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In our SPOTLIGHT ON Learning Series for Adults, La Jolla Playhouse teaching artists will help you (re)ignite your creative spark with theatre-based classes on topics ranging from playwrighting, to improv, to musical theatre – and more! If you have always been curious about what goes in to creating a play or musical, these courses are the perfect introduction to the magic behind the stage. These courses are intended for all people 18 years and over, whether you are a complete novice or have some knowledge and want to deepen your practice. Spotlight On is a casual, supportive environment that inspires life-long learning and community. Join us! Spotlight On courses are offered as a Summer series and a Fall/ Winter series. Spotlight On courses run in 6-7 week sessions, with weekly 2-hour classes. Classes for October – November 2022 will take place in person on the La Jolla Playhouse campus. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

From the organizers: Little Fish Cosplay Figure Drawing is Back! Meanwhile, at Little Fish Comic Book Studio… Grab your art supplies citizens, because it’s time for our first Cosplay Figure Drawing session in more than two years! Unlike other art studios who feature either nude or plainclothes-wearing models, Little Fish gives the amazing opportunity to draw some truly unbelievable cosplayers (aka., models in professional level comic or pop culture costumes). This session's model's: Wrestlers "REBELSTORM" & "CJ TINO" So, join us Friday, October 14th, at the Fortress of Drawitude (aka the College Area’s Little Fish Comic Book Studio), for the next Cosplay Figure Drawing session. Fifteen ($15) dollars is all it takes for three hours of professional level modeling! Spots are limited, so please reserve yours today by emailing LittleFishContactUs@gmail.com WHO: You! WHAT: Little Fish Cosplay Figure Drawing! WHEN: Friday, October 14th, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. WHERE: Little Fish Comic Book Studio, 6822B El Cajon BLVD., San Diego, CA 92115 Follow on social media: Facebook + Instagram

NEW TIME: March 19 at 3 p.m. in The JAI NEW TIME AND HALL: March 19 at 8 p.m. in The Baker-Baum Concert Hall We’ve expanded our Discovery Series to showcase the rising stars from the next generation of jazz! Our first ever Discovery Series jazz artist, Samara Joy, won the 2019 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition. With a voice as smooth as velvet, Samara has already performed in many of the great jazz venues including Dizzy’s Club Coca Cola, The Blue Note, and Mezzrow, in addition to working with jazz greats such as Christian McBride, Pasquale Grasso, Kirk Lightsey, Cyrus Chestnut, and NEA Jazz Master Dr. Barry Harris. Follow on social media: Facebook & Instagram

Saturday October 29, Barrio Star is partnering with PAWS4Thought Animal Rescue to host an animal adoption event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. outside at their patio. The always pup-friendly restaurant located between the communities of Banker’s Hill and Hillcrest, serves a modern menu of Mexican soul fool that weaves bold Latin flavors with clever Asian touches, using fresh, local, and organic ingredients. PAWS4Thought Animal Rescue is a Bonita-based nonprofit all-breed animal rescue organization whose primary goal is to pair these pets with loving foster homes until they are adopted into their permanent “fur-ever” homes. Together, the team at Barrio Star and PAWS4Thought Animal Rescue will host plenty of food, drinks, and adorable adoptable animals eager for new homes. Social Media: Barrio Star: Facebook & Instagram PAWS4Thought Animal Rescue: Facebook & Instagram

The Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club’s 8th Taste of Rancho Santa Fe 2022: A Spectacular Food, Wine & Spirits Festival Grand Opening with Champaign toast and welcome by event chairman Luis Carranza, Club President Paulette Britton, District Governor Chuck Pretto and the entire Rancho Santa Fe Rotary team. Fabulous car displays and welcome by our title sponsors Hoehn Motors, Pacific Sotheby’s International and Future Legends. Scrumptious fun fare bites from restaurants and caterers of Rancho Santa Fe and beyond; Award winning wines, beers & spirits from vineyards of Napa Valley, Sonoma and many more; A sensational raffle; Shopping extravaganza; Great music and dance into the night on the green. Music: Cynthia Fletes, DC Entertainment Productions When you arrive at the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club event, club member and TV host & recording artistAmy Scruggs, will accompany and assist you with photo opportunities and interviews. 100% of the proceeds raised will go to the Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Foundation which supports funds and service to aiding organizations in need. Our local Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Club and Foundation takes on the toughest challenges in communities all over the world. In the past twelve months the RSF group of volunteers has visited, worked with and provided much needed funds to a Mexican children orphanage, Camp Pendleton military families as well as downtown San Diego homeless and disadvantaged housing groups, supported human trafficking victims organizations and Ukraine war refugees and funded a Ugandan international clean water project, and many more. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram