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Creating characters that are interesting, relatable, and believable is essential in storytelling. Characters’ stories are developed through a variety of techniques: narration, dialogue, interaction with other characters, interaction with the setting. Using exercises that explore those techniques, this two-hour workshop will help you turn words into people. Come to create new fictional friends or use this to assist in further developing characters for any works-in-progress. This class is held in person. While masks are not required indoors, they are encouraged. Please be advised that it is best to register at least a week before the start of a class to help our instructors prepare and ensure that it does not get canceled or rescheduled. Policies regarding registration, refunds, cancellations, etc. can be found on our policies page. If you would like to provide feedback regarding this class, please feel free to complete an evaluation form.

This week, San Diego officials began lowering water levels at Lake Hodges to protect the dam which is undergoing repair work. What does it mean for San Diego's water situation?

This week, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria signed an executive order responding to the fentanyl crisis in San Diego. It directs the San Diego police department to focus more of its efforts on disrupting sales of the drug. Later, Santa takes on a group of mercenaries who hold a family captive on Christmas Eve in the new R-rated action comedy film Violent Night. David Harbour plays the put upon St. Nick who serves up a different kind of holiday cheer. And finally, For our weekend arts preview, we have the Broadway production of "To Kill a Mockingbird," a young violin sensation returns to his hometown and some visual art.

Lloyd Austin arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday and told officials that although U.S. support for Israel was "unshakeable," protecting civilians in Gaza was "both a moral duty and a strategic imperative."

When Alexandra Middlewood saw a student nodding along and engaging with her lecture, it invigorated her and made her realize why she loved the job.

WeightWatchers CEO Sima Sistani says the old advice around losing weight through determination and resilience and willpower was wrong: "The truth is that this is a chronic condition."

The rapper's performance radiates with his decadeslong passion as an emcee and producer.

China has been sending ships and planes to encircle Taiwan and mounting more sophisticated military drills simulating a blockade of the island.

A group filed suit saying that the removal of the memorial was disturbing surrounding graves. A federal judge ordered workers to stop and scheduled a hearing for Wednesday.

The U.S. Transportation Department ordered Southwest Airlines to pay a $140 million civil penalty as part of an agreement over operational failures that stranded millions of passengers a year ago.