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The Athenaeum brings together portraits of journalist and Los Angeles art collector Joan Agajanian Quinn spanning five decades, all by different artists and united in the medium of black and white. Luminaries including Andy Warhol, Claire Falkenstein, Ed Ruscha, Antonio Lopez, Helmut Newton, and Steven Arnold will be exhibited. Quinn’s collection of portraits consists of over 300 artworks gifted by artist friends who have painted, sculpted, and photographed her image in their style. Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 7 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The exhibition can be viewed in the Joseph Clayes III Gallery and the Rotunda Gallery at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library during opening hours, Tuesday through Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., from May 7 to June 4. This event is free and open to the public. For more information, please visit ljathenaeum.org/events/exhibition-quinn or call (858) 454-5872.

In addition to the aesthetic beauty and the historic importance of a work of fine art is the story that unfolds on its canvas. One can truly ‘read’ a painting as one does a book, identifying central characters and imagining the dialogue that takes place between them. Many of the true masters in art history are the great storytellers, those who stimulate our imaginations and bring their subjects to life on canvas. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the storytelling in this docent-led talk. Date | Thursday, February 17 from 11 a.m. to noon Location | Onlina via Zoom This is a free event open to the public, brought to you by the Timken Museum of Art. For more information, please visit timkenmuseum.org/calendar/event/virtual-tour-tell-me-a-story-narratives-in-art or call (619) 239-5548.

The museum invited their security officers to curate an exhibition of their own. The result is a show filled with art from the sixth to the 21st century.

Be a part of history and come join us on June 18 for the International Day of Yoga as declared by the United Nations to help raise awareness worldwide of the many benefits of practicing yoga. "Yoga is not just about exercise; it is a way to discover the sense of oneness with yourself, the world and the nature," Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Chakra Sequence Yoga & Crystal Singing Bowl Music Come explore balancing the seven chakras with a gentle mindful yoga practice facilitated by JoAnn Jaffe, Founder of OG Yoga, and live chakra singing bowl musical accompaniment by Joe Schwab. This 90 minute session is open to everyone. Come prepared for a deeply relaxing experience, created by the meditative sounds of crystal bowls. The instructions for this session are simple: come, lie down, focus on your breath, and allow your body to relax in this peaceful sound immersion as we go through the seven chakras. This event will take place at our state-of-the-art studio in Normal Heights and virtually via Zoom. About OG Yoga - a nonprofit organization: OG Yoga is a San Diego non-profit on a mission to deliver trauma informed mindfulness based yoga to marginalized individuals to support healing, resilience, self-development and positive social change. 100% of donations will go directly to providing yoga, meditation, and mindfulness to students experiencing PTSD, incarceration, poverty, homelessness, domestic violence, at risk youth, and more Your participation in this event will allow someone else to practice yoga who otherwise may not have had access. Changing the world starts with changing within, and you are doing just that through your yoga practice.

Note: This exhibition was taken down two weeks early. "Text Me When You Get Home" is a new solo exhibition by border artist Diana Benavidez, and will be on view Mar. 12 through May 13, 2022. About the exhibition: Text Me When You Get Home explores habits and rituals adopted by women against lurking predators in public spaces. This collection of piñatas investigates objects transformed into self-defense weapons and addresses common practices embraced on a daily basis as a form of protection against sexual harassment and violence. Opening reception: Saturday, Mar. 12 from 5-8 p.m. Gallery hours: Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and by appointment (619) 269-1981; info@ljathenaeum.org About the artist: Diana Benavidez is a Binational artist from the San Diego/Tijuana border region. Her art practice explores piñata-making as a method of expression and storytelling. Diana builds piñatas that reflect upon her experiences growing up along the border, her identity, and culture. Her work is known for introducing materials not commonly found in traditional piñatas including media and technology. Diana received a BA in Visual Arts from UC San Diego and her art has been exhibited in Mexico, Canada, and the US. Related links: Athenaeum Art Center on Instagram The Athenaeum on Facebook Visiting information for the AAC

There's no easy way for Floridians returning from prison to figure out what's needed to regain their voting rights. And advocates are critical of language set to be added to voter registration cards.

This weekend in the arts: Carolina Caycedo at ICA San Diego North; Broadway's "The Lion King"; Tchaikovsky at The Shell; Gideon Sawyer and beck haberstroh at ICA San Diego Central; David White's Park Social project; and "Sunblock 5000" at Oolong Gallery.

The Netherlands in the 17th century ranked among the most powerful and influential countries in Europe and the world, erupting with artists of such skill and inventiveness, they continue to enthrall to this day. We are very fortunate that the Timken collection contains Dutch and Flemish masterpieces from some of the world’s most renowned artists, including Rembrandt, Frans Hals and Anthony van Dyck. In today’s docent-led talk, we will examine the new genres of art introduced during a period in which the inhabitants of the Netherlands became consumers of art to fill their homes - they couldn’t get enough. Art for the first time became available in the open marketplace and there were plenty of buyers for the wonderful new landscapes, still life, portraits and genre scenes of their everyday lives. THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM.

The company behind the iconic green and yellow farm equipment says it wants to make it easier for farmers and independent repair shops to fix problems with its tractors and other products.

Through her work, photographer Arin Yoon re-examines her connection to the U.S., reconsidering histories while exploring her connection to the landscape, her children and their past and future selves.