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A birthday and a spate of bad polls highlight the one weakness Biden cannot really address. He was 78 when he took office. He'd be 86 leaving a second term.

Sunday, May 21 from 1 – 5 p.m. OR Saturday, August 12 from 1 – 5 p.m. No experience necessary. Ages 14+ welcome! In instructor Jeanine Ertl’s class, students will weave together in a space of colorful creativity and openness. She will provide instruction on weaving, a warped lap loom and a rainbow of recycled sari silk ribbon and yarn fibers to ignite your imagination. And we’ll weave together, learning and playing with the basics of the process from start to finish, each creating a unique handwoven that can be hung or draped, according to your desires. Please feel free to bring any items you may want to incorporate into your weaving, like interesting fibers, foraged and gathered natural objects, shells with holes, beads, etc. you may want to incorporate into your weaving. Each Weaver will complete a one-of-a-kind Handwoven Wall Hanging. In addition, if you find that you’re in love with the practice, you will have an option to purchase the loom you are working with, as well as additional fiber and tools to continue at home. I’ll have tea and water on-hand, as we explore mindfully making in a space of creativity & harmony with others. • Scholarships available • Homeschoolers welcome • Military and sibling discounts Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Director: Saim Sadiq | Runtime: 127 minutes | Year: 2022 | Rating: UR | Country: Pakistan | Language: Urdu, Punjabi w/ English subtitles | Fiction Genre: Fiction, Drama Tagline: The debut feature from writer-director Saim Sadiq, "JOYLAND" explores the many sides of love and desire in a patriarchal society. Gentle and timid, Haider (Ali Junejo) lives with his wife Mumtaz (Rasti Farooq), his father, and his elder brother’s family in Lahore, Pakistan. Following a long spell of unemployment, Haider finally lands a job at a Bollywood-style burlesque, telling his family he is a theater manager, when in actuality, he is a backup dancer. The unusual position shakes up the steadfast traditional dynamics of his household and enables Haider to break out of his shell. As he acclimates to the new job, Haider becomes infatuated with the strong-willed trans woman Biba (Alina Khan) who runs the show—an unforeseen partnership that opens his eyes and ultimately his worldview, in ways both unexpected and intimate. Critic Quotes: “A storming debut from writer-director Saim Sadiq: emotional, tender, and quietly radical. With any luck, it will herald a new era for Pakistani cinema.” - Empire Magazine “Sadiq's debut impresses with its sensitive storytelling and vibrant visuals.” - Variety “Joyland is such a delicate, intelligent and emotionally rich film. What a debut from Sadiq.” - Guardian Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

From So Say We All, your local literary arts nonprofit, it's the VAMP storytelling show! April's theme is "Plant-Based", and we're welcoming seven performers to the stage to deliver true stories inspired on this month's theme. Join us at the Whistle Stop Bar in South Park for April's show. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You might just get a little hungry. Featuring stories by: • Sarah Sharp • Maggie Frank-Hsu • TJ Tallie • Catherine Tucciarone • David Zafra • Kelly Bowen • Shayna Jurrens Stay Connected on Social Media! So Say We All: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter Whistle Stop Bar: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

There are growing concerns about the risk of conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan. This presentation explores the rising tensions by analyzing three different abstract terms: the pursuit by Beijing of "peaceful" unification with Taiwan; the U.S. commitment to "unofficial" relations with Taiwan; and U.S. opposition to unilateral changes to the "status quo" in the Taiwan Strait. For decades, these terms served as a bargain for maintaining peace and stability, but the agreement was only theoretical, because the United States and China never reached a joint understanding of what these terms mean in practice. Against the backdrop of great power competition, the discrepancies in the U.S. approach has been laid bare, raising the risk that the bargain could unravel entirely and lead to war between the United States and China. Join the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation (IGCC) and 21st Century China Center for a talk with Dr. James Lee, assistant research fellow at the Institute of European and American Studies at Academia Sinica in Taiwan and an affiliated researcher at IGCC. His research has been published in International Studies Quarterly, Business and Politics, the Journal of Strategic Studies, the Journal of East Asian Studies, and the Journal of Chinese Political Science. His policy writing has been published in Global Asia, the Georgetown Journal of International Affairs, East Asia Forum, Political Violence at a Glance, and The Diplomat. He received his Ph.D. in Politics from Princeton University in 2018 and subsequently held research positions at the European University Institute in Florence and the University of California, San Diego. In the fall of 2023, he will be an Eisenhower Defense Fellow at the NATO Defense College in Rome. Stay Connected on Social Media! Instagram & Twitter

The military is now allowing troops to serve even if they don't get vaccinated for COVID-19. But how does that impact troops who were discharged for refusing to get the shots before? In other news, a historic memorial is now under construction, honoring San Diegans who died in the early years of the AIDS epidemic before treatments were available. Plus, UC San Diego is trying to make smarter and faster computer chips.

Start your journey with the Compassion Practice! Discover how the practice of compassion can be a catalyst for healing and transformation. This accessible 3-week online course will introduce you to the Compassion Practice, a meditative and mindfulness practice for cultivating compassion for self and others, and offers ways to integrate this meditative practice into your daily life. Led by Dale Suggs, MDiv, Certified Facilitator of the Compassion Practice, Certified Spiritual Director, and Co-Founder of the BELOVED Compassion Network. Following the concept of GracEconomics, we invite you to contribute what you can to support this program. Those who contribute at a higher level make it possible for others to participate at their own level.

Produced by Bungalow Media + Entertainment for CNN Films and HBO Max, in association with Rolling Stone Films, and directed by Lisa Cortés, the film tells the story of the black queer origins of rock n’ roll. It explodes the whitewashed canon of American pop music to reveal the innovator – the originator – Richard Penniman. Through a wealth of archive and performance that brings us into Richard’s complicated inner world, the film unspools the icon’s life story with all its switchbacks and contradictions. In interviews with family, musicians and cutting edge black and queer scholars, the film reveals how Richard created an art form for ultimate self-expression, yet what he gave to the world he was never able to give to himself. Digital Gym Cinema on Facebook / Instagram

If you seek answers to these questions, this is an event for you. Learn about the origins and development of Yiddish and get your questions answered by our CEO Jana Mazurkiewicz Meisarosh. Drink a glass of wine, enjoy some nosh, and mingle with other people with interest in the La Jolla area. This event will be broadcast on Zoom. Information about ticket costs is on our website! Stay Connected on Social Media! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

About 1,000 Hamas militants reached Israel and attacked civilians and military targets, despite Israel's security forces having focused on Hamas for decades. At least 700 Israelis were killed.