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Japan can call itself the world champion of baseball. The Japanese team captured the inaugural World Baseball Classic by beating Cuba 10-6 in the championship game San Diego.

Jurors have questions for former Trump lawyers Rudy Giuliani and John Eastman as well as others who advised the former president's attempts to reverse his defeat in 2020.

It’s that time of year when days can still be humid and steamy, but nights begin to cool down. Cold soup still has huge appeal this time of year. And all three of these soups can be served cold or are equally good served hot.

CAMARILLO, Calif.--Studio Channel Islands Art Center (SCIART) invites the public to attend the opening of E Pluribus Unum: Out of many, one, an exhibition that explores our differences and our commonalities, 4 to 6 p.m., April 2, at 2222 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo. Through Richard Barnett’s large oil paintings of crowds depicting up to 500 people in one work to Daggi Wallace’s small intimate pastel portraits and Kerstin Zilm’s prose and collected voices, the viewer is invited to contemplate their own place among each other and in this world. The juxtaposition of Barnett’s stylized broad brushstrokes on canvas with Wallace’s finely detailed works on paper is underscored by Zilm’s emotionally charged narrative text. All three artists embody our differences with their mediums, styles and techniques yet speak to the common ground we all share, our emotions of fear and anger, joy and love, frustration and rage. Attendees will have the chance to add their own voices by helping to write a community poem or creating a protest slogan for what matters most to them. Born and raised in Berlin, Germany, Wallace is a self-taught award-winning painter specializing in contemporary figurative realism and portraiture. She has reached the level of Eminent Pastelist of the International Association of Pastel Societies and Master Pastelist of the Pastel Society of America as well as Signature Membership in several pastel societies. Inspired by her dual cultural life she mixes realism with abstraction and personal narrative with social and political undercurrents. Barnett, a Marine who served overseas and returned as an artist with a unique perspective, studied painting and fine art at Roanoke College in Salem Virginia, and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. His work has been shown in galleries in Maine, Virginia and California. As a painter, Barnett strives to highlight the drama in the mundane and search for moments that might be missed or too easily forgotten. German-born Zilm is an award-winning journalist and independent producer known for her talented crafting of stories for German and U.S. media. Prior to creating her own company, Zilm worked in Germany as a journalist and broadcast reporter which brought her to California as a foreign correspondent for German Public Radio. In 2008 she founded her company, Soundslikerstin, and in 2019 she published Farwell and New Beginnings: Poetry and Short Stories.

Anyone who took high school U.S. History knows about the California Gold Rush of 1849, but they may not know about the Klondike Gold Rush between 1896 and 1899. The 100,000+ “stampeders” who made their way to the Canadian Yukon in search of gold had a lot more challenges than the Forty-niners — starting with climbing steep mountain passes in sub-zero temperatures with a year’s worth of supplies piled on their backs. We’ll meet the men who became “Klondike Kings,” the few women who became “Klondike Queens,” and the many stampeders who went home empty-handed — or never made it home at all.

We’ll explore 1890s Seattle, where stampeders geared up before sailing north. We’ll also explore the makeshift boomtowns of Skagway, Alaska, and Dawson City in the Yukon, where miners played with their newfound riches and shady folks sought to take it away. The Klondike Gold Rush is a colorful story of human persistence, greed and luck — a story that deserves to be told. Sharon Boorstin is a contributing writer for the Los Angeles Times, specializing in lifestyle, food and travel. In 2019 she won Visit California’s Eureka Award for Best Newspaper Travel Article. In the 1970s and ‘80s Sharon was the Restaurant Critic of the (late) Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, and in the ‘90s she edited the annual Gayot Guidebooks for Los Angeles and other cities. She also wrote for magazines including Bon Appetit, Smithsonian and Town & Country Travel. With her husband Paul, she wrote dozens of screenplays for feature films and television including Angel of Death (ABC) starring Jane Seymour. Her memoir/cookbook, Let Us Eat Cake: Adventures in Food and Friendship (Harper-Collins 2002), was a selection of the Pulpwood Queens Book Club. Raised in Seattle, Washington, Sharon moved to Los Angeles in 1966 after earning a California Lifetime Teaching credential at U.C. Berkeley. She taught high-school History, English and Social Studies in L.A. for 11 years. The Fifty and Better program was designed to offer university-level courses (no tests, no homework) taught by experts in the field, and to host social engagement activities for individuals age 50 and older.

