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“Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” From journaling to walks on the beach, KPBS readers share their go-to mental health tips for navigating tough times.

Bloom Bash is Friday, April 26 from 7 p.m. – Midnight Bloom Bash is a 21+ event kicking off Art Alive weekend with delicious food and cocktails, a Ferris wheel and other festivities in the plaza outside the Museum, after-hours viewing of the Art Alive floral exhibition, and special art installations, including work by Bay-Area graffiti artist Nisha Kaur Sethi, who was brought up in the graffiti scene and is currently an artist and activist working as a professional sign painter. She draws inspiration from and was deeply influenced by childhood trips to India, learning the world of hand-painted film posters. Bloom Bash will also feature sweet and savory delicacies from more than 30 top eateries, including signature cocktails, craft beer, and upscale wine, plus live music, unique performances, and all-night dancing. BLOOM BASH FEATURES: Divine savory and sweet delicacies from San Diego’s top fine dining eateries, including special offerings of delicious Indian cuisine An extravagant selection of custom, mixed libations from Hendrick’s Gin, Milagro Tequila, Panama 66, Harrah’s Resort Southern California, The Desmond at Kimpton Alma, Locals Only Vodka, and Above Board Craft beer by Rincon Reservation Road Brewery Wines by Pali Wine Co. and other remarkable thirst-quenchers Custom henna design application with Henna San Diego Stunning contemporary art installations After-hours access to the Art Alive floral exhibition Return of the Ferris wheel on the plaza sponsored by Harrah’s Resort Southern California Live music, unique performances, and dancing all night Plus, more to be announced… Join us April 25-28, 2024, for an immersive dream-like fusion of flowers and art. Learn more about Art Alive 2024. Tickets are also available online at https://www.sdmart.org/art-alive-tickets/. San Diego Museum of Art on Facebook / Instagram

Southern California artist Alexis Smith has two works of public art in the prominent Stuart Art Collection at UC San Diego and was recently celebrated in an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Inventing the Flying Meal - The Early Days of Food in Flight,” featuring Richard Foss, at 10:30 am May 18, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd, San Diego. Aircraft present the most challenging cooking environment that has ever existed, but cooks and engineers rose to the challenge. Zeppelins, flying boats, and some airliners featured meats roasted inflight and sauces made from scratch. Some strange things were tried, including cooking with charcoal, alcohol stoves, and the heat of the engines. Refrigeration was another problem, and even trays with precooked meals present challenges in transport and storage. After this lecture, you’ll marvel that any meal can be created in flight, much less a good one. Richard Foss has been writing professionally since 1986 when he started reviewing restaurants for a Los Angeles newspaper. He has contributed to over forty different publications, including the Encyclopedia of World Food Cultures and the Oxford Companion to Sweets. Richard has taught culinary history in extension programs, done lecture tours in the US, Australia, and New Zealand, been a culinary consultant for museums, and is on the board of Culinary Historians of Southern California. His book on the history of rum was published in 2012. “Food in the Air and Space” was released in December 2014. Foss is the Executive Director of Collage: A Place for Art and Culture, a nonprofit arts center located in San Pedro, California. Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

Launched as a volunteer-sourced wildfire tracking app in Northern California, Watch Duty has integrated a wide range of data and expanded to more than 20 states. Chief Tech Officer David Merritt explains how he and his colleagues created a unique service.

In 1942, the United States incarcerated over 125,000 Japanese Americans in concentration camps during WW2—including 1150 from San Diego. AjA’s Civil Liberties Project aims to remember this history through art while drawing parallels to the injustices happening today. Come view this art exhibit at Ocean View Growing Grounds, commemorating the erased history of San Diego’s Japanese American communities and its ties to the current humanitarian crises happening locally and internationally. Come join us for an afternoon of art, conversation, food, poetry, and mutual aid. Engage in direct collective action by making care packages for migrants and raising money for San Diego mutual aid groups. For more information visit: theajaproject.org Stay Connected on Instagram

Film Forum Coronado presents the Coronado Public Library’s inaugural Animation Celebration Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 6 p.m. in the Winn Room Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 619) 522-7390 Contact Info: Name: Jacqueline Luna Email: jluna@coronado.ca.us Phone Number: (619) 522-2479 Presenter: Ralph Delauro Coronado Public Library’s 1st Annual ANIMATION CELEBRATION, is dedicated to showcasing an eclectic spectrum of styles and techniques in this vibrant and imaginative art form. This celebration will take place in two parts. The first will take place Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. The second, all ages focused celebration will take place on Saturday, July 20 at 2 p.m. and feature shorts to entertain the young and old. Highlights of the festival include: Closed Mondays (1974), Will Vinton’s groundbreaking, Oscar-winning claymation; Paradise (Paradis) (1984), a surreal fable utilizing multiple exposures, cell animation and pinholes; Quasi at the Quackadero (1975), a psychedelic trip to an amusement park traversing time, dreams and memories; and Betty Boop in Snow White(1933), the Boop-oop-adoop girl stars in this wacky take featuring the rotoscoping of Cab Calloway. Other titles include: "Hunger" (1974); "The Wizard of Speed and Time" (1979); "Is it Always Right to be Right" (1970); "Logorama" (2016); "Mona Lista Descending a Staircase" (1992). This event will supersede Film Forum for this week only.

Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.

Lebanese residents waiting to return to their villages say the Israeli military has destroyed nearly everything.

There's one thing that many sports and music fans miss in this digital age: the physical, paper tickets of the recent past. And now, they are making a bit of a comeback.