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California state legislators reached the half-way point of their legislative term while negotiations on the state budget continue, and political power-plays reveal infighting in Sacramento. Then, the San Diego International Fringe Festival kicked off Thursday. Fringe runs through June 12th at multiple locations but its home base is in Balboa Park. And, On Sunday The Old Globe Theatre kicks off its Summer Shakespeare Festival with The Taming of the Shrew. KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with director Shana Cooper about the challenges of producing a 16th century comedy that many now be perceive as sexist or even misogynistic.

The Water Conservation Garden is proud to announce a special Veteran’s Day Flag Raising and coffee and doughnuts on Friday, Nov. 11 at 8 a.m. Our Garden thanks its local veterans for their bravery and service to our country; admission is free for Veterans and their families on this day. https://thegarden.org/product/veterans-day-flag-raising-and-free-admissions-to-the-garden-2022/ Water Conservation Garden on Facebook / Instagram

Join the San Diego State community for the 6th Annual Aztecs for Life Blood Drive with the American Red Cross! The blood drive will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, November16, at Viejas Arena. If you are coming from campus, please enter at Gate 3 along Aztec Walk. The Red Cross urgently needs blood donors to give now to help keep the blood supply from dropping ahead of the holidays. Blood donations collected will help treat cancer patients, trauma victims, surgery patients and others requiring life-impacting blood. As a thank you, and while supplies last, those who came to donate will receive a FREE T-Shirt, a $10 e-gift card from a selection of merchants, along with Woodstock's and Eureka! coupons and other giveaways. To make an appointment, visit GoAztecs.com/BloodDrive or RedCrossBlood.org, or download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App and use the code Aztecs.

Come run the Veterans' Day Soledad Challenge 10K race in San Diego this November Our walk or run starts at Movin Shoes in Pacific Beach at 7:30 a.m., and will travel up to the top of Mount Soledad and the Veterans Memorial atop it's magestic high point! You will be rewarded with an amazing view at an amazing memorial. The run/walk is free, but we will be raising money through donations for one of our favorite Veterans Charities, Team RWB San Diego. We will have store specials for everyone, and special awards for those who reach the summit first. For runners, we encourage you to test yourself on the way up, but take it easy on the way back to the store (5k up, 5k back down). Join this event and invite your friends on Facebook.

Third Annual Escondido VetFest Veterans Day Parade & Festival is happening on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022 at 09:30 a.m. PST at West Grand Avenue and It's Free The American Legion Post 149 and the Brothers of 6 Charities celebrate our hometown heroes with the 3rd Annual Escondido VetFest Veterans Day Parade & Festival. The parade will march down Grand Avenue starting at 9:30 a.m. and the Festival will take place at the American Legion Post 149 at Noon. Come support your local Veterans at this amazing event! Go to www.escovetfest.org for more information.

Join five-time Grammy-nominated composer and performer David Arkenstone and some of his special friends for an enchanting holiday performance. Arkenstone will perform chart-topping favorites, glorious traditional holiday songs, and new neoclassical and crossover compositions featuring strings and percussion, promising a magical, family-friendly night to remember. Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Andaz San Diego will be showcasing Tyson King’s latest collection, “The Evolution of Man,” on the Westside rooftop. Attendees can enjoy wine and beer, a DJ, and have the chance to meet Tyson and discuss his art. All pieces will be available for purchase and will be put on display in the hotel lobby following the event. Tyson King is an Artist from San Diego, California. With a focus on “Optimistic Abstract Art,” he channels positive energy into his pieces in an attempt to uplift the viewer. Self-taught, he rarely mixes colors in order to display the boldness of each brushstroke. Drawing inspiration from the rhythms he encounters in everyday life he creates a conversation with the viewer to show what is beyond our visual perception. He paints not so viewers can see his art but so they can “feel it." The "Evolution of Man" display is about stepping forward towards enlightenment. This art exhibit is an interactive way to think of evolving. You see the process go from a toddler, to child, then becoming an adult. Each mannequin took about a month to paint as the details are abundant. Most viewers take the opportunity to stand in front of the last mannequin and become the final step of evolution. Tyson King on Instagram

Live music, Comic-Con and the San Diego County Fair are among the major events making a full comeback this summer.

Ohio votes down Issue 1, rejecting conservative lawmakers' attempt to change the constitutional amendment process ahead of a vote on reproductive rights this November.

The series of educational seminars is especially important for smaller brewers because they often don’t have the resources to train their staff.