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The East Village Association is thrilled to invite everyone to the Annual East Village Tree Lighting & Holiday Market, a cherished neighborhood tradition returning on Sunday, November 30, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the new and expanded location of Faultline Park. This festive event is the perfect way to kick off the holiday season with an evening full of magic, community spirit, and holiday cheer. This year’s celebration will feature a vibrant holiday market coordinated by Las Jefas Market, showcasing a curated selection of hand-crafted gifts. Guests can enjoy live music, delicious food and drinks from local vendors, fun activities for kids, and of course, a special chance to take a photo with Santa. The highlight of the evening will be the official tree lighting ceremony at 6:45 p.m., where the East Village Association will be joined by San Diego’s elected officials to unveil a brand-new holiday tree, bringing a fresh sparkle to this beloved tradition. Don’t miss this joyful evening for the whole family! East Village San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Natalie takes our friend and colleague, Leslie Gonzalez, on her first-ever trip to Tijuana to explore Mercado Hidalgo, celebrate Día de Muertos, and dive into the sights, smells, and flavors of this tradition.

Join us on November 5 from 4 – 6:30 p.m. at UCSD Park & Market for San Diego Magazine’s Celebrating Women Summit, presented by Rancho La Puerta. This annual event brings together 400+ of San Diego’s most inspiring women leaders for the highly anticipated reveal of our Pioneer and Rising Star award winners across multiple categories. Guests will also enjoy a keynote from Dr. Kelly Elmore, MD, along with sips and bites from local restaurants, shopping from women-owned retailers, live entertainment by The Julia Sage Band and networking with those shaping the future of our community. San Diego Magazine on Facebook / Instagram

Welcome to Coffee & Focus: Career Moms Connect, your new essential morning session. This gathering is designed for career-driven mothers who are ready for actionable strategies and genuine peer support. The Mission: Strategies, Balance, and Connection Join us for career growth, work-life balance, and networking with local career moms. This is not a presentation or a large, impersonal networking mixer. This is a small, facilitated group designed for peer-to-peer strategy exchange where we build a trusted, local advisory circle. We help each other define boundaries, share successful tactics, and support ambition. Who Should Attend? This session is designed for any working mother who is serious about their professional growth and community. We welcome all career levels (from new professionals to senior leaders) and all industries. Why This Session is Essential for You: Actionable Takeaways: Each session is built around a specific, relevant challenge. You won't leave with vague advice. You'll leave with a concrete strategy identified and validated through collaborative discussion with your peers. The Power of Peer Support: Connect with other professional moms across various career levels and industries who truly understand the unique demands of your life. Come as a mentor or find your next trusted advisor. Cross-Industry Wisdom: The challenges of leadership, time management, and negotiation are universal. Gain fresh perspectives and solutions from leaders in tech, finance, marketing, and beyond. Respect for Your Time: This is a focused, morning meeting designed to boost your clarity and connection before your official workday begins. High impact, minimal time commitment. This Month's Focus: Setting Boundaries That Stick Topic: "Setting Boundaries That Stick: How to Protect Your Focus (and Your Sanity)" During this session, we will collectively exchange proven tactics for saying "no" professionally, scheduling non-negotiable time, and communicating capacity to reduce stress. You'll leave with one actionable strategy for implementing better work/life boundaries this week, validated by your peers. Visit: https://luma.com/hj5onnv4 Farmer & The Seahorse on Instagram and Facebook

This winter series taught by UCSD’s Jamie Pineda will provide insights into relaxation and how to experience the mind freer from emotional reactivity. It will offer information on what mindfulness is and how to develop it to live a stress free, happier, and healthier life. Perfect for beginners and experienced practitioners alike. Sessions begin weekly on Sundays starting Jan. 4. Attend one class or all 4. Class 1: Learning to Relax We will explore what creates an unbalanced mind and why learning to relax is important. Most of us believe that getting rid of thoughts is the way to a calm and peaceful mind. The key is in how to do it. By allowing the mind to rest as it is, we can turn down the volume of thinking so it no longer bothers us. We call this way of attending “mindfulness.” Jaime Pineda is professor of neuroscience, cognitive science, and psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of several books, the latest being "Controlling Mental Chaos: Harnessing the Power of the Creative Mind" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023). He is a long-time contemplative practitioner and a certified Mindfulness Meditation Teacher (MMTCP, 2025). He now dedicates his time sharing the insights he’s learned as a neuroscientist and mindfulness student. Coronado Public Library on Facebook / Instagram

