This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with Peter Mui, the founder of Fixit Clinic, community-based educational workshops where coaches teach people how to fix their broken items. The goal is to transfer critical thinking, disassembly, and troubleshooting skills to the community, so that they can restore their household items without sending them to a landfill. Peter shares how the clinics work and talks about some of the unique items he’s seen people bring in to get repaired. Then, it's the story of two iconic women in music for Women's History Month.

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian has a conversation with producer, director, radio host, and music aficionado TJ Lubinsky. TJ is the producer and creator behind many PBS music specials, featuring hits from the Doo Wop era, the 60s, Motown, and more. TJ talks about his early career, the artists he’s worked with over the past 25 years, and what goes into creating these nostalgic music specials. KVCR-TV has aired many of TJ’s music specials and during the month of March, you can see another one of TJ’s concerts- My Music Presents: It’s What’s Happening Baby on Sat, March 6 at 7:30 p.m., March 11 at 5:00 p.m., and March 12 at 10:00 p.m.

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with Al Arguello, Inland Empire Market President for Bank of America, to learn about the Neighborhood Builders Grant program and how they invest in local non-profits. Also on the show, Lillian speaks with Clemente Mojica, CEO of Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services, one of the non-profits that received a Neighborhood Builders award for 2020. Clemente shares what Neighborhood Partnership Housing Services is and how they’re creating housing solutions

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with Karen Riley, Executive Director of the S.C.R.A.P. Gallery, a children’s art and environmental conservation museum in the Coachella Valley. The S.C.R.A.P. Gallery uses donated discarded materials to teach kids about conservation through hands-on exploration and creativity. Karen shares how the gallery acquires materials, how they’re creating art virtually, and talks about The Quest for Truth and Justice exhibit, which honors the life and work of Dr.

Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include: Ontario International Airport sees double-digit cargo gain while passenger volume still down. The Family Service Association, a Moreno Valley non-profit, received a $120,000 grant and will use the money to address COVID-19 disparities. State Senator Melissa Melendez introduced two bills aimed at protecting Californians against “cancel culture discrimination”. Governor Newsom says some

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian Vasquez speaks with writer, poet, and Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at UC Riverside, Allison Hedge Coke. Allison is the director of UCR's 44th Writers Week, the longest-running free literary event in California, featuring both new and established authors. Allison shares information about the event which kicks off February 13 and gives advice to writers. Also on the show, Lillian speaks with David Perez and his son Cyrus Perez, an 11-year-old artist

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with football player and singer Sami Grisafe. Sami was the first female football player at Redlands High School, right here in the Inland Empire. She went on to play professional football with the woman’s football team Chicago Force. She also played for Team USA, winning three gold medals. Sami’s journey is the subject of the documentary Open Field . Sami shares more about the documentary, being a female football player in the 90s, and what she’s doing

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian has a conversation with Paul Greive, a farmer in the Inland Empire. Paul is an ex-Marine who shares how his health set him on a new path raising chickens and more at his farm in Murrieta, and the work he’s doing to make a difference. Paul has been featured on Farmers for America , a documentary that can be seen on KVCR-TV.

This edition of KVC-Arts has Lillian Vasquez in conversation with Matt Newton. He WAS an actor, became an acting coach, and is now an author as well. He wrote “Ten Steps to Breaking Into Acting,” and recently, “The No BS Guide to the Acting Biz.” Lillian also finds out more about a recent art project… and contest… wherein the city of Yucaipa called out to the community, asking for a representation of their favorite place IN Yucaipa. We’ll have conversation with the community services coordinator

This week on Lifestyles, Lillian speaks with Dania Gutierrez, Southern California Program Manager with the National Forest Foundation. Dania talks about why supporting our local forest is important and shares ways the community can do their part. Also on the show, Lillian has a conversation with Erinn Carlson, Fundraising Manager with Junior League. Erinn shares about one of the Junior League’s great causes here in the Inland Empire- their Diaper Bank Project. For more information about Wildfire