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Megan Giddings is coming to SD as the featured program of San Diego Public Library and USD Copley Library's annual Black History Month Author Talk. Giddings will discuss "Lakewood," her acclaimed debut novel, with a Q&A and book signing to follow. Free copies of the book will be handed out prior to the talk, while supplies last. 5:30 p.m. | Doors Open 6:00 p.m. | Author Talk 7:00 p.m. | Book Signing An assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Lakewood (2020), received critical acclaim, making New York Magazine's and NPR's best books lists, earning a Michigan Notable Book Award, and being a finalist for two NAACP Image Awards and the LA Times Book Prize. Her second novel, "The Women Could Fly" (2022), was named one of The Washington Post’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy novels of 2022 and was a New York Times Editors’ Choice. Giddings’ third novel, "Meet Me at the Crossroads," will be released in 2025. Parking Instructions: Validated 2 hour parking available in the parking garage under the library.

Concert Hour is a music enrichment series presented on the campus of Palomar College for our students, staff, and community by the Palomar College Performing Arts Department. Enjoy a range of exciting artists and musicians in the beautiful Howard Brubeck Theatre or Performance Lab D-10. The program is presented weekly during the Fall and Spring Semesters at 1 p.m. and ends at approximately 2 p.m. Admission and Parking are FREE. This Week’s Performing Arts Will Be Located in Performance Lab D -10 Alyze Dreiling was born in Detroit, Michigan. She began her violin studies with Mischa Mischakoff .The Detroit Symphony and the Music Study Club of Metropolitan Detroit sponsored her education with Mischakoff. Ms. Dreiling graduated from Indiana University where she studied with Josef Gingold. She holds a BM in Violin Performance from Indiana University and MA from United States International University with an emphasis on Orchestral Performance. Ms. Dreiling was an invited semi- finalist in the European Union Conducting Competition in 2018. She has attended masterclasses with Zoltan Rozsnyai, Gunther Neuhold,, Neil Thomson and Dr. Scott Weiss and Philip Greenberg. Ms. Dreiling was the founding Artistic Director and Conductor of Classics for Kids and currently is Artistic Director and the Emeritus Conductor of YPO Festival Orchestra, Soloists Ensemble and Soloists Sinfonietta and was recently awarded 3nd prize in the American Prize Competition in the conductor of youth orchestra division. Presently she is the Music Director and Conductor of the New City Sinfonia, the Symphonic Orchestra for Civic Youth Orchestra (CYO) and is Music Director of the North Coast Strings (NCS) Visit: Alyze Dreiling – Concert Hour Palomar Performing Arts on Instagram and Facebook

January is Mental Wellness Month. On Midday Edition Wednesday, we have a conversation about what mental wellness looks like in San Diego's military-connected community.

With the "mass revocation" of international student visas nationwide since April, local activists have raised concerns about how California law AB91 might be impacted.

A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled.

The trial for the rap mogul, who faces criminal charges for sex trafficking, racketeering conspiracy and transporting to engage in prostitution, is underway. Opening statements are slated for May 12.

An art installation in Perth, Australia, seeks to extend the musical output of the late experimental composer Alvin Lucier, and asks interesting questions about the nature of creativity.

AI experts say this is likely the first time that AI has been used in the U.S. to create an impact statement read by an AI rendering of the deceased victim

Current and former officials say the current effort amounts to the dismantling of the civil rights division and its traditional mission.

The pandemic helped supercharge a niche craft into a fine arts movement. Now the scene is more detailed and thoughtful than ever before.