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Two days of tribal fighting in Sudan's south killed at least 220 people, a senior health official said Sunday, marking one the deadliest bouts of tribal violence in recent years.

Enjoy a Purim Simkhe at Yiddishland with fantastic guests including stars of our local Yiddish music scene, Yale Strom and Elizabeth Schwartz from Hot Pstromi. The evening will include Purim Yiddish poetry and klezmer music. English translation will be provided as so will be nosh and mashke! Date | Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 7pm Location | In person at Yiddishland California & The event will be broadcasted on Zoom. Register here! From the shtetlekh of Romania to Carnegie Hall and beyond, Hot Pstromi has performed its scintillating repertoire for audiences throughout the world. What sets the klezmer band Hot Pstromi apart from the rest is much of its repertoire comes from Yale Strom’s field research conducted during the East Bloc era among the Jewish and Romani communities. Come join Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals, baritone ukelele and hand percussion), Tim McNalley (contrabass and guitar) and 2021 San Diego Music Hall of Fame inductee Yale Strom (violin) for an evening of Purim songs, stories and much more. For further information on this event visit website: https://yiddishlandcalifornia.org/purim-simkhe-at-yiddishland/

Coastal Roots Farm, a non-profit Jewish community farm and education center, welcomes people of all backgrounds to join them on the Farm for a free and festive outdoor Friday night Shabbat series. The first of many will take place on Friday, March 25 from 5 to 7 p.m. The Farm offers an inclusive and engaging picnic-style Shabbat for friends and family to enjoy. The program is simple: the Farm provides the ambiance, challah, candles, and a Farm Tour, and the rest is up to guests! Children’s activities may include arts and crafts, hoola-hoops, books, blocks, and more. Attendees are recommended to bring their own picnic dinner, a beverage, and blankets/lawn chairs and welcome Shabbat with the beautiful sunset and green scenery. Pre-registration is required, and masks are highly encouraged. This is a Free Event! https://coastalrootsfarm.org/event/great-outdoor-shabbat. The next Great Outdoor Shabbat dates are April 22, May 20, June 10, July 15, and August 26. For further information on this event please visit HERE!

If you had to leave your home, you'd bring essential items for survival. But if you could take one sentimental object, what would it be? We asked refugees from Ukraine, Afghanistan, Honduras and more.

Police are investigating after landscapers discovered a car contained unused bags of concrete buried in the yard of a 1.63-acre estate in the San Francisco Bay Area.

NPR's Scott Simon is an unabashed, unreformed, unapologetic lover of pumpkin spice. He knows his ardor is not universal. He does not care.

Celebrate World Autism Day with NFAR and all of San Diego’s SUPERHEROES at the RACE FOR AUTISM 5K! Grab your cape and run or walk through as we return to beautiful Balboa Park in heroic style on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Build your team of heroes by registering today and change the futures for thousands with autism in our community. Race Day Schedule • 6:30 AM Registration Opens • 7:10 AM Dance Warm up • 7:25 AM 5K Timed Run Start • 7:30 AM Resource Fair Opens • 8:30 AM One Mile Walk Start • 9:30 AM Awards Ceremony at Stage • 11:00 AM Resource Fair Closes 100% of Race donations support local autism programs, services, and hundreds of local classrooms, as well as help build a more inclusive San Diego. Featuring a SUPERHERO 5K chip timed run, 5K walk or 1-mile Family Fun Walk, scenic Balboa Park course, educational resource fair, children’s activities, music, commemorative medals, and t-shirts, and more! Costumes and strollers welcome!

The newly minted A-list rapper variously calls himself a legend, a hero and a boss on the album, but the songs never embrace that mythmaking or mold those labels into personas.

Join actors Rose Williams, Crystal Clarke, Ben Lloyd-Hughes, Tom Weston-Jones, head writer and executive producer Justin Young, and executive producers Belinda Campbell and Susanne Simpson as they go behind the scenes of the new season of SANDITON, and answer questions from the audience. Availability is limited and this event is for U.S.-based viewers only. Sunday, March 13 at Noon PT (3 p.m. ET). Daylight Saving Time takes effect on this date. Please be sure that you “spring ahead” so you don’t miss the event. REGISTER NOW Once registered, you’ll receive a unique, nontransferable link for the virtual event. SANDITON Season 2 On MASTERPIECE premieres Sundays, March 20 - April 24, 2022 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV. There’s an exciting early streaming opportunity when you watch with KPBS Passport! Beginning the night of the season premiere, the following Sunday’s episode will become available at 7 p.m. PT (10 ET). SANDITON Season 2 episodes will be available to KPBS Passport viewers in the U.S. and Canada only.

VOCA Music continues its popular concert series, Happy Opera Hour, with Love is in the Air, an opera concert celebrating love! Enjoy an evening filled with favorite opera love arias, duets, and scenes paired with delicious wines in the beautiful atmosphere of historical Liberty Station. We are thrilled to have Sommptuous Selections curating the wines for the evening to perfectly complement the musical selections. Hors d'oeuvres will be provided. Featured artists includes: tenor Felipe Prado, baritone Matthias Villwock, and pianist Justin Gray, as well as VOCA Music founders soprano Diana Naatz and soprano Sandra Villwock. Proceeds and donations go to local youth music programs. Date | Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 6pm Location | Liberty Station Building 177 Purchase tickets here! $15-$35/person Things to know: -Sommptuous Selections will provide FOUR wine pairings from different regions of the world that complement the musical program. An expert sommelier will give brief introductions for each wine pairing (and non-alcoholic alternatives) highlighting how it complements each musical section. -General Admission Ticket includes ONE complimentary wine pairing. Additional drink pairings are available for purchase. -Show run time approximately 1.5 hours including a 20 minute intermission. -Doors will open at 5:15pm for the 6pm event. -FREE PARKING is available throughout Liberty Station. -All music is sung in original languages with projected English supertitles. -VOCA Music does not promote underage drinking. Proof of Identification is required for alcoholic beverages. For further information on this event please visit the website: https://www.vocamusic.org/event-details/love-is-in-the-air-2 VOCA Music Social Media: Facebook | Instagram