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The KPBS Summer Music Series celebrates local music. Each week features performances and interviews with San Diego musicians representing a cross-section of the region's diverse music scene.

From the museum: The Institute of Contemporary Art, San Diego (ICA San Diego) invites the community to experience Greg Ito’s Performance as he engages his blooming sculpture at the top of the hill on Saturday, July 23 at 6:00pm. This performance is the conclusion of his exhibition All You Can Carry, which closed on May 15, 2022. His outdoor installation will remain onsite until further notice. Greg Ito will go on a journey of regrowth as he traverses the land with all the water he can carry to the summit. Ito’s performance symbolizes the Japanese-American experience of the internment camps during World War II and the rebuilding afterwards, incorporating personal histories of his own grandparents. *Please be advised that the sculpture walkway has a mild rise to the top of the hill where the performance is taking place. To avoid disrupting the performance, the uphill driveway will be closed. Arrive early to park in the lower lot or on the street. The performance, as part of Art Night Encinitas, begins at 6:00pm in the Education Pavilion Garden at the ICA / North Campus. Support for this program is made possible through Anat Ebgi Gallery, Los Angeles. Related links: ICA San Diego on Instagram ICA San Diego on TikTok ICA San Diego on Twitter RSVP here

Ongoing Thursdays from 2-3:30 p.m. Ages 9-12 Welcome! Guest instructors teach this month-long series full of hands-on, engaging crafts using STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Math) to teach hand skills to kids using safe materials. Each project teaches craftsmanship, dexterity and material exploration. Projects range from woodworking, sewing, ceramics, paper crafts, textiles to fusing glass. Young students will make beautiful pieces to take home over the course of the series. All materials included. Projects are switched up constantly, so repeats are welcome! Follow on Socials! Facebook & Twitter

In 1966, Otis Taylor was refused his high school diploma from Manual High School in Denver, Colo., for refusing to cut off his afro at the administration's request.

Ten of the 13 service members killed in a suicide bombing at the Kabul airport were based at Camp Pendleton. It was the largest mass casualty event for personnel based at Pendleton during the entire Afghan war. Plus, it’s the first day of class for San Diego Unified students and the district says it has implemented a host of COVID-19 policies and guidelines. Also, as kids zip up their backpacks and get their pencils sharpened, how can parents best support them during this time? A child psychologist weighs in. In addition, San Diego officials are taking more steps to address chronic homelessness with plans underway to open harm-reduction model shelters — something that hasn’t been done here yet. And, Oceanside’s beachfront has been undergoing renovations. Now attention is shifting to the city’s 102-year old amphitheatre and a nearby community center named for the late Junior Seau. His family has started a petition to keep the facilities intact. Finally, the first Afro-Con or Afrofuturism Convention will be held Saturday and Sunday at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA.

Cohen Veterans Network announced Monday it is poised to open two clinics in California this year — including one in Oceanside — to address the mental health needs of veterans.

Support local content with KPBS Explore. Since the project’s inception, we’ve collaborated with over 25 local producers on new ideas for programs. Support for the KPBS Explore San Diego program begins with gifts of $10,000.

Cannon resisted government regulation of business, supported protective tariffs and frowned upon change in general. It was said that had he been present at the Creation he would have voted against it.

This festival from local contemporary movement arts organization Disco Riot will feature artists whom identify as part of the queer, trans and gender-nonconforming dance community in San Diego and beyond. Queer Mvmnt Fest will empower and showcase LGBTQ+ artists from all backgrounds through performance, workshops, discussions, and classes geared for affinity groups as well as open to the general public. The festival will further highlight the work of BIPOC artists within the LGBTQ+ community, examining and centering the need for addressing inequity through an intersectional lens. This festival is the first of many actions towards representation and celebration of queer and BIPOC dance artists in the San Diego community. For the day-by-day schedule of performances, workshops and more, go here. For location details, scroll to the bottom of this page. Friday, Jun. 24: 4:30 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings 5:30 p.m.: at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, about portrayals of dance in film. 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Film screenings (repeat of 4:30 p.m.) 7:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Queer partner salsa dance lesson with Michelle Morales 8:30 p.m. at Art Produce: Opening garden party Saturday, Jun. 25: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Xochii de la Noche 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Bernard Brown 6 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance, featuring Xochii De La Noche, Avery Polster, Anna Brown Massey, Victor De La Fuente, Jasmyn Hamblin, and Jay Carlon. *note: minors in attendance must be accompanied by an adult. This production contains partial nudity 7 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Panel discussion, facilitated by José Héctor Cadena, on the body as a canvas 8 p.m. at City Heights Annex: Performance (repeat of 6 p.m.) Sunday, Jun. 26: 10 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Mirrored Fatality 11:30 a.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Avery Polster 12 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Jay Carlon 2 p.m. at BalletCenter Studios: Workshop with Marty Dorado 4 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance featuring Guillermo Castro, Lavina Rich, Sebastian Eusebio Arredondo, Tylor Bradshaw, Sara Celaya, Alyssa Rose, Sol Dela Rosa, Bernard Brown, and featuring special guest performance by James Gilmer of Alvin Ailey 5:15 at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Panel discussion facilitated by José Héctor Cadena on collaborative dance performances 7 p.m. at Tenth Ave. Arts Center: Performance (repeat of 4 p.m.) 9 p.m. at Urban Mo's: Closing Party Monday, Jun. 27 (Youth and Family Night) 4:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Youth and family workshop with Alyssa Rose 6 p.m. at the Mingei: Performances and films that highlight LGBTQ+ youth 7:30 p.m. at the Mingei: Panel discussion and info session Related links: Disco Riot on Instagram Disco Riot on Facebook Festival tickets and details Location information: City Heights Annex: 3795 Fairmount Ave, San Diego, CA 92105 Art Produce: 3139 University Ave, San Diego, CA 92104 Tenth Avenue Arts Center: 930 Tenth Ave, San Diego, CA 92101 BalletCenter Studios: 246 W Washington St, San Diego, CA 92103 Urban MO's: 308 University Ave., San Diego, CA 92103 The Mingei: 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101

This fall we are inviting budding naturalists for a 3-day adventure as we learn about nocturnal animals and what nature does at night. Through daily science and art activities, campers will explore adaptations and behaviors of nocturnal animals, how light affects plants, and how some animals survive in the dark. San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter