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Approximately 300,000 people could be directly impacted by deportations, according to research from a UC San Diego researcher.

The USD College of Arts and Sciences and Humanities Center, along with Warwick’s bookstore, will host internationally bestselling author, Kevin Kwan as he discusses his latest novel "Lies and Weddings." In a globetrotting tale that takes us from the black sand beaches of Hawaii to the skies of Marrakech, from the glitzy bachelor pads of Los Angeles to the inner sanctums of England’s oldest family estates, Lies and Weddings is a story of love, money, murder, sex, and the lies we tell about them all. Kevin Kwan is the New York Times bestselling author of the "Crazy Rich Asians" and "Sex and Vanity." Kevin has been named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. IPJ Theatre, Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice Parking and Campus Map Information here For more information visit: warwicks.com

How did last week's historic rainfall affect the recently designated San Diego Black Arts and Culture District?

Analysts say the country will burn a lot more natural gas in the coming years to meet soaring electricity demand, potentially locking in decades of heat-trapping emissions.

Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep.

Author Event With T. Jefferson Parker, Jim Kempton Join the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library on Sunday, October 13, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. for an “Authors, Wine & Hors d ‘Oeuvres” event featuring local Edgar Award winning author T. Jefferson Parker, and California Surf Museum Director, Jim Kempton. All proceeds benefit the Oceanside Public Library. In addition to sipping wine and sampling hors d ’Oeuvres, there will be the opportunity to bid on a variety of silent auction items including a two-day stay at an Airbnb in Oceanside, museum memberships, paintings by local artists and much more. CJ Di Mento, Oceanside Library Director, will moderate a forum featuring the two authors after which there will be a question and answer period and an opportunity to have the author’s books signed. Tickets will be sold online only. Please visit oplfriends.org to buy a ticket or for further information. The mission of the Friends of the Oceanside Public Library is to support and promote the services and resources of Oceanside Public Library through community involvement, volunteer activities, and fundraising. For information about Friends bookstores, becoming a Friend, Business Friend or volunteer, please visit oplfriends.org or call (760) 435-5560. For Library hours, programs, and other information, click the “About Us” tab at oceansidepubliclibrary.org. Visit: Authors, Wine, & Hors d' Oeuvres Oceanside Public Library on Instagram and Facebook

Devastating droughts, floods, skies of fire, murderous crowds, and a prophet's lone footsteps through a land of uncertainty and self-doubt. Mendelssohn's oratorios certainly skirted the line between opera and sacred music, but his depiction of the prophet Elijah is unique in its epic dramatic power. Music Director and Chorus Conductor Arian Khaefi leads the La Jolla Symphony and Chorus in a performance of Mendelssohn's monumental Elijah. Visit: Elijah's Triumph La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

The celebrated pipa performer Wu Man joins the orchestra for a world premiere by UCSD faculty member Lei Liang. In the second half, the past is unraveled, from the complexity of Arnold Schoenberg’s twelve-tone music to the lush voice of his brother-in-law, Alexander Zemlinsky, and finally culminating in the rarely-heard original version of Schumann’s Symphony no. 4, a masterpiece of the Romantic era. A miniature masterpiece by Julia Perry, a recently rediscovered mid-20th century icon, opens the program. Visit: Echoes of Time La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

Anna Thorvaldsdottir's METACOSMOS plunges the listener into a vast maelstrom of cosmic forces tugging in all directions until finally colliding into what the composer calls unified chaos, followed by George Walker's Lyric for Strings and Margaret Bonds' The Montgomery Variations. The concert will conclude with John Adams's profound and reflective masterpiece, On the Transmigration of Souls, written in the year following the September 11 attacks in New York City. Visit: Transmigration La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook

Where would we be without the mentors and teachers in our lives? Alongside a moving work by UCSD faculty member and Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Davis, anticipation builds as we prepare for the world premiere for our 2024-2025 Nee Commission, bestowed upon a UCSD graduate student in composition. And amidst the whirlwind of Petrouchka, Stravinsky pays homage to his own influential teacher, Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Visit: Legacy: On the Shoulders of Giants La Jolla Symphony & Chorus on Instagram and Facebook