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3x GRAMMY® Award-winner Fantastic Negrito releases his highly anticipated new album, "Son of a Broken Man," on October 18 2024 via his own Storefront Records. The new album sees Fantastic Negrito encapsulating his inimitable style, from hard-hitting guitar riffs to expressive ballads, with the unexpected twists that have become his trademark. It stands as one of his most personal works to date, exploring family, deception, and the human desire to hide the true self as he dives deep into the struggle between father and son. Born Xavier Amin Dphrepaulezz, Fantastic Negrito's story is a testament to resilience and the transformative power of music. By now much has been made of Negrito’s unique story – growing up in an orthodox Muslim household, a doomed major label deal, the near-fatal car crash that permanently damaged his guitar playing hand—as well as the remarkable redemption arc that began in 2015, when he won the first-ever NPR Tiny Desk Contest. He has since earned three GRAMMY® Awards for “Best Contemporary Blues Album," and shared stages with everyone from Sturgill Simpson to Chris Cornell to Bruce Springsteen. He's collaborated in the studio with the likes of Sting, E-40, and Tank and The Bangas, performed on countless headline world tours and at festivals such as Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Newport Folk, and WOMAD, and founded the Revolution Plantation, an urban farm aimed at youth education and empowerment. Visit: https://loulous.turntabletickets.com/ Fantastic Negrito on Instagram

David Cultura is a Panamanian-born multi-instrumentalist based on the West Coast whose music fuses jazz, Latin rhythms and contemporary influences into a sound that’s unmistakably his own. Known for his electrifying live performances, David creates music that gets people moving while challenging the notion that jazz belongs only in seated concert halls. His performances invite audiences who may have never connected with instrumental music before, proving it can be vibrant, danceable, and emotionally direct. Rooted in his Panamanian heritage and driven by a fearless, genre-defying approach, David Cultura is helping redefine what instrumental music can be for a new generation. Shows at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Complimentary Entry | No Reservation Required | Seating on a First-Arrival Basis Visit: https://loulous.turntabletickets.com/ David Cultura on Facebook / Instagram

We go on assignment with conservation biologist Jodi Rowley to discover all kinds of incredible abilities and springy biodiversity. Bright colors and captivating calls are just the start with some of Earth’s most amazing species. Frogs can turn nearly invisible, leap more than 20 times their body length, and defend themselves with poison. Learn more in this engaging speaker event!

LAUNDRY DAY is bringing their Larger Than LIFE Tour to San Diego on Friday, October 2, 2026, for an unforgettable night of live music at Music Box. The New York-based band will take the stage with special guest 10xTANTRUM, bringing their energetic sound and lively performance to downtown San Diego. Doors open at 8 PM, with the show starting at 9 PM. The concert will be held at Music Box on India Street and will be standing room only. Tickets are $25! Get ready for a night of great music, good energy, and LAUNDRY DAY live in San Diego. LAUNDRY DAY on Facebook/Instagram

Please join KPBS and our partners for a special live virtual event with Theresa Howell, author of our 2026 One Book, One San Diego kids' selection, "Books on Bikes." The event will be live for students attending at Taft Middle School and livestreamed for broad virtual participation. An open Q&A session, specifically designed for our student audience, will follow a brief introduction by the author. Classrooms, educators, students, and their friends and families are all welcome! THIS EVENT IS VIRTUAL AND FREE - RSVP NOW. The event will be livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook. Links will be provided in your confirmation email and event reminders. Register: https://onebookvirtualkidsevent2026.eventbrite.com

"The Scientific Art of Historic Preservation" explores the hidden processes behind saving historic places. Through material analysis, architectural investigation, conservation techniques, and stories from preservation specialists, the exhibition reveals how historic buildings act as physical archives of craftsmanship, trade, design, and community life. Using Wisteria Cottage alongside regional and national examples, the exhibition invites visitors to see preservation not simply as restoration, but as discovery: peeling back layers of paint, wood, plaster, and history to better understand the people and ideas that shaped the built environment. Museum of History and Culture La Jolla on Facebook / Instagram

Tibetan Buddhist monk and internationally known artist Lama Tashi Norbu comes to Borrego Springs for four days of Tibetan art, teachings, food, and traditions. Experience sacred calligraphy, Buddha painting, sacred tattoos, a Dharma talk, traditional Tibetan momos, and more at Yellow Woman Ranch, October 24–27. yellowwomanranch on Instagram

One of YouTube's most popular comics with over 150 million views and half a billion more on Facebook, Steve Hofstetter is also the host of "Finding Babe Ruth" on FS1. Hofstetter was the host and executive producer of "Laughs" (FOX) and he has been on CBS’ "The Late Late Show," "E! True Hollywood Story," "Comics Unleashed," and more. He’s sold out shows in hundreds of cities and dozens of countries. Now is your chance to find out what the fuss is about during this no-holds-barred stand-up performance, featuring some of his unfiltered observations about life. Steve Hofstetter on YouTube / Instagram

Thursday, Oct. 15, 3:30–4:30 p.m. College-Rolando Library 6600 Montezuma Road, San Diego Make enrichment items for shelter animals! No supplies or advance registration needed — show up and have some fun while giving back! Children of all ages are welcome San Diego Humane Society on Facebook/Instagram

Award-Winning PBS-Bound Documentary 'Saving Walden's World' Screens at First UU Church San Diego During Climate Week SAN DIEGO, California - October 2026 - The First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego, 4190 Front Street, will host a special community screening of Saving Walden's World on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. PST, presented by Activist San Diego and the Climate Justice Group of First UU Church San Diego as part of San Diego Climate Week 2026. The screening follows the film's official acceptance for national distribution on PBS via NETA and comes as the United Nations Environment Programme's Limiting Overshoot report confirmed in September 2026 that global temperatures will cross the 1.5°C threshold within the next few years. The film follows Jim Merkel, a former military engineer turned sustainability activist, as he travels to Kerala (India), Cuba, and Slovenia to document women-led solutions that have achieved genuine human development within planetary limits, proof that the trade-off between quality of life and ecological sustainability is not inevitable. It is a choice. The First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego and its Climate Justice Group bring a tradition of faith-rooted environmental action to San Diego Climate Week. Activist San Diego, an information, communications, and mobilization organization networking for social justice, connects grassroots efforts across San Diego County. Together they present a screening that bridges the documentary evidence of what works globally with the community committed to building it locally. "San Diego Climate Week is exactly the moment for this film," says Director Jim Merkel. "The evidence of what communities in Kerala, Cuba, and Slovenia built is not theoretical. It is documented, operational, and available to any community willing to build it. This screening is part of making that evidence impossible to ignore." Director Jim Merkel will join the audience live via Zoom for a Q&A following the screening.