What is a World Design Capital?

The Chosen One: San Diego-Tijuana

WDC 2024 programming

• WDC 2024 Design Festival | April 2024 | A public festival that highlights how design impacts every aspect of our communities.
• Design Experience | September 2024 | An interactive showcase of design from around the world.
• Design Policy Conference | November 2024 | A conference that aims to connect people globally to share ideas and find new strategies for the use of design.

• Pacific Beach Farmers Market | Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 2-6 p.m. | 901 Hornblend St., San Diego | Free | Fresh food, art, and ocean air are calling.
• San Diego Beer Week 2023 | Through Sunday, Nov. 12 | Times vary | Locations vary | Free | The San Diego Brewers Guild’s annual celebration of SD’s craft beer scene continues with fun events across participating local breweries.
• Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night | Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 6:30-8:30 p.m. | Rip Current Brewing North Park, 4101 30th St., San Diego | Free | Taps and trivia — what could be better?
• “Mamma Mia!” | Tuesday, Nov. 7-Sunday, Nov. 12 | Times vary | Civic Theatre, 1100 Third Ave., San Diego | $39+ | My, my how can we resist you? The smash Broadway musical stars San Diego native Alisa Melendez as Sophie Sheridan.
• Jacquees w/ Nick LaVelle | Tuesday, Nov. 7 | 7 p.m. | House of Blues, 1055 Fifth Ave., San Diego | $28 | This all-ages “Sincerely For You Tour” features soulful melodies and smooth vocals.

• An Evening with Michael Connelly | Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 7 p.m. | Coronado High School: Coronado Performing Arts Center, 650 D. Ave., Coronado | Free | The bestselling author discusses his new novel “Resurrection Walk;" a copy of the book and preferred seating is available for $30.
• St. Paul & the Broken Bones | Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 7 p.m. | The Magnolia, 210 E. Main St., El Cajon | $35+ | Enjoy a night of soulful music with this eight-piece band.
• “Girls Gotta Eat”: Snack City Tour | Wednesday, Nov. 8 | 8 p.m. | Balboa Theatre, 868 Fourth Ave., San Diego | $39-$46 | Comedy duo Ashley Hesseltine and Rayna Greenberg lead a live recording of their podcast.

• Veterans Appreciation Breakfast | Thursday, Nov. 9 | 8-11 a.m. | University of San Diego, 5998 Alcalá Park, San Diego | $40 | Listen to inspiring stories from US military veterans at this event benefiting the Interfaith Veterans Services programs.
• Chef’s Dinner: A Study of Cheese | Thursday, Nov. 9 | 5-8 p.m. | Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, 700 Prospect St., La Jolla | $110 | Oh, this is gouda: Executive Chef Jeff Armstrong of The Kitchen at MCASD curates this monthly series with a four-course menu focused on cheese paired with luxury ingredients.

• Santa Ana winds are expected to sweep San Diego County tomorrow and Thursday, with gusts over 50 mph across local mountains and foothills. This will elevate the risk of wildfires while the relative humidity drops to 15%. There’s a slight chance of rain next week. (National Weather Service + San Diego Union-Tribune)

• San Diego County’s special election for the supervisorial seat in District 4, the Chula Vista City Attorney role, and the ballot measure impacting the Fallbrook Public Utility and Rainbow Municipal Water districts. The Registrar’s office and 22 vote centers are open 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

• Did you spot strange lights in the sky near Mission Valley on Sunday night? We definitely did, while driving home from City Heights. The glowing orbs weren’t UFOs, they were the US Navy’s Leap Frogs parachute team, jumping into the San Diego Wave FC’s semi-finals match at Snapdragon Stadium with flares. (NBC 7)

• Macy’s will open a 30,000-sqft, scaled-down store at Santee Trolley Square this Saturday, Nov. 11. It’s the brand’s first “small format” location in California, a concept that’s one-fifth the size of a full department store, but still offers a curated and localized assortment of merchandise.

• After that historic and downright unbelievable trip to the Final Four last season, SDSU Men’s Basketball returned to the court for their home opener last night at Viejas Arena — their 103rd season. The Aztecs will then head to Utah to play Brigham Young University this Friday, Nov. 10. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

• Despite a lackluster 2023 season, the Padres still won big: Fernado Tatís Jr. and Ha-Seong Kim each won a Gold Glove Award. El Niño was touted as a “revelation defensively,” while Kim — in his first ever Gold Glove victory — was praised “as a model of infield versatility.” (Time of San Diego + MLB)

• What a season, San Diego Wave FC. SD standouts Naomi Girma and Jaedyn Shaw were named to the NWSL Best XI First Team, while Alex Morgan and Kailen Sheridan made the NWSL Best XI Second Team — a recognition honoring the top 22 players in the league. (NWSL)

• Botanist, author, and TV host Nan Sterman will lead tomorrow’s 7 p.m. Nat Talk at the San Diego Natural History Museum, focusing on native plants that thrive in SD’s climate and ways to make your garden more sustainable. Tickets cost $12; RSVP.

• Have you seen fireworks near Broadway Pier lately? SDtoday reader Alex emailed us about it, saying the display seems to happen on some weekdays — between 8 and 9:30 p.m., 4-5 times monthly — but it doesn’t appear to be linked to public events. Know what it is? Tell us about it.

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• Launched in October 1984 and commissioned two years later, the ship is named after US President Theodore Roosevelt, dubbed “one of the architects of our modern Navy.”
• The aircraft carrier was featured in the 2022 sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick.”
• USS Roosevelt shifted its home port back to San Diego in March 2023.
• The aircraft carrier spans the length of 2.5 football fields.
• USS Roosevelt is currently conducting routine training in the US 3rd Fleet area of operations.
• It’s scheduled to deploy sometime in 2024.