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Bella Vita Fest celebrates Italian culture with chalk art, Italian music, food, and wine in the heart of San Diego’s Little Italy, October 21-22, 2023. More than 40 chalk artists, depicting Italian themes, will line the streets of Little Italy, with live Italian music, Italian wine tasting, Italian food booths, and Italian products for purchase. October is Italian Heritage month, and the festival celebrates the tradition of street painting which began in 16th century Italy with itinerant artists, many of whom had been brought into the cities to work on the huge cathedrals. Street painting thrives today in festivals throughout the world. Street painters prefer this temporary performance art form that is created live before your eyes on the asphalt. Little Italy has not enjoyed a chalk art festival since 2016, and event producers are thrilled to bring this inspiring art form back. For more information visit: bellavitafest.com

Mexican authorities are using a simple but harsh tactic to deal with migrants trying to get to the U.S. They're wearing them out until they give up.

Play with words and express yourself! Join us for an hour of fun, creativity, and sharing as poets from the San Diego Entertainment + Arts Guild guide you in the art and craft of poetry. All participants are eligible to submit their work for publication in the Kids! San Diego Poetry Annual. For Kids 6-12 years old. Click here to preregister (required) online!

Visit Fiesta de Reyes from October 1 through November 2 to enjoy the wonder of La Experiencia! Featuring professional face painters, captivating art demonstrations, live entertainment, and both traditional and contemporary altars on display. Wander through this charming plaza in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park on Thursday through Sunday for live mariachi music and beautiful folklorico dancers. Old Town San Diego on Facebook / Instagram

On Sunday, environmental engineer and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to be elected the first female president in Mexico’s history.

The annual San Diego Festival of Science and Engineering Expo moves to Snapdragon Stadium this year.

Banksy's artwork, which was unveiled Monday, provides a burst of green foliage to a denuded, severely pruned tree in Islington North. By Wednesday, the mural was partly covered in white paint.

This weekend in the arts: Disco Riot interprets Cauleen Smith's video work at San Diego Museum of Art; a group show at Quint; James E. Watts at Oceanside Museum of Art; Silkroad Ensemble's "Home Within"; Thee Sacred Souls, Kahlil Nash and more at Quartyard; San Diego Opera's "Roméo et Juliette"; and a day of choral concerts at the San Diego Sings Festival.

Lamar's blowout Juneteenth concert, held at the Forum in Los Angeles and live-streamed on Amazon Music, planted flags for the future of LA rap, while uniting in hate for a certain Toronto titan.

Painter and sculptor Anselm Kiefer was born in war-ravaged Germany in 1945. Wim Wenders' new film conveys the beauty, bleakness and moral weight of Kiefer's art.