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From the organizers: Come see what Natural Philosophers thought about Sea Monsters in the Victorian age. The new exhibit, "Sea Monsters: Delving into the Deep Myth", staged aboard the world’s oldest active sailing ship, Star of India, is a call to explorers of all ages. Do you believe Sea Monsters actually exist? Where do you find Sea Monsters? Why do we believe in Sea Monsters? Come to discover, make time to play. Grand Opening activities Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Maritime Museum of San Diego includes fun for all ages from Noon to 4 p.m. With purchase of general admission, visitors can explore all of the Museum vessels and exhibits plus participate in a Sea Monster costume parade and storytelling along with live music and kid-friendly activities led by the MMSD education department staff. The exhibit will be open daily for one year and included free with general admission self-guided tour ticket purchase. Learn more about the exhibition here. Related event: Sea Monster Saloon (during Comic-Con)

Enjoy Southern California's top opera singers. Artists consist of past and present Metropolitan Opera Competition Winner, active San Diego Opera performers and guest artists who have performed all over the world. Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022 from 7-8:30 p.m. Tickets: $10-20 suggested donation (100% of donations go directly to artists). Snacks and refreshments available for purchase. Register: visit: www.ljcommunitycenter.org/opera-wednesdays La Jolla Community is on Facebook

WRITE LIKE Vonnegut II -“So It Goes” (2nd of 2) Held on the 100th anniversary of the author’s birth Slaughterhouse 5 and other 3rd Person novels of innocence encountering a cruel world form our model for the last of 3 freestanding dives into the writer’s process of Kurt Vonnegut in his centennial. Exercises designed to find humor and graciousness grounded in a trauma-informed heart. This session is also available via Digital Ink recording. The recording price is $10 less than the live session price for both members and nonmembers. To purchase the Digital Ink version, please select “Digital Ink” at checkout. You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link.

The North Coast Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary with a special anniversary concert featuring American composers on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 2:30 p.m. at the San Dieguito United Methodist Church, 170 Calle Magdelena, Encinitas with reception to follow. The performance includes composers Leroy Anderson, Samuel Barber, James P. Johnson, Alan Lerner and Frederick Loewe, and features William Grant Still’s Afro American Symphony and Aaron Copland’s stirring Lincoln Portrait narrated by actor Victor Morris. The orchestra was founded in 1947 by Encinitas greenhouse owner Alfred Williams Jr. and is conducted by Daniel Swem. Admission: $12 general, $10 seniors/students/military, $30/family max. Follow on Facebook!

IZZE and Moxi are hosting the Roll In event, a skate park meet-up taking place in San Diego on Saturday, October 15 for a day of skill-sharing, workshopping, and fizzing awesome skate giveaways. SoCal local and Moxi founder Michelle Steilen will also be in attendance. Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022 from 2-6 p.m. Mission Valley YMCA Krause Family Skate & Bike Park on Facebook In addition to the event, fans will have the opportunity to win a pair of exclusive, custom roller skates available in four colors via a social-media giveaway beginning on Sunday, October 16. To enter, fans can upload an in-feed photo or video of themselves on Instagram, showing their roller-skating skills or how they cheer from the sidelines and tag #IZZErollin and #sweepstakes as well as @izzeofficial. No purchase necessary. 50 U.S. & DC, 18+. Ends 11:59 PM ET 10/31/22. Void where prohibited. Official Rules at https://www.izze.com/rollout/officialrules.pdf

Interview with Maria Hinojosa and Dean Nelson as part of the 2023 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Writing That Celebrates. Maria Hinojosa has written three books: "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America"; "Raising Raul: Adventures Raising Myself and My Son"; and "Crews: Gang Members Talk" with Maria Hinojosa. Hinojosa’s career includes reporting for PBS, CBS, WNBC, CNN, NPR, and anchoring the Emmy Award winning talk show from WGBH Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One. In 2022 she received a Pulitzer Prize for co-writing her podcast, Suave. As a reporter who was the first Latina in many newsrooms, Maria Hinojosa dreamt of a space where she could create independent, multimedia journalism that explores and gives a critical voice to the diverse American experience. To that end, in 2010, she created Futuro Media, an independent, nonprofit organization based in Harlem, NYC with the mission to create multimedia content for and about the new American mainstream in the service of empowering people to navigate the complexities of an increasingly diverse and connected world. Hinojosa is the Anchor and Executive Producer of the Peabody Award-winning show Latino USA, distributed by PRX, as well as Co-Host of the award-winning political podcast, In The Thick. She is also a contributor to the long-running, CBS Sunday Morning and a frequent guest on MSNBC. Included in the ticket is live music from Fred Benedetti to begin at 6:15 p.m., when doors open for general admission seating. The 28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea will be February 21-24, 2023, also featuring Pulitzer winning writers N. Scott Momaday, Anthony Doerr and William Finnegan. For more info, visit here!

