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San Marcos' Harvest Fest Celebration & Street Festival Moves to Exciting New Venue - North City! This year, we’re excited to bring the festival to a vibrant new location—North City—where we’ll host over 250+ amazing vendors, including talented artisans, crafters, local retail, and national businesses. The event runs from 9am-5pm, all along North City Drive. What makes this year’s event truly special? Vibrant New Venue: The Annual San Marcos Harvest Fest is moving to the vibrant North City District of San Marcos. As we settle into our new festival home, we invite you to be a part of this unforgettable event. This year’s Harvest Fest promises to be the best yet, offering an incredible community experience and something for everyone! Kids Fun: Featuring the Little Shepherds Nature Lab, providing fun and educational experiences for families. Taste the World: Incredible street food, award winning ice cream and inviting family restaurants and specialty cuisines. Live Entertainment: Enjoy live performances on two stages from incredible local artists and bands. Craft Beer and Wine: Unwind with cool drinks from your favorite San Marcos craft breweries and wineries. Vendor Information: Contact City Gates Events Apply Here For additional information or sponsorship opportunities contact Melanie Jamil, San Marcos Chamber of Commerce, 760-744-1270 or melanie@sanmarcoschamber.com For more information visit: smharvest.com

The patient was in kidney failure and her immune system would reject a human organ. Scientists hope genetically modified pig organs prove safe and will alleviate the organ shortage and save lives.

Every year, the National Film Registry picks 25 movies to be preserved for posterity by the Library of Congress. This year's crop also includes Beverly Hills Cop, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and more.

A senior Russian general was killed Tuesday by a bomb hidden in a scooter outside his apartment building in Moscow. A Ukrainian official said the country's security service carried out the attack.

Join us on Thursday, August 29, from 6-8 p.m. for an enlightening evening with our Resident Artist, Oscar Romo, as he leads a dynamic panel discussion titled DISCOVER! The Promise Zone. This event will focus on crucial notions of sustainability, featuring insights from Oscar and other renowned experts. Together, they will delve into pressing issues affecting the Promise Zone residents and brainstorm innovative opportunities for a sustainable future. The panelists will explore sustainability through the lens of four foundational domains, each integral to comprehensive sustainability knowledge, values, and practices: Interconnection within Nature: Understanding the intricate web of relationships that sustain our ecosystems. Environmental and Human Health: Examining the vital link between a healthy planet and the well-being of its inhabitants. Equity and Social Justice: Advocating for fair and inclusive solutions that uplift all community members. Movement Building and the Economy: Exploring how collective action and economic strategies can drive sustainable change. One of the fundamental principles we'll discuss is entropy—the natural tendency of systems to wear out and break down. This concept underscores the importance of sustainability, as it reminds us that without proactive efforts, structures crumble, resources deplete, and the environment deteriorates. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with thought leaders, share your ideas, and contribute to the vibrant future of the Promise Zone. Secure your spot today and be part of the conversation that shapes tomorrow. RSVP now and join us for an evening of inspiration, connection, and action. RSVP LINK: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-the-promise-zone-a-panel-discussion-on-sustainability-tickets-956491410557?aff=oddtdtcreator ¡DESCUBRE! La Promise Zone: Una Mesa Redonda sobre Sostenibilidad Únase a nosotros el jueves 29 de agosto, de 6 a 8 PM, para una noche iluminadora con nuestro Artista Residente, Oscar Romo, mientras lidera una dinámica mesa redonda titulada ¡DESCUBRE! La Promise Zone. Este evento se centrará en nociones cruciales de sostenibilidad, presentando las ideas de Oscar y otros expertos reconocidos. Juntos, profundizarán en los problemas apremiantes que afectan a los residentes de la Promise Zone y explorarán oportunidades innovadoras para un futuro sostenible. Los panelistas explorarán la sostenibilidad a través de la lente de cuatro dominios fundamentales, cada uno integral para un conocimiento, valores y prácticas sostenibles: Interconexión con la Naturaleza: Entendiendo la compleja red de relaciones que sostienen nuestros ecosistemas. Salud Ambiental y Humana: Examinando el vínculo vital entre un planeta sano y el bienestar de sus habitantes. Equidad y Justicia Social: Abogando por soluciones justas e inclusivas que eleven a todos los miembros de la comunidad. Construcción de Movimientos y la Economía: Explorando cómo la acción colectiva y las estrategias económicas pueden impulsar el cambio sostenible. Uno de los principios fundamentales que discutiremos es la entropía, la tendencia natural de los sistemas a desgastarse y descomponerse. Este concepto subraya la importancia de la sostenibilidad, ya que nos recuerda que sin esfuerzos proactivos, las estructuras se desmoronan, los recursos se agotan y el medio ambiente se deteriora. No pierda esta oportunidad de interactuar con líderes de pensamiento, compartir sus ideas y contribuir al futuro vibrante de la Promise Zone. Asegure su lugar hoy y sea parte de la conversación que dará forma al mañana. Confirme su asistencia ahora y únase a nosotros para una noche de inspiración, conexión y acción. Visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discover-the-promise-zone-a-panel-discussion-on-sustainability-tickets-956491410557?aff=oddtdtcreator

