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• Silver Bay Dog Show | Friday, Feb. 24-Sunday, Feb. 26 | 8 a.m.-6 p.m. | Del Mar Fairgrounds, 2260 Jimmy Durante Blvd., Del Mar | Free | The Silver Bay Kennel Club of San Diego showcases its premier pups.
• Acrylic Pour Workshop | Friday, Feb. 24 | 2-3:30 p.m. | La Jolla Community Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., La Jolla | $20-$30 | Create abstract, psychedelic masterpieces by letting pigment run amok.
• Bobcat Goldthwait | Friday, Feb. 24 + Saturday, Feb. 25 | Times vary | Mic Drop Comedy, 8878 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., San Diego | $25 | The comic and actor — with his one-of-a-kind voice — takes the mic.
• SpeakEasy: Telling the Stories of Black Queer QT’s From The Harlem Renaissance Era | Friday, Feb. 24 | 7-11:30 p.m. | WorldBeat Center, 2100 Park Blvd., San Diego | Explore Black queer history from the Harlem Renaissance era.
• Quartetto Di Cremona | Friday, Feb. 24 | 7:30-9 p.m. | The Conrad Prebys Performing Arts Center, 7600 Fay Ave., La Jolla | $25-$67 | The quartet presents an evening of strings, including pieces by Mozart and Respighi.

• San Diego Seltzerland 2023 | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 11 a.m. | Broadway Pier (inside Port Pavilion due to rain), 1000 N. Harbor Dr., San Diego | $49-$112 | Sample 100+ hard seltzers while enjoying views of San Diego Bay, a DJ, and photo ops galore.
• Jackson Galaxy’s Cat Camp | Saturday, Feb. 25 + Sunday, Feb. 26 | 11 a.m.-6 p.m. | The Julep Venue, 1735 Hancock St., San Diego | $60-$200 | A purrfect celebration of our feline friends with talks, wellness advice, shopping, and networking.
• The Harlem Globetrotters | Saturday, Feb. 25 | 2 + 7 p.m. | Pechanga Arena, 3500 Sports Arena Blvd., San Diego | $20-$125 | Score tickets to this show featuring trick shots, athleticism, and laughs.

• Cenicienta: A Bilingual Cinderella Story | Sunday, Feb. 26 | 2-3 p.m. | Poway Center for the Performing Arts, 15498 Espola Rd., Poway | $12-$35 | A one-woman, bilingual telling of the classic fairytale.
• One Drop Redemption | Sunday, Feb. 26 | 8 p.m. | Music Box, 1337 India St., San Diego | $14 | A reggae show featuring Josh David Barrett, formerly of the Wailers, and local band Doah’s Daydream.

• 59º | Cloudy, rainy, and breezy | 80% chance of rain ☔
• The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch this afternoon through tomorrow evening for local coastal areas, valleys, and mountains. Excessive runoff from the heavy storms could flood rivers, streams, creeks, and low-lying areas in communities including Poway, La Mesa, Encinitas, Chula Vista, National City, Santee, and more. 🌧️ (National Weather Service)
• “Major snowfall” is expected in our local mountains this weekend, so limit your travel to those areas (we suggest saving your road trip for spring). The NWS expects freezing temps at 1,500-2,000 ft in elevation, with the heaviest precipitation hitting Friday night to Saturday. ❄️ (National Weather Service)

• Rise: 6:22 a.m.
• Set: 5:42 p.m.

• Low: 6:16 a.m. + 5:55 p.m.
• High: 12:11 p.m.
• Water Temperature: 57°

• A former Travelodge motel in Barrio Logan will be turned into a 164-bed shelter for homeless families, set to open later this year. The facility will also provide support services, meals, and case management, and will bring the city’s number of shelter beds to 1,948. 🛏️ (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Little Miss Brewing will soon debut its new tasting room at 3192 Commercial St. in Logan Heights. The 10,000-sqft facility — housed inside a World War II-era Quonset Hut — will become the brewery’s headquarters. All production will eventually be moved from Miramar into the new space. 🍻 (SanDiegoBeer.news)

• American shipbuilder Austal USA has opened a shipyard on San Diego Bay in National City, south of Naval Base San Diego. The yard has 120 employees — with plans to grow — and will compete for Navy ship repair contracts against two of the city’s major players, General Dynamics NASSCO and BAE Systems. 🚢 (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has been selected to host The Breeders’ Cup World Championships next year — on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. This will mark the third time the local horse racing track has hosted the competition, which features 14 races with awards totaling $31+ million. 🏇

• Scripps Health has received a $2.7 million grant for an initiative to develop tendon tissue in a lab that could someday be used for repairing rotator cuff injuries. Researchers will lead the project’s discovery phase over the next three years at the Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education. 🔬

• Is San Diego getting another sports team? Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber wants to add a 30th team to the league by the end of this year and says San Diego and Las Vegas are the “most likely opportunities” to house a new team. Snapdragon Stadium, are you listening? ⚽ (AP News)

• San Diego State University will rename its West and East commons buildings in honor of two local legends. On Monday, April 3, the Charles B. Bell Jr. Pavilion will be dedicated to the first Black faculty member to achieve tenure. On Friday, May 5, the Ellen Ochoa Pavilion will be dedicated to the SDSU alumna-turned-astronaut. 🏫 (SDSU NewsCenter)

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• 55°. That’s the optimal temperature for storing wine. So unless you enjoy keeping your humble abode chilled year round, we recommend buying a wine fridge to foster favorable conditions for long-term aging. Our pick: this sleek wine fridge with touch-panel control and capacity for 24 bottles. Cheers. 🍷 *

• Father Joe’s Villages offers furniture pickups (with a free option) for items it can resell in stores.

• Out of the Closet in Hillcrest accepts clothing, furniture, and homegoods for resale — 96 cents of every $1 raised goes toward HIV testing + care.

• Neighbor offers storage options listed by locals. Rent anything from an attic, a shed, a spare bedroom, and a garage to store your stuff. Bonus: You can also rent parking spots.