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Join Olivewood staff for an in-person walking tour of Olivewood Gardens and a sit-down Q & A for an opportunity to learn more about the ins and outs of our programs! Bring your lunch and visit us in the garden to get the insider perspective on exciting things on the horizon, ways we are learning to pivot our services to cater to the needs of our community amidst COVID-19, how you can get involved, and connect personally with our amazing team! A snack of hummus & fresh veggies will be provided. This is an in-person opportunity at Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center Friday, November, 11 from 12 P.M. - 1:30 P.M. Social Media: Facebook & Instagram

Boots Electric with Jesse of Eagles of Death Metal, the frontman of the rock band, will be at The Holding Company Saturday, October 1. There will be a special performance from Queen Kyla of Metalachi and an opening set by Supercool. Doors open at 7 p.m. and there is no cover before 9 p.m. Social Media: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

There are many stories alive and well in a cemetery! Cemeteries are a place of reverence, and contain valuable historical resource revealing a lot about the city around them. Mount Hope Cemetery, established in 1869, is the final resting place for over 76,000 dearly departed, many of them notable residents of San Diego. Join us (in person or virtually) for our next “History Talks!” Lecture on Wednesday, October 12 at 7 pm. Our Historian Sandee Wilhoit and Visitor Services Coordinator Jamie Laird will share the history of San Diego’s Mount Hope Cemetery just in time for spooky season! Some of San Diego’s most notable citizens are interred at Mount Hope Cemetery including Ah Quin, known as the unofficial mayor of San Diego’s China Town, Horticulturist Kate Sessions, Nathan Harrison, the first African American homesteader in the San Diego area, Kate Morgan, whose ghost purportedly haunts the Hotel Del Coronado, and the “Father of San Diego” Alonzo Horton. History Talks! is a monthly lecture series presented by the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. Each month a local historian or specialist will delve into topics related to San Diego and the Davis-Horton House to bring a unique glimpse into the history of our city. Come hear history come alive! Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

Rolling Stone broke the story of an FBI raid on the home of national security journalist James Gordon Meek. As edited, the story left out a key detail originally included: why Meek had been targeted.

Celebrate the strange, the inexplicable, the other-worldly! Test the very boundaries of your imagination with PoeFest in the beautiful Victorian Palace of the Arts – Villa Montezuma. Engage in three separate interactive experiences as you explore the mansion, culminating in an encounter with either Edgar Allan Poe or Mary Shelley! Parking is included with your ticket purchase. Tickets available for three showtimes for each date: 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Presented by Write Out Loud in partnership with Friends of Villa Montezuma. Important Accessibility Information: Villa Montezuma is an historic building with no elevator or public restroom. Guests will be standing, walking through the mansion, and going up and down multiple staircases. The full evening will last approximately 80 minutes with no intermission. Follow on social media! Facebook + Twitter

One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."

The war in Ukraine is also playing out online, where Russia is using propaganda, fake accounts, and manipulated videos and images to deflect blame and undermine support for Ukraine.

Hanna Bergholm's film premiered virtually at Sundance and now arrives in cinemas and starts streaming next month.

Twitter will start charging users for downloading and uploading data. Everything from bots giving out earthquake alerts to ambitious research about how misinformation spreads could be affected.

Rep. Garret Graves was critical in helping Kevin McCarthy get the votes to be elected speaker. Now, he's taking the lead at the negotiating table on how to avoid a historic debt default.