Director Tim Burton seems more interested in updating than duplicating his 1988 hit. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice demonstrates affection for the characters and genuine curiosity in how they’re doing now.

Take in the sultry, sophisticated sounds of jazz music mixing it up with songs from the American songbook, Latin jazz, and original compositions and arrangements from Gilbert’s award-winning album. Gilbert Castellanos is a nationally renowned San Diego-based musician, composer, curator, educator and arranger, and one of the country’s top-call jazz trumpeters. For over a decade, Castellanos has been a member of The Clayton Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, performing around the world and recording with the acclaimed big band. He is a San Diego Music Awards six-time Best Jazz Artist and Artist of The Year, with partnerships with The San Diego Symphony, The San Diego Museum of Art, and The San Diego Ballet. He founded The Young Lions Jazz Conservatory in 2016 and continues to explore new opportunities to fulfill his personal mission of keeping jazz alive. For more information visit: granddelmar.com Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram

The Photographer’s Eye Gallery in Escondido will host an exhibit by two exceptional artists, Diana Bloomfield and Debra Achen, award winners in the gallery’s 2023 (S)Light of Hand Alternative Process Juried Exhibition. Bloomfield, of Raleigh, North Carolina, was honored by juror Ann Jastrab, Executive Director of the Center for Photographic Arts in Carmel, California, for her floral print, “Hydrangea,” a tricolor gum over cyanotype print. Achen, of Monterey, California, was honored by The Photographer’s Eye Director Donna Cosentino for “Shoring Up,” a folded and stitched pigment print that references climate change. Bloomfield specializes in 19th century printing techniques, with a concentration on gum bichromate, platinum and cyanotype processes. Her photographic vision springs from the world of memories, and her images carry the flavor of waking up and trying to recall a dream. Her work, she says, “is more about holding onto memories, which are always fugitive and ever shifting, and I wanted to get them down on paper.” Her printing process entails creating transparencies from a digital image, then exposing them on contact paper multiple times using ultraviolet light. “It’s a nice blending of 19th and 21st century technologies,” Bloomfield says. Achen, who loves nature and landscape photography, recently applied her art to address climate change. After shooting her images, Achen folds, rips, scorches, and even stitches the prints, creating works of art that evoke a planet in crisis. “I started noticing when I was out shooting in the field that I would find myself thinking about what’s this landscape going to be like, how much of this forest is going to be left for the next generations,” Achen says. “I was feeling like I’m documenting this for future generations, and that’s a sad thing.” The artists will discuss their processes and inspirations at an artists’ talk at The Grand, 321 E. Grand Ave., across the street from the gallery, at 3 p.m. on March 9. That will be followed by a reception at The Photographer’s Eye, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Photographer's Eye is a nonprofit. The Photographer’s Eye Collective on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the reception for "The Imaginary Amazon." Mix and mingle with the artists Sergio Allevato and Pedro Barateiro throughout the evening. Visitors will also experience performance, "The Sad Savages," by Pedro Barateiro as part of the reception program. "The Imaginary Amazon" is a group exhibition of contemporary and historical art and material culture exploring the topic of representations of the Amazon Rainforest region. Addressing themes including visual culture, history, ecology, extraction, cartography, botany, imperialism, Indigenous metaphysics, and the nature of representation itself, this exhibition includes artworks in different media by trained and self-taught artists, including Indigenous artists from the Amazon region and those who live outside it. For more information visit: psfa.sdsu.edu Stay Connected on Facebook and Instagram Exhibition and gallery hours information:

The name of the great contralto and civil rights icon now lives above the doors to the grand hall in Philadelphia’s Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts.