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This event will feature a conversation between guests from San Diego’s art and civic community followed by audience table conversations. Join us for the KPBS One Small Step Experience Event! KPBS presents One Small Step in partnership with StoryCorps. This initiative brings people with different beliefs and backgrounds together for a conversation - not about politics - but to get to know each other as people. The KPBS One Small Step Experience event will feature a respectful conversation between our special guests from San Diego’s art and philanthropic communities followed by audience table conversations where you can discuss and share your own viewpoints. Tuesday, June 23, 2026 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Doors open, check in and reception (light refreshments) 5:50 p.m. Program Location: KPBS: 5200 Campanile Drive, San Diego 92182 Special guest participants: Bob Lehman, Executive Director, San Diego ART Matters Grant Oliphant, CEO and President, Prebys Foundation Audience table conversations will be facilitated by the National Conflict Resolution Center. Learn more about KPBS’ One Small Step program at KPBS.org/OneSmallStep Public Matters is an initiative of KPBS, inewsource and Voice of San Diego. These three independent, non-profit journalism organizations are sharing content, conversation, and events that ensure all San Diegans understand their opportunity to participate in the democratic process and that it means more than voting in an election. The KPBS One Small Step program is a part of the Public Matters initiative. Public Matters is generously funded by Irwin and Joan Jacobs.

Nature journaling is a practice that can help you learn faster, connect more deeply with nature, and regulate your nervous system. In this 3-hour interactive workshop, Instructor Marley Peifer will share the simple yet revolutionary approaches at the core of nature journaling. While using drawings, words and numbers to observe the plants and organic garden at San Diego Craft Collective, students will also learn how these techniques can play a role in mental health, attention management, community science, transferable skill-building and behavior change. Students need to bring a notebook or sketch book (even a few sheets of lined paper are fine), a pen and/or pencil (colors aren’t as important for this workshop), and your curiosity. Leave with sketches and notes tracing your learning adventure. No experience necessary. Ages 13+ welcome. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts: Email us for more information. • Scholarships available: Click here for an application. • Homeschool funds accepted: Click here for enrollment details. • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Learn to needle felt a 3D Kitten! Sunday, June 14, 1-5 p.m. Learn to create a three-dimensional needle-felted Itty Bitty Kitty with wool! This 3-D sculpted wool needle-felted workshop is as fun and amazing as the project looks! Suitable for the novice felter, each student will learn the basics of dry needle felting from start to finish, then will experiment with adding elements to the main project (optional). Our base form will hold up as you embellish it to your heart’s content. Learn this easy and satisfying method of making art. Most people will take the entire class time to complete their projects. No experience necessary. Ages 10+ welcome. • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available • Homeschool funds accepted • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Explore Handbuilding with Clay Ages 12+ welcome! Join us for a fun, hands-on introduction to handbuilding with clay! In this workshop, you’ll learn hand-building techniques to create a spoon rest, perfect for adding a personal touch to your kitchen. Play around with textures, details, and shapes. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced crafter, this hands-on class offers the opportunity to try something new and express your creativity. All materials are provided, and you’ll get to take home your handmade creations after they’re fired and ready for pick-up in 3-4 weeks. Grab a friend, enjoy some clay therapy, and discover the joy of crafting with clay! • Military, first responders and sibling discounts • Scholarships available • Homeschool funds accepted. • If this class is full, join the Interest List to be notified. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available.

The Spreckels Organ Society presents the 38th Annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, the largest organ festival in the United States, featuring the historic Spreckels Organ, the largest open-air musical instrument in the world, with 5,098 pipes of up to 32-feet long, and nine percussion instruments located throughout the building. The summer-long festival – directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s Artistic Director and San Diego’s Civic Organist – takes place in the heart of Balboa Park, from July 13 through Sept. 7. These 90-minute, free admission concerts by acclaimed international artists are brought to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion each Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. by the Spreckels Organ Society. The concerts are free thanks to the support of the Society’s sponsors, donors, members and volunteers. This season, the Monday evening concerts feature artists from five different nations, making it a truly international festival. The variety of concerts is broad with something for everyone. For the full Festival program, visit www.spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival. Spreckels Organ Society on Instagram

Join us for a livestream watch party of the virtual Juneteenth Symposium hosted by CSU Los Angeles. Drop-in from 10 a.m.-noon June 11 for a livestream watch party at KPBS Studio, featuring a visual storytelling experience centered on freedom, Black history and community, including a photo gallery and reflection video activity. Food and beverages will be provided. NOTE: SDSU and SDSU Imperial Valley will be closed June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

Parents with 9-to-5 jobs often need a few hours of child care between the end of the school day and the end of the work day. But with limited availability, many families must piece together an after-school routine.

For decades, billions of gallons of sewage and industrial waste have been dumped into the Tijuana River. Recent research shows this chronically contaminated watershed in Southern California is also polluting the air.

The book, "Under the Perfect Sun: The San Diego Tourists Never See" is releasing a new edition with updated stories and interviews examining the city's political and social transformation. Then, your weekend arts preview.

The Spreckels Organ Society presents the 38th Annual San Diego International Summer Organ Festival, the largest organ festival in the United States, featuring the historic Spreckels Organ, the largest open-air musical instrument in the world, with 5,098 pipes of up to 32-feet long, and nine percussion instruments located throughout the building. The summer-long festival – directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s Artistic Director and San Diego’s Civic Organist – takes place in the heart of Balboa Park, from July 13 through Sept. 7. These 90-minute, free admission concerts by acclaimed international artists are brought to the Spreckels Organ Pavilion each Monday evening at 7:30 p.m. by the Spreckels Organ Society. The concerts are free thanks to the support of the Society’s sponsors, donors, members and volunteers. This season, the Monday evening concerts feature artists from five different nations, making it a truly international festival. The variety of concerts is broad with something for everyone. For the full Festival program, visit www.spreckelsorgan.org/summer-organ-festival. Spreckels Organ Society on Instagram