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Heart & Art: Tangible Strategies for Integrating SEL into Creative Lessons This professional development session will guide educators in integrating Social Emotional Learning (SEL) into their art lessons through practical, hands-on strategies. Participants will learn how to create art projects that foster emotional expression, self-awareness, and empathy in students. By exploring specific activities and reflective practices, educators will leave with actionable tools to seamlessly blend SEL and art-making, nurturing a supportive and creative classroom environment. ArtReach: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Exploring Identity: Integrating Art & Ethnic Studies This dynamic professional development session is designed for all educators, not just art teachers, who are seeking innovative ways to meet California’s new Ethnic Studies graduation requirement. Exploring the Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum theme of Identity, participants will explore how visual art can serve as a powerful tool to deepen students' understanding and enhance learning outcomes. Aligned with the National Core Art Standards, this session equips educators with contemporary art resources, creative techniques, and adaptable project ideas that can be seamlessly integrated into various subjects. Attendees will leave with practical strategies to foster student engagement, promote cultural awareness, and build a stronger sense of community in any classroom. ArtReach: Website / Facebook / Instagram

See Ice Cube live at Viejas Arena. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Visit one of our no-fee cash-to-card kiosks conveniently located behind the Ticket Office at the Main Gate, or at Gate 3. Bag Policy Update: Viejas Arena is a clear bag venue. Bags must be clear plastic or clear vinyl and may not exceed 12" x 6" x 12" or a one-gallon clear plastic freezer bag. Small purses, bags, clutches, or wallets (clear or non-clear) no larger than 4.5" x 6.5" will be allowed. All personal items are subject to inspection prior to entry and once inside the venue. No backpacks are allowed. Visit: https://as.sdsu.edu/viejas_arena/event/767 Ice Cube on Instagram and Facebook

One of the first horror films in cinema history, "Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror" tells the tale of the foreboding vampire Count Orlok and the real estate agent and his wife who become the objects of the count’s bloodlust. Please Note: While silent films contain no spoken dialogue, this film's dialogue cards are in German with English subtitles. Visit: https://sandiegotheatres.org/event/2025/10/nosferatu-symphony-horror-1922 San Diego Theaters on Instagram and Facebook

Art Now: Bringing Contemporary Creativity into the Classroom This professional development session will equip educators with tools to integrate contemporary art, artists, and themes into their classrooms, fostering student engagement through relevant and dynamic content. Participants will explore diverse, modern artists whose work reflects current social, cultural, and environmental issues. The session will provide strategies for connecting contemporary art to art projects, encouraging critical thinking, creativity, and dialogue among students. ArtReach: Website / Facebook / Instagram

Mohan Karki's family and others with Nepali ancestry were persecuted and driven out of Bhutan in the 1990s. Karki himself was born in a refugee camp in nearby Nepal. Yet, the U.S. government claims he is a Bhutanese citizen and seeks to deport him there.

The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer.

The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, whimsical and melancholy electronic experiments and spellbinding dreampop.

The Alt.Latino and El Tiny host shares his favorite records of the year, including jazz musicians from across Latin America as well as vocalists inspired by folk, rock and pop whose work defies genre.