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Join Erin French as she discusses her new book "THE LOST KITCHEN vol.3" Check-In at 6:15PM. Please have the qr code pulled up on your phone or if possible print out your tickets to expedite the check in process. Seating is first-come, first served. You will receive a copy of "THE LOST KITCHEN vol.3" when you check in for those tickets that include a book. Additional books will be available for purchase at this event. Please enter campus from the west entrance and park in the west lot. There will be shuttles running from the west lot to near the Kroc Center for Peace & Justice where the theater is located. The event will begin on time, so please allow plenty of time to get from the parking structure to the theater. It can take up to 30 minutes from the farthest points. Please call the Warwick's Book Department at 858-454-0347 for more information. For information regarding accessibility at USD, please visit us at https://www.sandiego.edu/disability/access.php. We will be happy to assist you in finding the information and/or services you need. For further information or to request accommodations, contact us at humanitiescenter@sandiego.edu or 619-260-2326.

A Sunday afternoon of Liszt and Rachmaninoff! Featuring some of the composers’ most beloved pieces, like Selections from Liszt’s "Années de pèlerinage" and Rachmaninoff’s Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 36. La Jolla Music Society on Facebook / Instagram

"RUTH: Remember Us The Holocaust" will be opening a new exhibit Sept. 29 at the Downtown Central Library. As the organization enters a new chapter with new leadership and a renewed mission, this will be its final temporary exhibit as it works toward establishing a permanent Holocaust museum in San Diego. The exhibit will be San Diego's only dedicated public Holocaust exhibit, giving visitors the opportunity to experience rare, authentic Holocaust-era artifacts, World War II memorabilia, survivor testimony, photographs and personal objects, many connected to survivors who rebuilt their lives in San Diego & SoCal. The new exhibit will be FREE and open to the public. This is an opportunity for the public to see historic items and artifacts that have been traveling for six years to libraries throughout the county. Among the exhibit’s rare, authentic artifacts are items from concentration camps including Auschwitz-Birkenau, preserved by survivors and by the children of those who perished. Several of the survivor testimonies and personal stories have direct ties to San Diego County. Grand Opening Tues, Sept 29, 11:30 a.m. Downtown Central Library, 330 Park Blvd, San Diego. info@rememberustheholocaust.org, (619) 728-7884 Visit: https://rememberustheholocaust.org/

See the surfboards and read the stories of how Hawaiian Royalty introduced surfing around the world in the 1880s in the exhibit "Surfriding: Hawaiian Royalty's Gift to the World." This exhibit presents the seminal period of surfing's development and captures the essence of a moment in cross-cultural exchange. The world has now almost forgotten these fascinating Hawaiian personalities and their insistence of surfing even far away from Hawaii. California Surf Museum on Facebook / Instagram

Award-winning and Billboard Music Charting artists Ruth Hertz Weber (piano) and Emilia Lopez-Yañez (oboe/voice), present an eclectic evening of Summer Serenade music for piano, oboe and voice in a variety of styles. Works by Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Weber, and Britten will be featured. The concert is free and open to the public. Visit: www.facebook.com/universitycommunitylibrary/

"Blood Memory" brings together regional artists working in art, design, film, fashion, and more to explore inherited cultural memory. Through contemporary creative practices, the exhibition considers how ancestral knowledge, traditions, and lived experience can connect generations, shape identity, and inspire new ways of carrying culture forward. On view September 12, 2026, through February 28, 2027, at the California Center for the Arts Museum. California Center for the Arts, Escondido on Facebook / Instagram

The Book Catapult proudly presents the sixteenth edition of Small Press Nite, hosted by Kevin Kearney and KKUURRTT on Saturday, August 15 at 7 p.m.! This edition's sparkling lineup of readers: - Claire Hopple, "Change the Subject" (Rejection Letters, 2026) - Scott Broker, Los Angeles-based author of "The Disappointment" (Catapult, 2026) - Paola Cápo-García, San Diego Poet Laureate and author of "Clap For Me, Not Me" (Rescue Press, 2018) - Ryan Bradford, former postal worker & San Diego CityBeat columnist, current high school teacher and author of "AwkwardSD" The Book Catapult on Facebook / Instagram

This riotous, Obie Award-winning one-person show follows an over-the-top Brazilian matriarch scrambling to raise her queer son within a confusing American culture. Infused and enlivened by the music of Gloria Estefan and Cher, the comedy delves into the secrets of an immigrant family and the complicated love between parent and child. It is a hilarious, sharp, and deeply human celebration of queer Latine survival and identity. Special Nights and Low Cost Tickets Low-Cost Previews: Aug 13 – 21 First Friday for the Military: Aug 14, 7 p.m. Complimentary tickets for active duty and veterans. Opening Night: Aug 22, 2026, 7 p.m. Pre-Show Event — Backstage Thursday: Designer Spotlight: Aug 27, 6 p.m. Pay-What-You-Will & Industry Night: June 8, 7 p.m. Pre-Show Event — Backstage Thursday: Director’s Happy Hour: Sep 3, 6 p.m. Daily: Before and after performances Come to the show early to enjoy our Clark Cabaret, open one hour before the show time and will remain open after the show. Diversionary Theatre on Facebook / Instagram

Distinction Gallery and Thumprint Gallery Present "Between Bone and Tide" a solo exhibit by Kate Kennedy Reception with the artist, live music by Matt Gose Music, open studios, and drinks for sale from Last Spot on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 6-10 p.m. These are tricky to photograph due to being high gloss, but they are incredible in person! Must see! Distinction Gallery on Facebook / Instagram

"The Fairy Tale Monologues" strips back the "Grimm's Fairy Tales" to the real women behind the stories in this original new feminist musical by three time award winning playwright and composer Sarah Alida LeClair. Winner of the Most Outstanding Premiere at the World Congress and San Diego International Fringe Festival 2026, "The Fairy Tale Monologues" combines the stories of a queer princess looking for a way out, a vigilante prince unsure what his life should look like, a witch looking for love, a wife seeking her own happiness, a sunflower loving baker on a quest, and a curious child with lush, romantic original music and quirky humor overlaying a raw, emotional journey. Riot Productions Inc is a critically acclaimed award winning intersectional feminist theatre company with a mission to make art accessible to marginalized and historically underserved communities south of the 8 freeway in San Diego, and to that end provides education, outreach, and complimentary tickets to those communities as well as ensuring that our venues are always accessible by public transportation. Riot Productions Inc on Facebook / Instagram