A free 20min breakfast lecture series for our creative community. Join us for coffee, donuts, and inspiration every last Friday of the month. Sarah Beckman is Executive Director of Outside The Lens (OTL), a San Diego nonprofit media arts organization that engages 2,700+ young people annually—97% from systemically marginalized communities—to build creative confidence, explore career pathways, and drive social impact through storytelling. A creative strategist and visual storyteller with 25 years of nonprofit leadership, Sarah has guided Outside The Lens from a grassroots organization into a recognized innovator in creative youth development and media literacy, partnering with institutions like The Getty Museum on Voice Out, a regional exhibition that amplifies the perspectives of young artists. Sarah’s leadership philosophy is simple: create conditions for others to thrive. Whether expanding programs like Media Makers—which serves young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities—or securing catalyst funding for Balboa Park's Botanical Building during her tenure at Forever Balboa Park, she leads with curiosity and trust. She’s also the creative mind behind Culture & Cocktails at the San Diego Museum of Art and has presented at Public Lands Alliance and International Placemaking Week conferences. A Minnesota native with degrees in Journalism and Gender & Women's Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sarah was recently named a 2025 San Diego Magazine Nonprofit Pioneer. A writer and photographer who believes in magic, hustle, and flow, she lives in Rancho Peñasquitos with her husband and twin sons who attend Cal Poly. CreativeMornings | San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

Meet Vivi Anderson, a member of the Carlsbad Oceanside Art League, North Coastal Art Gallery. Vivi will share her passions, inspirations and world of talents from a book author to her art. It is always interesting to know what makes these artist tic and what keeps their clocks running. Vivi has been an artist for most of her life and loves to put beauty on canvas, with vibrant colors, to inspire everyone that sees her work. The ocean has been one of her most inspiring subjects to paint, as well as colorful flowers in open fields and neighborhood gardens. Having studied under various art instructors has helped her to develop her very own style to create a variety of artwork. Many of her paintings come from local beaches as well as the rugged coast of the Carmel area, including the Asilomar Coast. She studied for four years under Ron DiCianni, a very well-known artist. She learned to paint portraits under Ron because his philosophy is that “If you can paint faces, you can paint anything.” She enjoys painting people’s pets which gives her a freedom to enjoy a variety of subjects on which to apply her artwork.

Bakunawa Market is an ancestral and spiritual marketplace rooted in Filipino heritage and healing. Inspired by the Babaylan, the healers and spirit-keepers of pre-colonial Philippines, the market offers a sacred space to remember our roots, reconnect with ancestral wisdom, and restore spiritual balance. The free, two-day community event features 30+ makers, healers, and artists – from ceramists, jewelers, and visual artists to herbalists, tarot readers, energy workers, and culinary creators – whose work reflects ancestral wisdom, decolonial practices, and spiritual connection. The Bakla Collective will also be featured, showcasing Queer Filipinx creators and centering equity and representation within San Diego’s creative community. Enjoy live performances, a Sunday workshop lineup – including Intro to Mediumship, Zero-Waste Candle Making, and Yoga + Sound: Collective Healing – and Kamayan by Kujo Eats (Sunday, 5-7 p.m.). Kamayan, meaning "by hand" in Tagalog, is a traditional communal feast where guests share food with their hands, scooping rice and dishes on a table lined with banana leaves. Thoughtfully curated by elders, each dish celebrates the true flavors of our ancestors, with a special spread featuring grilled pompano, fried bangus, BBQ chicken leg quarters, beef kare kare, pork BBQ skewers, and garlic rice. Bakunawa Market on Instagram

Applicable to comedy, drama, and reality, this unique course is designed for creative aspiring writers with no prior experience—as well as those with screenwriting experience—who seek to break into television writing. Learn in an interactive environment the basics of creating, writing, and presenting your first television script for both drama and/or comedy, including how to take your idea to the next step and create a complete half-hour or one-hour television script. Beginning and professional writers are welcome. Prior screenwriting experience is not required. The course will cover: - The steps usually taken for a first-time television writer towards writing the first script (general idea, character development, style, story acts, etc.) - Structure - Character development - The importance of your first script as a calling card - How to find an agent and get your script read - Who should you be writing for - Who does what job on a television series - The outlets for new shows and new ideas - Developing your idea - The best way to write for you - The Writers’ Room - Collaboration processes - Overview of winning past and current television show scripts - Feedback on your current concepts, outline, scenes and scripts Students will be emailed several TV scripts (shooting drafts) in PDF format prior to the first-class session (and more during the course) to be read in advance if possible. We’ll also be viewing videos related to the topics throughout the course. This course will also include special guests, including WGA writers and producers working in television today. Students will get the opportunity to ask questions and get a behind-the-scenes look into how television is made, learning about the different career paths to becoming a professional television writer and what showrunners, producers, creative executives, and fellowship competitions are looking for from writers working today. Note: Enrollment is limited to 12 participants. Be sure to sign up today! Please also note that you will receive your Zoom link via email 24 hours before the start of this class. San Diego Writers, Ink on Facebook / Instagram

Join us every Friday starting in October for the National City Farmers Market—a weekly celebration of local produce, fresh food, handmade delights, coffee, and delicious eats! Come out, support local vendors, and enjoy the vibrant flavors of our community. Let’s grow together, one Friday at a time! Delish National City on Instagram