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Everyone has a story to tell—what’s yours? The Storytellers of San Diego invite you to explore the art of sharing stories from your own life, your grandparents, your friends, or your imagination! Each workshop focuses on a different element of storytelling, helping you bring real experiences to life and connect with others through the power of story. Participants will have the chance to showcase their new skills at the San Diego Storytelling Festival on March 21, 2026. Registration is requested for the February 3 introductory session. All other sessions are walk-in, no registration. March 3: “Tying it All Together” with Aunt Li-Anne Bring everything together in this final workshop designed to help you shape a complete, cohesive story ready to share on stage. Participants will polish their performances and learn tips for connecting with an audience—culminating in the chance to tell their story at the upcoming storytelling festival. Aunt Li-Anne is a storyteller, singer, actor and healer. She has been performing in local theaters and teaching drama workshops for more than twenty years. Aunt Li-Anne’s Story Garden has fun programs for parties, schools or other events. Her stories emphasize traditional lore and range from fairies and myths to thought-provoking tales of conflict resolution. Storytellers of San Diego on Facebook

Explore the growing garden this spring! This spring we are inviting budding naturalists for a whole week of outdoor exploration. Campers will enjoy learning about the Museum's growing garden through daily art and science activities. Are you a creative and curious problem solver? Spend the spring exploring with the Children’s Museum of Discovery! Each day of camp includes access to Museum exhibits, hands-on exploration with trained education staff, and an opportunity to make new friends. Ages: 4 - 8 years old Dates: April 6 - 10 Hours: 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Last day of registration: March 23, 2026 Children’s Museum of Discovery on Facebook / Instagram

The La Jolla Concours d'Elegance returns for an extraordinary three-day seaside experience where world-class automobiles, fine dining, art, and culture converge overlooking the Pacific Ocean. More than a car show, the La Jolla Concours is a curated luxury weekend-a gathering of collectors, designers, historians, and tastemakers drawn together by craftsmanship, performance, and beauty. Weekend Highlights VIP Opening Soirée Friday, April 24 | 6–10 p.m. | 21+ Begin the weekend in style with an exclusive coastal soirée featuring: - Handcrafted cocktails from expert mixologists - Culinary creations by San Diego's top restaurants - Chic live music and elevated ambiance - Rare vintage automobiles on display - Live auction with unique collectibles Dress to impress-this is La Jolla elegance at its most modern. Porsches and Power on Prospect ------------------------------ Saturday, April 25 | 5–9 p.m. Prospect Street transforms into a vibrant open-air showcase featuring: - Legendary Porsches, exotic supercars, and hypercars - Live music, gallery receptions, and retail specials - Specialty dining and cocktail menus throughout the village An immersive celebration of speed, design, and La Jolla nightlife. (Dining reservations recommended.) La Jolla Concours d'Elegance - Flagship Event ------------------------------ Sunday, April 26 | 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Widely regarded as one of the finest classic automobile showcases in the United States, the Concours brings together 170+ meticulously curated vehicles from around the world-spanning pre-war classics, racing legends, and one-of-a-kind international icons. Set on the lawn above La Jolla Cove, collectors compete for Best of Show, judged on elegance, technical merit, and historical significance. Enjoy: - Live music and docent-led tours by automotive historians - Champagne and Honey Tasting Garden - Coastal ocean views unlike anywhere else - Chef tastings, premium wines, and craft cocktails VIP and Collector Experiences ------------------------------ - VIP Ocean Suite with lounge seating and bottle service (limited availability) - Commemorative poster signed by renowned automotive artist Scott Jacobs - Early access, exclusive hospitality, and premium viewing areas 100% of net proceeds benefit the La Jolla Historical Society This is where automotive artistry meets coastal luxury. This is where you become part of the show. Tickets, VIP experiences, and vehicle registration: LaJollaConcours.com La Jolla Cove, California April 24–26, 2026 Early purchase strongly recommended-VIP experiences are limited. Date and Time: On Friday, 24 April 2026 9 a.m. - Sunday, 26 April 2026 11 p.m. Venue details: La Jolla Cove, San Diego, California, 92037, United States Price: Tickets Starting from: $29 La Jolla Concours d'Elegance on Facebook / Instagram

Project [BLANK]’s annual exhibition returns to close the season with a festival of innovative local art and music. This year’s WORKING TITLE fills the soaring gothic halls of St. Paul’s Cathedral with bold visual art, multimedia installations, performance art, and live experimental music from a diverse group of transborder artists. This year, WORKING TITLE centers on the theme of Sanctuary. What defines a sacred or protected space? What boundaries—physical, social, spiritual—are drawn to offer refuge to those under threat? We invite artists to submit works that engage with sanctuary as a personal experience, a collective practice, an architectural condition, or a political act of resistance. At its center is the world premiere of a major new work by San Diego composer Michelle Lou—a mind-melting composition for voices, tubas, pipe organ, and electronics—surrounded by three days of new works, installations, and thought-provoking performances from some of the most exciting creative voices in Southern California, Tijuana, and Baja California. The exhibition is curated by sculptor Diana Benavídez and Artistic Director Leslie Ann Leytham, and artist submissions will be reviewed by a panel of artists: Alessandra Moctezuma, Alvaro Díaz, Cat Gunn, and Luisa Martínez. Project [BLANK] on Facebook / Instagram

