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From the museum: The Bonita Museum & Cultural Center presents Contemporary Art: Folklore, Fakelore, Personal Myths & Narratives with juror Patrick Ela at the Bonita Museum & Cultural Center, November 4 – December 2, 2023. The public is invited to meet the artists at the reception Saturday, November 11, 4:30 – 6:30pm. The exhibition is sponsored by the Artist Mentor Project in conjunction with the Negri Foundation. This exhibition is a survey of artists working in the field of visual storytelling throughout the United States. Sixty contemporary artists from fourteen states tell tales, present personal narratives and display contemporary craft through the exhibition. The Bonita Historical Society is home to Proctor Valley Monster lore including the Proctor Valley Monster footprint. Through this exhibition we hope visitors will share their personal stories about urban legends and myths from around the world. Artists in the exhibition: Karen A Gaudette, Robin Adsit, Ellery Akers, Jessica Alazraki, Hilda Alsabrook, Magnolia Altamirano, Stephanie Angelo, Norman Aragones, Marsha Balian, Brandin Barón, Molly Blauvelt, Jovanna Briscoe Catherine Carlton, Denise Cerro, Therese Cipiti Herron, Helen Cox, Bronle Crosby, Jessica Damsky, Christopher Daniggelis, Elaine Dunham, John Flores, Norman Gabitzsch , Ronald Gonzalez, Julia C R Gray, Linda Guenste, Lindsay Hirsch, Jennifer Hoffecker, Ariane Hudson, Adrian Huth, Julie Jenkins, Nannette Klass, Terri Lloyd, Aimée Medina Carr, Ania Modzelewski, Trini Morales, Elena Mukhina Rumyantseva, Mary Nash, Lee Oliver, Celena Peet, Lori Polak, Kari Rives, Eugene Rodriguez, Oscar Rodriguez, Joan Ryan, Karla Rydrych, Séraphine, Michael Sharber, Marc Sirinsky, Rabbia Sukkarieh, Maryam Tafreshi, Cheryl Tall, James Vogel, Amy Vulfovich, Jocelyn G Weeks, Mason Weiss, Louise Williams, Michelle Williams, Cynthia Winters, Gigi Woodward and Evany Zirul. "The selection process went on for several days as events of the world began to dominate the airways with war, famine, history, weather, the environment and the current state of affairs. Ultimately, related past, present and possibly future concerns addressed by the various artworks became more prominent in my thinking." – Juror, Patrick Ela Patrick Ela, the juror for the exhibition, is the past director of the Los Angeles CAFAM (Craft and Folk Art Museum, currently Los Angeles Craft Contemporary) and an appraiser of fine art accredited by the American Society of Appraisers. Ela began his career first working as curator for the innovative Los Angeles based lithographic/printmaking publishing house, GEMINI, where he worked alongside artists such as Jasper Johns, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein and Robert Rauschenberg. After he left GEMINI, he became an Educator for LACMA. He is currently Personal Property Governor for the American Society of Appraisers. The museum coordinator for this exhibition is San Diego based artist Lisa Bebi. Related links Bonita Museum: website | Instagram | Facebook

This weekend in the arts and culture in San Diego: San Diego Symphony's opening weekend at the Rady Shell; San Diego Black Arts and Culture District Music Festival; 'Twelfth Night of the Living Dead;' North Park Mini Book Fair; floral and ceramic art; live music and more.

Here are photos from the energized campaigns leading up to Sunday's Venezuelan election. Now, with both sides claiming victory, there's a sense of uncertainty.

Judge Joshua Kindred, a Trump appointee, resigned after investigators concluded he sent crude messages to employees, engaged in sexual contact with a former law clerk and lied to colleagues about it.

A Maryland county will be the first in the nation to offer pickleball as a varsity sport in its high schools this fall.

The so-called Park Fire had scorched more than 550 square miles in Northern California as of Sunday, contributing to poor air quality in a large swath of the Northwestern U.S. and western Canada.

Multi-style violinist and champion fiddler Mari Black delights audiences around the world with her energetic playing, sparkling stage presence, and dazzlingly virtuosic fiddling. Mari’s dynamic performances are infused with her sense playfulness and deep love of the history behind the music, as she weaves together driving dance tunes with beloved stories that bring the music to life. Walk into any of her shows, and you are pretty much guaranteed to see people out of their seats and dancing in the aisles! Mari’s passion for dance-driven music extends far beyond the concert stage, as reflected in her work as a teacher, composer, dancer, competition judge, and musical ambassador committed to connecting people through music. Having earned her Doctorate in Education from Columbia University, Mari is a master teacher who is dedicated to helping students of all ages and levels explore the joy of making music. Currently touring nationally with her trio, Mari's favorite thing to do is sweep audiences away on a spirited musical adventure featuring dance music from around the globe: Celtic, American, and Canadian fiddling, jazz, tango, klezmer, folk, original works, and more! Related links: San Diego Folk Heritage: website | Instagram | Facebook

The Apple store in the Baltimore suburb of Towson was the first in the U.S. to unionize. The contract agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees there. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

San Diego’s coast is home to iconic underwater forests of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera). Towering 100 feet tall from the ocean’s rocky floor to the surface, they create homes for hundreds of animals to live in and can regulate the impacts of climate change. These forests provide many benefits to the ocean, animals and humans. Beginning January 12, 2024, the UC San Diego Library will host "Ebb and Flow: Giant Kelp Forests through Art, Science and the Archives," an exhibit curated by Oriana Poindexter ’15, Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) alumna and artist. The exhibit displays works created as a result of continued observation of the local giant kelp forest environment by artists, scientists and community members over the past 134 years. The artwork, which will be displayed on the walls of Geisel Library’s main gallery and in The Nest, is the interpretation of the giant kelp forest by four contemporary artists – Julia C R Gray, Dwight Hwang, Marie McKenzie and Oriana Poindexter – in their distinct styles using ceramic, sculpture, oil painting, gyotaku and alternative photographic processes. Seaweed pressings collected in La Jolla from 1890 through 2023 will also be on display. A 1905 seaweed pressing album from the Library’s Special Collections & Archives (SC&A), created by Virginia Scripps and her sister, Ellen Browning Scripps, the founding benefactor of SIO, shows a similar diversity of seaweed species as recent pressings created by SIO Professor Jennifer Smith. Additional pressings from the SIO Herbarium Collection, now housed at the San Diego Natural History Museum (The Nat), will be on loan from the museum for this exhibit and will accompany those from SC&A. Ebb and Flow illuminates the evolution and the persistence of giant kelp forests, ebbing and flowing through time but continuing to hold fast to the rocky shorelines. The works in this collection document the giant kelp forests and associated species from 1890 to the present day by uniting archival material with contemporary art, bridging art and science to inspire awe, ignite curiosity and catalyze dialogue. [Exhibition gallery hours here] Accompanying exhibit: Birch Aquarium at Scripps is hosting an accompanying exhibit, "Hold Fast", which opens on February 8. This exhibit is an immersive art installation that explores San Diego’s local kelp forests and climate change through the lens of three local artists and scientists who use their skills and talents to take climate action. Opening reception: Save the Date: The Library will host an exhibit opening reception on Thursday, January 25, 2024. Sign up to receive our newsletter to get updates about this event.

At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed and visitors to Yosemite National Park were told to urgently leave Friday as California's most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada.