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Come celebrate the start of Project [BLANK]’s seventh season at ICA San Diego, with a fierce lineup of local female performers presenting work in dialogue with the museum’s "NextGen 2025" exhibition of emerging voices. The evening features performance artist Allison Beaudry’s absurdist body-challenging works, violist Amy Cimini’s adventurous sound worlds, and vocalist Mariana Flores Bucio’s bold new explorations in voice. Join us for an evening of art, music, and community as we raise a glass to San Diego’s fearless creative spirit and kick off our bitchin’ new season. Visit: https://www.projectblanksd.org/season-launch Project [BLANK] on Facebook / Instagram

The International California Surf Museum, celebrating 40 years in 2026 and the first and oldest surf museum in the country, invites you to attend the 17th Annual Gala. Since 1986, CSM has been collecting and preserving the surfing history and artifacts of this popular lifestyle sport and culture as well as producing fascinating exhibits and dynamic educational programs. The funds generated from the Gala help the museum continue these efforts. The 17th Annual Gala will be held on Saturday, November 1, 2025 from 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. at the NEW LOCATION, Oceanside’s beachfront 5-star resort, the Seabird Ocean Resort & Spa, 101 Mission Ave, Oceanside, California. Overlooking there Oceanside Pier and the Pacific Ocean. The event begins with a 2 p.m. cocktail hour on the outdoor patio adjacent to our silent auction room with dinner service in the main ballroom following at 4 p.m. Once meal service is completed, the excitement begins with a live auction of surfboards made specifically for this event. Our evening is then completed with the presentation of the Silver Surfer award for this year’s honorees. Tickets - Table of 10 - $ 2,850 (Includes appetizers, dinner (vegetarian option available), and dessert) - Individual - $ 285 (Includes appetizers, dinner (vegetarian option available), and dessert) Award Winners - Bruce and Dana Brown - Mike Hynson - Robert August - Pat O'Connell - Robert "Wingnut" Weaver To purchase tickets and for more information visit surfmuseum.org or contact Museum Manager Camille Cacas - csm@surfmuseum.org / (760) 721-6876. California Surf Museum on Facebook / Instagram

San Diego Design Week returns as the region’s premier Design Festival, celebrating Human-Centered Design’s power to tackle today’s most urgent social, environmental, and civic challenges. This year’s theme Design for Impact is a call to action inviting designers, makers and change makers to create bold, purposeful solutions that strengthen communities, advance innovation, and deliver measurable lasting change. Through a dynamic week of exhibitions, talks, workshops and creative collaborations, the SDDW turns the city into a living Design Lab where visionary ideas are tested, multidisciplinary perspectives come together, and Design becomes a catalyst for shaping resilient, inclusive futures. SDDW invites everyone to engage with Design as a force for harmony, equality, insight and transformation. Daily Schedule: https://sddesignweek.org/programs/ San Diego Design Week on Facebook / Instagram

Film Forum Coronado presents the Short Film Showcase Wednesday, July 2 at 6 p.m. Film Forum Coronado Coronado Public Library 640 Orange Ave. Coronado, CA 92118 (619) 522-7390 Free Film and Discussion In the Winn Room Adults SHORT FILM SHOWCASE (87 min. ) “SIMON OF THE DESERT” (1965. 60th Anniversary. 45 min.) (Spanish w/ English subtitles) - Luis Bunuel spins a wicked and wild fable of the miracles and temptations of an ascetic who spent his life on top of a pillar. The Devil (Silvia Pinal ) huddles below trying to tempt him down. “OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE” (1961. 26 min.) Winner of the Palm d ‘ Or at Cannes as well as an Academy Award for Live Action Short Subject. A haunting fever dream based on Ambrose Bierce’s classic short story. A lone Confederate soldier captured by Union troops stands atop a bridge as he awaits his hanging — but suddenly the rope snaps! “THE DOVE” (DE DÜVA) ( 1968. 15 min.) This Oscar-nominated absurdist satire of Ingmar Bergman’s films marked the film debut of Madeleine Kahn. A retired physicist , while sitting in an outhouse, recalls a garden party he attended as a youth, his badminton game with Death and a defecating dove.

Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.

DISCO RIOT presents "S P A C E Rising Showcase," the final presentation from Resident Artists Milana Aernova, Lauren Ai Ling Lee, Ilyana Hughes, Erik Izaak, and Niza Galindo. Through a 10-week artist residency process in collaboration with DISCO RIOT’s community partner Malashock Dance, our selected Resident Artists delved into research and development of new works. Join us for the culminating event for this process to see what their creative research and exploration has yielded. Tickets are $15 for artist/student/low income and $25 for general admission. DISCO RIOT on Facebook / Instagram

In this six-week course, students will explore the fundamentals of sculpture and design while working hands-on with clay. Students will learn how to transform a lump of clay into a variety of forms, culminating in a final project that showcases their skills. Ceramics offers a multi-sensory learning experience that supports different learning styles and encourages problem-solving, fine motor development, and confidence through experimentation and revision. Along the way, students will also strengthen collaboration, critical thinking, and an appreciation for creativity, culture, and community. Visit: https://www.hisawyer.com/artreach/schedules/activity-set/1605045?day=2025-09-17&view=cal&source=activity-schedule ArtReach San Diego on Instagram and Facebook

Enjoy a curated selection of delicious doughnuts created by local pastry chefs at the Friendly Feast Pop-Up Doughnut Shop. Doughnut boxes are $35 and contain six gourmet doughnuts, including piña colada, guava cream cheese, sonhos (Portuguese doughnuts filled with pastry cream), and more! This community fundraising event organized by Friendly Feast invites you to indulge for a good cause. Event proceeds will be used to purchase new baking cookbooks for the San Diego Public Library. Featured chefs: Jose Alonzo III, Nine-Ten Alexa Akerlundh, Trust Kat Trego, Cardellino Yara Lamers, Lionfish Anna Adams, George’s at the Cove Emily Hess, Devil’s Dozen Doughnut boxes must be purchased in advance for pick up at Cardellino on Sunday, September 28. Friendly Feast on Instagram

Angeline Boulley, author of the hit Firekeeper's Daughter, writes thrillers set in Native American communities in northern Michigan, like the ones where her family has lived for generations.

Imagine a place where the thrill and joy of dance is truly accessible to all — this is the heart of Dynamic Inclusive Dance (DID, an expansion of WDO Wheelchair Dancers Organization). Every year, DID/WDO hosts an annual showcase fundraiser to share their talented dancers with the greater San Diego dance/arts community while raising critical funds to support their mission-driven work. This year’s SHINE + SOAR Showcase features choreographic themes of joy and hope! Join us in fundraising to celebrate 17 YEARS of artistic empowerment through the transformative power of inclusive dance! - Who: Dynamic Inclusive Dance (Wheelchair Dancers Organization) performers - What: SHINE + SOAR 2025 Showcase Fundraiser - When: Sunday October 05, 2025 (12 p.m - 3 p.m., 11 a.m. doors open) - Where: Champion Ballroom Academy (4255 Ruffin Rd #200, San Diego, CA 92123) - Tickets: $15 at the door – but visit our website for discount ticket deals! - Website: https://www.DynamicInclusiveDance.org DID/WDO notable performances include the San Diego County Fair and Jason Mraz Foundation’s Kaleidoscope. DID/WDO offers classes (in-person and online) in styles such as Ballroom, Latin, Bollywood, Hip Hop, Afro-Caribbean Fusion, Ballet, and more – and DID/WDO continues to provide reduced-cost access to our inclusive classes through scholarships and tuition waivers! Visit our website for our class schedule: www.DynamicInclusiveDance.org DID/WDO has been offering inclusive, physically integrated movement opportunities to all ages, abilities, and mobilities since 2008. Our story began with Beverly Weurding, who was 55 when she was diagnosed with Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. In order to continue pursuing her lifelong passion for dance, Beverly founded Wheelchair Dancers Organization to create and share inclusive classes and performance opportunities with the greater disabled community. DID/WDO’s artistic empowerment continues to impact hundreds of lives today. Wheelchair Dancers Organization is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. Wheelchair Dancers Organization on Facebook Dynamic Inclusive Dance on Instagram