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The Art of Improvisation Iranian Contemporary Dance and Music Saturday, October 22, 2022 at 6 p.m. | Conrad Prebys Concert Hall Shahrokh Moshkin-Ghalam, Pejman Hadadi and Behfar Bahadoran will take the stage to explore the ecstatic art of improvised music and dance. Acclaimed as one of the world's greatest dancers, Shahrokh's revolutionary style will embody Pejman's masterful percussive expressions and Behfar's passionate motifs - based on the Persian classical Dastgah modal system and Maqam melodic phrasings - on Tar, Setar, and Tanbour. The audience will be enthralled by this glorious celebration of Persian performing arts. ------ PLEASE NOTE: Audience members are HIGHLY encouraged to arrive early to secure parking and/or consider transportation alternatives. We anticipate a very, very busy campus on this evening. ----- Tickets: General Public: $25 | PCC members: $20 | Free for UC San Diego students, staff and faculty w/ ID. RSVP required

As members of the middle class have fallen into poverty in the wake of the Taliban takeover, families are no longer able to serve sumptuous repasts on their traditional dining rugs.

With spring now underway, California's 39 million residents are hopeful for sunnier days ahead. But this week’s atmospheric river had other plans.

Multigenerational living is on the rise, and the trend is growing fastest among Gen Zers and millennials.

Dynamic pricing of groceries, or reducing prices as perishable items approach their expiration date, could reduce food waste from grocery retailers by 21% or more, a study from UC San Diego's Rady School of Management released Tuesday found.

This luncheon hosts over 300 military enlisted guests and honors those who have distinguished themselves by their community service and within their commands. These guests are seated with leaders of the civic and business communities of San Diego, and are treated to gifts and raffle prizes. The highlight of this event is the presentation of the “Making a Difference Award.” Sponsored by Navy Federal Credit Union which recognizes an enlisted member of the active duty military services who has made extraordinary contribution to the San Diego military or civilian community during the preceding year. For details on the criteria for this award click here!

The country's toll makes up nearly a third of the world's 619,000 malaria deaths each year. Now Nigeria has approved a new vaccine. Will it get into the arms of those who need it most?

Ron Morrison was the city’s mayor from 2006 to 2018. Now he’s back and says business development suffered during his time out of office.

A one day Conference on cryptocurrency, blockchain, and "Web3" held on October 22 for the crypto-curious through to the expert. A growing topic of interest, there are thousands of San Diegans, individual entrepreneurs and businesses, in this innovation ecosystem. This Conference brings out Speakers and Panelists, with a focus on diversity and inclusion, to bring their knowledge right here to San Diego to help put San Diego on the map as a place which embraces this emerging technology and also examines the issues of regulation and fraud forensics. The organizers of this Conference are an all-volunteer group of community leaders who collectively, lead the largest Web 3 communities in San Diego: Bitcoin and Open BlockChain San Diego; Crypto San Diego; and, San Diego NFT Friends. Together, we are bringing a low cost, high touch, diversity-centric, Web3 conference held right at San Diego's own Central Library. Hope to see you there!

Extensive damage to buildings, homes and infrastructure can be seen across the area as the tornado moved from the southwest to the northeast directly through the town, the technology firm Maxar said.