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Sophie's Gallery & Gift Shop, operated by St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center, will host its 11th Annual Alley Cat Art Walk in the Historic El Cajon Downtown Arts District. This popular family-friendly art event will feature eight art galleries, two art studios, a museum, and other local small businesses showcasing their work for guests to enjoy. Guests will experience delicious food and beverages, live music, fine art and art demonstrations while exploring Historic El Cajon Arts District. Sophie’s Gallery is an art studio where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are given the opportunity and tools needed to realize their full creative potential. There will be several fine art shows during the event, including Skate of Mind – State of Mind at Sophie’s Gallery - a collection of hand-painted and mosaic skateboard decks. In honor of the annual event, a new public mural is commissioned each year. The latest mural, Butterfly Selfie l, can be found in Arts Alley (behind Sophie’s Gallery) and doubles as an exciting winged photo opportunity for all to enjoy. Follow on social media! Facebook + Twitter

Mariachi Champaña Nevin’s delightful and inspiring Mexican Christmas concert returns to San Diego! Featuring a reinactment of Las Posadas — Mary and Joseph’s arrival in Bethlehem. With familiar American holiday classics plus traditional Mexican carols, people of all ages and backgrounds will revel in the joy of a traditional Mexican Christmas Eve. Mariachi Champaña Nevin and Mónica Ábrego have performed versions of this program with the San Diego Symphony over the years, now bring the whole family to enjoy the full program for the first time at the Balboa Theater! Program will include: • La fiesta de la nochebuena | Feliz Navidad, Santa la noche (O Holy Night), Las posadas, Cucurrucucú paloma, Ave María, Bendicción, and Navidad, Navidad • Vecinos navideños | Duerme y no llores (Sleep, Don’t Cry), El niño del tambor (The Little Drummer Boy), Los peces en el rio (The Fish in the River), and Noche de paz (Silent Night) • El cascanueces (The Nutcracker Suite) • And more! Date | Thursday, December 23 at 7:30 p.m. Location | Balboa Theatre Get tickets here! Ticket prices range from $30 to $75. Family friendly, recommended ages 4 and up. For more information, please visit sandiegotheatres.org/event/2021/12/las-posadas or call (619) 615-4000.

When Shane McCrae was almost 4 years old, his maternal grandparents, who were white supremacists, took him from his father, who is Black. His new memoir is Pulling the Chariot of the Sun.

Eye-opening testimony from a top scientist offers a useful primer on the role social media may play in the teen mental health crisis.

Join us for a special conversation with Third Act co-founder Bill McKibben, sponsored by NCCCA & SD350. There is no charge for this online event but you must register in advance: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-CgqDkrHdBHdBNg5OxP7vNpE79zKbkJ?fbclid=IwAR01FqErd7vITnV762c2nyOgEy2Eohmp_ahsvLYNZwSqSmb7eEsnB0pMqm8 We will discuss the politics of climate change, how we can confront and stop the fossil fuel industry, the role of civil disobedience, and climate justice. We'll also ask Bill about how to stay motivated and active when climate action is stalled, and how we as individuals and local organizations can be most effective in advancing climate solutions at the local and national level given our dysfunctional political system. The event will include Q&A from the audience. Bill McKibben is an author, journalist and movement strategist. In 2014 was awarded the Right Livelihood Prize, sometimes called the ‘alternative Nobel.’ His 1989 book "The End of Nature" is regarded as the first book for a general audience about climate change, and has appeared in 24 languages; he’s gone on to write a dozen more books. He is a co-founder of 350.org (which SanDiego350 is affiliated with) – the first planet-wide, grassroots climate change movement, which has organized twenty thousand rallies around the world in every country save North Korea, spearheaded the resistance to the Keystone Pipeline, and launched the fossil fuel divestment movement. North County Climate Change Alliance on Facebook

Hands of Peace, an international non-profit organization that empowers American, Israeli, and Palestinian youth to become agents of change, invites the San Diego community to sign up for its Mother’s Day 5K Walk for Peace on Sunday, May 8, starting at 8 a.m. at Cardiff Elementary School, 1888 Montgomery Ave., Cardiff, CA 92007. Participants can register online at handsofpeacesandiegobenefit.org. Kicking off Hands of Peace “20 Years Planting Peace” Benefit Week, the 5K Mother's Day Walk for Peace honors the vision of Juliet Ward Howe, who called for a Mother's Day dedicated to peace in honor of mothers who lost their sons and husbands during the U.S. Civil War. Howe urged mothers around the world to lead their countries to work for peace "in the name of womanhood and of humanity." Funds raised will go to Hands of Peace programs in San Diego that bring together American, Israeli and Palestinian youth for dialogue and leadership. For more information go to handsofpeacesandiegobenefit.org or contact Diana Kutlow at (760) 492-1623, dkutlow@handsofpeace.org.

The controversial pandemic-era policy that restricts immigration at border crossings was set to end on Dec. 21. It now will remain in place at least until the justices rule in 2023.

Ronson spent a year creating Barbie's music, with the help of artists like Nicki Minaj, Sam Smith and Billie Eilish. "Everyone ran with it and did something different," he says.

City prosecutors say the C Street Inn is being vacated and its 72 occupants will receive nearly $5,000 each in relocation costs.

Homeless people often have sporadic or no access to health care, resulting in costly, chronic conditions. A new statewide effort encourages Medi-Cal insurers to partner with street teams to improve care.