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If you want to practice your Yiddish and have a good time getting to know people, this is the right course for you. We will speak in mame-loshn about diverse topics. We will have a conversation both as a group and in smaller cohorts according to level. Some of the sessions will be focused on a specific topic. We will also try to solve a couple of riddles and learn some Yiddish expressions and sayings to enrich our Yiddish repertoire. This is a course for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners of Yiddish as we will be working according to level. Instructor: Tamara Gleason Freidberg Tamara Gleason Freidberg is a historian (MPhil by UNAM, Mexico) and a gerontologist (MSc by King’s College London). She is the author of "Di Shvue, los bundistas en México y su participación en la comunidad judía." Her work includes publications on Mexican Yiddish literature and the Jewish Left in Mexico. Tamara facilitates Yiddish sessions at the Holocaust Survivor’s Centre, is an active organiser of the Yiddish Open Mic (London) and Yiddish House London. As a PhD candidate at UCL London, she currently studies the Yiddish press in Mexico, its’ sources and its’ unique role in the communication of news about the Holocaust as it developed. Yiddishland California on Facebook / Instagram

In a parking lot and on San Francisco Bay, NPR witnesses two different tests for solar geoengineering to tackle climate change. With much science unsettled, experts say regulations aren't keeping up.

Mass timber is seen as a potential solution for decarbonizing the building industry.

Home Start, Inc., a nonprofit child abuse prevention and treatment agency that has strengthened and developed San Diego’s families and communities since 1972, will hold its 16th Annual Hallo-Wine Fall Festival on Saturday, October 28, 2023, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. This year’s event will take place outdoors at an incredible new venue, the lawn of a private estate in Point Loma, with sweeping ocean views. Home Start’s Hallo-Wine Fall Festival is held every October in recognition of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month and raises funds for the organization’s core programs that provide critical assistance to vulnerable children, families, and individuals. Home Start has been serving San Diegans in need for over 50 years. Guests will savor a fantastic array of gourmet hors d’oeuvres, boutique wines, hand-crafted beers, and local spirits. Dozens of local vendors will be sharing their products and providing samples to all. Attendees can also expect live entertainment, a silent auction, and games and activities. A highlight of the event is a powerful success story shared by a client on how Home Start has helped her and her family. “Local families are struggling more than ever, and Home Start continues to be the resource they can count on in times of need,” said Laura Tancredi-Baese, Home Start’s Chief Executive Officer. “We invite the community to join us at Hallo-Wine and rally behind our mission to strengthen families. Each dollar raised from this event goes directly to our programs and helps local children have a safe, stable, and nurturing home.” General and VIP tickets are on sale now and start at $115. Guest tickets include food and wine samples, a keepsake tasting glass, and ride share discounts. Sponsorship and underwriting opportunities are also available. For more information and to register, please visit www.hallowine.org. Home Start, Inc. on Facebook / Instagram

Sunday, June 25 at 7 p.m. Digital Gym CINEMA, Park & Market, San Diego Pre-show presentation on Jews and Folk Music at 6:15 p.m. Showtimes: Friday, June 23, 2023: 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2023: 2 p.m., 8 p.m., 10 p.m. Sunday, June 25, 2023: 7 p.m. Yale Strom (“The Last Klezmer”, “American Socialist: The Life & Times of Eugene Victor Debs”) explores the life and work of Lou Curtiss – creator of the San Diego Folk Festival, Adams Ave. Unplugged Festival, audiophile, folklorist, author, raconteur, radio host and proprietor of Folk Arts Rare Records, a mecca for some of the most celebrated American roots musicians in America (Jack Tempchin, Jason Mraz, Tom Brousseau, A.J. Croce, George Winston, Sue Palmer, Alison Brown, Tomcat Courtney, Tom Waits, Gregory Page, Mike Seeger, Sam Hinton, Sam Chatmon and many others). Archival footage, live interviews and music tell the story of this San Diego icon and unsung hero. Visit: digitalgym.org/movies/recordially-yours-lou-curtiss/ https://www.sdjfest.org/ JFEST on Facebook / Instagram

The Lafayette Hotel and Club has been closed since October 2022 for renovations and reopened their doors on July 12.

Become a Master Composter! Join us at the beautiful Deer Park Monastery, tucked away in the hills of Escondido, to gain composting knowledge you can pass along to others. • Minimize your carbon footprint. Keeping food and yard waste out of the landfill reduces harmful methane gas emissions. • Use food and yard “waste” to create amendments for your soil. Compost use reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. • Reduce water use and increase water retention at your garden, ranch, or farm. Compost increases your soil’s water-holding capacity and improves water retention. The Master Composter course provides training in the art and science of composting through lectures, demonstrations, and a field trip. The course covers the following topics: • Traditional composting & vermicomposting • Compost bin building and troubleshooting (in teams!) • Microbiology of composting • Bokashi fermentation • Macrodecomposers in your compost pile • A tour of Deer Park Monastery’s composting system • Environmental impacts Master Composter certification requires attendance at all 5 classes, as well as 30 volunteer hours of related community service. Meet new people in this fun, hands-on course and develop your composting knowledge, all while serving your community! Class size is limited. Residents of unincorporated County of San Diego will receive preferential registration. All others will be placed on a waitlist and apprised of space available 1-2 weeks before the start of the course. 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 “S.D. COUNTY.” All others must select the waitlist option. If this course fee presents a financial hardship, it may be waived upon request. Please contact Erin Stone at erin@solanacenter.org before registering to inquire. This course has been made possible through generous funding from the County of San Diego and County of San Diego Recycling. Thanks to our site host, Deer Park Monastery. Saturdays, February 24 through March 23 from 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Troubled plane maker Boeing wants to buy Spirit AeroSystems, the Kansas supplier that builds the body of the 737. The deal could have big implications for Wichita, a city with deep ties to aviation.

They're leading in the development of IVG, new fertility technology that could make sperm and eggs from practically any cell in the body. The results could transform human reproduction.

Encore Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Discover the secrets behind Edward Hopper’s most iconic and enigmatic works. Known for “Nighthawks” and other evocative paintings of American life, Hopper has left a lasting impression on our culture. Meet the man behind the brush, and see how his marriage to fellow artist Josephine Nivison Hopper shaped his art and career.