Guest pianist Alexandra Dariescu shares 3 fun facts you might not know about Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major: a work full of jazz sparkle and some surprising inspirations. Experience this concerto live with your Pacific Symphony starting tonight at 8 PM (Dec. 4–6) at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, conducted by Tianyi Lu. The program also features Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake and Cassandra Miller’s Swim. 🎟️ Get your tickets now: bit.ly/ps-swanlake | Pacific Symphony

Tundra Swans descend on the sounds and wetlands of eastern North Carolina this time of year. Watch their epic journeys across the continent using the new Bird Migration Explorer. http://birdmigrationexplorer.org/ | Audubon North Carolina

1M views · 18K reactions | Trump called Black history divisive, race centered, and corrosive. He’s threatening to strip funding from the Smithsonian African American Museum. Yet, some of y’all went to the White House to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with a yt supremacist who is trying to erase Black history. Make it make sense. Talbert Swan | Bishop Talbert Swan | Facebook