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About Justin & Melonie Grinnell MELONIE GRINNELL is an active as an educator and performer. She began studying piano at an early age and has since been recognized for her skills as a pianist, and her abilities as a vocalist, music educator, and musical director. Melonie received her Bachelors of Music degree in Music Education with jazz emphasis from the University of Miami and a Masters of Music performance degree in Jazz Studies from San Diego State University. Additionally, she is on the faculty for the Francis Parker/KSDS 88.3 Summer Jazz Workshop where she teaches jazz piano and co-directs middle school to high school student ensembles. She is also active as an adjudicator for instrumental jazz festivals including the Coronado/COSA Jazz Festival and the KSDS Jazz 88/CMEA festival. JUSTIN GRINNELL is a San Diego-based freelance jazz bassist and music educator. More importantly, he is a husband to pianist/educator Melonie Grinnell and father to their two sons. In addition to performing, Justin maintains an active teaching schedule as adjunct faculty at University of San Diego and Grossmont College, and as faculty for the Francis Parker Annual Summer Jazz Workshop. He has also served as an adjudicator and clinician at local music festivals, such as the Coronado Jazz Festival and the San Diego Bass Fest. Justin received his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Jazz Performance from San Diego State University while studying with bassists Gunnar Biggs and Bert Turetzky. Justin also achieved ABD (all but dissertation) status for a doctoral degree in Jazz Studies at the University of Southern California. Besides studying privately with Los Angeles' first-call jazz bassist, Darek Oles, Justin's enrollment at USC gave him the opportunity to study with internationally-recognized jazz artists Peter Erskine, Russ Ferrante, Bob Mintzer, and Alan Pasqua. See More Events www.booksandrecrodsbar.com www.bardicmanagement.com/events

The winner of two Olympic gold medals and five consecutive world championships, Button died Thursday in North Salem, New York, at age 95.

Sim Bruce Richards drew from his respect for Louis Sullivan, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Irving J. Gill to design homes, commercial buildings, and sacred spaces of wood, glass, and adobe across San Diego County. His passion for Native American, Aztec, and Mayan culture, as well as Japanese architecture, landscape, and craft, greatly influenced over 200 projects unique to our region. Wishing to create living and working environments that delight all the senses, Richards imbued a number of his projects with built-in art by James Hubbell, Rhoda LeBlanc Lopez, and others. This presentation unveils his architectural spirit through tales of Richards’ unique client-architect relationships. About the presenters: Presenters include Dr. Mark Hargreaves, Rector of St. James-by-the-Sea in La Jolla, Hallie Swenson an architectural designer in San Diego, Keith York, an architectural writer and real estate agent specializing in architect designed homes, and independent curator Dave Hampton. Hargreaves, author of The Sacred Architecture of Irving J. Gill. (2023), was inspired by a lifelong interest in the visual arts to complete a master's degree at The National Gallery and King's College in London on the topic of Christianity and the arts. Since moving to San Diego, he has had a keen interest in capturing the architectural history of San Diego. Hallie Swenson studied traditional architecture and urbanism in England at University of Buckingham, the architectural history of England at the University of Cambridge, King's College, and Roman architecture at the University of Notre Dame, Rome. She contributed an essay to Clive Aslet’s book The Academy, which celebrates the work of renowned traditionalist architect John Simpson. A native San Diegan, Keith York, is an expert on the city’s postwar modernist movement in architecture and design, writing frequently on the subject. For KPBS, he produced documentaries and feature reports on architects Irving Gill and Richard Requa and artist-craftsman James Hubbell. He has served as a volunteer, donor, curator and consultant to the San Diego Architectural Foundation, San Diego Museum of Art, La Jolla Historical Society, San Diego History Center, Oceanside Museum of Art, Balboa Art Conservation Center and Save Our Heritage Organization (SOHO). Tickets: $16/21 The lecture will be in person at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library. There are no physical tickets for this event. Your name will be on an attendee list at the front door. Doors open at 7 p.m. Seating is first-come; first-served. This event will be presented in compliance with State of California and County of San Diego health regulations as applicable at the time of the lecture. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/events/hargreaves-24-1030 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library on Instagram and Facebook

If you remember Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer or Kyle Mooney as Baby Yoda — then you've seen the work of Louie Zakarian. He says the job requires creativity, people skills, speed, and good humor.

Get ready for some wanderlust! This unique program will take you on a visual tour around the world while Matthew Allison, adventurer extraordinaire, excites the audience with tales from his greatest adventures and tips for others on how to travel to every country in the world. Whether you're a seasoned traveler or just getting started exploring the world, this program is guaranteed to inspire! About Matthew Allison Matthew Allison is an adventurer who, as of early 2024, has become one of the only approx after almost 30 years of travel while working full time. 400 people to visit every Country in the world with the main goal of discovering the Earth's most remote corners, exploring caves, wilderness, endangered wildlife, living with tribes, and vanishing cultures. Some of Matthew’s most notable adventures are cage diving with great white sharks, piloting a small plane across Baja Mexico, staying with the Nenet reindeer herders in the Siberian Arctic with temperatures diving to -50 degrees Celsius and tracking a legendary dinosaur-like creature called the Mokele Mbembe to a remote lake deep in the Republic of Congo rainforest and most recently being one of the first Americans to travel across Taliban controlled Afghanistan. Exclusive Opportunity As part of this lecture, SDWAC partnered with the International Houses at Balboa Park's House of Pacific Relations to create a fun and interactive way to explore the International Houses more deeply! All pre-registered lecture attendees will receive a program "passport" upon arrival and check-in at the lecture. Immediately following Matthew Allison's presentation, they will be invited to visit the participating houses to learn more about each country and receive a "passport stamp" in their program. If you receive a stamp from each participating house you can turn that in to receive an entry to a raffle for a fun travel related prize! Stay tuned for more details! Visit: https://sdwac.org/event-5795649 San Diego World Affairs Council on Instagram and Facebook

Frigid air was expected to move over the eastern third of the U.S. by Monday, while heavy snow was forecast to cause hazards in the Great Lakes, Plains and Midwest regions.

Former President Jimmy Carter's work on energy efficiency and renewable energy were criticized, but it laid the groundwork for the country to address climate change now.

In 2012, three deep-sea divers were on a routine operation in the North Sea when one of them became trapped underwater. Liu had to dive in deep, dark water in order to recreate the harrowing rescue.

A man who was arrested with over 100 dogs and equipment at his Georgia home got the maximum sentence last week. Prosecutors hope it sheds light on the prevalence of dogfighting, a felony in the U.S.

West winds are expected between 20 to 35 mph with gusts from 50 to 65 mph.