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Our picks for art and culture this weekend include the San Diego Festival of Books, Puerto livestreaming from the Casbah stage, The Rosin Box's August Series and a tapestry by Carlos Castro Arias.

Dr. Eric Topol, director of Scripps Research Translational Institute, on possible impact of vaccinating 5- to 11-year olds. Plus, tensions are rising over new district boundaries as the San Diego Redistricting Commission releases its first preliminary map. Meanwhile, finding affordable housing is difficult for many, but it is especially challenging for Black renters. Also, meet Zachary Patterson, a high school senior on a mission to make student voices heard on the San Diego Unified school board. And, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but for some living with or who have had breast cancer, it could be a constant reminder of the traumatic experience. How can those impacted cope and how can those close to them help? Finally, an excerpt from the latest episode of the “Port of Entry'' podcast: Mexican musician Javier Bátiz could have been world famous had he headed north with his good friend and bandmate Carlos Santana back in the 1960s. But now, he makes records and runs a music school in Tijuana.

Premieres Monday, July 24, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App. Paralyzed by late-stage ALS, Kathryn clings to a mordant wit as she yearns to witness her daughter's wedding. Shot from her fixed point of view, watch a family grappling with the daily demands of disability and in-home caretaking.

Friday's data increased the county's cumulative totals to 722,683 cases and 4,894 deaths since the pandemic began. Total COVID-positive hospitalizations decreased from 868 to 837.

San Diego Repertory Theatre (San Diego REP) is proud to announce the upcoming production of "The Great Khan"! About the play: Jayden, an African American teenager, just wants to be his game-playing, nerdy self. But after he saves a girl, Ant, from an assault by a gang of boys, he and his mother are forced to move to keep him safe from those who attacked her. While Jayden debates with himself if he should toughen up, Ant tries to reject the tough Black girl persona she has adopted. Both are trying to figure out how to define themselves in a culture that insists on seeing them as forever dangerous. Oh, and then Genghis Khan shows up. Join us at "The Great Khan's" opening night on Thursday, March 3 at 7 p.m. The play will be showing at Lyceum Theatre from March 3 through March 27 on the following schedule: • Wednesdays at 7 p.m. • Thursdays at 8:30 p.m., also playng at 10:30 a.m. on March 17 • Fridays at 8 p.m. • Saturdays at 8 p.m., March 19 and 26 also playing at 2 p.m. • Sundays, March 12 and 27 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. • Sunday, March 6 at 7 p.m. • Sunday, March 20 at 2 p.m. Get tickets here! General admission ranging from $24 to $60. For more information, please visit sdrep.org/show-detail.php?id=658 or call (619) 544-1000.

The New Hampshire resort town was the first place in the nation to vote in the 2024 primaries. The voters were outnumbered more than 10-to-1 by reporters from every corner of the globe.

The new rules require all "shared mobility devices" to be parked off the sidewalk in designated areas.

The San Diego Early Music Society is thrilled to present the San Diego debut of Ensemble Jupiter in their first ever American tour, ending at Carnegie Hall. Led by Tomas Dunford, “the Eric Clapton of the lute” (BBC Music Magazine) along side with mezzo-soprano Lea Desandre who “performs arias like a dove from heaven” (The Independent), Jupiter will bring exhilarating Vivaldi's arias and brilliant concertos for lute and for cello, sung and played by exceptional musicians from the newer generation of performers. Date | Friday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. Location | St. James by the Sea Get tickets here! Ticket prices ranging from $35 to $45. For more information, please visit sdems.org/ensemble-jupiter or call (619) 291-8246.

In the middle of the New Year's Day feast, with king and court and noble ladies and knights assembled, something magical has to happen! Come on down to Twisted Horn Mead-Hall in Vista to hear the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in the original 14C. English. Audience participation in reading modern English translation invited.

San Diego County public health officials have reported 60 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths as the county grapples with a major question about what happens when the vaccine supply exceeds the demand.