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Tuesday, November 12, 2024 Please join us for an artist talk with Carlos Castro Arias. He will share a special presentation on his Athenaeum show, The Splinter in the Eye, and how it connects to his career and process. The reception will take at 6 p.m., followed by a lecture at 6:30 p.m. Carlos Castro Arias will be exhibiting his newest project, The Splinter in the Eye, an installation composed of paintings and objects in which the artist reflects about memory, trauma, and elements of the individual and collective identity. Carlos Castro Arias is a Colombian artist, professor, and musician. He received a BA from the Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogota in 2002 and was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in 2008 to the San Francisco Art Institute, where he received an MFA in painting in 2010. Castro Arias has been an associate professor at San Diego State University since 2019. In 2022, the Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioquia, Colombia exhibited a retrospective of his work entitled La Vida de las Cosas Muertas (The Life of Dead Things). Most recently Castro Arias has exhibited at Artpace, San Antonio; Bread & Salt, San Diego; LA Galería, Bogota; Quint Gallery, La Jolla, and Espacio El Dorado, Bogota. He has participated in group shows in Sweden, Peru, France, Spain, New Zealand, Mexico and Venezuela. His musical projects include: POPO (2000), Los Claudios de Colombia (2005-2010) and Amor Negro (2020). The artist lives and works between San Diego, Tijuana, and Bogota. Visit: https://www.ljathenaeum.org/artist-talks/#artist-talks-castro-arias Carlos Castro Arias on Instagram

The unemployment rate in San Diego County increased to 4.7% in February, up from a revised 4.3% in January and above the year-ago estimate of 3.7%.

Look for Red Shoe Day volunteers on May 22! San Diego's Ronald McDonald House Red Shoe Day is on May 22, 2024. This year, San Diego based Marrow Fine will donate 100% of profits from their Always Bands from May 22 - 24 in support of Red Shoe Day. Red Shoe Day is the largest community fundraiser and helps San Diego's Ronald McDonald House provide a “home away from home” for families with children in local hospitals. Sassone created the Always design in memory of her niece who passed away to cancer at the age of 10, as a way to honor a special someone who is no longer here, remember to always love each other, or just as importantly, to always love yourself. The enamel ring is available in robin's egg blue, black, and white and retails for $800. Marrow Fine is the celebrated fine and bridal jewelry brand based in San Diego with a flagship at One Paseo from creative director and founder Jillian Sassone whose fans range from Jessica Alba and Hilary Duff to Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly. Combining unexpected and playful design elements with serious style, Marrow Fine is redefining the fine jewelry experience from retail to ring.

Sculptor, architect, designer and naturalist James Hubbell was known for the way his organic designs, sculptures, art and buildings were informed by the natural environment. A major exhibition of Hubbell's work is still on view across four San Diego library galleries through Aug. 4, 2024.

Vargas, a Democrat and board chairwoman, was first elected in 2020 to replace Greg Cox, a longtime board member termed out of office. She is the first Hispanic woman to serve on the board.

Research shows that 5-minute walking breaks every half hour offset the harm of too much sitting. But that is easier said than done. These 5 tips can help you maintain movement throughout your day.

Supervisors voted on the measure after hearing a staff presentation on county efforts to help residents affected by pollution.

After controversial sweeps in Kern County and a CalMatters investigation, the federal government will train agents on when they can stop and arrest people.

Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.

Conservative groups have filed lawsuits against workplace diversity initiatives that prioritize historically marginalized groups.