Good morning!!! I regret to inform everyone that I wore a jacket today.

Even worse? I drank hot coffee with Trader Joe’s pumpkin creamer and enjoyed the seasonal appropriateness of it.

This is devastating news for someone (me) who has spent the last month insisting summer isn’t over.

But after that heat wave nearly slow-roasted all of us, I’ve entered a new phase of fall denial: I will acknowledge the temperature change while rejecting everything it represents.

Luckily, I found a loophole…

Mission Bayfest takes over Mariner’s Point Park 10/16–18, which is technically fall but spiritually still summer: three days by the water with Rebelution, Kolohe Kai, The Offspring, Steel Pulse, The Movement, Common Kings, SOJA, The Interrupters, Goldfinger + a whole lot more.

And I’m giving away A PAIR OF TICKETS!!!

Island music. Mission Bay. October. Maybe a jacket after sunset. See??? We can have it all.

JUST ANNOUNCED

• Forty-plus years into Metallica and subtlety remains beautifully off the table. The M72 World Tour brings the metal giants to Snapdragon Stadium on 5/13. Start stretching your neck now.

• Thanksgiving leftovers won’t even be gone yet, but Christmas waits for no one. Demetri Martin brings Standup Comedy for Christmas to The Magnolia on 11/28.

• Socks for Christmas: devastating at age 9, honestly pretty great now. JD McPherson celebrates accordingly with a full rock & roll holiday tour, hitting Belly Up on 12/10.

• Watching My Hero Academia on your couch: good. Watching eight seasons of hero moments come alive with a 15-piece band: PLUS ULTRA. Enter to win tickets for 9/26!*

• Plus, all the other just-announced shows from this month so far!

CELEBRATE HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IN SAN DIEGO

You can’t really tell San Diego’s story without Hispanic history and culture woven throughout it.

❤️ For Hispanic Heritage Month, I rounded up some of that history alongside local businesses, cultural spaces + events where you can learn, support, and celebrate.

Check out my full guide!

THIS WEEKEND

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• Looking for work? SWC National City Fall Job Fair is 9/24 with 40+ employers, FREE parking + pre-fair résumé and interview workshops. Bring printed résumés and go shake some hands.

• Care about safer places to bike around San Diego? Tomorrow’s your chance to get involved. SANDAG’s Transportation Committee meets at 9am, and local bike advocates are organizing around active transportation funding + projects

• National Cheeseburger Day is tomorrow!!! As your resident vegetarian, I cannot personally investigate, but I support your dreams. Celebrate early: my friends at ELE are popping up at Thrusters today from 3–close. Go investigate for me.

• WAIT!!! THE VEGETARIANS WIN TOO!!! Mr. Charlie’s is giving away FREE Not a Cheeseburgers tomorrow from 2–3pm at every location. No purchase necessary.

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