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Everyone’s favorite “very useful engine” returns to the San Diego Model Railroad Museum on Saturday, August 13 for Thomas Family Day! The event will feature fun arts & crafts, a special scavenger hunt, and of course, Thomas and friends running on our model railroad exhibits. There will also be live music & movement sessions hosted by Songbirds Music throughout the afternoon. There is no extra fee to attend – the event is during regular museum hours (11 a.m. - 4 p.m.) and is included in your admission! SDMRM is a kid-friendly haven of trains, trestles, and tracks in the heart of Balboa Park, perfect for littles fascinated by trains and parents looking for an engaging yet relaxed day out. We hope you can join us! About the Event: https://www.sdmrm.org/thomas-family-day Tickets: https://www.sdmrm.org/yourvisit Follow on social media! Facebook + Instagram

The mixed-use development has a unique focus on art and affordability. It features 60 affordable units, an artist gallery, workshop and retail space.

The Timken is fortunate to have a collection of Russian icons. This form of sacred art of the Eastern Rite is to a great extent important to the development of Renaissance art. Mostly tempera on panel, these icons are portraits of Jesus and his mother, saints, or Bible episodes depicted in the Byzantine style. In the Timkens's own early Renaissance works, the influence of these icons can be seen. We will discuss some of the salient points about this unique art form in order to understand its meaning and significance in this docent-led talk. Date | Thursday, May 5 from 11 a.m. to noon Location | Online via Zoom Register here for free! For more information, please visit timkenmuseum.org/calendar/event/free-virtual-talk-russian-icons-at-the-timken or contact Alexandra Riley at ariley@timkenmuseum.org or by phone at (619) 550-5955.

Aspiring artist and UCSD visual art student Heather Rosati is hosting an art event, showcasing local San Diego artists. This art show is a public event being put on in partnership with The San Diego Made Factory. Alongside the work being showcased by the gathered artists, The San Diego Made Factory will host their open studio day for their tenants. There will be a bar, live music, and food! The theme “Letters to You” was created to explore the text’s role in art. Not only must we consider who the viewer, or reader is, with such pieces, but we must also question the intention, the “why?”. Valentine’s day is a day of love and expressing that to one another. This is a day filled with much letter writing and much vulnerability. Around this holiday is the time I began exploring the theme of letter-writing, and the intimacy behind it. I found it to be an interesting fit for a body of work, circling back to the questions of whom/what is one creating/writing for, and why. Date | Saturday, April 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location | San Diego Made Factory This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit hmrcreates.com or call the venue at (619) 817-5517.

For a month straight, San Diego’s gas prices have been steadily climbing. The average price for a gallon of gas Friday is $5.99 a gallon. But if state lawmakers agree to a proposal this week from California Gov. Gavin Newsom, car owners, transit riders and long-haul truck drivers could soon see some financial relief. Plus, a preview of Gounod’s grand opera “Roméo et Juliette,” based on Shakespeare's famous tale of star-crossed lovers, at the San Diego Opera. And, the Academy Awards are this weekend. KPBS arts reporter Beth Beth Accomando and Moviewallas podcaster Yazdi Pithavala discuss all things Oscars.

This is an introductory course to learn ceramic hand-building techniques. Students will create functional and nonfunctional ceramic art. Learn how to create with coils, slab construction, and clay pinching methods. See the beauty of the final results as your pieces come out of the kiln. Students will create multiple pieces and learn how to glaze their finished artwork. All materials included. WHEN | Every Monday from September 12, 2022 to September 26, 2022 • This event runs from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. WHERE | San Diego Crash Collective •2590 Truxtun Rd Studio 106, San Diego, California 92106 ADMISSION | Tickets can be purchased here! • $125 per/person • Save your space online today! Click here for more information about this event!

International Make Music Day Comes to ARTS DISTRICT Join the worldwide celebration of music on June 21! Apt 4 Music is partnering up with Songbirds Music to present ARTS DISTRICT's very own International Make Music Day! It will be a day of music interaction, workshops, performers and bands! Family friendly, all ages, free and FUN! Make Music Day is a free celebration of music around the world on June 21st. Launched in 1982 in France as the Fête de la Musique, it is now held on the same day in more than 1,000 cities in 120 countries. Completely different from a typical music festival, Make Music is open to anyone who wants to take part. Every kind of musician — young and old, amateur and professional, of every musical persuasion — pours onto streets, parks, plazas, and porches to share their music with friends, neighbors, and strangers. All of it is free and open to the public. Kick off day-long festival activities with two free music and movement class demos led by the enthusiastic and admired teachers of Songbirds Music! Our two demos begin at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Bring your little ones and join in on an environment where families can sing, dance, play, and learn through the power of music! Stick around after the demos to learn more about Songbirds Music programs and enjoy the rest of the events of the festival! This Make Music day event is part of the ARTS DISTRICT Collaborative Program, made possible by the NTC Foundation with generous support from Bank of Southern California and RiverRock Real Estate Group.

The ACLU along with lawyers representing several incarcerated people are suing the Sheriff's Department and San Diego County to improve medical care and living conditions inside the county’s seven jail facilities. Plus, San Diego Opera is back to in-person productions at the Civic Theater after experimenting with drive-in performances during the pandemic. And, this weekend in the arts, free concerts from the San Diego Symphony, lots of visual art, a youth theater take on "The Wiz," and some Valentine's Day jazz.

The Season 4 reunion of the hit reality show was supposed to premiere live at 8 p.m. ET, but it wasn't until about 9:30 p.m. that Netflix said it was having difficulties.

On Friday, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria unveiled next year’s city budget, signaling a shift away from pandemic emergency planning. Next, antiviral treatments to help fight serious COVID-19 disease were once very hard to access. But now as COVID-19 cases start to decrease in San Diego, are there enough doses? After, Sempra Energy, the parent company of San Diego Gas & Electric, paid out its highest profits ever to its investors Friday. Some SDG&E ratepayers might be wondering if there is a connection to the massive spike in bills they’ve paid in recent months. Then, KPBS arts reporter Beth Accomando speaks with San Diego Comic Fest’s new president Alonso Nunez about the fest events happening this week. Finally, award-winning pianist Jeeyoon Kim is debuting a mixed-media concert to coincide with the release of her new album this week. Kim joined Midday Edition to share selections and insights from her upcoming concert.