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Share a Once in a Lifetime Experience and Make a Musical Difference. Please join Guitars and Ukes in the Classroom for a rare and intimate benefit evening of breathtaking music from two-time GRAMMY winning solo guitarist, recording artist, composer, and arranger, Laurence Juber. On November 8 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. and in the company of this guitar great, you can sit back and relax in the gorgeous Sky Lounge at 525 Olive St. in Hillcrest with a view of San Diego's Skyline and Balboa Park. Laurence is internationally renowned, and widely recognized for his work as lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's Wings. His album “LJ Plays the Beatles” was voted in the top 10 of favorite acoustic guitar recordings by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. In addition to an enchanting evening of music and stories, the event includes the pre-show with light refreshments, and a small silent pre-holiday auction. Your contribution, made while reserving your seat, is entirely tax deductible. A suggested donation of $75 per person is optimal, but more options are available. We are grateful for your tax-deductible support at whatever level feels most comfortable for you. If you are not able to attend or the event is sold out, you can still support the organization and their programs by donating here https://www.guitarsintheclassroom.org/donate.html Together, we will fund free music programs for San Diego schools in musical and financial need to make a difference and improve education through the arts for hundreds of local children and teens this school year! Visit: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MjIyNDcy Lawrence Juber on Instagram and Facebook

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The Library Foundation SD Presents: Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of "The First Ladies and The Personal Librarian," visits the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common to present her new novel, "Harlem Rhapsody," at this ticketed event. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. About the Book: In 1919, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C., arrives in Harlem, excited to realize her lifelong dream. Jessie Redmon Fauset has been named the literary editor of The Crisis. The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine, Jessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she has a secret that jeopardizes it all. W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, is not only Jessie’s boss; he’s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart… About the Author: Victoria Christopher Murray is an acclaimed author with more than one million books in print. She has written over twenty novels, including "Stand Your Ground," an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Fiction, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

The prison on a forbidding island off San Francisco was operated at a prohibitive cost. Now, President Trump says it's time to substantially enlarge and rebuild Alcatraz as a federal penitentiary.

You can choose between Hollywood Hall H or the late night celebration of a half century of Troma Entertainment.

There are a lot of films and we are here to help! We've assembled details and coverage for the 13 films nominated in six major categories — all in one place.

The young woman had planned to spend a month with a friend in Los Angeles and then fly home to Berlin. But she’s been in federal custody since late January.

The boards and commissions that advise city leaders in San Diego could see their independence restricted under a new set of rules proposed by Mayor Todd Gloria's office. In other news, gang violence in Escondido is on the rise, and police, community advocates and parents are trying to get ahead of any more tragedies. Plus, the new film "Sing Sing" employs a cast of formerly incarcerated men to tell a true story about the transformative power of art. Our KPBS cinema junkie gives us a review.

Mother's Day is this weekend. If you haven't figured out what to give to the mothers in your life, we've got you covered.

The United Nations and major groups currently running aid operations in Gaza, briefed by Israel on the plans, said they would not cooperate with the plans.