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The San Diego County Sheriff’s department last week released body camera footage from an incident that took place in 2019 in Imperial Beach. The video shows a deputy tasing a Black father who had come to a Sheriff’s DUI checkpoint to pick up his son who’d been detained along with a group of teens. Then, most people never get a chance to legally re-enter the United States after being deported. Those who do often find themselves stuck in a precarious limbo. And, you've probably heard at least one horror story from a couple whose wedding was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic did impact Chris and Hillary Soriano’s wedding, but their story is not a tragedy. It's one of perseverance and a little mischief. And now it’s a feature film. Last, a Del Mar man’s collection of 50,000 rare jazz, blues, gospel, reggae and soul records has been acquired by Stanford University. We spoke with Bram Dijkstra in 2022 about his ‘love supreme’ for John Coltrane.

The fires have been burning with the highest intensity around the city of Viña del Mar, where a famous botanical garden founded in 1931 was destroyed by the flames on Sunday.

On Saturday, June 17th at 7:00pm Warwick's will host Chris Baron as he discusses and signs his new book, The Gray, in conversation with Matt de la Peña for a discussion entitled "Healing, Hope, and Change: The Power of Middle Grade Books for Readers of All Ages."

The new round of U.S. strikes is far more extensive and deadly than those that have been launched since October, when the Israel-Hamas war began and pro-Iranian groups began their attacks.

Come witness the "Super Bowl of Dance" and be a part of the Global Dance Community called "Body Rock Dance Competition". After being on hiatus for 3 years due to the Pandemic, the show that inspired "World of Dance" and "America's Best Dance Crew" is back!!! We decided to call the event "Body Rock Resurrection" since we are bringing both events back to life. The 4 hour International Dance Competition begins with a Junior division (Body Rock Junior) at 4 p.m. and closes with the Adult division (Body Rock) at 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. You cannot miss the amazing performances and representation from dance teams all over the world - as they battle it out for the first place title!!! *Refunds (not including Eventbrite processing fees) are allowed up to 1 day before event. Thereafter, ALL SALES ARE FINAL (including day of the event sales).

Entrepreneurs and small business owners, connect with your resource partners in person this Summer! From new opportunities to funding options, join us Friday, June 16 at the Handlery Hotel San Diego for light refreshments and a bounty of information, insights, and connection. Featured Happenings: Support and lending – Get to know your small business resource centers and specialized lenders with guest speakers from the Women's Business Center, Small Business Development Center, SBA, San Diego/Orange/Imperial APEX Accelerator (formerly PTAC), CalSouthern, and more Procurement – Learn about government contracting opportunities with guest speakers from San Diego Unified School District, San Diego Association of Governments, Harper Construction, and Department of General Services Networking – Meet key entities and others in the regional small business community This event is brought in part to you by support from Union Bank of California, County of San Diego, San Diego Gas & Electric, Civic Communities, California Department of General Services, General Atomics, Metropolitan Water District, Banner Bank, Pacific Premiere Bank, Primary Funding, Harper Construction, Otay Water District, SANDAG, LendSpark, CDC Small Business Finance, San Diego International Airport, San Diego Unified School District, Sundt Construction, Sweetwater Authority, Founders First Capital, and Wells Fargo Bank.

The Hemlock Society of San Diego presents a showing of the recently released documentary, "Last Flight Home," followed by a discussion led by Faye Girsh, co-founder of the Hemlock Society of San Diego. Filmmaker Ondi Timoner documented the last days of her father, Eli, a highly accomplished man who became paralyzed and bedridden. Eli decided to medically terminate his life under California's End-of-life Option Act. During the 15-day waiting period, the film chronicles Eli's goodbyes to those closest to him as he helps them prepare for his departure. While his loved ones look back on Eli's successes and devastating blows, they struggle to reconcile his choice.

Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. June 17. Viewable by appointment through July 8. Visit Two Rooms on Instagram for more details. About the artists: Sylvia Fernández’s (b. 1978, Lima, Perú) paintings explore the boundaries of human and animal minds and bodies in relation to their environments. She intuitively responds to the materiality of paint until she arrives at imagery that connects internal moments and body parts to external landscapes and their natural elements, flora, and fauna. Her “internal landscapes“ exist as potential paradises that can lead us to consider an alliance with nature to find different habitats to belong and coexist. Fernández was born in Lima, Perú where she studied Fine Art at Escuela Superior de Arte Corriente Alterna, graduating with a gold medal in 2002. For two decades, she worked in Lima, showing her work locally and abroad. In 2022, she moved to San Diego, California, where she now lives and works. Fernández has recently been in group and solo shows at Tyger Tyger Gallery in Asheville, NC, Pivo Satelite in São Paulo, Brasil, Campo Garzon in Uruguay, Galería del Paseo in Lima, Perú, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo MAC in Lima, Perú, Salón ACME in Mexico City, Mexico, and ICPNA Miraflores in Lima, Perú. Jamie Franks (b. 1994, San Diego, CA) is an interdisciplinary artist working in San Diego, CA. Her work has been exhibited at the San Diego International Airport, Bread & Salt, Ice Gallery, Canon Art Gallery, and Art Produce in San Diego, and the Sesnon Gallery at University of California, Santa Cruz.“I love going to museums. I love their indisputable logic and hierarchy. I love most moments when their logic is disrupted and the institution shows its hand. In these thrilling and dubious moments when the illusion of control is broken, I believe we are allowed a view into an invisible potential of an art object. They are limitless and dead, rendered between meaning and meaninglessness, perhaps situated at both simultaneously, perhaps neither. This body of work comes from fracture and disruption, and materializes to answer critically, desperately, self-consciously and maybe stupidly with something aspiring to be love, it’s unclear.Creating art feels like the ultimate rejection of nihilism; it is always optimistic to make a gesture that expands beyond the agency and limitations of my own body to engage with the world in earnest. My process begins with inquiry followed by a deep investigation. Research and failure are always invaluable companions to the process, as is a sense of humor. I chose materials and processes based upon how they may best serve my questions, rarely providing answers and more often than not if the process is successful, posing further questions. What are the limitations of imposing control over material? How can I reconcile an expectation of permanence with the inherency of entropy? Through the process, can I stop time? Through the process, can I cultivate a genuine care or understanding of material and place?” Related links: Two Rooms Gallery on Instagram Jamie Franks on Instagram Sylvia Fernández on Instagram

Located above the Flower Fields, ArtWalk Carlsbad is back for its 4th year, bringing fine art, live music, and interactive art experiences, offered for free to attendees. The weekend-long festival focuses on fine art for sale by artists, who travel from all over the U.S. and Mexico to show and sell their work. In a venue overlooking the ocean, guests can explore different facets of art, while enjoying beautiful coastal views, Saturday, Sept. 9 and Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023. The festival will display every medium of art, including painting, sculpture, glass work, fine jewelry, photography and more. More than 150 fine artists’ work will be featured, along with interactive art for families at KidsWalk, a full palette of musical performers, food trucks and stands, and more. More information here.

Even with increased awareness, backyard dog breeding continues to be a big problem on both sides of the border. In other news, a Black Lives Matter flag is now flying over the San Diego Unified School District headquarters in University Heights. Plus, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in San Diego opens Thursday, with a film about the lack of childcare.