Stephen Sondheim, who passed away in November 2021 at the age of 91, was one of the pillars of American musical theatre in the 20th century. In this course, we will take a look at each of his musicals from over a half-century of his career, hearing behind-the-scenes stories about their development, talking about the musical and lyrical structure in Sondheim’s songs, and discovering what made him not only a trailblazer but a rule breaker in both his hits and his flops during his long career. Songs from the original cast albums will be featured, as well as television performances and insights from Sondheim himself in archived interviews. Week 1: The Wunderkind: “Saturday Night,” “West Side Story,” “Gypsy” (1954 - 1959) Week 2: On His Own: “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum,” “Anyone Can Whistle,” “Do I Hear a Waltz,” “Evening Primrose” (1962 - 1966) Week 3: Enter Hal Prince: “Company,” “Follies,” “A Little Night Music” (1970 - 1973) Week 4: Breaking the Mold: “The Frogs,” “Pacific Overtures,” “Side by Side,” “Sweeney Todd” (1974 - 1979) Week 5: Into the ‘80s: “Marry Me a Little,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday in the Park with George,” “Into the Woods” (1980 - 1987) Week 6: The Final Shows: “Assassins,” “Putting It Together,” “Passion,” “Road Show,” “Sondheim On Sondheim" (1990 - 2010) Cary Ginell, M.A., is a Grammy-nominated writer and author of 12 books on American music. After a 30-year career in radio, he has spent the last 20 years as a public speaker, talking about music in classrooms, at conferences, and on cruise ships. Cary brings a lifelong passion for the recording industry to his work and is one of the world’s foremost authorities on his specialty, western swing. Cary previously served as President of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, an international organization of music scholars and world-renowned institutions. He holds a master’s degree in Folklore from UCLA and a bachelor’s in Radio/TV/Film from Cal State University Northridge. Fifty and Better was designed to offer university-level courses and lectures (no tests, no homework) taught by experts in the field, and to host social engagement activities for individuals age 50 and older.

Join Creating 805 and Jack Dyer, Founder and CEO at Topa Topa, for a conversation around creativity and entrepreneurship.

The Creating 805 speaker series takes place on second Fridays at THE SANDBOX Goleta, and third Fridays at THE SANDBOX Paso Robles. Each event highlights the tales, insights, and lessons from a Central Coast entrepreneur's small business journey. Events are donation based and open to the public.

About Topa Topa:
Born from a strong desire to produce a high quality, tangible product, Founder/CEO Jack Dyer, along with Brewmaster/COO (and Co-Founder) Casey Harris founded Topa Topa Brewing Co. in 2015. Built on the core values of quality, craftsmanship, and community spirit, Topa Topa Brewing Co. works hard everyday to create a high quality product served up with a smile. Topa Topa Brewing Company is nestled in the shadows of the Topa Topa Mountains, in the seaside town of Ventura, CA. Just off the 101, 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, and down the hill from Ojai, Topa Topa is surrounded by all that inspires us: amazing friends, farms, mountains, and some awesome surf.

About Jack:
Jack founded Topa Topa along with Brewmaster Casey Harris with a goal of creating something (beer) that he could build a community around and use as a cause for good. After 16 years in direct sales and management positions in higher education, Jack decided to pursue his passion for good vibes and great beer. Managing Topa’s growth over the last 6+ years, Jack helped take the company from 4 total employees with one location to over 80+ with 5 locations and a wholesale distribution network. If you don’t see Jack at one of our taprooms with a pint in hand, you can likely find him enjoying our fabulous region on any network of trails or in the ocean surfing, bodysurfing, or sailing!

