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His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.

Smith was 25 in 2000 when she published her critically acclaimed first novel. Now 50, her latest collection of essays, Dead and Alive, reflects on middle age, climate change and generational gaps.

On September 4 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., Hello Mazda of San Diego is hosting a test drive event at James Madison High School as part of its Be Moved Drive Program. This program is designed to deliver substantial donations to individual schools and their unique programs through dealer-hosted test-drive events. The San Diego community ages 18+ with a valid US driver’s license are invited to ride and drive a Mazda vehicle to earn a $50 donation for James Madison High School - up to $10,000! The funds will benefit the school’s Automotive Technology Program, helping students discover what inspires them so they can do more of what moves them. Education plays a crucial role in empowering students, and this program is one way Mazda is investing in students and uplifting the community. James Madison High School focuses on preparing students for a specific trade or occupation. The students in this pathway can apply and extend concepts studied in their math and science classes to the automotive technology industry in the school’s state of the art eight bay automotive shop. The Mazda Be Moved funding will help pay stipends for student internships with their local dealers. They will also use the funds to purchase shop shirts and a series of patches for each certification that students can earn. Walk-ups are welcome, register on site during the event. James Madison HS is located at 4833 Doliva Dr, San Diego, CA 92117.

Creative Cultures Arts Festival is back for its third installment. Creativity Suitcase will boast six arts booths and three vibrant dances from around the world. To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, there will be a regional dance and game, as well as marigold and monarch art-making to honor Día de los Muertos and plenty more. Join this family-friendly event and connect through cultural expressions. Hands-on arts-marking workshops • Monarch butterfly painting • Leaf-rubbing printmaking • Paper marigold-crafting • Ojo de Dios weaving • Native American game playing • Bookmark-making Vibrant music and dance • Native American cultural dance • Flamenco Fusion Dance • Egyptian Folklore Cane Dance City of Carlsbad on Facebook / Instagram

Did you know chickens can improve the quality of your soil, reduce waste, and help save you money? Join us to learn all about raising backyard chickens in this free workshop! Solana Center's experienced educators will teach you the basics of how to raise chickens at home. There are so many benefits of having your own flock, including: - Producing fresh, high-quality eggs - Helping keep food waste out of the landfill - Protecting your garden from pests - Creating natural soil amendments - Having fun! Chickens make great pets with distinct personalities All pre-registered attendees who are residents of unincorporated San Diego County can receive a FREE kitchen scraps container, courtesy of the County of San Diego. This workshop will cover: - Local regulations for keeping backyard chickens - Basic requirements for making a chicken coop - Feeding and care to keep hens healthy and happy - Local and online resources Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the workshop. BEFORE REGISTERING, please enter your address here to check your residency. You can select the County of San Diego Residents ticket option ONLY if your jurisdiction boundary result is exactly “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option. Solana Center for Environmental Innovation on Facebook / Instagram

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

"I didn't want to say immediately it was me," fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux said. "With this photo there is a mystery, so you have to make it last."

The "American Idol of ballet" or "ballet Olympics" comes to San Diego from November 7 - 9. Hundreds of talented dancers (ages 9 - 19) will audition for Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) in hopes of receiving scholarships to top schools and companies worldwide. Auditions travel city-to-city around the world to scout these future ballet stars -- San Diego is among the first stops of the season! Free for the public to watch online through YAGP social media/website! Instagram and Facebook About YAGP: Youth America Grand Prix is the largest global network of dance. YAGP fulfills its mission of dance education through scholarship auditions, master classes, alumni services, and performances. Over the past 26 years, $5 million has been awarded in scholarships to the world’s leading dance schools, with up to $450,000 now awarded annually. Since YAGP’s founding in 1999, over 200,000 young dancers – ages 9 to 19 – of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds have participated in YAGP's international workshops, audition classes, and dance awareness events. Today, more than 12,000 young dancers audition annually. 450 YAGP alumni are now dancing with 80 professional companies around the world, including American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, Boston Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Mariinsky Ballet and many others. Over 100 of these alumni are soloists and principal dancers. Larissa Saveliev founded YAGP after training and touring with the Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, before moving to the United States in the early 90's. Visit: Youth America Grand Prix Competition

For a decade, political support for Israel has come from conservative Christians. But now isolationism and antisemitism are changing the tone.

Explore mindfulness-based writing using fun prompts to collectively inspire and deepen your intuitive expression. Participants in this one-session creative writing workshop will be inspired by a series of short, in-class prompts with a poem and pictures. The aim is to boost creativity and deepen each participant’s intuitive expression through contemplative practices. We will start this workshop with a brief mindfulness settling-in exercise—and a poem to accompany the session’s theme. And after each writing prompt, participants will be encouraged to discuss their work in small groups. This intuitive creation process is highly motivating; it enhances self-awareness and the flow of ideas and connection with others. As a creative writing teacher and published author since 2007, and a trained mindfulness teacher since 2017, I enjoy fostering unique and brave spaces for participants to gather from all backgrounds and walks of life. This course is designed for every type of writer: novelists, poets, screenwriters, playwrights, journalists, essayists, etc., with all levels of experience: from novice writers to seasoned authors. We will focus on the collective inspiration derived from a fresh series of fun and original writing prompts. Just bring a pen and notebook to our online class… And come as you are! Please note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. If you enroll in this class less than 24 hours before it begins, please either send us a message or email us at programs@sandiegowriters.org to request your link. SD Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram