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An interactive dark comedy TEDesque talk originally created as the playwright’s swan song. Through a series of lessons taught by a professional curmudgeon with high expectations, students reckon with their complicity in the BS of toxic positivity and social norms too many of us hide behind. Attendees can look forward to laughing at ourselves and the absurdity we condone. Content warning: math, many bad words

Outdoor concert on Shelter Island A.J. Croce performs Croce Plays Croce, a special night of music featuring a complete set of classics by his late father Jim Croce, some of his own tunes, and songs that influenced both him and his father. For more information visit https://www.humphreysconcerts.com/schedule.cfm A.J. Croce on Facebook / Instagram

Meanwhile, at Little Fish Comic Book Studio… Celebrate with us the last Little Fish Comic Savvy of 2022!!! As always, you can look forward to the promise of comics, good conversation, and of course donuts! Our large library of comic books and graphic novels has just about a little of everything for everyone, so please feel free to peruse our stacks. We also have a large amount of free comic books and graphic novels for attendees to go through and take home. And did we mention that this event is FREE! Feel free to bring friends, family, and of course delicious snacks if you’re so inclined. Pooches are welcome too! We have plenty of parking in the parking lot behind the studio. WHO: You! WHAT: Little Fish Comic Savvy! WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Little Fish Comic Book Studio, 6822B El Cajon BLVD., San Diego, CA 92115 Follow on social media: Facebook & Instagram

The Army Corps of Engineers is pairing archaeological work with job training for veterans. Then, a UC San Diego lab is experimenting with tiny robots that can deliver drugs inside your body to the place they’re needed most. And, a new independent book store in North Park dedicated to romance books.

It's time to celebrate our finalists, the talented and creative writers who have won this year's Short Story Contest! Please join us to learn the identities of our finalists and enjoy a delightful evening of live readings of the top three winning stories, performed by Write Out Loud, and sponsored by the Friends of San Diego Central Library. Q&A with the authors will follow.

What's so funny about getting old? Join these hilarious ladies to find out. With Special Guest Tony Calabrese, mentor to all of these comic geniuses, you will spend an hour laughing your arse off at life's most ridiculous situations. Wine & Beer are available. Proceeds benefit The James Shirey Foundation, Inc. Doors Open at 6:30 P.M. Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook & Instagram

Are we all just squirrels trying to get a nut? Professor Steven Barbone of SDSU’s Philosophy Department leads a 50th anniversary discussion of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" by Robert Pirsig, one of the most influential books of the past half century and the bestselling philosophical book of all time. A summer motorcycle trip across the American West undertaken by a father and his son, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is a personal and philosophical odyssey into fundamental questions of how to live. Can a parent’s ferocious love for their child counter the everyday confusions of existence? Might the care for a technological object like a motorcycle lead to clarity? And when is a motorcycle not a motorcycle? Philosophy Talk is an occasional series of library presentations designed as a fun opportunity to connect the richness of philosophical thought to everyday life. For more information visit: sandiego.librarymarket.com

Join Josh Cellars at Little Italy Mercato to Call Your Mom and share your gratitude for the mother figure in your life ahead of Mother’s Day. From 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Josh Cellars will have a pop-up phone booth, where visitors are encouraged to give their mom a call and be entered for a chance to win a $12,000 experience together. In addition to showing gratitude for moms, the activation will serve as a great photo opp for attendees and special merch will be given out on-site, while supplies lasts.

Canceled Dec. 11 due to weather advisory The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored holiday tradition brought to San Diego by the boating community. Continuing its long-standing San Diego tradition, the 52nd annual parade promises to dazzle and entertain bayfront crowds during 2 evenings on Dec. 11 and Dec. 18, 2022. Participants in this year’s highly anticipated holiday boat parade will decorate their boats to fit this year’s theme. The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights brings more than 100,000 San Diego residents and visitors to the shores of San Diego Bay each year. The procession of approximately 80 lavishly decorated boats has become one of the most iconic events in the region. There is no cost to view the parade. This year, for the 6th time, the parade will proceed to the pier at Cesar Chavez Park before making the turn to Coronado, giving spectators another area to view the parade. The procession will start at 5:30 p.m. and will follow the predetermined parade route. The parade takes approximately one hour to one and a half hours to pass any given point along the parade route. The approximate arrival time of the parade at various locations are: Shelter Island (start of parade) 5:30 p.m. Harbor Island: 6 p.m. The Embarcadero: 6:30 p.m. Seaport Village: 7 p.m. The Pier at Cesar Chavez Park: 7:15 p.m. Ferry Landing on Coronado: 7:30 p.m.

Join the Coronado Historical Association for our final Wine & Lecture this Spring, Save the Last Bullet. Heidi Langbein-Allen’s father, Willi Langbein, was thirteen when the Nazis took him away from his parents under the pretense of protecting him. The real reason was to mold him into cannon-fodder for use against the Russian army. Willi was sent to the Eastern Front at age fourteen in the last days of the war to stave off the advance of the Russians. Neither he nor his classmates We expected to return alive from the final battles of the Third Reich. Having survived the war against all odds, Willi returned home to find everything he knew destroyed. Numb and confused, he was mandated to serve one year of forced farm labor, putting his life on hold. After his release, he gradually realized that all he was taught to believe in was a lie and sinks into depression. Eventually, he began to heal through a fortuitous friendship with a kind British soldier. Through him, Willi glimpsed his future: he can do his part to ensure that the evil he witnessed is never again repeated. Ultimately, he succeeded by earning the Medal of European Merit in 1979 for his contribution to the advancement of democracy in Europe. Join us for this moving lecture of Willi’s story, told from his perspective as a child soldier in the Nazi army. You will be moved by this story of innocence lost and despair, but also of grit and determination, and of hope restored.