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For the better part of a decade, Nicki simply existing as Nicki felt like a radical act. Along the way, things changed: rap, the internet, fandom, feminism. Maybe Minaj did, too.

"Resilience" is a three-night exploration of queer love through art, music, celebration and community at The Brown Building in City Heights, Feb. 11-13, 2022, 5-10 p.m. each day.Some of the works will be for sale, and a percentage of each sale will be donated to The Brown Building.Featuring work by:Xochi Perez, Tarrah Aroonsakool, Santol Abi, Priscilla LaSalle, Maya Joshi, Marina Grize, Margo Alleman, J Ordaz, Haus of Tea Bois, Gwen Miramontes, Delana Thompson, Arnold Baretto, Anthony Carter, Ally Pizzo.About a few of the artists:Marina Grize is a Southern California-based artist who uses collage, poetry and contemporary media to consider the politics of care. Through collection and interpretation, she explores queer identity, perception and desire. Her works "I Think I Want To Be As Beautiful as the Ocean (Jules) 1 & 2" at The Brown Building.Tarrah Aroonsakool is a queer, first-generation multi-disciplinary artist from San Diego, using watercolor not to paint a pretty picture of humanity, but an honest one, using found material and stylistic choices, while blending unconventional materials and the beauty of conventional realities. She uses common household items like cardboard, rice, tea, salt and coffee in her work.Ally Pizzo is a dark, figurative artist who uses mediums such as graphite, ink and watercolor to express themes of identity, depression and isolation. Many of the subjects in Ally's pieces are references of actors and models from the 1920s or self portraits. See their piece "Sacrifice" in person at The Brown Building.Xochi Perez is a queer, Latina film photographer based in San Diego using 35mm film. The photographs featured in this show were taken during the "dyke march" in New York City.Arnold Barretto is a Middle East-based fine art photographer, designer, book artist and printmaker. Currently he is working on photographing the gay community in the Middle East with an extra emphasis on sensuality which is often seen as obscene. All portraits included are faceless to protect the identity of the models while also commenting on the lack of visible identity that they quee community has here.Related links:The Brown Building Arts on InstagramThe Brown Building on InstagramThe Brown Building on Facebook

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This weekend in the arts: Disco Riot's LGBTQ+ dance festival; "New Native Narratives" and Guillermo Echeveste at The Front; new Park Social activations; Gilbert Castellanos at The Shell; "Freestyle Love Supreme" at The Old Globe; and Pride performances at SDMA.

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City Heights Día Muertos celebration returns live, spirited, and vividly-hued to Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park, the long-time home of the event. The second longest-running celebration in San Diego!When: Oct. 30, 2021 from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.Candlelight Vigil @ 7 p.m. - 8 p.m.Where: Jeremy Henwood Memorial Park (in front of the City Heights Weingart Library.) at 3795 Fairmount Ave. in City Heights.Here are some highlights for this year’s event: Cultural entertainment and art making opportunities will be offered. Returning from previous years will be Drummers Without Borders featuring a giant puppet and lantern drum parade winding around the city block, The Old Globe brings another round of five short plays written and performed by community members, Mariachi Victoria, Chinuelo (Chinelo) masked dancers from Guerrero, Mexico, Radio Latina supports with sound equipment and an emcee.Activities return such as maskmaking with San Diego Guild of Puppetry, and a drumming lesson session with Drummers Without Borders. Talks are being held to imagine and actualize a community-wide art project going on the entire day. Catrina and Catrin outfits are encouraged (a la Posada,) and a contest usually takes place. A candlelight vigil is planned for the evening.New cultural groups participating will be Ballet Folkloric Xochipilli (SDSU), Majestic in Motion with two youth dance groups, Hoover High School Band, and Grupo Colibri, and there may be more cultural participants by the day of the event.Always outstanding are the community altares set up by families and organizations. These have a sense of ritual and reverence combined with a degree of mirth. The paths are strewn with marigolds and greens, and a breeze carries the heady scent of flowers and pan de muerto. (Bread of the dead.) There is a splendid new logo, which will be available on tee shirts and more. Food will be available.A free of cost community event started by the Residents’ Committee to continue the Mexican cultural holiday honoring the deceased family members and friends.City Heights Día de Muertos Celebration is on Facebook