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LIVE at the Howard Brubeck Theatre! Back on Stage and In Person! Palomar Performing Arts Proudly Presents CONCERT HOUR Every Thursday at 1 p.m. Emilia Lopez-Yañez is an award-winning singer and oboist. Raised in a musical family, Emilia began performing at a young age and proceeded to continue her musical journey professionally. After earning her Bachelor’s Degree at Chapman University in both vocal and oboe performance, she went on to receive her Masters in oboe performance at the University of Southern California while simultaneously starting a career as a freelance performer. Lopez-Yañez has performed up and down the west coast with the Pacific Symphony, Bay Philharmonic, San Diego City Ballet Orchestra, and Palimpsest, in addition to international performances in Mexico, the Czech Republic, and India. As a Grammy member, Emilia has collaborated on projects with international artists Dan Aykroyd, Julian Lennon, Ricky Kej, Rupam Sarmah, and Allan White of YES. She was the featured oboist on the Chill instrumental single, Distorted Time which charted on the Billboard Charts. Through these recordings, she hopes to expand the musical genres in which oboe can be found, including Jewish-Indian fusion, Chill, House, and Children’s Music. Emilia is an adjunct faculty member at Palomar and Mira Costa Colleges and maintains a large private teaching studio. Ruth Weber has performed internationally as a pianist and been an accompanist/coach with numerous organizations including the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, Opera Aguascalientes, and California State University, Northridge. She was a recording artist with the Music-Minus-One division of the Marantz Corporation, and an Artistic Director/coach for operatic productions presented by Jean Will Presents. Ms. Weber is the director of the award-winning and Billboard charting San Diego Jewish Men’s Choir, and an accomplished composer whose music has won the John Lennon Songwriting Competition, the Global Peace Song Awards, the Shalshelet Music Festival, the Hollywood Music in Media Awards, and more. Her compositions have appeared on recordings, in films, in print music with Alfred and Hal Leonard publishing companies, and have been performed by the Omaha, Virginia, Rochester and Nashville Symphonies. Ruth is presently the Applied Music Coordinator and an adjunct faculty member at Palomar College in addition to teaching music courses at S.D. Miramar College.

In 2018, Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”

Artisans in southern India made sculptures of elephants they personally knew. The Great Elephant Migration traveling art exhibition aims to spread awareness about conservation efforts.

Members of the North Fork Community Choir in Paonia, Colo., aim to set aside their opinions on big topics when they sing. When differences arise, they figure out creative solutions to stay in harmony.

Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport! Mixing a fictional narrative with documentary interviews, explore the dramatic story of an encounter with an extraterrestrial artifact and the new tools we have available in the search for life beyond earth.

The 47th annual Mt. Carmel Tournament of Bands, one of Southern California’s largest and oldest high school marching band competitions, is set for Saturday, Oct. 26 at Mt. Carmel High School in Rancho Penasquitos. The tournament will showcase the music and artistic pageantry of 30 high school marching bands from across Southern California and will feature both parade and field show competitions. Field show performances by small bands will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mt. Carmel’s Sundevil Stadium, followed by a free parade band review from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the school’s parking lot. Field shows with large bands are planned from 3:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Sundevil Stadium. Food, drink and merchandise concessions will be available throughout the day and evening. Tickets for the field shows can be purchased the day of the tournament at the stadium ticket window. General admission prices are $15 for adults; $12 for students, seniors and military; and free for children 5 and under. Reserved seating in the stadium’s center section is available for $25 and can be purchased either the day of the event, or in advance at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2024-mt-carmel-tournament-of-bands-reserved-seating-tickets-1005237220587. Tickets include admission to both the morning and afternoon/evening field shows, as well as for all award presentations. Mt. Carmel High School is located at 9550 Carmel Mountain Rd, San Diego 92129. The school’s parking lot will not be available for public parking the day of the event, so spectators should park in the neighborhoods surrounding the school. The tournament is the single-largest fundraiser for the school’s music program. Proceeds will benefit the nonprofit Mt. Carmel Music Foundation and will be used to support the school’s band, color guard and orchestra programs. For more information, visit www.mchsbandtournament.com or email tournament@mchsmusic.org. Visit: https://www.mchsmusic.org/tournament Mt. Carmel Tournament of the Bands on Facebook

Welcome to Hilton San Diego Bayfront’s second annual BooFront Pet Costume Contest! All donations for our BooFront Pet Costume Contest will go to the San Diego Humane Society. Canine Ambassadors will be in attendance. Come get in a snuggle and learn about the amazing things San Diego Humane Society does all year long. Upon arrival, check-in with your dog in costume. You’ll be entered into our onsite giveaway! You'll also have a chance to connect with the community through local San Diego dog businesses in attendance. ON SITE PRIZES 1st Prize – $100 food & beverage credit at Hudson & Nash 2nd prize - $50 food & beverage credit at Hudson & Nash 3rd Prize - one pet entrée from the pet menu at Hudson & Nash Must be present to win Voting will take place at 12:30 p.m. Pups and their parents should be ready to walk the blue carpet and get their picture taken at Noon Participants and spectators will be given one voting slip. They are to cast one vote in the ballot box. Winners will be announced by 1 p.m. SOCIAL MEDIA PRIZE Chance to win an overnight stay at Hilton San Diego Bayfront on our Treat Your Pet Program. Select images from the event will be displayed on social media by Tuesday, 10/29. Our social media followers will like this post, tag your friend in the comments, and follow #hudsonandnashsd, #hiltonbayfront for a chance to win. Contest from Tuesday, Oct. 29 through Thursday, Oct. 31. Winner to be announced Friday, Nov. 1. Boofront Pet Costume Activities: Walk the doggy runway on the blue carpet. Caricature artist available to capture you and your four legged family member(s). First come, first served. $10 each (sorry, cash only). Grab a pup cup from Starbucks and a drink for yourself. Enjoy 20% off for lunch at our on-property, dog friendly restaurant, Hudson & Nash. Discount cards provided at check-in desk. Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Instagram

We'll be offering TWO sessions of this class tonight, a 5 p.m. session and a 7 p.m. session so please note the ticket options when you make your selection. Class 1 will be 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and Class 2 will be 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Guests will make the Grainbakers Spent Grain Artisan Bread Dough. Once created, you can customize your bread by adding various flavors from our spice selection. Rosemary and Sea Salt Cinnamon Raisin Tomato & Italian Herb Dark Chocolate & Cherry Blueberry, Heavy Cream & Lime Cheddar, Bacon & Chive Bread Honey & Lavender Cheddar & Habanero Class includes A bread-and-butter sampling Lecture and hands-on instruction to make artisan spent grain baked bread Recipe and instruction guide. Super fun mixing session to make your dough One bread in it's first rise, ready to head home to bake Extra spent grain for your freezer and recipes to make more bread VIP / FAQ We will be hosting TWO sessions of this class, a 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. session. You will bake your bread at home. Participants must be 18 to participate and must have a ticket Please wear comfortable, closed-toe shoes. You will need non-slip footwear in the brewery. Sandals and flip-flops are not allowed. Homebrewers welcomed with open arms and VIP high-fives! Visit: https://www.grainbakers.com/event-details-registration/burgeon-brewing-breadmaking-class-nov-20th?utm_source=Vesta&utm_medium=Referral Grainbakers on Instagram and Facebook

The San Diego Symphony provides an interactive music curriculum for students in grades three through five, culminating in a special concert at the Rady Shell.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + encores Sunday, Jan. 18 at 3 p.m. on KPBS TV and 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. Unidentified Flying Objects have long captivated the imagination of the public, but for decades most scientists treated the subject as taboo. Now, these mysterious phenomena are moving out of the shadows and into the light, as NASA pledges to study them scientifically.