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The Candlewood Arts Festival runs throughout Borrego Springs from March to March 27. Meet the artists at opening weekend March 5-6. Free tickets available here. Artist list: Allison Wiese Sherin Guirguis Noé Olivas Jake Freilich Carlos Ramirez Alison Saars Opening weekend schedule: Find a full schedule here. The unofficial headquarters for the opening weekend will be at Christmas Circle from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Sunday. Maps are available there to begin self-guided tours. Saturday, Mar. 5 at 1:30 - 3 p.m.: Artist talk at the Borrego Springs library Saturday, Mar. 5 at 4-5 p.m.: Performance by Amitis Motevalli in response to Sherin Guiguis' installation at Seley Ranches/Seley Orchards Fruit Stand (free tickets here) Saturday, Mar. 5 at 6-8 p.m.: Opening reception at Candlewood Arts Festival Gallery (reserve free tickets here); The Mall, 610 Palm Canyon Dr., Borrego Springs Sunday, Mar. 6 at 10 am. to 12 p.m.: Meet the artists at their artworks Interactive map of artworks: From the organizers: The Candlewood Arts Festival celebrates the connections between art, community, and our shared environment in the dramatic landscape of Borrego Springs, California. Throughout the month of March 2022, experience newly commissioned site-specific works of art — sculpture, installation, performance, and photography— and family-friendly art-making workshops in this unique community surrounded by the Anza Borrego Desert. Access to all events is free. The Under the Sun Foundation sponsors the Candlewood Arts Festival and the permanent Sky Art sculptures also found on Galleta Meadows in Borrego Springs. Related links: Candlewood Arts Festival on Facebook Candlewood Arts Festival on Instagram

One hundred sixty-nine dilapidated mobile homes will soon be removed from the area.

Express yourself freely as I guide you through a process of self healing and splattering paint! A Soul Splatter Experience is based on community that will provide an opportunity to build connections between attendees while experiencing individual healing and expression. I will walk you through a guided experience as we get in touch with ourselves and our inner children! Society has conditioned us to hide the childlike parts of ourselves as we grow older and I believe that one way to step into our authentic selves, is to get in touch with our inner child and let them express themselves freely, without judgement. You might get a little messy but it's okay because the paints being used are all natural, water-soluble and biodegradable! Lets get messy together and experience something new! Date: Friday, February 12, 2022 at 11:30am Location: De Anza Cove Park Cost: $30 For more information on this event and ticket purchases please visit HERE!

With the midterms approaching and lots of chatter about whether Biden will run in 2024, Donald Trump is a useful foil for the president once again.

El Centro is in Imperial County, situated on the edge of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. But the region is at risk of becoming another type of desert — a banking desert. Meanwhile, human rights advocates delivered a letter to District Attorney Summer Stephan on Thursday requesting an investigation into secret Border Patrol ‘shadow units’ that allegedly covered up agents' misconduct. A similar letter was sent to Congress last month. Plus, we have a full fact check about kids getting covid-19 vaccines.

The decision is part of a larger plan to transform northeast Mission Bay to include a campground, open space and marshland.

This program will highlight the iconic desert bighorn sheep, not only of our local Anza-Borrego Desert State Park but of the western states and northern Mexico. The book, "Desert Bighorn Sheep: Wilderness Icon" is the most comprehensive photographic work ever published on the desert bighorn. The program will highlight many topics of the book, explaining the range and status of the bighorn, it’s natural history, adaptations to its harsh environment, predation, and the many threats this animal faces throughout its habitat. Mark Jorgensen and photographer Jeff Young put their 50 years of experience into the book, published by Sunbelt Publications. Mark Jorgensen began his studies of bighorn sheep as a teenager and continues today in retirement. His 36 year career in California State Parks was centered on Anza-Borrego. He worked as a ranger, naturalist, resource ecologist and finally as superintendent of California’s largest state park. He has been a member of the technical staff of the Desert Bighorn Council and is an advisor to the Bighorn Institute. He presents educational programs about desert bighorn sheep throughout the western states and has worked to establish desert parks in Mongolia, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia. He’s also given scientific presentations on state park resource management in Israel. Date: Dec. 16, 2021 Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Location: Virtual Zoom Link Cost: Free For more information and zoom registration please visit HERE!

AvalonBay Communities presents HomeAid San Diego’s 3rd Annual STEP UP! Walk to End Homelessness educational 5K! This event brings together real estate industry members, non-profit homeless service providers, and community members from across the San Diego County to build awareness about the serious issues facing San Diego’s homeless population. In partnership with NAIOP San Diego, the event will encourage candid discussions about current and future housing initiatives for San Diego’s over 7,000 homeless men, women and children. The 3rd Annual STEP UP! Walk to End Homelessness will take place on Sunday, November 14 at De Anza Cove, Mission Bay Park. We will continue the event through Sunday, November 21 as a virtual 5K in locations around the county. Schedule 7:30 a.m. – In-person check in 8 a.m. – Special program 8:30 a.m. – Walk starts Register here! Child registration (ages 5-17): $15 Adult registration (ages 18 and up): $40 Team registration (4-5 people): $100 Team registration (6-9 people): $200 Team registration (10-12 people): $300 Team registration (15-20 people): $500 Participants will receive: • Event T-Shirt (limited to first 100 registrants) • Reusable Shopper Bag (limited to first 100 registrants) • A HomeAid San Diego CareKit - to pay forward to someone in need • Event graphics for at home promotion (while supplies last) • Access to all event day offerings, Facebook Live, guest speakers and more. Families, companies and teams are welcome to participate! For more information, please visit homeaidsd.org/events/3rd-annual-step-up-walk-to-end-homelessness or call (858) 793-6292.

RELATED: Katie Ruiz paints magic portals to reimagine the border (KPBS feature about this exhibition) The exhibition is on view beginning Nov. 8, with an opening reception Nov. 9 from 5-7 p.m. From the gallery: Border Portals are about finding new ways to re-imagine the word, “welcome”. A portal is something that can transport you to another place, to the other side of the border. While a portal that transports people across space and time may not be the real answer to the immigration issues, it offers a moment to stop and contemplate the idea of reimagining. For this body of work Katie Ruiz has gone back to figure painting after discovering a love for textile and fiber art. The new work still references blankets, with the use of emergency blankets and Otomi patterns that have influenced her work for years. The blanket is a symbol for warmth and protection. The emergency blanket on the other hand, that silver aluminum film, has become a symbol for refugees, oppression, cages, and expendability. Ruiz has a long history working with refugees, first in Botswana, Africa, where she created a knitting group, mural, and art classes. Recently, she worked as a teaching artist bringing art classes to the migrant shelters in San Diego. The experiences inspired her to make paintings of the border. Ruiz’s father was born in Tijuana when his mother came to the border to work as a housekeeper and seamstress, eventually gaining five green cards at a time when the American/Mexican border was more open. The border wall is a dividing line between two groups of people; right and wrong, good and bad, desired and undesired. As Gloria Anzaldua, the great American scholar of Chicana history once said, “The US Mexican Border is an open wound, where the third world grates against the first and bleeds... This is my home, this thin edge of barbed wire.” Related Links: Point Loma Nazarene University Art and Design on Instagram Katie Ruiz on Instagram Opening reception event on Facebook

This will be the 50th year that volunteers will drive to the desert and spend all day counting peninsular bighorn sheep.