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Celebrating 25 years as one of Ireland’s leading traditional bands A traditional band with a truly worldwide reach, Téada has appeared as a frequent headliner at major music festivals throughout Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. Highlights include a 30,000-capacity stadium concert in Brittany, along with performances at Rainforest World Music Festival & Penang World Music Festival in Malaysia, Edmonton Folk Festival in Canada, Harare International Festival of the Arts in Zimbabwe and World Music Festival Taiwan. In 2014 the band performed to 40,000 people during an extensive 7-week tour of Japan / Taiwan. Joining Téada on stage will be San Diego’s own Rose Academy of Irish Dance, whose champion instructors have been sharing the tradition of Irish dance throughout the region for more than three decades. Experience the excitement of stunning costumes, lightning-fast footwork, and infectious rhythms as these talented dancers bring the spirit of Ireland to life in a vibrant collaboration with one of the world’s premier traditional Irish bands.

The Sky Tonight is the Fleet’s live astronomy series led by Resident Astronomer Lisa Will, designed to connect you to the celestial events unfolding all around us. From seasonal constellations and planetary movements to the latest space discoveries, each program reveals the stories, science, and wonder behind what you can see and how to experience it for yourself. Join us for monthly planetarium shows at 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month, featuring stargazing with our partner, the San Diego Astronomy Association, before or after the show next to the iconic Bea Evenson Fountain (weather permitting). Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram

Dive into the art of drawing the human figure in this fun and engaging live nude model workshop, including one-on-one instruction and demos. Strengthen your understanding of proportion, anatomy, and composition while experimenting with expressive mark-making and dynamic line work. Woodward Contemporary on Facebook / Instagram

The Sky Tonight is the Fleet’s live astronomy series led by Resident Astronomer Lisa Will, designed to connect you to the celestial events unfolding all around us. From seasonal constellations and planetary movements to the latest space discoveries, each program reveals the stories, science, and wonder behind what you can see and how to experience it for yourself. Join us for monthly planetarium shows at 7 p.m. and 8:15 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month, featuring stargazing with our partner, the San Diego Astronomy Association, before or after the show next to the iconic Bea Evenson Fountain (weather permitting). Fleet Science Center on Facebook / Instagram

Fox News abruptly announced it had cut ties with anchor Maria Bartiromo after more than a dozen years.

We are pleased to invite you to our next Spirit of the Barrio luncheon on Friday, August 21, titled Protecting Patients and Community Health Centers: What's at Stake with Prop 44? This timely panel will bring together health care leaders, policy experts, and community advocates, to explore the potential impacts of Proposition 44 on patient care. Together, we'll engage in an important conversation about what this ballot measure could mean for the health care safety net—in San Diego and across the state. As always, Spirit of the Barrio is more than a luncheon. While enjoying our traditional tamales, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with fellow community leaders and partners who share a commitment to building healthier communities and ensuring that quality care remains accessible to those who need it most. We hope you’ll join us for this meaningful discussion and be part of the conversation about protecting access to care for vulnerable communities across California. Since 1986, Family Health Centers of San Diego’s Spirit of the Barrio luncheons have spread awareness about our mission to provide high-quality health care to underserved communities across San Diego, while also presenting a variety of themes to our guests as they dine on our legendary tamales. The Spirit of the Barrio luncheon is a celebrated part of Family Health Centers of San Diego’s history and is held at 1728 Newton Avenue, in the Barrio Logan neighborhood. The luncheons are open to the public and also always feature regionally unique raffle and silent auction prizes. Family Health Centers of San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Vintage & Book Sale to Support Library The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library invite the community to a Vintage & Book Sale on Saturday, June 20, in the Oceanside Civic Center Library Community Room and Courtyard at 330 North Coast Highway. The event features vintage items for purchase, as well as a large book sale, with most used books on sale for only one dollar. The sale opens at 10 a.m. to all, but begins early, at 9 a.m., for Friends of the Oceanside Public Library members only. Memberships, starting at $20 per year, are available for purchase at the door. The Library has creative volunteers, staff, and Friends members who have collected and donated an array of one-of-a-kind keepsakes and vintage items most often found at estate sales or antique stores. Treasures are from every corner: jewelry, home goods, décor, accessories, and art, to name a few. Thousands of great bargain books will be available for purchase. The book sale offers a mix of books and DVDs, all priced at just $1 each. Unique gift books, art works, and puzzles are specially priced. Volunteers will be on hand to assist attendees in finding and purchasing items. The event will also feature works by local artists. Proceeds from memberships and fundraising events such as these make Library programs for all ages possible. The Friends of the Library support everything from purchasing books for the Library’s collection to funding events such as storytimes, teen activities, technology assistance, and community-centered programming—including cultural celebrations, Homework Helpers, and Library Club for adults with special needs. The mission of the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library is to support and promote the services and resources of the Oceanside Public Library through community involvement, volunteer activities, and fundraising. For information about Friends bookstores; or becoming a Friend, Business Friend or volunteer; please visit oplfriends.org or call (760) 435-5560. For Library hours, programs, and other information, click the “About Us” tab at oceansidepubliclibrary.org. The Friends of the Oceanside Public Library on Facebook / Instagram

One week after the deadly floods, very little is known about China's dead or missing. China's control over media and digital censorship is in stark contrast to open reporting in Nepal.

Join us for a special presentation of The Listening Room in partnership with the Museum Of Contemporary Art and Art Power at UC San Diego. We will be joined by special guest aja monet during the opening and Def Sound as we explore "the color of rain" by aja monet. Meet aja monet aja monet Bacquie is a Brooklyn-born, Cuban-Jamaican poet, musician, and activist. Her work explores themes of love, gender, justice, and spirituality. At 19, she became the youngest Grand Slam Champion in the history of the Nuyorican Poets Café. Monet's debut poetry collection, "My Mother Was a Freedom Fighter," was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in 2018. Meet Def Sound Def Sound (born Emmanuel "Def Sound" Ricketts) is an Afro-Caribbean, post-binary transdisciplinary artist, poet, and producer based in South Central, Los Angeles. They are widely recognized as a "conceptual word artist" whose music and academic work merge hip-hop theory, poetry, and Black critical theory. Future is Color: Website / Instagram

In the first papal address to the Spanish legislature, the American pope said a "moral renewal" was necessary in legislatures and public life to ensure respect for the inherent dignity of all people.