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As part of our Two-Day Workshop series, create your very own assemblage sculpture using upcycled, 3-D materials. Join Robin Douglas to explore the work of artists like Ruth Asawa, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg, and see the creative potential in ordinary objects. All supplies for your original artwork will be provided but feel free to bring in a variety of materials you would enjoy working with. Artists of all levels are welcome. Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

A forceful winter storm that saturated the San Diego region this week began to weaken Friday following five days of heavy rain and accumulating mountain snow.

The 2023-24 JPlays season kicks off with Lillian Hellman’s haunting "Watch on the Rhine." This play tells the story of an idealistic German who, along with his family, flee’s Hitler’s Germany and finds sanctuary in America, only to return to his homeland and join the resistance movement in an effort to fight the unfolding fascism. Related links: Roustabouts Theatre Company website | Instagram | Facebook JCompany website | Instagram| Facebook

First Lady Jill Biden told an Oceanside audience that she was proud of the U.S. military Saturday after U.S. jets shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast.

La Jolla Country Day School paused regular classwork so students could honor those lost in the Holocaust.

The Grand Alliance between Black and Jewish leaders, known largely for shared work on Civil Rights in the 1960s, has a complicated legacy--and an uncertain future between these communities.

A new report by Children and Screens rounds up the changes spurred by the U.K.'s Age Appropriate Design Code, which went into effect in 2020. Similar laws are being considered in the U.S.

Witness the debut of Stefan Cwik’s In Search of Time commission, composed to explore the essence of time itself and inspired by the art of Tatiana Ortiz-Rubio. Both artists will be present to speak about their creative processes. Also featured on this lush program is the Camarada commission from world-renowned violinist/composer Mark O’Connor, The Fallen, a flute and string concerto that honors our Veterans and remembers those who died in Iraq. Let the power of music wash over you, as this multi-sensory experience awakens your senses and ignites your imagination. Featuring | Beth Ross Buckley, flute David Buckley, violin Angela Wang, violin Travis Maril, viola Lars Hoefs, cello Mackenzie Leighton, double bass Dana Burnett, piano Stefan Cwik, visiting composer Event Schedule | 6:00 p.m. - Senses: A Human Bistro opens in the UC San Diego Park & Market lobby for mingling. Beer, wine, a signature cocktail, and snacks are available for purchase. 7:00 p.m. - Pre-concert Interview 7:30 PM - Concert Begins A Note About Parking | A limited number of parking spots will be available to reserve at Park & Market for $20 a spot. You can choose to add on a parking pass to your purchase for $20, which will ensure you have parking reserved under your name at Park & Market. Remaining parking will be available first come, first served, for $20 a spot IN CASH in the Park & Market building. Please enter the parking garage on 11th, between Market & G. Park in the garage at Level B1 and take the elevator to the first floor. Alternatively, we recommend reserving a spot at a nearby garage (prices vary). Spots can be reserved independently through ACE Parking. Try the Trolley! Music of the Americas @ Park & Market is also easily accessed by public transit on the MTS UC San Diego Blue Line! 1100 Market Street is right around the corner from the trolley stop at Park & Market Station. With the expanded UC San Diego Blue Line from UTC to San Ysidro, and new free Park & Ride locations, San Diego MTS has made it easier for patrons to enjoy a Camarada concert without the hassle of parking. Fares are typically $5 roundtrip and free parking is offered at the Old Town station.

Culinary Historians of San Diego will present “Three Thousand Years of Spanish Food in One Hour,” featuring Richard Foss, at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 17, in the Neil Morgan Auditorium of the San Diego Central Library, 330 Park Blvd. The event is free and open to the public and a tasting will follow the presentation. Spanish cuisine has become one of the most popular in the world, but the roots of this cuisine are little understood. This fast-paced lecture explains how the Greeks, Phoenicians, Arabs and other cultures contributed to the diversity of Spanish food. Richard Foss has been writing professionally since 1986, when he started reviewing restaurants for a Los Angeles newspaper. He has contributed to over forty different publications, including the Encyclopedia of World Food Cultures and Oxford Companion to Sweets. Richard has taught culinary history in extension programs, done lecture tours in the US, Australia and New Zealand, been a culinary consultant for museums, and is the board of the Culinary Historians of Southern California. His book on the history of rum was published in 2012. “Food in the Air and Space” was released in 2014. He is the Executive Director of Collage: A Place for Art and Culture, a nonprofit arts center located in San Pedro, California.

A new citizen-scientist research project aims to test whether daily moments of awe, kindness and gratitude can make a real impact. Early results are promising. And it's not too late to join the study.