Event Timeline:
8:30-9am | Connect + collaborate with local business owners, entrepreneurs, and creatives. Coffee by Dune Coffee Roasters.
9-10am | Live interview, audience Q&A.

COVID-19 Safety:
Masks will be required for unvaccinated attendees and encouraged for vaccinated attendees. Disposable masks will be available at the check in table upon arrival.

This event would not be possible without the support of our sponsors: THE SANDBOX Goleta, Dune Coffee Roasters.

NPR Music remembers musicians — singers, songwriters, instrumentalists — and other visionaries we lost in 2016. Explore and celebrate their musical legacies.

The subpoenas are said to be related to Trump's post-election fundraising and other efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America Talk & Booksigning with Author Leila Philip
Monday, March 25, 2024, 6:30pm
Location: Community Environmental Council's (CEC) Environmental Hub, 1219 State St, Santa Barbara, CA

Award Winning Journalist Leila Philip first became interested in beavers when she saw a group building a pond near her house. Her fascination led her to research and write her new book, New York Time Bestseller Beaverland, which describes how this amazing oversized rodent has played an oversized role in American history—and how it can positively impact our future.

Philip will be the Keynote Speaker at the SLO Beaver Festival Sat March 23 2024

Through history and contemporary storytelling, Beaverland highlights the beaver's profound impact on our nation, from the early trans-Atlantic trade and our feverish western expansion, to today's river restoration efforts. Through her search for contemporary beavers, their advocates, and their foes, what emerges is an ecological history, a call-to-action, and a startling portrait of the contemporary fur trade. Altogether it tells one of the greatest conservation stories in American history.

The Washington Post called the book "fascinating," the Wall Street Journal said it was "full of charm and wonder," and the New York Times called it "inspiring"—but what makes Philip most happy is the book's impact on beavers.

"The movement to bring beavers back to North America has grown in the past sixteen months since the book first went to press," she writes in a new afterword, where she goes on to list recent legislation and lawsuits in support of beavers. "'Beaver believers' are moving from the fringe into the mainstream. Government agencies, federal and state employees, tribal governments, and state legislators are joining nonprofits, scientists, individuals, ranchers, farmers, and other landowners in new partnerships with the shared goal of harnessing what beavers do to help restore river systems and create watershed resiliency."

Meanwhile, efforts are underway to quantify the economic value that beavers provide. For instance, in a 2021 study, researchers at the University of Wisconsin calculated that within 25 years, the return of beavers to the Milwaukee watershed could create 1.7 trillion gallons of storm water storage annually valued at $3.3 billion.

These developments prove that "the light bulb is turning on," Philip writes. "We are coming to grips with the ecological consequences of our long history of…abuse in the ways we have used our water."

"We urgently need to reset our relationship with the natural world," she concludes. "The underlying connections that we cannot see, the increased flow of water through the land and the increased connection between water and land through the beaver damming complex and the start of canals has initiated biologic, ecologic, hydrologic and geomorphic processes that we are only beginning to understand."

At the event, Philip will discuss:

Beavers' historical and contemporary impact on both our economy and our ecosystem.
How the work beavers do is being harnessed throughout the country to restore stream systems and repair drought ravaged grasslands for ranchers and farmers alike.
How beavers are being put to use to help us face the urgent challenges of climate change by mitigating damage from flooding, wildfire, and drought—at a fraction of the cost of engineered solutions.
The human challenges of coexisting with beavers who often bring water where humans either also wish to live or have built infrastructure—and the new coexistence strategies being developed and refined with increasing success.
The challenge of returning rivers to their natural state and learning to live with the ways beavers are part of the water cycle.

A community program hosted by The Santa Barbara Permaculture Network and the Community Environmental Council (CEC)., SLO Beaver Brigade, SB Beaver Brigade