. Click here for details. Follow on Facebook!

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House of Ukraine in Balboa Park presents Ukrainian Festival 2023. Treat yourself to traditional Ukrainian home-made food such as potato and cheese varenyky with sour cream and fried onions, nalysnyky (blintzes) with sweet cheese, kovbasa sandwiches, salads, watermelon and drinks (11 a.m. – 4 p.m.). Enjoy our free lawn program (2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.) featuring the Chervona Kalyna Ukrainian Dance Group (Los Angeles), Ukrainian singer Iaroslava Caracosa, traditional Bandura music and more. Come discover, enjoy, share and support Ukraine and celebrate our culture! All proceeds will be used for humanitarian aid to Ukraine. For more information: houseofukraine.org Stay Connected on Facebook

The former NFL player says the “traumatizing experience” took place when the plane landed on Saturday. He says six FBI and other law enforcement agents boarded the plane and placed him in handcuffs.

Fiesta de Reyes in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park's Feliz Navidad is a holiday celebration like no other in San Diego. It is a free, family-friendly immersive experience designed to bring the spirit of the holidays to life for San Diegans of all ages. The experience is slated to run from December 1 through New Years Day. The Fiesta de Reyes courtyard at the north end of the state park will be full of visually stimulating holiday décor, lights and displays – some larger than life. A giant Christmas tree sits next to the Fiesta de Reyes stage which will host an expanded live entertainment program on the weekends including folklorico dancing and local music entertainers. For those looking for unique holiday gifts, the Fiesta de Reyes courtyard is surrounded by 19 specialty shops offering gift items from clothing to jewelry, toys and home décor as well as locally produced chocolate, olive oil products and hot sauces. Guests wanting a more thrilling experience when family and friends are in town can try a guided ghost tour of local haunts in the park. Casa de Reyes Restaurant in the middle of the Fiesta de Reyes plaza is featuring traditional Mexican holiday recipes on a special menu for the month along with specialty drinks all served in a warm al fresco setting. Additional dining options include stands selling holiday tamales, elotes, churros, champurada and other holiday foods and drinks. “The holidays are always a special time of year at Fiesta de Reyes,” said Ryan Ross, director of Fiesta de Reyes. “We want folks to experience the spirit of this season by walking into a different world when they come through our gates. We encourage everyone to come join us and find just the right unique gift for someone special then sample our special holiday menu at Casa de Reyes Restaurant and relax to the live entertainment on our stage. Or just come breathe in the energy of the season.” Fiesta de Reyes is open from 11 a.m. until 9 p.m. each day with extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Free parking is available throughout Old Town with extra parking available across Taylor Street in the CalTrans parking lot all day on weekend days and after 5 p.m. on weekdays.

The San Diego Hunger Coalition held its annual State of Hunger event on Nov. 18, 2022.

A one day Conference on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and "Web3" held on October 22 for the crypto-curious through to the expert. A growing topic of interest, there are thousands of San Diegans, individual entrepreneurs and businesses, in this innovation ecosystem. This Conference brings out Speakers and Panelists, with a focus on diversity and inclusion, to bring their knowledge right here to San Diego to help put San Diego on the map as a place which embraces this emerging technology and also examines the issues of regulation and fraud forensics. The organizers of this Conference are an all-volunteer group of community leaders who collectively, lead the largest Web 3 communities in San Diego: Bitcoin and Open BlockChain San Diego; Crypto San Diego; and, San Diego NFT Friends. Together, we are bringing a low cost, high touch, diversity-centric, Web3 conference held right at San Diego's own Central Library. Hope to see you there!

The Oceanside Unified School District is combating chronic absenteeism with home visits before the first day of school.

Join authors Julia Schiffman and Jennifer Rehor for a book talk and signing of “Women and Kink" at the Women's Museum on February 9. Inspired by original research from nearly 1,600 women from the kink community, you will journey into the motivations, meanings, and benefits of kink in these women’s own words. People throughout the world are extremely creative in designing relationships and a life that best suits their needs. This book illustrates how these people come together in play, in romance, in love, in sex, in friendship, and in community. Doors open at 6 P.M. for light refreshments and the book talk will start at 6:30 P.M. Books will be available for purchase. This special event is open to those 18 and older. Tickets: $20 Julia Schiffman is an associate clinical social worker, sex educator, and community activist. She sees individuals, couples, and non-monogamous/polyamorous families in her San Diego, CA private practice. Jennifer Rehor is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), an AASECT-Certified Sex Therapist (CST) and a Clinical Supervisor. She is the President and Owner of Affirming Therapy Center (ATC), a group private practice in California with a team of sex-positive clinicians specializing in BDSM/Kink, non-monogamy, couple’s therapy, and sex therapy. Social Media Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

From '5 Works Of Art To See In San Diego In September' (KPBS): Ivonne Garcia: 'La Bella Donna' On view at Thumbprint Gallery beginning Sept 11, 2021 Ivonne Garcia's papercut works are stark, fantastical, evocative and something between spooky and reverential — not unlike a Shirley Jackson novel. Her works often feature skulls, birds, serpents, botanicals, strange beasts and spiderwebs. And the contrast is lovely — almost all black and white, though there are sometimes splashes of color of shimmery metallics. The Italian "la bella donna" translates to "beautiful woman," but it is also a nod to the poisonous plant belladonna, or deadly nightshade. Historically used to dilate the pupils for beauty, eating the berries could also be fatal. In this work, Garcia surrounds an outstretched, sword-pierced wrist with intricate leaves, using textured ivory paper against a black background. Details: Exhibition information. Garcia's solo exhibition, "Encanto," opens Sept. 11, 2021 with a reception at 5 p.m., and runs through the end of the month. The gallery is open Saturdays from noon to 4 p.m. and by appointment. --Julia Dixon Evans, KPBSFrom the gallery: ***Masks are REQUIRED regardless of vaccination status*** We are proud to present 'Encanto,' featuring all new work by local artist Ivonne Garcia. Ivonne Garcia is an artist based out of San Diego, CA. Her penchant for knives has made its way into her repertoire of artistic medium with a focus on paper-cutting and silhouettes - designed to connect all things in the planar depths of simplicity and translating it into the emotional balance between the dark and the light. When not pouring away at her scalpels and inks, Ivonne spends her time living deliciously with her daughter and familiars, collecting oddities, keeping the art of snail mail alive, connecting with her Mexican roots, waiting for Halloween, and cultivating her ever growing Trucker’s Vocabulary. Gallery hours and contact: open: Saturdays, noon - 4 p.m. and by appointment p: +1-858-354-6294 info(at)thumbprintgallery.com Opening reception information: Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 from 5-10 p.m. Live music by Poised in the Darkness. Poised In The Darkness is a post-punk band, formed in San Diego, California in 2018 by vocalists Jess Bergman and Blanca Lucia Bergman. Founded in 2009, Thumbprint Gallery curates monthly and pop-up exhibitions featuring emerging, mid-career, and established artists with a focus on contemporary pop culture, nostalgia, urban art and pop surrealism. The gallery seeks to provide an eclectic and engaging atmosphere to view art by bringing people together in appreciation and support of local, national, and international artists.