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Join us from March 13-16 for an exciting lineup of special performances, featuring guest acts on March 15 and 16! Come see new attractions, including a wall of lanterns and community art. Bring the whole family for a fun-filled day of including activities in our children's area! Sample a variety of cultural food, or delicious beverages in the popular beer and sake garden, nestled in the lower garden. Don’t miss the chance to shop from our amazing local vendors in the upper garden, and then take a leisurely stroll through the cherry blossom grove. It’s the perfect way to celebrate spring! It is the 20th anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Festival at the Japanese Friendship Garden & Museum! Visit: www.niwa.org/cbw Japanese Friendship Garden on Facebook / Instagram

Recommended for ages 2-5, this storytime program includes books, songs, games, and early literacy fun! A to-go craft will be provided at the end. Audience: Young children Location: Community Room Visit: https://sandiego.librarymarket.com/event/toddler-and-preschool-storytime-394958

Bach Collegium San Diego Presents "Total Sound Explosion 2!" March 15-16 Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country’s leading baroque ensembles, presents "Sound Explosion 2", featuring groundbreaking works from different centuries. Beginning with Rebel's shocking depiction of chaos, through Beethoven's exhilarating ride from darkness to triumphant light. "I'm looking forward to leading an unlikely pairing of two revolutionary works with the intrepid, firecracker BCSD orchestra on historical instruments,” said BCSD Musical Director Ruben Valenzuela. “In particular, the opportunity to bring Beethoven's sound world to the iconic Symphony No. 5, like you've never heard it before!" Many people know the Beethoven piece (at least the opening da da da dun....) but this will be the first time the audience will hear the piece played on period instruments, a very different experience from a regular symphony orchestra sound. Rebel: Les Élémens (Simphonie Nouvelle, 1737) Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67 (1808) Bach Collegium San Diego engages audiences with accessible, historically informed performances and educational programs featuring repertoire from the Renaissance, Baroque, and early Classical eras. The ensemble was founded in 2003 by Music Director Ruben Valenzuela, to diversify the musical offerings of the San Diego community. Visit: https://bachcollegiumsd.org/totalsoundexplosion Bach Collegium San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. on KPBS TV / Stream now with KPBS Passport + YouTube. We honor the beautiful city of Antakya, Turkey, which we visited shortly before an earthquake devastated this historic community. Christopher Kimball starts us off with Turkish Skillet Kebab with Charred Peppers and Tomatoes. Matthew Card whips up soft and lemony Turkish Hummus. Chris and Rose Hattabaugh bake Date-Stuffed Semolina Cookies.

The Library Foundation SD Presents: Victoria Christopher Murray, New York Times bestselling coauthor of "The First Ladies and The Personal Librarian," visits the San Diego Central Library @ Joan Λ Irwin Jacobs Common to present her new novel, "Harlem Rhapsody," at this ticketed event. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the presentation. About the Book: In 1919, a high school teacher from Washington, D.C., arrives in Harlem, excited to realize her lifelong dream. Jessie Redmon Fauset has been named the literary editor of The Crisis. The first Black woman to hold this position at a preeminent Negro magazine, Jessie is poised to achieve literary greatness. But she has a secret that jeopardizes it all. W. E. B. Du Bois, the founder of The Crisis, is not only Jessie’s boss; he’s her lover. And neither his wife, nor their fourteen-year-age difference can keep the two apart… About the Author: Victoria Christopher Murray is an acclaimed author with more than one million books in print. She has written over twenty novels, including "Stand Your Ground," an NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Fiction, and a Library Journal Best Book of the Year. She holds an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business.

Sometimes all it takes to make your day a little brighter is to remind yourself just how dark life can get. Here are four dark novels and a true crime tale.

Members of Congress from both parties are calling for security updates following the weekend attack in Minnesota where a gunman killed one state lawmaker and her husband and left another state lawmaker and his wife wounded.

We're in for a special afternoon as award-winning jazz guitarist, composer and life-long surfer Peter Sprague teams up with pianist Danny Green, bassist Mack Leighton and Tripp Sprague, sax and flute. Together they will bring us music that jumps! It jumps around jazz, samba, The Beatles, tango, Hoagy Carmichael, John Coltrane and probably even a few compositions by Peter. These musicians frequently start one song, improvise weaving melodies and then attempt a safe landing. It will be an afternoon of sonic fireworks and a few gentle ballads added in to keep the roof on the Mission Theater! Visit: Peter Sprague Quartet

Making his first-ever stop in Oceanside, Mexican music hitmaker Tito Double P brings his Ay Mamá Tour to Frontwave Arena on Saturday, March 29! Fresh off the success of his debut album Incómodo and a record-breaking climb to the top of the Billboard Latin Albums chart, Tito is ready to deliver an unforgettable night featuring his chart-topping collaborations with Peso Pluma, Natanael Cano, and more. Visit: https://www.axs.com/events/826315/-tickets Tito Double P on Instagram

A June incident where El Cajon police repeatedly declined to help a civilian crisis response team emphasizes the challenges tied to the department’s decision to stop responding to some crisis calls.