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Difficult Grace is a multimedia concert tour de force conceived by and featuring Seth Parker Woods in the triple role of cellist, narrator/guide and movement artist. Heightened by film, spoken text, dance and visual artwork, "Difficult Grace" is a semiautobiographical exploration of identity, past/present histories and personal growth that draws inspiration from the Great Migration, the historic newspaper The Chicago Defender, immigration and the poetry of Kemi Alabi and Dudley Randall. Please note: the San Diego Symphony Orchestra does not appear on this program. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/difficult-grace/

South Korean composer Unsuk Chin has spent most of her working life in Germany where, as a young artist in Berlin, she absorbed many of the acoustic enthusiasms of European modernists in the late 20th century while swiftly building a distinctive language of her own. Her cello concerto, widely described as a triumph at its first appearance many years ago, has been taken up by many cellists and most recently by our own Alisa Weilerstein. Weilerstein’s mastery of drama and plangent lyricism is the perfect match for Unsuk Chin’s defiant and expressive music. Bruckner is one of the greatest one-offs in the history of music. The heir to Schubert and Wagner (but to hardly any other of the great composers!), he had a deep influence on Gustav Mahler, who loved and admired him passionately. But perhaps his deepest roots lay in the folk-music of the Austrian countryside where he grew up, and in the church music of centuries ago. He himself was an organist and church musician of great distinction, but – more than that – a man of deep religious feelings, and his music vividly reflects that. The Seventh, one of his later symphonies, often makes the orchestra sound like a colossal organ in an ancient medieval church. Indeed, this symphony has often been described as nothing short of a cathedral in sound. It would be hard to imagine music better suited to exploring the deepest resonances of our beautiful new hall, especially under the baton of music director Rafael Payare. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/weilerstein-and-payare-perform-chin-and-bruckner/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

The artistic collaboration between Duke Ellington and composer/ arranger Billy Strayhorn is one of the most important in the history of American music. Duke Ellington trusted Billy Strayhorn’s artistic gifts from the moment he joined the band in 1939, until Strayhorn’s death in 1967. Strayhorn wrote many of the songs we associate with the Duke Ellington Band today, including their theme song “Take the A Train”, “Satin Doll”, “Something to Live For” and many more. Visit: https://www.sandiegosymphony.org/performances/duke-ellington-and-billy-strayhorn/ San Diego Symphony on Instagram and Facebook

The Netflix series is Tina Fey's touching tribute and knowing update to a 1981 Alan Alda movie — a smart, nuanced take on marriage, friendships and the way changing circumstances can affect them both.

More than 50 years ago, Diane Ingalls met her future husband while selling ice cream on the Bahia Belle. She reflects on the moments that shaped their relationship.

A simple email sparked a deep connection between Dave and Adam. Their love story proves that even in the digital age, true love can bloom despite the distance.

This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.

For art lovers, there's a bite size painting exhibit going on now at the beautiful Mission Hills / Hillcrest Knox Library. Local artist Lauren Elyse S. has work from the past two years on view under the theme "Quiet Alchemy" - if you're interested in a little daydream, stop by and enjoy the show. It runs from September 3rd to November 25th and can be seen during regular library hours. For a preview, you can check out her work via her website and socials - laurenelyseart.com and @laurenelyseart Here's the artist's own words on the paintings displayed: In whose mind does there not exist enchanted vaults? My own is a nebulous space, where live blurred impressions and hazy, lamp-lit notions, imagination holding court alongside ember’d passions, all brewing quietly — often impatiently — awaiting sublimation. Transmutation of thought into painted existence is, for me, an alchemical turn — a suggestion of magic in this world for those who would see it. Should any doubt this, I offer fireflies. Featuring scenes of San Diego and farther afield, painted both en plein air and from echoes of memory, to representations of a love of books, the small hours of night, and a curtain drawn back on personal tableaus — these paintings are a gathering of quicksilver moments, longings and musings, drawn out through a bit of quiet alchemy. In the archaic sense.

Spiritual growth is the process of unfolding your soul’s potential. It’s the most exciting adventure there is because to grow spiritually you have to employ all your skills, talents, creativity and character. By living a spiritual life, you are building up power and spiritually evolving. Your auric field plays a key role in your evolution, because it is through the aura that you forge your spiritual mettle. While there are no shortcuts to spiritual unfoldment, working with the aura can greatly accelerate the process and help you navigate through the stages of your soul’s development. Join us as we explore working with spiritual energy to help you realize your highest spiritual aspirations. Based on the bestselling book Change Your Aura, Change Your Life, discover: How the aura reveals where you are in your spiritual development. Keys to meditating with Divine Light to help unfold your soul’s potential. Ways to release negative energies that can discourage and inhibit spiritual growth. Insights to adapting your daily activities to amplify your spiritual power. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/accelerate-your-spiritual-growth-webinar-tickets-1025003742787?aff=oddtdtcreator Spiritual Arts Institute on Instagram and Facebook

Join us for a spooky day at the museum during the Halloween Family Day! Join us from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. for frighteningly fun activities like: Halloween-themed Arts & Crafts Halloween Games Spooky Sing alongs And of course, candy! This event is included in museum admission, and kids 12 and under get in free! Visit: https://tickets.sdmrm.org/e/san-diego-model-railroad-museum-2024 San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Instagram and Facebook