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The best things to do in San Diego this weekend, including a sunset movie screening at the Athenaeum; WNDR Museum’s National Thrift Shop Day event; and Del Mars world-class wine festival, Uncorked.

MTS recently held a grand opening for a new transit-oriented housing complex at the Grantville Trolley Station. In other news, as college students prepare to begin the fall semester, there’s a major change coming that will impact financial aid next fall. Plus, we learn about the Stuart Collection, that’s been commissioning site-specific public art for the UC San Diego campus since 1981.

We explore the gift of a public art collection, how one artist paints the relationship between the Colorado River and climate change. Plus, a Filipino punk rock festival that creates a sense of identity.

It's another busy weekend in America's Finest City, filled with movies, wine tastings, festivals and much more.

San Diego County's top transportation official is stepping down at the end of the year. In other news, enforcement of San Diego's recently passed Unsafe Camping Ordinance is now in effect. Plus, the Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park is starting a new program to reach families in underserved neighborhoods called Community Mornings.

The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of online activities and local in-person events.

Steve Chu juggles duties as a judge and a pop culture nerd.

One local author draws from personal experience in a new middle-grade novel about anxiety. Plus, "Crime and Punishment, A Comedy" is playing at the Old Globe. And, chamber music concerts and other events to look out for this weekend.

Some attendees and vendors said the pop culture convention benefitted from the absence of studios and celebrities.

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