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Enjoy a curated box of gourmet baked goods created by six local pastry chefs at the Friendly Feast All-Star Bake Sale. Featured items include strawberry rhubarb lavender galette, German chocolate cheesecake cake, carrot cake with brown butter cream cheese frosting, and more! VIP boxes are on sale now. General sale starts at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 9. Advance purchase required. Quantities are limited. Pick up boxes on Sunday, May 19 at Cardellino in Mission Hills. Featured chefs: Jeremy Harville, TRUST Restaurant Group Gan Suebsarakham, Pop Pie Co. & Stella Jean’s Ice Cream Faye Rodriguez, Faye’s Desserts Adrian Mendoza, The University Club Atop Symphony Towers Jojo Rossi, Grossmont College Culinary Arts Kari Cota, Kimpton Alma Hotel Friendly Feast is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that produces fundraising events to lift up the local community. Proceeds from this event support the Friendly Feast scholarship fund. Friendly Feast on Instagram

Join us for a lively Dia de Los Muertos Mixology Workshop with renowned mixology Teeny Cantina Batenders! Not only will you craft festive cocktails, bu you'll enjoy a night of shopping, music, food, and prizes! Best of all your participation supports the Petals of Hope Safe House Fund, helping provide safe housing and support to teen survivors of trafficking and abuse. What to Expect: Welcome Drink - Sip on Teeny's signature Margaritas as you arrive and get into the festive spirit. Create Cocktails Crafting - Learn to make 3 Dia De Los Muertos-Inspired cocktails that reflect the bold flavors of the season. Special Activities: Catalina's Contest - Show off your creative flair for a chance to win exciting prizes! Categories Include: Best Dia De Los Muertos Outfit Best Face Paint Most Creative Cocktail Garnish Shopping: Browse handcrafted items from local artists and vendors, includingunique gifts and decor made by survivors and volunteers. Food & Music: Enjoy delicious bites like traditional pan de muertos and other festive treats, while listening to music that brings the celebration to life. Proceeds to benefit non-profit W2OMG, Petals of Hope Safe House Fund, supporting teen trafficking victims and young adults survivors of abuse. Get your tickets today! Proceeds from this event support our non-profit where we don't just cultivate flowers; we cultivate joy, laughter, and a sense of belonging for teen trafficked victims and young adult abuse survivors on their path to healing. It's a safe haven where birthdays, milestones celebrations, and simple joys are not just acknowledged but magnificently honored. Every flower, every latte, wedding, every latte, every creative connections workshop, and every moment celebrated at Where 2 Or More Gather supports our non-profit W2OMG, and our Safe House Coalition efforts to rescue, provide Creative Retreat Sanctuary providing trauma-informed care, safe housing, legal advocacy and restitution, empowering teen trafficked victims and young adult survivors of abuse. For more about our mission, visit: https://www.w2omg.com/bloom

An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

UC San Diego Park & Market’s Intersections concert series is hosting the award-winning hip-hop soul band The Lyrical Groove on Saturday, May 18. Delivering a truly unique artistic experience that both entertains and inspires, The Lyrical Groove combines spoken word and live instrumentation, cohesively crafted of several genres of music. Producer and poet, Kendrick Dial, the multi-talented artist Brisa Lauren, and an assortment of experienced musicians join forces to create timeless music that sings life to humanity and moves the soul. A three-time San Diego Music Awards winner of Best Hip Hop/Soul Artist in 2013 and Best Hip Hop/Soul Album in 2014 and 2017, The Lyrical Groove credits their success and appeal to their artists’ community engagement. Lauren is actively involved as an organizer in political and civic advocacy efforts, and Dial is a practice coach training human service leader professionals. Together, their purpose is to create art that is both fun and meaningful. UC San Diego Park & Market on Instagram / Facebook

Bad Bunny, who had the most-streamed album of both 2022 and 2023, seems to have another potential juggernaut on his hands. But to top the chart this week he had to hold off an unlikely challenger.

Join us for an extraordinary showcase of creativity and talent from the UCSD Undergrad Studio Honors Program! Each year the UC San Diego’s Visual Arts department encourages the development of a clear and unified body of work over the course of two quarters by each student admitted to the Undergraduate Studio Honors Program. The group show at the end of this series showcases selections from these portfolios from each emerging artist. This exhibition is a culmination of this year's eleven students hard work and creative exploration, offering a glimpse into the future of their creative careers. A celebratory reception will be on June 6th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and provide guests the opportunity to meet the artists. The gallery will also provide small bites and drinks. The Adam D. Kamil Gallery will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm from June 4 - 7 Opening Reception: Thursday, June 6, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. For more information about the artists in the Honor program this year: https://linktr.ee/ucsdstudiohonors

This weekend in the arts in San Diego: Fashion, publishing, design and music at MCASD; pompom art; "The Ballad of Johnny and June"; Ravel's "Mother Goose"; "Mrs. Doubtfire"; a new art space; live music picks and more.

The Laken Riley Act would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.

You’re never too old! Create your own fuzzy Monster! Ages 12+ years or children 6-11 years if accompanied by an adult welcome! Create a professional arm-rod-and-mouth puppet of your very own from Rene Rubalcava, owner and puppeteer of LV Puppet Studio of Las Vegas who learned the art of puppet making from a Jim Henson Muppeteer. There’s no better time to create your own one-of-a-kind fuzzy monster! In this workshop, we guide you from start to finish as you select, cut, hot glue and assemble the pieces and personality of your own customized puppet. No sewing is required in this workshop. Students bring their puppets to life with their own unique interests and imaginations, and by choice and placement of different face details. Each one is unique! Find your puppet’s voice and learn some puppetry basics. Instructor Rene Rubalcava All materials included. No experience necessary! Does a child in your life love theater arts, building characters, acting and craft?! This Summer, Rene Rubalcava will be back in town for one week to teach two awesome, fun Kids Puppetry Summer Camps! Learn more here! Kids will build a puppet, learn to bring it to life with puppetry skills and join in creating a puppet show! • Military and sibling discounts. • Scholarships available. • Homeschool vendor funds accepted. • If you would like to be notified of future offerings, join the Interest List to be notified when new dates or spaces are available. San Diego Craft Collective on Facebook / Instagram

President Trump signed a "national energy emergency" that gives his administration new powers to boost fossil fuel development around the country.