Get ready for a full-throttle dance party where human creativity and machine intelligence collide. Headlining the night is Deep World, a new live audiovisual/AI performance by VJ Übergeek, the long-running performance persona of artist Amy Alexander, joined by DJ monocromo. Picking up where Übergeek’s legendary CyberSpaceLand series (2000–2015) left off, Deep World blends club energy with theatrical spectacle, part live text improv, part VJ set, and part video game. As Übergeek converses with a custom-trained AI built on the words of writers and thinkers who have navigated crisis, the dialogue drives a pulsing, immersive cathartic rave. The party kicks off with high-energy, algorithmically generated sets by Joe Cantrell and Matty Terrones & Victor Castañeda, priming the dance floor with worlds of sound, light, and automation. Project [BLANK] on Facebook / Instagram

Sound artist Marguerite Brown opens the evening with an exploration of the electric guitar as a celestial body, using planetary tuning forks, custom hardware, and extended performance techniques to reveal new resonances and cosmic frequencies. Her work invites listeners to consider sound as both vibration and matter, connecting the earthly and the astronomical. Following Brown, the bi-coastal quartet MOONS —Judith Berkson, Laura Cetilia, Katie Porter, and Christine Tavolacci — presents a set of new compositions born from years of collaboration in experimental music. Their performances traverse chamber textures, electroacoustic landscapes, and subtle improvisations, creating music that is intimate, exploratory, and richly detailed. Together, Brown and MOONS offer an evening that bridges the cosmic and the deeply intimate. Project [BLANK] on Facebook / Instagram

Los Angeles-based artist Patrick Michael Ballard invites audiences into a surreal, participatory world where performance unfolds in response to those present. Through playful instructions, poetic imagery, and unpredictable transformations, Ballard blurs the line between witness and participant—offering a choice to step into the action or simply observe. Project [BLANK] on Facebook / Instagram

Join us for the opening reception of “Cross Currents,” a contemporary group exhibition bringing together artists from across the globe. Curated by Thumbprint Gallery and presented in Distinction Gallery’s main exhibition space, the show features painting, drawing, and mixed media. Many participating artists will be in attendance for the opening.
Thumbprint Gallery has supported artists since 2009, and Distinction Gallery— rooted on Grand Avenue in Escondido for over 20 years—continues its commitment to bringing exceptional art to the community. The opening reception will feature live music, with drinks available for purchase from LastSpot (21+). This event is free and open to all ages. “Cross Currents” opens March 14, from 6–10 p.m. Distinction Gallery, 317 East Grand Ave, Escondido, CA 92025. Featured Artists: A.H. Romero, Alex Ayala, Andrew Jones, Brady Willmott, Brandon Hurley, Bree Manahan, Briana Hertzog, CJ Troxell, Candace McKay, Chad Berwald, Cleng Sumagaysay, Daniel Hicks, Elvin Armando, Evgola, Jenna Refuerzo, Jessica Yambao, John Sauer, Kate Kennedy, Lourans Mikhail, Matthew Steidley, Megan Tsai, Micah Mariah, Nonie Cruzado, Olivia Obrecht, Richard Salcido, Spenser Little, Tom Haubrick, Travis White. Image is by John Sauer “The Odyssey” Distinction Gallery on Facebook / Instagram

A West Coast Premiere A Hybrid Staged Reading - One Night Only "White Privilege" by Malaina Moore is a powerful and provocative theatrical examination of race, privilege, and systemic injustice in America. Structured as a series of intersecting vignettes, the play gives voice to both the ignorance that sustains oppression and the lived realities of those most harmed by it. Through satire, raw testimony, historical reckoning, and searing dialogue, "White Privilege" dismantles the myths of “colorblindness,” exposes the violence of cultural appropriation and gentrification, and confronts the generational trauma of anti-Black racism. By weaving together classroom dynamics, therapy sessions, media narratives, and direct address to the audience, Moore forces us to question not only what privilege is—but how it operates in daily life, institutions, and history. At once deeply personal and urgently political, "White Privilege" is a necessary work of theatre that challenges audiences to move beyond denial and toward accountability. Contains strong language, racial slurs, and themes of systemic racism, police violence, and trauma. OnWord Theatre acknowledges that we create on the unceded land of the Kumeyaay people, who have nurtured this region since time immemorial. We are honored to offer complimentary attendance to all First Nations people to ANY performance with proof of ID. Please contact info@OnWordTheatre.com to reserve tickets. OnWord Theatre: Website / Facebook / Instagram

On Saturday, February 21, 2026, San Diego will experience heartbreak in a grotesquely beautiful apocalypse - the return of the Tortured Hearts Ball! Returning in 2026, this will be a mesmerizing twist, set in a series of hotel ballrooms, and elevating itself from the original, as despair and desire reunite. You're invited to this celebration of the bizarre and exotic at our ode to the bitter and the lonely, the bound and the broken, at a fantasy masquerade ball almost too bold for San Diego. This is the experience you didn't know you were looking for - your opportunity to create unforgettable memories at your new annual tradition. Expect two DJ dance spaces with a variety of melodies, a ballroom dance hall, specialty vendors, a karaoke salon, a hidden speakeasy, side quests, a gaming den, a performance room, and more secrets to be revealed soon! Be engrossed in our demented world inspired by your most beautiful nightmares. Have a front row seat to peculiar and uncommon entertainment and performances. Acquire one-of-a-kind items from our specialty vendors. And satiate your morbid curiosity as you bask in the glorious fantasy of the Tortured Hearts Ball. Come in your masquerade finest - as costumes are mandatory and necessary for entry. The requirement, however, is flexible, as a mask, costume, or anything thematically relevant for a masquerade ball is acceptable. Casual attire is not acceptable and will not allow entry into the Dark Realm. This is a 18+ event only. Tickets at https://torturedheartsball2026.eventbrite.com Tortured Hearts Ball: A Fantasy Masquerade on Facebook / Instagram