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Referred to by Jazz Lives as “one of New York’s great gifts to the world,” blues and jazz vocalist Mara Kaye is “like some lost pocket of the blues that had never been explored in the old days, all wrapped up in a ball of 21st-century Brooklyn-bred attitude.” For over a decade she has traveled internationally and throughout the US, sharing legendary stages with champions of the genre, singing beloved songs of the past with a deep passion and respect for its original storytellers. Imagine a new artist with deep roots, one with the emotional power and swing of Billie Holiday, the deep-blue sorrows and joys of Bessie Smith, all the while leavened with Brooklyn spice. Her heart is in her music and there is no pretense, no distance as audiences from Moscow to Lincoln Center have found out. Mara’s voice has been compared to “Louis Armstrong’s trumpet at a rent party” by blues legend Jimmy Vivino and praised by The Wall Street Journal as proof that things are getting better. Her debut EP, It Had to Be You, recorded straight-to-tape by Bigtone Records, was released in February of 2022 and features incomparable piano legend, Carl Sonny Leyland. Mara's debut single, the forever iconic love song, IT HAD TO BE YOU, off of her recent Ep release with BIGTONE RECORDS features incomparable roots and blues piano legend Carl Sonny Leyland and can be heard on steady rotation on LA’s premier jazz station, KJAZZ 88.1 FM. Her second single, DYSTOPIAN BLUES, an original tune, was featured on ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’ and performed live on CBS News in 2020. She most recently lent her writing and voice to Brooklyn hip-hop legend AZ’s track, NEVER ENOUGH featuring rapper Rick Ross. She is a proud faculty member of Centrum Foundation’s Voice Works program and a past instructor at their Acoustic Blues Seminar in Port Townsend, WA teaching voice masterclasses alongside some of the country's top blues and voice artists. She continues to teach in San Diego and Los Angeles, leading voice workshops and coachings in both cities. After a lifetime in New York, Mara is thrilled to call California home. "For too many years, young jazz singers all but ignored the blues, but the attention now being paid to the form by outstanding young artists such as Mara Kaye is proof that things are getting better.” - The Wall Street Journal See More Events: bardicmanagement.com/events For more information visit: bardicmanagement.com

Swift wrote on Instagram, "I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter." How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next president in the White House?

Show Your Home Some Love! 34th Annual Fall Home Garden Show Returns of the Del Mar Fairgrounds October 5th & 6th Now in its 34th year, the Fall Home/Garden Show returns to the historic Del Mar Fairgrounds, where the Show has been part of the community for 34 years. It is a two-day extravaganza of demonstrations, hundreds of home-improvement products and services, exhibitors, plant sales, and face-to-face consultations with top experts—all with the convenience of one-stop shopping for everything pertaining to home and garden, inside and outside. The San Diego Fall Home/Garden Show is Southern California’s largest Home & Garden Show for several reasons: Face to Face interaction with hundreds of high quality home improvement contractors and garden experts. The Show focuses on San Diego-area experts, services, products, and businesses. It’s a San Diego County Show made for San Diegans. Visitors find everything they need to save time and money improving, refreshing, or remodeling their home and outdoor surroundings—from the latest in appliances to garden lighting, from BBQ’s to security systems, from baths to sunrooms, Energy efficient lighting to Solar, even ADU options. It’s everything for the home inside and outside, and all in one place! In addition to a huge main hall where hundreds of exhibitors showcase the newest products and hottest trends, all at special low show prices, and Exclusive show offers, plus several unique home and garden features. Visit our website to check out all info about the show and Enter to Win to Win a $500 Visa Gift Card. * “The Garden Marketplace”—Shop at a grand nursery of the freshest plants for sale direct from San Diego area garden and non-profit plant societies, specialty growers and wholesalers, including Terra Bella Nursery and free horticultural advice from Master Gardeners--at low show prices. Plus, Face-to-Face meetings with some of San Diego’s top garden experts; gain priceless hands-on knowledge for your home projects, from landscaping to vegetable gardening and fruit trees. • Bargains!-- The San Diego Fall Home/Garden Show is a home and garden shopper’s paradise. Special pricing is a big attraction for any homeowner looking for deep one-time-only savings. The Exhibitors offer an ideal opportunity to easily arrange for multiple bids on any home project, be it shutters, doors, windows, skylights, or hundreds of other essentials. Save TIME and MONEY! Show hours—Saturday, October 5 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, October 6 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for more information visit: www.fallhomegardenshow.com. Visit our website to check out all info about the show and Enter to Win to Win a $500 Visa Gift Card. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/SDhomeshows and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sdhomegardenshow/ for tips and last minute updates. Join our mailing list to keep in the know about upcoming Shows or Features. About Westward Expos (www.springhomegardenshow.com): Founded in 1984 in San Diego, Westward Expos produces the San Diego Spring Home/Garden and San Diego Fall Home/Garden shows and the San Diego Home Improvement Expo. Westward Expos can be reached at 858.350.3738 x 801 For information on how to participate in the San Diego FallHome/Garden Show, contact James Scannell at this number or jim@sandiegohomegardenshows.com / www.fallhomegardenshow.com