The Farm’s final film – “Fantastic Fungi” – will take guests on an up-close and personal time-lapse journey to show the healing power and medicinal value of fungi. The documentary takes a close look at the restorative properties of fungi and shows you just how magical they truly are. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with live music, mingling and a chance to speak with local organizations and individuals from the community. The film screening will begin at 7:00 p.m. All people are welcome. Guests are encouraged to bring their own picnic blankets, lawn chairs, food and drinks to enjoy an evening on the Farm.

The Museum of Photographic Arts (MOPA) is hosting its 13th annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival from Feb. 2 to 9. The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will feature critically acclaimed films on topics including child care and education, environmental protection, gender equity, trans and Indigenous rights, women’s rights and more. This hybrid film festival features in-person screenings of select films, plus opportunities to watch films virtually at any time throughout the festival. Films include: Thursday, Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. PST (Opening Night – in-person only screening and reception at Museum of Photographic Arts) "Clarissa's Battle" (2022) Single mother and organizer Clarissa Doutherd is building a powerful coalition of parents. They’re fighting for childcare and early education funds, desperately needed by low and middle-income parents and children across the United States. Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. PST (Q&A featuring Fazila Amiri, the director, and Fereshta Abbasi, researcher in the Asia division at Human Rights Watch and film participants) "And Still I Sing" (2022) by Fazila Amiri Afghan Star, a popular national televised singing contest has never had a female winner. But that is about to change. The feminist Afghan pop icon Aryana Sayeed takes two female singers under her wing and with each episode they defy the odds – winning the hearts and minds of the public, and pushing the national conversation on women’s rights along the way. When the Taliban suddenly take power – these brave artists must decide whether to stay and fight for their rights or to escape abroad to safety. Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 5 p.m. PST (Q&A with Andrea Patiño Contreras, the director, and the film participant Karina Lopez) "#IAmVanessaGuillen" (2022) by Andrea Patiño In 2018, a US soldier, Karina Lopez, survived a sexual assault at Fort Hood military base. When Vanessa Guillen, another Latina service member, disappears and is then murdered, Karina steps forward to share her story, creating the #IAmVanessaGuillen hashtag. Hundreds of service members chime in, exposing the cycle of abuse occurring on military bases and demanding justice. Thursday, Feb. 9 at 5 p.m. PST (Q&A with director Juliana Curi and producer Martina Sönksen) "Uýra: The Rising Forest" (2022) Uýra, a transgender Indigenous artist, travels through the Amazon on a journey of self-discovery using performance art to teach Indigenous youth that they are the guardians of ancestral messages of the Amazon Forest. In a country that kills an incredibly high number of transgender, Indigenous and environmentalist youth of any country , Uýra leads a rising movement while fostering unity and providing inspiration for the LGBTQIA+ and environmental movements in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Virtual screenings available to watch at any time: "Category: Woman" (2022) by Phyllis Ellis Who is a woman, and who gets to decide? "Category: Woman" focuses on four athletes from the Global South who are required by sporting institution World Athletics to medically alter their healthy bodies if they want to continue to compete in their sport. A recorded Q&A will be featured following the film available to all digital ticket holders for this title. "Delikado" (2022) by Karl Malakunas In Delikado, three environmental defenders are tested like never before in their battle to save their home, Palawan, an island paradise in the Philippines from the illegal destruction of its forests, fisheries, and mountains. Pricing and ticketing information: The Human Rights Watch Film Festival team does not want the cost of watching these films to be a barrier for participation. If the price of a ticket to any film screening would prevent you from participating, please email filmticket@hrw.org, and they will send you a free ticket code. Human Rights Watch has set aside a set number of tickets per film on a first-come, first-served basis. Your ticket purchase enables the team to make tickets free for those who might otherwise be unable to watch. This also allows the festival to support the filmmakers for sharing their work in the festival and for the festival to cover the cost of hosting the films online. - Opening Night screening + reception - $10 - Standard ticket price – $9 - Standard pass price for all films – $35 - MOPA /HRW member ticket – $6 - MOPA/HRW member pass – $20 - Student/Senior/Active Military ticket – $8 - Student/Senior/Active Military pass – $35 Human Rights Watch on Facebook / Instagram

Ongoing Mondays, 5 – 8 p.m. Instructor Ahmad Khalid Rauofi No experience necessary. Ages 16+ welcome! Afghani master wood carver Ahmad Khalid Rauofi will teach students how to craft their own carved wooden spoon. Open to all skill levels. Some of the topics covered: • choosing the appropriate tools for the project • how to correctly and safely use the gouges and knives • the process of creating and transferring your design to wood • how to navigate grain direction We will supply materials and carving tools, but if you have your own, please bring them. If you’d like to purchase or bring your own tools, the following tools are what the instructor recommends: -1” #5 sweep gouge -1.5” #3 sweep gouge -1/2” #8 sweep gouge -straight carving knife -slightly curved carving knife Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

McMillan Law Group is hosting a lemon law consultation on Monday, October 17 with Julian McMillan. He is an expert California lemon law lawyer and will be discussing the legal rights of vehicle owners to recover damages from dealerships or manufacturers if their vehicles break down within the first few years of purchase. If you would like to attend this event, please call an hour before you visit our office at 4655 Cass St, San Diego, CA 92109, United States. +1 619-795-9430.