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Podcast hosts Sidney Madden and Rodney Carmichael say despite the misogynoir that has plagued the genre, hip-hop is poised for change. "The girls and the gays are running things," Madden says.

For the last six weeks, dedicated students have been learning the art form of telling their story on stage with critically acclaimed solo show performer Brenda Adelman. Short pieces were developed over the course of the class and directed for the stage. Join these students for this virtual performance during this matinee of connection, depth, triumph, and entertainment. Date | Saturday, February 12 at 2 p.m. Location | Online Register here! You will be emailed the Zoom link 24 hours before the start of class. If you sign up less than 24 hours before the start of the class, please email Kristen at programs@sandiegowriters.org for your link. Be sure to check your Spam and Junk folders. For more information, please visit sandiegowriters.org/showcase-healing-through-story or call (619) 696-0363.

Discover the life, writing and wisdom of Julian of Norwich, a beloved 14th-century female Christian mystic and the focus of this progressive Christian online book discussion group. Having lived through the bubonic plague and sociopolitical turmoil, Julian's reflections on faith and life hold remarkable relevance and inspiration for us today as we emerge from our own pandemic yet remain in the darkness of war, division, and injustice. In this online book discussion group, we're diving into Julian's teachings with a chapter each week of Matthew Fox's "Julian of Norwich: Wisdom in a Time of Pandemic — and Beyond." Grab your copy now wherever books are sold, and join us virtually on Monday nights for an intimate, encouraging, open-minded, and compassionate discussion exploring grief, healing, and trusting in God's relentless love and compassion. This group will gather online via Zoom on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM PT. Sign up now to join in for free! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/progressive-christian-book-discussion-group-online-tickets-288228147147

A dozen employees at the quasi-governmental agency sent a letter to San Diego City Council members and a county supervisor accusing CEO Peter Callstrom of racist and sexist employment practices and the use of public funds to buy silence from his internal critics.

Creatively combine your choice of shapes and metals to make your own kinetic mobile. Choose from copper, brass, and bronze. Students will learn to shape, file, texture, drill, stamp, and assemble their pieces into a one-of-a-kind mobile perfect for a gift or for your own space! Hang it somewhere where you can be reminded of how much fun you had while making it! The mobiles are about 8″ to 12″ long. Age 12+. No experience necessary. Facebook & Instagram

Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV / On demand now with KPBS Passport! Test cook Elle Simone Scott makes host Bridget Lancaster a showstopping Upside-Down Tomato Tart. Tasting expert Jack Bishop shares tips for buying tomatoes, and science expert Dan Souza explains the Leidenfrost Effect. Test cook Becky Hays makes host Julia Collin Davison Horiatiki Salata (Hearty Greek Salad).

Looking for some gems to add to your collection? Join us at the San Diego Model Railroad Museum; you’ll find great deals on hard-to-find items from vendors around Southern California. DATE: January 7, 2023 from 7 - 10:30 a.m. Sellers must arrive by 6:30 a.m., provide and furnish their own table. WHERE: 1649 El Prado, San Diego CA Enter at the rear of the Casa de Balboa Building From Park Blvd, turn on Space Theater Way which dead-ends into the rear parking lot behind the building. Parking is free. Enter through the back door. Cash preferred, Credit Cards accepted Have Questions or Want to Sell? Please email our Curator of Collections or message us on Facebook. Stay Social! Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Many in Ukraine are unfazed by the news that Russia is mobilizing 300,000 troops — and are instead going to McDonald's, which has just reopened.

City Council will vote Tuesday to eliminate a one-year deadline for the city to review and approve the continued use of existing surveillance technologies.

Interview with N. Scott Momaday and Dean Nelson as part of the 2023 Writer's Symposium by the Sea, Writing That Celebrates. Navarre Scott Momaday received a Pulitzer Prize for his first novel, "House Made of Dawn". His books include "The Way to Rainy Mountain", "In the Bear's House", "In the Presence of the Sun: Stories and Poems", "1961-1991", and "The Gourd Dancer". He is author of several other novels, prose collections, the children's book "Circle of Wonder", and the play "The Indolent Boys". He is also the editor of various anthologies and collections centered on his Kiowa heritage. Momaday's honors include the 2019 Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, awarded by the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation to celebrate lifetime achievement in literature and to remind the world "that peace can be forged with words." He has also received the 2019 Ken Burns American Heritage Prize, the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, an Academy of American Poets Prize, an award from the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and the Premio Letterario Internationale "Mondello," Italy's highest literary award. Included in the ticket is live music from John Reynolds' Jazz Quintet to begin at 6:15 p.m., when doors open for general admission seating. The 28th Annual Writer's Symposium by the Sea will be February 21-24, 2023, also featuring Pulitzer winning writers Maria Hinojosa, Anthony Doerr and William Finnegan. For more info, visit here!