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It’s a hands-on way to introduce youngsters to the intensive training of the fire service.

Currently, the climate is on a path to warm 2.8 degrees Celsius by the end of the century.

Corporate boards often try, but fail, to rein in CEOs and other top execs like Jeff Bezos from risky hobbies — like traveling to the edge of space.

Using a questionnaire, a musical consulting company assembles a mix of songs from artists it predicts clients will like. Jennifer Ludden tried it out and received a CD with 16 songs. She talks to audiostiles.com co-founder Jeremy Abrams about how the choices are made.

Grant Geissman is a celebrated guitarist and composer known for his contributions to contemporary jazz and TV music. With 16 solo albums, including the latest BLOOZ, he has been a significant figure in jazz, with five releases reaching the top 10 on national airplay charts, two hitting #1. His trilogy of albums on his label Futurism Records (Say That!, Cool Man Cool, BOP! BANG! BOOM!) features collaborations with jazz legends like Chick Corea and Tom Scott. Notably, his guitar solo on Chuck Mangione’s 1978 hit “Feels So Good” is considered iconic.

Geissman co-composed music for CBS series like Two and a Half Men and Mike & Molly, contributed to The Big Bang Theory, and worked on scores for films like Minions and Austin Powers. As a studio musician, he’s collaborated with artists such as Quincy Jones, Ringo Starr, and Burt Bacharach. Beyond music, he’s a prominent collector and author of books on MAD Magazine and EC Comics, including the Eisner-nominated The History of EC Comics.

2025 Solvang Custom Knife Show Returns April 25-26, Showcasing the Finest Handcrafted Blades

The 2025 Solvang Custom Knife Show will take place April 25-26 at Craft House at Corque, 420 Alisal Road, Solvang, Calif., bringing together the world’s top knifemakers for a two-day showcase of custom, museum-quality blades.
The event features some of the most respected artisans in the industry, including Michael Walker, Rick Genovese, David Longworth, Dennis Friedly, and Jim Sornberger, as well as up and coming makers. Attendees will have the opportunity to view and purchase rare, handcrafted knives and meet the makers behind them.
Event Details
📅 DATES: April 25-26, 2025
📍 LOCATION: Craft House at Corque, 420 Alisal Road, Solvang, Calif.
🎟️ TICKETS: Available at the door – $20 for a one-day pass, $35 for a two-day pass
Event Highlights

The House committee subpoenaed the Secret Service for text messages agents reportedly deleted, as the panel probes President Donald Trump's actions at the time of the deadly Capitol attack.

Due to fears of "cancellation," alternative technology and financial platforms are being built for the so-called freedom economy by figures on the far right, including those with antisemitic beliefs.

The Woolsey Fire in 2018 remains the largest wildfire in the history of the Santa Monica Mountains by acreage. The National Park Service, the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, partner agencies, and NPS volunteers have collaborated to study and investigate the fire's impacts and long-lasting effects on the ecosystem and its inhabitants. With the use of wildlife camera traps, biologists have gained a better sense of what lives, breathes, and zooms through the Santa Monica Mountains and nearby mountain ranges. The first part of the lecture will highlight the scope of this research, how researchers capture these wildlife images, and get insight on the massive collaborative effort driven by park staff, partner agencies, and volunteers to maintain this project. The second part of the lecture will highlight select images from the research data including images of wildlife behavior rarely seen in-person, photos of collared animals, and site comparisons over the years.

Miroslava Munguia Ramos is the Woolsey Fire Recovery Project lead with the Santa Monica Mountains Fund, the official non-profit partner of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. She has worked under the Interpretation, Education, and Volunteer division of the National Park Service to provide public programming, school field trips, and engaging volunteer experiences for park visitors. She began her Santa Monica Mountains Fund career as a program supervisor for college-aged interns about exploring careers in public land management. Now collaborating with the Wildlife division, she works regularly with volunteers and citizen/community scientists to showcase some of the park's research and help make it more accessible to the public.

Munguia Ramos received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Davis with a major in Environmental Science and Management and a minor in Wildlife, Fish, and Conservation Biology. She has recruited and led citizen/community scientists for years across California to study the state's biodiversity using molecular-based research including environmental DNA and crowd-sourced platforms like iNaturalist.

The Fifty and Better (FAB) program was designed for people 50 years of age and older, seeking intellectual stimulation through university-level courses — without the pressure of grades — for the sake of learning and social engagement.

This lecture can be attended on Zoom and will be recorded.

Our summer reading series continues with Jamez Terry and Kelly Costello. Last December, they founded the Denver Zine Library, a collection of almost 5,000 independently produced mini-magazines, or "zines."