Future developments on some shelters and scheduled closures of several temporary shelters means that the city's current shelter bed count could drop in coming months.

Days ahead of a planned strike, unionized nurses reached a tentative contract agreement with Rady Children's Hospital, described by union leaders as "the best contract offer in decades."

With support from both sides in Congress, advocates are still fighting to get the psychedelic drug approved as a mental health treatment, despite its rejection by the FDA's advisory committee in June.

Comic-Con International and San Diego Public Library have teamed up for the Comic Conference for Educators and Librarians (CCEL). This FREE five-day conference will take place at the San Diego Central Library during Comic-Con® from July 24-28, and will explore the role comics play in promoting education and literacy for all ages. Those in the library and education fields are invited to learn creative and exciting ways to incorporate comics and other popular arts into their work. Through presentations and panel discussions, the Conference hopes to engage the community and promote comics as a medium for learning. Seating is not guaranteed and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration is for interest only and does not guarantee a seat. Join us on Wednesday for Teaching and Learning with Comics: An Interactive Workshop This is a hands-on workshop for anyone looking to use comics in a classroom. Peter Carlson (Green Dot Public Schools), Susan Kirtley (Portland State University), and Antero Garcia (Stanford University) guide educators in curating powerful classroom curricula, from mini-lessons to complete units, that incorporate the medium of comics. Participants engage in activities that model how to develop superhero readers and writers in K–12 classrooms. Comic-Con badge-holders with valid single same-day or four-day badges are welcome to attend and are not required to register. In addition to CCEL, San Diego Public Library hosts themed San Diego Comic-Con programming leading up to and through the days of the conference. Please visit our website for more information. Full Schedule: Wednesday, July 24 from 4 - 6 p.m. Thursday, July 25 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday, July 26 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday, July 28 from 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

A new land use plan for the neighborhood aims to welcome thousands of new residents while preventing the displacement of legacy businesses.

“Every movie I make involves passion,” writer and director Francis Ford Coppola says. “The Godfather is very classical. Apocalypse Now is very wild.” His latest, Megalopolis, is a Roman epic – set in New Rome, a futuristic New York City.

Jenny & The Tramps return to Golden Island Dim Sum & Asian Cuisine for the 166th show of Dim Sum & Jazz! Seating Begins at 6 p.m. Music from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call (858) 578-8800 for reservations! Reservations are highly encouraged! About Jenny & The Tramps Stemming from Southern California, Jenny and the Tramps consists of hardworking musicians from the San Diego music scene. Starting out playing cover songs and entertaining fans for hours on end, they have now come together to write original material. Members consist of Jenny O’Henny and the brothers De La Rosa. Marrying elements of Soul and Funk , their influences range from Amy Winehouse to Stevie Wonder, the Beatles, and Wheeler Walker Jr. Jenny & The Tramps Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jennyandthetramps/ See More Events www.goldenislanddimsum.com www.bardicmanagement.com/events https://www.bardicmanagement.com/golden-island